More than 250 high school students applied for a coveted spot as a 2012 News Day in B.C student reporter.

Now the final 30 have been chosen. The students will now spend the next few weeks researching, writing, and putting together their stories for broadcast and print including a full day of training on February 4.  On March 29, their stories will be aired on CBC Radio’s The Early Edition, On The Coast, B.C. Almanac and North by Northwest, seen on CBC News Vancouver at 5, 5:30 and 6. 

The stories will also appear on cbc.ca/bc throughout the day and in The Vancouver Sun. On radio and tv, students will co-host segments, report on original stories as well as report on sports and weather. Upon completion of the program, the 30 student reporters will receive a $1,000 scholarship from Sylvan Learning to use towards their post secondary education.

The final 30 students are: Fay Al-Hajim, Magee Secondary, Vancouver Megan Arora, Burnaby South Secondary, Burnaby Taryn Audet, Sutherland Secondary, North Vancouver Robin Batcelor, Dr. Charles Best Secondary, Coquitlam Brandon Brock, Robert A. McMath Secondary, Richmond Jason Deo, Fleetwood Park Secondary, Surrey Jayvee Doroteo, Johnston Heights Secondary, Surrey Andrew Chang, Gleneagle Secondary, Coquitlam Justin Chau, J.N. Burnett Secondary, Richmond Amanda Dreisinger, Delta Secondary, Delta Allison Graham, Cariboo Hill, Burnaby Linette Ho, Moscrop Secondary, Burnaby Hyunsoo Kanyamuna, Moscrop Secondary, Burnaby Umang Khandelwal, Burnaby North Secondary, Burnaby Danielle Kyei, Alpha Secondary, Burnaby Lucy Lin, Magee Secondary, Vancouver Mark Lintott, Port Moody Secondary, Port Moody Danica Llanetta, Robert A. McMath Secondary,  Richmond Amar Mangat, Burnaby South Secondary, Burnaby Jakub Markiewicz, Notre Dame Regional Secondary, Vancouver Ravina Nagra, Fleetwood Secondary, Surrey Stephanie Nowak, Earl Marriott Secondary, Surrey Brandon Olidan, Vancouver College, Vancouver Olivia Pink, Moscrop Secondary, Burnaby Nisha Sandhu, Guildford Learning Centre, Surrey Raisa Shabbir, Burnaby North Secondary, Burnaby Bryn Shaffer, Kitsilano Secondary, Vancouver Maria Rincon, Hugh Boyd Secondary, Richmond Heidi Wang, Port Moody Secondary, Port Moody Ajax Wong, Archbishop Carney Secondary, Port Coquitlam 

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