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ICYMI: Wantagh Student-Journalists Earn Bevy Of Awards

Check out this story reported last week on Wantagh Patch.

Check out this story reported last week on Wantagh Patch.
Check out this story reported last week on Wantagh Patch. (Wantagh School District)

WANTAGH, NY — Wantagh high schoolers have been recognized with multiple awards for their excellent journalism. Under the direction of Peter Kravitz, Wantagh Warrior high school journalists garnered six individual awards during the yearly Empire State Scholastic Press Association contest, which is held at Syracuse University.

Senior Nicole Hooker took home the district's lone gold award in the sports news category for her article about last year's girls soccer team. Grace Anne McKenna won the district's lone silver award in the news story category and is the only Wantagh student-journalist to win an ESSPA award four consecutive years. She attends Boston College and has been published in the college's newspaper The Heights.

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