WordsWorth has won seven awards and seven honorable mentions in three different scholastic journalism competitions for stories produced during the 2017-2018 school year. Please enjoy our award-winning work!
WordsWorth staffers along with advisor Diana Day at the GSSPA Fall Press Day conference in October.
Garden State Scholastic Press Association (GSSPA)
First Place – Newswriting – Andrew Shah ‘19 & Andrew Rowan ‘19, After Parkland, Moorestown Friends Reviews Security Procedures as Student Concerns Arise
First Place – Breaking News – Andrew Rowan ‘19, Hundreds of Dollars Stolen From Economic Class Hot Dog Stands’ Cash Boxes Overnight
Second Place – Breaking News – Andrew Rowan ‘19, Police Involved After Money Is Taken From Two New Cash Boxes
Third Place – Breaking News – Andrew Rowan ‘19, Chopped: Healthy Food by Choice Replaced by SAGE Dining Services as MFS’s Food Provider
Third Place – Broadcast Sports – Esha Nittoor, Yes MFS, We Have A Crew Team
Third Place – Multimedia News – Andrew Rowan, The Art of the Close
Honorable Mention – Newswriting – Liah Morban ‘21 and Leah Fulton ‘21, Grades to GPAs Here at MFS
Honorable Mention – Breaking News – Chloe Jones ‘18 and Andrew Rowan ‘19, A Sticky Situation: Confusion of Rules Leads to Jello Eating Call Reversal
Honorable Mention – Breaking News – Andrew Rowan ‘19, Testing Their Patience: Students Frustrated After Gas Leak Postpones SAT at Moorestown High School
Honorable Mention – Opinion Writing – Ali Chesnick ‘19, Too Many Clubs? ‘
Honorable Mention – Multimedia Feature – WordsWorth Staff, Life and Times of de la Torre
Honorable Mention – Feature Writing – WordsWorth Staff, Life and Times of de la Torre
Finalist for Online Overall Excellence Award – WordsWorth
Finalist for Online Distinguished Journalism Award – WordsWorth
National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA)
Honorable Mention – Broadcast Commentary – Ali Chesnick ‘19, Henry Powell ‘20, Yashnoor Kaur ‘18, and Chloe Jones ‘18, What’s the Word: Our Panel Analyzes the Infinity War Trailer
Editor-in-Chief Andrew Rowan and Social Media Manager, News Distribution Manager, and Sports Editor, Andrew Shah receive their awards at the WHYY Youth Media Awards held in Philadelphia in November.
WHYY Youth Media Awards
Third Place – High School News Report – Andrew Shah ‘19 and Andrew Rowan ‘19 – Lock and Key: Balancing School Culture and School Security