Awards & Honors
The Hawkeye and its 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.
Write-off Competitions
2018
2018 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 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 JEA Awards @ Los Angeles
| Category | Rating | Name | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
| Press Law & Ethics | Superior | Stephi Smith | ||||
| Literary Magazine: Illustration | Honorable Mention | Isaac Otis | ||||
| News Writing | Honorable Mention | Matthew Hipolito |
2016 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
| Broadcast News Writing | Excellent | Sky Schank |
2015 Spring JEA Awards @ Denver
| Category | Rating | Name | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Editorial Writing | Honorable Mention | Josh Morisson | ||||
| Sports Writing | Excellent | Irvin Zhang | ||||
| Review Writing | Honorable Mention | Max Tracy | ||||
| Editorial Cartooning | Excellent | Hannah Schuster | ||||
| Commentary Writing | Superior | Brian Tran | ||||
| Press Law & Ethics | Superior | Luke Thurber | ||||
| Literary Magazine: Illustration | Honorable Mention | Isaac Otis | ||||
| Literary Magazine: Photography | Excellent | Serafina Urrutia | ||||
| Newspaper News/Feature Photography | Honorable Mention | Serafina Urrutia | ||||
| Social Media Reporting | Honorable Mention | Nick Fiorillo & Paxtyn Merten | ||||
| Video Editing | Honorable Mention | Jaira Arcilla |
2015 WJEA Awards @ Puyallup H.S.
| Category | Rating | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Editorial Writing | Excellent | Ian Moffat |
| Editorial Cartooning | Honorable Mention | Michaela Chase |
| Sports Photography - Newspaper | Honorable Mention | Jack Fiorillo |
| Emerging Technology | Superior | Nick Fiorillo |
| Emerging Technology | Superior | Paxtyn Merten |
2014
2014 JEA Awards @ Washington D.C.
| Category | Rating | Name | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| News Writing | Honorable Mention | Paxtyn Merten | ||||
| Sports Writing | Honorable Mention | Luke Thurber | ||||
| Review Writing | Excellent | Brian Tran | ||||
| Press Law & Ethics | Superior | Nick Fiorillo | ||||
| Literary Magazine: Poetry | Honorable Mention | Beza Ayele | ||||
| Literary Magazine: Illustration | Honorable Mention | Erika Fisher |
2014 JEA Awards @ San Diego
| Category | Rating | Name | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| News Writing | Honorable Mention | Alyssa Vallester | ||||
| Editorial Writing | Superior | Nick Fiorillo | ||||
| News Editing/Headline Writing | Honorable Mention | Will Khadivi |
2014 WJEA Awards @ Shorewood
| Category | Rating | Name | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| News Writing | Excellent | Paxtyn Merten | ||||
| Sports Feature Writing | Honorable Mention | Anthony Markert | ||||
| Headline Writing/Copy Editing | Excellent | Nick Fiorillo | ||||
| Advertising Design | Excellent | Arsha Kiani | ||||
| Newspaper/Newsmagazine Sports Photography | Excellent | TK Johnson |
2013
2013 JEA Awards @ Boston
| Category | Rating | Name | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| News Writing | Honorable Mention | Paxtyn Merten | ||||
| Advertising | Honorable Mention | Joy Gardner | ||||
| Literary Magazine: Illustration | Superior | Erika Fisher | ||||
| Online News Package | Excellent | Nick Fiorillo, Maria Balcita, Arsha Kiani |
2013 JEA Awards @ San Francisco
| Category | Rating | Name | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
| Computer Design: Photoshop Art | Superior | Kyra Dahlman | ||||
| Broadcast Commentary | Honorable Mention | Anthony Markert | ||||
| Online News Package | Excellent | Erick Yanzon, Nick Fiorillo, Maria Balcita |
2013 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 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 JEA @ 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 WJEA @ Auburn Mountainview
| Category | Rating | Name | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Feature Writing | Honorable Mention | AnhViet Nguyen | ||||
| Editorial Cartooning | Superior | Kyra Dahlman | ||||
| Advertising Design | Excellent | Carly Wicklander |
2011 JEA @ Anaheim
| Category | Rating | Name | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| News Writing | Excellent | AnhViet Nguyen | ||||
| Broadcast Sports Story | Excellent | Lenna Fleetwood | ||||
| In-Camera Feature | Honorable Mention | Trevor Alley, Max Lockleer | ||||
| Broadcast Commentary | Excellent | Rachel Kiossovski |
2010
2010 WJEA @ Mountlake Terrace
| Category | Rating | Name | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Editorial Writing | Honorable Mention | Chris St. Marie | ||||
