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The Hawkeye

Awards & Honors

The Hawkeye, Tempo and program staff members have been recognized for excellence in student media at the local, regional, state and national levels for quite awhile. Here are some of our accolades.

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State & National High School Journalism Competitions (#NHSJC)

2024

Fall 2024 JEA/NSPA @ Philadelphia

The fall 2024 national convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was held Nov. 7-10, 2024.

Spring 2024 JEA/NSPA @ Kansas City

The spring 2024 national convention in Kansas City, Missouri held April 3-7, 2024 at the Sheraton and Westin Crowne Center.

Spring WJEA State Awards @ Arlington High School

2023

Spring 2023 JEA/NSPA @ San Francisco (in person)

2023 Spring WJEA State Awards @ Mountlake Terrace H.S.

2022

Spring JEA/NSPA @ Los Angeles (Could not attend in person)

2022 Spring WJEA Awards @ Mercer Island H.S.

2021

Fall 2021 JEA/NSPA @ Philadelphia (online)

2021 Spring JEA Awards @ Seattle (Online)

2020

2020 Fall JEA Awards @ Orlando (Online)

2020 Spring JEA Awards @ Nashville (Online)

2020 Spring WJEA Awards @ Mercer Island H.S. (Online)

2019

2019 Fall JEA Awards @ Washington, D.C.

2019 Fall WJEA Awards @ J-Day West

2019 Spring JEA Awards @ Anaheim

2019 Spring WJEA Awards @ Cleveland H.S.

2018

2018 Fall JEA Awards @ Chicago

2018 Fall WJEA Awards @ J-Day West

2018 Spring JEA Awards @ San Francisco

2018 Spring WJEA Awards @ Glacier Peak H.S.

2017

2017 Fall JEA Awards @ Dallas

2017 Spring JEA Awards @ Seattle

2016

2016 Spring JEA Awards @ Los Angeles

2016 Spring WJEA Awards @ Auburn H.S.

2015

2015 Fall JEA Awards @ Orlando

2015 Spring JEA Awards @ Denver

2015 Spring WJEA Awards @ Puyallup H.S.

2014

2014 Fall JEA Awards @ Washington D.C.

2014 Spring JEA Awards @ San Diego

2014 Spring WJEA Awards @ Shorewood

2013

2013 Fall JEA Awards @ Boston

2013 Spring JEA Awards @ San Francisco

2013 Spring WJEA Awards @ Inglemoor H.S.

2012

2012 Fall JEA Awards @ San Antonio

2012 Spring JEA Awards @ Seattle

2011

2011 Spring JEA Awards @ Anaheim

2011 Spring WJEA Awards @ Auburn Mountainview

2010

2010 Spring JEA Awards @ Portland

2010 Spring WJEA Awards @ Mountlake Terrace

2009

2009 Fall JEA Awards @ Washington D.C.

2009 Spring JEA Awards @ Phoenix

2008

2008 Fall JEA Awards @ St. Louis

2008 Spring JEA Awards @ Anaheim

2007

2007 Spring JEA Awards @ Denver

2006

2006 Spring JEA Awards @ San Francisco

2005

2005 Spring JEA Awards @ Seattle

2004

2004 Fall JEA Awards @ Atlanta

2004 Spring JEA Awards @ San Diego


Best of Show Awards

Kansas City – Spring 2024

  • NSPA Best of Show: News Websites 1800 or fewer students
    • 10th place – HSM staff, Seras Bryner & Terina Papatu, editors

San Francisco – Spring 2023

  • NSPA Best of Show: Newspapers 1800 or fewer students
    • 7th place – HSM staff, Maggie O’Hara & Cecilia Negash, editors

Philadelphia (online) – Fall 2021

  • NSPA Best of Show: Editorial Leadership
    • 2nd place – Ritika Khanal

Orlando – Fall 2020

  • NSPA Best of Show: Website schools 1500 or fewer students
    • 9th place – Hawkeye Staff

Seattle – Spring 2017

  • NSPA Best of Show: Newspaper Tabloid 17 or More Pages
    • Second place – Hawkeye Staff

Los Angeles – Spring 2016

  • NSPA Best of Show: Newspaper Special Edition
    • Eighth place – Hawkeye Staff

Orlando – Fall 2015

Denver – Spring 2015

  • NSPA Best of Show – Publication Website Small School
    • Fifth place

Washington, DC – Fall 2014

  • Newspaper Special Edition – 6th place
  • Publication Website Small School – 2nd place

San Diego – Spring 2014

  • Publication Website Small School – 5th Place
  • Newspaper Tabloid – 5th place

San Francisco – Spring 2013

  • Publication Website Small School – 6th place

San Antonio – Fall 2012

  • Newspaper Broadsheet 9-12 Pages – 5th place

Seattle – Spring 2012

  • Newspaper Broadsheet 9-12 Pages – 3rd place
  • Publication Website Large School – 8th place

