West Side Story staffers won 22 awards in the Iowa High School Press Association’s writing, design and photography contest.
The newspaper staff received three first place awards:
- Eleanor Ho ’17, Megumi Kitamoto ’15 and Michael Moonjely ’17 received first place in-depth news story for “A sense of security.”
- Akash Borde ’15 and Shanthi Chackalackal ’17 received first place news story for “A deficiency in proficiency.”
- Paige Brazina ’16 received first place photo story for “Coming together.”
The newspaper staff received five second place awards:
- Kai Gui ’15 received second place web design for the West Side Story student media website, wsspaper.com.
- Braedyn Dochterman ’17 received second place illustration for “Horizontal.”
- Madie Miller ’15 and Chanel Vidal ’17 received second place photo story for “My favorite place in Iowa City.”
- Aaron Carter ’16 and Leola Eko ’15 received second place sports story for “Join the club (you might have to).”
- Eugenia Chen ’17 and Cameron Cook ’17 received second place video story for “West High devours: homemade vs. store bought.”
The newspaper staff received three third place awards:
- Madie Miller ’15 received third place newsmagazine cover for “A deficiency in proficiency.”
- Katie Peplow ’15 received third place two page design for “No excuses.”
- Layla Hannaford ’17 receive third place video story for “West Side Story quizzes teachers on teen lingo.”
The newspaper staff received three fourth place awards:
- Nick Deerberg ’16, Brittani Langland ’15 and Avery Smith ’16 received fourth place digital media story for “13 movies to watch on Friday the 13th.”
- Lushia Anson ’15 and Madie Miller ’15 received fourth place feature story for “Hashtag activism.”
- Danetta Dobre ’17 and Isabelle Robles ’17 received fourth place in-depth news story for “No excuses.”
The newspaper staff received three fifth place awards:
- Brittani Langland ’15 and Mary Mondanaro ’17 received fifth place digital media story for “Rising star: Nelson Brands.”
- Kelsey Keranen ’16 received fifth place feature story for “The threat on campus.”
- Barbara Badivonac ’16 and Allie Biscupski ’17 received fifth place video story for “West High Weekly: March 10-13.”
The newspaper staff received five awards of excellence:
- Allie Biscupski ’16 and Brittani Langland ’15 received an award of excellence for both digital media story and in-depth news story for “Ferguson to Iowa City.”
- Jaycie Weathers ’15 received an award of excellence for her infographic “A deficiency in proficiency” and her staff editorial “Wake me up when September begins.”
For information on past West Side Story awards, click here.
