![Juniors Tad Lambert and Lily Reiff watch swim footage Jan. 19 in Room 153. Lambert and Reiff were editing their swim recap for Cougar Roundup. “[KUGR] is such a great environment for creativity but also to form amazing friends,” Lambert said. “KUGR has become like a home for me and I feel like I’ve gotten super close with so many other members.”](https://smnw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/ejohnson_KUGR_7-900x600.jpg)
Winners in several contests were announced at the Fall National High School Journalism Convention hosted jointly by the Journalism Education Association and National Scholastic Press Association.
The following NW publications and students were honored for their works in journalism:
The Passage (Newspaper)
NSPA Pacemaker in Tabloid 17 or more pages
Third Place Best of Show in Newspaper Special Edition
The Lair (Yearbook)
Fifth Place Best of Show in Yearbook 325 or more pages
Senior Carleigh Whitman
Fifth place Picture of the Year in Sports Action
Alumnus Nate Compton
Fourth place Design of the Year in Illustration
