Principal Gregory Fucheck accepted the Administrator of the Year award at the Journalism Education Association’s national award ceremony during its fall convention in Nashville in November. The award goes to a school administrator who supports scholastic journalism and a free press.
More than 5,300 students, advisors and exhibitors from 46 states and eight countries attended the convention. Three BRHS students, Md Ferdous, Zoe Reyes and Jomayra Amparo, also attended the convention with their advisor, Deborah Porterfield. With support from Press Pass NYC, a non-profit that supports scholastic journalism in New York City, students and advisors from two other NYC newspapers also attended the event.
Mr. Fucheck’s speech featured a video clip of Bronx River News staff members talking about what the newspaper means to them and the community. After returning from Nashville, he shared his views on the award and scholastic journalism:…