2016

All-Southern (Print)
Excellent (Broadcast)
Southern
Interscholastic
Press
Association

Honorable Mention and an Award of Merit for Feature Page DesignClare Kilmartin
Third place for Online Features Writing- Montana Murphy
Best of Show for Graphics- Nikole Nguyen
Best of Show for best Strip Cartoon- Tai Van Dyke and Stephanie
Mayer

North Carolina
Scholastic Press
Association
Overall Awards
Distinction: Print and Website
Honor: Broadcast
Second Place: Photography
Honorable Mention: Advertising
Third Place: Graphics
Honorable Mention: Design
Individual Awards
Third Place Editorial: Faith Rickerts
First Place Graphic: Nikole Nguyen
Honorable Mention Graphic: Tai Van Dyke and Stephanie Mayer
First Place Cartoon: Tai Van Dyke
First Place Sports Article: Alexis Marvin
Second Place Features Article: Clare Kilmartin

2015
Southern
Interscholastic
Press
Association

All-Southern (Print)
Excellent (Website)
Best In Show, Feature Page (Clare Kilmartin)
Best In Show, Center Spread (Mackenzie Mitchell)
Best In Show, Strip Cartoon (Mackenzie Mitchell

Award of Merit, Entertainment Page (Nick Loschin)

Third Place: Personality Feature (Clare Kilmartin)

North Carolina
Scholastic Press
Association

Feature Article, Honorable Mention, Faith Rickerts

Feature Article, Honorable Mention, Katie Lee Parrish and Harley
Nefe
Sports Photograph, Honorable Mention, Sarah Boggins...
Feature Photograph, Third Place, Annie Ford
Feature Photograph, Second Place, Nikole Nguyen and Willa Ma
Cartoon, Honorable Mention, Mackenzie Mitchell
Graphic, Honorable Mention, Austin Drake and Nick Loschin
Sports Column, Third Place, Harley Nefe
Sports Column, Second Place, Lindsey McGuirk
Review, Second Place, Noah McCormick and Sophie Vazquez
Inside Spread Design, Honorable Mention, Mackenzie Mitchell
Section Awards
News (web): Third Place
Features (web): Honorable Mention
Graphics: Honorable Mention
Design: Second Place
Editorial: Honorable Mention
Features (print): Third Place
Sports: Honorable Mention
Website: Distinction
Newspaper: Distinction

2014
North Carolina
Scholastic Media
Association

All-North Carolina

Individual Newspaper Awards:

Third Place: Sarah Boggins, News Article
Second Place: Willa Ma, Graphic
First Place: Nikole Nguyen, Graphic
First Place: Sarah Colby, Sports Column
Second Place: Mackenzie Mitchell, General/Editorial Column
Third Place: Front Page Design, Sarah Deutchki
First Place: Nick Loschin, Inside Page Design
Online:
Third Place: Photography

Distinction (second from the best)

Overall Newspaper Awards
First Place: Photography
First Place: Advertising
First Place: Graphics
First Place: Design
First Place: Editorial
Second Place: Features
Second Place: News
Honorable Mention: Sports

Southern
Interscholastic
Press
Association

Superior Rating

Second Place for Staff Editorial

Best of Show: Mackenzie Mitchell for Strip Cartoon
Award of Merit: Brenna Profit for Center Spread Design
Award of Merit: Nick Loschin for Entertainment Page Design
Honorable Mention: Willa Ma for Sports Page Design
Award of Merit: Brenna Profit for Sports Photograph
Grammar Guru Second Place Prize (plus a cash award of $20): Willa Ma
Excellent Rating for our website, www.northwesthorizons.com.

2013
National
Scholastic
Press
Association
North Carolina
Scholastic Press
Association

Second Place for Diversity Story of the Year

Danny Nett
All-North Carolina
AND
The Tar Heel Award
Individual Awards:

Second Place, Feature Article (Katie Kilmartin)

Second Place, Feature Photograph (Brenna Profit)
Third Place, Editorial Column (Nick Loschin and Jackson Parrish)
Third Place, Inside Spread Design (Christine Son)
Honorable Mention, Inside Page Design (Sarah Deutchki)
Honorable Mention, Review (Danny Nett and Samantha Smith)
Honorable Mention, Graphic (Matthew Taylor)
Third Place, Cartoon (Matthew Taylor)
Honorable Mention, Staff Editorial
Honorable Mention, Sports Photograph (Brenna Profit)

Overall Awards:
First Place in Sports
Honorable Mention in News
Honorable Mention in Editorial
Third Place in Design
Third Place in Graphics
Honorable Mention in Advertising

Southern
Interscholastic
Press
Association

All-Southern

Jennifer Nelson was named alternate for NC's Journalist of the

Year!
SIPA Awards:
Honorable Mention: Editorial Cartoon, Matthew Taylor
Honorable Mention: Computer Graphic, Brenna Profit
Honorable Mention: Sports Page, Katie Kilmartin
Honorable Mention: Grammar Test, Christine Son
Honorable Mention: Grammar Test, Grace King
Award of Merit: Entertainment Page, Sarah Deutchki
Award of Merit: Online (entire staff)
Third Place: Editorial Column, Jen Nelson
Second Place: Feature Story, Grace King
First Place: Staff Editorial (entire staff)
Best in Show: Club photo, Brenna Profit

2012
North Carolina
Scholastic Press
Association

All-North Carolina
AND
The Tar Heel Award

Individual Awards
Honorable Mention
News Article: Danny Nett and Annabel Brunk
Sports Article: Callie Payne and Annabel Brunk
Feature Article: Carson Beam
Feature Photograph: Katerina Mansour
Sports Column: Danny Nett
Inside Page Design: Katie Kilmartin
Third Place
News Photograph: Carson Beam
Second Place
Inside Page Design: Jonathan Williams
First Place
Staff Editorial: Matt Shears
Cartoon: Matthew Taylor
Front Page Design: Callie Payne
Inside Page Design: Grace King
Spread Design: Christine Son
Overall Awards
o Honorable Mention in Sports
o Third Place in Editorial
o First Place in Design
o First Place in Graphics

o First Place in News

Southern
Interscholastic
Press
Association

SUPERIOR RATING!
Best in Show: Strip Cartoon, Matthew Taylor
Honorable Mention: Callie Payne, Front Page Design
Best in Show: Entertainment Page Layout, Grace King

2011
North Carolina
Scholastic Press
Association

All-North Carolina

Liz Crampton was named an alternate for NC's Journalist of the

Year!
Individual Awards:
Honorable Mention
o Sports Photograph, Mackenzie Macksood
o Reviews, Josh Campbell

o News Article, Christine Son

Third Place
o Sports Photograph, Morgan Von Steen
o Graphics, Shannon Carr
Second Place
o Editorial Column, Grace King
First Place
o Features Photograph, Michelle Mackay
o Graphics, Shaunee Vazquez
o Editorial Column, Liz Crampton
Overall Awards
Honorable Mention:
o News
Third Place
o Photography
o Advertising
Second Place
o Design
o Sports
First Place
o Graphics
Southern
Interscholastic
Press
Association

Honorable Mention: Callie Payne and Jessica Augsburger,

Entertainment Feature Column

Second Place: Alyssa Paige Miller, Entertainment Feature Column

Second Place: Grace King and Morgan Von Steen, Sports Feature
Honorable Mention: Mackenzie Macksood, Club Photography
Award of Merit: Jessie Sharpe, Special Effects in Camera