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
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.| Category | Rating | Name |
|---|---|---|
| NSPA Best of Show: Editorial Leadership | 8th Place in the nation | Terina Papatu |
| NSPA Leadership Award | Recipients | Seras Bryner and Kimberly Nguyen |
| JEA: Editorial Writing | Honorable Mention | Madeline Simkowiak |
| JEA: News Editing | Honorable Mention | Kimberly Nguyen |
| JEA: Literary Magazine Poetry | Honorable Mention | Sabin Metallo |
| JEA: Literary Magazine Photography | Honorable Mention | J Gurney |
| JEA: Themed Photo | Honorable Mention | Efrata Solomon |
| JEA: First Year Photo | Honorable Mention | David Cardwell |
| JEA: Photo Story | Excellent | Seras Bryner |
| JEA: Literary Magazine Illustration | Superior | Charli Gilchrist |
Spring WJEA State Awards @ Arlington High School
| Category | Rating | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Newspaper Feature Writing | Honorable Mention | Kaelynn Bagley |
| Yearbook Feature Writing | Honorable Mention | Lilly Sims |
| Yearbook Layout & Design | Excellent | Arabella Devera |
| Newspaper Layout & Design | Honorable Mention | Mariah Treadwell |
| News Photography | Honorable Mention | Seras Bryner |
| Yearbook Photography | Excellent | Emmalee Harmon |
| Editorial Cartooning | Honorable Mention | Charli Gilchrist |
| Team Reporting | Excellent | Lucas Barquin, Brennan Bahe, Jakob Nacanaynay, Efrata Solomon |
2023
Spring 2023 JEA/NSPA @ San Francisco (in person)
| Category | Rating | Name |
|---|---|---|
| News Writing | Honorable Mention | Terina Papatu |
| Editorial Cartooning | Honorable Mention | Zoe Teran |
| Copy Editing & Caption/Headline Writing | Honorable Mention | Maggie O'Hara |
| Yearbook Layout: Theme | Honorable Mention | Kim Banh |
| Yearbook Copy/Caption: Sports | Honorable Mention | Dewey Jones |
| Literary Magazine Illustration | Excellent | Charli Gilchrist |
| Literary Magazine Photography | Honorable Mention | J Gurney |
| Literary Magazine Poetry | Honorable Mention | Lucas Barquin |
| Online News Package | Excellent | Kaylee Miyamoto, Rodney Budden & Evan Kerani |
2023 Spring WJEA State Awards @ Mountlake Terrace H.S.
| Category | Rating | Name |
|---|---|---|
| News Writing | Honorable Mention | J Gurney |
| Editorial Writing | Honorable Mention | Lucas Barquin |
| Feature Writing | SUPERIOR | Mika Raring |
| Sports Writing | Honorable Mention | Miles Young |
| Review Writing | Honorable Mention | Adrian Subaykan |
| Copy Editing/Headline Writing | SUPERIOR | Maggie O'Hara |
| Layout & Design: Newspaper | Honorable Mention | Rachel Davis & Arabella Devera |
| Feature Photo: Newspaper | Excellent | Seras Bryner |
| Feature Photo: Yearbook | Honorable Mention | Efrata Solomon |
| Sports Photo: Newspaper | SUPERIOR | Emmalee Harmon |
| Sports Photo: Yearbook | Honorable Mention | Hunter Michaelson |
| News Website | Excellent | Maggie O'Hara, Cecilia Negash & Kaylee Miyamoto |
2022
Spring JEA/NSPA @ Los Angeles (Could not attend in person)
