While eight of the newspaper staff members were able to miss one or more days of school for the annual JEA/NSPA National High School Journalism Convention, April 16-19, the group still had to make up their missed assignments on the trip to Phoenix.

Sophomore news editor, Austin Ward, from left to right, freshman Brooke Stobbe, sophomore Ashley Ward and junior features editor, Suzanna Quiring, all spent Thursday afternoon helping each other with their various studies.

For more information on the Phoenix trip, visit The Feather misses Pacemaker award and Convention nerves.