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The Talon Receives Recognition
Two major school press associations have recognized Woodberry Forest School's literary arts magazine, The Talon. The Columbia Scholastic Press Association announced winners for the 2017 Gold Circle awards; among them were five Woodberry Forest students. CSPA also chose The Talon 2016 - 2017 as a finalist for its highest award, the 2018 Crown. And the National Scholastic Press Association has chosen two Woodberry students as finalists for its individual convention awards.
Columbia Scholastic Press Association 2017 Gold Circle
Art: Portfolio Illustration: 3rd Place: Hank Feng; Certificate of Merit: Chris Oldham '17
Photography: Portfolio of work: 2nd Place: Jang Woo Park '19; Certificate of Merit: Michael Deng '18
Magazine Design: Multi-page presentation: Certificate of Merit: Trip Hurley '18, “Thoughts on Joe Walter”
Photography: Portfolio of work: 2nd Place: Jang Woo Park '19; Certificate of Merit: Michael Deng '18
Magazine Design: Multi-page presentation: Certificate of Merit: Trip Hurley '18, “Thoughts on Joe Walter”
Columbia Scholastic Press Association Crown finalist
The Talon 2016-2017
Jackson Monroe '17 and Chris Oldham '17, editors-in-chief; Trip Hurley '18, photography editor; Maxwell Johns '18, poetry editor; Kyle Kauffman '18, prose editor; Ashby Shores '19, junior editor.
National Scholastic Press Association individual finalists
Jackson Monroe '17: Design of the Year
KJ Pankratz '17: Picture of the Year
Image credits:
Hank Feng '18: Banana Gun
Chris Oldham '17: Shoes
Jang Woo Park '19: Father's Sunset
Michael Deng '18: Rough Rider
Chris Oldham '17: Shoes
Jang Woo Park '19: Father's Sunset
Michael Deng '18: Rough Rider
Woodberry Forest School is an exceptional private school community for high school boys in grades nine through twelve. It is one of the top boarding schools in the United States and one of the only all-boys, all-boarding schools in the country.
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