List of Awards
Journalism Program
2020 Online Pacemaker Winner - Scot Scoop
2020 3rd place Best of Show - Scot Scoop
2021 Online Pacemaker Winner - Scot Scoop
Writing
Best of SNO - The truth behind the lights and the cameras
Best of SNO - Vacation communities are anxious admist pandemic
Best of SNO - One spark; decades of damage
Best of SNO - Water
Best of SNO - Earth
Best of SNO - A voter’s guide to the 2020 election
Best of SNO - Opinion: Political extremes hijack national symbols
Best of SNO - The cheating epidemic
Second Place Feature in California Press Women Contest - A voter’s guide to the 2020 election
Second Place News in CPW Contest - Earth
Third Place Opinion CPW - Political extremes hijack national symbols
Third Place NSPA Clips and Clicks Feature Story - Earth
First place Climate Change Reporting Individual NSPA Pacemaker award for "One spark; decades of damage"
Second place Climate Change Reporting for "Water"
Honorable mention Climate Change Reporting for "Earth"
Cartoons/Illustration
Third Place - JEANC NEWSPUB editorial cartoon
Superior rating in JEA National Student Media Contest - Literary Magazine: Illustration
Other
2019 Far West Academic Team
Second Team - PAL GIRLS BAY WATER POLO 2019 VARSITY ALL LEAGUE
Competition University 2020 Top Achiever:
Marketing Exam
Personal Finance Exam
Business Administration Exam
Entrepreneurship Exam
Final Exam
2021 NSPA Journalism Honor Roll
USA Water Polo Academic All-American 2021
Troop 301 Honor Scout 2021
DAR Good Citizen Award 2021
First Team - PAL GIRLS BAY WATER POLO 2020 VARSITY ALL LEAGUE
Journalism Program
2020 Online Pacemaker Winner - Scot Scoop
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In April 2020, the National Scholastic Press Association declared Scot Scoop to be a 2020 Online Pacemaker Winner. The Pacemaker is scholastic journalism’s preeminent award and ranks national excellence across several categories. According to the NSPA website, "Entries are judged by teams of professionals based on the following criteria: coverage and content, quality of writing and reporting, leadership, design, photography and graphics."
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Learn more about the Pacemaker here.
Third place in NSPA's Online Best of Show - Scot Scoop
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NSPA (National Scholastic Press Association) ranked Scot Scoop third in Best of Show amongst a broad range of competition in April and November 2020.
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Learn more about Best of Show here.
2021 Online Pacemaker Winner - Scot Scoop
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2nd Place JEANC Best of the West Website - Scot Scoop
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Scot Scoop was ranked second out of 40 publications by the Journalism Education Association of Northern California.
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Learn more about Best of the West and JEANC here.
Cartoons/Illustration
Third Place - JEANC NEWSPUB editorial cartoon
May 28, 2020
Superior rating - Literary Magazine: Illustration in JEA National Student Media Contest
November 21, 2020​
Writing
Best of SNO - The truth behind the lights and the cameras
April 27, 2020
Best of SNO - One spark; decades of damage
October 7, 2020
Best of SNO - Opinion: Political extremes hijack national symbols
January 11, 2021
Best of SNO - A vote's guide to the 2020 election
November 9, 2020
Best of SNO - Vacation communities are anxious amidst pandemic
April 20, 2020
November 16, 2020
Best of SNO - The cheating epidemic
March 31, 2021
November 12, 2020
Other
Far West Academic Team 2019
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The Far West Academic Team recognized U21-U16 ski racers from the 2019 season in the Far West whose grade point average for the previous season’s spring semester was 3.5 or better.
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Competition University Top Achiever:
Marketing Exam - 12th
Personal Finance Exam - 5th
Business Administration Exam - 6th
Entrepreneurship Exam - 6th
Final Exam - 4th
2021 NSPA Journalism Honor Roll
2021 Troop 301 Honor Scout
2021 Daughter's of the American Revolution (DAR) Good Citizen Award
