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Photojournalism
 I recently took photos at an Alzheimer's Walk. It was a good chance to practice photography, which isn't something I do nearly enough so I'm always eager to improve. |  Joe Perricone should have graduated with the Class of 1943, but Uncle Sam called. Perricone walked across the graduation stage on May 25 at the Florida State Fairgrounds with the Class of 2019, who are eight decades his junior. "I never thought I was going to graduate," Perricone joked. "But I'm glad." Reflection: Writing this story and taking these photos was one of my favorite things I've done in scholastic journalism. He was so grateful to tell his story and I was grateful to share it. |  Freshman Patrick Gawieczuk marches with fellow HHS students. Reflection: I followed a group of protesters from our school at this March for Our Lives event. I spoke to them during the march and after. Patrick, who is in the photo, was angry that he was protesting but he said that it was what he needed to do. |
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 At the Alzheimer's Walk, mayor Kathy Castor spoke to the crowd. She was solemn during her speech, discussing family members she had lost to Alzheimer's. Reflection: I took this picture when she finally smiled, and held the flower in the air while she said she had decided that her loss meant she would fight for others. |  An effort to get new members on staff excited about shutter speed. It worked for some. |  Signs in hand, protesters take part in the Jan. 21 Women's March in St. Petersburg, one of the many held across the world the day after President Donald Trump's inauguration. Reflection: I was so proud of this freshman year. I had to stand on my tip toes on a concrete pole to capture the moment that the crowd passed by. When my editor at the time decided to put this on the front cover of newspaper, I felt like I had won the lottery. Still, I've worked to improve since then, |
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