SPA publications win 18 Gold Medallions from the Minnesota High School Press Association
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SPA student journalists and publications are the recipients of 18 "Gold Medallion" awards from the Minnesota High School Press Association (MHSPA). The awards recognize work from the 2020-21 academic year (the awards were delayed due to the pandemic) in seven categories: broadcast, literary arts magazine, newspaper/newsmagazine, online, photojournalism, social media, and yearbook. The SPA Gold Medallion award winners are:
- Valerie Wick '23: Third Place, Visual Content, “Camille”
- Elle Chen '22: Second Place, Literary Content, “Untitled”
- Sonia Ross '22: Third Place, Literary Content, “Dandelions are beautiful, lying weeds”
- Hazel Waltenbaugh '23, First Place, Page / Spread Design, “FDA approves Pfizer vaccine for ages 12-15”
- Madeline Fisher '23, Third Place, Page / Spread Design, “Gender neutrality: Pronouns”
- Elle Chen '22, Third Place, Editorial Cartoon, “Inform and educate before posting”
- Mimi Huelster '23, Second Place, News Story, “Student protest organizers dissatisfied with admin response”
- Mimi Huelster '23, First Place, Feature Story, Have a little faith: The interaction between religion and LGBTQ identity”
- Henry Burkhardt '22, Fifth Place, Feature Story, “Wolpert founds organization Musicians for Equality”
- Bobby Verhey '21, Fourth Place, Sports Story, “Johnson sidelined for season with injury, remains optimistic about season”
- Elle Chen '22 & Mimi Huelster '23, Second Place, Multimedia Story, “Think pandemic closures are new? Look back a century.”
- Niko Liepins '21, Fourth Place, Multimedia Story, “Election Week 2020: A timeline”
- Lizzie Kristal '21, Second Place, Interactive Graphic, “COVID-19: a series of events”
- Lizzie Kristal '21, Fourth Place, Interactive Graphic, “Tech corporations lack racial diversity among employees”
- Niko Liepins '21, Fourth Place, News Photo, “Biden holds drive-in rally in St. Paul four days before election”
- Jonas Bray '21, Fifth Place, Sports Photo, “Spartan softball falls 12-17 against Humboldt”
- Vivian Johnson '22, Second Place, Photo Illustration, “Portrait: Oneirataxia”
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Leona Barocas '23 & Sarah Oppenheim '23, Third Place, Theme Package, “Unexpected”
Congratulations to all of our student-journalists!