Premo named Montana High School Journalist of the Year
March 10, 2017
Senior Terryn Premo of C. M. Russell High School in Great Falls has been named the Montana High School Journalist of the Year. Premo is the editor in chief of The Russellog yearbook and has been involved in the journalism department for four years. She will attend MSU Bozeman to major in graphic design.
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Comments by Richard Ecke, competition judge
Journalism is not only represented by a reporter asking pointed questions of a politician trying to deflect a scandal, a writer describing a disastrous fire, or the courage of an editor fighting a subpoena from a hostile judge.
Terryn Premo of C.M. Russell High School demonstrates strengths in another side of journalism, the visual side.
Terryn is a bright, talented and driven young woman. She’s a member of the National Honor Society, holds a 3.38 grade-point average, works part-time after school at Old Navy, and she’s been accepted to Montana State University in Bozeman to study graphic design. She’s even a member of her high school’s marching band.
Her skills in the field of journalism are apparent. Terryn’s work on the yearbook shows she is not afraid to experiment with layout. I liked the drama pages she laid out with the cut-out photos. She also used the tried-and-true design approach of using a large photograph to anchor a page in order to attract a reader’s initial attention.
Terryn is editor in chief of the yearbook and has written for the student newspaper. She began taking journalism classes at the high school beginning in her freshman year, and Terryn has benefited from the enthusiasm and wisdom of her veteran journalism teacher, Beth Britton.
“Her peers listen to her feedback and opinions, and they respect her for her work and dedication,” Britton noted. “It is a pleasure working with her on a daily basis…”
It’s all credit to Terryn, who doesn’t plan to slow down in her quest to explore layout, graphic design, photography and other aspects of journalism that boost readership and viewership. It’s a worthy course of study to follow, and Terryn Premo is an excellent candidate for national recognition for her hard work and dedication, her mentoring of fellow students and her desire to excel.
Note: Ecke was an award-winning reporter, photographer and editor for the Great Falls Tribune, Montana’s third-largest-circulation daily newspaper, for 38 years.