| Category | Rating | Name |
|---|---|---|
| NSPA Honor Roll | Inductee | Justin Barsness |
2022 Spring WJEA Awards @ Mercer Island H.S.
| Category | Rating | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Dow Jones News Fund | WJEA Summer Workshop Scholarship | Ritika Khanal |
| Copy Editing/Headline Writing | Honorable Mention | Maggie O'Hara |
| Newspaper: Feature Writing | Honorable Mention | Mika Raring |
| Sports Feature Writing | Honorable Mention | Cecilia Negash |
| Newspaper: Sports Photography | Honorable Mention | Caroline Erdey |
| Yearbook: Sports Photography | Honorable Mention | Emmalee Harmon |
| Yearbook: Feature Writing | Honorable Mention | Casey Carpenter |
| Editorial Writing | Honorable Mention | Jakob Nacanaynay |
| News Writing | Excellent | Rachel Davis |
2021
Fall 2021 JEA/NSPA @ Philadelphia (online)
| Category | Rating | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Best of Show – Editorial Leadership | 2nd Place | Ritika Khanal |
2021 Spring JEA Awards @ Seattle (Online)
| Category | Rating | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Press Law & Ethics | Excellent | Nathaniel Reyes |
2020
2020 Fall JEA Awards @ Orlando (Online)
| Category | Rating | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Writing | Excellent | Penelope Goodwin |
| Press Law & Ethics | Excellent | Nathaniel Reyes |
2020 Spring JEA Awards @ Nashville (Online)
| Category | Rating | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Online Pacemaker | Winner | TheHawkeye.org |
| NSPA Honor Roll | Inductee | Nolan DeGarlais |
| NSPA Honor Roll | Inductee | Ciara Laney |
2020 Spring WJEA Awards @ Mercer Island H.S. (Online)
| Category | Rating | Name |
|---|---|---|
| WJEA Washington State Journalist of the Year | Journalist of the Year | Nolan DeGarlais |
| Copy Editing/Headline Writing | Superior | Nolan DeGarlais |
| Newspaper: Feature Writing | Superior | Ritika Khanal |
| Yearbook: News/Feature Photography | Superior | Fateh Sial |
| Online Journalism | Excellent | TheHawkeye.org |
| Sports Feature Writing | Excellent | Damaris Ibrahim |
| Editorial Cartooning | Excellent | Nina Otebele |
| Review Writing | Excellent | Jonathan Kwong |
| Newspaper: News/Feature Photography | Excellent | Alex Park |
| Newspaper: Sports Photography | Excellent | Raymond Smith |
| Newspaper/News Magazine: Layout | Excellent | Sov Sot |
| Yearbook: Layout | Honorable Mention | Lin Miyamoto |
| Yearbook: Sports Photography | Honorable Mention | Hunter Michaelson |
2019
2019 Fall JEA Awards @ Washington, D.C.
| Category | Rating | Name |
|---|---|---|
| News Editing/Headline Writing/Current Events | Excellent | Nolan DeGarlais |
| Literary Magazine: Poetry | Honorable Mention | Alex Park |
2019 Fall WJEA Awards @ J-Day West
| Category | Rating | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Newspaper | Emerald Award | The Hawkeye |
| Website | Emerald Award | TheHawkeye.org |
2019 Spring JEA Awards @ Anaheim
| Ctaegory | Rating | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Online Pacemaker | Finalist | TheHawkeye.org |
| JEA National Journalist of the Year | Runner-up | Annika Prom |
| Yearbook Layout: Theme | Superior | Marianne Nacanaynay |
| Online News Package | Honorable Mention | Nolan DeGarlais, Matthew Hipolito and Annika Prom |
| Graphic Design: Logo | Honorable Mention | Jacob Jester |
| Review Writing | Honorable Mention | Semira Beraki |
| News Writing | Honorable Mention | Jonah Paulsene |
2019 Spring WJEA Awards @ Cleveland H.S.
| Category | Rating | Name |
|---|---|---|
| WJEA Washington State Journalist of the Year | Journalist of the Year | Annika Prom |
| Headline Writing/Copy Editing | Superior | Nolan DeGarlais |
| Visual Communications/Infographics | Superior | Sierra Clark |
| Newspaper/News Magazine: Layout | Excellent | Salman Ghous |
| Newspaper: Feature Writing | Excellent | Samantha Lee |
| Video Broadcasting: Feature | Excellent | Daniel Vega-Garcia and Braeden Setzer |
| Yearbook: News/Feature Photography | Excellent | Jonathan Kwong |
| Editorial Cartooning | Honorable Mention | Lin Miyamoto |
| Newspaper: News/Feature Photography | Honorable Mention | Caroline Erdey |
2018
2018 Fall JEA Awards @ Chicago
| Category | Rating | Name |
|---|---|---|
| NSPA Story of the Year: Podcast | Honorable Mention | Ben Eyman |
| NSPA Story of the Year: Interactive Infographic | Honorable Mention | Sam Johnson |
| Press Law & Ethics | Honorable Mention | Marianne Nacanaynay |
| Newspaper Editing | Honorable Mention | Annika Prom |
2018 Fall WJEA Awards @ J-Day West
| Category | Rating | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Newspaper | Emerald Award | The Hawkeye |
| Website | Emerald Award | TheHawkeye.org |
2018 Spring JEA Awards @ San Francisco
| Category | Rating | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Yearbook Layout: Theme | Excellent | Marianne Nacanaynay |
