In addition to this application, please ask your journalism adviser, guidance counselor or a teacher to write a short (250 words) letter of recommendation for you. Have him/her email your recommendation to newsroombythebay@gmail.com using an official school email address. Alternatively, your recommender may mail the letter on school letterhead to Newsroom by the Bay, P.O. Box 20105, 531 Lasuen Mall, Stanford, CA 94305-9991. Applications are not complete until the recommendation is received. Clips of your work are not required unless we ask for them. If you are requesting financial aid, please ask your recommender to address your need in his/her letter to us.