Long Island High School Journalists Win Quill Awards at Adelphi Press Day
Garden City, NY (02/22/2022) — Nearly 250 high school students from across Long Island participated in Adelphi University's annual Press Day on Friday, February 18. The highlight of the event was the presentation of the Quill Awards, which recognized student-journalists for their outstanding work on their school newspapers.
This year, Lynbrook High School's paper, Horizon, took home the top award, Best Newspaper (Print or Online).
"I believe if you can train students to be responsible journalists, you can really have a big ripple effect on making the world a better place," said Mark Grabowski, associate professor journalism at Adelphi and host of Press Day. "Based on the questions the student journalists asked during our panel discussion and workshops along with the content they submitted to our journalism awards contest, I think the future of journalism is in good hands. I was ecstatic with our great turnout. Scholastic journalism is so important."
Other winners included:
Most Outstanding Reporter
Conor Burns, Chaminade High School, Tarmac
Best News Article
Katie Tian and Qi Wang, "A Closer Look at Clothing," Jericho High School, The JerEcho
Best Feature Article
Isabel Connolly, "Paws-itive Thinking: Dogs on Campus Help Wellness Effort," Kellenberg Memorial High School, PhoenixOnline
Best Sports Story or Column
Benji Rabinovich, "Boys Volleyball Defeats Calhoun To Win County Championship Title," Roslyn High School, The Hilltop Beacon
Best Opinion Piece (Column or Editorial)
Katelyn Robert's and Lucy Wu, "Uniformed Injustice: Sexism Rooted in Athletic Uniforms," Shoreham-Wading River High School, The Pause
Best Visual (Photograph or Artwork)
Kimberly Shrestha, "The Magical Library," Valley Stream North High School, NORTH STAR
Best Arts Review
Gianna Devita and Gabriella Reiss, "There is no Place Like Home!" East Meadow High School, Jet Gazette
Best Layout
Ibrahim Rasheed, The Mount Academy, Paramount
Adelphi's communications program offers a wide range of small, personalized courses that give students hands-on experience emphasizing individual creative development. Taught by industry-renowned faculty, students have the opportunity to work with traditional and new and emerging technological mediums, including social media, drone photography and podcasting.
See attached PDF for full list of winners and more about Adelphi's Press Day.
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