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school paper

school paper

22 1.6
A newspaper made by students that reports on school events
  • noun
translation icon : periódico escolar
  • Look, I'm thinking about writing an article for the school paper on the whole teen-angst thing.
  • write for the school paper

When the field hockey star broke her knee, I wrote a story for the school paper, then brought her the history notes in the snow.

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Examples

  • You write for the school paper, and it's football, not something serious.

    Blog text (29)

  • I'm doing research for the school paper.

    Assassination of a High School President (2008)

  • You should sign up for the school paper.

    Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010)

  • In the afternoon, you get out of class again to work on the school paper.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • I need a new headline for the school paper.

    The Faculty (1998)

  • I'm senior editor of the school paper.

    Hansel & Gretel: Warriors of Witchcraft (2013)

  • Gosh, this will make a swell story for the school paper.

    Captain America (1990)

  • We were neighbors, both of us active on the school paper and in the debating society.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • The school paper published a lengthy article about the GLSU, with Daniel figuring prominently.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • As the editor of the school paper, she organized interviews with notable alumni.

Synonyms

school newspaper
vsschool paper
16 1.5

A paper made by students that reports school news and events

refers specifically to a printed student-run periodical rather than a magazine

How Professional

bulletin
  • Literature
133 3.7
school paper
22 1.6
newsletter
139 3.1
notice
126 1.0

Surface Forms

school paper singular
school papers plural

Morphology

school + paper

The meaning 'a newspaper produced by students' is directly compositional from 'school' (relating to an educational institution) + 'paper' (a newspaper/publication), so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer a publication connected to the school. This compound pattern (school + publication) is common across languages and only presents minor ambiguity with other senses of 'paper', so overall it is readily derivable from its parts.

Etymology

School paper comes from the simple image of a paper made at a school by students to share news about school life. So a school paper is a student-run 'newspaper' that reports on events and interests in the school.