On Wednesday, May 27, Hofstra University hosted the annual Long Island Press High School Journalism Awards, and, as per usual, The Chief took home a variety of different awards over a wide range of topics.

The Long Island Press High School Journalism Awards is a ceremony honoring Long Island high school journalists’ hard work and dedication to the love of reporting local news. The Long Island Press received over 1,600 submissions from over twenty-four schools and each entry was carefully read and examined to determine the most deserving articles of awards.

Sophomore copy editor Alexandra Doulos won the Andrea Rebello Community Service Award, the first of the night, setting the mood for what was to come. Copy editors senior Jill Hand and junior Jackie Angelo also walked away with rewards for their hard work over the past year. Juniors including editorial assistant Dave Marques, incoming editor-in-chief Kaitlyn Lucey, and Tim Keuchler also picked up multiple awards each in numerous categories. Staff writers Jacqueline Rapisardi, Danielle Anzelone, Kerry Young, and Nicholas Petrillo also earned recognition in the form of awards.

In the section of the event in which honored exceptional visuals such as layouts and photos, incoming managing editor and junior Kalleigh Regan swept with help from out-going managing editor Brandon Lawrence, who also picked up five awards of his own, and out-going editor-in-chief Nelson Gomez, who proved to be one of the biggest winners of the night.

In the final and most prestigious category of the night, the Special Awards, Nelson Gomez solidified his dominance by coming in second place for Journalist of the Year while staff writer Amber Merlini came in third for Story of the Year. In addition, club advisor Elyn Coyle picked up a win in the Advisor of the Year section of the category.

Perhaps the most celebrated award of the night was the final one —the Newspaper of the Year Award — in which The Chief placed second in all of Long Island. The Chief also picked up second Best Online News Site, which was another award that was celebrated as a group.

So on behalf of The Chief, congratulations to The Chief.