The Hawkeye newspaper and the Hawk Broadcasting Network (HBN) won several awards at the Washington Journalism Education Association (WJEA) State Convention on Saturday, March 20, which was held at Auburn High School.

Students competed against national standards in a write-off. Mountlake Terrace High School students won the following awards:

• Netania Rivera – Excellent – infographics
• Vivian Nowka-Keane – Excellent – news/feature photography
• Jack Fiorillo – Honorable Mention – news/feature photography
• Stephi Smith – Honorable Mention – headline writing and copy editing
• Samantha Svikel – Excellent – feature writing
• Marianne Nacanaynay – Honorable Mention – editorial writing
• Matthew Hipolito – Honorable Mention – news writing

The entire Hawkeye staff also won a Superior award in the Emerging Technology category for its use of multi-media elements in profiles of seniors. The works included print stories, video profiles, interactive data infographics and social media posts.

Editor in Chief Paxtyn Merten also won the 2016 Lu Flannery Washington State Outstanding Journalist award. Merten is the first MTHS student to win the award, which includes a $2,000 scholarship.

Hawkeye advisor Vince DeMiero is proud of his students and grateful for the community support that allowed them to get this far.

“I fully realize that none of these accomplishments is possible without the kind of support that exists in this learning community for student media and scholastic journalism,” DeMiero wrote in an email announcing the awards to school staff members. “Thanks to each of you, our wonderful administrators, the district (Career and Technical Education) staff and all who support these students and our programs.”