Awards
Alumni Hall of Fame
Jason Arnold – Broadway-Hamilton : Ryan Young – Yahoo Sports : Ian Stewart (NPR Weekend Edition) Renata Stewart – Google : Madeline Deninger Minneapolis Daily : Jack Bacon – Hawkeye Nation
LITTLE HAWK AWARDS
NSPA Hall of Fame
Iowa Journalist of the Year
Tai Caputo 2024 – Iowa Writer of the Year
Mina Takahashi 2018 – Iowa Journalist of the Year
Shoshie Hemley – 2nd Place 2021 – Iowa Journalist of the Year
All-Iowa News Team of the Year
2016-2017-2018-2019 -2020 – 2021 – 2023 -2024
Iowa Opinion Writer of the Year
Tai Caputo – 2024
WATSON Scholarship Award Winner
2024 – Kaitlyn Brown
2023 – Matisse Arnone
2022 – Haileigh Steffen
2021 – Julianne Berry-Stoelzle
2020 – Mira Kumar
2019 – Zoe Miller
2018 – Addy Smith
2017 – Nova Meurice
2016 – Olivia Parrott
2015 – Payton Evans
2014 – Ellen Carman
2013 – Cassie Wassink
PACEMAKER
1989 – 1990 – 1991 – 1992 – 1993 – 1994 – 1995 – 1996 -1997 – 1998 – 1999 – 2012 – 2014 – 2015- 2016 – 2022
SNO Distinguished Site Award
2014-2017
PACEMAKER FINALIST
2011 NSPA Online, 2012 NSPA Online/Newspaper, 2013 NSPA Online/Newspaper, 2014 NSPA Online, 2015 NSPA Newspaper, 2016 NSPA Online, 2016 NSPA Newspaper, 2017 NSPA Online/Newspaper, 2018 Online, 2019 Newspaper/Online, 2020 Newspaper – 2021 Online – 2021 Newspaper – 2022 Online – 2024 Newspaper Finalist
IOWA STORY & DESIGN STATE CHAMPIONS
TAI CAPUTO – ROSANGEL FLORES-RUBIO – BELLA YOUNG – ESTHER PUDERBAUGH – NATALIE KUHLMANN – LILI MOESSNER – LAUREN KOCH – THOMAS KSOBIECH – Sierra Pruessner- Matisse Arnone – Aala Basheir – Greta Stanier – Haileigh Steffen- WISDOM KONU – Rachel MarsH – Jesse Hausknecht-Brown – Emily Martinez Natalie Green – Noah Bullwinkle- Mira Bohannan Kumar- Cecile Bendera- Nina Lavezzo-Stecopoulos – Mariam Keita- Lottie Gidal – Lindy Rublaitus Eden Knoop- Zoe Butler- Shayna Jaskolka- Mina Takahashi- Egan Smith- Molly Liu- Teagan Roeder – Zoe Miller – Victor Kalil – Phoebe Chapnick-Sorokin – Sofie Lie – Claire Noack – Innes Hicsasmaz – Brady Vanlo – Cody Owen – Will Barker – Nina Dang – Cora Bern-Clug – Anton Buri – Daniela Perret- ELLEN CARMAN – RYAN YOUNG – Annika Wasson – Jacob Potash – Elijah Jones – Oli Peters- KIERAN GREEN – Max Friedman – Nat Alder – JULIANNE BERRY-STOELZlE ADDY SMITH – SARAH SMITH – CAROLINE BROWN – MADELINE DENINGER – SONALI DURHAM -BECCA MEYER – DOM BALESTRIERI-FOX – NOVA MEURICE – JASON ARNOLD – RENATA STEWART – KIERA ZAPF
NSPA Story of the Year Awards
2024
Book Bans Infringe Upon Students’ Rights – Editorial by Tai Caputo
Goals Should be Impossible – Design by Rosangel Flores-Rubio and Tai Caputo
2020
How Covid is Affecting the College Recruiting Process by Julianne Berry-Stoelzle
2018
2nd Place Design of the Year – Addy Smith
2016
2nd Place – Sports Story of the Year – Runner with a Cause Claire Noack and Innes Hicsasmaz
6th Place – Broadcast Feature – Teachers answer Relationship Questions – Sara Smith and Caroline Brown
9th Place – Feature Story of the Year – Generation XXX – Madeline Deninger and Celeste Chadwick
3rd Place – Multimedia Story of the Year – Innes Hicsasmaz
4th Place – Newspaper Design – Sonali Durham
HM – Sports Story – Becca Meyer and Dominic Balestrieri-Fox
HM – Multimedia Story of the Year – Sarah Smith and Nova Meurice
2013
1st Place – Magazine Cover – Jason Arnold and Nora Holman
3rd Place – Sports Photo – Ryan Young
4th Place – Infographic – Renata Stewart
Honorable Mention – Environmental Photo – Kierra Zapf
BEST OF SHOW – JEA
3rd Place Best of Show Newspaper – LA 2022
8th Place Best of Show Website – JEA Virtual 2021
2nd Place Best of Show Website – JEA Virtual 2020
8th Place Best of Show Newspaper – JEA Virtual 2020
4th Place Best of Show Newspaper – JEA DC 2019
8th Place Best of Show Website – JEA DC 2019
3rd Place Best of Show Newspaper – JEA Indianapolis 2016
