Communications Day at SBU:
Salamanca, Kane Among Winners
By Kellan Terry, SBU ’10
ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y., Oct. 17, 2008 — A collective gasp could be heard from local area high school students as Lee Coppola, dean of the Russell J. Jandoli School of Journalism and Mass Communication, introduced keynote speaker Patricia Kennealy-Morrison on Communications Day.
Kennealy-Morrison, widow of The Doors front man Jim Morrison, took to the podium and proceeded to “wow” her content listeners. Hundreds of young adults sat silently as Kennealy-Morrison spoke about her life experiences, her past works and her memories of St. Bonaventure.
She recalled how personal her St. Bonaventure experience was, stating, “I wasn’t just a number in a seating chart.” She said that she remembered Dr. Jandoli, the same Dr. Jandoli for whom the department is named, as a professional, fair man. Kennealy-Morrison transferred from St. Bonaventure after two years, but continues to support Bonaventure and speaks at the university often.
Kennealy-Morrison’s main topics were the importance of good writing and how she believes the contemporary media has fallen from grace. She said that it is the media’s job to tell people what they need to hear.
She said, “I would give you the gift of outrage,” because real outrage is not in anger, it is how feats are accomplished.
Kennealy-Morrison is working on her ninth Keltiad book, “The Cloak of Gold,” and other projects including a mystery series, a historical novel on Guthrum the Dane and surfing spirituality according to surfer Laird Hamilton. Her recent work includes “The Crystal Ship: The Priestess and The Shaman—The Spiritual Voyage of Patricia & Jim Morrison” and “The Gates of Overwave,” a children’s book.
High school students from across Western New York and Northern Pennsylvania were honored at Communications Day, an annual celebration of high school journalism. Brighton High School received the Bertram Freed Memorial Award for overall excellence.
A list of all award winners follows:
Adviser of the Year Award
Lisa Reinhardt
Fredonia High School
Russell J. Jandoli Memorial Award
Jesse DuBois
Corry Area High School
Bertram Freed Memorial Award
Brighton High School
Newspaper
1st: “Trapezoid”
Brighton High School
2nd: “Brocton Review”
Brocton Central High School
2nd: “The Spectator”
Fredonia High School
3rd: “Cougar Beat”
Cassadaga Valley High School
News Magazine
1st: The Voice
Orchard Park High School
Television
1st “Warrior Vision”
Salamanca High School
Yearbook
1st “The Centralian”
Southwestern Central High School
2nd “Full Spectrum”
Randolph High School
3rd “It’s All About the Journey”
Salamanca High School
Depth Reporting
1st: Paula Karin - Fredonia High School
2nd: Kaitlan Flanagan - Fredonia High School
3rd: Colleen Smardz - Brocton Central High School
Entertainment Review
1st: Tom Clarke-Hazlett & David Schwartz - Brighton High School
2nd: Meghann Ludemann - Fredonia High School
3rd: Jon Pleszewski - Fredonia High School
Essay (Critical or Personal)
No Entries
Features
1st: April Tye - Brocton Central High School
2nd: Allison Sirica - Orchard Park High School
3rd: Jingwen Hu - Brighton High School
3rd Ryan Keib - Wellsville High School
Humor
1st: John Lowther - Fredonia High School
2nd: Jesse Ellis-Wexler - Brighton High School
3rd: Justin Hardenburg - Brocton Central High School
Natalie Hill - Orchard Park High School
News Reporting
1st: Coco Wilder - Brighton High School
2nd: Jingwen Hu - Brighton High School
3rd: Meghann Nielsen - Brocton Central High School
Meghann Ludemann – Fredonia High School
Opinion
1st: Matt Chin - Brighton High School
2nd: Harvest Zhang - Brighton High School
3rd: Bethany Saul - Orchard Park High School
Honorable Mention: John Lowther & Steve Travis
Fredonia High School & Brocton Central High School
Personality Profile
1st: Meghann Nielsen - Brocton Central High School
2nd: Sarah Hicks - Cassadaga Valley Central School
3rd: Ashley Pognant - Brocton Central High School
3rd Beth Gugino - Fredonia High School
3rd Allison Sirica – Orchard Park High School
Photojournalism
1st: John Conti - Fredonia High School
2nd: Dan Seavy - Brocton Central High School
3rd: Dan Seavy - Brocton Central High School
Sports Features
1st Erin Stewart – Brocton Central High School
2nd Amanda Barrett – Brocton Central High School
2nd: Natalie Hill – Orchard Park High School
3rd Sam Korach – Orchard Park High School
3rd: Bryan Clark – Wellsville High School
Sports Reporting
1st Ashley Bartela & Cody Patterson - Brocton Central High School
2nd Ryan Bialaszewski - Brocton Central High School
3rd Connor Purcell - Brocton Central High School
Yearbook features
1st Lauren Harvey - Kane Area High School
2nd Kirstie Kocjancic - Kane Area High School
3rd Kirstie Kocjancic - Kane Area High School
ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y., Oct. 17, 2008 — A collective gasp could be heard from local area high school students as Lee Coppola, dean of the Russell J. Jandoli School of Journalism and Mass Communication, introduced keynote speaker Patricia Kennealy-Morrison on Communications Day.
