The Pennsylvania School Press Association is proud to announce the 2010 Student Journalist of the year as

Seth Zweifler of Conestoga High School

The two state runners up include:  Katelyn Frueh  and Emily Weber both from Souderton Area High School

Seth will receive a $500 scholarship and each runner up will receive a $100 scholarship.

Congratulations to these 3 journalists and all journalists who took time to put together and submit portfolios.  Encourage this year’s juniors to start looking ahead to next year and begin a portfolio now.

Overall Entries

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• 25 newspapers were evaluated for overall awards.
• The judges awarded 9 GOLD, 14 SILVER, and 2 BRONZE medals.
• 3 of the gold medal winners will be named ALL-STATE newspapers.

Individual Entries

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• 766 individual entries were submitted.
• 222 entries earned Gold awards, 281 Silver, and 212 Bronze.
• 34 were unrated, and 17 were unjudged.

Conestoga’s Spoke Newspaper / Web publication earns “Best of Philly” Award

The publishers of Philadelphia Magazine noted the publication’s gutsy approach to journalism, writing, ““Nationally recognized and award-winning, Conestoga’s seasoned journalists learn to tackle serious topics – growing up gay, teen pregnancy, swine flu, illegal gambling – for their published-seven-times-a-year paper and even richer, ever-updating website, Stoganews.com.”  No further information about the magazine’s accolades for this top-notch program may be found on the web (yet) – you’ll have to buy a copy of the magazine to get the full scoop.

PSPA congratulates the staff and advisers of The Spoke for a job well-done!  Everyone at Conestoga High School can take pride in this exemplary program, the best in Philly and one of the best in Pennsylvania.