The Cougar receives 28 journalism awards

On Tuesday May 13, 17 Albany High School journalists were honored at the Northern California Press Women/San Francisco Press Club’s annual High School Journalism Competition. In total, these student journalists received 28 awards in 14 categories. Albany High journalists received three first place finishes, as many as any other high school in the competition.

Multiple award winners include: Eric Beeson for editorial writing; Nina Lincoff for graphics and layout; Jackie Quinn for news writing and layout; Kevin Quirolo for feature writing and graphics; and Jose Rivera-Lerman for photography and graphics.

Jackie Quinn (news writing and layout) and Kevin Quirolo (graphics) earned first place awards. In addition to cash awards, their submissions are being judged in the National Press Women competition.

Other winners include Madeleine Miller-Bottome, Jay Healy, Artemis Jenkins, Rachel Krow-Boniske, Andrew Sutherland, Lia Kato, Sean Smith, Rees Blanchard, Will Kasten and 2007 graduates Leslie Ribovich, Laura Marostica and Zack Lewis.

This is the greatest number of Albany students to win awards and the largest total number of awards won since Albany High has participated in this 30-year-old competition. It is particularly gratifying that Albany High won as many first place awards as journalism powerhouse Palo Alto High.

Congratulations are in order for these winners and all Albany High journalists.

A huge thanks is due to the Albany community as well – citizens, parents, faculty, administrators, public officials and the Contra Costa County Office of Education ROP program. In an era when high school journalism is in peril, but needed the most, you provide us the funding, the access, the freedom and the encouragement.

A complete listing of student winners, categories and entry titles:

Eric Beeson
Honorable Mention, Editorial
• What about the rest of the school?
• Late for Life

Nina Lincoff
Second Place, Single-Page Layout
• Haiku Forever
Third Place, Graphics
• The “I” in Generation
Honorable Mention, Graphics
• Albany Athletics – Cheerleading
• Albany Athletics – Volleyball
• Albany Athletics – Football

Jackie Quinn
First Place, News
• The No Fail Zone
First Place, Double-Truck Layout
• Where’s the Milk?
Third Place, Feature
• Aghaee Family

Jose Rivera
Second Place, Feature Photo
• New Cop on Campus
Second Place, Graphics
• Where’s the Milk?
Third Place, Graphics
• Albany Dominates New Derivative Basketball League

Kevin Quirolo
First Place, Graphics
• What is Love?
Third Place, Features
• How to Have Fun in P.E. 1
Honorable Mention, Features
• Don’t Die, Drink

Laura Marostica
Honorable Mention, Opinion
• The Return of the Draft

Madeleine Miller-Bottome
Honorable Mention, Features
• Keeping the Faith

Jay Healy
Honorable Mention, Features
• Segregation in the Classroom

Artemis Jenkins
Honorable Mention, Features
• Constructive Criticism

Rachel Krow-Boniske
Honorable Mention, Features
• Tuvshintogs Finding a New Home

Leslie Ribovich
Honorable Mention, Features
• Two Houses, One Home

Andrew Sutherland
Honorable Mention, Features
• Albany’s Extended Arts Family

Lia Kato
Third Place, Sports
• Turf War

Sean Smith
Third Place, Sports
• Like a Giant Banana on Wheels

Rees Blanchard
Second Place, Review
• Incredible and Edible

Will Kasten
Second Place, Graphics
• Incredible and Edible

Zack Lewis
Third Place, Graphics
• Restructuring Academics

One Response

1. 9:13 AM on May 20th, 2008Good Job:

   But really why didn’t the people who really bust their butt get awards. I wont name any names but c’mon really they really should get awards or some kind of recognition.

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