Bucks Student Newspaper Wins 17 Awards In Statewide Contest

NEWTOWN, PA — The student newspaper of Bucks County Community College took home a record 17 awards in the statewide 2021 Keystone Media Contest.

The Centurion, which competes in the two-year college division, has won more than 130 awards since 2010 in the contest run by the Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association.

Students won awards for articles and news videos for its coverage of student government elections, a fatal shooting at Nockamixon State Park, the COVID-19 pandemic and the presidential election.

“Our campuses shut down last March, and since then the students have had to write and edit their stories and lay out the paper from home,” said Tony Rogers, journalism professor and Centurion faculty advisor. “The fact that they did such excellent work under such trying circumstances is absolutely amazing to me. I couldn’t be more proud.”

Instead of printing 2,000 copies that are distributed across the college's three campuses in Newtown, Bristol and Perkasie, student editors have produced a PDF of each issue and emailed it to students during the pandemic.

The Centurion took home the following awards:

• General News, second place, Bucks County Community College - The Centurion - Sellersville Teen Shot Dead at State Park - Payton Schreier
• Ongoing News Coverage, second place, Bucks County Community College - The Centurion - The 2020 Coronavirus Pandemic - Centurion Staff
• Ongoing News Coverage, honorable mention, Bucks County Community College - The Centurion - Special Report: The 2020 Presidential Election - Centurion Staff
• Public Service/Enterprise Package, first place, Bucks County Community College - The Centurion - The Results and Winners of Bucks' 2020-2021 Student Body Election - Alyssa Moore, Dakoda Carlson, Olivia Ruddell, Kristen Reiter
• Feature Story, second place, Bucks County Community College - The Centurion - Coping With Boredom During COVID-19 - Alyssa Moore
• Personality Profile, second place, Bucks County Community College - The Centurion - Ethel Rackin is a Professor and a Poet - Shannon Goldhahn
• Sports Story, first place, Bucks County Community College - The Centurion - Spring Athletics Forced to End Seasons Due to COVID-19 - Karagen Kelly
• Sports Story, second place, Bucks County Community College - The Centurion – Men’s’ Basketball Fall Short of Playoffs by One Win - Cole Schug
• Sports Story, honorable mention, Bucks County Community College - The Centurion - 2020 Philadelphia Union Season Preview - Skyler Hoffner
• Review, first place, Bucks County Community College - The Centurion - RDJs Dolittle Does Little - Bradley Hare
• Review, second place, Bucks County Community College - The Centurion - Sonic the Hedgehog Speeds Past Everyone's Expectations - Bradley Hare
• Layout and Design, first place, Bucks County Community College - The Centurion - Bucks prepares for the Coronavirus (Centurion Vol 55 Issue 9) - Sarah Siock, Alyssa Moore, Shannon Goldhahn
• Layout and Design, second place, Bucks County Community College - The Centurion - Joe Biden Wins Presidential Race (Centurion Vol 56 Issue 5) - Alyssa Moore, Dakoda Carlson, Olivia Ruddell, Kristen Reiter
• Website, first place, Bucks County Community College - The Centurion, www.bucks-news.com - Centurion Staff
• Video Story, first place, Bucks County Community College - The Centurion - Effort to Provide Low-Cost Textbooks Gains Momentum - Sarah Siock
• Video Story, second place, Bucks County Community College - The Centurion - Acme Workers Keep Shelves Stocked During the Pandemic - Jon Corley
• Video Story, honorable Mention, Bucks County Community College - The Centurion - Students Make the Adjustment to Online Classes - Sarah Siock

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