Foran’s school paper has been around for years, once being called The Paper Lion, now evolving to the Mane Street Mirror.
Starting in 1974, The Paper Lion came to life at Foran. According to the yearbook from 1974, the newspaper would send out a weekly newsletter prior to being published in 1975. The newspaper was 15 cents per copy.
In 2000, Mr. Paul Turtola became the journalism teacher at Foran and took over the Paper Lion. At the time, the newspaper looked very different from the magazine students know today- not only in design but also in how it was produced.
Turtola recalls, “The printing of each issue was done in-house by the graphic arts teacher, the late Mr. John Bonaventure. He used an old printing press, which eventually broke down. That led me to find an outside printer, and we used Adobe PageMaker to lay out the paper and then sent it out online.”
In 2012, journalism teacher Ms. Jennifer DuFault used Microsoft Publisher to staple and place copies in the Teaching and Learning Commons (TLC).
The evolution to the newly coined Mane Street Mirror, first as a newspaper on newsprint and now as a magazine, began with Mrs. Lisa Farrell 11 years ago.
“My main goal is for students to recognize their full potential in writing and also build a sense of community within our building by highlighting all the amazing things we do and by making people aware of issues,” Farrell states.
With a new school year beginning, there are new faces to the Mane Street Mirror staff, bringing new ideas to the paper.
Senior Laney Chan achieved her new position as an entertainment and layout editor.
Chan states, “Being a part of the paper as an editor allows me to look over articles, give feedback, and help design the magazine. It makes me feel like I am a part of the school community.”
The staff at Mane Street Mirror take a lot of leadership in creating and producing the magazine. Farrell explains that she wants “students to take risks in leadership roles.”
