HARTFORD, Conn — We started last fall with a trickle of entries.
Then there were the Student News Teachers workshops, and more came in. By the time submissions closed at the beginning of May, we had over 130 entries from schools all over the state. All of them are produced by students.
These are the best works that were submitted this year in the categories. Entries were judged by a panel of television professionals on whether they were newsworthy, their craftsmanship, and creativity.
The winners will be announced in a ceremony on June 5 at the University of Hartford.
Hard News
Liliana Hernandez, Kaylee Cormier - Manchester High School
Grace Mueller, Sebastian Russell - Norwich Free Academy
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Khushi Grover - Hall High School
Feature
Ella Goals, Samantha Ward - Manchester High School
Maya Markowitz, Ella Franzman - Jonathan Law High School
Erika Rozek, Samuel Belcher and Ryan Silberberg - Manchester High School
Community
Alina Leem, Natalie Jopeck - Hall High School
Avery Fritzsche, Maxx Salls - Norwich Free Academy
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Molly Crabtree, Julia Young - Killingly High School
DEI
Olivia Howard, Analys Canales Alvarez - Norwich Free Academy
Cecilia Kolenich, Michael Gove - Farmington High School
Matthew Izzo - Westbrook High School
CHESLA
Natalie Sampson - Enfield High School
Grace Mueller, Avery Fritzsche - Norwich Free Academy
Madison Scott, Abigail Bailey - Manchester High School
Big Y
Zoe Evans, Dasa Gramblickova - Manchester High School
Fin Konik, Gianna Trombetto - Shepaug Valley High School
Sydney Crabtree, Laura Farquhar - Killingly High School
Sports
Sydney Crabtree, Laura Farquhar - Killingly High School
Mia Gilbert, Ryan Silberberg - Manchester High School
Caroline Goderre, Analys Canales Alvarez - Norwich Free Academy
Not Just a Game
Thomas Johnson, Ty Forti - Daniel Hand High School
Mia Santiago - South Windsor High School
Lily Bialack, Avery D'Amico - Shepaug Valley High School
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The FOX 61 Student News program empowers Connecticut middle and high school students to explore the world of multi-media journalism by giving them the opportunity to capture, edit and publish original content under the guidance of industry professionals.
Each student produced and hosted segment will showcase a local story or event, highlighting all that is great about our state. Segments will be featured on-air during Friday's Morning News at 7:45 a.m., 5:45 p.m. and 10:45 p.m. news and during the FOX61 Morning News on Saturday at 7 a.m., and right here on FOX61.com!
Stay tuned and keep an eye out for the next news star! If your school would like to get involved learn more here or email us at studentnews@fox61.com.