Right: Mike Alexieff, left, managing editor of the Daily News in Bowling Green, and Katherine Wasson, staff writer with the Winchester Sun, judge entries in the KHSJA newspaper contest.

Above: Fred Petke, staff writer with the Winchester Sun, and Samantha Swindler, managing editor of the Times-Tribune in Corbin, sort through the entries, looking for the best in high-school journalism.

The annual Kentucky High School Journalism Convention was held May 6-7 at the Clarion Hotel and Conference Center in Louisville. One of the highlights of the convention is the presentation of awards for the high school contest. In April, professional journalists from across the commonwealth met at the studios of Kentucky Educational Television to judge the entries. About 15 volunteers poured over hundreds of entries from school from across the state. The winners were announced May 7 at the convention.

Photos by John Whitlock

Right: Jennifer Smith, Lexington Herald-Leader sportswriter; Carol White, an English teacher, and her husband, Don White, retired publisher of the Anderson News; and Julie Clay, graphic designer with the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority, and formerly with The Advocate-Messenger in Danville look over entries during the judging.