Today, my daughter Erin, won The Alabama Scholastic Press Association's Journalist of the Year! Not only did she win this very prestigious award, but she made history by being the first person to win it for broadcast!
How cool is that?? Her broadcast teacher, Brooke Dennis nominated Erin for this award. They worked together to get her portfolio complete and in on time. The portfolio had to include 3 recommendation letters, 5 of her best news packages, and a video of her journalistic life. Erin's French teacher Mrs. Byrum wrote one of her recommendation letters and so did Mrs. Dennis. The third letter had to be from a classmate. Luke McKinney, a fellow THS News staff member, wrote that letter for her. After spending the day at The University of Alabama at the ASPA Convention, we got to attend the awards dinner. THS News won "All Alabama" for over all broadcast. That is the highest award a high school broadcast staff can win so, THS News won "state"! A number of the staff members also won for news stories, anchoring, and videography. They saved giving out the biggest awards until last. It was all very exciting and I could barely take pictures through my proud tears. Erin won $500 and now will compete for the national title. Here is another cool little fact, her broadcast teacher, Brooke Watts Dennis, won Journalist of the Year when she was a senior in high school, too!!
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