The Scholastic Press Rights Commission has chosen its new Student Partners. These partners will work on a project called 45words. Among them is sophomore Alison Dunaway.

“I was really nervous, applying for this,” Dunaway said. “I really love journalism and the First Amendment is really important to me.”

Student Partners advocate for the First Amendment in their school and community, as well as create content for the 45words site. They also will staff a booth and present a session at one of the national JEA/NSPA conventions.

Others Student Partners chosen were Kelci Davis,  from Francis Howell Central High in St. Charles, Mo., Miranda Leung, Chantilly High in Chantilly, Va., Jennifer Lin, Palo Alto High in Palo Alto, Calif., Anaika Miller, Foothill Technology High in Ventura, Calif., Mary Turocy, Conestoga High in Berwyn, Pa., Michael Tuschman, St. Louis Park High in St. Louis Park, Minn., Brittany Valencic, Hillsborough High in Tampa, Fla., Joe Weber, Kirkwood High Kirkwood, Mo., Laura Weiss; Conestoga High in Berwyn, Pa., Victor Xu, Carmel High in Carmel, Ind., and Caroline Zhang, Carmel High in Carmel, Ind.