Tornado Times goes superior

Hoover High School's student newspaper, the Tornado Times, received a

superior rating this month by the Quill and Scroll Society.

The Quill and Scroll is an international, honorary society for

high school journalists.

The Tornado Times staff submitted six issues from the 2002-03

school year to the society for review and received 933 points on a

1,000-point scale, said Brian Crosby, the paper's faculty advisor.

Papers submitted to the society each year are rated on categories

like writing, editing, display and design and overall coverage,

Crosby said.

The Tornado Times is published monthly and distributed to about 50

subscribers. Students apply to be on the newspaper staff each spring.

About 43 students were on the 2002-03 staff, Crosby said.

Gary Moskowitz