April 20, 2012 – Colorado journalism students and their publications earned a variety of honors during the April 12-15 JEA/NSPA Spring National High School Journalism Convention, in Seattle.

NSPA National Pacemaker Award
Eques yearbook – Ponderosa HS, Anastasia Harrison, adviser

NSPA Best of Show awards
Yearbooks 225-274 pages, 5^th place – Westwind, Lewis-Palmer HS
Yearbooks 275-324 pages, 7^th place – Summit, Smoky Hill HS
Newsmagazine, 4^th place – Eagle Eye, Mountain Vista HS
Junior High Yearbook, 1^st place – Eagle Eye View, Sierra MS
Junior High Yearbook, 2^nd place – The Prowl, Powell MS

JEA National Write-offs
Superior, Newsmagazine Layout – Levi Dillon, Grandview HS
Excellent, Feature Writing – Emily Harmon, Grandview HS
Excellent, Advertising – Sarah Sturch, Grandview HS
Honorable Mention, News Writing – Andew Smalley, Fort Collins HS
Honorable Mention, Feature Writing – Taylor Blatchford, Mountain Vista HS
Honorable Mention, Sports Writing – David Andrews, Monarch HS
Honorable Mention, Editorial Cartooning – Julis Shuster, Grandview HS
Honorable Mention, Yearbook Student Life Photography – Cody Enboden, Mountain Vista HS
Honorable Mention, First Year Photographer – Sammy Linares, Mountain Vista HS