Next Summer Program Application Deadline is April 1, 2023
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Since 1998, more than $42,000 has been awarded to students who won Culpepper Journalism Foundation fellowships. During the early years, both the Sun-Sentinel and Miami Herald provided internships for deserving students. The Summer Journalism Institute (SJI) at the University of Florida funded several fellowships, and Comcast Communications provided fellowships specifically for talented television productions students. No CJF fellowship recipient was selected in 2022.
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Parker is First CJF Recipient to Study at American University
Senior Emma Parker is the President/Webmaster of the Film and Tech Association at Pompano Beach High School.
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Digital media television student, Emma Parker from Pompano Beach High, used her CJF fellowship money to participate in American University's Discover the World of Communication online summer program. She attended a professional news writing and international communications class.
"The speakers were the best part of the communications class," she said, as students heard from a UN ambassador, the founder of a non-profit in Uganda and a Spain embassy representative. "They all shared different perspectives about the world and what the the people face on a daily basis." Parker is currently the Editor-in-Chief of Pompano's newspaper and the president/webmaster of the Film and Tech Association. AU's journalism classes will help her guide the Pompano staffs as they complete scripts through through writing comprehensive leads and headlines. |
"In my news writing class, I had one-on-one guidance from my professor who expanded my knowledge of what I can accomplish as a student journalist."
"I can help writers expand the way they complete the story starting with the answering of the 5 W's, and targeting the one that represents the rest of the story."
Parker said that the program better prepared her for future college-level classes such as understanding a professor's expectations for their students and their work and meeting deadlines. At AU, students communicated with their classmates and professors using discussion posts on Canvas. "Honestly it was very similar to high school; the assignments were just more difficult." Since 1998 the CJF fellowships have provided funds for residential college summer study, but for the last two years online programs have been funded. |
2020 Pandemic Creates Virtual Summer Journalism Experience
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Grace Schwab, a senior from South Plantation High, won the 2020 Culpepper Journalism Foundation fellowship. Since she was the Sports Editor of the Sword and Shield newspaper and an accomplished athlete for four years on both the school soccer and lacrosse teams, she used her stipend to attend the University of North Carolina Virtual Sport Journalism Camp.
Because of the pandemic, most on-campus university journalism programs were cancelled or converted to virtual institutes. “I think the online format of the institute worked very well, 
"I am excited to one day utilize the connections I made this summer to improve my craft and further my career.”
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and I was still able to learn a lot as if I was on campus at UNC,” she said.
One of the goals of the CJF summer fellowship is to provide students an opportunity to live on a college campus before actually being admitted to the university. “The only downfall was that I couldn’t make as strong a connection with the other students as I would had if we were all staying on the campus for those few days.” Under the leadership of Timothy Crothers, a professor in the UNC School of Journalism, the online format prepared her for the new school year as students in Broward County went virtual for their classes. The Sword and Shield editor said that in 2020 “it was a bit of a struggle to run a newsroom through a video call” as she and the other senior staffer set up a newspaper website while school is virtual and utilize its existing social media contacts to post content. At the camp, using Zoom, students first interviewed a UNC basketball player and heard how the media affects a student athlete. “One super interesting thing we talked about was how to approach a player after a loss,” she said. Students then had to write a story based on an Q & A with a fellow camper about his greatest sports achievement. The best two stories were critiqued with all the campers. “I learned we must take ourselves out of the story and look at the good and the bad to give an unbiased report.” |
The next day the students interviewed the woman who covers Clemson football explaining her tricks and tips on covering features. “One point I definitely will share is that when your are interviewing anyone, keep it conversational. Remember it is THEIR story to tell, not yours.” Then students interviewing the stand-out forward on the UNC women’s soccer team.
Students also learned about sports photography, video and online media, especially ways to use social media in journalism and reporting. The UNC sports photographer said that photographers need to be paying attention to everything on the field and be a few steps ahead of the action in order to capture some of the best moments. ”Overall the camp not only helped me become a better sports writer but also taught me skills that I can take to any type of news,” she said. |
Two Broward Teens Hone Their Journalism Skills at University Programs in 2019
Ysa was the first student to represent the CJF at Yale and the University of North Carolina.
Ysa worked with the college students to produce one issue of the Yale Daily News.
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Journalism Matters for two Broward teens who spent part of their summer at college. The Culpepper Journalism Foundation (CJF) provided a $900 stipend each to Ysabella De Lauro and Munisha Doodnauth for being CJF "Fellows" to attend journalism programs at universities and then return to their staffs in the fall to be mentors to their classmates.
