Jesse, Jesse, Jaden and Sawyer of Fort Mill High School pose with their Best of SRL 2013 trophy.
These promising journalists took home top prize in the Constitution category for their story about what effects new gun regulations may have on Second Amendment rights.
Nice work, gentleman!
What goes well with first place in a youth journalism competition?
Pizza of course.
Check out their winning video here: “Debate Over School Choice Divides Texans”
The Student Reporting Labs program launched its inaugural Best of SRL 2013 competition to honor the strongest entries for its three main video categories: Constitution, Dropout/Education and Science.
The winners in the Constitution category (Two-way tie):
The students of Fort Mill High School for their entry: “In South Carolina, Students Seek Balance Between Gun Traditions and Safety”
The students of Sentinel High School for their entry: “Challenging Their Superintendent’s Raise is a Student Matter, Say Montana Teens”
The winner in the Education/Dropout category:
The students of Austin High School for their entry: “Debate Over School Choice Divides Texans”
The winner in the Science category:
The students of Media Enterprise Alliance for their entry: “The Wake Up Call: Oakland Youth Urge Citizens to Deal with Climate Change”
Congratulations to everyone who participated in the competition.
Students at Communications Arts High School, a Reporting Labs site in Texas, prepare to interview fellow students about their personal experiences with AP testing.
— Javan’s response to a potential interview with Governor Dannel P. Malloy of Connecticut. Javan is a student at America’s Choice at SAND School in Hartford.
April Brown and Mike Fritz of the PBS NewsHour interview students at Howard University Middle School, a Student Reporting Labs site in Washington, D.C.
April Brown, Thai Da Silva and Mike Fritz of the PBS NewsHour visited and interviewed students at John F. Kennedy High School in Maryland.
MTV has pulled the plug on its popular reality show “Buckwild” a little more than a week after the sudden death of one of its stars, Shain Gandee.
Prior to the cast member’s tragic death, students of Richwood High School in West Virginia reported on how the reality show reinforces negative stereotypes.
Several of the PBS NewsHour’s Student Reporting Lab sites around the country answered our call to share their thoughts and experiences on bullying and what can be done to stop it. It’s in conjunction with our American Graduate Project’s report on Roots of Empathy, an international program designed to increase pro-social behavior and decrease aggression among young people.
Students of Lakewood High School in Florida tape an interview with Catherine Cameron, the First Amendment lawyer from Stetson University. This will be used in our story about the dress code changes at Lakewood High School.
