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THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 2018
Voice staffers win Silver Crown at Columbia University The weekend of March 14-17, 10 staff members from The Voice and huntleyvoice.com attended the Columbia Scholastic Press Association’s annual spring conference in New York City. There, the staff picked up their second consecutive Silver Crown Award in the Magazine Hybrid category. Crown Awards are one of the most prestigious awards in high school journalism, similar to a Pulitzer Prize. “There was an expectation we set after winning the Silver Crown last year, a goal we set for ourselves,” said Alex Landman, editor of The Voice. “We are excited to display it downstairs, but we aren’t done yet.” The Voice was one of 10 schools in the nation to win a Silver Crown in the Magazine Hybrid category, and one of four in Illinois to be awarded a Crown Award (the others were University of Chicago Laboratory Schools (newspaper), Glenbrook South (yearbook), and Antioch (magazine hybrid). Dennis Brown, adviser of The Voice, put the award in perspective. “In my 21 years with the journalism program, this is one of the top awards we’ve ever won,” Brown said. “The Columbia Scholastic Press Association’s Crown Awards only recognize the best of the best. I’m so proud of the accomplishments of the students who run The Voice.” While in New York, the group also did some sightseeing. They visited Grand Central Terminal, the NY City Library, Rockefeller Cen-
ter, St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Times Square, the Statue of Liberty, and the 9/11 Memorial. “It was great seeing some of the history of New York,” Voice print editor Maggie McGee said. “Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty were my favorite sights we visited because it’s interesting to see how many people immigrated to the United States in that period.” In addition, Brown and Voice staffers had a chance to visit with Tony Merevick (’08), a Voice alum who is currently the senior news editor for Thrillist, an online media brand covering food, drink, travel and entertainment. Voice staffers stopped by the offices of Thrillist to chat with Tony Merevick, a 2008 Huntley High School alumnus who now works as news editor at the New York-based media company. After the awards ceremony on Friday, the group traveled to Central Park and spent some a few hours at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. “The Met was great because it allowed me to piece together historical artworks with in the Art Institute in Chicago,” said Katrina Troy, Voice photo editor. “I really enjoyed seeing works like Monet’s ‘Water Lilies’ and [Emanuel Leutz’s] ‘Washington Crossing of the Delaware Water’ in such a historical and important setting.” The award will be displayed in the newspaper display case in the Commons area of HHS.
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In my 21 years with the journalism program, this is one of the top awards we’ve ever won. The Columbia Scholastic Press Association’s Crown Awards only recognize the best of the best. I’m so proud of the accomplishments of the students who run The Voice.” – Dennis Brown, adviser of The Voice
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Ten staff members from Huntley High School’s The Voice and huntleyvoice.com attended the Columbia Scholastic Press Association’s annual spring conference in New York City March 14-17. They won their second consecutive Silver Crown Award in the Magazine Hybrid category.
Healing from tragedies
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Huntley Firefighters attending the Illinois Fire Inspector conference had the opportunity to hear retired Principal Frank DeAngelis from Columbine and mother Michelle Gay from Sandy Hook, tell their stories and lessons learned from these tragedies. Frank and Michelle are seen here with Lutheran Charities service dogs that responded to Sandy Hook to help the community to heal.
Three men charged with violent robbery of Hinsdale jewelry store A federal grand jury has indicted three men on robbery and weapons offenses for allegedly stealing expensive watches and jewelry at gunpoint from a Hinsdale store. The robbers brandished firearms during the heist at Razny Jewelers, 37 S. Washington St., in the western suburb, on March 17, 2017, according to the indictment. They took more than $200,000 in merchandise, including watches by luxury brands Frederique Constant, Patek Phillipe, and Tudor, the indictment states. They allegedly sold or disposed of some of the stolen items in the Chicago area and Atlanta, Ga. The indictment was returned Thursday in U.S. District Court in Chicago. It charges Tobias Diggs, 24, of Chicago, Marvon Hamberlin, 39, of Chicago, and Joshua Mcclellan, 29, of Oak Lawn, with robbery and robbery conspiracy; transportation of stolen goods; and using, carrying, and brandishing firearms during a crime of violence. The charges were announced by John R. Lausch, Jr., United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois; and James M. Gibbons, Special Agent-inCharge of the Chicago office of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations. The Hinsdale Police Department and Oak Lawn Police Department provided valuable assistance. According to the charges, the defendants conducted surveillance of the store in advance of the rob-
bery. They brought hoods, masks and other items to the store to conceal their identities, the indictment states. The robbers used actual and threatened force against store employees to take the watches and jewelry, before escaping in a Lexus sport-utility vehicle. McClellan was arrested Friday, and he pleaded not guilty at a Friday afternoon arraignment before U.S. Magistrate Judge Sidney I. Schenkier. A detention hearing was set for last Tuesday at 11:45 a.m. before Judge Schenkier. Diggs is currently in state custody in DuPage County. His arraignment on the federal charges has not yet been scheduled. Hamberlin is not in custody, and a warrant has been issued for his arrest. The charge of using and brandishing a firearm carries a maximum sentence of life in prison. The conspiracy and robbery counts each carry maximum sentences of 20 years in prison. Transportation of stolen goods is punishable by up to ten years. The public is reminded that an indictment is not evidence of guilt. The defendants are presumed innocent and entitled to a fair trial at which the government has the burden of proving guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. If convicted, the Court must impose a reasonable sentence under federal statutes and the advisory U.S. Sentencing Guidelines. The government is represented by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Albert Berry III and Lindsay Jenkins.