Ysabella De Lauro, South Plantation De Lauro attended two programs: the first at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, a residential program, and the second at Yale University. "I learned so much at UNC especially with Adobe programs Illustrator and In-Design," De Lauro said. The senior was Co-Editor of the Sword and Shield, the South Plantation newspaper. De Lauro's unique experience the Yale Daily News (YDN) was special to her. Not only was it not a residential program (she stayed in a hotel with her parents) her time was spent side-by-side college students as they produced the Yale Daily News. "I was a huge fan of the Gilmore Girls, and as I walked into the Yale building I felt like Rory Gilmore, a character in the show who went to Yale and was editor of the YDN." The lead graphic designer asked DeLauro to join the college staff to produce the Yale community paper. "I was the only high schooler there that night," she said. "I was surrounded by editors, graphic designers, column writers, artists and photographers." |
Munisha uses skills learned at the UF with her Digital Media classmates.
Munisha Doodnauth, Pompano Beach
Munisha Doodnauth used her skills she learned at the University of Florida's Summer Media Institute (SMI) to teach her Digital Media Production classmates. She said that the best part of SMI was listening to Malick Mercier who is known as a 'next-gen storyteller.' "I learned a lot about finding my voice and using it to bring awareness to everyone on social media. He said social media can give students a voice using his positive energy." Her advice to attend a summer program and "to get to know those around you because the person next to you might be the one to hire you in the future." |
CJF Selects Leiter as 2018 Fellow to Attend UF's Summer Media Institute
In 2018 Megan Leiter will be Editor-in-Chief of The Sword and Shield.
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Megan Leiter from South Plantation High has earned a $800 stipend to attend a summer university journalism program from the Culpepper Journalism Foundation (CJF).
The junior will attend the University of Florida's College of Journalism and Communications (CJC) Summer Media Institute (SMI) in June 2018. She is the 36th fellowship winner from SPHS to become a "fellow" since the award was first given 21 years ago. "During my three years on The Sword |
and Shield, the school paper has improved and I hope to continue developing it as Editor-in-Chief," she said. "The things I learn at this program will go beyond newspaper and will help be succeed in college and the workforce."
Leiter joined The Sword and Shield newspaper staff as a freshman and has held leadership roles as Sports Editor (sophomore) and Centerfold and Copy Editor (junior). As a fellowship recipient she is required to be on the staff the next year, so in 2018-2019 she will be Editor-in-Chief. |
Winslow Learns at UF's Summer Media Institute in 2017
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Winslow receives her award from Valerie McCarty at the SPHS Underclass Awards.
Winslow attended UF's Summer Media Institute in June 2017..
Environmental Science and Everglades magnet program for several years.
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Fellows travel from Florida to California to attend summer journalism programs
Brianna Horland will attend the Newsroom By the Bay program at Stanford University.
Bayleigh Pearson will attend the CJC Summer Institute at the University of Florida.
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Brianna Horland and Bayleigh Pearson from South Plantation High have earned $600 Culpepper Journalism Foundation fellowships to attend summer journalism programs at universities. Both students are on the Sword and Shield newspaper staff.
Horland will travel to Stanford's (California) Newsroom By the Bay program while Pearson will attend the University of Florida's CJC (College of Journalism and Communications) Summer Institute. As part of the CJF fellowship program, the rising seniors are required to return to the school to teach their newspaper staffers what they experienced during the college program. In the fall, Horland will be Editor in Chief of the Sword and Shield. "I hope to breathe new life into my school newspaper," she said. "When the quality of the paper declined, it forced me to find my voice in order to fight for articles or design choices that I believed improved the publication." "Mentorship is extremely important to me," Horland added. "Therefore I would like my legacy to be that I put good practices in place, developing a knowledgeable and |
capable staff who will continue to take the paper to new heights after I graduate."
Bayleigh Pearson was involved in broadcasting at her former school where she was enrolled in two media courses that demanded weekly video productions and a professional-style documentary. As next year's News Editor, she said she hopes to learn more about print media, journalistic ethics, interviewing techniques and how to handle deadlines. "I want to come back refreshed, knowledgeable and even more passionate about the art of journalism, and recognize my full potential as a journalist, whether it is print or digital media." Pearson wants to provide a voice for students who are often forgotten in their school. In a special one-on-one interview she conducted with a student with Downs Syndrome she discovered that the research she did prior to the interview helped her write non-intrusive but well-made questions that did not offend the student but provided great answers. "From that experience I learned that a lot of specific research is needed," Pearson said. |
Carrasquilla is the CJF fellowship winner for 2015; to attend Florida's CJC Institute
Carrasquilla editing the SPHS newspaper.
