Full results from IHSPA’s 2011 Spring Contest results.
Website Contest
1st: Littlehawk.com (City High, Iowa City)
2nd: West Side Story (Iowa City West HS)
3rd: The Pelladium (Pella HS)
Honorable mention: Go Cards Today (Newton HS)
Spring Newspaper Contest
| Class | High School | City | Category | Award | Title | First | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class A | Central Community HS | DeWitt | Sports Photo | 3rd Place | Saber Track | Andrew | Risinger |
| Class A | Central Community HS | DeWitt | Feature Stories | 3rd Place | Cinco de Mayo A Great Occasion To Propose | Lauren | Weirup |
| Class A | Glenwood Community HS | Glenwood | News Story | 3rd Place | GHS Holds Ceremony Recognizing Veterans | Shelby | Cronk |
| Class A | Glenwood Community HS | Glenwood | General News Photo | 2nd Place | String Bass Player | Desiree | Bernett |
| Class A | Glenwood Community HS | Glenwood | Columns | 2nd Place | Pillow Talk | Taylor | Konfrst |
| Class A | Hudson HS | Hudson | Feature Photos | 1st Place | Tom’s World | Joliann | Finn |
| Class A | Hudson HS | Hudson | Layout and Design | 2nd Place | Best Foot Forward | Rachel | Bair |
| Class A | Hudson HS | Hudson | Personality Profile | 2nd Place | Small But Mighty | Rachael | Bair |
| Class A | Hudson HS | Hudson | Personality Profile | 3rd Place | Making An Impact | Rachael | Bair |
| Class A | Hudson HS | Hudson | Graphics | 3rd Place | The Pirate Press | Staff | |
| Class A | Hudson HS | Hudson | Illustrations | 1st Place | You Tube | Rachael | Bair |
| Class A | Lewis Central HS | Council Bluffs | Feature Photos | 2nd Place | Graffiti by Night | Khoi | Nguyen |
| Class A | Lewis Central HS | Council Bluffs | Feature Stories | 1st Place | Eating Healthy: Not as Painful as it Sounds | James | Hodge |
| Class A | Lewis Central HS | Council Bluffs | Graphics | 2nd Place | Front Page-March 2011 | Taylor | Jensen |
| Class A | Marion HS | Marion | Layout and Design | Honorable Mention | Peer Pressure | Hannah | Miller |
| Class A | Pella Community HS | Pella | Feature Photos | 3rd Place | Splat! | Alex | DeJong |
| Class A | Pella Community HS | Pella | Layout and Design | 1st Place | We’re off to see the Wizard | Taylor | Rennich |
| Class A | Pella Community HS | Pella | News Story | 1st Place | Big Brother’s Watching | Taylor | Rennich |
| Class A | Pella Community HS | Pella | General News Photo | Honorable Mention | Label! | Jace | Ver Steeg |
| Class A | Pella Community HS | Pella | Sports Photo | 1st Place | Conclusion: Teag Klyn | Molly | Neil |
| Class A | Pella Community HS | Pella | Sports Photo | Honorable Mention | Season of Success | Jace | Versteeg |
| Class A | Pella Community HS | Pella | Sports Story | 1st Place | Student Athletes Cope with Injury | Nick | Dorman |
| Class A | Pella Community HS | Pella | Sports Story | 2nd Place | District Realignment Causes Jaunt Across State | Nick | Dorman |
| Class A | Pella Community HS | Pella | Personality Profile | 1st Place | Pella Pride | Megan | Card |
| Class A | Pella Community HS | Pella | Personality Profile | Honorable Mention | Retirement Brings Final Generation of Dick’s Chick’s | Maddy | Scholten |
| Class A | Pella Community HS | Pella | Columns | 1st Place | Reading is Dangerous | Nathan | Kooker |
| Class A | Pella Community HS | Pella | Columns | 3rd Place | Brink of Sagacity | Eric | Moore |
