The West Delaware Journalism Staff was recently recognized for 11 awards in the 2023 – 2024 IHSPA Spring News Contest. Work published from March 2023 to March 2024 was eligible for this contest.
Four students earned first place awards, with one earning two. Senior Evan Kartman earned first-place for his personality profile “Jill of All Trades,” Keevan Hauschild for his sports story “The Hawks are Rolling,” and junior Anna Sickels for her feature titled “Something New.”
Senior Liz Sleper brought home two first-place awards, with her staff editorial “The Ghost of Our School Spirit” and her feature photo.
Three students earned second-place awards. Senior Audrey Jolley earned second-place for her in-depth news story titled “A Sickness Like No Other.” Sleper earned second-place for her personality profile called “Boredom Fuels Success.” Hauschild earned second-place for his photo story “The Hawks are Rolling.”
Hauschild and Sickels both earned a third-place award as well. Sickels earned third-place for her infographic in the article titled “Energy in a Can,” and Hauschild earned third-place with his personality profile titled “Swift Inspires Speech Script.”
Additionally, the staff earned one honorable mention. Audrey Jolley received one award in the staff editorial category for her story called “The National Anthem: To Sing or Not to Sing.”
To close out the year, the Inklings staff was among the Class A Top Five for the Top 15 IHSPA All-Iowa News Team Finalists for 2024.
