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IMG_2981.MOVTiger Prowl_ What is journalism.mp4Click HERE to find out what we do in SWHS journalism!
We need your help! There are 13 finalist from Spring Woods High School in the Crime Stoppers Houston PSA Video Contest this year! Please LIKE all the videos by SWHS journalism students. You have until April 1, 2026. The winners will be announced on April 8!
Here is the LINK: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIuEf1baNdwQVuZ8GHSLb_zTjadwrUAk_
Voices from Ukraine: A Tiger TV Special Report was shown to the student body on March 20 in the mini auditorium. You can watch it below.
Voices from Ukraine - Centropa (1).mp4
Four SWHS journalism students were honored at the Spring Branch ISD school board meeting on December 15, 2026. Emely Zapta, Nicole Colunga, Emily LImas, and Stephanie Reyes all one Lone Star Emmy Student Production Awards last school year. They received their crystal pillars at the meeting. Emely won for her long format documentary and Emily, Stephanie, and Nicole won for their public service announcement on bullying. Congratulations!
The SWHS journalistm students were published in the Houston Chronicle on November 27. 2025. They were assigned to write an editorial about what they were thanksful for. We are so proud of their editorials and being published in the largest newspaper in Houston!
SWHS JOURNALISM CLASS SHOUT OUT (1).mp4John Dickerson CBS Evening News.MP4CBS Evening News anchor John Dickerson had a special message for the students at Spring Woods High School.
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We have had several TV reporters stop by our class this semester! Fox 26 reporter Angie Rodriguez, KPRC 2 Gage Goulding, and KHOU 11 Julissa Garza have shared their experiences as TV reporters with the student journalists!
The editors of the Safari and Regit went to their first press conference at the school board office on September 24 to interview Spring Branch ISD Superintendent Dr. Jennifer Blaine.
Lone Star Emmy Student Production Award Winners: Congratulations to Emely Zapata for winning for her documentary Paciencia Y Fe and Emily Limas, Nicole Colunga, and Stephanie Reyes-Hernandez for winning for their PSA!
Spring Woods High School Journalism received FIVE nominations in the Lone Star Emmy Chapter Student Production Awards! Winners will be announced on October 15! Check out this article: SBISD students and teachers earn statewide recognition in media production | Featured News
We want to thank the staff at Mia Staffing for being our journalism sponsor for a THIRD year in a row! They sponsor the Safari, Regit, Tiger TV, and Tiger Talk! Thank you!
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This summer, SWHS journalist teacher Josh Ault, got to meet ABC World News Tonight anchor David Muir and Nightline anchor Juju Chang in New York City. He got to shadow the journalist at ABC News Headquarters for an entire day! You can watch his interview of David Muir and Juju Chang here: https://youtube.com/shorts/tuarn-pQteQ and https://youtube.com/shorts/HFD-OW51RqE
Congratulations to the following students for being honored at the 2025 UIL Broadcast Journalism Awards on April 12 in Austin!
Documentary
1st Place – Eva Zapata
Honorable Mention – Alex Jenkins
Anchor Team Presentation
Honorable Mention – Emely Zapata and Alyssa Maldonado
Honorable Mention – Alex Jenkins and Jonathan Cano
Promotion/Commercial/PSA
2nd Place – Emily Limas, Nicole Colunga, and Stephanie Reyes
Honorable Mention – Mayte Anastacio, Cesar Tovar, Jonathan Razo, and Noah Alamos
Daily Announcements
Honorable Mention – Maddie Farmer and Autum Parker
Congratulations to 9th grader Camila Aguilar for winning runner up in the 2025 Milton Wolf Prize in Student Advocacy Competition. She created a news report on gun violence. Her report showed the problem and solutions. She won a $250 prize!
The editors of the Regit and Safari had their FINAL press conference with Dr. Blaine on Tuesday, April 8, 2025.
2025 UIL Journalism Competition: On March 29, the journalism students competed in UIL in Richmond, Texas. We came out with FIVE awards! 12th grader Emely Zapata won 2nd in Headline Writing, 12th grader Arianna Flores won 6th place in Editorial Writing, 9th grader Albert Valle won 6th place in Feature Writing, 11th grader Emily Limas won 5th place in Feature Writing, and 12th grader Alison Rameriz won 6th place in News Writing! Congratulations!
The Safari and Regit editors met with school officials for a press conference at Stratford High School on February 27 to ask questions that students needed answers to. Stay tuned for their answers in the next Regit!
ABC News anchor Juju Chang visited the journalism students on April 11! She told them about her amazing career and gave them advice about being future journalist! Chang is the current co-anchor of Nightline.
Check out this story the district did on Ashley's nomination: https://www.springbranchisd.com/news/read-more/~board/sbisd-post-board/post/spring-woods-high-school-senior-receives-lone-star-emmy-nomination-for-powerful-documentary
Congratulations to 12th grader Ashley Vasquez for winning a Lone Star Emmy Chapter Student Production Award for her documentary Now or Never that she created last year! She found out on November 11! Please congratulate her on this HUGE honor!
KPRC reporter Rilwan Balogun visited the journalism classes at
Spring Woods High School on September 24, 2024!
(Below) The student editors from The Regit and the Safari got to interview Dr. Blaine on September 18, 2024.
Spring Woods High School Journalism
2045 Gessner Road, Houston, TX, 77080
Yearbook - Newspaper - Podcasts - Photography - Newscasts - Documentaries
Spring Woods High School Journalism
2045 Gessner Road, Houston, TX, 77080
Yearbook - Newspaper - Podcasts - Photography - Newscasts - Documentaries
Thanks for visiting the Spring Woods High School journalism page! We are excited to showcase all of the things we do in our program. They include the student newspaper, student yearbook, student podcasts, student photography, and student newscasts!
Thanks for visiting the Spring Woods High School journalism page! We are excited to showcase all of the things we do in our program. They include the student newspaper, student yearbook, student podcasts, student photography, and student newscasts!
If you would like to advertise with any of our programs, please e-mail Mr. Ault, the journalism advisor, at joshua.ault@springbranchisd.com.
If you would like to advertise with any of our programs, please e-mail Mr. Ault, the journalism advisor, at joshua.ault@springbranchisd.com.
Journalism students wrote local journalist from the four major TV stations in Houston!
Here are some of the letters they received back!
Congratulations to all of the journalism students who participated at the UIL journalism competition on March 28, 2026 at George Ranch High School in Richmond, Texas. 9th grader Giselle Garza won 6th place in News Writing!
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