The SNO Report: Best of the Best of SNO

Well, we made it – another school year means another nine months of stellar Best of SNO submissions from so many supremely talented young journalists – and what better way to wrap up another fantastic season than to acknowledge our very favorite stories published on Best of SNO this school year? A huge congratulations to all of the writers and staffs below! If you don’t see your school listed here, don’t be discouraged – we easily could have selected enough favorites to come up with hundreds of award categories, if only we had the time to spare.

Without further ado, we present the 2015-2016 Best of Best of SNO!

Best editorial on a school or local issue:
Not-so-socially-acceptable media – Mimi Wright, Kirkwood High School

Best editorial on a national or international issue:
Tick-tock goes the…bomb? – Summer Thomad, Southwest Career and Technical Academy

Best opposing viewpoints:
Versus: Pro-Choice and Pro-Life – Rebekah Rosenstein, Michelle McDaniel, Legacy High School

Best use of infographic:
How should you spend your Thanksgiving season? –Justin Sweeney, Mary Stuart Murray, Kirkwood High School

Best use of innovative design:
The New Genderation – Madeline Bowne, Ashley Cooper, Sonia Kim, Lanxi Li and Jenna Myers, Cherry Hill High School East

Best sports coverage:
My life on the rink – Caroline Puckett, Paul Laurence Dunbar High School

Best news coverage, health edition:
Crickets become the new protein source – John Bandek, Clark Magnet High School

Best news coverage, education edition:
Standardized redundancy: The failure of American testing– Henry Dikeman, Apple Valley High School

Best political coverage:
Kanye graduates from hip-hop to politics – Bria Blassingame, Our Lady of Good Counsel High School

Best metajournalism:
Publications statewide must stand behind first amendment – Kaylee Chamberlain and Hannah Bernstein, St. Louis Park High School

Best movie review:
The Force falls asleep in new Star Wars movie – Sophie Haddad, Carlmont High School

Best use of story page template:
Top 15 albums of 2015 – Henry Youtt, Liberty High School

Best investigative reporting by an individual:
Schools not notified of students with sex offenses – Zia Kelly, Lawrence High School

Best investigative reporting by a group:
Homelessness in Iowa: A hidden issue – Andi Munford, Vivian Le, Waukee High School

Best feature in a series:
Kit-fox probe begins – Joe Bergman, Bakersfield College

Best technology exposé:
The social media mask – Lilly Stannard, John Carroll School

Best photojournalism:
A day at the shelter – Minju Kang, West Ranch High School

Best student profile:
Songbird – Alex Walters, McKinney Boyd High School

Best alumnus profile:
Journalism students speak to ABC evening reporter Natasha Barrett – Kamryn Kobal, Cypress Ranch High School

Best creative editorial:
I didn’t know – Nicholas Smith, Lovejoy High School

Best informative journalism:
A breakdown of what it means to be transgender – Rose Rodriguez, Sartell High School

The Logan Aimone best critter profile:
Meet the Geese 2: Geesepocolypse – Hannah Hoffmann, Parkway West High School
(Honorable mention: Unique pets: four students share their critters – Emma Froseth, Benilde-St. Margaret’s)

And there you have it! As always, Best of SNO will be taking a break over the summer, but will resume publishing your fantastic work come August. Have a great summer, and we can’t wait to read more of your submissions next year!