Our Awards

National Awards and Honors

• National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA): 2016 Expression Yearbook: First Class Rating
• Journalism Education Association (JEA): Rising Star Award: adviser Travis Armknecht (2017)
• NSPA: 2017 Expression Yearbook: First Class Rating
• JEA: Fall Write-Off Contest: Photography Portfolio: Natalie O’Dell, Honorable Mention (2017)
• JEA: Fall Write-Off Contest: Yearbook Copy & Caption – Student Life: Caroline Knapp, Honorable Mention (2017)
• JEA: Fall Write-Off Contest: Newswriting: Tessa Wild, Honorable Mention (2017)
• JEA: Fall Write-Off Contest: Press Law & Ethics: Quinlan Holt, Honorable Mention (2017)
• SNOsites (SNO): Site Excellence (2018)
• NSPA: 2018 Expression Yearbook: Second Class Rating
• Best of SNO: Aiya Hunter (2018)
• Best of SNO: Amirah Bauder (2018)
• NSPA: 2019 GCAAtoday: First Class Rating
• NSPA: 2019 GCAAtoday: Online Pacemaker Finalist
• Best of SNO: Natalie O’Dell (2019)
• Best of SNO: Amirah Bauder & Kennedy Brown (2019)
• SNO: Excellence in Writing (2019)

In-State Awards and Honors

• journalismSTL (jSTL) Overall Yearbook: Expression, vol. 1: Excellent Rating (2015)
• jSTL Overall Online: Honorable Mention (2016)
• jSTL Overall Yearbook: Expression, vol. 2: Honorable Mention (2016)
• jSTL Overall Yearbook: Expression, vol. 3: Honorable Mention (2017)
• jSTL Overall Online: Honorable Mention (2017)
• jSTL Overall Yearbook: Expression, vol. 4: Honorable Mention (2018)
• jSTL Overall Online: Excellent (2018)
• jSTL Overall Yearbook: Expression, vol. 5: Honorable Mention (2019)
• jSTL Overall Online: Superior (2019)

In-State Individual Awards and Honors

• MJEA Opinion Story of the Year Finalist: Lexi Brunsma (2015)
• jSTL News Story: Ivy Beckenholdt, Best of Show (2016)
• jSTL News & Online Commentary/Staff Editorial: Emma Iffrig, Excellent Rating (2016)
• jSTL Yearbook Feature Copy: Kawan Yarbrough, Honorable Mention (2016)
• jSTL Yearbook People/Class Design: Ivy Beckenholdt, Joerdan Carney & JuJu Vieth, Honorable Mention (2016)
• jSTL Yearbook Student Life Design: Ivy Beckenholdt, Jerell McCole & JuJu Vieth, Honorable Mention (2016)
• jSTL Yearbook Student Life Design: Joerdan Carney & Jerell McCole, Honorable Mention (2016)
• jSTL News Photography: Chloe Ward, Honorable Mention (2016)
• jSTL Portrait Photography: Chloe Ward, Honorable Mention (2016)
• MJEA Honor Roll: Ivy Beckenholdt & JuJu Vieth (2016)
• MJEA Rising Star: adviser Travis Armknecht (2016)
• MJEA Honor Roll: Chloe Ward (2017)
• jSTL Broadcast Features: Elyse Luecke & Alex Hopson-Whittier, Excellent (2017)
• jSTL News Writing: Chloe Ward, Excellent (2017)
• jSTL Commentary: Chloe Ward, Honorable Mention (2017)
• jSTL News Photography: Isaiah Maupin, Honorable Mention (2017)
• jSTL Commentary Copy: Kumari Pacheco, Excellent (2018)
• jSTL Yearbook Feature Photography: Natalie O’Dell, Honorable Mention (2018)
• jSTL News Copy: Kumari Pacheco, Honorable Mention (2018)
• jSTL Yearbook Theme Development: Caroline Knapp, Honorable Mention (2018)
• MJEA Honor Roll: Elyse Luecke (2018)
• MJEA All-State Journalism Team: Elyse Luecke (2018)
• jSTL Commentary Copy: Aiya Hunter, Excellent (2019)
• jSTL Commentary Copy: Staff Editorial, Excellent (2019)
• jSTL News Feature Copy: Amirah Bauder, Best of Show (2019)
• jSTL Portrait Photography: Natalie O’Dell, Superior (2019)