While many Iowa schools had difficulty finishing their 2020 yearbooks because in-person school ended in March, the Centaur staff continued to work to get the job done. It paid off with a second place yearbook of the year award at the Iowa High School Press Association Fall Conference held online Oct. 19-22. Nine students also took home individual awards.
The 2020 Mustang Moon staff of journalists won the coveted All Iowa News Team of the Year banner for the first time in MVHS history. News teams were selected in the spring to narrow down a field of 15 that were identified by accumulating points duing the spring journalism contests. Then, judges reviewed the finalists to select the top five performing schools to be honored.
Students winning individual awards for their work on the yearbook in the IHSPA Class A Yearbook Contest:
Lillie Hawker: first place feature photo outside of school, first place sports feature photo, first place theme design, second place sports feature photo, honorable mention feature photo school related.
Lauren McCollum: first place cover design, first place theme
Paige Beck: first place sports story writing, second place student life story out of school
Shannon Beck: second place sports writing honorable mention student life school related.
Logan Eriksen: first place environmental photo
Michaela Rowell: honorable mention sports action photo (swimming), honorable mention sports action photo (basketball), honorable mention sports story
Elsa LaFollette: second place personality profile writing
Sara Rhomberg: honorable mention student life story out of school
MaKayla Lee: honorable mention student life story out of school
Tyler Stine: honorable mention personality profile writing
