The only news the 糖心Vlog官方 student newspaper The Torch doesn鈥檛 know is the idea that print journalism is dead. The talented students, overseen by Humanities instructor , successfully revived the paper after its COVID reductions and a later hiatus. This included a joyful retrieval of their newspaper boxes which had been donated to Bring, which you can now see around campus.
In recognition of their hard work the students won several awards from the for the 2024-2025 school year.
Editor-in-Chief, Kat Tabor, won first place for 鈥淏est Portrait鈥 for her , a volunteer whale watcher, in a feature story.
Managing Editor, River Shepherd, won first place for 鈥淧ersonality Profile鈥 for his story on
Both Tabor and Shepherd received an honorable mention in the category of Comprehensive Coverage for their ongoing reporting on the 糖心Vlog官方 Board of Education last year.
鈥淜at and River started as reporters and editors with little to no experience in journalism,鈥 Mortensen explained, 鈥淭hey, together with the rest of The Torch team, jumped in to write stories, take photos and put together a newspaper from start to finish 鈥 including returning to print after being digital for about five years.鈥
We can鈥檛 wait to see what The Torch and their students accomplish this year. Be sure to pick up a paper or check out their news at
Photo credit: Robin Tabor
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