Valerie McCarty (CJF President) and Stephanie Polin (SPHS journalism adviser) with the winner.
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Alejandra Carrasquilla from South Plantation High School earned a Culpepper Journalism Foundation fellowship and attended the CJC (College of Journalism and Communications) Summer Institute at the University of Florida for June 2015. The $749 fellowship covered the tuition/room and board of the program. She returned to the school and taught her newspaper staff what she experienced during the college program.
"I want to learn writing strategies that will appeal to my peers so that they, too, will desire to learn the news," she said. "I also wish to be able to write in a more professional level while keeping a youthful voice in both my articles and personal essays needed for school and college applications." Additionally, she is involved in the school's award-winning drama program and was the Student Producer of "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee," has used her |
writing skills to be a Cappies Critic (theater), is enrolled in the Environmental Science and Everglades Restoration magnet program, and already has logged 275 community service hours.
Teacher Stephani Polin notes that Alejandra has been living in the United States for just six years and holds dual citizenship for Colombia and the U.S. "Her goals are evident, but it is her warm personality and eagerness to learn that is unprecedented." Over the last 18 years the CJF has assisted 78 students from 20 different Broward County public schools who wanted to continue their journalism work during the summer. For more information contact the CJF at CulpepperJF@aol.com. The Broward Education Foundation, an arm of the School Board of Broward County, Florida, manages the CJF funds. |
Two fellowships winners attend the UF's Summer Journalism Institute
Jack Levy
Marissa Steinberg
As a senior, Marissa also received the Alumni Association Scholarship
from Didi Hoffman, a former SPHS journalist.
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For the 17th year, the executive board of the Culpepper Journalism Foundation rewarded high school students with fellowships for summer journalism study.
Jack Levy and Marissa Steinberg are both on the newspaper staff at South Plantation High and will attend the 2014 Summer Journalism Institute at the University of Florida in June. They are required to return to their high school staffs and be mentors to their classmates or 2014-2015. Each will receive $695 to cover their SJI tuition. "Attending the summer program at U.F. will allow me to disseminate information to our staff so we can strengthen our culture and become the best school paper in the state," Levy said. As a junior, Levy is Entertainment Editor of the Sword and Shield. He explained that he wants to expand the readership of the paper, to create layouts that entice students to read, and to have the paper known for its outstanding quality. At rating for his Entertainment Page Design and an Honorable Mention for his review. |
In addition to he journalism work, he is a member of the cross country, track and lacrosse teams. "Being an athlete has helped me in my sportswriting," he said. "I understand how the players feel after a nail-biting loss or after a blowout win which helps me capture the emotion of the game, the anger of the athlete or the elation of the coach."
News Editor Marissa Steinberg is a sophomore. She said she wants "to improve my writing, especially of news stories, and return to teach my peers what I have learned to improve our paper." She received an Honorable Mention for her Profile Feature story in the FSPA Digital Contest, and she continues to enter writing contests and even submitted a proposal for a TV show to Cosmopolitan. Over the years the CJF has assisted 77 students from 20 different Broward County public schools in attending summer journalism programs at universities throughout the United States. |
Foundation Awards Fellowships for Summer of 2013
David Drucker from South Plantation High
Ben Mitchell from Coral Springs High
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When school is out for the summer, some students still continue to take classes. Through the 15 years, the Culpepper Journalism Foundation has provided financial assistance for 75 students from 18 different public high schools to attend college media programs..
