Congratulations to the following students for winning awards in the Journalism Education Association's 2025-26 Winter Contest.

Surina Burlington – Action Photography – Superior

Surina Burlington – Column Writing – Superior

Surina Burlington – Feature Photography – Superior

Olivia Harruff – Editorial Cartooning – Superior

Kimmey Hays – Newspaper Sports News – Superior

Kylie Mazur – Newspaper Sports Feature – Superior

Carly Peterson – Action Photography – Superior

Carly Peterson – Feature Photography – Superior

Sydney Schmid – Broadcast Feature – Superior

Mackenzie Frederick, Kimmey Hays, Maverick Kidd, Riley Plum, Aracely Rivera & Sydney Schmid – In-Depth Newspaper Coverage – Superior

Brynn Augustine – Photo/Artistic Illustration – Excellent

Surina Burlington – Advertising – Excellent

Mackenzie Frederick – Broadcast News – Excellent

Mackenzie Frederick – Newspaper Sports Feature – Excellent

Auria Hollenback – Yearbook Feature Writing – Excellent

Lyric Lauf – Photo/Artistic Illustration – Excellent

Dom Mangano – Newspaper Sports News – Excellent

Allison Maral – Yearbook Sports Feature Writing – Excellent

Kinzley Petersen – Infographic Design – Excellent

Carly Peterson – Newswriting – Excellent

Olivia Valadez – Yearbook Feature Writing – Excellent

Mackenzie Frederick & Leo Mertz – Broadcast Feature – Excellent

Teanna Hoscheid, Izzy Matya, Kinzley Petersen, Carli Pew, Riley Plum & Char Pyle – In-Depth Newspaper Coverage – Excellent

Evie Bigelow – Entertainment Review – Honorable Mention

Abby Crites – Infographic Design – Honorable Mention

Lyric Lauf – Editorial Cartooning – Honorable Mention

Sidney Loftus – Yearbook Sports Feature Writing – Honorable Mention

Maggie Novak – Yearbook Layout – Honorable Mention

Kinzley Petersen – Newspaper Layout – Honorable Mention

Char Pyle – Column Writing – Honorable Mention

Yazlynn Ramos – Headline Writing – Honorable Mention

Sophi Ritterbush – Yearbook Layout – Honorable Mention

Sophi Ritterbush – Yearbook Theme Copy Writing – Honorable Mention

Sydney Schmid – Editorial Writing – Honorable Mention