Awards
Awards
Students who are part of The Talon Newspaper staff have earned numerous individual awards at the state (SCSPA) and regional (SIPA) levels. In addition to earning individual awards for their work, The Talon has earned awards as a whole as well.
2022-2023
2023 SIPA
Best of Show at SIPA, 3rd place
Newsprint Team On-Site Production competition
Best Story & Overall – Carly Jacobson, Addie Rae Allen, Lilah Skovran & Rachel Studer
Newsprint
Editorial column, 3rd place – Rian Donahue
Staff editorial, 3rd place – Rachel Studer
Visuals
Centerspread, 3rd place – Georgia Cox
Entertainment page, 3rd place – Lilah Skovran
Feature page, 1st place – Lilah Skovran
Front page, 2nd place – Carly Jacobson
Headline Package, 2nd place – Addie Rae Allen
Headline Package, 3rd place – Georgia Cox
News Page, 3rd place – Rachel Studer
Op/Ed page, 1st place – Rachel Studer
Op/Ed page, 2nd place – Rachel Studer
Sports page, 3rd place – Justin Baxter
2023 SCSPA Spring
Newsprint
Bylined Editorial, 2nd place – Mackenize Creasman
Column, 2nd place – Emily Cacciatore
Feature, 2nd place – Sara Pipa
News, 2nd place – Kalli Desai
News Feature, 1st place – Connor Ford
Review, 2nd place – Amaris Arroyave
Sports, 1st place – Connor Fowler, Liam Quinn, Connor Ford
Staff Editorial, 1st place – Rian Donahue
Visuals
Centerspread, 1st place – Addie Rae Allen
Front Page Design, 2nd place – Sara Pipa
Infographic, 1st place – Rian Donahue
News Feature Photo, 2nd place – Sabrina Randolph
Single Page Design, 2nd place – Connor Ford
Sports Action Photo, 2nd place – Sara Pipa
Sports Feature Photo, 1st place – Sara Pipa
2022 SCSPA Fall
Newsprint
Bylined editorial, 1st place – Rian Donahue
Column, 2nd place – Sara Pipa
Feature, 2nd place – Ty Gordon
News, 1st place – Rachel Studer
Sports, 2nd place – Justin Baxter
Staff editorial, 1st place – Rachel Studer
Visuals
Centerspread, 1st place – Sara Pipa
Editorial Cartoon, 1st place – Lilah Skovran
Environmental , 1st place – Rian Donahue
Environmental Portrait, 1st place – Carly Jacobson
Front Page Design, 2nd place – Carly Jacobson
Infographic, 1st place – Rian Donahue
News Feature, 1st place – Lilah Skovran
Single Page Design, 1st place – Rachel Studer
2021-2022
2022 SIPA
Best of Show at SIPA, 3rd place
Newsprint
Sports story, 2nd place – Kaiden Bridges
Visuals
Feature page, honorable mention – Sara Pipa
Front page, honorable mention – Mine Karatas
Op/Ed page, award of merit – Kaiden Bridges
2022 SCSPA Spring
Best Newsprint
All State
Newsprint
Bylined editorial, 1st place – Kaiden Bridges Maddie Thompson
Column, 2nd place – Maddie Thompson
Feature, 3rd place – Kaleigh Hefferman & Rachel Studer
News, 1st place – Rachel Studer
News feature, 2nd place – Addie Rae Allen
Visuals
Environmental portrait, 1st place – Aiden Witkopf
News feature photo, 3rd place – Addie Rae Allen
Sports feature photo, 2nd place – Addie Rae Allen
Advertising, 1st place – Zane Teubner
Centerspread, 2nd place – Mine Karatas
Editorial cartoon, 3rd place – Adalie Buckle
Front page design, 2nd place – Addie Rae Allen
Infographics, 1st place – Addie Rae Allen
Single-page design, 1st place – Addie Rae Allen
