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SUMMER 2012
Page 6A
Adviser Update
Lunch
time chat
at the Low
Library
national
ROUNDUP
Post your state, regional or
national association’s activities in Adviser Roundup by
dropping editor George Taylor
([email protected]) a line
with your information. Photos
with captions from events are
welcome. Next deadline is
Sept. 1.
Aaron Manfull, 2011 National
High School Journalism
Teacher of the Year, and Ed
Sullivan, executive director
of the Columbia Scholastic
Press Association, chat about
the state of scholastic journalism at the spring Advisers
Luncheon in New York City.
Manfull, chair of the JEA Digital
Committee, said digital media
should be the core of a publications program that everything
else revolves around. He reassured inquiring advisers it’s OK
for the students to know more
about digital media than they
do.
Photo by Mark Murray
Students of honorees share scholarships
raduating seniors at the
G
high schools of the 2011
National High School Journal-
ism Teacher of the Year and four
Distinguished Advisers have been
awarded $3,000 in scholarships
by the Dow Jones News Fund.
The winners were selected
based on writing contests and
portfolios submitted this spring.
The top scholarship recipient
is Kaitlyn Williams of Francis
Howell North High School, St.
Charles, Mo. Aaron Manfull, 2011
Teacher of the Year, teaches and
advises the newsmagazine North
Star and FHNtoday.com, where
Kaitlyn was the digital editor in
chief. She will receive a $1,000
scholarship to attend the Univer-
sity of Missouri. She wrote about
the professional growth of Kalen
Ponche, editor of the St. Charles
Patch.
Winners of scholarships
awarded in honor of 2011 Distinguished Advisers will receive
$500.
Krista James of Sparkman
High School, Harvest, Ala., who
will attend the University of
Alabama, profiled Erica Slone,
president and publisher of the
Madison County Record and
Madison Record. Erin Coggins
was her adviser.
Paige Stewart of Southside
High School, Fort Smith, Ark.,
wrote about a local pastor who
tries to reach a younger congrega-
tion employing technology when
he can. She will attend the University of Arkansas, Fort Smith.
Her adviser was Susan Colyer.
Wayne Epps Jr. of Prince
George (Va.) High School will
attend James Madison University
where he is a Centennial Scholar.
He wrote about the future of
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