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HACC students honored with state newspaper awards

March 19, 2014

HARRISBURG, Pa. – Student journalists from HACC’s Harrisburg and Lancaster campus newspapers, The Fourth Estate and Live Wire, are among college journalists named winners in the annual Student Keystone Press Awards contest.

The Student Keystone Press Awards contest recognizes high school and college journalism that provides relevance, integrity and initiative in serving readers. Any student at any public, private or parochial Pennsylvania high school, college or university who has had his or her material published in the school newspaper may enter the contest, which is provided by the Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association Foundation. Winners will be honored at the Student Keystone Press Awards Luncheon on Wednesday, April 2, 2014, at the Hershey Lodge and Convention Center.

“I am so proud of the students producing Live Wire,” said Dana Passek, English instructor and Live Wire advisor at HACC, Central Pennsylvania’s Community College. “They work very hard, and it is nice to see the staff members receive recognition for their efforts. Live Wire is always looking for new members, and I encourage more students to get involved.”

Trum Simmons, English instructor and advisor to The Fourth Estate, said, “This year's editors have done an excellent job covering important stories and writing strong editorials. They've covered sensitive stories with good judgment and kept the campus well informed.”

Staff members of The Fourth Estate at the Harrisburg Campus and the Live Wire at the Lancaster Campus won 12 awards in the two-year college division. The award winners are listed below.

 

Award

Category

Publication

Entry Title

Credits

Column

First Place

Live Wire

Confessions of a registered nursing student

Shawn Reed

Review

First Place

Live Wire

Cold bodies warm hearts: love sparks

Dan Bell

Ongoing News Coverage

First Place

The Fourth Estate

Campus Security

Leif Johnson, Allison Stark

Feature Story

First Place

The Fourth Estate

PTSD affects more than soldiers with war trauma

Matt Jones

Personality Profile

First Place

The Fourth Estate

Employee Profile: Betty Summerford

Allison Stark

Sports Story

First Place

The Fourth Estate

The fake and not?so?fake face of wrestling

Alexander Goodlive

Review

Second Place

The Fourth Estate

Doctor Who celebrates 50th anniversary in theaters

Staff

Layout and Design

Second Place

The Fourth Estate

RedBeard's Recommendations: Holiday tech and media gifts

Leif  Johnson, Allison Stark

Public Service/Enterprise Package

Honorable Mention

Live Wire

Changes to student loans

Shawn Reed

Layout and Design

Honorable Mention

Live Wire

Return of the drag show

James Farbo

Ongoing News Coverage

Honorable Mention

Live Wire, The Fourth Estate

HACC Exec. V.P. charged with alleged $228,000 theft/Update on Rockey/Rockey pleads guilty

Shawn Reed, Allison Stark

Feature Photo

Honorable Mention

The Fourth Estate

Photographer Paul Batchelor documents the C. Ted Lick Conference Center's transformation into the Ted Lick Administration Building.

Paul Batchelor

 

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