BUDDING hacks from Pershore High School are preparing to hit the headlines after a bit of help from the Evening News.

Deputy editor Mark Higgitt visited Year 10 pupils for a special me-dia activities session.

They learned about how newspapers are put together, from the morning conference where potential stories are discussed to the dis-patch drivers making sure copies arrive at the news stands.

Students are now working on creating their own school-related stories, which will eventually be distributed around the town in a special newsletter.

Deputy head Clive Corbett said the exercise gave the pupils plenty of food for thought.

"One of the interesting issues to come out was the foot-and-mouth crisis and looking at if from a student angle," he said.

"We considered how it would affect students at exam time if the restrictions on movement still applied."