The Young And Inspired

From my friend and occassional Gangrey poster Corey Hale, who teaches journalism in Texas: We loaded up again at the ILPC State Journalism Convention this past weekend with 19 individual awards this year (compared to two last year), including two first place wins. By my count, we were tied with another school for the most in Class 5A-2 (largest schools in the state).
We also received the Award of Distinguished Merit – the state's highest rating – for the second straight year.
This is following up nine individual awards at the Dallas Morning News High School Journalism Day and receiving their award for best newspaper in the large school division. That contest was open to most of the schools in the North Texas/Metro area.
So far this year, the staff of the Farmers' Harvest has won more than 70 awards for writing, photography and design.
You'll be glad to hear the state convention speakers were really pushing for the coverage of the five Ws and the H in alternative copy to save most of the print space for narrative writing. As one speaker put it, "Nobody wants to read articles. People want to read stories."
I use a lot of Gangrey material for classroom reads and my junior editor, Lena (who qualified for the all-state journalism staff this year), has been reading it on an almost daily basis. Thanks for introducing us to so many fantastic writers and reporters.
I pass around the URL everywhere I go, to students and teachers alike. I'll have to send you some of the stories produced by students around here. Good high school journalism is alive and (hopefully) well in the Lonestar State.
For any of the pros reading this: If you go and speak to high school journalism classes and workshops and conventions, thanks. If you don't, please start. A little spark is all a lot of these kids need, or maybe even the chance to bounce their ideas and words off a good reporter. And if your paper doesn't sponsor some sort of journalism day event or contest or internship program, please suggest one. I know it's meant a lot to my students.

We also received the Award of Distinguished Merit – the state's highest rating – for the second straight year.

This is following up nine individual awards at the Dallas Morning News High School Journalism Day and receiving their award for best newspaper in the large school division. That contest was open to most of the schools in the North Texas/Metro area.

So far this year, the staff of the Farmers' Harvest has won more than 70 awards for writing, photography and design.

You'll be glad to hear the state convention speakers were really pushing for the coverage of the five Ws and the H in alternative copy to save most of the print space for narrative writing. As one speaker put it, "Nobody wants to read articles. People want to read stories."

I use a lot of Gangrey material for classroom reads and my junior editor, Lena (who qualified for the all-state journalism staff this year), has been reading it on an almost daily basis. Thanks for introducing us to so many fantastic writers and reporters.

I pass around the URL everywhere I go, to students and teachers alike. I'll have to send you some of the stories produced by students around here. Good high school journalism is alive and (hopefully) well in the Lonestar State.

For any of the pros reading this: If you go and speak to high school journalism classes and workshops and conventions, thanks. If you don't, please start. A little spark is all a lot of these kids need, or maybe even the chance to bounce their ideas and words off a good reporter. And if your paper doesn't sponsor some sort of journalism day event or contest or internship program, please suggest one. I know it's meant a lot to my students.