| Themed Photography | Excellent | Ciara Laney |
| News Writing | Excellent | Nolan DeGarlais |
| Literary Magazine: Photography | Excellent | Jacob Allard |
| Press Law & Ethics | Honorable Mention | Vivian Nowka-Keane |
| First Year Photography | Honorable Mention | Charlotte King |
| Broadcast News Writing | Honorable Mention | Sierra Clark |
2018 Spring WJEA Awards @ Glacier Peak H.S.
| Category | Rating | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Online Journalism | Superior | TMI Podcast |
| Yearbook Layout | Excellent | Marianne Nacanaynay |
| Editorial Cartooning | Excellent | Sierra Clark |
| News Feature | Honorable Mention | Samantha Svikel |
| Yearbook Feature Writing | Honorable Mention | Jackson Freund |
| Sports Feature | Honorable Mention | Annika Prom |
| Headline Writing/Copy Editing | Honorable Mention | Jonathan Kwong |
2017
2017 Fall JEA Awards @ Dallas
| Category | Rating | Name |
|---|---|---|
| News Writing | Excellent | Nolan DeGarlais |
| Broadcast Newswriting | Excellent | Gavin Norley |
2017 Spring JEA Awards @ Seattle
| Category | Rating | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Action Photography | Superior | Jack Fiorillo |
| Literary Magazine Photography | Excellent | Ciara Laney |
| News Magazine Layout | Excellent | Kira Doan |
| Broadcast News Writing | Honorable Mention | Kennedy Cooper |
| Review Writing | Honorable Mention | Annika Prom |
| Sports Writing | Honorable Mention | Luke Smith |
| Feature Writing | Honorable Mention | Samantha Svikel |
| Broadcast Commentary | Honorable Mention | Sierra Clark |
| News Writing | Honorable Mention | Matthew Hipolito |
2016
2016 Spring JEA Awards @ Los Angeles
| Category | Rating | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Press Law & Ethics | Superior | Stephi Smith |
| Editorial Writing | Honorable Mention | Marianne Nacanaynay |
| Review Writing | Honorable Mention | Ian Moffet |
| Social Media Reporting | Honorable Mention | Stephi Smith & Vivian Nowka-Keane |
| Newsmagazine Layout | Honorable Mention | Kira Doan |
| Literary Magazine: Illustration | Honorable Mention | Isaac Otis |
| News Writing | Honorable Mention | Matthew Hipolito |
2016 Spring WJEA Awards @ Auburn H.S.
| Category | Rating | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Yearbook Feature Writing | Excellent | Samantha Svikel |
| News/Feature Photography - Yearbook | Excellent | Vivian Nowka-Keane |
| Visual Communications/Infographics | Excellent | Netania Rivera |
| News Writing | Honorable Mention | Matthew Hipolito |
| Editorial Writing | Honorable Mention | Marianne Nacanaynay |
| Headline Writing/Copy Editing | Honorable Mention | Stephi Smith |
| News Feature Photography - Newspaper | Honorable Mention | Jack Fiorillo |
2015
2015 Fall JEA Awards @ Orlando
| Category | Rating | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Broadcast News Writing | Excellent | Sky Schank |
| Editorial Writing | Honorable Mention | Marianne Nacanaynay |
| Newsmagazine Layout | Honorable Mention | Kira Doan |
| Review Writing | Honorable Mention | Ian Moffet |
| Social Media Reporting | Honorable Mention | Stephi Smith & Vivian Nowka-Keane |
| News Writing | Honorable Mention | Matthew Hipolito |
| Literary Magazine: Illustration | Honorable Mention | Isaac Otis |
2015 Spring JEA Awards @ Denver
| Category | Rating | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Commentary Writing | Superior | Brian Tran |
