The Student News Site of Immaculata-La Salle High School

Royal Courier

The Student News Site of Immaculata-La Salle High School

Royal Courier

The Student News Site of Immaculata-La Salle High School

Royal Courier

About

Congratulations to the Editors and Staff at the Royal Courier for being selected to receive a $500 grant from the Society of Professional Journalists February 27, 2024.

Recent Accolades

Writer Ernesto Losada earned the Royal Courier’s first ever Best of SNO badge for his article on the Scott Pilgrim series. We are very proud of Ernesto!

The Florida Scholastic Press Association has recognized these members of the Royal Courier for the fall 2023 digital contest.

Maya Martinez – Honorable Mention – Podcast

Antonella Velasquez, Ana Castillo, and Jadilah Fernandez – Excellent – Podcast

Maria Cadenas – Honorable Mention – Student Life Photograph

Jasmine Rassi – Honorable Mention – Sports Practice Photograph

Valentina Lanza – Honorable Mention – Sports Practice Photograph

Martina Tonkin – Honorable Mention – Deadline Photograph Contest

Penelope Martinez – Honorable Mention – Deadline Illustration Contest

Danna Chalela – Honorable Mention – Deadline Illustration Contest

Isa Alzati- Honorable Mention – Deadline Illustration Contest

About the Royal Courier

The Royal Courier is committed to providing the highest quality of information and news to the Immaculata-La Salle High School community. Staff members report in an accurate, responsible, and fair manner while incorporating the Salesian charism and Catholic faith. Reporters work to unify, inform, and benefit all members of our diverse community.  The Courier seeks to utilize modern technology to facilitate and encourage students and faculty to stay up to date with sports, clubs, and community news.

Mission Statement (Immaculata-La Salle)

Immaculata-La Salle High School provides the highest quality Catholic education based on the Gospel and St. John Bosco’s educational philosophy in a student-centered, active learning environment. 

Vision Statement (Immaculata-La Salle)

Immaculata-La Salle High School is a home whose Salesian family spirit and academic programs enrich the lives of students toward their holistic formation as good, faithful Christians, and productive, responsible citizens in a dynamic, global society.

In 2022-2023, the Student Newspaper Online (SNO) platform, which publishes over 4,000 middle and high school newspapers, featured the Royal Courier on its leaderboard. Only 250 schools are cited on the leaderboard by ranking. The Royal Courier came in at 101 ahead of Our Lady of Lourdes, behind Gulliver and Coral Gables Senior High. No other Miami area school had made the list at that time. In addition, the Royal Courier also earned three of six possible badges: Site, Continuous Coverage, and Story Page Excellence.

For 2023-2024, the Royal Courier aims to earn EVERY SINGLE merit badge available. That means we are striving toward receiving the other three distinctions and maintaining the ones we secured last year. So far, we received Best of SNO, or one out of six.

The new team features a couple of returning journalists, Danna Chalela and Maya Martinez. Editor-in-Chief Antonella Velasquez, Co-Editor-in-Chief Ana Castillo, Executive Editor Jadilah Fernandez, Entertainment Editor Penelope Martinez, News Editor Maya Martinez, Arts Editor Danna Chalela, Sports Editor Hannah Brewster, Opinion Editor Alexandra Perez, and Site Design Editor Katerina Garcia will endeavor to serve the ILS community faithfully.

Thanks and congratulations to everyone, and most especially Katerina Garcia for making the site magic happen!