2024 All-State Journalism Staff Members

Jake Radcliffe

Anisha Mandem

2023-2024 Publication Awards

2024 CSPA Gold Crown recipient – Digital News

2024 ILPC Silver Star recipient

UIL 2024 District Journalism Team Champions

Fall Fiesta 4th place Best of Show – Online News

Tops in Texas

    — 6A News Feature – Anisha Mandem

    — 6A Feature Photo – Kaya Miller

    — 6A In-Depth News/Feature Package – Anisha Mandem and Gracie Archibeque

    — 6A Podcast – Jake Radcliffe, Christian Alfano, Paul Popovich, Tyler Medeiros

    — 6A Sports Feature Photo – Riley McConnell

2024 ILPC Student Leadership Awards

    — Runner-up Online News Editor of the Year — Kaya Miller

2024 ILPC Individual Achievement Awards

    — 1st place Feature Photo – Kaya Miller

    — 1st place Sports Feature Photo – Riley McConnell

    — 1st place News Feature – Anisha Mandem

    — 1st place Headlines – Erica Deutsch

    — 1st place Podcast – Jake Radcliffe, Christian Alfano, Paul Popovich, Tyler Medeiros

    — 1st place News/Feature Package – Anisha Mandem and Gracie Archibeque

    — 2nd place Sports Column – Riley McConnell

    — 2nd place News/Feature Package – Kaya Miller and Juliana Cruz

    — 2nd place Sports Action Photo – Riley McConnell

    — 2nd place Sports News Story – Kaya Miller

    — 3rd place Sports Feature Story – Juliana Cruz

    — 2nd place Entertainment Feature – Jake Radcliffe

    — 3rd place Personal Opinion Column – Tess Gagliano

    — 3rd place Editorial Writing – ENO Staff

    — Honorable Mention Sports Feature Photo – Erica Deutsch

    — Honorable Mention Sports News Story – Isabel Multer

    — Honorable Mention News Writing – Juliana Cruz

    — Honorable Mention Feature Photo – Jake Radcliffe

    — Honorable Mention Personal Opinion Column – Lauren Clayton

TAJE 2024 Best in Texas News Awards

Superior

    — News Story, Superior: Anisha Mandem

    — Feature Story, Superior: Anisha Mandem

     — Entertainment Feature, Superior: Anisha Mandem

    — News-Feature Story, Superior: Kaya Miller

    — Feature Story, Superior: Jake Radcliffe

    — Staff Editorial, Superior: Srihitha Madepalli

    — Sports Feature Photo, Superior: Riley McConnell

Excellent

    — Story Portfolio, Excellent: Anisha Mandem

    — News-Feature Story, Excellent : Anisha Mandem

    — Feature Story, Excellent: Anisha Mandem

    — Staff Editorial, Excellent: Anisha Mandem

    — Photo Gallery, Excellent: Gracie Archibeque

    — News Story, Excellent: Juliana Cruz

    — News-Feature Story, Excellent : Lauren Clayton

    — News Story, Excellent: Jake Radcliffe

    — Feature Story, Excellent: Srihitha Madepalli

    — Sports Feature Story, Excellent: Isabel Multer

    — Sports Feature Story, Excellent: Riley McConnell

    — Sports Feature Story, Excellent: Sofia Ayala

Honorable Mention

    — Story Portfolio, Honorable Mention: Sofia Ayala

    — Multimedia Package, Honorable Mention: Sofia Ayala

     — Entertainment Feature, Honorable Mention: Erica Deutsch

     — Entertainment Feature, Honorable Mention: Erica Deutsch

    — News-Feature Story, Honorable Mention : Jake Radcliffe

    — Staff Editorial, Honorable Mention : Jake Radcliffe

    — News Magazine Cover, Honorable Mention: Tess Gagliano

    — Entertainment Review, Honorable Mention: Tess Gagliano

     — Sports Column, Honorable Mention: Riley McConnell

    — Sports Feature Photo, Honorable Mention: Riley McConnell

    — Story Portfolio, Honorable Mention: Kaya Miller