Kansas City – Fall 2010

  • Newspaper 13-16 Pages – 3rd place
  • Publication Website Small School – 5th place

Portland – Spring 2010

  • Newspaper 9-12 Pages – 5th place

Phoenix – Spring 2009

  • Newspaper 13-16 Pages – 7th place

Anaheim – Spring 2008

  • Newspaper 13-16 Pages – 10th place

San Francisco – Spring 2006

  • Newspaper 13-16 Pages – 1st place

Seattle – Spring 2005

  • Newspaper 17+ Pages – 2nd place

San Diego Spring 2004

  • Newspaper 9-12 Pages – 7th place

Washington, D.C. – Fall 2003

  • Newspaper 13-16 Pages – 8th place

Boston – Fall 2001

  • Newspaper 9-12 Pages – 2nd place
  • Newsmagazine – 10th place

San Francisco – Spring 2001

  • Newspaper 13-16 Pages – 10th place
  • Specialty Newspapers – 4th place

Kansas – Fall 2000

  • Newspaper 13-16 Pages – 5th place
  • Specialty News Publications – 6th place

Anaheim – Spring 2000

  • Specialty News Publication – 10th place

Albuquerque – Spring 1999

  • Newspaper 13-16 Pages – 3rd place

Seattle – Spring 1998

  • Newspaper 13-16 Pages – 2nd place

St. Louis – Fall 1997

  • Newspaper 13-16 Pages – 1st place

Phoenix – Spring 1997

  • Newspaper 17 and more pages – 6th place

Chicago – Fall 1996

  • Newspaper 13-16 Pages – 1st place

San Francisco – Spring 1996

  • Newspaper 17+ Pages – 3rd place

Kansas City – Fall 1995 

  • Newspaper 9-12 Pages – 2nd place

Portland – Spring 1995

  • Newspaper 9-12 Pages – 10th place

 

Other Awards and Honors

2023-2024

  • 2024 First Amendment Press Freedom Award
    • This is the 11th year in a row and the 14th time overall
  • 2023 WJEA Newspaper Emerald Award
    • Editor: Cecilia Negash & Maggie O’Hara, co-editors

2022-2023

  • 2023 First Amendment Press Freedom Award
    • This is the 10th year in a row and the 13th time overall
  • WJEA Special Commendation – The Edmonds School District Board of Directors, Superintendent Dr. Rebecca Miner, Asst. Sup. Greg Schwab, Principal Greg Schellenberg, Asst. Principals Dan Falk & Kathleen Daspit
    • For leadership in developing and unanimously approving the district’s new student freedom of expression policy. The Student Press Law Center’s top lawyer, Mike Hiestand, was in the audience for the presentation and bluntly stated that this policy is the “best in the country.”
  • 2023 NSPA Leadership Award in Student Journalism – to the HSM leadership staff for their role in helping create and pass the new student freedom of expression policy in the Edmonds School District (see above):
    • Cecilia Negash, Maggie, O’Hara, Hunter Michaelson, Arabella Devera, Rodney Budden, Mika Raring, Phuong Lam, Kaylee Miyamoto, Seras Bryner, Emmalee Harmon, Kaitlyn Miller, Rachel Davis, Denise Muñoz, Terina Papatu & Jacob Nacanaynay.
  • WJEA Dorothy McPhillips Distinguished Service Award – adviser Vince DeMiero became the 7th person in the history of WJEA to receive this honor.

2021-2022

2020-2021

2019-2020

2018-2019

  • 2018 WJEA Newspaper Emerald Award
    • Editors: Annika Prom and Ben Eyman
  • 2018 WJEA Website Emerald Award
    • Editors: Annika Prom and Ben Eyman
  • 2019 Washington Journalist of the Year – Annika Prom
  • 2019 National Journalist of the Year Runner-up – Annika Prom
  • Al Neuharth Free Spirit Scholarship – Nolan DeGarlais
  • 2019 First Amendment Press Freedom Award
  • 2019 National Online Pacemaker Award Finalist
    • Editors: Annika Prom and Ben Eyman

2017-2018

2016-2017

2015-2016

2014-2015

2013-2014

  • Al Neuharth Free Spirit Scholarship – Nick Fiorillo
  • 2014 First Amendment Press Freedom Award
  • WJEA Best of Show for Emerging Technologies
    • Editor: Erick Yanzon
  • WJEA Award of Excellence for Newsmagazine
    • Editor: Nick Fiorillo
  • WJEA Best of Show for Video Broadcast: Hawk TV

