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.
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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