NEW ENGLAND SCHOLASTIC PRESS ASSOCIATION Headquarters, Boston University College of Communication 640 Commonwealth Avenue Boston, Massachusetts 02215 News NESPA Inside: See news about awards and 68 tips from contest judges Volume 21, No. 3, Summer, 2016 D espite huge changes in technology, excellent journalism is as crucial today as when newspapers started in this country, according to Jason Tuohey, editor of BostonGlobe.com. “It’s such a tumultuous time in journalism,” Tuohey said. “There is so much technological change.” At the New England Scholastic Press Association’s 68th annual conference Monday, May 2, Tuohey gave the keynote speech, “Focus in a Time of Upheaval: How to Navi- gate the Rapidly Shifting Journalism Landscape.” During his presentation and in the question-and-answer session that followed, Tuohey addressed journalism’s history and current state and also made predictions about the future. Looking back to the 1770s, Tu- ohey noted that some newspapers, such as The Hartford Courant, are still publishing. Radio news began in the early 20th century, and it became espe- cially important to listeners during World War II, Tuohey said. Then came TV. But the three were stable and coexisted, Tuohey said. It used to be that as a journalist, you’d pick one medium and stay with it, Tuohey said, mentioning Woodward and Bernstein, Edward R. Murrow and Walter Cronkite. Then came the Internet, with Google in 1998. “As of 2013 there were 5 billion searches,” Tuohey said. “It’s every- where.” Facebook was founded in 2004 at Harvard in a dorm room, Tuohey noted. Since then platforms including YouTube have drawn more than 1 billion, and users consume more than 1 million hours of video per day, Tuohey said. When he asked how many had used the Internet that morning, most in the auditorium raised their hands. “Ad revenue for newspapers is way down," Tuohey said. “But there are more opportuni- ties for journalists now than ever.” Ali Bartlett, The High School View, Martha's Vineyard Regional Jason Tuohey, editor of BostonGlobe.com, emphasizes the importance of maintaining high journalistic standards in a time of technological upheaval. Excellent journalism crucial, editor says Story continues page 2
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NEW ENGLANDSCHOLASTIC PRESS ASSOCIATIONHeadquarters, Boston UniversityCollege of Communication640 Commonwealth AvenueBoston, Massachusetts 02215 News
NESPA
Inside: See news about awards and 68 tips from contest judges
Volume 21, No. 3, Summer, 2016
Despite huge changes in technology, excellent journalism is as crucial
today as when newspapers started in this country, according to Jason Tuohey, editor of BostonGlobe.com.
“It’s such a tumultuous time in journalism,” Tuohey said. “There is so much technological change.”
At the New England Scholastic Press Association’s 68th annual conference Monday, May 2, Tuohey gave the keynote speech, “Focus in a Time of Upheaval: How to Navi-gate the Rapidly Shifting Journalism Landscape.”
During his presentation and in the question-and-answer session that followed, Tuohey addressed journalism’s history and current state and also made predictions about the future.
Looking back to the 1770s, Tu-ohey noted that some newspapers, such as The Hartford Courant, are still publishing.
Radio news began in the early 20th century, and it became espe-cially important to listeners during World War II, Tuohey said.
Then came TV.But the three were stable and
coexisted, Tuohey said. It used to be that as a journalist,
you’d pick one medium and stay with it, Tuohey said, mentioning Woodward and Bernstein, Edward R. Murrow and Walter Cronkite.
Then came the Internet, with
Google in 1998. “As of 2013 there were 5 billion
searches,” Tuohey said. “It’s every-where.”
Facebook was founded in 2004 at Harvard in a dorm room, Tuohey noted.
Since then platforms including YouTube have drawn more than 1 billion, and users consume more
than 1 million hours of video per day, Tuohey said.
When he asked how many had used the Internet that morning, most in the auditorium raised their hands.
“Ad revenue for newspapers is way down," Tuohey said.
“But there are more opportuni-ties for journalists now than ever.”
Ali Bartlett, The High School View, Martha's Vineyard Regional
Jason Tuohey, editor of BostonGlobe.com, emphasizes the importance of maintaining high journalistic standards in a time of technological upheaval.
Excellent journalism crucial, editor says
Story continues page 2
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Using data driven explanatory journalism, Tuohey said, journalists
produce some of the best stories using new media including investi
gative nonprofits, newsletters, data bases and niche websites like Elite Daily.