Kennealy-Morrison, widow of The Doors front man Jim Morrison, took to the podium and proceeded to “wow” her content listeners. Hundreds of young adults sat silently as Kennealy-Morrison spoke about her life experiences, her past works and her memories of St. Bonaventure.
She recalled how personal her St. Bonaventure experience was, stating, “I wasn’t just a number in a seating chart.” She said that she remembered Dr. Jandoli, the same Dr. Jandoli for whom the department is named, as a professional, fair man. Kennealy-Morrison transferred from St. Bonaventure after two years, but continues to support Bonaventure and speaks at the university often.
Kennealy-Morrison’s main topics were the importance of good writing and how she believes the contemporary media has fallen from grace. She said that it is the media’s job to tell people what they need to hear.
She said, “I would give you the gift of outrage,” because real outrage is not in anger, it is how feats are accomplished.
Kennealy-Morrison is working on her ninth Keltiad book, “The Cloak of Gold,” and other projects including a mystery series, a historical novel on Guthrum the Dane and surfing spirituality according to surfer Laird Hamilton. Her recent work includes “The Crystal Ship: The Priestess and The Shaman—The Spiritual Voyage of Patricia & Jim Morrison” and “The Gates of Overwave,” a children’s book.
High school students from across Western New York and Northern Pennsylvania were honored at Communications Day, an annual celebration of high school journalism. Brighton High School received the Bertram Freed Memorial Award for overall excellence.
A list of all award winners follows:
Adviser of the Year Award
Lisa Reinhardt
Fredonia High School
Russell J. Jandoli Memorial Award
Jesse DuBois
Corry Area High School
Bertram Freed Memorial Award
Brighton High School
Newspaper
1st: “Trapezoid”
Brighton High School
2nd: “Brocton Review”
Brocton Central High School
2nd: “The Spectator”
Fredonia High School
3rd: “Cougar Beat”
Cassadaga Valley High School
News Magazine
1st: The Voice
Orchard Park High School
Television
1st “Warrior Vision”
Salamanca High School
Yearbook
1st “The Centralian”
Southwestern Central High School
2nd “Full Spectrum”
Randolph High School
3rd “It’s All About the Journey”
Salamanca High School
Depth Reporting
1st: Paula Karin - Fredonia High School
2nd: Kaitlan Flanagan - Fredonia High School
3rd: Colleen Smardz - Brocton Central High School
Entertainment Review
1st: Tom Clarke-Hazlett & David Schwartz - Brighton High School
2nd: Meghann Ludemann - Fredonia High School
3rd: Jon Pleszewski - Fredonia High School
Essay (Critical or Personal)
No Entries
Features
1st: April Tye - Brocton Central High School
2nd: Allison Sirica - Orchard Park High School
3rd: Jingwen Hu - Brighton High School
3rd Ryan Keib - Wellsville High School
Humor
1st: John Lowther - Fredonia High School
2nd: Jesse Ellis-Wexler - Brighton High School
3rd: Justin Hardenburg - Brocton Central High School
Natalie Hill - Orchard Park High School
News Reporting
1st: Coco Wilder - Brighton High School
2nd: Jingwen Hu - Brighton High School
3rd: Meghann Nielsen - Brocton Central High School
Meghann Ludemann – Fredonia High School
Opinion
1st: Matt Chin - Brighton High School
2nd: Harvest Zhang - Brighton High School
3rd: Bethany Saul - Orchard Park High School
Honorable Mention: John Lowther & Steve Travis
Fredonia High School & Brocton Central High School
Personality Profile
1st: Meghann Nielsen - Brocton Central High School
2nd: Sarah Hicks - Cassadaga Valley Central School
3rd: Ashley Pognant - Brocton Central High School
3rd Beth Gugino - Fredonia High School
3rd Allison Sirica – Orchard Park High School
Photojournalism
1st: John Conti - Fredonia High School
2nd: Dan Seavy - Brocton Central High School
3rd: Dan Seavy - Brocton Central High School
Sports Features
1st Erin Stewart – Brocton Central High School
2nd Amanda Barrett – Brocton Central High School
2nd: Natalie Hill – Orchard Park High School
3rd Sam Korach – Orchard Park High School
3rd: Bryan Clark – Wellsville High School
Sports Reporting
1st Ashley Bartela & Cody Patterson - Brocton Central High School
2nd Ryan Bialaszewski - Brocton Central High School
3rd Connor Purcell - Brocton Central High School
Yearbook features
1st Lauren Harvey - Kane Area High School
2nd Kirstie Kocjancic - Kane Area High School
3rd Kirstie Kocjancic - Kane Area High School
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