| Class A | Pella Community HS | Pella | Columns | Honorable Mention | Irregardless | Benji | McElroy |
| Class A | Pella Community HS | Pella | Feature Stories | 2nd Place | Dawson Emerges as Tabasco Drinking Super Power | Mitch | Shepperd |
| Class A | Pella Community HS | Pella | Editorials | 1st Place | Pella Copes In Wake Of Tragedy | Staff | |
| Class A | Pella Community HS | Pella | Editorials | 2nd Place | Political Awareness Crucial | Staff | |
| Class A | Pella Community HS | Pella | In-Depth Reporting | 2nd Place | Curriculum Caught in Legal Limbo | Jessica | Salpor |
| Class A | Pella Community HS | Pella | In-Depth Reporting | 3rd Place | Litigation Lingers For City | Megan | Card |
| Class A | Pella Community HS | Pella | Illustrations | 3rd Place | Inside The Mind | Micah | Zeimet |
| Class A | Pella Community HS | Pella | Feature Photos | Honorable Mention | Season of Success: Addie Smith | Jacob | Martin |
| Class A | Regina HS | Iowa City | General News Photo | 1st Place | Cliff Missen Photo | John | Staak |
| Class A | Regina HS | Iowa City | Editorials | 3rd Place | It’s All About The Adults | John | Staack |
| Class A | Regina HS | Iowa City | In-Depth Reporting | Honorable Mention | Backyard Football League Hits Regina | Fritz | Wagner |
| Class A | Regina HS | Iowa City | Illustrations | 2nd Place | Snowmen Around The Globe | John | Staak |
| Class A | West Branch HS | West Branch | Layout and Design | 3rd Place | College is on the line | Angie Whiteside | Kristen Koppes |
| Class A | West Branch HS | West Branch | News Story | Honorable Mention | It Is Time to Melt Some Metal | Sarah | Fischer |
| Class A | West Branch HS | West Branch | General News Photo | 3rd Place | Arts and Entertainment | Kirby | Eagle |
| Class A | West Branch HS | West Branch | Graphics | 1st Place | Survival 101 | Kristen Koppes | Annie Whiteside |
| Class A | West Branch HS | West Branch | In-Depth Reporting | 1st Place | Student Section ‘Getting Some’ School Spirit | Elizabeth | McCrory |
| Class A | West Delaware HS | Manchester | News Story | 2nd Place | Skate Park Potential | Morgan | Kahly |
| Class A | West Delaware HS | Manchester | Sports Photo | 2nd Place | Wes Jackson | Staff | |
| Class A | West Delaware HS | Manchester | Sports Photo | Honorable Mention | Brandon Domeyer | Staff | |
| Class A | West Delaware HS | Manchester | Sports Story | 3rd Place | The Six State Superheroes | Taylor | Klostermann |
| Class A | West Delaware HS | Manchester | Sports Story | Honorable Mention | Crazy Costumes | Jenny | Voss |
| Class B | City HS | Iowa City | News Story | 1st Place | Freshmen Struggle With Grades 1st Tri | Oli | Peters |
| Class B | City HS | Iowa City | General News Photo | 2nd Place | City Lights Reaches for Skies | Annclise | Jacobson |
| Class B | City HS | Iowa City | Feature Stories | 3rd Place | In These Vast Fields Of Ordinary | Annelise | Jacobson |
| Class B | City HS | Iowa City | Editorials | 1st Place | Your World | Harrison Burke | Carl Sessions |
| Class B | City HS | Iowa City | Editorials | 3rd Place | Our take on Cyberbullying | Harrison Burke | Carl Sessions |
| Class B | City HS | Iowa City | Graphics | 3rd Place | March 11, 2011 Issue | Staff | |
| Class B | City HS | Iowa City | In-Depth Reporting | 2nd Place | Guns On The Rise | Carl | Sessions |
| Class B | Davenport Central HS | Davenport | Feature Photo | 1st Place | Hidden Child | Shannon | Hare |
