MANCHESTER – Township High School Journalism teacher Jill Ocone recently presented some breaking news: Ten of her students were inducted into the Quill and Scroll Honor Society.
The Quill and Scroll International Honorary Society for High School Journalists has a long history. It was organized on April 10, 1926, at the University of Iowa by renowned pollster George H. Gallup and a group of high school advisers.
The organization was formed to encourage and recognize individual student achievement in journalism and scholastic publication. Since its formation, school charters have been granted to more than 11,300 high schools in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and 29 foreign countries. Media advisers in chartered schools are eligible to recommend outstanding high school journalism students for membership in Quill and Scroll International Honorary Society.
Candidates for membership must meet five qualifications: student must be of junior or senior classification; student must be scholastically in the upper third of their high school class and/or must have done superior work in some phase of high school journalism; student must be recommended by the teacher/adviser of journalistic work in their high school; and student must be approved as being worthy of membership by the Society’s executive director.
MTHS senior and yearbook co-editor Caylyne Kozyra is a member of Quill and Scroll and assisted with the induction ceremony. The event was attended by family, friends, and invited guests.
The newly inducted members join three current members and 24 members in perpetuity. This year’s inductees are:
- Adriana Adametz – 12th Grade; Introduction to Journalism, Advanced Journalism (2 years)
- Madison Boyce – 12th Grade; Introduction to Journalism, Advanced Journalism, Career Journalism. Sidenote: Boyce publishes her own music magazine “Legends of Tomorrow” and is a music photographer.
- Alexis Cervenak – 11th Grade; Introduction to Journalism, Advanced Journalism, Career Journalism
- Arlette Jaimez Ilagorre – 12th Grade; Introduction to Journalism, Advanced Journalism (2 years), Career Journalism
- Valerie Kohan – 11th Grade; Introduction to Journalism, Advanced Journalism (2 years), Career Journalism, Co-Editor-In-Chief, The Talon 2.0 Cybersite. Sidenote: Kohan has written over 30 articles for the MTHS Student News Website.
- Jasmine Panora– 12th Grade; Introduction to Journalism, Advanced Journalism (2 years), Career Journalism
- Alexis Peterson – 12th Grade; Introduction to Journalism, Advanced Journalism, Career Journalism
- Abigail Peluso – 11th Grade; Introduction to Journalism, Advanced Journalism, Career Journalism
- Kaila Rosario – 12th Grade; Advanced Journalism (2 years), Career Journalism
- Samantha Verdi – 11th Grade; Introduction to Journalism, Advanced Journalism (2 years), Co-Editor-In-Chief, The Talon 2.0 Cybersite
Current Quill and Scroll Members – MTHS Class of 2022:
- Emma Horowitz – 12th Grade; Introduction to Journalism, Advanced Journalism (3 years), Career Journalism (2 years), 2022 déjà vu yearbook Co-Editor In Chief
- Noelle Jean-Denis – 12th Grade; Introduction to Journalism, Advanced Journalism (3 years), Career Journalism
- Caylyne Kozyra – 12th Grade; Introduction to Journalism, Advanced Journalism (3 years), Career Journalism (2 years), 2022 déjà vu yearbook Co-Editor-In-Chief
Manchester Township High School Quill and Scroll Chapter Alumni – Members in Perpetuity:
Class of 2021: Desirae Ferrara, Michael Horowitz, Nicholas Jensen, Angela Lyons Madison Moss, Ally Nielsen, Felicia Roehm, Kylie Roessle, Joseph Russomano, Navit Sanchez Del-Valle, Anna Umlauf, Claudia Wallace
Class of 2020: Ariel Blumensteel, Skyler Britton, Andrea Gunnell, Morgan Lyons, Gabrielle Wetzel, Carley Polchak
Class of 2019: Kaitlin Clutter, Alan Dang, Kaiah Guthridge, William Homenuk, Jr., Elisabeth Hudak, Lauren Lane
For additional information about the Quill and Scroll International Honor Society or High School Journalists, visit quillandscroll.org.
