Student journalists were presented Individual Achievement Awards by the International League Press Conference April 29. According to ILPC, these awards represent the nation’s finest in scholastic journalism.
“It was really great knowing that my hard work is appreciated and recognized,” junior Adriance Rhoades said, winner of 4 Individual Achievement Awards and a Tops in Texas award for Photography.
The online newspaper also received a Gold Star, an award given to the top ten percent of student newspapers and yearbooks in Texas.
Students received the following Individual Achievement Awards:
Newspaper
1st in Homepage Design
1st in In-Depth News/Feature Story (Ka’Leif Hodge)
2nd in In-Depth News/Feature Story (Billy Stevens)
2nd in Multimedia Package (Caleb Jones)
3rd in Sports Column (Mason Baas)
3rd in Entertainment Review or this one (John Hoang)
3rd in Entertainment Feature (Kenzie Cowan)
Honorable Mention in News Feature (Sarah Pearson)
Honorable Mention in Sports Feature (Andrew Roberts, Kyle Manning)
Honorable Mention in Sports Feature Story (Caleb Jones)
Yearbook
1st in Secondary Coverage (Maleena Navarro)
1st in Academic Spread (Callie Blair, Maleena Navarro)
2nd in Theme Selection and Development (Chase Calloway, Maleena Navarro, Devin Gray, Cheyenne Bates)
2nd in Class Section Spread (Chase Calloway)
3rd in Index Spread (Jessica Harrison, Timothy Cummings)
Honorable Mention in General Interest Spread (Kiela Cooper)
Photo
1st in Feature Photo (Adriance Rhoades)
1st in Student Life Photo (Adriance Rhoades)
1st in News Photo (Adriance Rhoades)
2nd in News Photo (Aisha Deburr)
2nd in Academic Photo (Sterling Greback)
2nd in Sports Feature Photo (Adriance Rhoades)
Honorable Mention in Sports Action Photo (Briana Mendoza)
Tops in Texas
Student Life Photo (Adriance Rhoades)
