XHS Journalism Students Win Multiple Awards

A special congratulations to our Iowa High School Press Association award winners for this year’s 2020-2021 The Xpress. There were over 1,223 entries reviewed by 19 judges. The Saints won in categories in writing, design, and photography!

Third Place Column: Mary Kate Moeder “Lessons learned”

Second Place News Photo: Abigail Globokar “Derecho 3”

Honorable Mention News Photo: Abigail Globokar “Derecho 4”

First Place Newspaper Multiple Page Design: Kaitlyn Steffen, Eden Campbell, Maci Schimberg “Welcome to the Beehive”

Second Place Newspaper Multiple Page Design: Kaitlyn Steffen, Eden Campbell, Maci Schimberg “New Years Around the World”

Third Place Newspaper Multiple Page Design: Kaitlyn Steffen, Eden Campbell, Maci Schimberg “The Resilient Women of Xavier”

Honorable Mention Newspaper Multiple Page Design: Arwen Gilbert “Healthcare Heroes in the Community”

First Place Newspaper One Page Design: Karly Weiss, Jaleah Klein, Stella Bernhard “National Donor Day”

Second Place Newspaper One Page Design: Mia Vondracek, Jordan Junge, Maggie Zittergruen “Getting Ready for the End of the Semester”

Third Place Newspaper One Page Design: Kathryn Burns, Sofie Fuhrman “Team Tone”

Honorable Mention Newspaper One Page Design: Kyleigh Kruse, Norah Kettmann, Maegan Reininga “A-Z Healthcare Thank You’s”

Second Place School News Story: Hope Schulte “Saintlike service”

Honorable Mention Sports Photo: Ethan Williams “Footwork”

Third Place Sports Photo: Ethan Williams “Nice Try”

First Place Sports Story: Kya Loffswold “Rally for Ali”

Honorable Mention Sports Story: Rylee Beardsworth “Teeling Tough”

Honorable Mention Sports Story: Game or Season Recap: Mary Kate Moeder “Long awaited championship”

Third Place Sports Story: Game or Season Recap: Kya Loffswold “Four for four”

A total of 21 schools competed for News Team of the Year across all three class sizes of schools — Class A, Class B, Class C. For Class B, The Xpress was listed as a News Team of the Year Finalist.