IHSPA Scholars 2020
IHSPA is honoring 19 upcoming graduates as Scholars for 2019.
IHSPA Scholar is an academic honor for the state’s top journalism students. It rewards them with a certificate, a pin to wear at graduation.
| First | Last | School | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madison | George | Clear Creek Amana | Tiffin |
| Alexa | Schwartz | Clear Creek Amana | Tiffin |
| Fabiana | Centeno | Des Moines East | Des Moines |
| Ali | Solis | Des Moines East | Des Moines |
| Temira | Goods | Hoover | Des Moines |
| Elyse | Hiskey | Hoover | Des Moines |
| San San | Te | Hoover | Des Moines |
| Joe | Goodman | Iowa City West | Iowa City |
| Natalie | Dunlap | Iowa City West | Iowa City |
| Baylee | Allan | Lewis Central | Council Bluffs |
| Autumn | Scheer | Lewis Central | Council Bluffs |
| Sydney | Lyons | Lewis Central | Council Bluffs |
| Jon | Smith | Lewis Central | Council Bluffs |
| Carter | Wells | Lewis Central | Council Bluffs |
| Caitlin | Crome | Pleasant Valley | Bettendorf |
| Grace | Halupnik | Pleasant Valley | Bettendorf |
| Hannah | Lederman | Pleasant Valley | Bettendorf |
| Sam | Rothbardt | Pleasant Valley | Bettendorf |
Requirements:
• Minimum 3 semesters of journalism in high school. The final semester of senior year can count toward those 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.