Tuohey has been editor of Bos-tonGlobe.com since 2011. During that time he has overseen its editorial coverage on the Web and mobile and social media.
Since starting his career, he said, he has observed a large-scale shift in how media exist online.
This idea was central in Tuohey’s presentation as he described how networks have changed journalism, while noting the practices and new publications that have thrived in the changing landscape.
Tuohey called particular atten-tion to sites including NowThis and AJ+, which operate solely on social media.
He added these outlets to a list of new media publications that in-cluded such names as Quartz App (which delivers news through text message), and theSkimm (which delivers news as an email to sub-scribers).
Anthony Cammalleri, an editor of the Westford Academy Ghostwriter, asks Jason Tuohey about the effects of online publishing on the quality and depth of print newspapers.
Josh Shub-Seltzer, The Newtonite, Newton North
Jason Tuohey predicts that technological changes in the future make strong journalism especially important.Rafaela Coelho, The Harbinger, Algonquin Regional
Q: “Is print journalism dead?”A:“ It’s not dead. "There are still hundreds of
thousands who read a newspaper every day.
“Long-form articles—5,000 or 10,000 words— can be some of the most read on the Web.”
Q: ”What is hurting print jour-nalism the most?”
A: "YouTube and Facebook are hurting many aspects because of the need to play catch-up."
Q: "What do you suggest to improve the quality of features?"
A: ”Find interesting topics. There’s a huge audience.
"Add emphasis with graphics, multi-media and video. ”
Keynote session includes Q and A
Excellent journalism crucial, editor says
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BroadcastClass IFirst place: Mustang Magazine and NHS Update, Norwood High School, Norwood, Mass.Second place: Panther TV, Plymouth South High School, Plymouth, Mass.MagazinesClass IIIFirst place: Voice, Thayer Academy, Braintree, Mass. Second place: The Halyard, Norwell High School NewspapersClass I First place:Winnachronicle, Winnacunnet High School, Hampton, N.H.Second place:The Little Green, Manchester High School Cen-tral, Manchester, N.H.Class IIIFirst place tie: The Veritas Rockland High School, Rock-land, Mass.Veritas, Nantucket High School, Nantucket, Mass.
All New England Awardsin Scholastic Editing and Publishing
Second place: The High School View, Martha’s Vineyard Re-gional High School, Oak Bluffs, Mass.OnlineClass I First place: Ghostwriter, West-ford Academy, Westford, Mass.Second place: Bonny Eagle Times, Bonny Eagle High School, Standish, MaineClass II First place:The Big Red, Hudson High School, Hudson, Mass.Print/onlineClass IFirst-place tie: The Algonquin Harbinger, Algonquin Regional High School, Northborough, Mass., The Sagamore and the-sagonline.com, Brookline High School, Brookline, Mass., and The Lancer Spirit, Londonderry High School, Londonderry, N.H.Second place: The Rebellion and whstherebellion.com Walpole High School, Walpole, Mass.
Ali Bartlett, The High School View, Martha's Vineyard Regional
Students and teachers attend the award ceremony.
Tuohey also marked, in his speech, the growth of popular social media networks like Facebook and Twitter and how journalists have been able to use these platforms to tell stories.
“Twenty years ago, none of these businesses existed,” Tuohey said. “Now they are replacing print, radio and TV. The best stories are the ones that are told on all these platforms.”
He said that as journalism has changed, some outlets including The Boston Globe have struggled.
In contrast, he cited the success of “niche” publications like Refin-ery 29, and watchdog, non-profit, organizations like Pro-Publica and The Marshall Project.
“None of these platforms could have existed in the old years,” Tuo-hey said. “But now they are thriving in this culture.”
Tuohey showed a picture of a crowd using cell-phone apps to light up the dark.
Divided horizontally into thirds the picture had three sections: “2005,” “2013” and “2021” with a big question mark at the bottom.
“When you graduate, you will have apps that are unknown now," Tuohey said. "What should you fo-cus on? Focus on being a journalist because while the technology may change, the hallmarks of strong journalism never do.
“Learn how to tell a story. Learn how to get people to trust you, how to write and edit, how to write a good headline, how to scour pub-lic resources. Double check, triple check.
“Yes, learn the technology too. “Give voice to the voiceless.“If you focus on being a good
journalist, you’ll do just fine. You might just bring stability to our industry when we need it.”
