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Pacific High journalism students win honors; editor interviewed Senator Merkley
Summary
Pacific High School's journalism class placed highly at Fall Media Day (more than 1,200 entrants); editor Ashton Wood won the newswriting contest and interviewed Senator Jeff Merkley, later receiving outreach from a Brookings news outlet.
Teacher Amanda Carlton presented the PHS Journalism program during the meeting's Educational Spotlight, noting that every student in the class either placed or received honorable mention in a Fall Media Day contest that drew more than 1,200 entrants. Student editor Ashton Wood won the contest's newswriting award.
Amanda Carlton told the board that Ashton recently interviewed U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley and had been approached by a Brookings-area news outlet to collaborate. Assistant editor Skyla Larson and other students were introduced to the board as part of the program spotlight.
