Columbia Scholastic Press Association announced the winners from its 39th Gold Circle Awards program, which attracted 4,224 entrants in print news and print magazine and its 40th Gold Circle Awards program for yearbook and digital media categories which attracted 4,051 entrants.
Judges awarded First, Second or Third Place or Certificates of Merit (honorable mention) for each contest.
Webster Groves High School students earned eight Gold Circle Awards.
In the print news categories, senior Maren DeMargel won first place for the Op-Ed or News Analysis Page Design “Don’t Say Gay’ Bill Targets the LGBTQ+ Community.”
Certificates of Merit were earned by graduates Ava Musgraves and Jackson Parks for the Entertainment Review “Scariest Scream Park in America—Editors Brave Creepyworld’s Haunted Attractions.”
In the digital media categories, DeMargel won third place for the Sports Feature ““Women’s Basketball Aims to Make History…Again.”
Also Certificates of Merit were awarded to Parks for his Personal Opinion: On Campus Issues article “English Teacher Unfairly Suspended,” senior Lydia Urice for the Single Spot News Photo “Polar Plunge Helps Special Olympics,” freshman Arianna Peper for the Single Feature Photograph “Freshman Softball Player Cheers Teammates,” juniors Hadley Hoskins and Sam Klein for the Podcast “Voices of Webster: Editorial: Schools Should Not Ban Books,” and seniors Luca Giordano and Eleanor Kanerva, “Voices of Webster: Hockey coaches, players discuss season.”
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