The Minnesota High School Press Association is proud to present its 2009 Journalism Educator of the Year honor to Nick Fornicoia of Eastview High School in Apple Valley.   Nick teaches the school’s daily announcements show (The 4Cast) and broadcast journalism classes at Eastview. He also helps advise The Flash, Eastview’s weekly news magazine show.  He was honored at the broadcast department's end-of-the-year banquet at the school on May 31, 2009.

Few scholastic broadcast organizations are as accomplished as Eastview’s and few also demonstrate as much journalistic excellence. It takes a committed educator to establish the expectation for both quality production and journalism. As a result, The Flash and The 4Cast at Eastview have been among the top-recognized programs in Minnesota and nationally:

•  17 Regional Emmys
•  Awards from Student Television Network and Channel One
•  Winners in MHSPA broadcast contests with Minnesota Wild
•  MHSPA Gold Medallion winners
•  Featured on web sites and broadcasts locally and nationally
•  More than 250 students participating in broadcast journalism classes this year
•  Dozens of students pursuing careers in broadcast journalism

His colleague in the broadcast department, Tyler Krebs, says Fornicoia is “a tireless worker and is well admired by our faculty, administration and all of his students. He has the unique ability to use his humor and intelligence in the classroom and in the athletic arena to relate to a wide ability range of students.”

FOR RELEASE ON OR AFTER JUNE 1, 2009
Contact: Logan Aimone, executive director, Minnesota High School Press Association
(612) 625-7359 or logan@studentpress.org