Minutes of January 26, 2012 School Board Meeting

SOUDERTON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT Page 74Thursday, January 26, 20122011­2012 School YearSTUDENT RECOGN ITION (CONTINUED)S ouderton Area High School – 2010‐2011 Arrowhead Newspaper (Continued)National Scholastic Press Association – First Class AwardAccording to the judges…, “This staff seems to have had their hand on the pulse of thestudent community and the surrounding community from the very first issue… Thecoverage goes beyond the mere machinations of hallway chat. There is some entertainingand informative work being done and you should be proud of it.”2012 Arrow head Editorial StaffJAMIE BENFIELD (12 th Grade) – Co‐Editor‐In‐ChiefSAMANTHA LUCHANSKY (12 th Grade) – Co‐Editor‐In‐ChiefEVAN ARMSTRONG (11 th Grade) – Opinion EditorTRAVIS COPENHAVER (11 th Grade) – News/Features EditorMAGGIE WURST (11 t h Grade) – Sports/Entertainment EditorSIERRA LAMBETH (10 th Grade) – Special Section EditorDR. STACEY L. ARONOW – AdvisorDr. Johnson asked the Board for a motion to recognize the 2011 Arrowhead Newspaper and editorial stafffor their outstanding accomplishments.There was a double motion by Mr. Jelinski and Mr. Brong, with a second by Mr. Keith.Mr. Currie congratulated Dr. Aronow and the newspaper staff for their excellence and continued success. Hementioned that every year Dr. Aronow introduces more students who are learning excellent journalismtechniques.T he vote was taken, and on a vote of 9 to 0, it was. . .RESOLVED, That the Board recognize the 2011 Arrowhead Newspaper and editorial staff fortheir outstanding success and accomplishments in journalism. EXHIBIT AThe parents and family members of the Arrowhead editors were asked to stand to receive recognition fortheir support.At this time, Dr. Varano introduced Mr. Michael Feliciani, advisor of the High School yearbook.Souderton Area High School – 2010‐2011 Unaliyi YearbookMr. Feliciani spoke about the skills needed by the team and the hours of work that the team puts into producinga yearbook. He talked about the staff and how well they work well together, and is confident that the2012 edition of the Unaliyi will set new standards for the industry.The yearbook earned recognition from three national organizations for the 2010‐2011 edition. Theyearbook earned:American Scholastic Press Association – First Place AwardNational Scholastic Press Association – First Class DesignationColumbia Scholastic Press Association – Gold Medal