Fredonia's student newspaper, the Spectator, was awarded a total of 14 awards in 10 categories, including Silver for Best Newspaper, at the 85th annual ESSPA conference that was held on Oct. 15 at Syracuse University's Newhouse School of Public Communications.
ESSPA, which stands for Empire State School Press Association, recognizes excellent scholastic journalism from student journalists across New York State. Schools submit to categories regardless of school size, and in some cases, publication type (for example, photography, artwork, service to school, and representation in media categories).
GOLD
Best Written Work in a Newspaper - Ray Dai for his article "Troubled Waters"
Best Feature Story - Orion Thompson - "Students yawn for change"
SILVER
Service to school - for overall coverage of the Importance of grades (articles written by Abigail Joy, Ray Dai, Ava Hartung, Jackson Gollnitz, and Brady Crawford)
Representation in Media - Cassandra Cramer, Miriam LaBarr and Tyler Priolette for their articles on our Unified program
Best Photograph - Isaac Williams
Best Sports Coverage - Chelsea Orr for her Blast from the Past " A lifetime passion for teacher" about Nick Bertrando
Best Sports Story - Aubrey Huber - "Stats do not tell the story of basketball season"
Best Sports Story - Alana Holt - "Team wins league title" (baseball story
BRONZE
Best Editorial - editorial board - "Time to wake up to students' needs"
Best Editorial - editorial board -"Is education really about grades, rankings?"
Best Artwork (portfolio) - Leah Hinds Morrison
HONORABLE MENTION
Best Photograph - Cooper Stenger
Best Sports Story - Michael Hahn - "Basketball team prepares for playoffs"