Fort Bend ISD (September 19, 2024) – Kempner High School’s yearbook staff recently received the Award of Distinguished Merit, the highest rating given to student publications by the Interscholastic League Press Conference (ILPC), for the school’s 2024 yearbook, The Prowler.
ILPC is a division of the University Interscholastic League (UIL) which works to promote high standards and protect the integrity of journalism in education through contests, seminars, conventions and workshops.
“At first I was surprised,” yearbook editor Zahra Hasan said. “At the same time, I felt proud - not for me, but for the staff in general because they all worked really hard, and I felt proud of them.”
Among the items noted by the judges was The Prowler’s high-quality photography.
“We had really good photographers,” yearbook staff member Haylie Reyna said. “We had people who worked really hard at improving our storytelling. We had a lot of students reporting on a lot of events and I think that diversity shined through.”
Individual achievement awards were also given to students.
- Faunn Fraga, second place, class spread
- Tina Nguyen and Layla Argote, third place, blended coverage
- Anthony Nguyen, third place, photo portfolio
- Tina Nguyen and Layla Argote, honorable mention, feature spread
- Saira Chaudhury and Joanna Okusanya, honorable mention, clubs/organizations spread
- Saira Chaudhury and Joanna Okusanya, honorable mention, academics spread
- Anthony Nguyen, Tiffany Tondre and Faunn Fraga, honorable mention, sports spread
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