Delaware Valley High School student journalists attend 25th annual Tom Bigler Journalism Conference
Young Life. Del.Aware newspaper staff wins various awards at Wilkes University event.
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| 23 Apr 2026 | 11:06
DVHS student journalists at the Tom Bigler Journalism Conference. Front row - Mike Iuzzolino and Lucas Petersheim. Middle row - JoeiMarie Cohen and Ashantia Dicette. Behind the middle row - Chloe Simonson and Emma Simmons. Back row - Vanessa Dispoto, Kaitlin Gelardi, Jaida Palacios, Reilly Newton, Lily Stoveken, Kimberly Smyser, Ella Becker, Josie Lordi, Keira LeMay and Lilian Seibert. (
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The student journalists at Delaware Valley High School attended the twenty-fifth annual Tom Bigler Journalism Conference at Wilkes University on Friday, April 10. The Del.Aware newspaper staff won various awards. Senior Reilly Newton won first place in news writing, and senior Mike Iuzzolino won second place in news writing. Senior Kimberly Smyser won first place in opinion writing, and senior Emma Simmons won first place in sports writing. Senior Kaitlin Gelardi won first place in news photography, while senior Ava Troup won second place in sports photography. Simmons and Newton both placed for their page layout. The Del.Aware staff won the Excellence in Journalism Overall Award as well.
Seventeen DVHS student journalists and adviser Leslie Lordi attended the conference. The keynote speaker was Alan Stout, executive director of Visit Luzerne County. There were a variety of other speakers who participated in order to share their experiences with the journalism students in break-out sessions in different locations on campus.