Times Honors Student Journalists, Newspapers
Winners of The Times’ Valley Edition High School Journalism Awards were honored Thursday at the newspaper’s local headquarters.
The annual contest drew more than 300 entries this year. Two student newspapers--Chronicle, of Harvard-Westlake High School in Studio City, and Tornado Times, of Hoover High School in Glendale--shared first prize for overall excellence for papers publishing more than five pages per issue. Chronicle won the same award last year.
Each school received $500 for its journalism program.
The San Fernando High School newspaper, El Tigre, won the overall excellence award for smaller newspapers, earning a $1,000 prize.
The Times also awarded scholarships to three college students who are interested in journalism or communications. David Carillo and Diana Castillo, who attend Cal State Northridge, each received $2,500 scholarships. Lori Markman, a student at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, won a $750 scholarship.
Winners of the high school journalism contest included:
* News story: Erin Crasper and Brian Goldsmith of Harvard-Westlake for an article on teenagers and tobacco.
* Feature story: Nikki Barshop, Shana Gotlieb and Ashley Petersen of Harvard-Westlake for a story about teenage students whose parents are dating.
* Staff editorial: Sharon Hwang of North Hollywood High School for “demonstrating the effects of societal labeling” in an editorial relating the accomplishments of gay and straight people.
* Feature photography: Jordan Watrous of Hoover High for a photo involving a student and her science project.
* Sports photography: Tanya Soluk of Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks for a photo of a football player catching a touchdown pass.
* Sports story: Steven Gersh and Phil Wallace of Harvard-Westlake for a story about the behavior of sports fans.
* Cartoon/illustration: Lindsey Warren of Notre Dame for a satirical cartoon on the ease of drawing.
* Arts and entertainment review: Jamie Lynn De Leon of St. Genevieve High School in Panorama City for a review of Big Bad Voodoo Daddy’s second CD.
