STATE & NATIONAL AWARDS
Welcome to the four-time national award-winning journalism department at Leander HS.
THE LAIR
2022-23
ILPC (Waiting)
CSPA Silver Crown
NSPA Gold Medalist
NSPA IAA Clips & Clicks - Second Place Feature Photo
NSPA IAA Clips & Clicks - Third Place Infographic Spread
NSPA IAA's (Waiting)
2021-22
ILPC Bronze Star Award
CSPA Gold Crown
NSPA Gold Medalist
2020-21
ILPC Bronze Star Award
CSPA Silver Crown
CSPA Gold Medalist
NSPA Gold Medalist
Balfour Sample Book
2021 Balfour Yearbooks Yearbooks – Recognized for Yearbook Excellence
2019-20
ILPC Bronze Star Award
CSPA Gold Medalist
NSPA All-American with Four Marks of Distinction
NSPA Pacemaker Winner
Balfour Sample Book
2020 Balfour Yearbooks Yearbooks – Recognized for Yearbook Excellence
2018-19
ILPC Silver Star
CSPA Silver Crown Winner
CSPA Gold Medalist
NSPA Gold Medalist
Balfour Sample Book
2019 Balfour Yearbooks Yearbooks – Recognized for Yearbook Excellence
2017-18
ILPC Bronze Star Award
CSPA Gold Medalist with Columbian Honors in Design and References
NSPA First Class
Balfour Sample Book
2018 Balfour Yearbooks Yearbooks – Recognized for Yearbook Excellence
2016-17
ILPC Bronze Star Award
CSPA Gold Medal
NSPA All-American with Five Marks of Distinction
Balfour Sample Book
2017 Balfour Yearbooks Yearbooks – Recognized for Yearbook Excellence
2015-16
NSPA First Class with One Mark of Distinction
NSPA Pacemaker Finalist
CSPA Gold Medal
ILPC Bronze Star Award
UIL Journalism
2020-2021
UIL State
Feature Writing - Arielle Shaver
Headline Writing - McKenzie Henningsen
Copy Editing - McKenzie Henningsen
UIL Regionals - 1st Place as a team
Headline Writing - 1st Place McKenzie Henningsen
Copy Editing - 3rd Place McKenzie Henningsen
Feature Writing - 2nd Place Arielle Shaver; 5th Place Kaitlyn Mahan
UIL District - 2nd Place as a team
Headline Writing - 1st Place McKenzie Henningsen
Copy Editing - 1st Place McKenzie Henningsen, 2nd Place Jharna Kamath, 6th Place Hailey Williams
Feature Writing - 1st Place Kaitlyn Mahan, 2nd Place Arielle Shaver
News Writing - 3rd Jharna Kamath
2019-2020
UIL Level 2 (At-Home Addition)
Feature Writing
2018-2019
UIL Regionals
Copy Editing
2017-2018
UIL Regionals
Feature Writing
2016-2017
UIL Regionals
Feature Writing
News Writing
The Roar
2016-2017
NSPA Second Class with One Mark of Distinction
2015-2016
Publication Awards
NSPA Online Pacemaker Finalist
NSPA First Class Rating
Mark of Distinction for Coverage/Content
Mark of Distinction for Design/Navigation
Mark of Distinction for Rich Media
ILPC Gold Star
SNO Distinguished Site
SNO Site Excellence Badge
SNO Continuous Coverage Badge
SNO Writing Excellence Badge
SNO Story Page Excellence Badge
SNO Multimedia Excellence Badge
SNO Audience Engagement Badge
Individual Awards
Jack Densmore – Online Newspaper Editor in Chief of the Year, Outstanding UIL Writer (ILPC), Texas A&M Communications Workshop Multimedia Award
Gigi Allen, Natalie Ditsler, Aimee Bozoudes – Outstanding Writer Awards
2014-2015
Publication Awards
ILPC Silver Star
SNO Distinguished Site
SNO Site Excellence Badge
SNO Continuous Coverage Badge
SNO Writing Excellence Badge
SNO Story Page Excellence Badge
SNO Multimedia Excellence Badge
SNO Audience Engagement Badge
Individual Awards
Siandhara Bonnet – Outstanding Feature Writer (ILPC)
Claire Kyllonen – Excellence in Opinion Writing (ILPC)
Winner – Texas A&M Communications Workshop Multimedia Award
2013-2014
Publication Awards
SNO Site Excellence Badge
SNO Writing Excellence Badge
SNO Story Page Excellence Badge
Memberships:
About Us
2023-24 Editors
The Roar Editor-in-Chief
The Roar Creative Director: Olivia Straus
The Lair Assistant Editor in Chief
The Lair Managing Editor
The Lair Co-Copy Editors
Social Media Manager: Morgan King
Senior Ads Editor
Adviser Lindsie Alley
Social Media
Twitter: @LHSROAR
Snapchat: lhs_media
Instagram: lhspublications
YouTube: The Roar