Student Journalist Ranked Second in Nation

After being named the 2014 Texas High School Journalist of the Year in March, Ryan O'Meara ’14 won second place honors in the 2014 National High School Journalist of the Year at the conclusion of the National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA) convention in San Diego.


Ryan O'Meara ’14
  has been named the 2014 Texas High School Journalist of the Year by the Texas Association of Journalism Educators. 
 
For the competition, Ryan prepared a 50-page portfolio, highlighting his work in writing, design, photography, and multi-media projects over the past three years he has served on The ReMarker newspaper staff.
 
Additionally, Sam Khoshbin ’14 placed second in the statewide competition.
 
Entries are judged on leadership, writing, story development and coverage offerings, and visual communications.  A panel of three scholastic journalism specialists served on the state judging panel.
 
Ryan is the second consecutive St. Mark's journalist to win the state title. Last year, Daniel Hersh '13, now a student at the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University, was named Texas High School Journalist of the Year and went on to place third in the national competition.
 
Ryan and Sam, respectively, serve as the issues editor and creative director of The ReMarker student newspaper.
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