FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 27, 2018
The Indiana High School Press Association is proud to announce the finalists for the 2018 Indiana High School Journalist of the Year Award. While the full field of candidates was impressive and represented scholastic journalism programs from across the state, the competition’s judges felt these five students exemplified the best in Hoosier student media.
The five finalists in alphabetical order are:
Audrey Gacsy – Inklings newspaper co-editor-in-chief, Crown Point High School
Andrea John – Inklings newspaper co-editor-in-chief, Crown Point High School
Jared Rigdon – North Star newspaper editor-in-chief, Lawrence North High School
Claire Rightley – The Avon Echo newspaper editor-in-chief, Avon High School
Andrew Tapp – The Journal newspaper editor-in-chief, Southport High School
All five students will be recognized, and the 2018 award winner will be named, during the IHSPA First Amendment Symposium Wednesday, March 7 at 10:30 a.m. in the south atrium of the Indiana Statehouse. The 2018 Indiana High School Journalist of the Year receives a $1,000 scholarship from IHSPA and will be the state’s representative in the national competition at the JEA/NSPA National High School Journalism Convention in San Francisco, April 12-14.
Contact:
Ryan Gunterman
Executive Director
Indiana High School Press Association
Franklin College
101 Branigin Blvd.
Franklin, Indiana 46131
Office: 317-738-8199
Cell: 812-327-6529
Email: rgunterman@franklincollege.edu
Website: IHSPA.net
