LENOIR, NORTH CAROLINA · THE 828
Welcome to My P.E. Press: In the 828—a community newspaper created by the students of My P.E. Kids Film & Media Academy.
From a first film premiere to the people who make our communities extraordinary, the next generation is asking questions, picking up cameras, and bringing our stories home.
FIRST EDITION · LAUNCHING OCTOBER 30, 2026
YOUR COMMUNITY, IN PRINT
The stories we’ve covered.
The people we want you to know.
FILM · JORDAN MERVIN & MESSIAH NIXON
Our young actors share the deadline, the premiere, and the family behind our first film festival experience.
Watch the trailer & bloopersCOMMUNITY · CRUZ DULA
Honoring long lives, community, and faith—and celebrating each other while we’re here.
ART & LEGACY · NASHAY & NIVARYAS HORTON
Young creators at the Sculpture Celebration, and a family tribute to Ms. Sylvia Greene.
MY P.E. KIDS SPORTS
Community sports through the eyes—and microphones—of our youth reporters.
AN INVITATION TO INVEST IN WHAT COMES NEXT
Opportunities for the next generation of journalists, filmmakers, and community storytellers.
Become a co-sponsor Talk with our newsroomDEAR PRESS invites news organizations, banks, businesses, and institutions to co-sponsor opportunities for My P.E. Kids.
Your support can help provide reporting opportunities, equipment, and mentorship so young people can capture and share the stories of their own communities.
01Youth reporting & newspaper publishing
02Cameras, microphones & learning materials
03Real experience & professional mentorship
We commit to ask questions, check facts, credit our sources, and report stories with care. We look forward to receiving and sharing your responses.
Dear Neighbor,
Welcome to My P.E. Press, our first newspaper edition for residents in the 828 area code.
This publication was created especially for you by local students of My P.E. Kids Film & Media Academy. Our goal is to showcase our talents while keeping you aware of what’s happening right in your backyard.
As we learn skills in film, broadcast and journalism, we’ve covered community celebrations, sports camps, celebrity interviews and our first film festival premiere. Now we are bringing those stories to print with more coming on My P.E. TV.
With this edition, we’re also launching DEAR PRESS—a special invitation to news organizations, banks, businesses and institutions to co-sponsor opportunities for our next generation of journalists and filmmakers. They’ll get to invest in youth reporting, equipment and mentorship that will aid young people in capturing and reporting stories from our community.
We commit to ask questions, check facts, credit our sources and report stories with care. We look forward to receiving and sharing your responses.
Among our student writers are Nashay Horton, Nivaryas Horton, Jordan Mervin and Messiah Nixon. My P.E. Kids are learning to listen attentively, report accurately and preserve their communities’ history through storytelling.
The legacy of our communities must be passed on by our youth who take pride in knowing and sharing our stories.
MEET OUR YOUNG STORYTELLERS
Our lead student writers include Nashay Horton, Nivaryas Horton, Jordan Mervin, and Messiah Nixon. Together with their fellow My P.E. Kids, they’re bringing film, broadcast, and journalism skills into the community.
Have a story idea, a community event, or a young creator who wants to get involved?
ADVERTISE HERE. SPONSOR WHAT’S NEXT.
Sponsor our November newspaper, support a series, or introduce your business to the 828.