Nebraska high school journalism students received a total of 14 awards in the 2015 National Federation of Press Women (NFPW) High School Communications Contest for work completed during the past school year. The awards were announced at the NFPW convention on Sept. 11 in Anchorage, Alaska.
Award winners from Nebraska are:
Morgan Keith, Bellevue West High School in Bellevue, first in video sports story for “Thunderbirds H.E.A.T.;”
Jon Bass, Westside High School in Omaha, first in video feature story for “Senior expresses himself through graffiti;”
Carlyssa Warner, Bellevue West High School, second in yearbook copywriting for “The road to victory;””
Grace Friesen, Grand Island Senior High in Grand Island, second in columns or blogs for “The non-traditional love letter” and “Second String;”
Bria Menagh, Grand Island Senior High, second in editorials for “Epidemic of ignorance;”
Elias Ginsberg, Westside High School, second in video web news story for “Nebraska High School Theatre Awards;”
Thomas Huerter, Westside High School, second in opinion for “Getting Through Loss: Finding Your New Normal;”
Bri Cleveland, Grand Island Senior High, third in yearbook photo;
Hailey Morgan, Grand Island Senior High, third in yearbook layout;
Sarah Lemke, Westside High School, third in sports photo for “District Champions;”
Aren Rendell, Westside High School, third in sports story for “AIR BRATTON: Basketball player returns from summer injury;”
Walter Gonzalez, Grand Island Senior High, honorable mention in graphics for “Welcome to Walter’s World of Fun and Games;”
Samuel Frankel and Jack Cohen, Westside High School, honorable mention in radio/television interview or talk show for “WMG RADIO: Getting the W, Episode 7;”
Clairissa Selby, Westside High School, honorable mention in feature photo for “Back to School Barbecue.”
