Teen Press
A Nationally Recognized Program
The SBMS Teen Press is an online media publication representing teens and families in the Santa Barbara area and the local region, covering newsworthy events and individuals and reviewing films, concerts, and performances in Santa Barbara and beyond.
Teen Press has traveled to Washington, D.C. to cover the inauguration of President Obama and again in 2015, to Austin, TX to cover South by Southwest Festivals, twice to Las Vegas to INTERBIKE to review products and interview bicycle noteworthies, and three times to San Francisco to cover Macworld Expo as well as business, science, arts and education leaders, and to Sacramento to explore state government.
The Teen Press was originally formed to cover the 22nd Santa Barbara International Film Festival, which it continues to report on annually (23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th, 27th, 28th, 29th...and now the 31st!). It has since covered diverse topics, including global warming, gun violence, city planning, and the Santa Barbara News Press controversy.
In 2015, filmmakers TC Johnstone and Ryan Scheer documented some of the work of TEEN PRESS Team 26 to make "TEEN PRESS: The Movie," the first part of an effort to spread the idea of our special type of student journalism to other schools across the country. Please check the movie website to find ways to bring TEEN PRESS to your area.