Today, we are beyond excited to announce the 2014-2015 members of the Scholastic News Kids Press Corps!
More than 200 aspiring young journalists ages 10-14 sent in applications to join the award-winning Scholastic News Kids Press Corps, the country’s oldest and largest student reporting program. Thirty-two kids from 20 states in the U.S. and international students in Puerto Rico, the Philippines, and Thailand were selected by the Scholastic News Kids Press Corps editors as Kid Reporters. This year, they will report “news for kids, by kids” with coverage of current events, breaking news, entertainment stories, and sports events from their hometowns and on the national stage.
The Scholastic News Kids Press Corps has delivered news for more than 14 years. Past Kid Reporters have interviewed an impressive roster of celebrities and notable public figures including President of the United States Barack Obama, director Steven Spielberg, author Jeff Kinney and author Dav Pilkey. We can’t wait to see who this year’s Press Corps will interview and what exciting stories they will uncover!
All Kid Reporter stories will appear online and in Scholastic classroom magazines, like Scholastic News and Junior Scholastic. You should definitely keep an eye out for these rising stars in journalism!
For more information about each Kid Reporter and the Scholastic News Kids Press Corps, visit: http://magazines.scholastic.com/kids-press
The 2014-2015 members of The Scholastic News Kids Press Corps are:
Arizona
Jack Olsen – Scottsdale
California
Erika Hazlett – Pleasant Hill
Jeremy Hsiao – Walnut
Ruby Roth – Los Angeles
Colorado
Amyla Posey – Parker
Florida
N’Jhari Jackson – Tampa
Bobby Sena – Orlando
Hawaii
Julian Ibarra – Honolulu
Illinois
Ysabelle Buenavista – Hoffman Estates
Justin Cose – Evanston
Iowa
Hailey Alvis – Donnellson
Louisiana
Samuel Davis – Shreveport
Maine
Gabriel Ferris – Winslow
Massachusetts
Julian Targete – Canton
Michigan
Benjamin Duckworth – Saline
Minnesota
Ryan Stoltz – Eden Prairie
North Carolina
Jordan Mundy – Asheville
New Jersey
Alexis Williams – Chatham
Joshua Yi – Milltown
New York
Adedayo Perkovich – Brooklyn
William Russell – Sound Beach
Juliana Yu – New York
Madison Medina – Bronx
Ohio
Kyra O’Connor – Dublin
Pennsylvania
Abigail Wilson-Kageni – York
Texas
Krishna Chandrasekhara – Irving
Utah
Anika Bruce – South Jordan
Virginia
Ainsley Felter – Falls Church
Talia Marshall – Charlottesville
Philippines
Georgia Limcaoco – Makati
Puerto Rico
Lara Santana – San Juan
Thailand
Chayanuch (Wendy) O-charoenrat – Nonthaburi