Oct. 17, 2023 - Student journalists from Smithson Valley High School brought home six awards for their photography and yearbook design from the Texas Association of Journalism Educators’ annual Fall Fiesta convention in San Antonio.
More than 600 journalism advisers and student journalists participated in the convention Oct. 7-9, including Margaret Edmonson, who is the SVHS adviser and serves as the treasurer on the TAJE executive board.
The SVHS student honorees include the following:
- Danny Grant received an ‘honorable mention’ award in the ‘portrait’ photography category.
- Olivia Ingram received ‘honorable mention’ awards in the ‘news’ photography category and in the ‘advanced yearbook’ design category.
- Alissa Kastle received an ‘excellent’ award in the “first-year” photography category.
- Davis Kuhn received ‘excellent’ awards in two photography categories including sports action and photo portfolio.
In addition to these individual awards, the SVHS journalism yearbook received fifth place, and its online newspaper, the Valley Ventana, received 10th place.
Congratulations!
-Smithson Valley High School journalism students participated in the Texas Association of Journalism Educators’ annual Fall Fiesta convention in San Antonio Oct. 7-9. Pictured from left is Olivia Ingram, Emily Ingram, Solily San Miguel and journalism adviser Margaret Edmonson.
-Alissa Kastle received an ‘excellent’ award for her entry at the Texas Association of Journalism Educators’ annual Fall Fiesta convention.
-Davis Kuhn received an ‘excellent’ award for his entry in the sports action category.
-Davis Kuhn received an ‘excellent’ award for his photo portfolio. This is one of the photos in the portfolio.
-Davis Kuhn received an ‘excellent’ award for his photo portfolio. This is one of the photos in the portfolio.
-Davis Kuhn received an ‘excellent’ award for his photo portfolio. This is one of the photos in the portfolio.
-Danny Grant received an ‘honorable mention’ award for his entry in the portrait photography contest.
-Olivia Ingram received ‘honorable mention’ awards for her entry in ‘news’ photography and in advanced yearbook design.