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BorealCorps Editor Sammie Garrity testified in 2017 before the Minnesota Legislature’s Broadband Commission on the importance of fast, reliable internet service to rural Minnesota students and families.
Sammie Garrity of Lutsen has been accepted into the New York Times Academy summer program for a 2-week July intensive journalism workshop covering New York City area. She will live in a Manhattan dormitory near the Times with fellow Academy students from around the world while being mentored by the leading names in multimedia international journalism on the New York Times staff.
Said Sammie: “I am very excited and really looking forward to this. It’s such an amazing opportunity.” Sammie has wanted to be an international correspondent since 6th grade. You can read some of her earliest work covering Cook County here: www.borealcorps.org
A graduate of Great Expectations (GES) Charter School in Cook County, Sammie received a generous scholarship to attend Mounds Park Academy in Maplewood for high school, returning to Grand Marais on weekends to help her mother, Realtor Linda Garrity, with her Songbird Realty business and property management.
Sammie has maintained her active interest in writing and graphic design begun at GES. In addition to being co-editor of the Mounds Park Academy yearbook, in Grand Marais, Sammie is the youth editor for Minnesota Children’s Press publications in Grand Marais www.minnchildpress.org, where she started her journalism career in 2017. In 2020, she helped coach the MCP children’s publishing club, Story Scouts, staff to win top honors in the Minnesota Reads Writes! awards with their book: A Children’s History of Grand Marais, Minnesota: Ice Cream & Fish.
Sammie has not yet decided on college plans this fall and is still evaluating her options. One thing is certain: she will be back in Grand Marais this summer when not in New York City–helping lead Minnesota Children’s Press Story Scouts to new publishing adventures.
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Brian Larsen
I reached out to this talented young lady with several questions, and she promptly responded with well-written, thoughtful answers.
“I first learned about SONY(School of The New York Times) when I was researching summer camps for journalism. It came up on the list and I decided to apply! The application process was extremely intensive and was very similar to a college application. I am so grateful that I was accepted into such a competitive program. The camp will have about 20 kids in it and will last for two weeks. I will be working with kids from across the world which is very exciting!
I first got interested in journalism in 5th grade when I met Anne and started writing editorials that focused on global issues. We started Boreal Corps newspaper together and the rest is history! My work with Anne and Minnesota Children’s Press has both taught me the basics of journalism and has allowed me to grow immensely as a writer. She has opened so many doors for me and has taught me vital skills in journalism, graphic design, and teaching. She has taught me so much and I am eternally grateful!
Personally, I love journalism because it gives me an opportunity to give people a voice who wouldn’t otherwise have one. I am able to both express my opinion and share the stories of others at the same time. It is definitely what I will be majoring in in college and I am leaning towards a political science minor, as well. Journalism has been my passion for as long as I can remember and being able to attend a camp like this is one step further towards achieving my dream.
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