| Press Law & Ethics | Superior | Luke Thurber |
| Sports Writing | Excellent | Irvin Zhang |
| Editorial Cartooning | Excellent | Hannah Schuster |
| Literary Magazine: Photography | Excellent | Serafina Urrutia |
| Editorial Writing | Honorable Mention | Josh Morisson |
| Review Writing | Honorable Mention | Max Tracy |
| Literary Magazine: Illustration | Honorable Mention | Isaac Otis |
| Newspaper News/Feature Photography | Honorable Mention | Serafina Urrutia |
| Social Media Reporting | Honorable Mention | Nick Fiorillo & Paxtyn Merten |
| Video Editing | Honorable Mention | Jaira Arcilla |
2015 Spring WJEA Awards @ Puyallup H.S.
| Category | Rating | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Emerging Technology | Superior | Nick Fiorillo |
| Emerging Technology | Superior | Paxtyn Merten |
| Editorial Writing | Excellent | Ian Moffet |
| Editorial Cartooning | Honorable Mention | Michaela Chase |
| Sports Photography - Newspaper | Honorable Mention | Jack Fiorillo |
2014
2014 Fall JEA Awards @ Washington D.C.
| Category | Rating | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Press Law & Ethics | Superior | Nick Fiorillo |
| Review Writing | Excellent | Brian Tran |
| News Writing | Honorable Mention | Paxtyn Merten |
| Sports Writing | Honorable Mention | Luke Thurber |
| Literary Magazine: Poetry | Honorable Mention | Beza Ayele |
| Literary Magazine: Illustration | Honorable Mention | Erika Fisher |
2014 Spring JEA Awards @ San Diego
| Category | Rating | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Editorial Writing | Superior | Nick Fiorillo |
| News Writing | Honorable Mention | Alyssa Vallester |
| News Editing/Headline Writing | Honorable Mention | Will Khadivi |
2014 Spring WJEA Awards @ Shorewood
| Category | Rating | Name |
|---|---|---|
| News Writing | Excellent | Paxtyn Merten |
| Headline Writing/Copy Editing | Excellent | Nick Fiorillo |
| Advertising Design | Excellent | Arsha Kiani |
| Newspaper/Newsmagazine Sports Photography | Excellent | TK Johnson |
| Sports Feature Writing | Honorable Mention | Anthony Markert |
2013
2013 Fall JEA Awards @ Boston
| Category | Rating | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Literary Magazine: Illustration | Superior | Erika Fisher |
| Online News Package | Excellent | Nick Fiorillo, Maria Balcita, Arsha Kiani |
| News Writing | Honorable Mention | Paxtyn Merten |
| Advertising | Honorable Mention | Joy Gardner |
2013 Spring JEA Awards @ San Francisco
| Category | Rating | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Design: Photoshop Art | Superior | Kyra Dahlman |
| Online News Package | Excellent | Erick Yanzon, Nick Fiorillo, Maria Balcita |
| Feature Writing | Honorable Mention | Michelle Schomer |
| Review Writing | Honorable Mention | Alyssa Vallester |
| Advertising | Honorable Mention | Robin Choi |
| Literary Magazine: Poetry | Honorable Mention | Shannon Beaumont |
| Literary Magazine: Illustration | Honorable Mention | Arsha Kiani |
| Broadcast Commentary | Honorable Mention | Anthony Markert |
2013 Spring WJEA Awards @ Inglemoor H.S.
| Category | Rating | Name |
|---|---|---|
| News Writing | Superior | Alyssa Vallester |
| Newspaper/Newsmagazine Layout | Excellent | AnhViet Nguyen |
| Headline Writing/Copy Editing | Honorable Mention | Nick Fiorillo |
| Advertising Design | Honorable Mention | Sereena Gee |
| Editorial Writing | Honorable Mention | Gurminder Singh |
| News/Feature Photography | Honorable Mention | Serafina Urrutia |
2012
2012 Fall JEA Awards @ San Antonio
| Category | Rating | Name |
|---|---|---|
| News Writing | Excellent | Nick Fiorillo |
| Editorial Cartooning | Excellent | Kyra Dahlman |
| Online News Package | Excellent | AnhViet Nguyen, Dominic DeMiero |
2012 Spring JEA Awards @ Seattle
| Category | Rating | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Advertising | Excellent | Robin Choi |
| Computer Design: Photoshop Art | Honorable Mention | Kyra Dahlman |
| Online News Package | Honorable Mention | AnhViet Nguyen, Erick Yanzon, Will Khadivi |
2011
2011 Spring JEA Awards @ Anaheim
| Category | Rating | Name |
|---|---|---|
| News Writing | Excellent | AnhViet Nguyen |
| Broadcast Sports Story | Excellent | Lenna Fleetwood |
| Broadcast Commentary | Excellent | Rachel Kiossovski |
| In-Camera Feature | Honorable Mention | Trevor Alley, Max Lockleer |
2011 Spring WJEA Awards @ Auburn Mountainview
| Category | Rating | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Editorial Cartooning | Superior | Kyra Dahlman |
| Advertising Design | Excellent | Carly Wicklander |
| Sports Feature Writing | Honorable Mention | AnhViet Nguyen |
2010
2010 Spring JEA Awards @ Portland
| Category | Rating | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Review Writing | Excellent | Lizzie Haworth |
| Editorial Cartooning | Excellent | Cassie Soriano |
| Computer Design: Advertising | Honorable Mention | Maria DeMiero |
| Broadcast News Story | Honorable Mention | Lenna Fleetwood, Madeline Hodson |
| Broadcast Sports Story | Honorable Mention | Riley Hargitt |
| Videography | Honorable Mention | Kayla Grayson |
2010 Spring WJEA Awards @ Mountlake Terrace
| Category | Rating | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Review Writing | Excellent | Lizzie Howarth |
