PULLMAN, Wash. — Student journalists from Washington and Idaho won first prizes in the 2nd Annual High School Journalism Competition, a part of the Edward R. Murrow Symposium, to be held April 13 at Washington State University.
“The body of work submitted this year was simply outstanding,” said John Irby, associate professor and journalism degree program coordinator in the Murrow School of Communication. Organizers received 139 entries, up from 87 a year ago. Winners of first, second, third and honorable mention prizes came from
The winner for the best overall edition was Jagwire, published by
Taking second place for best edition was the Apple Leaf,
The first-prize winner for best news article was “District Cancels GSA Dance,” written by Sara Butler from
“Protest in
Winning the top award in sports writing was Kayla McCulley,
The second-place winner for sports writing was Roman Stubbs,
The first-place winner in feature writing was Griffin Dietz from
Don Blonsky from
Christine Perez from
The top photo award went to Yarrow Frank from Sandpoint (
judged the finalists, said, “Yarrow not only has a good and developing eye for composition but has produced technically excellent photographs. Her use of contrast and close-up shots to capture the essence of the subject will continue to make her an excellent photographer in the future.”
The second-place winner for best photo was A.J. Ojeda,
First-place winners receive a $50 gift certificate to “The Bookie,” the student-owned campus bookstore and gift shop at WSU; a personalized certificate and school-awarded plaque and a complimentary ticket to the student scholarship banquet April 13.
Second- and third-place winners and those earning honorable mention will receive a personalized certificate. All high school journalists are also invited to attend a free high school awards luncheon with an adviser or parent earlier in the day and attend panel discussions throughout the symposium.
See http://www.wsu.edu/murrow/events.html for a complete list of Murrow Symposium events.