Red Bank High School has the Best Independent News Website as judged by the Tennessee High School Press Association.
This is the second year in a row the Blue and White newspaper’s online site has been named Tennessee’s best. RBHS student Alexandria Oviatt also won third place in state editorial writing this year.
Red Bank High School’s Blue and White newspaper staff writer Taylor Lewis, newspaper advisor/English teacher Greg Cantrell and newspaper assistant editor Amee Desai, from left, hold awards they won from the Tennessee High School Press Association for 2011 and 2012. The association named the school’s newspaper the No. 1 student-produced newspaper in Tennessee for Best Independent News Website.“We believe we are the oldest continuously produced student newspaper in Chattanooga since 1942,” said newspaper advisor Greg Cantrell. “I’m hands-off. The editors write the headlines, edit and work on photos and captions.
“As soon as stories are written and edited, we try to update the website every day. We stagger deadlines.”
The school formerly printed a monthly newspaper, but switched to a solely online presence two years ago. The school’s newspaper staff likes to upload eye-catching photos and graphics to draw in readers, according to Cantrell.