| Editorial Cartooning | Excellent | Cassie Soriano |
| Newspaper/Newsmagazine Layout | Excellent | Dominique Bishop |
| Yearbook Layout | Excellent | Megan Resler |
| News/Feature Photography | Excellent | Amanda Adkins |
| Editorial Writing | Honorable Mention | Chris St. Marie |
2009
2009 Fall JEA Awards @ Washington D.C.
| Category | Rating | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Feature Writing | Honorable Mention | Joy Mabilangan |
2009 Spring JEA Awards @ Phoenix
| Category | Rating | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Literary Magazine: Layout | Superior | Maria DeMiero |
| Newsmagazine: Layout | Honorable Mention | Kayla Cooper |
| Literary Magazine: Poetry | Honorable Mention | Samantha Clark |
2008
2008 Fall JEA Awards @ St. Louis
| Category | Rating | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Newsmagazine: Layout | Honorable Mention | Kayla Cooper |
2008 Spring JEA Awards @ Anaheim
| Category | Rating | Name | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newsmagazine: Layout | Superior | Maria DeMiero | ||||
| Advertising | Superior | Ji Mun | ||||
| Literary Magazine: Layout | Excellent | Kendra O'Halloran | ||||
| Editorial Writing | Excellent | Jacob Tupper | ||||
| News Writing | Honorable Mention | Sharon McClintock | ||||
| Review Writing | Honorable Mention | Kathryn Goddard | ||||
| Editorial Cartooning | Honorable Mention | Cassie Soriano | ||||
| Literary Magazine: Illustration | Honorable Mention | Alese Campo |
2007
2007 Spring JEA Awards @ Denver
| Category | Rating | Name | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advertising | Superior | Ji Mun | ||||
| Video Feature Story | Excellent | Caitlin Ulvin | ||||
| Newsmagazine: Layout | Excellent | Kendra OOHalloran | ||||
| News Writing | Honorable Mention | Sharon McClintock | ||||
| Sports Writing | Honorable Mention | Jordan Gisler | ||||
| Copy Editing/Headline/Caption Writing | Honorable Mention | Corina Cheever |
2006
2006 Spring JEA Awards @ San Francisco
| Category | Rating | Name | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On-Air Reporter | Excellent | Brittany Hill | ||||
| News Writing | Honorable Mention | Alex LaCasse | ||||
| Video Commentary | Honorable Mention | Katherine Hernandez |
2005
2005 Spring JEA Awards @ Seattle
| Category | Rating | Name | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Photography Portfolio | Superior | Amy Dittmar | ||||
| On-Air Reporter | Superior | Katherine Phanouvong | ||||
| Editorial Writing | Excellent | Morgan Redfield | ||||
| Video Commentary | Excellent | Brittany Hill | ||||
| News Writing | Honorable Mention | Alex LaCasse | ||||
| Editorial Cartooning | Honorable Mention | Ji Mun | ||||
| Literary Magazine: Layout | Honorable Mention | Stephanie Bunyan | ||||
| Literary Magazine: Poetry | Honorable Mention | Emily Smith | ||||
| Two-Weeks’ Work | Honorable Mention | Jeremy Duncan | ||||
| Video Commercial/PSA | Honorable Mention | Angela Staiger | ||||
| Video Live Sports Coverage | Honorable Mention | Danny Haukap |
2004
2004 Fall JEA Awards @ Atlanta
| Category | Rating | Name | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Editorial Writing | Excellent | Morgan Redfield | ||||
| News Writing | Honorable Mention | Alex LaCasse |
2004 Spring JEA Awards @ San Diego
| Category | Rating | Name | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| News Writing | Excellent | Joe Hinson | ||||
| Editorial Writing | Honorable Mention | Tom Carpenter | ||||
| Review Writing | Honorable Mention | Conner Shively | ||||
| Literary Magazine: Poetry | Honorable Mention | Emily Smith | ||||
| B/W Newspaper Photography | Honorable Mention | Jeremy Duncan |
