Seventeen students enrolled in Pirate Press, ECHO and Journalism I attended the SSP Conference on March 12 at Webster University.
Students attended two break-out sessions and a keynote presentation by J.B. Forbes and Johnny Andrews, St. Louis Post-Dispatch photojournalists.
Break-out sessions included options ranging from television and radio, newspaper and yearbook, laws and ethics, and writing and design. Seniors Jacqueline Neil and Gabby Pirrie also participated in a Senior Write-off competition where the topic involved cyber bullying.
The newspaper staff won multiple awards including:
Best of Show
Joey Schneider – Staff Editorial
Excellent
Taylor Dumas – Reviews (Diving into Blue Ocean)
Overall Newspaper
Honorable Mention
Lexi Kendall, Sara Berkbiegler, Joey Schneider, Brady Bell and Tim Vleisides – In-depth Story (Classes being cut)
Lexi Kendall – News Story (Harrah’s funding)
Jacqueline Neil – Senior Write-off
Taylor Dumas – Inside Page Design (Taylor’s Top 10 Movies)
Jessica Boxx – Editorial Cartoon (Classes being cut)