Newspaper intern: ‘Competing in journalism contests helped shape my writing, brought rewards’

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  • file photo | dispatch record Veronica Butler represented Lampasas High School at the state UIL academic competition in journalism. Butler, left, and Amelia Stanley were state-qualifiers this year.
    file photo | dispatch record Veronica Butler represented Lampasas High School at the state UIL academic competition in journalism. Butler, left, and Amelia Stanley were state-qualifiers this year.
    This past month, I had the wonderful opportunity to attend the UIL Academic State Championship in Austin. I competed in copy editing and placed third at the regional meet, which qualified me for the state meet. At the state meet, I placed third again. While I hope to continue improving as I prepare to start my senior year at Lampasas High School in August, I’m very proud of my bronz...

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