Although awards for the CSPA Crown Winners were scheduled to be given on Friday, there was still much to do before that point. Beginning on an early metro ride to Columbia, Editor-in-Chiefs Phillip Christopher and Jennifer King along with Senior Editor Nick Leblanc and advisor Greg Stobbe departed from the hotel to prepare for their first session to begin at 8:45 a.m. March 17.

Main points discussed were the levels of organization, leadership and teamwork that The Feather focuses on a daily basis. At the end of the session, the editors commenced in a question time where many attendees eagerly rose hands. Immediately after their first session, the editors would soon begin their second session right after, ‘Social Media: incorporate these powerful tools. Together both sessions each averaged about 30 attendees.

Now that the editors had finished both of their sessions there was still two more sessions to attend before a lunch break. When lunch time approached, students wandered around looking for a yummy location. After grabbing a bite to eat, students of The Feather met in their usual lounge on level 2. From this moment on, staffers anxiously waited before the awards ceremony started.

At 2:30 doors were opened to the main hall and many teams scrambled inside to snatch enough seats. During the awards all the crown winners were announced as Silver or Gold Crown alphabetically. With biting nails and sweaty hands, staffers awaited the announcement they have been waiting for all year.

“The Feather Online…Gold Crown,” are the words that immediately sent the staff into immediate hugs and happy tears. The editors traveled down the aisle to be handed their Gold Crown. With the award in hand, they made their way over to the photo wall where they had their photo taken with Director of CSPA Edmund Sullivan. Staffers made their way outside to pose with their new award in front of the Low Memorial library.

Once many photos were taken The Feather group headed back to the hotel to prepare before their celebration dinner at Jack’s Wife Freda.

Tomorrow The Feather will be departing from New York to head back to Fresno. The Feather is very proud of the hard work and success that has contributed from a week in the Big Apple.

For previous recap, please go to The Feather takes NYC 2017: Day 5 Recap