•Dakota Antelman, an editor of
The Big Red at Hudson High School in Hudson, Mass., and Riya Pujari, an editor of The Harbinger at Al-gonquin Regional High School in Northborough, Mass., contributed to this story.
NESPA judges evaluate all entries individually. From among the Highest Achievement winners the judges deter-
mine recipients of All-New England Awards in Scholastic Editing and Publishing. The Association makes awards according to the high schools’ enrollments.
•In Class I are schools with more than 1,000 students. •In Class II are schools with 700-999 students.•In Class III are schools with 400-699 students. •In Class IV are schools with fewer than 400 students.
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68 suggestions from
NESPA judgesJudges who evaluated this year's Special
Achievement entries gave their comments and suggestions. Considerations judges emphasized include the
importance of making the most of each medium. As always, they noted that good, strong style matters. So do clarity, consistency and variety.
Medium by medium and category by category, judg-es also noted that it is important to follow directions in submitting entries.
Entries are divided into categories and then distrib-uted to judges. Therefore, it's important to use only one entry form per printed page. Do not submit one printed page with more than one entry form attached to it.
Follow the directions for online materials at blogs.bu.edu/nespa using the Submit to Contests tab.
Make sure that every individual online entry is easily accessible and stays available until at least the day after the annual spring conference.
Writing and editing1. Avoid beginning stories with a date or day of
the week unless they are historically significant, and the When is much more important than the other Ws and H.
2. Leads should be at the tops of stories, not several paragraphs down.
3. Use clear leads that localize the angle and accu-rately indicate the key points in the coverage.
4. For attribution use name, then said.5. Online, attribute before a quote or paraphrase; in
print, attribute with the first sentence of a multi-sen-tence quote.
6. Avoid long paragraphs online and in news print. Use grafs—one- to two-sentence units—not paragraphs in news, features, sports and opinion.
7. Vary lengths of news, features, sports and opinion according to their newsworthiness. Do use news and sports briefs.
8. Label opinion as such. Differentiate explicitly among bylined columns, reviews and editorials.
9. Never sign editorials.10. Keep editorials to a maximum of 400 words.11. Use commas after introductory adverb clauses.
12. Use full first and last names on first reference for both students and adults. Then, on second and subse-quent references to adults, be consistent about using Mr., Mrs., and Ms. with their last names, or, as you do with students, just last names.
13. Somewhere in the story include students' classes and faculty members' departments.
14. Follow standard style with apostrophes, espe-cially with teams. Make it boys’ track, not boys track or boy's track.
15. Be accurate with subject/verb and pronoun/antecedent agreement.
16. Eliminate spelling errors prior to publication.17. Do not use exclamation points, especially in
headlines.18. Be sure headlines have clear subject/verb com-
binations.19. Put subjects and verbs together in headlines' top
lines if possible. News media content20. Answering What happened? Who did it? Why?
How? and So what? questions should be the heart of a news story.
21. Be sure to include all crucial news sources for balance and thoroughness.
22. Do not bother to describe the process of coverage: “After interviewing the principal, I learned. . .”
23. Avoid too much reliance on anonymous sources. The need for use of an anonymous source should be apparent.
24. Do not overuse Q and A. Prefer stories that include more than one source so as to show different perspectives.
25. A quote must be compelling for it to be long.26. Localizing means more than just students and
faculty giving their opinions. Show how the events affect individuals in the school community.
27. Feature stories rarely work with first-person references.
28. Don't clog up articles themselves with long lists. Instead, use sidebars for listings of supplementary facts and numbers.
29. In sports news about teams, lead with the most
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Thank you to judgesChairing the 2015-2016 judging panel was Prof.
Norman Moyes, Journalism Department, College of Communication, Boston University, Boston, Mass.
The panelists are all experienced advisers: Mary Buckley-Harmon, Manchester Essex
Regional High School, Manchester, Mass.Conor Cashman, Walpole High School, Wal-
pole, Mass.Lindsay Coppens, Algonquin Regional High
School, Northborough, Mass.Mary DeWinkeleer, Londonderry High School,
Londonderry, N.H.Madeline Lannin-Cotton, Rockland High
High School, Oak Bluffs, Mass.Amy Vessels, Hudson High School, Hudson,
Mass.George White, retired from Newton South High
School, Newton Centre, Mass.Lindsay Wise, Brookline High School, Brook-
line, Mass.Bretton Zinger, Robert Adams Middle School,
Holliston, Mass. —HFS
important game or meet, and use inverted pyramid form for stories about games.
