Malden Students win Journalism Awards
The Blue and Gold, the student-run newspaper of Malden High School, entered many individual pieces for consideration in the annual New England Scholastic Press Association contest.
Malden had finalists in three out of the four categories:
Best Newspaper Story of the Year (chosen from among the first-place winners of the writing categories in the Individual Achievement contest):
- “With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility” by Mack Keating, Malden High School (MA) (Winner of the Bylined Column Category)
Best Design of the Year (chosen from among the first-place winners of the design categories in the Individual Achievement contest):
- “Teen Daze” by Richie Cortese, The Blue and Gold, Malden High School (MA) (Winner of the Editorial Cartoon Category)
Best photograph of the Year (chosen from among the first-place winners of the photo categories in the Individual Achievement contest):
- “Leica Naceus and her teammates try eagerly to guess the word to gain a point.“ By Chelmie Hyppolite, The Blue and Gold, Malden High School (MA) (Winner of the Feature Photo Category)
The Blue and Gold also took 1st place in all of New England for its Social Media Feed:
- Instagram: @theblueandgold, run by Jaslie Fang.
Several more pieces received Honorable Mentions:
- Artwork/cartoon: “Homework’s a Hassle: How to Hack It” by Abyan Ali
- Feature Story: “MHS Nerves around Midterms” by Fatima Husain
- News Story: “Senator Ed Markey Sparks Malden High With a Call to Action” by Mack Keating
- News Story: “Play Pro Enchants MHS with Magical ‘Pippin’ Production” by Chouaib Saidi
- News Story: “Exploring Genetic Editing: AP Seminar’s Field Trip to the MIT Museum” by Chelmie Hyppolite
- Personality Profile: “Blue and Gold Alumnnus Daniel O’Toole Returns to Malden High as New Field Hockey Assistant Coach” by Mack Keating
- Video: “The Cultural Impact of Immigrants on American Society” by Hana Wanas
- News Photo: “Sister Edwidge Celestin leading the service” by Chelmie Hyppolite
- News Photo: “Eun Han helping out a student” by Maliya Kazadi
