Several of Fairfield High School’s journalism students received awards for their work this month.
The Interscholastic League Press Conference (ILPC) hosts an annual competition for print, online, and broadcasting at the high school level.
Students entered their original work, and results were posted on May 6. They are as follows:
–Eagle Beat Newspaper
Entertainment Review – HONORABLE MENTION- Nereyda Espinoza
Headlines – FIRST PLACE – Merrianne Markham
–Eagle Beat Online
News Writing – HONORABLE MENTION – Anna Kaye Williams
Entertainment Review – THIRD PLACE – Braden Bossier
Entertainment Review – HONORABLE MENTION – Braden Bossier
General News Photo – SECOND PLACE – Abbie Cunningham
Sports Action Photo – HONORABLE MENTION – Melanie Pina
–Eagle Productions Broadcasting
General News Story – SECOND PLACE – Valeria Ramirez, Alyson Sanchez, and Elida Espinoza
General News Writing – SECOND PLACE – Rachel Lewis, Jordan Maciel
General Feature Writing – FIRST PLACE – Ally Robinson, Rachel Lewis, and Tedi Blassingame
Feature Story – SECOND PLACE – Rachel Lewis
Intro Sequence – THIRD PLACE – Nathan Dunlap
Daily Announcements – FIRST PLACE – Ally Robinson
Special Coverage – SECOND PLACE – Allyson Sanchez, Valeria Ramirez & Andrea Diaz, Elida Espinoza, and Chloe Bonner
Fairfield’s journalism students also did well in the State UIL Academics Meet in Austin on May 5th.
Competing at this level for 2019 includes:
–Anna Kaye Williams placed 6th in Copy Editing
–Naydelin Espinoza placed 4th in Feature Writing
–Abbie Cunningham competed in News Writing
–Erin Rachel competed in Editorial Writing
Newspaper and Online Newspaper adviser is Kathie Maciel. Broadcasting adviser is Tammy Gawryszewski.