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Members of the U. City newspaper and yearbook staffs attended the annual Sponsors of School Publications (SSP) journalism conference at Webster University on March 9 and the Missouri Interscholastic Press Association (MIPA) Journalism Day at the University of Missouri-Columbia on April 8. They received the following awards:

2014-15 MIPA State Journalism Awards

Ratings: All Missouri, Superior, Excellent, Honorable Mention

Overall Publications Awards

U-Times Online—utimesonline.com: All Missouri (Christine Politte, web editor)

U-Times Newspaper: Excellent (Alice Mutrux and Lily Lewis-Stump, co-editors)

Dial Yearbook—2014: Superior (Reneise White, editor-in-chief, 2013-14)

All Missouri Awards

Newspaper Individual—Feature Story: Johanna Hill

Newspaper Individual—News Story: Christine Politte

Yearbook Individual—Theme/Concept Copy: Emily Looby (editor-in-chief)

Yearbook Individual—Sports Design: Emily Looby (editor-in-chief)

Yearbook Individual—Sports Design: Emily Looby (editor-in-chief)

Excellent Newspaper Awards

News Story: Christine Politte

Feature Story: Christine Politte

Double Page Design: Christine Politte, Hannah Fuller and Johanna Hill

Single Page Design: Francene Bethune

Feature Story: Alice Mutrux

Feature Story: Johanna Hill

News Story: Francene Bethune

Sports Writing: Francene Bethune

Sports Writing: Lily Lewis-Stump x2

Honorable Mention Newspaper Awards

Feature Story: Brooklyn Bass

Double-Page Design: Christine Politte, Hannah Fuller and Johanna Hill

Superior Yearbook Awards

Academic Reporting: Kayanna Wymbs

Excellent Yearbook Awards

Sports Reporting: Keira Duncan

Student Life Reporting: Keira Duncan

Honorable Mention Yearbook Awards

Overall Theme/Concept: Emily Looby

Organization Design: Emily Looby and Marvin Bullard

Student Life Design: Emily Looby and Kayla Holmes

Student Life Design: Marvin Bullard and Sloan Marion

Superior Diversity Awareness Awards

Individual Newspaper: Christine Politte

Individual Newspaper: Payton Bass

Individual Newspaper: Alice Mutrux

Individual Newspaper: Staff Editorial

Individual Yearbook: Raven Bullard

Individual Yearbook: Joshua Thomas

Excellent Diversity Awareness Awards

Individual Newspaper: Payton Bass

Individual Newspaper: Brooklyn Bass

Honorable Mention Diversity Awareness Awards

Individual Newspaper: Christine Politte

Excellent Photo Journalism Awards

Personality/Portrait: Payton Bass

Organization Photo: Sloan Marion

Sports Action Photo: Kayanna Wymbs

Sports Action Photo: Taneya Parker

Honorable Mention Photo Journalism Awards

Creative and Artistic: Johanna Hill (x2)

Personality Portrait: Johanna Hill

Sports Action Photo: D’Lija Brown:

Sports Action Photo: Kayanna Wymbs

Sports Action Photo: Taneya Parker

Academic Photo: Porcia Rhodes

News Photo: Payton Bass

SSP Awards

2014-15 Newspaper

Overall Newspaper: Honorable Mention (Alice Mutrux and Lily Lewis, co-editors)

Doubletruck Design: Superior (Christine Politte, Hannah Fuller and Johanna Hill)

News Story: Excellent (Brooklyn Bass)

News Story: Honorable Mention (Johanna Hill)

News Story: Honorable Mention (Christine Politte)

News-Feature Story: Excellent (Payton Bass)

News-Feature Story: Best of Show (Christine Politte)

Sports News Story: Honorable Mention (Lily Lewis)

Feature Photo: Honorable Mention (Payton Bass)
News Photo: Honorable Mention (Johanna Hill)

News Photo: Honorable Mention (Francene Bethune)

2014-15 Online Newspaper

Overall Online: Excellent (Christine Politte, web editor)

2013-14 Yearbook

Overall Yearbook: Excellent (Reneise White, editor-in-chief)

2014-15 Yearbook Individual Awards

Feature Copy: Honorable Mention (Keira Duncan)

Sports Design: Excellent (Emily Looby)

Sports Design: Honorable Mention (Emily Looby-2)

Student Life Design: Honorable Mention (Emily Looby and Kayla Holmes)

Feature Photo: Excellent (Sloan Marion)

Sports Photo: Honorable Mention (Taneya Parker)