| 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 |
2010 JEA @ 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 |
2009
2009 JEA @ Washington D.C.
| Category | Rating | Name | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feature Writing | Honorable Mention | Joy Mabilangan |
2009 JEA @ Phoenix
| Category | Rating | Name | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newsmagazine: Layout | Honorable Mention | Kayla Cooper | ||||
| Literary Magazine: Layout | Superior | Maria DeMiero | ||||
| Literary Magazine: Poetry | Honorable Mention | Samantha Clark |
2008
2008 JEA @ St. Louis
| Category | Rating | Name | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newsmagazine: Layout | Honorable Mention | Kayla Cooper |
2008 JEA @ Anaheim
| Category | Rating | Name | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| News Writing | Honorable Mention | Sharon McClintock | ||||
| Editorial Writing | Excellent | Jacob Tupper | ||||
| Review Writing | Honorable Mention | Kathryn Goddard | ||||
| Editorial Cartooning | Honorable Mention | Cassie Soriano | ||||
| Newsmagazine: Layout | Superior | Maria DeMiero | ||||
| Advertising | Superior | Ji Mun | ||||
| Literary Magazine: Layout | Excellent | Kendra OOHalloran | ||||
| Literary Magazine: Illustration | Honorable Mention | Alese Campo |
2007
2007 JEA @ Denver
| Category | Rating | Name | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| News Writing | Honorable Mention | Sharon McClintock | ||||
| Sports Writing | Honorable Mention | Jordan Gisler | ||||
| Copy Editing/Headline/Caption Writing | Honorable Mention | Corina Cheever | ||||
| Newsmagazine: Layout | Excellent | Kendra OOHalloran | ||||
| Advertising | Superior | Ji Mun | ||||
| Video Feature Story | Excellent | Caitlin Ulvin |
2006
2006 JEA @ San Francisco
| Category | Rating | Name | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| News Writing | Honorable Mention | Alex LaCasse | ||||
| On-Air Reporter | Excellent | Brittany Hill | ||||
| Video Commentary | Honorable Mention | Katherine Hernandez |
2005
2005 JEA @ Seattle
| Category | Rating | Name | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| News Writing | Honorable Mention | Alex LaCasse | ||||
| Editorial Writing | Excellent | Morgan Redfield | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Photography Portfolio | Superior | Amy Dittmar | ||||
| Video Commercial/PSA | Honorable Mention | Angela Staiger | ||||
| Video Live Sports Coverage | Honorable Mention | Danny Haukap | ||||
| On-Air Reporter | Superior | Katherine Phanouvong | ||||
| Video Commentary | Excellent | Brittany Hill |
2004
2004 JEA @ 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 |
2004 JEA @ Atlanta
| Category | Rating | Name | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| News Writing | Honorable Mention | Alex LaCasse | ||||
| Editorial Writing | Excellent | Morgan Redfield |
Best of Show Awards
Seattle – Spring 2016
- NSPA Best of Show: Newspaper Tabloid 17 or More Pages
- Second place – Hawkeye Staff
Orlando – Fall 2015
- NSPA Best of Show: Newspaper Special Edition
- Third place – Hawkeye staff
- The Game of Education
- NSPA 2016 Best of Show: Newspaper Special Edition
- Eighth place – Hawkeye staff
Denver – Spring 2015
- Publication Website Small School – 5th 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 – 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 – Fall 1995
- Newspaper 9-12 Pages – 2nd place
Other Awards and Honors
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
- 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”