Eddy Binford-Ross, a junior at South Salem High School, photographs the March for Floyd on Saturday, June 6. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)
A South Salem High School student journalist who’s received national attention for her coverage of protests in Salem and Portland over the past year was named Oregon’s Student Journalist of the Year.
Eddy Binford-Ross, a senior and editor of student newspaper The Clypian, was given the honor based on a portfolio of her published work, an essay, transcript and letters of recommendation, according to a news release from the Oregon Journalism Education Association. The winner is selected by current and former high school publication advisors and board members for the association.
The award comes with the Alyce Sheetz Scholarship of $1,000 and puts Binford-Ross in the running for a national high school journalism award to be announced later this spring.
“Eddy has done an amazing job in her four years on the news staff. She is an amazing leader and journalist and will continue to do amazing things,” Brian Eriksen, adviser at South Salem High School said in a statement.
-Rachel Alexander
