{"id":939,"date":"2020-12-21T11:07:27","date_gmt":"2020-12-21T16:07:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.montgomerymag.com\/?p=939"},"modified":"2020-12-21T11:07:27","modified_gmt":"2020-12-21T16:07:27","slug":"chevy-chase-eighth-grader-named-scholastic-kids-press-reporter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.montgomerymag.com\/chevy-chase-eighth-grader-named-scholastic-kids-press-reporter\/","title":{"rendered":"Chevy Chase Eighth Grader Named Scholastic Kids Press Reporter"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Courtesy of Scholastic Kids Press<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Kai Koblentz\u2019s interest in journalism as a career began in fourth grade when he started reading Scholastic Classroom Magazines in school. Little did Kai know that four years later he\u2019d have the opportunity to contribute to the magazines as a member of the award-winning Scholastic Kids Press program<\/a>.<\/p>\n

An eighth grader at Silver Creek Middle School in Chevy Chase, Kai was among the 45 students, ages 10-14, selected in September to be Kid Reporters for the 2020-2021 academic year.\u00a0Their work will appear on the Scholastic Kids Press website and in select issues of Scholastic Classroom Magazines, reaching 25 million students across the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cKids have experienced monumental changes in their lives this year, prompting questions about health, science, and racial justice,\u201d said Suzanne McCabe, editor of Scholastic Kids Press, in a statement. \u201cBy writing about issues that affect them and contextualizing the news for their peers, our Kid Reporters help keep themselves and our young readers informed. By asking tough questions, they also identify leaders in their communities who have solutions.\u201d<\/p>\n

As part of his application, Kai was required to submit a sample article. Like a good journalist, he drew from his own life experiences; his family was thinking of getting a pet, so Kai interviewed a local veterinarian about how to keep one safe in the pandemic.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was great that Kai took the initiative to apply for this program,\u201d says his dad, Greg Koblentz. \u201cEspecially with everything going on in the world today, Kai knows that if other kids have questions \u2026 he can come and answer them from a kid\u2019s perspective.\u201d<\/p>\n

McCabe, who also serves as advisor to the students in the Scholastic Kids Press program, had positive things to say about the Montgomery County student.<\/p>\n

\u201cKai is an excellent writer,\u201d McCabe tells Montgomery Magazine<\/em>. \u201cHe writes thoughtfully, conveys information accurately and the things that he writes are things that a lot of kids are interested in.\u201d<\/p>\n

For his first Scholastic Kids Press article, Kai interviewed a pediatrician at Children\u2019s National Hospital and a few peers about celebrating the holidays during a pandemic. His second article, published last week, explores how the entertainment industry is keeping actors and crew members safe on set. He spoke to an infectious disease epidemiologist from Phoenix, Arizona, who has been working closely with the film industry since March.<\/p>\n

Kai plans to continue focusing on the pandemic in his reporting this year. \u201cWe\u2019re living in a historic time period, and I think it\u2019s important to document it,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

Looking ahead, Kai\u2019s next step is to position himself to write for his high school newspaper.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am still not entirely sure how I will pursue journalism in the future, but being a part of Scholastic Kids Press is a great introduction to the world of journalism,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

Kai Koblentz\u2019s Scholastic Kids Press page and articles can be found here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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