8th Place Best of Show Newspaper – JEA Orlando 2015
4th Place Best of Show Newspaper – JEA DC 2014
2nd Place Best of Show Newspaper – JEA Boston 2013
1st Place Best of Show Newspaper – JEA San Antonio 2012
3rd Place Best of Show Newspaper- JEA Seattle 2012
5th Place Best of Show Website – JEA San Antonio 2012
5th Place Best of Show Website – JEA Minneapolis 2011
4th Place Best of Show Website – JEA Kansas City 2010
Quill and Scroll Golden Key
2022
Haileigh Steffen – 1st Place – Sports Page Design
Haileigh Steffen – 3rd Place – Front Page Newspaper Design
2021
Julianne Berry-Stoelzle & Paris Fuller – 1st Place – Eco Reporting – Depths of Water Pollution
Julianne Berry-Stoelzle – 2nd Place – Sports Writing – A Heads Up on Concussions
Shoshie Hemley – Honorable Mention – News Writing – A Different Election
Shoshie Hemley – Honorable Mention – Eco Writing – Energy Use at City
Erin Liebig – Editorial Cartoon – 3rd Place
2020
Noah Bullwinkle – 2nd Place – Sports Writing – Ring Chasing
Cecile Bendera – HM – Feature Writing – Let’s Talk Business
Victoria Weckmann – HM – News Writing – Pocket Points Points Pushes its Way into Classroom
Nina Lavezzo-Stecopoulos & Alison Kenaston – HM – Sports Writing – Eat, Sleep, Derby
Julianne Berry-Stoelzle – HM – Sports Writing – Freshmen to Watch
2019
Jack Bacon – Fighting for Family – Sports Writing
Addy Smith – The Transfer Tossup – Sports Writing
2018
Zoe Miller – 3rd Place – Photography
Addy Smith – Sports Writing
Eden Knoop – Opinion Writing
2017
Madeline Deninger – Feature Writing
2015
InDepth Reporting -Payton Evans and Caroline Brown
Staff Editorial – Will Barker and Cody Owen
Staff Editorial – Neil Harte – A State of Tolerance
Cora Bern-Klug – Photography
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2014
Daniela Perret – Sports Story
Jacob Potash – News Writing
Becca Meyer – Sports Writing
Oli Peters – Feature Photo
Emma Baxter – Feature Story
Della Nuno – Feature Photo
Kieran Green – Editorial
Alex Perez – Feature Story
2024 IHSPA Spring Journalism Contest
1st Place
STAFF EDITORIAL: What More Will It Take? by Tai Caputo and Bella Young
2nd Place
REVIEWS: Ocean Blvd by Esther Puderbaugh
In-Depth News: Students Navigate College Admissions After Affirmative Action’s End by Tai Caputo
STAFF EDITORIAL: Book Bans Infringe Upon Students’ Rights
3rd Place
In-Depth Sports: This Varsity Football Player Lost His Senior Season in an Instant by Diego Eivins
Column: Understanding African Diaspora Wars: A Historical Division by Wisdom Konu
Honorable Mention
Environmental Club Reintroduces Recycling by Lily Rantanen
DESIGN
1ST PLACE NEWSPAPER DESIGN BY ROSANGEL FLORES-RUBIO
2ND PLACE NEWSPAPER DESIGN BY ISABELLA YOUNG
3RD PLACE NEWSPAPER DESIGN – Rosangel Flores-Rubio
3rd Place
Online Innovation: Day in the Life of a City High Drum Major by Esther Puderbaugh
PODCASTING: The Art Room Register: AI in Relation to Art by Esme Hutchinson-Reuss
Honorable Mention
STORY DESIGN: Students Navigate College Admissions After Affirmative Action’s End by Tai Caputo & Rosangel Flores-Rubio
VIDEO NEWS SHOW: Good Morning City High by Grace Kirschling
HONORABLE MENTION SPORTS FEATURE PHOTO BY JACK ROGERS
NEWS PHOTO -HONORABLE MENTION By Estelle Hartz
FEATURE PHOTO HM by Anna Gayley
2023 Red and White Yearbook Awards
1st Place
Feature Photo – Dancing Queens by Esther Puderbaugh
Yearbook Design – All In: City at Kinnick – by Natalie Kuhlmann & Lili Moessner
Yearbook Design – No Pain No Gain – Alyssa Maiers
Story – Will Ferrell Visits GSA Club – Natalie Kuhlmann and Lauren Koch
Sports Story – From Congo to City – Thomas Ksobiech
2nd Place
Sports Story – Defying All Odds – Thomas Ksobiech
Yearbook Design – Go All Out – by Alyssa Maiers and Lili Moessner
Yearbook Theme – All In – Lili Moessner and Megan Swartzendruber
Cover – All In – Lili Moessner and Megan Swartzendruber
