Junior Wins Journalism Award for Faculty Profile

Michael Goff '26, junior editor-in-chief for The Campus Lantern, has won a Best of Student News Organization (SNO) Award for his profile about retiring photography teacher and longtime yearbook advisor Pete Capano. SNO hosts thousands of K-12 news websites, enabling "media advisers and student journalists to focus on journalism."

 This is a meaningful award for Goff, who said he wanted to do justice to Capano's 41-year career. His profile covers everything from Capano's early years of teaching to his friendship with Philly’s own Kevin Bacon. 

"I knew how much Pete has meant to the community over the years, and I wanted to do everything I could to tell his story as best as I could," says Goff. "Throughout the interviewing process, it became clear to me that Pete was more than just a teacher to his students; he was also a mentor that built his students into strong photography students and stronger humans."

From the profile: When he first started working at SCH, Pete Capano was getting paid by the day to teach a single photography class. Now, in his 41st year, he is finally stepping away from an incredible career as a full-time photography teacher that has impacted countless students over the years.

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