By: BRIANNA WILLARD

Tippecanoe Valley High School Student Publications went to Ball State University on Friday, April 25, for the 59th Annual High School Journalism Day. They won seven awards total. Student Publications is a combined class of yearbook members and newspaper members.

Back row (left to right) – Kaytie Shilling, Stephanie Mendez, Zac Capps, Brianna Willard, Jada Gaff, Jenna Schultz, Maci Jaberg
Middle row (left to right)—Morgan Thomas, Makayla Ruiz, Cora Warstler, Josie Forney, Alyssa VanMeter
Very front – Catherine Leadford
Caption — Members of the 2013-14 Student Publications staff pose for a photo with their awards. This was a record year both for the number of items the staff submitted to the BSU Journalism Day contests as well as the number of winners. This was the first year the Runic Review student newspaper, re-established in 2012, competed.

The 2013 Saga yearbook won excellent for the yearbook overall, an honorable mention for traditional yearbook design, and 2013 Valley graduate, Bethany Fincher, won a superior for the personality feature writing.

The student newspaper, the Runic Review, won honorable mention for the website overall. Senior Alyssa VanMeter won honorable mention in multimedia storytelling for her multimedia slideshow on senior Devin Childers heading to state, senior Liz Shepherd won excellent in column writing for her column “Flappy Bird: Addiction or Relaxation,” and senior Cora Warstler and freshman Josey Forney won excellent for their photo story on the Special Forces cheer squad.

“I felt excited and proud of myself. I did my best and got awarded for it,” Forney said.

To check out the TVHS student newspaper, please visit www.runicreview.com.

Left to Right – Cristian Jimenez Baca, Zac Capps, Michael Thacker, Jenna Schultz, Kaytie Shilling, Charlie Cardinal, Catherine Leadford, Morgan Thomas, Josie Forney, Jada Gaff, Makayla Ruiz, and Brandi Hazard
Caption — Students who attended the 59th Annual BSU Journalism Day workshops pose for a picture with Charlie cardinal, the Ball State University mascot. Students who attended the conference were able to attend three different 45 minute sessions in order to learn more and improve their skills in photography, writing, interviewing, and other areas of journalism.