| Class B | Davenport Central HS | Davenport | Feature Photo | 3rd Place | Rising | Maura | Warner |
| Class B | Davenport Central HS | Davenport | Sports Photo | 2nd Place | Ben Steckel | Riley | Hopkins |
| Class B | Davenport Central HS | Davenport | Sports Photo | Honorable Mention | Volleyball Rallies to Win Homecoming Game | Shannon | Hare |
| Class B | Davenport Central HS | Davenport | Illustrations | 1st Place | Giraffe On A Tightrope | Andre | Hance |
| Class B | Davenport West HS | Davenport | Personality Profile | 3rd Place | Soldier Comes Home From War | Heather | Hayes |
| Class B | Davenport West HS | Davenport | Personality Profile | 1st Place | Mortician Says He Doesn’t Take Life for Granted | Andi | Holdt |
| Class B | Davenport West HS | Davenpot | Columns | 3rd Place | Learning Languag/Special Scholarships | Caitlyn | Henkel |
| Class B | Davenport West HS | Davenport | Feature Stories | Honorable Mention | Teen Mom’s Life Changes | Krista | Johnson |
| Class B | Davenport West HS | Davenport | Editorials | Honorable Mention | Short terms hurt district | Paige | Dailey |
| Class B | Jefferson HS | Cedar Rapids | Sports Story | 1st Place | Concussions Rock High School Sports | Taylor | Mueller |
| Class B | Jefferson HS | Cedar Rapids | Sports Story | 2nd Place | Jefferson’s big Man Chooses Badgers | Taylor | Mueller |
| Class B | Johnston HS | Johnston | News Story | 3rd Place | One to One | Alexa | Anderson |
| Class B | Johnston HS | Johnston | Personality Profile | 2nd Place | Get to Know Rachel Beierschmitt | Kelsey | Kruse |
| Class B | Johnston HS | Johnston | Feature Stories | 1st Place | Without A Home | Kelsey | Kruse |
| Class B | Johnston HS | Johnston | Editorials | 2nd Place | Confusion Over Policy | Lauren | Coffey |
| Class B | Johnston HS | Johnston | Editorials | Honorable Mention | Going up! | Ryan | Harvey |
| Class B | Johnston HS | Johnston | Garphics | 2nd Place | December 2010 | Staff | |
| Class B | Kennedy HS | Cedar Rapids | Feature Photo | Honorable Mention | Traffic Cameras | Asmaa | Elkeurti |
| Class B | Kennedy HS | Cedar Rapids | Layout and Design | 1st Place | Off to Oregon | Riley | Galbraith |
| Class B | Kennedy HS | Cedar Rapids | General News Photo | 3rd Place | Staff Sgt. Sal Guinta Waves to his Community | Darcey | Altschwager |
| Class B | Kennedy HS | Cedar Rapids | Sports Photo | 1st Place | Catching Air | Jessica | Rowan |
| Class B | Kennedy HS | Cedar Rapids | Sports Photo | Honorable Mention | Cougar Rejoice | Asmaa | Elkeurti |
| Class B | Kennedy HS | Cedar Rapids | Sports Story | 3rd Place | Off to Oregon | Riley | Galbraith |
| Class B | Kennedy HS | Cedar Rapids | Columns | Honorable Mention | Think for Yourself/Ground Zero: Let Them Build | Michael | Nortstrom |
| Class B | Kennedy HS | Cedar Rapids | Graphics | 1st Place | Dec. 17, 2010 & Feb. 25, 2011 | Rachel | Gilman |
| Class B | Kennedy HS | Cedar Rapids | Graphics | Honorable Mention | Jan. 28, 2011 & Nov. 12, 2010 Issues | Alex | Busbee |
| Class B | Kennedy HS | Cedar Rapids | In-Depth Reporting | 3rd Place | Drawing The Line | Michael | Nordstrom |
| Class B | Kennedy HS | Cedar Rapids | Illustrations | 2nd Place | Psychadelic | Rachel | Gilman |
| Class B | Southeast Polk HS | Pleasant Hill | News Story | Honorable Mention | Ankeny Student Detained… | Megan | Quick |
