At this point in your life, it is an inevitability that you have sat through some type of class where the teacher brings up the idea of work ethic through means of a seemingly profound quote, such as, “The only time that success comes before work is in the dictionary.”  As cliché as this is, it is one of the most genuine pieces of advice one can be given.  Over the past four months all of those involved in The Red and Black have learned the true meaning of hard work.  Friday, March 24th, 2017 marked The LIU Post Best of High School Journalism Awards.  The Red and Black submitted work to be considered in four separate award categories, which were only based on work from 2016, essentially only two-months worth of work for our news site.

When we initially arrived at LIU Post, we were met by a student of the university who served as our tour guide.  The primary focus of the beginning of the day was to attend a variety of  workshops in which the five students: Hailey Julian, Louis Walker, Matthew Correa, Justin Valverde, and Emily Cozza attended. Throughout the workshops we discussed the overwhelming significance and prevalence of digitally-based journalism that focused primarily on broadcasting, radio, and public relations.