PROVIDENCE R.I. - The Current Wave, the student newspaper of North Kingstown High School, recently took first place for the fifth consecutive year in the best newspaper category of the 24th Annual Providence Journal Scholastic Journalism Critique & Competition. Taking top honors for the third straight year in the Middle/Junior High School Division was the student newspaper of West Warwick's John F. Deering Middle School, For Your Information.
A professional and academic panel of journalists and photographers from The Providence Journal and the University Of Rhode Island Department of Journalism judged more than 70 individual student entries in photography, writing and illustration.
Individual student winners and winning newspaper staffs received trophies and professional critiques of their work.
To hear commentary from some of the student journalists, go to projo.com/sja
Here is a complete list of winners:
HIGH SCHOOL DIVISION
Best High School Newspaper Category
Winner
North Kingstown High School
The Current Wave
1st Runner-up
Westerly High School
The Barker
2nd Runner-up
Portsmouth Abbey School
The Beacon
3rd Runner-up
High School Newspaper
South Kingstown High School
The Rebellion
Editorial/Opinion
Writing Category
1st Place
MARISA EDMONDS
Portsmouth Abbey School
The Beacon
2nd Place
LILLIAN MATHEWS
South Kingstown High School
The Rebellion
3rd Place
JOHN BRODEUR
Westerly High School
The Barker
News Story Category
1st Place
KERRI SHEEHAN
Westerly High School
The Barker
2nd Place
CHLOE ROBITAILLE
North Kingstown High School
The Current Wave
3rd Place
LAUREN PANNONE
Cranston High School West
The West Wind
In-Depth Reporting Category
1st Place
LILLIAN MATHEWS
South Kingstown High School
The Rebellion
2nd Place
SARA MUNDA
Portsmouth Abbey School
The Beacon
3rd Place
LAUREN MOJKOWSKI
Cranston High School West
The West Wind
Feature Story Category
1st Place
ALEX ISSA
North Kingstown High School
The Current Wave
2nd Place
KATHARINE SEDIVY-HALEY
St. Mary Academy Bay View
The View
3rd Place
KATHRYN YAO
Portsmouth Abbey School
The Beacon
Sports Story Category
1st Place
TIM REISS
South Kingstown High School
The Rebellion
2nd Place
EMILY VYSE
Westerly High School
The Barker
3rd Place
QUENT DICKMANN
Portsmouth Abbey School
The Beacon
Illustration/Comic/Editorial Cartoon Category
1st Place
CHRIS ANDREWS
Portsmouth High School
The Patriot Ledger
2nd Place
MATTHEW BERRY
North Kingstown High School
The Current Wave
3rd Place
SARA POLLARD
Cranston High School West
The West Wind
Photojournalism Category
1st Place
LAURA JONES
South Kingstown High School
The Rebellion
2nd Place
KRISTIN ORABONE
Cranston High School West
The West Wind
3rd Place
JORDANA GAINES
St. Mary Academy Bay View
The View
MIDDLE/JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL DIVISION
Best Middle/Junior High Newspaper Category
Winner
John F. Deering Middle School
For Your Information
1st Runner-up
Nicholas A. Ferri Middle School
Jaguar Journal
2nd Runner-up
Riverside Middle School
The Viking Press
3rd Runner-up
Blessed Sacrament School
The Mustard Seed
Writing Category
1st Place
MONICA WIANT
Blessed Sacrament School
The Mustard Seed
2nd Place
JESSICA DEBURGO
John F. Deering Middle School
For Your Information
3rd Place
SAMANTHA KEENAN
Nicholas A. Ferri Middle School
Jaguar Journal
Illustration/Comic/Editorial Cartoon Category
1st Place
DANIEL FIGUEROA
Nicholas A. Ferri Middle School
Jaguar Journal
2nd Place
ANDREW BUTLER
Riverside Middle School
The Viking Press
3rd Place
CHLO GHERARDI
Blessed Sacrament School
The Mustard Seed
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