By Bailey Hussung and Lexi Burch
Class day, which awards seniors for their four years of hard work, took place on May 1. Teachers, administrators, and parents gathered to honor the class of 2013.
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Newspaper, yearbook staffs excel at recent competitions
By Sidney Reynolds
Last Friday The Bagpiper newspaper Staff and Bartizan Yearbook staff went to Southeastern Indiana’s High School Press Association convention at Indiana University Southeast where The Bagpiper was named Newspaper of the Year for the ninth consecutive year. Additionally, the Bartizan yearbook was named Yearbook of the Year.
These honors came one week after The Bagpiper was named a Hoosier Star newspaper at the annual Indiana High School Press Association convention at Franklin College, placing it among the state’s top newspapers. The newspaper and Bartizan yearbook also won several individual Harvey awards at the IHSPA convention.
“I was really happy to see it do so well. We spent a lot of time and dedication on producing a good book for our students and competitions,” said senior Lauren McNeeley, Bartizan editor-in-chief.
Sophomore Jalyn Kowalski won second place in On-site Student Life Design at the IHSPA convention.
“It was really a big accomplishment for me because it was the first time I’ve ever done something like that,” said Kowalski.
McNeeley said the numerous yearbook awards are a reflection of the staff’s high standards. “We have very high standards for the work that we do. I think that’s what pushes us for our photos and captions to make a good yearbook,” she said.
Senior Anna Boone, co-editor-in-chief of The Bagpiper, said the newspapers staff’s focus on producing quality journalism has paid off.
“It was very rewarding,” she said. “I think it solidifies all the hard work we have been doing throughout the year.”
Senior Grace Runkel, co-editor-in-chief of The Bagpiper, agreed with Boone.
“I was really honored to win this award again. It was nice to see all our hard work pay off,” said Runkel.
Boone said the writing and reporting talents of the newspaper journalists helped lead to the recent honors.
“I think every single year we’ve had great writers on our staff, especially this year,” she said.
For next year, The Bagpiper plans to work on their website design and layout, and the Bartizan is already putting together this year’s yearbook for the next competition.
“We are going to continue our excellent writing,” added Boone.
The most recent edition of The Bagpiper was published and distributed at FC today. Interested readers can look through pdf’s of pages posted on this website.
To see a complete list of individual students honored at the SISPA convention, click here.
To see a complete list of individual students honored at the IHSPA convention, click here.
FC honored at Indiana Statehouse
On Wednesday, March 2, over 40 FC journalism and government students attended the 5th annual First Amendment Symposium at the Indiana State house sponsored by the Indiana High School Press Association.
Principal Louie Jensen was awarded IHSPA Administrator of the Year for his support of FC journalism and the First Amendment.
Senior Carmen Huff was a finalist for Indiana Student Journalist of the Year.
Junior Jill Moore won third place prize in the poster contest promoting the First Amendment.
Sophomore Grace Runkel won first place in the essay contest promoting the First Amendment.
Senior Jon Ferguson, President of the IHSPA student board, was one of six Indiana journalism students selected to speak about the First Amendment at the event last Wednesday.