ARROW Newsmagazine Wins First Place Journalism Award

The National Scholastic Press Association and Journalism Education Association  awarded a first place trophy to Renton High School's ARROW newsmagazine for student work on a special centennial edition of the paper.

The event took place last weekend in Anaheim, Calif.

Many of the students Patch told you about , who had won individual journalism awards were present at the ceremony in Anaheim to receive their trophy, in front of close to 4,000 attendees.

Judges critiqued the newsmagazine on content, design, editorial leadership and photography.

“I like that this issue has a broad range of stories including young people and alumni,” editor-in-chief Olivia Fry said. “It has something for everyone."

The issue included small vignettes of student obituaries, original photography, cartoons and alumni interviews.

Managing Editor Max Bureau said he thought the issue was special because it felt different from a normal newspaper.

"But we still contributed to the legacy of Renton High School. We wanted to leave something behind,” he said.

Two students won honorable mentions at the conference: Katie Reynolds, for editorial cartooning, and Mindy Saeteurn, for computer design (photoshop).