Metro Newsbeat is a laboratory course for junior and senior high school students and teacher-advisers with a special interest in the field of journalism. The project is operated by the Minneapolis Public Schools in cooperation with the Minneapolis Star. Newsbeat students receive English elective credits, if needed. Project director and primary instructor is a former Minneapolis Star editor with many years' newspaper experience. The evaluation strategy included pre- and postprogram evaluation of selected high school newspapers, journalism student questionnaire to assess reaction to Metro Newsbeat, teacher-advisor questionnaire to assess reaction to Metro Newsbeat, and evaluator classroom observation of Metro Newsbeat processes. The original Metro Newsbeat model, with the exception of the photography seminar, was not viable due to low student participation. The instructor was most effective in one-to-one situations or in small groups. There was no statistical evidence that student newspapers improved over the five month time period of the altered Newsbeat model. Student and teacher reaction to the project director's instruction was highly positive. (Author/RC)