| Class B | Southeast Polk HS | Pleasant Hill | General News Photo | 1st Place | Eric Sings | Ryan | Nolan |
| Class B | Southeast Polk HS | Pleasant Hill | Sports Photo | 3rd Place | Rowdy Howdies | Trista | Tidball |
| Class B | Southeast Polk HS | Pleasant Hill | Columns | 2nd Place | Faith in a Black and White World | Faith | Gachii |
| Class B | Valley HS | West Des Moines | Layout and Design | 2nd Place | Making a Home Away From Home | Erin | McLaughlin |
| Class B | Valley HS | West Des Moines | Sports Story | Honorable Mention | Girls Go “Insane” With New Workout Program | Maddie | Vincent |
| Class B | West HS | Iowa City | Feature Photo | 2nd Place | Cover Photo | JoJo | Silverman |
| Class B | West HS | Iowa City | Layout and Design | 3rd Place | No Place Like Home | Anna | Hippee |
| Class B | West HS | Iowa City | Layout and Design | Honorable Mention | Teacher Diaries | Elizabeth | Lin |
| Class B | West HS | Iowa City | News Story | 2nd Place | Students Support Egyptian Revolution | Emily | Kreiter |
| Class B | West HS | Iowa City | Columns | 1st Place | Living with My Identity/Living with My Regret | Saranya | Subramanian |
| Class B | West HS | Iowa City | Feature Stories | 2nd Place | No Place Like Home | Anna | Egeland |
| Class B | West HS | Iowa City | In-Depth Reporting | 1st Place | Behind The Veil | Eleanor | Marshall |
| Class B | West HS | Iowa City | In-Depth Reporting | Honorable Mention | Beyond Functional | Emily | Kreiter |
| Class B | West HS | Iowa City | In-Depth Reporting | Honorable Mention | Bullying Defined | David | Huang |
| Class B | West HS | Iowa City | Illustrations | 3rd Place | Behind The Veil | Bridget | Novak |
| Page in Local | Exira Community HS | Exira | Feature Photo | 1st Place | Hannah Jessen paints a window | Tray | Anderson |
| Page in Local | Exira Community HS | Exira | Feature Photo | 3rd Place | Mr. Rasmussen Studies Monarch Butterflies | Kelsey | Muhr |
| Page in Local | Exira Community HS | Exira | General News Photo | 1st Place | Girls Clean Tables | Courtney | Peppers |
| Page in Local | Exira Community HS | Exira | General News Photo | 3rd Place | Quinton’s Pumped–He Got His Computer | Kelsey | Mohr |
| Page in Local | Exira Community HS | Exira | General News Photo | Honorable Mention | Clint Johnson Paints Zombie Face | Emily | Nelson |
| Page in Local | Exira Community HS | Exira | Sports Photo | 3rd Place | Drew Peppers Dives for a Ball | Brady | Drees |
| Page in Local | Exira Community HS | Exira | Illustrations | 3rd Place | The Great Depression | Clint | Johnson |
| Page in Local | Exira Community HS | Exira | Illustrations | 2nd Place | Things I Did Last Summer | Clint | Johnson |
| Page in Local | Glenwood Community HS | Glenwood | Layout and Design | 2nd Place | Aries Page Layout-Veteran’s Day | Shelby | Cronk |
| Page in Local | Glenwood Community HS | Glenwood | General News Photo | 2nd Place | Homecoming Sass and Attitude | Kristen | Powell |
| Page in Local | Montezuma HS | Montezuma | Layout and Design | 1st Place | Blue and White Page Layout | Teona | Sutfin |
| Page in Local | Montezuma HS | Montezuma | News Story | 2nd Place | Jamie’s Last Surgery Removes the Scars | Andrea | Farrington |
| Page in Local | Montezuma HS | Montezuma | Sports Story | 1st Place | Braves Learn to Finish | Bryan | Stanford |
