Redhawk Journalists Win Big at State and National Levels

Minnehaha Academy student journalists are making headlines of their own—earning top honors in some of the most prestigious contests in scholastic journalism.

From national writing and photography recognition to first-place awards at the Guthrie Theater and Minnesota Wild journalism days, our students continue to demonstrate excellence in reporting, storytelling, and visual media.

This year’s award highlights include:

• National honors from Quill & Scroll’s Writing, Visual, and Multimedia Contest

• A 2nd Place Photographer of the Year award in the Private School Journalism Association Contest

• Both 1rst and 2nd place reviews and sports writing from Journalism Day at the Guthrie and Minnesota Wild

• Eleven Redhawks named to the NSPA Leadership Award list

Scroll down to see the full list of awards, links to student work, and photos of these talented storytellers in action.

2025 Private School Journalism Association Contest

Ezra Victor

Photographer of the Year: 2nd place
 

 

2025 Quill and Scroll Writing, Visual, and Multimedia Contest 

We have four national winners (all received honorable mention):

Pauli Zavarská

Column Writing -- Non-sports

"Don't fall for authoritarianism"

Web version:

https://redhawksonline.com/2024/05/22/dont-fall-for-authoritarianism/

 

Danielle Hobbie

Sports Feature Writing

"Unlocking the chill: Advantages and disadvantages of ice baths on the body and mind"

https://redhawksonline.com/2024/04/12/unlocking-the-chill/

 

Danielle Hobbie and Olivia Pederson

Photo Slideshow

TiktTok, ma.journalism, "Advice from the Class of 2025"

https://www.tiktok.com/@ma.journalism/photo/7442022955074473262

 

Ezra Victor

Sports Action Photo

Gigi Troup soars in the triple jump

2025 Journalism Day at the Guthrie

This even was sponsored by Journalism Educators of Minnesota and the Minnesota High School Press Association.

 

Anavie Bernick

First place for her review of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream

https://redhawksonline.com/2025/03/03/guthrie-play-review-a-midsummer-nights-dream/

 

2025 Journalism Day at the Minnesota Wild

This event was also sponsored by Journalism Educators of Minnesota and the Minnesota High School Press Association.

 

Sophia Blew

First place for her sports article.

https://redhawksonline.com/2025/05/14/flowers-for-flower/

 

Dylan Lennick

Honorable Mention for his sports article.

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We also had 11 students on the NSPA Leadership Award list!

We’re incredibly proud of these students for using their voices—and lenses—to inform, inspire, and engage their audiences. Their creativity, curiosity, and commitment to truth-telling reflect the very best of student journalism at Minnehaha Academy.