The Iowa High School Press Association announced Wednesday that City High’s The Little Hawk student newspaper will receive 25 awards, including 11 1st place awards.
The Little Hawk won top honors in many of the contest’s major categories, including News Story, Staff Editorial, and Overall Website. The paper also had first-place finishes for In-Depth News Story, Local Column, National Column, Personality Profile, Podcasts, Photo Story, and News Photo.
All winners will receive certificates recognizing their achievement. They will also be honored next fall at the association’s state convention.
See a full list of the awards below, and click on linked stories to read them online*:
WEBSITE
Overall Website: 1st Place, Nat Alder and Max Friedman
Podcasts: 1st Place, Max Friedman
Social Media: 3rd (collectively)
Web Photo Slide Show: 3rd, “City VB Defeats,” Ryan Young
Digital Media Story: 3rd, “Dating at City: A Valentines Special” Oli Peters
Video Story: 2nd, Valentine Feature, Oli Peters. 3rd, “50 people, 1 question,” Daniela Perret
Feature Photo: Honorable Mention, “Signed,” Emma Baxter
Feature Story: 2nd Place, “I Don’t Want to be Normal, ” Emma Baxter and Alex Perez
Illustration/Art: 2nd Place –”An Innaccurate Index,” 3rd Place – “Fall Fashion,” Juliette Enloe
In-Depth News: 1st Place, “District Confronts Financial Future,” Jacob Potash and Ellen Carman
In-Depth News: 2nd Place, “Bully,” Cassie Wassink,
Local Column: 1st Place, Girls Can Be Captain America Too, Oli Peters
National Column: 1st Place, “Carpe Diem for Suckers,” Max Friedman
News Photo: 2nd Place, Eli Shepherd, Trayvon Martin
News Photo: 1st Place, Ellen Carman, Obama
News Story: 1st Place, Trayvon Martin Case, Oli Peters and Sonora Taffa
Newspaper Single Page Design: 2nd Place, Changing the Face of Bullying, Nora Holman
Personality Profile: 1st Place, “Finally at Peace,” Daniella Perret
Personality Profile: 3rd Place, “Signed: Peter Larsen,” Sonora Taffa
Photo Story: 1st Place, “Return to Glory,” Kierra Zapff
Photo Story: 2nd Place, “Interact Visits Farm,” Eli Shepherd
Sports Photo: 1st Place, On Their Way, Kierra Zapff
Sports Story: 2nd Place, “Juniors dedicate time…,” Daniela Perret
Staff Editorial: 1st Place, “Reconstructing the Rulebook,” Kieran Green
*Other stories can be found by in our print issues, available in PDF form here.
