School Newspaper Name Ideas for Student Publications

A school newspaper name has to look good above serious reporting, sports scores, opinion columns, and one extremely important lunch-menu investigation. These ideas cover elementary, middle school, high school, college, digital, and literary publications.

My favorite school newspaper names

I would begin with these fifteen because they are flexible, easy to design around, and unlikely to feel embarrassing when the staff looks back after graduation.

• The Campus Current: my favorite all-purpose school newspaper name.
• The Student Voice: clear, credible, and centered on students.
• The Hallway Herald: charming for elementary or middle school.
• The Daily Bell: memorable even when publication is not actually daily.
• The School Record: timeless and easy to keep.
• The Commons: modern, broad, and excellent for a digital publication.
• The Open Notebook: warm and journalism-focused.
• The Student Press: direct enough for any age group.
• The Morning Edition: polished for a weekly or monthly paper.
• The Mascot Monitor: easy to personalize without using a specific mascot here.
• The Hall Pass: playful and perfect for student life coverage.
• Between Classes: relaxed, flexible, and especially good online.
• The Academic Observer: serious enough for high school or college.
• The Schoolhouse Scoop: cheerful for younger reporters.
• The Next Edition: optimistic, modern, and ready for a clean masthead.

Classic school newspaper names

Classic names use words readers already associate with journalism: record, report, chronicle, gazette, herald, times, post, journal, and press. They age well and make the publication’s purpose immediately clear.

I would pair one of these with the school, town, mascot, street, landmark, or founding year. That small local detail turns a generic title into something the community can own.

• The School Chronicle
• The Campus Times
• The Student Gazette
• The Academic Journal
• The School Herald
• The Campus Post
• The Student Record
• The Academy Press
• The School News
• The Campus Chronicle
• The Student Times
• The Academic Gazette
• The School Reporter
• The Campus Journal
• The Student Herald
• The Academy Record
• The School Bulletin
• The Campus News
• The Student Chronicle
• The Academic Press
• The School Standard
• The Campus Observer
• The Student Dispatch
• The Academy Times
• The School Review
• The Campus Ledger
• The Student Edition
• The Academic Record
• The School Sentinel
• The Campus Tribune

Creative and modern newspaper names

Modern names can be shorter and less literal, especially for a digital publication. The title still needs enough context that a new student can tell it is news rather than a club, podcast, or mysterious administrative portal.

• The Current
• The Quad
• The Commons Report
• The Bell Line
• The Open Page
• The Student Lens
• The Hallway
• The Campus Feed
• The Next Page
• The School Signal
• The Daily Download
• The Student Wire
• The Lunch Table
• The Bulletin Board
• The School Stream
• The Campus Beat
• The Chalkboard
• The Front Page
• The Student View
• The Weekly Upload
• The School Link
• The Campus Brief
• The Student Source
• The Open Desk
• The Class Period
• The School Pulse
• The Student Network
• The Campus Update
• The Fresh Edition
• The Newsroom Next Door

Funny school newspaper names

A funny title can work beautifully for a feature section, satire issue, or informal publication. For the main paper, I would choose a joke that still allows serious reporting to sit beneath the masthead without tonal whiplash.

Avoid jokes targeting students, teachers, grades, protected traits, or real controversies. The newspaper should cover the school’s people, not make its name at their expense.

• The Late Edition
• Extra Homework
• The Paper Trail
• The News Detention
• The Hall Pass Press
• Read All About Lunch
• The Deadline Club
• The Ink-stigators
• The Copy Cats
• The Pressing Issue
• The Rough Draft
• The Periodical Table
• The Final Draft, Eventually
• The Spelling Bee Report
• The Red Pen Review
• The Breaking Bell
• The School of Thought
• The Margin Notes
• The Headline Hunters
• The Scoop Group
• The News Crew
• The Byline Bunch
• The Column Committee
• The Deadline Dash
• The Proofreaders’ Panic
• The Printer Jam
• The Lost Article Society
• The Interview Outfit
• The Citation Situation
• The Editor Said What

Elementary and middle school newspaper names

Younger publications benefit from friendly, concrete titles that families understand immediately. School, classroom, mascot, neighborhood, and curiosity language work better than jargon-heavy newsroom names.

