Natalie Barnard, yearbook adviser at Mountain Vista High School in Douglas County, has been named the 2025 Journalism Adviser of the Year by the Colorado Student Media Association. This award has a 42 year history and is given to the top adviser of student media programs in the state. Barnard received an unprecedented 14 nominations and numerous additional support letters. Her nomination packet...
Anna Olson has been named the recipient of the 2025 Eric Benson Scholarship. This scholarship is awarded annually to a student that has worked with any of the CSMA member publications for at least two years. Olson has been a member of the publications staff at Arapahoe for four years, culminating with her position as Editor in Chief of the Arapahoe Herald newspaper program. In addition to this...
Five students have been recognized for their outstanding work that was submitted to the annual Portfolio of the Year contests. Winners were selected in the Reporter, Designer, Photographer, Broadcast Journalist, and Middle School Journalist categories. More than 30 contest entries were judged by experienced journalism advisers from all over the country. Peter Philpott was recognized as the CSMA...