In June 2013, David Drucker from South Plantation High and Benjamin Mitchell from Coral Springs High honed their skills at the Summer Journalism Institute (SJI) hosted by the University of Florida. Both juniors are now Editors-in-Chief of their school papers. Drucker has been Sports Editor of the Sword and Shield for two years. He said he learned his most important lesson on the school's football Signing Day when the star athlete's mother seized the player's documents and left the campus with nothing signed. This created an event that was covered by the local media as well. As Drucker considered the athlete whose "life was in a whirlwind," the editor learned that the sequence of events which followed, "taught me that although a great story is the goal, a journalist must keep in mind the consequences of his actions." Benjamin Mitchell is Editor of his school paper, The Chronicle. He, too, was involved in a controversial issue: a new program the administration did not want covered. "I learned how to navigate the political side of the journalistic process," he said. "I also gained an understanding of the realities of the relationship between administration and student publications." Both students acquired skills and techniques that they will use to improve their papers. "My goal was to walk out of SJI with a new arsenal of editing techniques and a new angle upon which I can tell my story, which I did," Drucker said. |
Lindsey Sigal from South Plantation High
Sigal wins in 2012 In 2012, Lindsey Sigal (as a sophomore) from South Plantation High attended the yearbook section of the UF program. "At SJI I learned so many ways to complete a book that the general school population and educators of journalism will enjoy," she said. "The university experience showed us how independent we need to be to succeed in college." In the fall she will be Co-Editor of the yearbook, Prospectus.
Applicants were required to answer several essay questions, obtain a letter of reference from their current journalism teacher, list their school and community activities and leadership roles, and include samples of their work. The CJF Executive Board selected the winners. |
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Culpepper Journalism 'Fellows' Through the Years 1998-2022
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2022
No Applicants 2021 Emma Parker Pompano Beach High 2020 Grace Schwab South Plantation High 2019 Munisha Doodnauth Pompano Beach High Ysabella De Lauro South Plantation High 2018 Megan Leiter South Plantation High 2017 Anna Winslow South Plantation High 2016 Brianna Horland South Plantation High Bayleigh Pearson South Plantation High 2015 Alejandra Carrasquilla South Plantation High 2014 Jack Levy South Plantation High Marissa Steinberg South Plantation High 2013 David Drucker South Plantation High Ben Mitchell Coral Springs High |
2012
Lindsay Sigal South Plantation High 2011 Andy Araya Hallandale High Faren Dalipram South Plantation High Tiana Dejesus Everglades High Alexia Marchetti Cypress Bay High 2010 Paige Abbondanzio Monarch High Colt Dodd South Plantation High Beatrice Dupuy Cooper City High Nicholas Levy South Plantation High Anna Parham Flanagan High 2009 Angie Fowler Monarch High Alysha Khan South Plantation High Emily Miller Cypress Bay High Jessica Niestzche South Plantation High Jamie Sloan Cooper City High |
2008-10th Anniversary
Aryeh Feldheim South Plantation Claire Aronson Cypress Bay High Kyra Berman-Gestring South Plantation High Betsy Castro South Plantation High Shaina Coughan Cooper City High Katie Gillen J. P. Taravella High Meghan Johnson Stoneman Douglas High Catalina Quintana Coral Springs High Mariah Ridge-O'Brien Hollywood Hills High Stephen Sheehan Everglades High 2007 Danielle Syrop South Plantation High Veronica Gimenez Hollywood Hills High 2006 Guillermo Bonilla South Plantation High Lawrence Cohen Nova High Laura Diaz de Arce South Plantation High Kelly Madey Northeast High Andrea Puente Cypress Bay High Farin Robinson Deerfield Beach High |
2005
Kristin Bjornsen South Plantation High Jennifer Campbell Northeast High Iviani Figueroa McArthur High Paul Greco South Plantation High Braylin Morales South Plantation High Brittany Morales South Plantation High Lane Nieset South Plantation High 2004 Laura Binder Plantation High Christine Brady Coral Springs High Abby Cunningham Cypress Bay High David Hanan South Plantation High Andrew Jacobsohn South Plantation High Evan Sax Nova High Austin Thaler Hallandale High Ellen Truex Hollywood Hills High 2003 Nazish Ahmad South Plantation High Sabrina Bonaparte Cypress Bay High Brett Denou South Plantation High Tony Marfeka Plantation High Stephanie Rosenblatt Coral Springs High Amanda Steffan Northeast High |
2002
Zaynab Ali Stranahan High Bari Leiberman Stoneman Douglas High Bryan Mehaffey Western High Evelyn Rosas Hollywood Hills High Amanda Smith South Plantation High Ashley Wilson South Plantation High Jessica Wasserman Coral Springs High 2001 Jessica Bleier South Plantation High Renee Campbell South Plantation High Vanesa Hernandez South Plantation High Desiree Zerguera Northeast High 2000 Sean Fowler Deerfield Beach High Megan Gand Stranahan High Emma Levya Hollywood Hills High Justin Young South Plantation High 1999 Yolene Dumarsais Northeast High Jenna Rhone Boyd Anderson High Beth Stone South Plantation High 1998 Julie Leventhal South Plantation High |
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