OK, we’re posting this one a bit late because we didn’t want these kids taking our jobs. But a week is enough time to keep this under wraps, so now The Hall Monitor can congratulate the winners of the 18th annual Journal News High School Journalism Awards.

Eighteen area high schools received awards in the competition, which recognized the best work from among 433 entries in 12 categories. They were presented at the newspaper’s main office in Harrison last week.

The students submitted some impressive work, including top award winner, Hackley Schools’ The Dial. From our story here: “The top award, for overall excellence, went to Hackley School’s The Dial. The paper’s staff offered reports that were a superb balance of news. Everyday topics – new class schedules, speeding on campus and a tournament win for the varsity girls’ basketball team – were well blended with stories of wider relevance, including coverage of the presidential primaries and an analysis of how the nation’s economy could affect the school. Mahopac High School’s Chieftain took second place in overall excellence. Third place went to John Jay High School’s Focus.”

Read the complete list of winners after the jump and congratulations to all the students. Keep up the good work.

News

First: Focus staff, Blind Brook High School

Second: Sara Grossbarth, John Jay High School

Third (tie): Alex Jumper, The Masters School

Third (tie): Gili Kilger, Horace Greeley High School

HM: Josh Kirshenbaum, Scarsdale High School

HM: Nikita Lalwani, Scarsdale High School

HM: Matthew Salant, Scarsdale High School
Feature

First: Gregory Shillinglaw, Irvington High School

Second: Simon Penzer, Scarsdale High School

Third: Zoey Shaw and Sam Jacobson, Edgemont High School

HM: Christina Tempesta, Blind Brook High School

HM: Alexandra King, Cara Gaynor, Mark Hellerman, Yorktown High School

Sports

First: Elliot Tusk, Briarcliff High School

Second: Connor Devlin, The Masters School

Third: Jeff Zalesin, Briarcliff High School

HM: John Rapisardi, Hackley School

HM: Jesse Berkowitz, The Masters School

Editorial/Column

First: Gregory Shillinglaw, Irvington High School

Second: Sam Chalsen, Briarcliff High School

Third: Sam Jacobson, Edgemont High School

HM: Anna Menon, Pelham Memorial High School

HM: Joseph Schwartz, Scarsdale High School

HM: Mara Kravitz, Pelham Memorial High School

Review

First: Josh Kirschenbaum, Scarsdale High School

Second: Justin Juliano, Pelham Memorial High School

Third (tie): Zach D. Cohen, Dobbs Ferry High School

Third (tie): Amanda Coyne, The Masters School

Third (tie): Justin Juliano, Pelham Memorial High School

Third (tie): Christopher Vaughan, Harrison High School

HM: Kavya Devarakonda, Yorktown High School

HM: Lily Evans and Mara Kravitz, Pelham Memorial High School

HM: Dalin Rowell, John Jay High School, Focus

HM: Sean Kane, Horace Greeley High School, The Greeley Tribune

Headline

First: Christine Gall, Hackley School

Second: Rosa Cardoso, Roosevelt High School

Third: Daniel Debonis, Yorktown High School
Photo

First: Eamon Murphy, Yorktown High School

Second: Jesse Berkowitz, The Masters School

Third: Danny Garfield, Mamaroneck High School

HM: Morgan Corbetta, Port Chester High School

HM: Jordan Teicher, Mahopac High School

Artwork/Cartoon

First (tie): Vinnie Neuberg, Irvington High School

First (tie): Yoon Ji Kim, Scarsdale High School

Second: Sarah Kelly, Sleepy Hollow High School

Third: Ava Berman, John Jay High School

HM: Amy Adler, Yorktown High School

HM: Jon Amar, Blind Brook High School

Page Design

First: Mark Hellerman, Yorktown High School

Second (tie): Mara Kravitz and Lily Evans, Pelham High School

Second (tie): Ashley Woychowski, Blind Brook High School

HM: Ashley Woychowski, Blind Brook High School

HM: Nina Beizer, Scarsdale High School

HM: Ashley Woychowski, Blind Brook High School

Overall design

First: The Voice staff, Yorktown High School

Second: Reuben Shorser, John Jay High School, Focus

Third: Jenny Kessman, Sleepy Hollow High School, Hoofprints

HM: The Dial staff, Hackley School, The Dial

Wild Card

First: Amanda Evans, Sam Jacobson, Rebecca Rosenblatt, Edgemont High School

Second: Angela Catalano, Alicia Darnell, Lily Evans, Mara Kravitz, Anno Menon, Ashley Veal, Alana Visconti, Grace Murray, Pelham Memorial High School

Third: Liza Pincus, Mamaroneck High School

HM: Sarah Kelly, Sleepy Hollow High School

HM: Ardevan Yaghoubi, Scarsdale High School

Danny Garfield of Mamaroneck High School was awarded third place for his photo “Pies Galore” in the Journal News High School Journalism competition.