Eleven high school journalists in Indiana were honored in the National Federation of Press Women’s high school communications contest, the organization announced in May.
The students had previously won first-place awards in the WPCI high school contest, and those entries were sent on to the national level. (See a full list of the state-level winners.)
These students will be honored at the NFPW conference in St. Louis in June.
The national winners from Indiana are:
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Honorable mention: Liliana Perez, Addison Ginther and Charlotte Miksha, Hamilton Southeastern High School, Fishers, Indiana
Feature story
Second place: Claire Steinbrook, Southport High School, Indianapolis, Indiana
Sports photo
Second place: Jayla Jackson, Ben Davis High School, Indianapolis, Indiana
Graphics/photo illustration
Honorable mention: Leying Yang, Carmel High School, Carmel, Indiana
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Honorable mention: Azalea Bennett-Orsini, Homestead High School, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Environment
Second place: Avery Carlisle and Helena Wang, Carmel High School, Carmel, Indiana
Radio/TV interview or talk show
Honorable mention: Tim VanEtten, Homewood-Flossmoor High School, Flossmoor, Indiana
Best newscast, radio/TV
First place: HSETV staff, Hamilton Southeastern High School, Fishers, Indiana
Video sports story
Second place: Max Arnold and Gabe Fryling, Noblesville High School, Noblesville, Indiana
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Second place: Emma Pearce, Noblesville High School, Noblesville, Indiana
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Third place: Grace Sharkey; and Abigail Kepler, Hamilton Southeastern High School, Fishers, Indiana