Livia and Lorelei from De Ark in Heemstede and Samuel and Flint from OBS Hannie Schaft in Zandvoort wrote this years winning press releases of the Childrens Press Conference.

All students from grades 7 and 8 of OBS Hannie Schaft (Zandvoort) and De Ark (Heemstede) asked Commissioner of the King Arthur van Dijk many questions during the Childrens Press Conference on Friday, March 28, 2025.

The students eagerly noted their experiences from that morning and the answers from the commissioner in their notebooks. Back at school, they picked up their pens again to write press releases as budding reporters. In total, the schools submitted no less than 22 press releases. The jury of 2 communication advisors from the province then chose the best press release from each school.

Press Release Livia and Lorelei from De Ark

From De Ark in Heemstede, that is the message from Livia and Lorelei. “It is really structured like a news article with an interesting title that piques curiosity. They start with the most important news first and beautifully supplement it with extra information. The students also added beautiful accompanying photos to the message.”

Press Release Samuel and Flint from OBS Hannie Schaft

From OBS Hannie Schaft in Zandvoort, that is the message from Samuel and Flint. “It is a very nice enthusiastic message with humor in it. It gives a nice glimpse into the experience of the students. We are impressed by how much information the students can convey in such a short message. It is very well written in a beautiful narrative writing style.”

The winning press releases are listed below.