Richard McGuire, reporter/photographer with the Osoyoos Times, spoke to Grade 12 English students at Osoyoos Secondary School last week. The students in Catherine Scott's class are working on a newspaper to go along with the mock election the school is holding and McGuire gave them some tips about different news styles and election coverage. He talked about the differences between straight news stories, features, editorials and opinion columns. He also discussed some of the stories the students plan to write about and asked their thoughts on the election campaign. Several students had thoughts on the election, while others said they skip or mute the attack ads on TV. (Catherine Scott photo)

Richard McGuire, reporter/photographer with the Osoyoos Times, spoke to Grade 12 English students at Osoyoos Secondary School last week. The students in Catherine Scott’s class are working on a newspaper to go along with the mock election the school is holding and McGuire gave them some tips about different news styles and election coverage. He talked about the differences between straight news stories, features, editorials and opinion columns. He also discussed some of the stories the students plan to write about and asked their thoughts on the election campaign. Several students had thoughts on the election, while others said they skip or mute the attack ads on TV. (Catherine Scott photo)

Richard McGuire, reporter/photographer with the Osoyoos Times, spoke to Grade 12 English students at Osoyoos Secondary School last week. The students in Catherine Scott's class are working on a newspaper to go along with the mock election the school is holding and McGuire gave them some tips about different news styles and election coverage. He talked about the differences between straight news stories, features, editorials and opinion columns. He also discussed some of the stories the students plan to write about and asked their thoughts on the election campaign. Several students had thoughts on the election, while others said they skip or mute the attack ads on TV. (Catherine Scott photo)

Richard McGuire, reporter/photographer with the Osoyoos Times, spoke to Grade 12 English students at Osoyoos Secondary School last week. The students in Catherine Scott’s class are working on a newspaper to go along with the mock election the school is holding and McGuire gave them some tips about different news styles and election coverage. He talked about the differences between straight news stories, features, editorials and opinion columns. He also discussed some of the stories the students plan to write about and asked their thoughts on the election campaign. Several students had thoughts on the election, while others said they skip or mute the attack ads on TV. (Catherine Scott photo)