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The Print brings home 15 awards
BY LILLY FARRIS
DESIGN EDITOR
Dateline: the 26 of April,
The event also played host to a collection o f seasoned veterans in-
2019.
A high-spirited group of plucky youngsters from our very own Clackamas
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the industry who attended the event to pass some of their wisdom down
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to these budding writers, photographers and designers. This lineup
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for the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association Collegiate Day and
included Rachel Alexander of the Salem Reporter, Tom Hallman of the
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awards ceremony — a big celebratory hullabaloo to cap off a great year
Oregonian, and Lyndon Zaitz of the Keizertimes.
Community College made their way to Linn-Benton Community College
They shared their time and some anecdotes about being muckrakers in
of excellence in the field of reporting.
The yearly event is a culmination of community and camaraderie between
schools in Oregon,
as well as a good source of healthy competition
for these avid junior journalists.
Instead of duking it out in an
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hopes of teaching some important lessons and inspiring eager minds.
The whole event was
work done,
a grand celebration of the year past and the
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and many walked away with not only with smiles on their
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old-fashioned slobberknocker, these wild youths choose to prove that
faces but determination in their eyes, determination to win even more
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the pen is mightier than the sword.
awards next y e a r .
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That's right,
they pit themselves against each other in a battle
of skill and newspaper excellence to see who can publish the best
tabloid. With categories in news,
sports,
culture and many others,
they take to the page to prove who's got the most metal when it comes
to producing a paper.
This reporter is happy to say that our very own guys and gals of
The Clackamas Print didn't disappoint,
bringing home a whopping 15
awards in their arms to our beautiful campus. Among the awards were
commendations for best photography, best illustration by a cartoonist,
best sports story and even an award for their site on the world wide
web.
We reached out for comment from one Victoria Durling the leader of
these intrepid writers and this is what she had to say:
"I couldn't be more proud of everyone.
They put so much time and
love into their work and it finally paid off. They truly deserve this
recognition."
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In total The Clackamas Print won 15 awards, including the first place cartoon
and first place for best writing.
theclackam asprint.com
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May 1, 2019