By Superintendent Dr. David Leach,
Warwick Valley Central School District
Warwick Valley High School senior Andrew Mindes is co-editor-in-chief of The Survey, the district’s High School newspaper. Historically a print publication, Andrew has helped lead The Survey into a new era of online publication, keeping his fellow classmates up-to-speed on school news.
Students interested in journalism can begin their studies in Journalism 1. Those who continue into year two, as Andrew has, inherit more involved editorial and leadership roles in producing The Survey.
Andrew said that between the two journalism courses, there are more than 40 students writing and revising pieces to be considered for publication in the newspaper. From that pool, around 20 are included in the current edition of The Survey.
For someone who knew from a young age that he liked journalism, working on the paper has been a culmination of a few of Andrew’s interests so far. English and Communications are also among Andrew’s favorite subjects. He’s narrowing his college selection process down to schools that offer programs in both Sports Management and Journalism, and he’d like to major in the prior while minoring in the latter.
Andrew said that converting from print to online was not a difficult the process. Each edition of The Survey is online in a flipbook format. The online edition has gotten good traffic and Andrew is glad that The Survey has survived and thrived during the COVID-19 era.
“What I think is the most important role of The Survey,” said Andrew, “is that it helps make sure Warwick students have and understand the news about this school community.”
Each week, Warwick Valley Central School District Superintendent Dr. David Leach shines the “Superintendent’s Spotlight” on one of Warwick Valley’s amazing students. “Superintendent’s Spotlight” features students who reach goals, face challenges, and are role models to their peers.
