Every year, students in newspaper, video, and yearbook classes enter their work in national and statewide competitions. CHS Student Media staffers did an outstanding job this year.
Nationally, five of six entrants took the stage against competitors in the National Student Writing Contest:
Maya Dawson: Honorable Mention – Commentary
Graciela Fischer: Honorable Mention – Sports Writing
Logan Tilly: Honorable Mention – Video Package Editing
Samantha Smith: 2nd place – Sports copy/caption – yearbook
Maddie Potter: 2nd place – Lit. Mag. original poetry
Following are the results from the annual state contest sponsored by Colorado Student Media Association.
Best of Colorado
CSMA
Newspaper, Video, and Yearbook competition
Breaking News Coverage – website
Honorable Mention
A quick look at adviser Leslie Thompson’s room shows the pride and excitement that students feel about the awards they have won. (Leslie Thompson) “Don’t Mess with Jeremy Barnett”
Samantha Smith
Commentary – website
Second Place
“Cancel Culture”
Zoe Watts
Commercial/PSA
Second Place
Yearbook Commercial
Nate Allem
In-Depth News Coverage – website
Third Place
“Title IX: It’s About More Than Equity”
Maya Dawson
In-Depth special Report – website
Third Place
“Volzke Prank”
Nate Allem
Lifestyle Coverage website
Honorable Mention
“YOLO: Friend or Foe?”
Maya Dawson
People Spread – Yearbook
Honorable Mention
Senior Portraits
Samantha Smith
Sports Spread – Yearbook
First Place
End of the Road – Softball spread
Cheyenne Prieto, Samantha Smith
Sports Writing – Yearbook
Third Place
Driving Forward – Boys Golf
Avery Aubin, Carson Kennedy
Sports Feature – website
First Place
“Poms with Potential”
Maya Dawson
Theme Package Presentation – Yearbook
Third Place
“Everything you Unexpected”
Samantha Smith
When you see these talented young journalists, please congratulate them. They each achieved impressive milestones in a very challenging year!