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
- NSPA Best of Show: Newspaper Special Edition
- Fifth place – Hawkeye staff
- The Game of Education
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
- 2021 First Amendment Press Freedom Award
- Al Neuharth Free Spirit Scholarship – Ritika Khanal
2019-2020
- 2019 WJEA Newspaper Emerald Award
- Editor: Nolan DeGarlais
- 2019 WJEA Website Emerald Award
- Editor: Nolan DeGarlais
- 2020 Washington Journalist of the Year – Nolan DeGarlais
- 2020 First Amendment Press Freedom Award
- 2020 National Online Pacemaker Award Winner
- Editor: Nolan DeGarlais
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
- Al Neuharth Free Spirit Scholarship – Annika Prom
- 2018 First Amendment Press Freedom Award
- NSPA 2018 Podcast
- Finalist – Ben Eyman
- Prep Chatter
- NSPA 2018 Interactive Graphic
- Finalist – Sam Johnson
- At Look at Men’s Basketball
2016-2017
- 2017 First Amendment Press Freedom Award
- 2016 Washington Journalist of the Year – Stephi Smith
2015-2016
- Al Neuharth Free Spirit Scholarship – Stephi Smith
- 2016 First Amendment Press Freedom Award
- NSPA 2015 Story of the year: Sports story
- Honorable Mention – Irvin Zhang
- Old Man Pete
- NSPA 2015 Story of the Year: Multimedia
- Third place – Paxtyn Merten & Isaac Otis
- Terrace students more aware of rights than American adults
- NSPA 2015 Story of the Year: Editorial
- Second place – Hawkeye staff
- Editorial: Why gun arguments against gun control are flawed
2014-2015
- 2015 Washington Journalist of the Year – Nick Fiorillo
- Al Neuharth Free Spirit Scholarship – Paxtyn Merten
- 2015 First Amendment Press Freedom Award
- WJEA Superior in Emerging Technology
- Editor: Nick Fiorillo & Paxtyn Merten
- 2014 Multimedia Story of the Year: Multimedia Feature
- Honorable Mention – Jaira Arcilla
- Kayla Wheeler: Nothing she can’t do
- 2014 Story of the Year: News Story
- Honorable Mention – Nick Fiorillo
- The devastating impact of prescription drug abuse hits home
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
- Al Neuharth Free Spirit Scholarship – Will Khadivi
- 2013 National Online Pacemaker Award Winner
- Editor: Erick Yanzon
- 2012 Medal of Merit Award – Vincent DeMiero
2011-2012
- Al Neuharth Free Spirit Scholarship – AnhViet Nguyen
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.| Year | Staff Member (s) |
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| 2024 | Kimberly Nguyen |
| 2023 | Maggie O'Hara |
| 2022 | Ritika Khanal |
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| 2018 | Vivian Knowka-Keane |
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| 2016 | Paxtyn Merten |
| 2015 | Nick Fiorillo |
| 2014 | Eric Yanzon |
| 2013 | Michelle Schomer |
| 2012 | Terrah Short |
| 2011 | Devyn Cox |
| 2010 | Navarre Kerr |
| 2009 | Sharon McClintock |
| 2008 | Ji Mun |
| 2007 | Katherine "Kat" Waldo |
| 2006 | Alex LaCasse |
| 2005 | Emily Smith |
| 2004 | Sara O'Hara |
| 2003 | Amanda Darby |
| 2002 | Pam DeFino |
| 2001 | Venessa Arquillano |
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.| Year | Staff Member (s) |
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| 2024 | Seras Bryner & Terina Papatu |
| 2023 | Cecilia Negash & Maggie O'Hara |
| 2022 | Nico François & Ritika Khanal |
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.| Year | Staff Member (s) |
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| 2024 | Arabella Devera |
| 2023 | Arabella Devera & Emmalee Harmon |
| 2022 | Linaly Miyamoto & Caroline Shynshyn |
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.| Year | Staff Member (s) |
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| 2022 | Rachel Davis |
| 2023 | Caroline Shynshyn |
| 2024 | Seras Bryner |