Honorable Mention
Story – Frosh to Watch Matisse Arnone
Feature Photo – Gardening Club Making New Roots by Sadie Bodzin and Kate Meis
Sports Story – Frosh to Watch – by Hattie Conover, Logan Kelly, and Jack Rogers
2023 IHSPA Spring Journalism Contest
1st Place
Feature Story & Social Justice Reporting
Period Poverty at City High by Esther Puderbaugh
In-Depth Sports Story
Running with the Mind by Sierra Pruessner
Editorial Comic
Bats at Opstad by Rosangel Flores-Rubio
Feature Photo
Artistic Identity Takes Form by Matisse Arnone
2nd Place
News Story
Voucher Bill Passed with Protests from City High Students by Tai Caputo
Multimedia Sports
Sam Mbingazo: From the Congo to City by Thomas Ksobiech and Bobby Bacon
News Magazine Multipage Design
Period Poverty by Esther Puderbaugh & Rosangle Flores-Rubio
Entertainment
Hallway Hottakes by Grace Kirschling
Baseline to Baseline by Jack Rogers
3rd Place
In-Depth News
New ICCSD Grading Policy Pushes for Equity by Tai Caputo
In-Depth Sports
Cale Seaton: Defying the Odds by Thomas Ksobiech
Web Design
Lauren Koch and Rosangel Flores-Rubio
Podcasting
LH Sports Podcast with Gabe Arnold by Charlie Firmstone, Bobby Bacon and Sam Keuter
Social Justice Reporting
‘Unbreakable Girls’ Basketball by Lauren Koch
Honorable Mention
Good Morning City High
Video News Show – Grace Kirschling
Illustration or Art
KPOP – Rosangel Flores-Rubio
In-Depth Sports
Unbreakable Girls Basketball by Lauren Koch
Multimedia Sports
City High Falls to Liberty in Clash at Kinnick by Thomas Ksobiech, Jack Rogers
Reviews
Ice Spice: Crowned the Princess by Wisdom Konu
Emerging Journalists
Tai Caputo
Wisdom Konu
Esther Puderbaugh
Jack Rogers
2022 IHSPA Spring Journalism Contest
1st Place
Rosangelo Flores-Rubio – Teaching Race in Iowa – Art
Rosangel Flores-Rubio – Aala Basheir – Greta Stanier – News Laws of Teaching Race – Magazine Cover
Lauren Koch – Top Ranked City Football – Sports Feature Photo
Lauren Koch – Senior Paint Fight – News Photo
Lauren Koch – Fist Pump – Sports Action Photo
Haileigh Steffen – The Review Revived – Multiple Page Newspaper Design
Haileigh Steffen – Teachers Give Love Advice – Entertainment
Wisdom Konu – Why We Talk about Bruno – Review
Social Media – Rebecca Michaeli
2nd Place
Haileigh Steffen – Local Chef Local Food – Video Story
Anastacia Laux – Comic Book Tells More than a Story – Personality Profile
Max Berry-Stoelzle – Top Ranked City Football – Sports Recap
Isaac Bullwinkle – Frances Bottorff – Educational Censorship – Staff Editorial
Greta Stanier – Freshmen to Watch – Newspaper Multipage Design
Shoshie Hemley, Emily Martinez – #StopAsianHate – In-Depth News
Ash Jimenez – Gender Neutral Bathroom in Danger – Column
Haileigh Steffe, Lulu roarick – Teachers Overworked – School News
Web Design – Rebecca Michaeli
Social Media Reporting – Rebecca Michaeli
3rd Place
Max Berry-Stoelzle – Dental Dangers – In-Depth Sports
Matisse Arnone, Rebecca Michaeli – A Push for Diversity – Social Justice Reporting
Parker Max – Jack Degner – Livestream vs. Linn Mar – Entertainment
Frances Bottorff, Isaac Bullwinkle – 4th Ave Reevaluates Masks – News Story
Honorable Mention
Lulu Roarick – Infographic
Haileigh Steffen – Video Story – Students Protest for Reproductive Justice
Lucy Thompson – Natalia Stretches Wrestling Photo – Sports Action Photo
Anna Gayley, Lulu Roarick, Ava Brewer – Good Morning City High – Video News
Sophia Wagner – Araminta Siegling – Students Protest Racial Inequality – News Story
A Push for Diversity in Music – Matisse Arnone, Rebecca Michaeli – Feature Story
Aala Basheir – Lulu Roarick – New Laws of Teaching Race in Iowa – Feature Story
2021
Spring IHSPA Journalism Contest
All-Iowa News Team Finalist
LH STAFF
Iowa Writer of the Year
Julianne Berry-Stoelzle
2nd Place
Shoshie Hemley
3rd Place
