PNN students earn top honors at Ball State JDay program

Penn High School’s Penn News Network (PNN) won 20 awards at the Ball State University Annual JDay+/CCIM+ Program. Those awards include two team awards, Honorable Mention for “PNN Morning Announcements” and Excellent Award for “PNN Show”, and 18 individual awards won by 14 students.

 

The Ball State event is a media and communications conference for middle and high school students. The conference, in its 70th year, provides learning and professional development opportunities across all journalism, media, technology and communications areas.

 

Junior C.J. Vantine was honored three awards: Superior Awards in Creative Writing and News Package, and an Excellent Award in News Package.

 

Sophomore James Mason was also honored three awards for his work: Superior in Sports Play-by-Play, Excellent in Sports Play-by-Play and Honorable Mention in Sports Story Package.

 

Here is a full list of PNN’s awards:

 

• News Package: 

  • “Penn Engineering Students Win at Purdue” – CJ Vantine

  • “Women’s History Month” – Reah Frydrych

• Sports Play-by-Play:

  • “Penn Football vs. Valparaiso” – James Mason & Nate Zizzo

• Creative Writing:

  • “Where I’m From” – CJ Vantine

• Personality Portrait:

  • “Absorb” – Elyse Royer

EXCELLENT AWARD

• News Show: 

  • “PNN Show” – PNN STAFF

• News Package: 

  • “New Indiana GPS Diploma” – CJ Vantine

• Sports Play-by-Play:

  • “Penn vs Marian Boys Basketball Live Broadcast” – James Mason & Nate Tingle

• Nature Photo:

  • “Whiskered Majestically” – Eliza Wright

• Personality Portrait:

  • “The Way Forward” – Eliza Wright

HONORABLE MENTION

• News Announcements: 

  • “PNN Morning Announcements” – PNN STAFF

• Feature Story Package:

  • “Penn High School’s Lunch Vending Machine” – Kelly Kubinski and Marie Roach

• News Package:

  • “Animal Outreach” – Noah Teeple

• Sports Story Package:

  • “Penn Fieldhouse Construction Update” – James Mason & Nate Tingle

  • “Ethan Good’s Story” – Cohen Schiff

• Creative Writing:

  • “Just Your Average Horror Story” – Lia Kelman

• Nature Photo:

  • “In Unison” – Kai King

  • “Little Lillies” – Maya Hudak

• Short Film:

  • “A Second Life” – Noah Teeple

  • “The Price of Being Alive” – Mikan Gensic