Newspaper Awards, 2005-2010


●       6 Blue Ribbon stories from the Northern Illinois Scholastic Press Association (NISPA)

●       10 Honorable Mention stories (NISPA)

●       3 Silver Certificates for overall newspaper (NISPA)

●       1 Bronze Certificate for overall newspaper (NISPA)

●       3 First Place ratings for overall newspaper from the American Scholastic Press Association (ASPA)

●       Outstanding Investigative Reporting award (ASPA)

●       National Winning Editorial from the American Society of Newspaper Editors (ASNE)

●       National 3rd Place Editorial from the National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA)

●       All-American rating with 4 marks of distinction for overall newspaper (NSPA)

●       2 Second Class rating for overall newspaper (NSPA)

●       International Second Place for overall newspaper from Quill and Scroll

●       All-KEMPA rating for overall newspaper from the Kettle Moraine Press Association (KEMPA)

●       2 First Place rating for overall newspaper (KEMPA)

●       Silver Medal for overall newspaper from Columbia Scholastic Press Association (CSPA)

●       2 Superior rated stories from the Ball State University J-Idea organization

●       1 Excellent rated story from J-Idea

●       1 Honorable Mention rated story from J-Idea

●       1st Place at IHSA state competition for headline writing

●       3rd Place at IHSA state competition for review writing

●       6th Place at IHSA state competition for review writing

●       17 Top 4 individual finishes at IHSA Sectionals

●       15 individual IHSA state competition qualifiers

●       4th place team finish at IHSA Sectionals

●       5th place team finish at IHSA Sectionals

●       6th place team finish at IHSA Sectionals