30. If covering a sport or athlete outside of school, provide fresh perspective with a local angle.
31. Avoid editorializing in sports unless the story is labeled opinion.
32. Keep sports story lengths appropriate to the newsworthiness of their information.
33. Cover all the school teams at least once per season, including freshman and JV teams, which may work best as briefs.
34. Bylined columns’ messages need to be relevant to your high school readership.
35. Include a staff list, statement of purpose and contact information in each edition.
Design36. Vary elements’ sizes and placements according
to their relative appeal and importance.37. Don’t let weak visual presentation compromise—
or overwhelm—great content. 38. Strike a balance among text, headlines, illustra-
tions and white space. Use subheads to break up the gray.
39. Avoid making the reader jump over a picture in order to get to a story or jump over a pull quote to keep reading a story. Instead, let the body type form a U- or L-shape around an illustration and/or a pull quote.
40. Use photos that illustrate or illuminate the text.41. News, feature and sports photos need to tell
stories in themselves. They need to convey emotion.42. Run a caption and a credit with every picture.43. Crop tightly.44. If pictures are in color, make them crisp and bold
saving subtlety for the art gallery.45. Use maps to provide contexts on opinion pages.46. Illustration in an informational graphic that is
simple and understated can have the strongest impact.47. Decrease headlines’ sizes and degrees of boldness
down the page so as to show priorities.48. Avoid butting headlines, including across facing
pages.Broadcast
49. Audio is half your package. Make it crisp and clear.
50. Be careful when using background sound that the noise—or the music—does not overpower the voiceover.
51. Don’t have a speaker stand against a blank wall.52. Do speak directly into the camera. 53. Use a tripod.54. Avoid panning quickly (if at all).
Magazines55. Let the emotions show in artwork.56. Use consistent typography, avoiding overly wide
columns.
57. Simple black and white designs, done with at-tention to detail, seldom miss.
58. Careful use of color can be resonant.Newspapers
59. Cartoons’ messages should be instant. Make the words stand out, and arrange words left to right.
60. In ads, aim at students and make sure the type is crisp.
61. The best pages, spreads and special sections have a mutually reinforcing relationship between image feeling and text thought.
Online/multimedia62. Make sure the home page is easy to access.63. Every online story needs links.64. Include slide shows and videos that tell stories
in themselves.65. Slide shows need voiceovers or captions or both. 66. In slide shows, do not post every photo you took.
Instead, pick the best.67. Video music should not overpower voices. It
should be appropriate to the subject matter.68. Blogs need to stand as units. A single post does
not make a blog. Pick a topic and stick with it.
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Special Achievement Awards 2016Broadcast Advertisement“41 Closets,” Lindsey Rogers and Lauren
Diana, The Pulse, Manchester High School, Manchester, Conn.
“Pregnant Cows, Angry Bulls, and Be-auregard’s Teaching Journey,” Joshua Moore-head, Tech Talk, Cape Cod Regional Technical High School, Harwich, Mass.
“The nurse will see you now, “ Casey McAndrews, The High School View, Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School, Oak Bluffs, Mass.
Photo illustration“Senior Dress Up Day 2015,” Kate Weiler,
The Forum, Lincoln-Sudbury High School, Sudbury, Mass.
Review“Horror-comedy ‘Scream Queens’ keeps
its tongue firmly in cheek,” Fritz Spofford, The Independent, Manchester Essex Regional High School, Manchester, Mass.
“’Adam Ruins Everything’ comedically, effectively exposes flaws in society,” Amber Paré, The Independent, Manchester Essex Regional High School, Manchester, Mass.
“’The Revenant’ tops ‘Hateful Eight’ in battle of wintry westerns,” Zack Even, The Independent, Manchester Essex Regional High School, Manchester, Mass.
“Virginia’s Venues,” Virginia Bullington, Veritas, Nantucket High School, Nantucket, Mass.
“Movies of the Month with Max,” Max Dunham, Winnachronicle, Winnacunnet High School, Hampton, N.H.
Special section“’Cruz, the Zodiac Killer?:’ A Satire on a
Surprisingly Serious Campaign Issue Killer,” Benjamin Novak, The Heartbeat, Sacred Heart High School, Kingston, Mass
Sports photo“Boys lacrosse crowned Cape & Islands
League champions,” Nat Alden, Veritas, Nantucket High School, Nantucket, Mass.
