Montage Named Best Overall Two-Year College Newspaper by MCMA
The organization announced award winners of its annual contest virtually since the April 4 convention was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Montage also received first-place awards for its website and Back-to-School Magazine, as well as 22 additional individual awards.
Entries in the Division 4 competition, which included two-year colleges statewide, were judged for general excellence by members of the Missouri Press Association.
Staff Awards
- Best Overall Newspaper – first place
- Sweepstakes Award – second place
- Special Section/Supplement – first place
- Website – first place
Individual Awards
- News Writing – Mary Wilson, second place; Tyra Leesman, third place
- In-Depth Reporting – Jools Pulcher, third place
- Investigative Reporting – Bri Heaney, first place
- News Photography – Syed Ali, first place; Ashley Biundo, honorable mention
- Feature Photography – Syed Ali, third place
- Sports Photography – Ashley Biundo, first place and honorable mention
- Information Graphic – Gina Carr, third place
- Story Illustration – Mikki Philippe, first place
- Page One Design – Ashley Biundo, first place
- Editorial Section – Mary Wilson and Remy Xa, second place; Mary Wilson, Jacob Politte, Syed Ali, honorable mention
- Sports Page – Mary Wilson and Ashley Biundo, second and third place
- Photo Page – Syed Ali, third place
- Feature Page – Syed Ali and DeeAnn Neely, second place
The Montage has consistently won awards for excellence in student journalism at the state and national levels. They include the Mark of Excellence Award from the Society of Professional Journalists and a Pacemaker Award from the Associated Collegiate Press.
This marks the 13th time the Montage has been named the MCMA’s best overall two-year college newspaper. It also is a 14-time winner of the Sweepstakes Award, presented for most awards won by a single school in one year. Shannon Philpott-Sanders serves as the newspaper’s faculty adviser.