Volume 70, Number 4 - April, 1999 I I as: S
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PUBLlSHED AS A MEMBER SERVICE OF THE KENTUCKY PRESS ASSOCIATION AND KENTUCKY PRESS SERVlCE f ,
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KHSJA St t C to U. t 700 '
There may be hope for the deplet- “ . .
‘ ed workforce of journalists in Iw‘w. exerted “KS“? thdg many _ '
’ Kentucky — at least a few years hUddmg young JilurnahStS 3“ } «I ’
‘ down the road. together. It was heartwarming . '51 ‘4
g ‘ Several KPHFQCky newspaper 10m and gave us hope that maybe i
“mom‘s phrt‘C‘Pated ‘“ the 1999 some of these folks in the future .
i Kentucky High School Journalism will be in news a )r 'obs ,, / -
i Association (KHSJA) State P m J " y . 1
2 Convention March 31 in Louisville. *W—r- ' f
They left the event inspired about the Max Heath 5" ‘ ’
state of scholastic journalism in Executive Editor, LCNI . 5‘
i for the future. structured much like KPA’s. And just I
i _ The .(‘Vfi’ht drew over 700‘student like at KPA conventions. the awards ‘ .
.lhumahSts and 'ddVlSCFS from 39 presentation added an element of k '
SChOOIS~ _ . excitement. Thanks to a contribution . V 49- . j . fl 5 W i _
i . “I was impressed Wlthihfi’ GhthU' from The Courier-Journal, KHSJA . ' "’ , “,3; «£9.57? ' " , ' j
siasm and interest 0f the kldS and the was able to present plaques similar to , ~/" _ .
ii fact some of them were so focused on KPA’s to the students winning first . ,’ /
i Wth they wanted t0 k110W and what place in the various categories and to . i-
3 they want t() do," said Max Heath, the schools for (}eneral Excellence. Above: Jo-Ann Albers ‘- !
executive Editor 0f Landmark “Just look at the faces of the kids and 30b Adams critiqued ‘ ‘ /’ .
Community Newspapers Inc, and a at the awards ceremony, and you'll SChOO' newspapers and " I ; /—\\ " /
panelist fora “Careers in Journalism" know this is one of” Kl’A's best pro— met with students during . ' r . _‘=
session at the convention. “I was jects." said KPA President Tom the 1999 KHSJA State .
T (’XCltt'd to 590 that lnany budding (Vitudlll “The Students \‘Vt‘l'e SO (‘XClt' convention MarCh 31 in f V 4 ,
l young journalists all together. It was 9d. This is the first time some (,f'thpm Louisville. Right: Chris .' .
E; heartwarming and gave us hope that have ever gotten a school honor. I'm Poynter, South Central ’
5 maybe some of these folks in the really proud of KI’A for its support of Kentucky Bureau Chief f
; future will be in newspapei‘johs." student newspapers." for The Courier-Journal, ;
i The students came from across ('audil]. assistant managing edi- taught a session at the ‘fi . 4
the state. to learn about topics like tor at the Lexington Herald-Leader. convention on the basics
newswriting. photography. desktop has been involved with the high of newswriting. -
publishing and ethics — and for school association since it was formed
4 many, to receive some well-earned in 1997 and serves on the KHSJA ‘
recognition. This year‘s convention Advisorymiunci], -
featured an awards presentation See CONVENTION, page 12
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