YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Lillian Andrews, a student at Boardman High School, won the Youngstown Press Club’s Scholastic Journalist of the Year award and the accompanying $100 prize.
Andrews was among 55 students from seven Mahoning Valley high schools to enter the club’s first Scholastic Journalism Awards competition.
Struthers High School and Choffin Career & Technical Center tied as winners in the Best News Publication, Broadcast or Website category. Each school will receive $100 to be used in their journalism or student media programs.
Honorable mentions in that category went to Ursuline and Badger high schools.
Winners and honorable mentions in other categories are:
- Best News Article: Amira Brown, Cardinal Mooney High School, winner; Akari Yoshiike, Salem High School, and Gianna Bonini, Struthers High School, honorable mentions.
- Best Feature Article: Chayce Giddens, Cardinal Mooney High School, winner; Madison Dowd, Salem High School, and Aviana Esparra, Ursuline High School, honorable mentions.
- Best Sports News Story: Ben Oddis, Cardinal Mooney High School, winner; Andonia Kavouras, Struthers High School, honorable mention.
- Best Sports Feature Article: James Mitchell, winner; Addison Kowacich, honorable mention, both of Boardman High School.
- Best Editorial, Column or Opinion Piece: Peyton Campbell, Cardinal Mooney High School, and Leah Markotan, Struthers High School, tied as winners.
- Best Layout and Design: Harper Liller and Lola Gordiejew, both of Boardman High School, winners.
A panel of nine press club members judged the entries. The contest was sponsored by WKBN-TV, The Vindicator, Andrea Wood and Dennis LaRue and the Anderson Program in Journalism at Youngstown State University.
The club plans to expand the contest next year and get more schools involved.