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Young Reporters Join Telegraph Young Metro Force Meet

Young Reporters Join Telegraph Young Metro Force Meet
Young reporters, new voices: Telegraph Young Metro Force Meet welcomes fresh batch of student journalists · telegraphindia.com

Students from many schools came to a special meeting for young reporters.

The meeting was held at Vidya Mandir Auditorium on August 21.

New student reporters learned how to write news reports.

They also learned ways to improve their communication skills.

Some students planned to write about events at their schools.

Older student reporters received certificates for their work.

Birla High School won the championship among the participating schools.

Dr Sanjay Garg told students that it is important to seek help when they feel stressed or anxious.

Key facts

Participating schools
Representatives from around 50 schools in the city and beyond attended.
New reporters
Students chosen by their schools were inducted as cub reporters.
Publication
Students will write about school events for The Telegraph Student Edition.
Champions
Birla High School finished first, followed by St Augustine’s Day School, Shyamnagar.
Other ranked schools
St John’s Diocesan Girls’ Higher Secondary School placed third, followed by Heritage Academy High School.
Certificates
Outgoing reporters received certificates for participation, active correspondence or championship performance.
Guest address
Dr Sanjay Garg spoke about mental health, examination pressure, anxiety and social-media-related stress.

Quotes

Alankrita Chakraborty

Class XI student and first-batch reporter from St Jude’s High School, Madhyamgram

“I want to showcase how inclusive and culturally aware our school is. We are excited that so many students will get to read about our events.”
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“We are looking forward to making our school proud and setting an example for our juniors.”
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