Welcome to the Northern Sentry’s Junior Journalism Program
Submit your story to get published in the paper and online
RULES: Please tell us all about you and your story! Younger journalists may need a parent’s help to fil in all the blanks Specifications for Submissions: Please write a story about an event, experience or person. You will need to get facts about the event as well as interview at least 1 or 2 people that were there or that know about it. If you are doing a story about a person, please interview the person and ask them questions about something interesting about them. The story can be about anything you think the people of Minot AFB and Minot would be interested in. It could be about a cool game that you and the neighborhood kids play or it could be about a teacher that you admire and wanted to write about. This is your story to tell. *Minot AFB Dependents Ages 7-17 are eligible *Stories should be around 300 words *Should include 1-2 photos Every complete* submission will be considered for publication into the Northern Sentry. If published, applicants will be notified ahead of time. Maximum of 3 submissions per calendar year per child.
Go to the Prairie Village
These are all the building in the museum. This is the olden day General Store. Families should go to the Prairie Village. There are old buildings that show how people in the olden day lived. The Prairie Village is in Rugby, North Dakota and you have to drive an hour...
Jr. Journalism: Winter Storm
The first winter storm of December 2022 is named Winter Storm Diaz. The day started out with cloudy skies and then it became foggy. Around 1:30 am on Tuesday, the snow started falling lightly. Around 2:00 pm it started to get much heavier. After the wind started to...
Jr. Journalism: In Loving Memory of My Guinea Pig
Pig and our cat Theo, 2020. When me and my family lived in Colorado, we had a Hermit Crab – our first pet - but then he died and I was very sad, so we decided to get 2 hamsters. When we went to the pet store, we were told that hamsters could bite and are not ideal for...
Jr. Journalism: Bismarck Museum
Have you ever been to Bismarck Museum? If you haven’t, then you should go! Your whole family can go to this exciting museum. There are lots of rooms with cool things in them like history, clothes that people wore in the past, dinosaurs, a gift shop, a tree house and...
The Bomber Bistro
The Bomber Bistro play area, Little Riders, is a fun place. Me and my brother build houses, airplanes and sometimes big chairs with the huge, soft blocks. The Bomber Bistro has good food. They have pizza. I like pepperoni the best. I liked it when they had kid meals...
Jr Journalism: Caroline and Kodiak
Caroline joins Kodiak in his favorite spot on the floor. When you have someone who constantly makes you happy. The one you can lean on and always makes you smile. For me, that is the best. For me, that is my dog! He is very big and white all over. He likes to sleep on...
Jr. Journalism Program: Never Forget a Friend – Lil’ Vendors Farmers Market
Wow, it’s Saturday, I’m selling at the Farmers Market! “Laurel, we need to pack up all of your bracelets. It’ll also be cold, so you need to bring your hoody.” Mommy said. I grabbed all the bracelets and my board. Quickly, I put on my jump suit and an extra layer of...
It’s Getting Even Better:
Northern Sentry’s Jr. Journalism Program
Wait, what is journalism? It encompasses getting information about a person, place or event and writing it down for others to read about. Sounds easy right!? The Northern Sentry understands how important GOOD journalism is and how the craft is getting a bit lost on...
Jr Journalism: Things to do in Winter
Reading this article, people who have been here last winter will think I am a crazed maniac when I say there are things to like about winter in North Dakota. I can assume everybody can agree that there are downsides, but don’t make it feel like it is a deathtrap....
Jr. Journalism: Summer Adventures
This Summer, I went on many adventures with my family which included camping, hiking and RV trips. The first adventure was Cross Ranch State Park with my scout troop. We had our Shake Out Camp Out to start the season. It was cold but we still went on a nice 5 mile...