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Wednesday 7 July 2010

[Cambodian-born] S.J.’s young journalists worthy of high praise

Stagg High student wins top prize in annual contest

By The Record
July 05, 2010

STOCKTON — During a school year in which budget cuts cost at least two San Joaquin County high schools their journalism programs, student reporters nonetheless contin­ued to produce work that ques­tioned staffing decisions, exam­ined athletic safety, celebrated cultural events and otherwise offered a multifaceted look at campus life.

Through our annual high school journalism contest, The Record seeks to honor that work and to acknowledge it as both an academic endeavor and a public service.

The newspaper additionally awards the Richard G. Marsh Grand Prize for Excellence to recognize a student journal­ist “who best serves the public through his or her dedication to fairness and accuracy, and demonstration of te­nacity and courage.”

During the 2009-10 academic year, the staff of Stagg High School’s newspaper organized a proj­ect on crime and incarceration.

As a part of that effort, Michelle Pheav, a junior at the time, offered a personal account of crime, incarceration, and their consequences.

Her first-person column tells the story of her uncle, a Cambodian immigrant, who early in his life and despite his mother’s efforts was drawn to criminal activity.

Pheav’s prize-winning piece, as well as the other first-place winners, are published inside to­day’s edition of The Record: • Page A3: News.

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