Awards
2025-2026
- IHSPA Story of the Month, April: Citizenship in Society deserved better by Caleb Klassen
- IHSPA Spring Journalism Awards
- Second Place, News Story: School/Local: Club America: Coming to ADM by Meredith Maddy
- First Place, Health/Science: Providing a Foundation for Healthcare Professionals of the Future by Meredith Maddy
- Third Place, Single Web Story Design: High Performance, Higher Pressure by Chloe Meacham
- Honorable Mention, Single Web Story Design: So… the Government is Shut Down by Chloe Meacham
- Honorable Mention, Single Web Story Design: From Stage Fright to Spotlight by Chloe Meacham
- Honorable Mention, Column/Opinion: Easier Global Communication Equals the Spread of False Information by Rhyan Miller
- Third Place, Photo Story: Girls State Track Qualifying Photo Story by Rhyan Miller
- Honorable Mention, Feature Story: Behind the Band by Caleb Klassen
- Second Place, Online Innovation: 2025 Winter Drink Menus: Are They Worth The Hype? by Chloe Meacham and Rhyan Miller
- Third Place, Online Innovation: Get to Know Ninth Street Bakery by Ali Obstarzyk
- Honorable Mention, Online Innovation: Wadd Cuts by Caroline Greth
- First Place, Multimedia Story – News: So… the Government is Shut Down by Chloe Meacham
- Honorable Mention, Multimedia Story – News: What’s the Deal with this Year’s French Trip? by Mckinley Cornwell
- Third Place, Social Media Reporting: Black & Redgister Tik Tok by Caroline Greth
- First Place, Reviews: Looking at Buying a Digital Camera? by Mckinley Cornwell
- Second Place, Reviews: Living the D-Free Life by Brinn Kreifels
- Third Place, Reviews: A Minecraft Movie by Caleb Klassen
- First Place, Video Story: ADM’s Prostart Team Takes on 2026 Iowa Prostart Invitational by Chloe Meacham
- Third Place, Podcasting: What’s Poppin’?: Episode 1 by Chloe Meacham and Meredith Maddy
- Honorable Mention, Podcasting: What’s Poppin’?: Episode 2 by Chloe Meacham and Sylvia Reynolds
- Second Place, Multimedia Story – Feature: Compact Corner Concert: Accepted All-State Choir Quartet by Sylvia Reynolds and Devin Morey
- Third Place, Multimedia Story – Feature: A Wrap on Prostart by Chloe Meacham
- Third Place, Illustration or Art: McDonald’s Coming Soon to the ADM District: Sweet or Sour? by Avery Garrity
- First Place, Video News Show: Black & Red TV: Episode 16 by Rhyan Miller and Black & Redgister Staff
- Honorable Mention, Video News Show: Black & Red TV: Episode 19 by Rhyan Miller and Black & Redgister Staff
- First Place, Entertainment: Tea Time: A Couples Caleb Q&A by Caleb Klassen
- Second Place, Entertainment: Valentine’s On a Budget by Brinn Kreifels
- Honorable Mention, News Photo: Special Olympics: Mallory Redmon by Kelsey Greenslade
- BEST OF SNO / “Compact Corner Concert: Clarinet Duet” by Devin Morey and Sylvia Reynolds
- BEST OF SNO / “Opinion: Citizenship in Society deserved better” by Caleb Klassen
- JEA Featured School, Scholastic Journalism Week 2026
- SNO Distinguished Sites Badge: Audience Engagement
- IHSPA Story of the Month, January: “Compact Corner Concert, Looza Palooza” by Devin Morey and Sylvia Reynolds
- BEST OF SNO / “Uncharted” by Meredith Maddy
- SNO Distinguished Sites Badge: Excellence in Writing
- Iowa High School Press Association Journalism Adviser of the Year: Beth Basinger
2024-2025
- BEST OF SNO / “Overcoming the Odds” by Brody Hunt
- BEST OF SNO / “Accessibility for All” by Kelsey Greenslade
- BEST OF SNO / “Getting Exposed to the World of Government” by Ella Jorgensen
2023-2024
- BEST OF SNO / “Wesley Royer Nails Down a State Title” by Delaney Kahler
