The National Federation of Press Women Texas award committee has just announced the winners of their 2019 High School Journalism Contest. Midway students earned 27 honors for writing, design, and photography in this state-wide contest for high school journalism students. The contest includes student work created from February 2018 to February 2019, so some winners listed below are MHS graduates.
Winners from Midway High School (listed with the name of their winning entry and the category) are:
FIRST PLACE and advancing to national judging in May 2019
Kendall Lowe and Annaliese Rose – Spending Art in the graphics/photo illustration category
Kendall Lowe and Annaliese Rose – Spending Page in the single-page layout category
SECOND PLACE
Georgia Hamby and Pedro Salinas for KMBT News at 6 in the best newscast category
Adia West – Swim page in the single-page layout category
Annie Dunn and Adia West – Fish Story in the single-page layout category
Marshal Tompkins – Sports Graphic in the graphics/photo illustration category
Adia West – Stan Lee in the cartooning category
Adia West – Swim Story in the sports writing category
Gracie Davis – Zoo Debate in the opinion writing category
THIRD PLACE
Georgie Holland – Orchestra Story in the yearbook copywriting category
Jenesis Moore – Art Class Spread in the yearbook layout category
Shannon Moore and Jessica Haner – Math Spread in the yearbook layout category
Brooke Ameny, Kristina Bonner, Jed Doyle and Anna Johnston – KMBT Newscast in the best newscast category
Sabrina Zheng – Theatre Page in the single-page layout category
Hayoung Park – March for Change Cover in the graphics/photo illustration category
Adia West – Kneeling Protests in the graphics/photo illustration category
Lexi Richardson – Swim Action Photo in the sports photography category
Hayoung Park – Dear Freshmen Me in the opinion writing category
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HONORABLE MENTION
Marshal Tompkins- Basketball Photo in the sports photography category
Annaliese Rose – March Protest Photo in the news/feature photography category
Georgie Holland – Bohemian Rhapsody Review in the entertainment review category
Marshal Tompkins – Welcome Back, Tiger – in the sports writing category
Hailey Fisher – Man’s Best Friend in the feature writing category
Katie Fraley – Dear Virginia in the editorial writing category
Mariah Cox, Trinity Giddens, Alexia Segura, and Molly Maupin – Girls Track Spread in the yearbook layout category
Natalie Iushchenko – Graduation Spread in the yearbook layout category
Molly Maupin – Gotta Sing, Gotta Dance Spread in the yearbook layout category
Midway High School journalism students produce a 220-page all color yearbook each year and a monthly student newspaper called The Panther Post. Broadcast students produce daily video announcements almost every day of school. Students film and edit their own work.
All three programs have consistently placed in local, state and national contests.