Designer of the Year
Shoshie Hemley
Honorable Mention
1st Place
Rachel Marsh – Column – A Career Well Lived
Julianne Berry- Stoelzle – Newspaper Multipage Design – Covid for Fall Sports
Haileigh Steffen – Newspaper Single PG Design – La Regia Taqueria
Haileigh Steffen – Video Story – FilmScene Plans to Reopen
2nd Place
Rachel Marsh- Entertainment – Photos of the Year
Rachel Marsh- Sports Recap – Basketball Insider w Cedric Dunnwald
Rebecca Michaeli – Feature Story – The Shadow Pandemic
Jesse Hausknecht-Brown – News Mag Design Multipage – Racism and Economics
Jesse Hausknecht-Brown – News Mag Design Single – BLM
Shoshie Hemley – Newspaper Multipage Design – 1 Year of Covid
Shoshie Hemley – Newspaper Single PG Design – City Closes Its Doors
Shoshie Hemley, Jesse Hausknecht-Brown & Aals Basheir – Social Justice – BLM
Jae Dancer & Julianne Berry-Stoelzle – Sports Story – Covid Regulations for Fall Sports
Haileigh Steffen – Video Story – Fitted
Web Design
3rd Place
Shoshie Hemley – Column – The Virus of Senioritis
Shoshie Hemley & Aala Basheir – Covid 19 Coverage – IC Businesses Adapt to the Pandemic
Haileigh Steffen – Feature Photo – La Regia Taqueria
Julianne Berry-Stoelzle – InDepth Sports – How Covid-19 is Affecting College Recruiting
Haileigh Steffen – Multimedia News – Fitted
Jesse Hausknecht-Brown – News Mag Design Single
Shoshie Hemley – News Story – Driver’s License Brakes Records
Shoshie Hemley – Newspaper Multipage Design – Around the World w Covid
Haileigh Steffen – Newspaper Single PG Design – Virus of Senioritis
Haileigh Steffen & Noah Pavelich – Video News Show – Good Morning City High
Honorable Mention
Shoshie Hemley – Feature Story – The Youth Vote
Julianne Berry-Stoelzle & Nina Lavezzo-Stecopoulos – In-Depth News – Climate Stress in Students
Victoria Weckmann – Multimedia Feature – Going Zero Waster for a Day
Haileigh Steffen – News Mag Multipag Design – Ethics of your Indie Music
Jesse Hausknecht-Brown & Haileigh Steffen – News Mag Design Multipage – Social Media and the Pandemic
Max Berry-Stoelzle – Personality Profile – Kelsey Joens
Shoshie Hemley, Henry Mildenstein – Social Justice – Native Land
Natalie Green – Sports Photo – Volleyball Honors Emma Nugent
Jae Dancer – Sports Story – Athletes Going Through College Recruitment During Covid
Julianne Berry- Stoelzle – Sports Recap – City Volleyball Honors Emma Nugent
Jae Dancer – Sports Recap – XC Competes at State
Haileigh Steffen & Mark Joseph – Video Story -Online Learning Offers Connections
Kate Kueter – Video Story – Inside the Construction Site
2020
Spring IHSPA Journalism Contest
All-Iowa News Team Finalist
LH STAFF
EMERGING JOURNALISTS
Julianne Berry-Stoelzle, Shoshanna Hemley, Jesse Hausknecht-Brown and Emily Martinez
1st Place
Social Media – Shoshie Hemley and Natalie Green
Noah Bullwinkle – Ring Chasing – Sports Writing
Mira Bohannan Kumar – LH History: Presidents – Podcast
Cecile Bendera– City High’s Own Barber – Personality Profile
Mira Bohannan Kumar – 1 Year Out – Newspaper 1 Page Design
Nina Lavezzo-Stecopoulos – Re-Education Camps – 1 PG Magazine Design
Nina Lavezzo-Stecopoulos – District Population – Infographic
Nina Lavezzo-Stecopoulos – Black Students 2 Times as Likely to be Suspended – In-Depth News
2nd Place
Rhys Holman – Website Design – TheLittleHawk.com
Julianne Berry-Stoelzle – Injury Prevention – 1 PG Newspaper Design
Mira Bohannan Kumar – Caucus Errors – Multi-Page Newspaper Design
Nina Lavezzo-Stecopoulos – Let’s Talk Business – Multi-Page Magazine Design
Reese Hill – Stigmatizing Social Media – Art
Noah Bullwinkle & Nina Lavezzo-Stecopoulos – The Vaping Experiment – Feature Story
Nina Lavezzo-Stecopoulos – Re-Education Camps – Feature Photo
3rd Place
Jesse Hausknecht-Brown – It’s Not All In Your Head – Sports Writing
Cecile Bendera – Race in the Classroom – 1 PG Newspaper Design