2012-2013

2011-2012

2008-2009

  • Special recognition award

2006-2007

  • First Amendment Free Press Award
  • Society of Professional Journalists – Honorable Mention
  • American Scholastic Press Association – 1st place

2005-2006

  • 2006 First Amendment Free Press Award
  • Society of Professional Journalists – 3rd place
  • Washington state Adviser of the Year – Vincent DeMiero

2003-2004

  • Two staff members were named National Winners
2002-2003
  • NSPA “Pioneer” – Vincent DeMiero
2001-2002
  • Newspaper National Pacemakers Award Winner
2000-2001
  • Inaugural Freedom Forum First Amendment Schools Award Winner
  • Seattle Times Urban Newspaper Workshop delegate – Jeff Mar
  • Design of the Year: Infographic/Illustration – 2nd place: W. Joe DeMiero
1999-2000
  • American Scholastic Press Association – 1st place
  • The Seattle Times All Star High School Journalism Staff – Kathryn Douma and Xuan Che
  • HighWired.com – Senior Edition Editor, Kathryn Douma – Advisory Board, Vincent DeMiero
  • Student Press Rights Commission – Vincent DeMiero, named to this powerful committee
  • National Pacemaker Award Finalist
  • Honor Roll of Student Journalist: W. Joe DeMiero
1998-1999
  • WJEA Journalist of the Year – Adam Jude
  • Recognition for significant contribution to high school journalism – Hawkeye FANs
1997-1998
  • Washington Press Association – 2nd runner-up
  • Society of Professional Journalists – 3rd place – “Excellence in Journalism” competition
  • National Pacemaker Award Finalist
1996-1997
  • Best of the Net: Editorial Content – Honorable Mention
  • Multicultural Journalism Award Winner – Print
  • National Newspaper Association “Photo News-Feature” Sweepstakes Winner – Eric Nusser
  • Story of the Year: News – 1st place: Joey Roberts, Bradey Day, Simon Farretta, Eric Nusser
  • National Pacemaker Award Finalist
1995-1996
  • Courage in Student Journalism Award: Stacey Burns
  • National Pacemaker Award Finalist
  • NSPA/Associated Collegiate Press/Student Press Law Center Scholastic Press Freedom Award – Stacey Burns
  • Dow Jones Newspaper Fund National High School Journalism Teacher of the Year – Vincent DeMiero, named one of four Distinguished Advisers in the nation
  • JEA Student Impact Award – Stacey Burns and the 1994-1995 Editorial Board
  • Washington Press Association – 1st place – “General Excellence”
  • Society of Professional Journalists – 1st place – “Excellence in Journalism”

1994-1995

  • Washington Press Association – 2nd place – “General Excellence”
  • WJEA Adviser of the Year – Vincent DeMiero
  • Runner-up Student Journalist of the Year – Stacey Burns
  • Society of Professional Journalists – 1st place – “General Excellence”

The Gordon McLaughlin Scholarship

Named in honor of the father of two Hawkeye alumni – Michael and Erika McLaughlin – this scholarship is available only to a graduating member of the organization. When it was first started, it was one of the few (and perhaps only) such scholarship in the country specifically dedicated to a graduating high school journalist. The McLaughlin family continues to fund this scholarship and over the years have helped dozens of students continue their studies at the college level. Gordon McLaughlin was a tireless advocate for the program who could frequently be found in the Hawkeye newsroom helping out in any way he could, whether that be building our trophy case or feeding kids on deadline, he was an incredible presence. Unfortunately, cancer took Gordon from us far too early and it is his honor that our program is proud to keep his memory alive and active.

Hawkeye Most Valuable Staff Member

The Hawkeye Most Valuable Staff Member Award also began in the 1960-1961 school year. This is the publication's most prestigious internal award. Only HSM staff members may vote. Staff members treat this seriously and it has become a strong tradition and a wonderful way to honor those who have truly served our organization well. NOTE: In the case of a close vote, it is the prerogative of the adviser to award multiple recipients.

Tempo “Clarion” Most Valuable Staff Member

The Tempo Most Valuable Staff Member Award began in the 1960-1961 school year. This is the publication's most prestigious internal award. Only HSM staff members may vote. Staff members treat this seriously and it has become a strong tradition and a wonderful way to honor those who have truly served our organization well. NOTE: In the case of a close vote, it is the prerogative of the adviser to award multiple recipients.

CTE Leadership Award

Each year the Edmonds School District CTE program invites each of its departments to nominate students who have done exemplary work in their respective programs. This is an award that the adviser recommends to the CTE Advisory Committee who ultimately chooses the honorees. Student winners are acknowledged at a formal ceremony each spring.

 

 

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