Anna Olson has been named the recipient of the 2025 Eric Benson Scholarship. This scholarship is awarded annually to a student that has worked with any of the CSMA member publications for at least two years. Olson has been a member of the publications staff at Arapahoe for four years, culminating with her position as Editor in Chief of the Arapahoe Herald newspaper program. In addition to this...

Five students have been recognized for their outstanding work that was submitted to the annual Portfolio of the Year contests. Winners were selected in the Reporter, Designer, Photographer, Broadcast Journalist, and Middle School Journalist categories. More than 30 contest entries were judged by experienced journalism advisers from all over the country. Peter Philpott was recognized as the CSMA...

Senior Jacob Chau at Grandview High School was named the Colorado Student Media Association Dorothy Greer Scholarship winner for 2025. He will receive a $3,000 college scholarship as he moves on to his next endeavors. One judge wrote, “Navigating through your website, it is clear you are a premier journalist - there are a slew of awards to prove it. Another judge added, “You have brilliant...