Sports story“Czech Her Out!” Sarah Carlon, Insight,
Barnstable High School, Hyannis, Mass. “Girls’ basketball team wins league title,”
Adiza Alasa, The Veritas, Rockland High School, Rockland, Mass.
lina Illinger, The Lancer Spirit, Londonderry High School, Londonderry, N.H.
“Justice may be blind…” Abby Hile, The Rebellion, Walpole High School, Walpole, Mass.
Bylined column“Scalia’s death adds fuel to political
war,” Carey Davis, The Algonquin Harbinger, Algonquin Regional High School, Northbor-ough, Mass.
“Stars and stripes should reject false stereotypes,” Asma Ali, The Algonquin Har-binger, Algonquin Regional High School, Northborough, Mass.
“Shootings leave students scared,” Me-gan Friel, The Roar, Biddeford High School, Biddeford, Maine
Editorial “Conservative students deserve a voice,”
The Sagamore and thesagonline.com, Brookline High School, Brookline, Mass.
“Walpole alcohol education programs need reform,” Jaimie Ferguson, The Rebellion, Walpole High School, Walpole, Mass.
Feature page design “Food: What we eat, what we don’t,
what we should,” Jen Fox, The Algonquin Harbinger, Algonquin Regional High School, Northborough, Mass.
”PROM,” Kathryn Packard and Delaney Cavanaugh, The Lion’s Roar, Lincoln High School, Lincoln, R.I.
“Memories in Ink,” Kaitlin Brown, The Rebellion, Walpole High School, Walpole, Mass.
Feature photo“Ed Wiser desk feature,” Sofia Tong, The
Sagamore and thesagonline.com, Brookline High School, Brookline, Mass.
Feature story“Compliments gain supporters and
smiles,” Jen Fox, The Algonquin Harbinger, Algonquin Regional High School, North-borough, Mass.
“Girls under pressure,” Riya Pujari, The Algonquin Harbinger, Algonquin Regional High School, Northborough, Mass.
“Program Gives Students ‘A Better Chance',” Sydney Bergan, Warrior Weekly, Andover High School, Andover, Mass.
“In Hudson, stress starts young,” Dakota Antelman, The Big Red, Hudson High School, Hudson, Mass.
“Portraits on wall, first step in promoting
all,” Malissa Christie, The Lancer Spirit, Lon-donderry High School, Londonderry, N.H.
“High Way Driving: Newton teens in-creasingly take on roads under the influence of marijuana,” Daniel Rosenzweig-Ziff, Den-ebola, Newton South High School, Newton Centre, Mass.
“Early College Applications on the Rise as Students Strive for Acceptance, Relief,” Brian Yoffe, Denebola, Newton South High School, Newton Centre, Mass.
“Gulliver shares his tragic concussion sto-ry,” Andrew Friel, W.A. Ghostwriter, Westford Academy, Westford, Mass.
“Cook molds minds at WA,” Kayla Chavier, W.A. Ghostwriter, Westford Acade-my, Westford, Mass
Home page designAlok Ganguly, Ellie Smith and Kai-Lou
diners,” Kate Kalinowski, The Algonquin Harbinger, Algonquin Regional High School, Northborough, Mass.
“Bruce Springsteen tour rocks through Boston,” Paige Morse, The Algonquin Har-binger, Algonquin Regional High School, Northborough, Mass.
"’The Life of Pablo’ lives up to its lengthy release schedule,” Conor Battles, The Lancer Spirit, Londonderry High School, Lon-donderry, N.H.
“’Batman v. Superman’ does no justice,” Isaac Owens, The Lancer Spirit, Londonderry High School, Londonderry, N.H.
Slide show with photos “Wind walkers raises money for Edward
Little,” Noah Libby, The Eddies Echo, Edward Little High School, Auburn, Maine
“Gymnastics vs. Westboro meet,” Sophia Togneri, The Big Red, Hudson High School, Hudson, Mass.
Sports page design “Concussed,” Ellie Hilty, The Rebellion,
Walpole High School, Walpole, Mass.Sports photo “Swim dives into new waters,” Kelly
Slovin, The Algonquin Harbinger, Algonquin Regional High School, Northborough, Mass.
“Hudson celebrates,” Tess McDonald, The Big Red, Hudson High School, Hudson, Mass.
“Rebsoc dominates Durfee in first playoff game,” Julia Adams, The Rebellion, Walpole High School, Walpole, Mass.
