Northeast Ohio and western Pennsylvania high school students and their advisers can win prizes of up to $200 in the second annual Youngstown Press Club Scholastic Journalism Awards contest.
Entries are being sought from students at high schools in Ashtabula, Trumbull, Mahoning, Columbiana, Mercer and Lawrence counties.
The entry deadline is Wednesday, March 18. Submissions will be judged by a panel of press club members.
The competition categories are: scholastic journalist of the year; adviser of the year; news story; feature story; sports news and features; editorial, column or opinion; reviews of products, movies, plays or books; photography; video package; print or web layout and design; and news publication, broadcast production or website.
By recognizing excellent work, the Youngstown Press Club seeks to encourage high school students to start on the path to a journalism career.
Contest sponsors are: The Houck Agency; the Anderson Program in Journalism at Youngstown State University, Andrea Wood and Dennis LaRue, WKBN-TV News and the Laney Fitzpatrick Family Fund.
Contest details are at youngstownpressclub.com.
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