After placing second in an international school newspaper competition for which they had won first prize seven consecutive years, and discovering that the reasons for the drop included typographical errors and poor printing, the staff of the student newspaper of Danville (Illinois) High School invested in a Macintosh 128K computer. The Macintosh provides the mechanism for both typesetting and graphic design, and with its purchase the newspaper staff took on 99% of the press work required to print the "Maroon and White." With this added work came savings and control, but a greater investment of both time and new skills was required, and a creative, computer-literate adviser with adequate release time was also needed. Greater student involvement became essential, but greater output was the result. Students no longer mind revising and are eager to check for misspelled words, grammatical errors, quotes without attribution, and other problems. The computer enables students to be far more objective about their own writing and helped them make the "Maroon and White" solely a student effort. The Macintosh offers a variety of print sizes and styles and has impressive graphic capabilities. It takes some time and effort to learn how to get the most out of a computer, but since the results include a more professional-looking newspaper and students more confident in their abilities, the extra effort appears to be worth it. (A copy of a sample newspaper issue is included.) (AEW)