Sports story“Soccer player suffers from concussion,
but refuses to be knocked down,” Taylor Turgeon, The Roar, Biddeford High School, Biddeford, Maine
“Tigers Win 28-13 Over Westbrook,” Alex Keely, The Roar, Biddeford High School, Biddeford, Maine
“Committed Athletes,” Noah Dalzell and Sergei LeFaure, The Sagamore and thesagon-line.com, Brookline High School, Brookline, Mass.
“Mental game fails Hawks,” Dakota An-
Special Achievement Awards 2116telman, The Big Red, Hudson High School, Hudson, Mass.
“Haley Gaffney commits to Ithaca,” Da-kota Antelman, The Big Red, Hudson High School, Hudson, Mass.
“Junior finds place on indoor track team,” Dakota Antelman, The Big Red, Hudson High School, Hudson, Mass.
"Haley Gaffney thrives after career threatening injury," Brian Twomey, The Big Red, Hudson High School, Hudson, Mass.
“Tommy Stanley makes his comeback on boys varsity soccer,” Nate Gaw, The Lancer Spirit, Londonderry High School, Londonderry, N.H.
“Senior quarterback sidelined with bro-ken leg,” June Cranmer, The Lancer Spirit, Londonderry High School, Londonderry, N.H.
“Unified basketball plays less for the glory, more for the ‘passion of the sport,’” June Cranmer, The Lancer Spirit, Londonderry High School, Londonderry, N.H.
“Second appearance at Nationals for girls’ relay,” Delaney Murphy, The Rebellion, Walpole High School, Walpole, Mass.
“Burchesky shines at international curl-ing championship,” Lucy Lynch, The Rebel-lion, Walpole High School, Walpole, Mass.
YearbookThere were no special achievement
awards for yearbooks this year.
“Teachers on leave desire career, family balance,” Dana Fishman, The Harbinger, Algonquin Regional High School, North-borough, Mass.
“Administrators and Police Chief hold private meeting with students involved in altercation on Back to School Night,” Hayley Bayne and Sofia Tong, The Sagamore, Brook-line High School, Brookline, Mass.
“Community gathers after local mosque vandalized,” Gina Anastasiades, Olivia Celeste, Meenal Khandaker and Katrina Mastracci, The Devil’s Advocate, Burlington High School, Burlington, Mass.
“Governor kicks off ‘Say Something’ and ‘Start with Hello’ campaigns,” Renee Cunningham, The Hatters’ Herald, Danbury High School, Danbury, Conn.
“Economic Struggles Put Strain on Band Programs in Hudson,” Dakota Antelman, The Big Red, Hudson High School, Hudson, Mass.
“Beyond the Border: How the November Paris Attacks Affect Milton,” Joshua Kery, Elephant in the Room, Milton High School, Milton, Mass.
“Nantucket High School updates lock-
down procedures,” Stefan Silverio, Veritas, Nantucket High School, Nantucket, Mass.
“Drinking and Driving,” Nai Abelenda, Spencer Checkoway, Michael Gresser and Will Marsh, Newton North TV, Newton North High School, Newtonville, Mass.
“Social Media and the Birth of Slacktiv-ism,” Ava Morollo and Robin Medoff, Den-ebola, Newton South High School, Newton Centre, Mass.
“French-American students, faculty reflect on Paris attacks,” Jacob Maguire, The Current Wave, North Kingstown High School, North Kingstown, R.I.
“John Franklin Stevens visits NFA,” Aleysha Rivera Bocachia and Shea Gendron, Red&White/Wildcat News Network, Norwich Free Academy, Norwich, Conn.
“Gym for all,” Sam Cutler and Sean
Mellen, Mustang Magazine, Norwood High School, Norwood, Mass.
“Shocking Diagnosis” Amber O’Keefe, Panther TV, Plymouth South High School, Plymouth, Mass.
“Is technology too much of a good thing for teens?” Victoria Bergstrom, phspatriotled-gers.com, Newport Daily News, Portsmouth High School, Portsmouth, R.I.
“The Scituation Takes the Field,” Taylor Belval and staff, The Scituation, Scituate High School, Scituate, Mass.
“Concussed—Walpole’s youth starts exploring ways to avoid head injuries in the future by joining the new flag football league,” Andrea Traietti, The Rebellion, Wal-pole High School, Walpole, Mass.
“The need for caffeine,” Ellie Smith, The Ghostwriter, Westford Academy, Westford, Mass.