    — Photo Gallery, Honorable Mention: Anisha Mandem

    — News Story, Honorable Mention: Justin Wang

     — Sports Feature Story, Honorable Mention: Juliana Cruz

2024 UIL District Journalism Meet individual awards

    — 1st place Headline Writing –  Erica Deutsch

    — 1st place Copy Editing – Jake Radcliffe

    — 1st place News Writing – Jake Radcliffe

    — 4th place News Writing – Elizabeth Cohorn

    — 2nd place Feature Writing – Elizabeth Cohorn

    — 3rd place Feature Writing – Anisha Mandem

    — 3rd place Editorial Writing – Anisha Mandem

2023 Fall Fiesta State Convention individual awards:

    — Mark Carbajal – Digital Photo – Contrast – Superior

    — Jasmine Brown – Digital Photo – Contrast – Honorable Mention

2023 ATPI Fall Photo contests

    — 1st place Photo Story (Beginning) – Leo Taylor, A Walk in the Forest

    — 3rd place Photo Story (Beginning) – Victoria Vo, Life is Better at the Beach

    — 2nd place Digitally Constructed AI Photo (Beginning) – Srihasa Sarraju, Scenic Nature

    — 3rd place Digitally Constructed AI Photo (Beginning) – Madison Riggins, Mountain Sunset

    — 3rd place Photo Story (Advanced) – Tess Gagliano, Migration

    — Honorable Mention Digitally Constructed Original Work (Advanced) – Zane Rarey, Neon Arcade

Quill & Scroll 2024 Writng, Photo and Multimedia Contest individual awards:

  — Finalist / News Magazine Front Page Design: Tess Gagliano

Adviser Awards

Texas Association of Journalism Educators Trailblazer Award – Lisa Roskens

2024 ILPC Journalism Teacher of the Year – Lisa Roskens

Quill & Scroll 2023 Writng, Photo and Multimedia Contest team awards:

    — Sweepstakes Award — Third Place / Photography and Design: Prosper High School

Quill & Scroll 2023 Writng, Photo and Multimedia Contest individual awards:

    — Second Place / Sports Action Photography: Riley McConnell

    — Third Place / In-depth Reporting Team Writing: Alex Drum, Anisha Mandem, Kaya Miller, Neena Sidhu

    — Third Place / Multimedia Sports Package: Mithra Cama

    — Third Place / Photo Slideshow: Riley McConnell

    — Honorable Mention / Feature Writing: Nora Vedder

2022 Fall Fiesta State Convention team awards:

    — 3rd Place Best of Show

    — 1st place Online News 

2022 Fall Fiesta State Convention individual awards:

    — Mithra Cama – Video Feature Story – Honorable Mention

    — Cate Emma Warren – Podcast/Interview – Excellent

    — Mithra Cama and Neena Sidhu – Podcast/Interview – Honorable Mention

    — Mithra Cama and Neena Sidhu – Podcast/Interview – Honorable Mention

National Scholastic Press Association 2022 National Individual Award Finalists 

    — Multimedia Feature Story Digital Story of the Year finalist: “Valentine’s Day Special — Staff share stories of meeting, falling in love with spouse” by Alyssa Clark, Amanda Hare, and Gabriella Winans

    — Photo Slideshow Digital Story of the Year finalist: “Varsity football loses to No. 3 Southlake Carroll” by Neena Sidhu and Christi Norris.

TAJE 2023 Best in Texas News & Broadcast Awards

    — Multimedia Presentation, Excellent: Mithra Cama

    — Photo Gallery, Excellent: Riley McConnell, Neena Sidhu and Anisha Mandem

    — Photo Gallery, Excellent: Riley McConnell

    — Photo Gallery, Honorable Mention: Riley McConnell

    — Photo Gallery, Honorable Mention: Cate Emma Warren

    — News Story, Superior: Kalyani Rao

    — News Story, Superior: Kaya Miller

    — News Story, Excellent: Cate Emma Warren