Hy News and Bellevinois Staff Members Bring Home Awards

The Southern Illinois School Press Association (SISPA) handed out awards for its 2016 spring contest on February 24.  Student journalists from the Hy News, the BW student newspaper, and the Bellevinois, the BW yearbook, earned the following awards: 

YEARBOOK:

First place, yearbook story – Kailey Bischoff

Second place, feature photo – Emma Keys

Second place, feature spread – Emma Keys

Third place, feature spread – Emma Keys

NEWSPAPER:

First place, art – Rachel Hunter

First place, computer-produced graphic – Hannah Higgins and Alexis Radden

First place, editorial – Avery Reed

First place, editorial column – Sam Geiger

First place, featurette – Mara Reed

First place, sports column – Libby Rowan

Second place, editorial – Hy News editorial board

Second place, in-depth story – Sage O’Brien

Second place, interview story – Mara Reed

Second place, review – Emily Stock and Donnie Bland

Third place, art – Alexis Radden

Third place, featurette – Mara Reed

Third place, humorous column – John Yaeger

Third place, sports column – Libby Rowan

Honorable mention, cartooning – Alexis Radden

Honorable mention, cub division – Kelly Kulig

Honorable mention, front page layout – Kara Luechtefeld

Honorable mention, in-depth story – Mara Reed

Honorable mention, news story – Cassidy Farrar

Honorable mention, overall layout – Hy News staff

In addition, the Hy News earned the Blue Banner Award for overall newspaper excellence. 

The Hy News advisor is Mr. Stephen Garland.  The Bellevinois advisors are Mrs. Ashley Short and Mrs. Lannette Story.  Congratulations to them and to their student writers, photographers, and artists!

Deadline for Writing and Art Submissions is This Friday

Page One, the Belleville West literary and art magazine, is currently accepting student submissions for the 2015-2016 edition.  The magazine accepts submissions of original poetry, short fiction, essays, drama, photography, and art.  Work must be submitted via email to pageone@bths201.org.

The rules for submission are as follows:

1.  Each student may submit up to three pieces in any one genre (prose, poetry, and art).

2.  The student must send a separate email for each submission.

3.  The subject line of the email should include “Page One Submission” and the genre.

4.  The body of the email should include:

The student name

The title of the piece (each piece must have a title)

The medium (photograph, charcoal, acrylic, etc.) if it is an art entry

5.  The submission should be attached to the email as a document or file.

6.  The student must not place his/her name on the submission itself.

By submitting work to Page One, the student is granting permission for the work to be published in the school magazine.  The student agrees to the following:

1.  The submitted piece of writing or art is his/her own original work.

2.  Page One reserves the right to edit the piece for content or length.

3.  Page One does not have space to publish every piece that it receives.

Any student of Belleville West High School is eligible to submit work to Page One.  The deadline for this year’s submissions is this Friday, February 26.

Speech Team Boasts Four State Finalists

The Belleville West Speech and Acting Team concluded another winning season with a trip to the IHSA State Tournament on Friday and Saturday, February 19 and 20.  The team qualified eleven events for the state tournament; of those, four events advanced to the championship round.

Individual awards went to:

Nathan Hirst and Janae Robinson – third place in Humorous Duet Acting

Sam Geiger – fourth place in Informative Speaking

Cassidy Farrar – sixth place in Radio Speaking

Brooke Ingram – sixth place in Special Occasion Speaking

The team is coached by Mr. Adam Jenkins, Mr. Russ Reidelberger, Ms. Julie Schloesser, and Mrs. Leigh Reidelberger.  Congratulations to all of the team members and their coaches!

BW Speech Students Win Sectional, Advance to State

The BW Speech and Acting Team won the IHSA Sectional Tournament at Belleville West on Saturday, February 13.  The following students, who won individual awards, qualified for the state competition on February 19 and 20:

Sam Geiger – first place in Original Oratory

Nathan Hirst and Janae Robinson – first place in Humorous Duet Acting

Brooke Ingram – first place in Special Occasion Speaking

Romeo Spells – first place in Oratorical Declamation

Sam Geiger – second place in Informative Speaking

Brooke Ingram – second place in Humorous Interpretation

Janae Robinson – second place in Original Comedy

Wade Cook and Cassidy Farrar – third place in Dramatic Duet Acting

Cassidy Farrar – third place in Radio Speaking

Bailey Guinn – third place in Dramatic Interpretation

In addition, the members of the Performance in the Round group won their event, also qualifying for the state tournament.  The team is coached by Mr. Adam Jenkins, Mr. Russ Reidelberger, Ms. Julie Schloesser, and Mrs. Leigh Reidelberger.