Ward Melville High School’s Yearbook Staff Earns National Acclaim

From Three Village Schools: Ward Melville High School’s Invictus yearbook staff captured six awards when they recently attended the JEA/NSPA National High School Journalism Convention in Washington, D.C.

The event, which is the semiannual gathering of high school journalists and advisers is co-sponsored by the Journalism Education Association and the National Scholastic Press Association, which is the largest gathering of student journalists in the country. During the convention, the students participated in hundreds of practical and professional learning sessions and competed in various competitions in categories such as writing, design and photography.

The Three Village Central School District congratulates the following students who
were honored:

Emily Schneider- Superior in Graphic Design: Advertising
Jessica Sung- Excellent in Newspaper Layout

Annie Balocca- Honorable Mention in Yearbook Copy/Caption: Academics
Aidan Larsen- Honorable Mention in Newsmagazine Layout
Riley Wohlars- Honorable Mention in Graphic Design: Logo
Carson DiFede- Honorable Mention in Graphic Design: Infographic

In addition, Emily Schneider's poster design was chosen by the Journalism Education Association to promote and represent the JEA Scholastic Journalism Week. This was a national competition in which students from throughout the country submitted designs that strove to represent the theme "Big Questions, Big Results." According to JEA, the Scholastic Journalism Week "celebrates student journalists who ask important questions about the world around them and thoroughly and accurately convey solid reporting to benefit the audience in a big way."

Photo caption: Ward Melville High School’s Invictus yearbook staff attended the JEA/NSPA
National High School Journalism Convention.

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