High school paper takes top honors in state

The Mountain Home High School newspaper, the Tiger Tribune, recently took top honors at the Idaho journalism convention when it was honored with Best of Show for high school newspapers across the state.

School newspapers and yearbooks are judged on the choice of material they publish, and the quality of their writing, graphic design and photography.

"The Tiger Tribune staff wasn't afraid to investigate and write about stories that are important in our society," said one of the judges at the convention. "The quality of the work shown by the Mountain Home students was impressive," he added.

The Mountain Home High School yearbook took third place in the yearbook Best of Show competition.

Individual students receiving awards included Nicole Blanchard, who placed first in review writing, Dani Lord, who placed second in news writing, Summer Allison who took third in feature writing, and Chelsea Bacon who took third in do-ahead feature writing.

Other awards were presented to Daniella Stratton, who placed second in yearbook layout, and Laura Cumber, Amanda Young, Kyle Knight, and Shelby Posey, who placed third in photography. Thea LeFevre and Raif Armstrong scored a proficiency in news writing.

"These students worked hard to prepare for these competitions, and I'm so proud of what they've accomplished," said Susan Martin, who advises both the newspaper and the yearbook.

The annual journalism convention provides high school journalism students from across the state the opportunity to compete in writing, graphic design, and photography and to attend workshops in order to improve their skills.