Jesse Hausknecht-Brown & Nina Lavezzo-Stecopoulos – TikTok Generation – Feature Story
Alice Boerner, Sophia Wagner & Callista Robertson – What’s REally Happening to Our Recycling? – Column Writing
Honorable Mention
Jesse Hausknecht-Brown – Summer in Shiki – Personality Profile
Nina Lavezzo-Stecopoulos – TikTok Generation – 1 PG Magazine Design
Nina Lavezzo-Stecopoulos – Re-Education Camps – Multi-Page Magazine Design
Mira Bohannan Kumar – Mental Health Issues – Infographic
2019
Spring IHSPA Journalism Contest
All-Iowa News Team Finalist
LH STAFF
1st Place
Seniors Give College Ap Advice by Phoebe Chapnick-Sorokin – Entertainment
An Eid Lookbook by Mariam Keita – Feature Photo
Running Out of Water by Lottie Gidal – Multiple Page Newspaper Design
Roughing it Up by Lottie Gidal – Newspaper 1 Page Design
Social Media by Lindy Rublaitus
In the Red by Mira Bohannan Kumar and Eden Knoop – Staff Editorial
Seniors Slide Out by Zoe Butler – News Photo
2nd Place
Teacher Appreciation Columns by LH Staff – Entertainment
City Drops the Ball by Alison Kenaston and Lottie Gidal – Multiple Page Newspaper Design
Makeup Artist by Lindy Rublaitus – Newspaper 1 Page Design
SASS and Students Walk Out of City High by Lottie Gidal – Photo Slide Show
Politikid: Parkland Shooting Anniversary and Who is Running for President by Noah Bullwinkle and Ellis Chen
Web Design by Mira Bohannan Kumar
3rd Place
Wait, You’re Asian? by Alison Kenaston and Emme Perencevich – Column
Kim Reynolds Cartoon by Kate Goodvin – Cartoon
Just Cosplaying Around by Lottie Gidal – Feature Story
In Focus by Mira Bohannon Kumar – Multiple Page Newspaper Design
Riding Together by Lottie Gidal – Newspaper 1 Page Design
Fighting for Family by Jack Bacon – Sports Story
Teachers Give Love Advice by Lindy Rublaitus and Lottie Gidal – Video Story
Honorable Mention
Measuring Up: The observable inequality of the sexes in track by Estella Brady – Column
Trump’s Endless Lies by Kate Goodvin – Cartoon
Bringing the Heat by Nina Lavezzo-Stecopoulos and Zoe Miller – Feature Story
Fighting Fit by Mira Bohannan Kumar – Multiple Page Newspaper Design
Gender Protest Erupts by Phoebe Chapnick-Sorokin – Multiple Page Newspaper Design
Seniors Slid Out of Senior Year by Zoe Butler – Photo Story
The Break Down by Jack Bacon – Sports Story
Riding Together by Lottie Gidal – Sports Story
For the Culture by Olivia Lusala – Art
In Focus by Mira Bohannan Kumar In-Depth News
Running out of Water by Lottie Gidal – Infographic
On Their Way Up by Julianne Berry-Stoelzle, Jesse Hausknecht-Brown, and Virginia Muturi
2018
Spring IHSPA Journalism Contest
All-Iowa News Team Finalist
LH STAFF
Journalist of the Year
Mina Takahashi
1st Place
Newspaper Design: Mud Queen by Addy Smith
Newspaper Design: There’s Something in the Water by Lottie Gidal
1st Infographic: “Season Recaps by the Numbers” by Addy Smith ’18.
1st Web Design by Zoe Butler ’19.
1st Social Media by Zoe Butler ’19.
1st Video Story: “Walkout: Protest Against Gun Violence” by Shayna Jaskolka ’18.
1st Photo Story: “Walkout: Protest Against Gun Violence” by Lindy Rublaitus ’19.
1st Feature Photo: “Welcome to the Future” by Mina Takahashi ’18.
1st News Photo: “Zoe Butler ’19 cheers with the rest of her peers” by Lindy Rublaitus ’19.
1st Sports Photo: “Zach Jones Breaks Single Season Receptions Record” by Egan Smith ’20.
1st Feature Story: “Behind the Mental Mask” by Mina Takahashi ’18.
1st Personality Profile: “Mud Queen” by Addy Smith ’18.
1st Staff Editorial: “At the Schoolhouse Gates” by Eden Knoop ’18.
2nd Place
2nd Newspaper-One Page Design: “Between the Lines” by Mira Bohannan Kumar ’20 and Eden Knoop ’18.
2nd News Magazine-One Page Design: “Welcome to the Future” by Mina Takahashi ’18.
2nd Newspaper-Multiple Page Design: “Stand Your Ground” by Lottie Gidal ’19.
