Newspaper (The Hawk Eye)

Newspaper Program Overview

• Website: www.hebronhawkeye.com 

• Social Media: @hebronhawkeye (Twitter); @thehebronhawkeye (Instagram)

• Adviser: Mrs. DiDonato

• Class period: 3rd

• Course overview: Reporters, photographers and editors work together to cover the student body, staff and community surrounding Hebron High School. This is done primarily through maintaining and regularly updating www.hebronhawkeye.com with news, feature, opinion stories and more throughout the year. Students develop, pitch and execute (conduct interviews, write, edit, take photos) their own stories, and generally work in three-week cycles. In each cycle, reporters usually write a total of three stories and take their own photos. The staff also produces a print edition of the paper four times per school year.

Key attributes for successful newspaper staffers: Responsible, good time managers, reliable, high integrity, high level of thoughtfulness, ability to work independently and in groups

Recent Staff Highlights

• Columbia Scholastic Press Association Silver Crown Winner 2022 - 2024

• National Scholastic Press Association Pacemaker Finalist: 2021

• NSPA/JEA National High School Journalism Convention Fall 2023: 5th Place, Best of Show, news website

• ILPC Silver Star, 2022; Bronze Star 2021, 2023, 2024

• UIL Journalism Accomplishments:

  • Journalism Team District 6-6A Champion, 2021 - 2024

  • Journalism Team Regional Runner-Up, 2021, 2022; Second Runner-Up 2023, 2024

  • Journalism Team State Runner-Up, 2021-2022

  • Individual 6A State Champion in Feature Writing (2021), News Writing (2023), Individual State Runner-Up in Feature Writing (2024)

Useful Links

The Hawk Eye Website

The Hawk Eye Print Edition