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Posted on 24 November 2009 by newsdesk

Compiled by Liz Bravacos, News Editor

Six students place well in regional competition

Seniors Kweku Adams, David Boldin, Jesse Silliman and Anthony Wang and juniors Alex Dobner and Pete Vilter placed second in a regional programming competition at Widener University on Oct. 29. These students, members of the Computer Science Club, competed against teams from high schools throughout Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. The boys had to quickly write five programs in Java software, with both ’Stoga teams in the competition winning second place. The two teams shared a trophy and a $400 prize, which is now in the Computer Science Club fund.

National Honor Society offers in-school tutoring

A recent program presented by students of the National Honor Society offers in-school peer tutoring for all students at Conestoga. The tutoring program, called ’Stoga Tutors, is provided to interested students from second through eighth period in room 122A. Study hall students are asked to obtain a permission slip from their study hall teacher prior to attending a tutoring session. Senior Luke Pardue, president of NHS, said that ’Stoga Tutors will offer peer help in all subjects taught at Conestoga during the school day.

The Spoke dominates at national convention

Current and former editors of The Spoke received more awards than any other high school newspaper in the nation at the Journalism Education Association/National Scholastic Press Association’s annual journalism convention in Washington, D.C. The convention was held from Nov. 12-15 and hosted more than 6,500 student journalists. As a staff, The Spoke earned its first ever Pacemaker award—the highest commendation presented to a student publication by the NSPA. Senior Seth Zweifler, current editor-in-chief, and Henry Rome, a freshman at Princeton University and former editor-in-chief, were honored with the 2009 Courage in Student Journalism award. In addition, Zweifler and Rome were both finalists in four separate categories for the 2009 NSPA Story of the Year. Junior Gabriela Epstein placed third in the 2009 NSPA Cartoon of the Year competition and co-adviser Susan Houseman was recognized as a 2009 Special Recognition journalism educator by the Dow Jones Newspaper Fund. Go to Stoganews.com more more on The Spoke’s national awards.

Printed originally on p. 2 of The Spoke’s Nov. 24, 2009 issue.