Diette Courrege - summer 2002

A journalism senior at Louisiana State University, Diette Courrege will work as an intern with Scripps Howard Foundation Wire for summer 2002.

She has worked previously with the LSU student newspaper, The Reveille, for more than a year.
Serving one semester as a copy editor and two semesters as a staff writer, the campus newspaper has helped hone her journalism skills.

She will serve next semester as assistant managing editor, responsible for the layout and production of the newspaper at night.

Before her time in college, Courrege served as editor in chief, news editor and reporter for Student Prints, her high school newspaper.

She also has interned at the Post/South in Plaquemine, La., during the summer 1999 as a reporter, photographer and editor.

An honors graduate from St. Joseph’s Academy in Baton Rouge, Courrege has been active in her surrounding community since high school.

In high school, she served on student council as a representative and the cross country and track teams as co-captain.

Active in Omicron Delta Kappa (a national leadership honor society) as vice president: membership, Mass Communication College Council as secretary, The Legacy (campus magazine) as contributing writer, Delta Gamma sorority as vice president: panhellenic and director: fundraising and Christ the King Catholic Church as editor of LSU Catholic (the church bulletin), she involves herself in other non-journalistic oriented organizations.

Courrege resides in Baton Rouge, La., and will graduate in May 2003 with a Bachelor’s in Mass Communication and a minor in political science.
Her interests include running, reading, hiking, camping and food.

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