| Teacher Contact: | Clint Nurnberg | |
| Quill and Scroll is
the activity support club for the PHS publications department. The school
newspaper The Parkviewer and the school yearbook The Viking Log are the
focus of this department. The number of members varies yearly with the
number of students enrolled in Journalism I (beginning journalism) and the
number of students enrolled in Journalism II, who assume editor and staff
positions of these two publications. Quill and Scroll members who are Journalism II students produce The Parkviewer monthly and the school yearbook The Viking Log. They write, edit, and photograph as well as digitally paginate these publications. The Parkviewer was named gold medallist and The Viking Log was named silver medallist by the Columbia Scholastic Press Association, Columbia University, New York. Individual staff members consistently take top honors in both district and state writing competitions. Quill and Scroll alumni have gone on to staff college publications at MSU, Drury University, Missouri Southern College, and College of the Ozarks, among others. Alumni have become journalists in Springfield, Dallas, Chicago, Kansas City and other major metropolitan areas. Quill and Scroll is a part of the national journalism honorary society that inducts students with a B average in journalism courses and a top one third ranking in their graduating class. Students may also work to qualify for the journalism seal of excellence for their diploma. Club members engage in fundraising to support trips, workshops, and other expenses. |