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WOODWARD ACADEMY • CREATE YOUR OWN PATH+ The Student Publications sta won the 2019 Journalism Education Association’s Diversity Award.+ This summer, Matthew O’Stricker ’20 and Maya Packer ’22 won scholarships to the Investigative Journalism Workshop at the University of Missouri while Aspen Andrews ’20, Jackson Fryburger ’21, and Jack Pressgrove ’20 were accepted into Stanford University’s “Newsroom by the Bay.” + The Blade and Silent Voices received the National Scholastic Press Association’s Pacemaker awards while Silent Voices has won multiple Gold Crowns.The Eagle Exchange. The Phoenix. Silent Voices. The Blade and its digital sibling, the cleverly named Butterknife. Whether via podcast or yearbook, literary magazine or email newsletter, student journalists cover the Academy with passion and insight into the school and the world around them.Woodward prepares students to get into the most competitive college journalism programs and land prestigious internships, while learning skills for jobs Student Journalismin journalism and related fields, says Rebekah Goode, director of Student Publications. “Students whose sights are set on other fields learn project management, leadership, communication, and critical thinking skills. Everyone learns to recognize bias and exercise critical thinking skills when consuming news,” she adds.Student journalists do their work in a studio classroom outfitted with desktop computers, a photo studio, and a variety of workspaces. The school also covers registration fees and food for travel to journalism conferences.CREATE YOUR OWN PATH CREATE YOUR OWN PATHAT WOODWARD ACADEMYTo learn more about Woodward and the vast options available for students to create their own path, visit us at woodward.edu.