Warden journalism teacher honored

WARDEN — Warden High School’s journalism teacher Nunn Winship is a Reynolds High School Journalism Institute Fellow.

“I encouraged Mrs. Winship to pursue this award,” said Chris Rust, high school principal. “This is her first year as the advisor for our school newspaper and she has worked hard to improve the quality of the news reporting and feature writing of our students. ‘Cougar Hi Lites’ is a much better publication as a result of her work.”

As a part of the recognition, Winship is attending the institute at Arizona State University’s Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication in Phoenix in mid-June. Winship is one of 35 fellows chosen from applicants nationwide.

Participants receive a grounding in the core values of journalism and the tools students need to produce quality multimedia news. In addition to print media, the institute provides instruction on Web-based reporting so that news can be posted online.

“Mrs. Winship’s primary assignment at the high school is art instruction, but she is certified in many areas,” Rust said. “Mrs. Winship draws out the best in her students regardless of the course she is teaching. She is a strong contributor to our profession and to our school and community.”

Winship teaches watercolor, journalism, art, yearbook, ceramics and photography.

“I enjoy seeing her work with students in her classroom,” Rust said. “There is a constant buzz of activity in her room and around the campus as student work on their projects. Our hallways are filled with examples of artwork produced in the class and everyone has commented on the improved reporting and production values in our newspaper this year.”