2nd Editorial Cartoon/Comic Strip: “Correlations” by Mira Bohannan Kumar ’20 and Zoe Butler ’19.
2nd Multimedia story-News: “Walkout: Protest Against Gun Violence” by Victor Kalil ’18 and Maya Durham ’19.
2nd Multimedia story-Feature: “Behind the Mental Mask” by Mina Takahashi ’18.
2nd Photo Slideshow: “#1-Seeded Girls Roll Through First Round” by Addy Smith ’18.
2nd Staff Editorial: “Coded” by Mira Bohannan Kumar ’20 and Eden Knoop ’18.
3rd Place
3rd Art and Comics ‘Trump and the Aliens’ by Olivia Lusala and Avery Shrader
3rd Magazine Multi-Page Design: Money Pressures by Maya Durham
3rd Newspaper Single Page Design: Art Scene by Zoe Miller
3rd Podcasting: LH Sports Podcast by Egan Smith
3rd Sports Story: Playing with a Name by Addy Smith
Honorable Mention
HM Comic: Effects of Standardized Testing by Mira Kumar and Zoe Butler
HM Feature Photo: Mud Queen by Addy Smith
HM Newspaper Single Page Design: Freshmen Athletes to Watch by Addy Smith
HM Podcasting: LH Politics by Theo Prineas and Eden Knoop
HM Multipage Magazine Design: Welcome to the Future by Mina Takahashi
HM News Story: SASS Confronts Grassley by Victor Kalil
HM Photo Story: Humans of City High by Lindy Rublaitus
2017
Spring IHSPA Journalism Contest
All-Iowa News Team
LH STAFF
Designer of the Year
1st Place – Nova Meurice
2nd Place – Jim Geerdes
1st Place
Feature Story: “In the Middle” by Nova Meurice and Molly Liu
News Story: “Post-election Demonstrations: From Iowa to D.C.”
by Teagan Roeder, Zoe Miller, Victor Kalil, and Phoebe Chapnick-Sorokin
Multimedia Story: “In the Middle: A Refugee’s Journey From Congo to Iowa” by Molly Liu and Nova Meurice
Newspaper Design: “The College Hunt” by Jim Geerdes
Newspaper Design: “Students Sensing Tension Turn to Protest” by Sofie Lie
Feature Photo: “Changing Face of Education” by Nova Meurice
Magazine Design: “VEG*N” by Nova Meurice and Sarah Smith
Magazine Design: “Schedule One: Inside the Medical Canabis Movement” by Nova Meurice and Sarah Smith
Video story: “Teachers Answer Relationship Questions” by Sarah Smith and Nova Meurice
2nd Place
Multiple Page Magazine Design: “Sold” by Nova Meurice and Danielle Tang
Feature Story: “A Better Pill to Swallow” by Sofie Lie and Nova Meurice
In-Depth News: “Iowa City Reaffirms Immigration Stance”
Social Media: Twitter Instagram Facebook Snapchat: thelittlehawk
Sports Story: “Breaking Barriers” by Corbin Nguyen and Anna Roemerman
Web Design: The Little Hawk
3rd Place and HM
News Story: “Class Sizes Rise” by Lucy McGeehee
One Page Newspaper Design: “Hailey Fay” by Jim Geerdes
Podcasting: “The Fault in our Stars” by Theo Prineas
In-Depth News: “National Teacher Shortage Brings Challenges to Iowa” by Rasmus Schlutter and Eden Knoop
News Story: “Students Sensing Tension Turn to Protest” by Sofie Lie
2016
SPRING IHSPA NEWSPAPER/WEB CONTEST
Overall News Team
1st Place
Web
1st Place Web Design by Sarah Smith and Nova Meurice
1st Place Social Media by Claire Goodfellow and Jim Geerdes
1st Place Multimedia Feature: A Runner With a Cause by Claire Noack and Innes Hicsasmaz
1st Place Video Story: Following the Foot Soldiers of Political Campaigns by Innes Hicsasmaz
1st Place Multimedia Sports Story: An Athlete of Nature by Brady Vanlo
2nd Place Multimedia Feature: Joe Hoff: Kiss his Ace by Innes Hicsasmaz
2nd Place Multimedia Sports Story: Flipping Through Life by Gabriel Weigel
3rd Place Multimedia Feature: Farm to Table by Sofie Lie and Nova Meurice
3rd Place Video Story: Fall Play Teaser by Sophia Schlesinger
3rd Place Multimedia Sports Story: Freshmen to Watch by Jim Geerdes and Lydia Kaufmann
Honorable Mention Video Story: Teachers Give Relationship Advice
1st Place News Story: City’s National Ranking Rises by Zoe Hopewell
1st Place In-Depth News Story: To Modify or Not to Modify? by Sonali Durham and Ayla Canin
1st Place Sports Story: A Runner With a Cause by Claire Noack and Innes Hicsasmaz
3rd Place Feature Story: There’s No Place Like Home by Sarah Smith and Nova Meurice
Honorable Mention Staff Editorial: University Inc. by Ellis Fontana and Cody Owen
