IHSPA Scholars honors 2014
IHSPA Scholar is an academic honor for the state’s top journalism students. Thirteen students are honored this year.
| First | Last | School | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bailey | Zaputil | Kennedy High School | Cedar Rapids |
| Allison | Nemecek | Kennedy High School | Cedar Rapids |
| Katie | Wolfe | Kennedy High School | Cedar Rapids |
| Selena | Flores | Davenport Central High School | Davenport |
| Justin | Sanchez | Davenport Central High School | Davenport |
| Jacob | Lamantia | Davenport Central High School | Davenport |
| Amy | Luong | Lincoln High School | Des Moines |
| PJ | Graham | East High School | Des Moines |
| Kendrew | Panyanouvong | East High School | Des Moines |
| Natalie | Flores | East High School | Des Moines |
| Amber | Simmerman | West High | Waterloo |
| Emily | Maravetz | West High | Waterloo |
| Emily | Corr | West Branch High School | West Branch |
Requirements:
- Minimum 3 semesters of journalism in high school. The final semester of senior year can count toward that three semesters.
- Minimum 3.0 cumulative high school GPA at time of application.
- 5 hours of community service, approved by the adviser, in the spirit of journalists serving the communities in which they live. It is the adviser’s decision what counts as community service.
- • A 500-word essay by the student explaining lessons they’ve learned as a high school journalist, to be submitted to IHSPA.
- The school attended by the nominee must be in good IHSPA membership standing. Students do not need to have declared a college journalism major to qualify.
