STUDENT APPLICATION

Summer 2019: June 30-July 7

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Note when adding international phone numbers: Please begin with +011 and continue with your country and city code plus your home or cellphone number; you do not need to include dashes. For example: +011822 plus number (Seoul, South Korea), +011331 plus number (Paris), +0119251 plus number (Islamabad), +0115255 plus number (Mexico City).

Applicant's First Name *

Middle name

Last Name *

First name or nickname you'd like us to use at camp (if not above)

Your Email Address *

Retype email address *

Date of Birth (Month/Day/Year) *

Gender: We use this information in order to make housing assignments. Your responses will be kept confidential by our staff and used for program purposes only. *

How old will you be on Saturday, June 29, 2019, Early Arrivals day/one day prior to our program start on June 30? *

What grade will you enter AFTER camp ends in July 2019 (2019-2020 school year)? *

10th grade

11th grade

12th grade

Home or Boarding School Address Line 1 *

Home or Boarding School Address Line 2

City *

State/Province/Region

Zip/Postal Code *

Country *

Phone Number — U.S. (if applicable)

Phone Number — International (if applicable)

Residence Status *

U.S. citizen

U.S. permanent resident

International student

For U.S. students: Your race/ethnicity (optional)

For which NBTB strand are you applying? (Please see our program page for a description of our Year 1 and Year 2 programs.) *

Year 1

Year 2

Please write a brief but thoughtful essay about why you want to attend Newsroom by the Bay. While journalism experience is not required, we read your essay to see if you have purpose and passion, which are definitely required. Why do you want to spend part of your summer with us? (250 words) *

0/250 words

IMPORTANT: Please click here to join our mailing list so that we can keep you updated about our application and payment process, and how to prepare for camp if you are accepted. You may opt out at any time.

Residential/Commuter Package Information

We will not be requesting payment until after you have been accepted to our program, but we would like to know now, so we can reserve your place, if you anticipate needing one of our residential beds, or if you will be commuting to Newsroom by the Bay each day. *

Residential student ($2,745 including housing/meals; $200 discount for students who apply and pay by Feb. 15) — please reserve a bed for me!

Commuter student ($1,545 including daily lunches plus Sunday arrival and Saturday showcase dinners); please send me information on carpools/campus parking!

We offer an Early Arrival program for students who need to arrive on Saturday prior to our Sunday program start. It includes overnight housing in our campus dorm plus meals and an evening reporting event. Are you interested in Early Arrival and should we send you information on this program? *

Technology and Tools

Tell us what kinds of tools you will be bringing to camp so that we can anticipate and prepare for your technology needs. If you're not bringing tools, not to worry — you'll be able to check out laptops, iPads and digital cameras from the NBTB Tech Library. We'll also contact you with a list of free/recommended apps you can download before camp begins. *

I am bringing a laptop/iPad

I am bringing a digital camera/smartphone

I'm not bringing a laptop/iPad/camera — please reserve tools for me!

Financial assistance

Newsroom by the Bay is committed to ensuring diversity in the classroom so that the newsrooms of tomorrow reflect our society as a whole. A limited amount of financial aid is available for students who qualify for the federal free and reduced price lunch program. Details are available here. Applications for campers requesting financial assistance are due March 1.

Billing Contact Information

Please make sure you include your student's name when making your payment so that we can properly credit your account.

Billing Contact First Name *

Middle name

Billing Contact Last Name *

Relation *

Address Line 1 *

Address Line 2

City *

State/Province/Region

Zip/Postal Code *

Phone Number — U.S. (if applicable)

Phone Number — International (if applicable)

Country *

Billing Contact Email Address *

Retype email address *

IMPORTANT: Please click here to join our mailing list so that we can keep you updated about our application and payment process, and how to prepare your student for camp if he/she is accepted. You may opt out at any time.

School Information

Applicant's High School *

High School Principal First Name *

High School Principal Last Name *

High School Counselor First Name *

Counselor Last Name *

Email of counselor or other school contact *

Retype email address *

Address Line 1 of High School *

Address Line 2

City *

State/Province/Region

Zip/Postal Code *

Country *

Phone Number — U.S. (if applicable)

Phone Number — International (if applicable)

School Journalism Program

We are interested in learning about your school's journalism program. We sometimes contact school journalism advisers to learn more about their programs and offer opportunities to collaborate with NBTB. Please note that you do not need to be involved in a journalism program at your school to participate in Newsroom by the Bay.

First Name of Journalism Adviser *

Last Name of Journalism Adviser *

Adviser's email *

Retype email address *

Which best describes your school's journalism program? *

Class

Club

None

How many students participate in your school's journalism program? *

What type(s) of publishing opportunities are available in your school's journalism program? *

If your school has an online journalism publication, what is its URL?

What role, if any, do you have in your school's journalism program? Please describe your duties and experience.

Honors, Awards and Activities

Please list any awards or honors that you have received.

Please list any sports, extracurricular, or community service activities that you have participated in.

Parent/Guardian Information

Parent/Guardian #1 First Name *

Middle name

Last Name *

Relation *

Street Address Line 1 *

Address Line 2

City *

State/Province/Region

Zip/Postal Code *

Country *

Home phone number — U.S. (if applicable)

Home phone number — International (if applicable)

Cell Phone Number — U.S. (if applicable)

Cell Phone Number — International (if applicable)

Parent/guardian #1 email: *

Retype email address *

IMPORTANT: Please click here to join our mailing list so that we can keep you updated about our application and payment process, and how to prepare your student for camp if he/she is accepted. You may opt out at any time.

Parent/Guardian #2 First Name *

Middle name

Last Name *

Relation *

Street Address Line 1 *

Address Line 2

City *

State/Province/Region

Zip/Postal Code *

Country *

Home phone number — U.S. (if applicable)

Home phone number — International (if applicable)

Cell Phone Number — U.S. (if applicable)

Parent/guardian #2 email: *

Retype email address *

Parent/guardian #2 email: *

Retype email address *

IMPORTANT: Please click here to join our mailing list so that we can keep you updated about our application and payment process, and how to prepare your student for camp if he/she is accepted. You may opt out at any time.

Emergency Contacts (can be a local contact in addition to parents/guardians above). Note: If parents/guardians will be traveling away from home while camp is in session, please list a responsible party who can be contacted in case of emergency. International students, please do not list your own phone number — provide one for a family member or a local contact instead.

Emergency Contact #1 First Name *

Middle name

Last Name *

Relation *

Street Address Line 1 *

Address Line 2

City *

State/Province/Region

Zip/Postal Code *

Country *

Emergency Contact #1 email: *

Retype email address *

Home phone number — U.S.

Cellphone number — U.S.

IMPORTANT: Please add your friends or family emergency contacts to our mailing list so that they receive important information about camp. They may opt out at any time.

Emergency Contact #2 First Name *

Middle name

Last Name *

Relation *

Street Address Line 1 *

Address Line 2

City *

State/Province/Region

Zip/Postal Code *

Country *

Emergency Contact #2 email: *

Retype email address *

Home phone number — U.S.

Cellphone number — U.S.

IMPORTANT: Please add your friends or family emergency contacts to our mailing list so that they receive important information about camp. They may opt out at any time.

Letter of Recommendation

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.

Information about your recommender

Recommender's First Name *

Recommender's Last Name *

Title *

Phone number — U.S. or International *

Recommender's Email Address *

Retype Email Address *

Finally: How did you hear about us?

How did you hear about Newsroom by the Bay? *

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