Newspaper named News Team of the Year Finalist and 16 other awards!

Congratulations to The Challenger staff!

The Iowa High School Press Association released awards for newspaper today and The Challenger staff won 15 awards and was named a News Team of the Year finalist.

Junior Melissa Pardock (pictured) was named an Emerging Journalist – there are only 10 winners in the state and this is our first one for Hoover. Additionally, we had five finalists for Emerging Journalist: Rylie Meyer, Joel Segura, Arabia Parkey, Amber Hagler and Destiny Jondle.

Seniors Elyse Hiskey, Temira Goods and San San Te were named Iowa High School Press Association Scholars.