Awards

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2024-2025

NSAA Class A State Journalism Contest

1st Place

Harlee Boyd – Newspaper Feature Writing

Mary Jane Kushiner – Newspaper News Writing

2nd Place

Kierstin Gay – Feature Photography

Skylar Miller – Newspaper Column Writing

3rd Place

Emmitt Dickes – Newspaper Column Writing

Sawyer Long – Entertainment Review Writing

4th Place

Avery Hansen – Newspaper Feature Writing

5th Place

Sarah Kula – Yearbook Sports Feature Writing

7th Place

Avery Hansen – Sports News Writing

Kierstin Gay – Yearbook Layout

 

Nebraska Press Women High School Communications Contest

Honorable Mention

Annabelle Rolf – Yearbook Layout

Kierstin Gay – Yearbook Layout

Mary Jane Kushiner – Entertainment Review

Mary Jane Kushiner – Sports Writing

Mason Muirhead – Video Feature Story

 

JEA Nebraska Winter Contest

Superior

Audra Blessen – Action Photography

Harlee Boyd – Yearbook Theme Copy Writing

Excellent

Caitlyn Cheleen – Editorial Writing

Mary Jane Kushiner – Yearbook Feature Writing

Honorable Mention

Avery Hansen – Feature Writing

Caitlyn Cheleen – Newswriting

Harlee Boyd – Newswriting

Harlee Boyd – Feature Writing

Kierstin Gay – Feature Photography

Kierstin Gay – Yearbook Layout

Mary Jane Kushiner – Entertainment Review Writing

Mary Jane Kushiner – Yearbook Theme Copy Writing

Sarah Kula – Headline Writing

Sawyer Long – Entertainment Review Writing

Skylar Dietze – Column Writing

 

SNO Awards

Best of SNO – Avery Hansen

Best of SNO – Harlee Boyd

Best of SNO – Mary Jane Kushiner

Best of SNO – Lauren Vonseggern

Best of SNO – Sydney Malone

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2023-2024

NSAA Class A State Journalism Contest

2nd Place

Avery Hansen – Sports Feature Writing

4th Place

Harlee Boyd – Yearbook Feature Writing

7th Place

Mary Jane Kushiner – Entertainment Review Writing

8th Place

Karleigh North, Anna Gonsior – Yearbook Theme Development

Sarah Kula – Feature Photography

 

National Press Women High School Communications Contest

1st Place

Mary Jane Kushiner

Honorable Mention

Karleigh North

 

Nebraska Press Women High School Communications Contest

1st Place

Karleigh North – Yearbook Layout

Mary Jane Kushiner – Entertainment Writing

3rd Place

Ava Fuller – Column Writing

Honorable Mention

Ava Fuller – News/Feature Photo

Harlee Boyd – Sports Story

Kierstin Gay – Yearbook Photo

 

JEA Nebraska Winter Contest

Superior

Avery Hansen – Headline Writing

Harlee Boyd – Yearbook Feature Writing

Mary Jane Kushiner – Entertainment Review

Excellent

Frank Pederson – Entertainment Review

Madison Almquist – Sports Feature Writing

Honorable Mention

Allie Keasling – Action Photography

Ava Fuller – Column Writing

Avery Hansen – Feature Writing, Newswriting

Mary Jane Kushiner – News Writing, Sports News Writing

Sarah Kula – Sports News Writing

 

SNO Awards

Best of SNO – Avery Hansen

Best of SNO – Mary Jane Kushiner

Best of SNO – Mary Jane Kushiner

Best of SNO – Brynne Friedrich

Best of SNO – Brynne Friedrich

Best of SNO – Mary Jane Kushiner

Audience Engagement

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2022-2023

Nebraska High Shool Press Association

Superior Yearbook

Distinction Online Site

Nebraska High School Press Association Summer Journalism Camp

Yearbook Top Theme – Gretna High School

Yearbook Opening Copy – Gretna High school

NSAA State Journalism

1st place – Entertainment Review Writing – Madeline Petrick

3rd place – Yearbook Sports Feature Writing – Brody Heidemann

5th place – Sports News Writing – Brody Heidemann

6th place – Sports News Writing – Drew Rhoades

8th place – Sports News Writing – Allie Keasling

2023 Winter High School Journalism Competition

Excellent, Headline Writing – Kierstin Gay

Excellent, Infographic Design – Karleigh North

Excellent, Action Photography – Karleigh North

Excellent, Action Photography – Mia Yungtum

Excellent, YB Sports Feature Writing –  Mia Yungtum

Honorable Mention, Feature Photography – Karleigh North

Honorable Mention, Entertainment Review Writing – Madeline Petrick

Honorable Mention, Entertainment Review Writing – Onnika Moore