S-WR Journalism Students Earn 33 Press Awards

Staff members of the Wildcat Pause, Shoreham-Wading River High School’s newspaper, earned 33 awards in the Long Island Press’s annual High School Journalism Awards ceremony held at Hofstra University at the end of May.

There were more than 1,200 entries from more than 30 high schools across Long Island. Most awards were for writing, but the staff also won in the news illustration and single-page layout categories. The paper took the first place award for overall layout due in large part to the efforts of Paul Whitbeck, graphics editor.

First place awards went to:

• Ashlyn Vicari (3)
• Gabrielle Bruno
• Kelly Granzen

• Gabrielle Bruno
• Tom Cummings
• Bobbie Ferentinos
• Kelly Granzen
• Tim Haggerty
• Lauren Lustgarten

• Gabrielle Bruno
• Bobbie Ferentinos
• Kelly Granzen (2)
• James Kuczewski (2)
• Giavanna Verdi
• Spring Yu

• Gabrielle Bruno
• Tom Cummings
• Casey DePalma
• Michael Julian
• Tom Kirby
• Emily Kulesa (2)
• Carolyn Rogers
• Shannon Steimel (2)
• Giavanna Verdi (2)
• Joseph Whelan