Solon Students Win Journalism Awards

SOLON, OH — Students working for the Solon High School newspaper, the SHS Courier, have garnered a bevy of awards from the Ohio Scholastic Media Association. The online-only publication received 13 awards this year.

"We're very proud of our students and what they've accomplished," Tamara Strom, a Solon Schools spokesperson told Patch.

The paper is produced by the students in a journalism class at the high school. Students have been unable to meet in the second semester, so the paper's last published stories date to Dec. 2019.

A quick perusing of the Courier's website shows students writing about the deaths of teenagers due to vaping, student plans after graduation, the backgrounds of successful teachers and the path from student athlete to college athlete. It's a robust offering from talented journalists.

Here are the students who received awards this year:

• Benjamin Grossman – Honorable Mention for Online Opinion Story, Excellent for Infographic
• Benjamin Grossman and A.J. Perfetto (2019 SHS graduate) - Superior for Sports Opinion
• Sydney (Ellis) Smith – Honorable Mention for Review
• Haelo Graff – Honorable Mention for Online Opinion Story
• Jillian Stewart – Excellent for News Feature
• Lara Decastecker – Excellent for News Feature, Superior for Online News Story, Excellent for Commentary
• Alexis Simmerson – Excellent for Commentary
• Natalia Selvaggio – Honorable Mention for Newswriting
• Sabriya Zaman – Honorable Mention for Personality Profile
• Sophia Ferrazza – Excellent for Review

The SHS Courier can be accessed online.