Simply put, make it work for you. My sophomore year, one of my teachers (on whom I had made a good impression) volunteered me and another person to write articles for the local paper, this gave us a in with the administration, the next year me and another girl (the first had graduated) started a school paper. We had to pay the school for printing costs and put in time to write, edit, print, staple and deliver the paper. We put in lots (although it didn't seem like that many) of hours and the next year, they had budgeted money for them. I wouldn't expect money (we happen to be carrying out a pet project of one of the top dogs), but it is plausible. A couple of quick tips (1) DO NOT ask for money, don't imply it, and even have fundraisers ready, one that won't interfere with other fundraisers (we tried to sell graphically edited pictures, and our samples were of the principal), don't even let them think you want any and (2) keep sight of your vision, I abandoned the paper my senior year for a number of reasons, including a change in our sponsor and some rudeness from them, and the rather large group that took over was disastrous (one "writer" wrote his articles by literally going to MTV.com and printing those articles) I disassociated myself with the paper at this point. We also had vision issues before the paper was started, as our idiotic principal wanted a paper that would put a "positive" light on the school. By stepping up and saying, "we want a paper by the students and for the students or we will abandon this project" I risked the future of it, much better than the alternative of a lost of Freedom of the Press, of course he was aware at this point that our judgment could be trusted. This is what I did, and if I had been the least bit interested in journalism (I just wanted a steady school paper) then I would still be involved, even now that I'm a sophomore in college.
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Simply put, make it work for you. My sophomore year, one of my teachers (on whom I had made a good impression) volunteered me and another person to write articles for the local paper, this gave us a in with the administration, the next year me and another girl (the first had graduated) started a school paper. We had to pay the school for printing costs and put in time to write, edit, print, staple and deliver the paper. We put in lots (although it didn't seem like that many) of hours and the next year, they had budgeted money for them. I wouldn't expect money (we happen to be carrying out a pet project of one of the top dogs), but it is plausible. A couple of quick tips (1) DO NOT ask for money, don't imply it, and even have fundraisers ready, one that won't interfere with other fundraisers (we tried to sell graphically edited pictures, and our samples were of the principal), don't even let them think you want any and (2) keep sight of your vision, I abandoned the paper my senior year for a number of reasons, including a change in our sponsor and some rudeness from them, and the rather large group that took over was disastrous (one "writer" wrote his articles by literally going to MTV.com and printing those articles) I disassociated myself with the paper at this point. We also had vision issues before the paper was started, as our idiotic principal wanted a paper that would put a "positive" light on the school. By stepping up and saying, "we want a paper by the students and for the students or we will abandon this project" I risked the future of it, much better than the alternative of a lost of Freedom of the Press, of course he was aware at this point that our judgment could be trusted. This is what I did, and if I had been the least bit interested in journalism (I just wanted a steady school paper) then I would still be involved, even now that I'm a sophomore in college.