| Page in Local | Montezuma HS | Montezuma | Sports Story | 2nd Place | Brink Launches Winter Bravette Volleyball | Cami | Shaver |
| Page in Local | Montezuma HS | Montezuma | Sports Story | 3rd Place | Peck Leads JH Braves with Double-Double | Bryan | Stanford |
| Page in Local | Montezuma HS | Montezuma | Personality Profile | 3rd Place | Roorda’s Energy Inspires Enthusiasm for Acting | Natalie | Kirton |
| Page in Local | Mount Vernon HS | Mount Vernon | News Story | 3rd Place | Exchange Students from Egpyt Voice Opinions | Kaitlin | Greif |
| Page in Local | Mount Vernon HS | Mount Vernon | News Story | Honorable Mention | Our Lunch Program Captures Attention… | Kyla | Rand |
| Page in Local | Mount Vernon HS | Mount Vernon | Sports Photo | 2nd Place | Football Photo | Ashley | Ruden |
| Page in Local | Mount Vernon HS | Mount Vernon | Feature Stories | 3rd Place | Cheer Team’s Voice Grows | Kyla | Rand |
| Page in Local | PCM HS | Monroe | Feature Photo | 2nd Place | Behind the Counter | Lauren | Peters |
| Page in Local | PCM HS | Monroe | Feature Photo | Honorable Mention | David & Alan Jennings–that’s awkward | Maddie | Peters |
| Page in Local | PCM HS | Monroe | Layout and Design | 3rd Place | Sports Page Layout | Lauren | Peters |
| Page in Local | PCM HS | Monroe | Layout and Design | Honorable Mention | Outlook Halloween Layout | Hallie | Von Bank |
| Page in Local | PCM HS | Monroe | News Story | 1st Place | Cyberbullying: The Inside Story | Kelsey | Van Veen |
| Page in Local | PCM HS | Monroe | Sports Photo | 1st Place | Scott Bruxvoordt Goes In for the Shoot | Callie | Rouse |
| Page in Local | PCM HS | Monroe | Sports Photo | Honorable Mention | Emotions Run Wild | Callie | Rouse |
| Page in Local | PCM HS | Monroe | Sports Story | Honorable Mention | Foseburg Captures his 1000th Point | Kelsey | Van Veer |
| Page in Local | PCM HS | Monroe | Personality Profile | Honorable Mention | Uitermarkt Skates for Fun, With Success | Alex | Breckenridge |
| Page in Local | PCM HS | Monroe | Personality Profile | 2nd Place | Strumming Strings to Ladies Hearts | Sydnie | Martinache |
| Page in Local | PCM HS | Monroe | Personality Profile | 1st Place | Kingery Rodeos to Top | Sydnie | Martinache |
| Page in Local | PCM HS | Monroe | Columns | 1st Place | Josh in the Box | Josh | Van Genderen |
| Page in Local | PCM HS | Monroe | Columns | 3rd Place | Cat & Mouse | Callie | Rouse |
| Page in Local | PCM HS | Monroe | Columns | Honorable Mention | Toolbox | Dani | Tool |
| Page in Local | PCM HS | Monroe | Feature Stories | 1st Place | Life from a World Away | Reese | Sperfslage |
| Page in Local | PCM HS | Monroe | Feature Stories | 2nd Place | Behind the Counter | Lauren | Peters |
| Page in Local | PCM HS | Monroe | In-Depth Reporting | 2nd Place | Be Cool, Stay in School | Lauren | Peters |
| Page in Local | PCM HS | Monroe | In-Depth Reporting | Honorable Mention | Kaupins Remembered | Alek | Breckenridge |
| Page in Local | PCM HS | Monroe | Illustrations | 1st Place | Josh In The Box | Maddie | Peters |
| Page in Local | Wilton HS | Wilton | Columns | 2nd Place | Kim’s Corner | Kimberly | Sloan |
| Page in Local | Wilton HS | Wilton | In-depth Reporting | 1st Place | A Food Fight That Everyone Won | Kimerly | Sloan |
| Page in Local | Montezuma HS | Montezuma | In-Depth Reporting | 3rd Place | Other Schools Ahead of MHS in Renovation | Rachel Ranfeld | Natalie Kirton |
