KINGSPORT The student newspaper at Kingsport City Schools’s Sevier High School continues to win awards.
Youth Journalism International (YJI) has named 11 student journalists from Sevier’s student newspaper, The SequoyahScribe, as the 2022 award winners.
Awards from YJI are from submissions from countries around the world.
In its 13th year, YJI’s annual international media competition recognizes students’ writing and reporting skills, art, photography and multimedia in news, sports, opinions and other categories published or broadcast in English during 2021 by non-professional student journalists, aged 19 and over. .
A panel of judges evaluates entries, which came from high schools and individuals from around the world who write about school papers, blogs or other media.
“I am very proud of the students for their tireless work and outstanding achievements,” Seiver director Kelli Seymour said in a KCS press release on Friday. “Mr. David Flanary’s commitment and support for this program is tremendous. He and the students have worked together to create a wonderful school newspaper that is unparalleled.”
Flanary is SequoyahScribeadvisor and Sevier’s social studies teacher.
“This year, our newspaper was named Best Newspaper in the State by the Tennessee High School Press Association, as well as a Pacemaker finalist by the National Scholastic Press Association,” Flanary said in a press release. “Now, these international awards show that Sevier student journalists are doing quality journalism that can stand side by side with any student publication worldwide. I am extremely proud of every student involved in The Sequoyah Scribe.”
Student journalists from Sevier High School received 11 awards. Awards won by The SequoyahScribe include:
Maddison Ball – Finalist – Frank Keegan Award for News
Claire Mooney – First Place – In-Depth Reporting
Katelyn Burrell – Honorable Mention – In-depth Reporting
Katelyn Burrell – First Place – Opinion Writing
Claire Mooney – Honorable Mention – Opinion Writing
Michael Fanning – Honorable Mention – General Review
Maggie Dunworth – Honorable Mention – News Photo
Katie Carmon – Honorable Mention – Sports News
Calli Venzon – Honorable Mention – Sports Opinion Writing
Adeline Lyttle – HonorableMention- Photo Illustration
Taishawna Davis – Honorable Mention – Illustration
YJI has been educating the next generation of talented news professionals and teens since 1984. Formally incorporated in 2007, it is a nonprofit educational nonprofit 501 (c) (3). For more information about YJI, visitrinare journalist.org.
Kingsport City Schools (KCS) is a public school district located in Kingsport, serving students in the Sullivan and Hawkins County boroughs and schooling students from elsewhere. The district consists of 13 schools, including a pre-K, eight elementary schools, two high schools, one high school, an elective high school curriculum, and an alternative curriculum. It has a total enrollment of over 7,600 students. KCS vision is to “Inspire. Cultivate. Influence”.
