On Wednesday April 28th, the Shawnee Mission East journalism department proudly took home over 40 awards and honors at the annual Journalism Educators of Metropolitan Kansas City or “JEMKC” Awards Ceremony held at Johnson County Community College in Overland Park, Kansas. The print publication, “The Harbinger” won 26 awards while the school’s yearbook; “The Hauberk” won 16.

The Harbinger’s awards included:

Newspaper Computer Generated Art – 3rd Place – Sam Logan

Newspaper Critical Review Writing – Honrable Mention- Duncan McHenry

Newspaper Critical Review Writing -1st Place – Alex Lamb

Newspaper Editorial Cartoon – Honorable Mention – Alyssa Jolitz

Newspaper Editorial Cartoon – 1st Place – Alyssa Jolitz

Newspaper Facing Page Design – Honorable Mention – Sam Logan

Newspaper Facing Page Design – 2nd Place – Andrew Goble

Newspaper Feature Photography – Honorable Mention – Mackenzie Wylie

Newspaper Feature Photography – Honorable Mention – Mackenzie Wylie

Newspaper Feature Story – 3rd Place – Chris Heady

Newspaper Hand- Generated Art – 1st Place – Alyssa Jolitz

Newspaper In- Depth Series or Special Section – 3rd Place – Staff

Newspaper Infographic Design – 1st Place – Maddy Bailey

Newspaper Informative Feature Story 2nd Place Duncan McHenry

Newspaper News Photography 3rd Place Mackenzie Wylie

Newspaper News Story – 1st Place – Logan Heley

Newspaper Overall Design – 1st Place – The Harbinger

Newspaper Regular Column – Honorable Mention – Mac Tamblyn

Newspaper Single Page Design – 3rd Place – Phoebe Unterman

Newspaper Single Page Design – 1st Place – Maddy Bailey

Newspaper Sports Feature Story – Honorable Mention – Sam Kovzan

Newspaper Sports Photography – Honorable Mention – Mackenzie Wylie

Newspaper Sports Photography – 1st Place – Michael Stolle

The Hauberk’s awards included:

Yearbook Academic Copy – Honorable Mention – Will Kenney

Yearbook Academic Copy – 2nd Place – Mallory Fisher

Yearbook Academics Section Design – 1st Place – Emily Kulaga

Yearbook Best Overall Coverage 2nd Place Gabriella Thompson

Yearbook Club Section Design Honorable Mention Emily Kulaga

Yearbook Club Section Design – 1st Place – Gabriella Thompson/John Francis

Yearbook Clubs Copy – Honorable Mention – Libby Wooldridge

Yearbook Clubs Copy – Honorable Mention – Will Kenney

Yearbook Computer-Generated Art/ Photo Illustration – 1st Place – Gabriella Thompson

Yearbook Headline Package Design – 1st Place – Will Chertoff

Yearbook Portrait Section Design – 2nd Place – Hannah Walter/Ellie Jones

Yearbook Secondary Coverage Design – Honorable Mention – Kate Kulaga

Yearbook Sports Section Design- Honorable Mention – Will Chertoff

Yearbook Student Life Section Design – 1st Place – Gabriella Thompson

The JEMKC honors were a pleasant surprise for the publication coming off of  its “Best in Show” win about a month prior at the NSPA’s spring convention held in Portland Oregon.

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