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CSISD journalists earn awards at 2024 Interscholastic League Press Conference

CSISD journalists earn awards at 2024 Interscholastic League Press Conference
Posted on 05/15/2024
ILPC 2024

May 15, 2024–Students from A&M Consolidated High School and College Station High School were recognized for their writing, photography and design at the 2024 Interscholastic League Press Conference (ILPC) April 19-21 at the University of Texas in Austin.

Photo of CSHS ILPC competitions
College Station High School newspaper adviser and UIL journalism coach Dr. Courtney Wellmann, freshman Dorothy Volosen, senior Lena Abdelwahed, senior Briceida Bellon, sophomore Ariadne Pappa, sophomore Sashah Elabd and junior Emily Ko pose for a photo after a successful trip to the Interscholastic League Press Conference. Not pictured are freshamn Elyssa Nicholson, senior Gracelyn Armstrong and assistant adviser Mindi Green.

 

College Station High School newspaper staff earned the Bronze Star Award as one of the top 15 best student newspaper publications in the state among all UIL divisions for both public and private schools. Students were also recognized with an Award of Distinguished Merit for their writing, photography and design work.

The Cougar yearbook staff was recognized with an Award of Achievement, the second highest rating, for their work on the 2022-2023 yearbook, I Dare You.


A&M Consolidated High School yearbook staff was recognized with an Award of Distinguished Merit for their work on the 2022-2023 yearbook, FOURmation.


Image of AMCHS yearbook cover

A&M Consolidated High School yearbook staff earned an Award of Distinguished Merit, the association’s highest rating, for their work on the 2023-2024 yearbook, FOURmation.


In addition, A&M Consolidated newspaper adviser Mike Williams won the Advisers’ Challenge for subject writing.

 

The following students earned individual awards at the 2024 ILPC:


Yearbook

Place

Category

Name

High School

1

Blended Coverage

Leia Lopez

College Station

1

Student Life Photo

Holden McBerty

A&M Consolidated

2

Academic Photo

Leila Anderson

A&M Consolidated

2

Portrait

Masie Johnson

A&M Consolidated

2

Sports Spread

Leia Lopez

College Station

3

Index Spread

Sydnei Banks

A&M Consolidated

3

Story

Mirna Taha

College Station

HM

Academics Spread

Lorelei Harrison

College Station

HM

Class Spread

Adrian Hamilton

College Station

HM

Student Life Spread

Lorelei Harrison

College Station

 

Newspaper

Place

Category

Name(s)

High School

1

News Feature

Evy Hairell and Trinity Craig

A&M Consolidated

2

Cartoon

Gracelyn Armstrong

College Station

2

News Writing

Dhriti Kolar

A&M Consolidated

3

News Writing

Dhriti Kolar

A&M Consolidated

3

Sports Page/Spread Design

Briceida Bellon, Lena Abdelwahed and Dorothy Volosen

College Station

3

Entertainment Review

Ekyssa Nicholson, Dorothy Volosen and Sashah Elabd

College Station

HM

Cartoon

Gracelyn Armstrong

College Station

HM

Editorial Page/Spread Design

Evy Hairell

A&M Consolidated

HM

Editorial Writing

Aliza Jacob

A&M Consolidated

HM

Entertainment Feature

Lena Abdelwahed

College Station

HM

Entertainment Feature

Dhriti Kolar

A&M Consolidated

HM

Entertainment REview

Sashah Elabd, Dorothy Volosen and Lena Abdelwahed

College Station

HM

Entertainment/Spread Design

Lena Abdelwahed

College Station

HM

Entertainment/Spread Design

Dhriti Kolar

A&M Consolidated

HM

Feature Page/Spread Design

Trinity Craig and Dhriti Kolar

A&M Consolidated

HM

Feature Page/Spread Design

Trinity Craige and Ainsely Guzman

A&M Consolidated

HM

Feature Writing

Aliza Jacob, Lana Hightower

A&M Consolidated

HM

In-Depth News Package

Ariadne Pappa and Emily Ko

College Station

HM

In-Depth News Package

Briceida Bellon and Emily Ko

College Station

HM

News Feature

Briceida Bellon, Lena Abdelwahed and Dorothy Volosen

College Station

HM

Personal Opinion Column

Lena Abdelwahed

College Station

HM

Portrait

Evy Hairell

A&M Consolidated

HM

Sports News Story

Emily Ko and Aridne Pappa

College Station

HM

Sports Page/Spread Design

Staff

College Station

HM

Sports Page/Spread Design

Lana Hightower

A&M Consolidated

HM

Sports Page/Spread Design

Debkonya Banerjee

A&M Consolidated


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