The Michigan Interscholastic Press Association’s 2020 Awards proved to be the most successful awards to date for The Huron Emery publication, bringing in a total of 39 awards! The staff earned four first place finishes, six second place finishes, seven third place finishes, and 22 honorable mentions. Special shoutouts go to Julie Heng (14 awards), Maya Kogulan (8 awards), and Sami Ruud (3 awards).

2020 MIPA Awards Results:

Eric Heng – 1st Place Feature Columnist
Juan Gonzalez – 1st Place News Brief
Julie Heng – 1st Place Editorial Opinion Page or Spread
Shannon Stocking – 1st Place Alternative Story Form

Sami Ruud – 2nd Place Front Page News Design
Julie Heng – 2nd Place News Analysis
Daniel Hou and Ben Zhou – 2nd Place Interactive Graphic
Nathan Penoyar – 2nd Place Feature Columnist
Austin Aldrich – 2nd Place Diversity Coverage
Shannon Stocking – 2nd Place Alternative Story Form

Eric Heng – 3rd Place Bylined Opinion Article
Aaron Garrett – 3rd Place Personal Narrative
Clara Bowman – 3rd Place Environment, Health, Science Story
Julie Heng – 3rd Place Information Graphic
Julie Heng – 3rd Place Editorial Opinion Page or Spread
Nathan Penoyer and Glory Bradley – 3rd Place Pro-Con Editorial Column
Julie Heng, Gray-Felisa Snyder, Noah Flott, Bertrand Chu – 3rd Place In-Depth Feature

Israel Cardenas, Julie Heng, Manit Patel – Honorable Mention Editorial
Kaitlyn Sabb and Julie Heng – Honorable Mention In-Depth Feature
Sami Ruud – Honorable Mention News Analysis
Vish Gondesi – Honorable Mention News Brief
Julie Park and Blake Mundy – Honorable Mention Feature Page
Sami Ruud – Honorable Mention Sports Page
Julie Heng – Honorable Mention Illustration
Julie Heng – Honorable Mention Story Package
Maya Kogulan – Honorable Mention News Page
Julie Heng and Maya Kogulan – Honorable Mention Entertainment Page
Julie Heng – Honorable Mention News Story
Ridhima Kodali – Honorable Mention News Story
Austin Aldrich – Honorable Mention Human Interest Feature
Maya Kogulan – Honorable Mention Personal Narrative
Tyree Hall – Honorable Mention Sports Feature Photo
Maya Kogulan – Honorable Mention News Feature Photo
Maya Kogulan – Honorable Mention News Feature Photo
Julie Heng – Honorable Mention Sports Action Photo
Julie Heng – Honorable Mention Sports Feature Photo
Maya Kogulan – Honorable Mention Environmental Portrait
Maya Kogulan – Honorable Mention Photo Story
Maya Kogulan – Honorable Mention Photo Story