• The Schoolhouse News
• The Junior Journal
• The Classroom Chronicle
• The Young Reporters
• The School Scoop
• The Curious Chronicle
• The Student Star
• The Playground Press
• The Learning Times
• The School Explorer
• The Young Voices
• The Classroom Current
• The Junior Gazette
• The Schoolyard Story
• The Student Spotlight
• The Little Ledger
• The Learning Link
• The Hallway News
• The School Day Report
• The Young Writers’ Press
• The Classroom Courier
• The Student Storybook
• The School News Crew
• The Junior Reporter
• The Curious Kids’ Post
• The Learning Herald
• The Student Sunshine
• The Schoolhouse Record
• The Young Journalists
• The Next Big Story

High school and college newspaper names

Older student papers can sound more authoritative, local, or independent. A geographic feature, historic building, school street, mascot trait, or campus tradition can create identity without copying another publication.

• The Campus Independent
• The Student Observer
• The Collegiate Record
• The Academy Review
• The Campus Dispatch
• The Student Standard
• The University Voice
• The School Independent
• The Academic Watch
• The Campus Vanguard
• The Student Ledger
• The Collegiate Chronicle
• The Campus Examiner
• The Student Forum
• The Academy Sentinel
• The Campus Perspective
• The Student Republic
• The Collegiate Press
• The Campus Report
• The Student Beacon
• The Academy Journal
• The Campus Advocate
• The Student Review
• The Collegiate Times
• The Campus Record
• The Student Tribune
• The Academic Current
• The Campus Correspondent
• The Student Newsroom
• The Independent Edition

The project names and creative group names can help if the publication is part magazine, yearbook, podcast, or multimedia newsroom.

Digital school newspaper names

A digital publication needs a title that works as a site header, social handle, newsletter sender, and spoken recommendation. Short names help, but clarity matters more than grabbing a clever web-sounding word.

• The Campus Online
• The Student Feed
• The School Wire
• The Digital Chronicle
• The Campus Dispatch Online
• The Student Stream
• The Online Observer
• The School Newsroom
• The Campus Bulletin
• The Student Download
• The Digital Desk
• The Digital School Signal
• The Campus Link
• The Student Media Network
• The Online Edition
• The School Brief
• The Campus Today
• The Student News Source
• The Digital Gazette
• The School News Hub
• The Campus Now
• The Student Report Online
• The Digital Student Voice
• The School Current
• The Campus Inbox
• The Student Media Desk
• The Newsroom Feed
• The Weekly Campus
• The Digital Bell
• The Next Story

Names for sections and special editions

Sometimes the publication already has a name and the staff needs titles for sections, newsletters, podcasts, or special issues. These can be more playful because the main masthead provides context.

• Campus Briefs
• The Sports Desk
• Arts After Class
• The Opinion Page
• Student Spotlight
• Around the Halls
• The Club Corner
• Faculty Focus
• The Community Desk
• The Weekend List
• The Photo Page
• The Creative Corner
• The Science Desk
• The Book Shelf
• The Advice Column
• The Lunch Report
• The Event Calendar
• The Alumni Edition
• The New Student Guide
• The Graduation Issue
• The Election Desk
• The Culture Page
• The Local Lens
• The Game Report
• The Review Section
• The Editorial Board
• The News Podcast
• The Morning Newsletter
• The Investigations Desk
• The Final Bell

How to choose a newspaper name

Start with the publication’s scope, tone, and lifespan. A one-semester class paper can enjoy a very specific joke, while an official school newspaper needs a title future staffs can inherit.

Search the school, district, local community, and web for existing publications with the same name. A familiar word is fine; an identical title nearby creates confusion.

Test the finalists as a masthead, web address, social handle, email sender, and spoken phrase. “I read it in ___” is a wonderfully unforgiving sentence.

Ask the staff to rank three choices, then include the adviser or school administrator in the final check if approval is required. It is much easier to resolve naming concerns before designing the logo.

For more school-minded inspiration, browse class group names, creative classroom names, and presentation group names.

The final headline test

Place an ordinary headline beneath each finalist. A good newspaper name can introduce a championship, policy change, art show, student profile, and weather closure without feeling out of place.

My final rule is to choose the title future students can make their own. The staff changes; the strongest masthead gives every new newsroom room to write the next edition.

Before the final vote, print the top three names in the same plain typeface and place them above several very different sample headlines. Removing logo treatments prevents a beautiful design from carrying a weaker title through the decision.

Ask a few students outside the staff what they think each publication covers. If they mistake the newspaper for a literary magazine, tutoring club, or administrative newsletter, the title may need one clarifying word.

Check pronunciation too, especially with geographic, historic, or Latin-inspired names. Reporters should be able to introduce the publication confidently during interviews, announcements, and community events without holding another truly lengthy staff meeting about unexpectedly difficult syllables and pronunciations aloud.