New Hyde Park’s chariot staff honored

Members of New Hyde Park Memorial High School’s 2014-2015 Chariot staff earned a school record of 41 individual awards, including 15 first-place honors at the Long Island Press High School Journalism Awards held at Hofstra University.

The event, which consisted of 25 schools throughout Long Island, honored and recognized outstanding journalistic achievements on the high school level. Congratulations to senior James Colgan, who earned five awards, including third-place for Student Journalist of the Year; juniors Roby Daniel and Shaheer Ilyas for earning four awards for their School News story. Also honored at the event were junior Priyanka Algu, who earned six awards for her outstanding artwork and adviser Michael Stencel, who received honorable mention as Adviser of the Year. In addition, the Chariot, led by editors-in-chief Fabiha Khalid and Teena Thomas, placed third for Best Overall School Newspaper on Long Island.