News Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 23, 2006
Contact Nancy Ale, Media Coordinator
James Hubert Blake High School
300 Norwood Road , Silver Spring, MD 20905
301-879-1356, Nancy_E_Ale@mcpsmd.org
BLAKE’S The Beat
School Newspaper #1
The Association of Educational Publishers, in conjunction with sponsor
Weekly Reader, announced this morning that The Blake Beat has been named
as the best high school newspaper in America.
The Beat had finished among the top five high school newspapers in
the nation as East Regional Winner the past two years, when this contest
was sponsored by AEP and Time Magazine/Time Magazine for Kids. This
year's tops-in-the-nation award was based on the judges' evaluation
of the December issue.
Beat staff will be recognized along with other national winners at
the AEP's annual luncheon at the J. W. Marriott in downtown DC on June
8.
Top editors and outgoing seniors on this year's staff include Editors-in-Chief
Corrina Jacobs (Tufts) and Grace Livingstone (St. Mary's); Associate
Editors Kameko Jacobs (Oberlin), Caitlin Keeley (Hofstra), Jaclyn King
(Dickenson), Adam Purucker (Maryland), Stephanie Richard (Lafayette),
and Nicole Sloane (Clemson); Director of Photography Matt Boyle (Hallmark
Institute of Photography); and Graphics Managing Editor Emily Toy (UMBC).
The Blake Beat is advised by Journalism teacher Kevin Keegan. |
