GCAA Student Media attends 2016 journalismSTL Webster Conference, takes home multiple awards
GCAA Student Media, and adviser Travis Armknecht, sit in the bleachers in the Webster University gymnasium. Students attended multiple workshops throughout the day to enrich their skills in journalism.
April 21, 2016
At this year’s journalismSTL conference held at Webster University, there were nearly 700 high school journalists from nearly 40 member schools from around the St. Louis area in attendance. The Student Media staff, with the help of adviser Travis Armknecht, submitted various stories, editorials, yearbook spreads, and photos for contests in which they received multiple awards which included the following:
- Expression yearbook [volume 2] – Honorable Mention in the Overall Yearbook category
- Yearbook Feature Copy – Kawan Yarbrough
- Honorable Mention Yearbook/Class Design – Ivy Beckenholdt, Joerdan Carney, and JuJu Vieth
- Honorable Mention Yearbook Student Life Design – Ivy Beckenholdt, Jerell McCole, and JuJu Vieth
- Honorable Mention Yearbook Student Life Design – Joerdan Carney, and Jerell McCole
- Honorable Mention in News Photography for coverage of Mizzou walkout – Chloe Ward (http://gcaatoday.com/2320/news/student-walkout-on-november-13th-in-support-of-mizzou-2/#prettyPhoto[1]/20/)
- Honorable Mention in Overall Online News for the first year of coverage – GCAAtoday.com
- Excellent rating in Commentary for GCAAtoday.com editorial – Emma Iffrig (http://gcaatoday.com/1912/showcase/hallway-madness-frustration-results-from-congestion-in-the-stairwells/)
- Best of Show in News Writing – Ivy Beckenholdt (http://gcaatoday.com/1862/news/grand-center-arts-academy-teachers-move-to-unionize/)
At the conference, students chose two workshops to attend, which provided information and tips on various journalistic topics. The day concluded with a live tweet session using the hashtag, #journalismSTL, as well as the award ceremony.
