Potential Magazine Winter 2017 | Page 56

Lanier’s The Blue & White Wins Four Top Journalism Awards For a second consecutive year, Sidney Lanier High School’s The Blue & White newspaper captured The Hallmark Award for best student publication, along with a string of other first-place honors, at Troy University’s J-Day media workshop and competition. Other awards were Best Writing Quality, Best Newspaper Coverage and Best Layout & Design. More than 500 students representing 27 public and private schools participated in J-Day. The annual event provides high school students the opportunity to experience the journalism and communication world through a series of informative and practical workshops and provides a better understanding of the career field. L32 | Winter 2017 “This newspaper is lively and interesting in both design and content,” the judge wrote in the commentary. “It addresses issues that touch students’ lives and does not shy away from controversial topics.” Students enrolled in Journalism I and II are taught the principles of newsgathering and interviewing for the production of articles that touch on trends, issues and ideas www.potentialmagazine.com