Design
1st Place News Magazine – One Page Design: Thick Skinned by Sonali Durham
1st Place News Magazine- Multiple Page Design: On Our Environment by Sonali Durham
1st Place Newspaper – One Page Design: Bonfire Records by Jonas Geerdes
2nd Place Newspaper – One Page Design: Climate Change by Claire Noack and Olivia Parrott
2nd Place Editorial Cartoon/Comic: University Inc. by Nova Meurice
3rd Place Illustration or Art: Iowa City Underground by Sofie Lie and Lucy McGehee
3rd Place News Magazine- Multiple Page Design: Freshmen to Watch by Dominic Balestrieri-Fox
Honorable Mention Newspaper – One Page Design: Debate Champions by Claire Noack
Honorable Mention Illustration or Art: Accepting Anxiety by Nova Meurice
Photos
2nd Place Sports Photo: Victory Against West by Joseph Cress
Honorable Mention Photo Story: City High Wrestling Takes Down West by Joseph Cress
2015 IHSPA SPRING JOURNALISM CONTEST
AWARD WINNERS
Web
1st Place Web Design by Sarah Smith and Nova Meurice
1st Place Digital Media: Hearing In Color By Sarah Smith and Nova Meurice
2nd Place Digital Media: Spread the Word to End the Word by Elise Goodvin and Payton Evans
3rd Place Digital Media: What does it take to Fall in Love? by Payton Evans, Lydia Kaufmann, Nina Dang & Eliana Hoffman
Award of Excellence Digital Media Story: Chalking up to Life at the Gym by Sofie Lie and Sadie Hobbs
1st Place Video Story: What Does it Take to Fall in Love? by Lydia Kauffman and Nina Dang
4th Place Video Story: City High Drama Helps Ferguson by Sophia Schlesinger and Ellis Fontana
Print:
1st Place Print Feature: Death of Facebook? by Sonali Durham
2nd Place Print Feature: Drifting Away by Sarah Smith and Nova Meurice
3rd Place Print Feature: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity… Disorder? by Anton Buri
1st Place Sports Story: It Takes a Team by Becca Meyer and Dominic Balesteri-Fox
1st Place Staff Editorial: Body Count Rising by Cody Owen and Will Barker
4th Place Staff Editorial: Identities Unmasked by Cody Owen and Will Barker
1st Place Personality Profile: Life Onstage by Nina Dang
2nd Place Personality Profile: Ethan Up by Caroline Brown and Innes Hicsasmaz
3rd Place Personality Profile: Nic Jarvis by Becca Meyers
4th Place News Story: ICCSD Revisits Redistricting by Wynne Miller and Claire Noack
3rd Place In-Depth News: Searching for Safety by Payton Evans
4th Place Infographic: What’s in Your Water? by Olivia Parrott
5th Place Infographic: Death of Facebook? by Sonali Durham
Award of Excellence Infographic: The Changing Solutions to Climate Change by Olivia Parrott
DESIGN:
1st Place News Magazine Single: ADHD by Cora Bern-Clug and Anton Buri
2nd Place News Magazine Single: What Does it Take to Fall in Love? by Sonali Durham
1st Place News Magazine Two: Life on Stage by Sonali Durham
Award of Excellence News Magazine Two: Profiled by Anton Buri
1st Place Newspaper Front Page: City High Wrestling by Dominic Balesteri-Fox
2nd Place Newspaper Front Page: The Grind by Cora Bern Klug
3rd Place Newspaper Front Page: Searching for Safety by Claire Noack
4th Place Newspaper Front Page: Sexual Assault on the Rise by Claire Noack
5th Place Newspaper Front Page: Faces of Spring by Annika Wasson
1st Place Newspaper Two Page: Wrestling DT by Cora Bern-Klug
2nd Place Newspaper Two Page: Showhalter Leads… by Cora Bern-Klug
3rd Place Newspaper Two Page: Give Us Liberty by Claire Noack and Cora Bern-Klug
PHOTO:
1st Place News Photo by Cora Bern-Klug
2nd Place News Photo: Pep Rally Slide Show by Cora Bern-Klug
5th Place News Photo: City Upsets Praire by Caroline Brown
2nd Place Feature Photo: Life on Stage by Kierra Zapf
4th Place Feature Photo: Profiled by Cora Bern-Klug
2nd Place Photo Story: Heart Wrenching Loss for the Little Hawks by Elise Goodvin and Cora Bern-Klug
3rd Place Photo Story: Ferguson Sparks Solidarity Protest in Iowa City by Cora Bern-Klug
4th Place Sports Photo: City Beats West on Last Second Goal by Cora Bern-Klug
2014 IHSPA Spring Newspaper/Web Contest
1st Place – Sports Story – Daniela Perret – It’s Where I Belong
