Maren DeMargel
Social Media Manager
Bio
This will be Maren DeMargel’s second year on ECHO staff, and she made several contributions while taking journalism class her sophomore year. Last year, she worked as Podcast Editor. She is a member of Quill and Scroll.
Awards
2023 National Scholastic Press Association Leadership Award
2023 Columbia Scholastic Press Association First Place for op-ed or news analysis page design
2023 Columbia Scholastic Press Association Third Place for sports features for digital media publications
2023 MIJA All Missouri for the feature Students share experiences with eating disorders
2022 MIPA-MJEA All Missouri for the radio/podcast news feature “Students share opinions about holiday music“
2022 MIPA-MJEA Excellent overall for the radio/podcast “Voices of Webster”
2023 MIJA Honorable Mention for radio/podcast Voices of Webster: Foreign exchange student shares experiences
2022 MIPA-MJEA Honorable Mention for the radio/podcast news feature “Science teacher talks about student stress“
2022 MIPA-MJEA Honorable Mention for the radio/podcast news feature “Junior class sweeps Spirit Week decoration contest”
2021 MIPA Superior for broadcast news feature “Concerns about COVID-19 change school bussing”
2021 MIPA Honorable Mention for the radio/podcast news feature “Voices of Webster: Students incorporate masks into Halloween costumes,”
2021 MIPA Honorable Mention for the radio/podcast news feature “Voices of Webster: Concerns about COVID-19 change school bussing.”
Works
Swimmer cheers teammates on senior night
Students share experiences with eating disorders
Siblings share same sports teams
Sophomore brings ball down court in season opener
Madrid to Missouri: Exchange student experiences American autumn
Mallorca to Missouri: Exchange student adjusts to American life
Women’s basketball aims to make history…again
Will ‘Harry’s House’ be soundtrack of summer?
Voices of Webster: All Write Festival brings authors, students together
Voices of Webster: Students share how COVID has affected mental health
Photo of the Week: Trusted adult engages in conversation with freshman
Voices of Webster: Editorial: Schools should not ban books
Voices of Webster: Writer shares opinion about standardized testing
News Brief: Trans-Siberian Orchestra comes to Enterprise Center
Voices of Webster: Teens rally to support Planned Parenthood
Voices of Webster: Junior class sweeps Spirit Week decoration contest
Voices of Webster: Students talk about fall fashions
Students create meaningful change with putt putt event
Voices of Webster: Former football coach resigns to focus on family
Voices of Webster: Students share opinions about holiday music
Voices of Webster: Students express feelings about returning to in-person classes
Voices of Webster: Spanish exchange student shares experiences
Voices of Webster: Exchange student shares views of U.S. experience
Voices of Webster: ‘Devious Lick’: Social media encourages school vandalism
Voices of Webster: Reporter samples Starbucks’ fall drinks
Review: Netflix’s ‘Squid Game’ breaks global record
Anonymous Instagram account catches students sleeping
Voices of Webster: Sisters stress importance of family on and off soccer field
Science teacher steps in to teach AP Chemistry class
Concerns about COVID-19 change school bussing
Voices of Webster: Concerns about COVID-19 change school bussing
Voices of Webster: Students incorporate masks into Halloween costumes
Voices of Webster: Spoiler Alert– ‘The Bachelorette’ is back
Students incorporate masks into Halloween costumes
Photo of the Week: Homemade masks express creativity
Slideshow: Old Webster adapts to Covid-19
Voices of Webster: New teacher wants students to change future