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45 Kid Reporters Join The 2018–19 Scholastic News Kids Press Corps

Student Journalists from Around the World Will Report “News for Kids, by Kids”


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The award-winning Scholastic News Kids Press Corps today welcomed 23 new and 22 returning Kid Reporters ages 10–14 to cover national and international breaking news, trending topics kids care most about—from the environment to civics—along with entertainment, sports, local news, and more for their peers. This team of Kid Reporters will be covering news from ten countries, including the United States, Australia, Canada, China, the Czech Republic, India, Malaysia, Mexico, South Korea, and Thailand.

The full list of 2018–19 Kid Reporters and their bios can be viewed here: http://www.scholastic.com/kidspress.

“Each year, it becomes increasingly evident how passionate students are about engaging in their communities and following the news,” said Suzanne McCabe, Editor of the Scholastic News Kids Press Corps. “This year’s talented team of 45 Kid Reporters have committed to covering the hard-hitting topics that students around the world want to learn more about, while developing the critical thinking and media literacy skills that are so important for their futures.”

The Scholastic News Kids Press Corps has been publishing “news for kids, by kids” since 2000. During the 2017–18 program year, Kid Reporters covered a range of topics and events, including Hurricanes Harvey and Maria; the March for Our Lives in Washington, D.C.; Super Bowl LII; and the 2018 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.

Scholastic News Kid Reporters also interviewed news anchors Anderson Cooper and Katie Couric; New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge; U.S. Olympic medalist Ibtihaj Muhammad; retired NASA astronaut Clayton Anderson; president and founder of the Children’s Defense Fund Marian Wright EdelmanA Wrinkle in Time director Ava DuVernay; author, literacy advocate, and football star Malcolm Mitchell; award-winning author and National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature Jacqueline Woodson; renowned chefs Dan Barber, Tom Colicchio, and Alice Waters; Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Sonia Sotomayor; and former Vice President Joe Biden, among other notable figures.

Stories by Scholastic News Kid Reporters are published on the Scholastic News Kids Press Corps website and featured in select issues of Scholastic Classroom Magazines, reaching more than 25 million students in classrooms nationwide.

The 2018–19 members of the Scholastic News Kids Press Corps are:
* indicates new Kid Reporter

California 
Alula Alderson – Ojai 
Annika Petras – Irvine 
Arjun Suri – San Diego* 
Ella Porter – Aptos* 
Jaxon Jones – Malibou Lake*

Florida 
Andrew Raymundo – Celebration*

llinois 
Ava-Kelly Gray – Chicago* 
Victoria Feng – Buffalo Grove

Iowa 
Brandon Peterson – Britt

Kentucky 
Leo Sebastian Tobbe – Louisville*

Louisiana 
Owen P. W. Osborne – Shreveport

Maryland 
Grace Denny – Kensington*

Massachusetts 
Stone Shen – Acton

Michigan 
Titus Smith III – Southfield

Minnesota 
Ryan Stoltz – Eden Prairie

New Jersey 
Ava Park-Matt – Hoboken 
Josh Stiefel – Teaneck
Liset Zacker – South Orange*

New York 
Amelia Poor – Brooklyn 
Konrad Paul Schwarz – Oyster Bay*
Marley I. Alburez – New York* 
Maya Mukherji – New York* 
Sunaya DasGupta Mueller – Palisades

North Carolina 
Teresa Fang – Chapel Hill*

Ohio 
Nolan Pastore – Hartville

Oregon 
Hana Meher Sadik – Portland

Pennsylvania 
Aiden Zelrick – Lehighton*

Tennessee 
Aanya Kabra – Memphis* 
Sadie Kiel – Memphis

Texas 
Benjamin Who – Sugar Land* 
Truman J. Hamade – Cedar Park

Virginia
Sidonie Louise Gillette – Arlington*

Washington, DC 
Courtney Pine – Washington 
Michael Santomauro – Washington*

Wisconsin 
Lilian Jochmann – Shorewood

Australia 
Helen Hong – Nunawading

Canada 
Nikita A. Mohile – Uxbridge*

China 
Giona Pratelli – Guangzhou
Zoe Jen Chao – Shanghai*

Czech Republic 
Rade Meech-Tatic – Prague*

India 
Rohan Saketh Devulapalli – Bangalore

Malaysia 
Zhang En Ng – Kuala Lumpur*

Mexico 
Emma Garcia – Puebla*

South Korea 
John Woo – Seoul*

Thailand 
Natcharee Chaiwongthitikul – Bangkok


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