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Lynbrook Student Journalists Take Home Multiple Awards
The students won big at the annual Empire State Scholastic Press Association awards.

Members of Horizon, Lynbrook High School’s school newspaper, earned 26 awards at the annual Empire State Scholastic Press Association awards ceremony. Hosted by Syracuse University, the competition is the largest that Horizon enters each year as the school competes with other high schools from across the state.
With the guidance of Horizon adviser Jessica Sanders, the 2018-19 online Horizon staff earned the Gold Award for Best Online Publication and the 2018-19 Horizon staff earned the Silver Award for Best Printed Newspaper. Staff members, including those from the class of 2019, also received individual awards in a variety of categories.
Gold Awards
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- Emily Bergin – News Writing
- Ella Ratkiewicz – Multimedia Reporting
- Samantha Shea – In-Depth Coverage
- Harrison Simon – Multimedia Reporting
- Christian Squitieri – Photographer (Portfolio) and Sports Photograph
- Julia Swerdin – Personality/Interview Story
Silver Awards
- Harrison Simon – Sports Columnist (Portfolio) and Sports Feature
- Sophie Ward – Sports News
Bronze Awards
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- Charlie Ben-Ami – Sports News and Sports Feature
- Dylan Burfield – Sports Columnist (Portfolio)
- Elizabeth DiFiore – Feature Writing
- Jane Hoeflinger - News Writing x2
- Christian Squitieri – Sports Photograph
- Harrison Simon – Sports Feature
- Izzy Weiss – Designer (Portfolio) and Picture Story Layout x2
Honorable Mentions
- Emily Bergin – In-Depth Coverage
- Andie Glanzer – In-Depth Coverage
- Christian Squitieri – Sports Photograph
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