In April, nine GHS Journalism students had the opportunity to travel to Seattle, Washington for the National Journalism Convention.
These nine students who traveled to Seattle were members of GHS’s Timberlines and Yearbook staffs. They used this trip as an opportunity to learn more about journalism and hopefully bring some new knowledge back to Greenwood.
“On the trip, there were sessions that we attended to learn more about journalism. There were lots to choose from, and I took one on how to become better at interviewing people. They emphasized making a connection with the person you are interviewing rather than making them feel like you’re only talking to them for the story,” junior Kara Ennis said.
Along with attending sessions to learn, students competed in competitions in hopes to win awards.
“While in Seattle, I won an honorable mention for editorial writing. I was really surprised when I heard that I won, because I’ve never written an editorial before. I walked into the competition pretty nervous because I didn’t really know what I was doing, but I ended up doing way better than I thought I would,” sophomore Maryn Zaborowsky said.
Before learning and competing during the actual convention itself, the students got to tour the city.
“We took a tour of the city on the first day, and it was amazing. I got to take photos while we were on the tour too. We saw the bay, a ferris wheel, and Pike Place. There were also mountains visible in the distance from the city, it was beautiful,” sophomore Addy Rogers said.
Along with the city tour, the students found other activities to do on their trip.
“We went on a breakfast tour, which was really fun. Most of the food was really good, we had maple bacon donuts and ate in a French bakery, and both were amazing. We also tried some salmon that was not good at all,” Ennis said.
The comradery and memories made on the trip is what stood out the most to some.
“I loved hanging out with everyone during the trip. Being the only boy going, I was pretty nervous that I wouldn’t have very many friends and that it was going to be awkward, but that wasn’t the case. We made memories on the trip that I think will help strengthen the newspaper staff next year,” sophomore Alex Connor said.
