Montrose - Daily Press

MONTROSE �” A Montrose High School senior earned two top journalism honors over the weekend.

Marcela Palefsky was named Colorado Journalist of the Year by the Colorado High School Association, and she was awarded the coveted Dorothy Greer scholarship.

She is the first Montrose High student to earn Colorado Journalist of the Year in the past 20 years, said Kathy Gaber, Montrose High journalism teacher and newspaper adviser.

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Palefsky said she was stunned by the honors.

“There are a lot of good Colorado high school newspapers, so I didn’t know my chances (for the scholarship and award),” she said. “It’s just really exciting.”

The Dorothy Greer Scholarship is awarded each year to the top high school senior journalist in Colorado. It provides $2,000 if the winner attends college in the state, or $1,000 for students such as Palefsky who are going out of state for college.

After reviewing several schools, including the University of Colorado and Colorado State University, Palefsky chose Arizona State University, where she will pursue a journalism degree at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communications. She said it was the right school for her and close to home.

Palefsky got her start by taking a journalism class her freshman year at Montrose High and finding it “really interesting.” She wrote news and feature stories for the school paper, “The Chieftain,” her sophomore year, before becoming editor in chief her junior year �” a position usually given to a senior.

Palefsky, now a senior, is serving a second year as the editor.

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Kathy wrote on Mar 14, 2010 11:49 AM:

" Congrats Marci! Best of luck at ASU. "




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Hoping for the best wrote on Mar 13, 2010 12:33 PM:

" I am hoping that when this young lady begins her career that actual newspapers and serious magazines still exist. We need actual reporters doing actual investigating and writing real facts to keep us free. Not Wikipedia, not People Magazine, and not the blogosphere where anybody who has an opinion and and a computer can be a "journalist". Congratulations and good luck! "




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charie wrote on Mar 10, 2010 10:32 PM:

" Hi marcela! I'm so proud of you... Ilove you. Keep up the good work! "




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Emily wrote on Mar 10, 2010 1:27 PM:

" Way to go Marci!!!! "




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Masood wrote on Mar 10, 2010 9:15 AM:

" Way to GO, Scout!!
Congratulations! "




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a_montrose_native wrote on Mar 9, 2010 7:33 PM:

" sounds like she is overqalified to work for the daily mess. "




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