1st Place – Staff Editorial – Ellen Carman – Creating Equity in AP
1st Place – Sports Photo – Ryan Young – Track Team
1st Place – Front Page Design – Ellen Carman – A diabetics best friend
1st Place – Newspaper Two Page Design – Annika Wasson – Volleyball
1st Place – Newspaper Single Page Design – Carman and Hoelscher – Alumni lives of service
1st Place – Magazine Two Page Design – Jacob Potash – Kole Powered Fusion
1st Place – Infographic – Ellen Carman – Redistricting
2nd Place – Feature Story – Leah Hoelscher – Home Alone
2nd Place – In-Depth News – Leah Hoelscher – City Alumni Commit Lives to Service
2nd Place – News Story – Claire Noack & Neil Harte – ICCSD Unveils 10-year facilities plan
2nd Place – Personality Profile – Anton Buri – Kole Powered Production
2nd Place – Newspaper Front Page Design – Ellen Carman – ICCSD Plans Redistricting
2nd Place – Newspaper 2-Page Design – Ellen Carman – Cost of Our Future
2nd Place – Newspaper Single Page Design – Staff – Versace Cover
2nd Place – Art – Neil Harte – Pride Hawk
3rd Place – Feature Photo – Kierra Zapf & Caroline Brown – Putting It Off
3rd Place – Newspaper Two Page Design – Annika Wasson – Girls 13th, Boys 14th at State
3rd Place – Newspaper Single Page Design – Ellen Carman – Board Members Lay Out Vision
HM – Personality Profile – Elena Foster – Erin Patterson
HM – Sports Photo – Ryan Young – Boys Soccer
HM – Magazine Cover – Jacob Potash – Synthetic Marijuana
HM – Magazine One Page Design – Jacob Potash – Women of the World
1st Place – Online Photo Slide Show – Nate Katalinic
1st Place – Podcast – Elijah Jones and Will Barker
https://www.thelittlehawk.com/13479/blogs/sounds-of-the-city-time/
2nd Place – Social Media – By Annika Wasson, Payton Evans, and Cora Bern-Klug
HM – Video Story – Sarah Smith – Teacher Couples of City High
https://www.thelittlehawk.com/12833/video/teacher-couples-of-city-high/
HM – Digital Media Story – Little Hawks Fall in Semi-Finals – By Annika Wasson, Payton Evans, and Cora Bern-Klug
https://www.thelittlehawk.com/13413/sports/little-hawks-fall-in-semifinal/
2013 IHSPA Spring Newspaper/Web Contest
1st Place In-Depth News – Jacob Potash/Ellen Carman – District Confronts Financial Future
1st Place National Column – Oli Peters – Girls Can Be Captain America Too
1st Place News Photo – Ellen Carman – Obama
1st Place News Story – Oli Peters/Sonora Taffa- Trayvon Martin Case
1st Place Personality Profile – Daniela Perret – Finally at Peace
1st Place Photo Story – Kierra Zapff – On Their Way
1st Place Staff Editorial – Kieran Green – Reconstructing the Rulebook
1st Place Podcasting – Max Friedman/Nat Alder
2nd Place Video Story – Oli Peters – Dating at City High
2nd Place Feature Story – Emma Baxter/Alex Perez – I Don’t Want to be Normal
2nd Place Illustration/Art – Juliette Enloe – An Inaccurate Index
2nd Place In-Depth News – Cassie Wassink – Bully
2nd Place News Photo – Eli Shepherd – Travyon Martin
2nd Place Single Page Design- Nora Holman – Changing the Face of Bullying
2nd Place Photo Story – Eli Shepherd – Interact Visits Farm
2nd Place Sports Story – Daniela Perret – Juniors Dedicate Time
3rd Place Web Photo Slide Show – Ryan Young – City Volleyball
3rd Place Digital Media Story – Oli Peters – Dating at City High
3rd Place Illustration/Art – Juliette Enloe – Fall Fashion
3rd Place Personality Profile – Sonora Taffa- Signed: Peter Larsen
2012 IHSPA Spring Newspaper Contest
2nd Place Personality Profile – Sonora Taffa – Dancing Through Life
3rd Place Sports Photos – Sarah Lange – Records Set
2nd Place Illustrations – Lily Howard – Overloaded
2nd Place Features – Emma Baxter – Opening Up
3rd Place Editorials – Kieran Green – Revolting Reform
2011 IHSPA Spring Newspaper Contest
1st Place News Writing – Oli Peters – Freshmen Struggle With Grades
2nd Place – News Photo – Annelise Jacobson – City Lights
3rd Place – Feature Story – Annelise Jacobson – In These Vast Fields of Ordinary
3rd Place – Editorial – Burke and Sessions – Cyberbullying
3rd Place – Graphics
2nd Place – In-Depth Reporting – Sessions – Guns on the Rise