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New Hyde Park Memorial Students Win Big at 2013 LI Press Awards

Students win 38 awards overall including nine first-place finishes.

Members of The New Hyde Park Memorial High School Chariot and New Hyde Park Productions competed in the Long Island Press High School Journalism Awards on May 22, 2013.

Students and teachers were recognized and honored for journalistic achievements in student reporting and broadcasting throughout Long Island. In total, over 35 schools participated in this event.

New Hyde Park walked away with 38 individual awards including nine first place winners.

Below is a list of the first place winners and other notable accomplishments:

  • Aakash Japi - 1st place - Restaurant Review
  • Abin Thannickal - 1st place - Entertainment Headline
  • Andrew Valentin - 1st place - Opinion Piece - National
  • James Colgan - 1st place - Opinion Piece - Sports
  • Diane Choi - 1st place - Student Issues
  • Nithin Sunilkumar - 1st place - Cartoon
  • Priyanka Algu - 1st place - Political Cartoon
  • Rebecca Lewis and Christina Lorper - 1st Ammendment Award
  • Mr. Mike Stencel - Honorable Mention - Advisor of the Year

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