When journalism lives up to it’s promise, it is a servant of the people. You need heart and courage to be a journalist in an increasingly difficult profession. We honor all of our students who have taken an interest in this career path.
Congratulations to our student journalists on the excellent work submitted to the Iowa High School Press Association (IHSPA) for the 2021 spring awards. We are so proud of you!
Below you will find a list of honorees and scholars sourced from the IHSPA web site.
A special congratulations to Hoover High School’s Arabia Parkey for winning IHSPA Writer of the Year and being named a 2021 IHSPA Scholar, and to Hoover’s Sage Johnson for being a Top 10 Emerging Journalist for 2021!
North High School, "The Oracle"
| Category | Award | Name | Piece |
|---|---|---|---|
| Column | Second Place | Nat Huber | Isolation and Animal Crossing |
| Column | Honorable Mention | Mykenzey Granillo | Is Child Exploitation the New Norm? |
| School News Story | Third Place | Emily West | Virtual Learning: What We Know |
| Sports Photo | Honorable Mention | Alyssa Manriquez | Break Through - Boys Varsity Basketball |
Hoover High School, "The Challenger"
| Category | Award | Name | Piece |
|---|---|---|---|
| Writer of the Year | First Place | Arabia Parkey | |
| Designer of the Year | Second Place | Arabia Parkey | |
| Emerging Journalists for 2021 | Top 10 | Sage Johnson | |
| Covid-19 Coverage | Third Place | Sage Johnson | Student Essential Workers |
| Covid-19 Coverage | Honorable Mention | Callie Garcia | The New Normal |
| Covid-19 Coverage | Honorable Mention | Sage Johnson | Paws-itives of the Pandemic |
| Feature Story | Second Place | Sage Johnson | Generational Differences |
| Feature Story | Honorable Mention | Sage Johnson | Creating Community |
| Illustration or Art | Third Place | Arabia Parkey | The American Dream Never Existed |
| In-Depth News Story | Second Place | Arabia Parkey | Tough on Crime - School to Prison Pipeline |
| Infographic | First Place | Rylie Meyer | My Body, My Choice |
| News Magazine Multi-page Design | Second Place | Arabia Parkey | Veggie Thumper |
| News Magazine: Multi-Page Design | Honorable Mention | Rylie Meyer | Visually Thriving |
| News Magazine - One Page Design | First Place | Rylie Meyer | Quarantine Cover |
| News Magazine - One Page Design | Third Place | Rylie Meyer | Tune In Cover |
| News Story | Third Place | Melissa Pardock | Online Theatrics |
| Personality Profile | Honorable Mention | Arabia Parkey | Veggie Thumper |
| Photo Story | Second Place | Amber Hagler | Playing through a Pandemic |
| Podcasting | Third Place | Ethan Rogers | Cars and Couches Podcast |
| School News Story | First Place | Sage Johnson | Student Essential Workers |
| Social Justice Reporting | Third Place | Arabia Parkey | Tough on Crime - School to Prison Pipeline |
| Social Media | First Place | Arabia Parkey | Hoover Challenger Instagram |
| Video News Show | First Place | Ethan Rogers | Hoover Daily News |
| Web Design | Third Place | Arabia Parkey | Hoover Challenger |
IHSPA 2021 Scholar Awards
| Scholar Name | School |
|---|---|
| Jasmine Arroyo | Des Moines East |
| Charity Bos | Des Moines East |
| Ryleigh Hayworth | Des Moines East |
| Maria Hernandez | Des Moines East |
| Kylea Tackett | Des Moines East |
| Lisset Espinoza | Hoover High School |
| Amber Hagler | Hoover High School |
| Rylie Meyer | Hoover High School |
| Ripley Miller | Hoover High School |
| Julieana Munoz | Hoover High School |
| Kaleb Nichols | Hoover High School |
| Melissa Pardock | Hoover High School |
| Arabia Parkey | Hoover High School |
News Team of the Year Finalists
| School | Publication | Award | Class |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hoover High School | The Challenger | Second Place | B |
| East High School | The Scroll | Fourth Place | C |
| North High School | The Oracle | Fifth Place | C |