Photo Credit: Amanda Tavares[/caption]Jared Riley was born a sports fan. He grew up a sports fan and he still is one today. He enjoys all sports, but his favorite is football. Riley is the sports editor for the Orange High School newspaper Den Echoes. He is a 16 year old, three-time-award-winning journalist, but these accolades do not matter to him yet as his goal is to one day be a journalist for ESPN. He wants to be the next Adam Schefter.
Riley has played football since he was eight, and he wants to continue to be around football even when he grows up. He is an offensive lineman on the Orange High football team.
Riley has a life outside of football as well. He is in multiple clubs. Some of these include the Society of Saint Andrews (SOSA) and Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA). Riley enjoys hanging out with his friends. They like playing basketball and other sports outside. His favorite television shows are Sports Center and the news. Watching shows like this will definitely prepare him to work on ESPN.
Riley hopes to go to the School of Journalism and Mass Communication in the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He has an advantage over other students, as he attended a journalism camp at UNC this past summer. He sure has set the bar high and should be an example to others about having high hopes for their education.
Husen has never met a sports debate that he wouldn’t engage in, and is always willing to defend his Duke Blue Devils. Husen is a die-hard Blue Devils fan who is willing to bet anything on his team, no matter what the odds.
Husen is not only a sports fan, but also a talented athlete. Husen lettered in both cross country and track in his freshman year, and was also co-MVP of the cross country team during his sophomore season. When not writing or running, Husen spends his time playing competitive pick-up basketball in his neighborhood, playing video games, and hanging out with his friends.
After graduating from high school, Husen aspires to attend a college with a good running program, and then pursue a career in technology or as a sports reporter. No matter what field Husen ventures into, his knowledge and passion for sports will always be evident.
Brianna Hales and Jared Riley[/caption]During the 2012-2013 school year, the North Carolina Scholastic Media Association held contests for journalism students all over the state. Orange High School won five awards. Jared Riley won third place for a sports column, Brianna Hales was awarded an honorable mention for a sports article, and Sarah Vassello, who graduated last year, also was awarded an honorable mention for an editorial article. The Den Echoes advertising team received an honorable mention.
The NCSMA is an organization that promotes student journalists statewide. On their website they say, “NCSMA serves scholastic journalism and works for its advancement.”
They offer 37 categories of contests open for anyone who wishes to enter.
Jared Riley, sports editor for Den Echoes, is in his second semester of newspaper and is thriving in his writing. He says, ”I think it’s a great honor to finish third as a freshman. I’m just glad that I have the opportunity to learn from my teacher and other students in the class who bring the best out in me.”
Brianna Hales is the senior editor for Den Echoes in 2013 and is highly regarded in her class. She wishes to go to college for journalism. She says, ”I was surprised I won [the award]... because I won [for] the wrestling article I wrote. I don’t know a lot about wrestling... I’m not exactly a sports guru. It made me feel good as a journalist.”
As for Vassello, the journalism class is wishing her the best at college as she continues her journalism career.
Riley has loved sports since he was young and when he grows up he wants to pursue a career in sports journalism. He wants to go to UNC Chapel Hill to receive his degree. He would like to go into a sports reporting job where he gets to use his outspoken opinion to educate the world about his stance on teams. This summer he is attending a camp at UNC for sports journalism to help him enhance his knowledge of sports writing and reporting.
His favorite teams include the Yankees for baseball, the Panthers for football, and the Hurricanes for Hockey. He loves all sports and would watch just about anything dealing with sports.
When he is not watching or writing about sports, he has many hobbies. Some of these include watching MTV Reality TV shows, like Awkward and playing video games. His favorite subject in school other than journalism is math he said “I’ve always loved math, I just feel like I can solve any problem and it makes me confident.”