Hi, kids! Welcome to the Fort Wayne Newspapers Press Project Web site, JUST FOR KIDS. It’s fun, and most of all it’s all for you.

Let me introduce myself. I’m the official MASCOT for the new press that will be printing The News-Sentinel and The Journal Gazette right here in Fort Wayne, Ind. I am called a phoenix. You might have heard about me from Harry Potter. I am a mythical bird that never dies. Some say I represent the ability to look into the future and to collect information about our environment and the events that happen around us. That sounds a lot like a newspaper, which can touch thousands of people every day with news from around the whole world. I also have beautiful colors like the newspapers will have when they are printed on the new press.

Do you know anything about newspapers? If you don’t, then take some time with your parents to go through this Web site and learn about newspapers and the fun things that are in them just for you.

The Phoenix Story:

The name Phoenix comes from the Greek word for "purple." It is associated with fire and sun. The ancient Greeks believed the Phoenix was immortal, or never died, but that it had to be renewed with fire. CONTINUED >>

We know you like to see things in action. So do we! We have videos of really fun stuff. See how to make a pressman's hat. Watch our current press in action. And catch two newspaper professionals squaring off in a pressman's hat-making contest. We'll add other interesting videos for you to see as the construction of our new press continues. WATCH A VIDEO NOW >>

Hey, kids! Answer the questions below, and you could win great prizes! The answers are found somewhere on the Fort Wayne Newspapers Press Project Web site. It’s easy and it’s fun, and you can be a winner! ENTER NOW >>