THS students recognized for newspaper design
November 24, 2010
Wentzville, MO
Three recent Timberland High School newspaper students received Honorable Mention in the “Design of the Year Award” contest at the national high school journalism convention. This ranks their newspaper design as one of the top six designs in the entire nation.
Graduates Cara Eckert, Hollan Linn, and Caleb Quinn were named finalists in the Newspaper Page/Spread Design Category in September. The judges selected the finalists based on their effective use of photos, color, art, graphics and typography.
Entries were also graded on the contemporary appeal of the material and suitability for the intended audience. Their layout “Timberland’s Ugly Truth” ran in the September 2009 edition of the Wolf’s Howl, the student newspaper.
The spread was adapted from the movie, “The Ugly Truth,” which depicts a battle of the sexes. Their design, photography, and articles show what men and women really want in a relationship.
Eckert is currently a freshman electronic arts major at Missouri State University. Linn is a nursing major at St. Charles Community College, and Quinn works at SSM Healthcare in Lake Saint Louis.
“I felt happy to win an Honorable Mention at the national convention,” Eckert said. “I loved working with them [Caleb and Hollan] on this spread. I’m extremely proud of our design and it wouldn’t have happened without them. I’m thrilled that it got so far.”
The finalists were awarded at the JEA/NSPA national high school journalism convention in Kansas City on Nov. 13. Over 4,600 students and teachers attended the convention from 38 states and England.
For more information or to view the other winners go to: www.studentpress.org.
From the Wentzville School District
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