Editorial Cartoon Contest Winners Selected!
Close to 1000 area students demonstrated their creative talents in this year’s Editorial Cartoon Contest. While overall participation was down in the 14th Annual competition, the panel of judges were able to select 16 outstanding cartoons in the three grade divisions and the Local Issue category. The winners for this year’s contest are:

Division I – 5th Grade
First Place: Michelle Ford, Transit Middle School
Second Place: Waverly Lancer, Eggert Road Elementary School
Third Place: Celine Gosselin, Transit Middle School
Honorable Mention: David Isselbaecher, Kadimah School

Division II – 6th-8th Grade
First Place: Prabhu Sasankan, Transit Middle School
Second Place: Emily Wynne, Mill Middle School
Third Place: Michael Griffin, Ambrose Catholic Academy
Honorable Mention: David Bridges, Kadimah School

Division III – 9th-12th Grade
First Place: Matt Corrigan, Fillmore Central School
Second Place: Kye Kim, Williamsville North High School
Third place: Karen Yang, Amherst Central High School
Honorable Mention: Rebecca Papaj, Nardin Academy

Local Issue
First Place: Ara Kim, Williamsville North High School
Second Place: Colin Forsyth, Canisius High School
Third Place: Laura Mulhern, Nardin Academy
Honorable Mention: Kye Kim, Williamsville North High School

Students showed their concern for the presidential election, international relations, the war in Iraq, environmental problems and the rising price of gasoline. Winners were selected in a two-part process. First, a group of Buffalo News staff from the editorial, marketing, and promotions departments reviewed all entries and selected a cartoon based on the following:
• The cartoon could be immediately understood by the reader.
• The reader could strongly agree or disagree with the opinion expressed.
• The cartoon could provoke thought and debate.

Using similar criteria, the final choices were made in a second round of review by Adam Zyglis, Editorial Cartoonist for The Buffalo News, with assistance from Mike Vogel, Editorial Page Editor.

The winners will be honored at a reception at The Buffalo News and their cartoons will be published in NeXt, The News’ teen section published on Wednesdays.

Summer 2008 Workshop to feature Adam Zyglis!

The Buffalo News is offering a free workshop on editorial cartooning as part of its Summer 2008 Teacher Workshop series to be held August 4th-6th.

Watch this website and The Buffalo News for more information. Registration will be required.

Congratulations 2008 Editorial Cartoon Contest Winners