The 2014-2015 iHoot staff has recently held their first annual Wisely Awards. Here are the nominees and winners for each category!

JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR

• Hannah Faulkner
• Trace Wilkins
• Molly Pinkstaff
• Katherine Clardy
• Audrey Scott
• Kaitlynn Curtner
• Staten McKellum

And the Wisely Award for Journalist of the year goes to…

MOLLY PINKSTAFF!

Molly really deserves this award. She has worked so hard and really dedicated her time and herself to the newspaper this year! Congrats Molly!

BEST SECTION

• Feature
• Entertainment
• Sports
• Student Pages (Eyes on Owls, The Owl Gallery, Owls Travels, College Corner)
• Creativity (Creative, Fashion Central, Owl Craftsfeed)

And the Wisely Award for Best Section goes to…

STUDENT PAGES!

Student Pages had such a great impact on our paper. It provided a fun and creative way for students to express themselves and learn more about their fellow peers here at iUniversity Prep! Congrats to everyone who was a part of Student Pages!

BEST ORIGINAL COLUMN

• Eyes on Owls by Trace Wilkins
• College Corner by Hannah Faulkner
• Owl Craftsfeed by Katherine Clardy
• Owl’s Travels by Audrey Scott
• Fashion Central by Katherine Clardy and Mariah Hampton
• The Owl Gallery by Molly Pinkstaff

And the Wisely Award for Best Original Column goes to…

AUDREY SCOTT FOR OWL’S TRAVELS!

Owl’s Travels was such a great idea, and is such a fun column! Audrey did such a great job with this section! Congrats to Audrey!

BEST OVERALL ARTICLE

• “Changing the World” by Justin Norgaard
• “Role Models” by Thomas Hurst
• “The 100-Blood Must Have Blood part 2” by Audrey Scott
• “Around the World in 7 Days” by Hannah Faulkner
• “Senioritous” by Bailey Dove
• “Rough Destiny-A Peek into Lana’s Blog” by Molly Pinkstaff
• “Operation Elements: Chapter 8-Little Games” by Katherine Clardy
• “The Griffith Observatory” by Audrey Scott

And the Wisely Award for Best Overall Article goes to…

AUDREY SCOTT FOR “THE 100-BLOOD MUST HAVE BLOOD PART 2” !

This article was so well written, it really deserved this award! Congrats Audrey!

MOST CREATIVE ARTICLE

• “Ask the Wise Owl: Snowflakes” by Justin Norgaard
• “Flight of the Basketball Player” by Heather Shirley
• “Flash Back from the Past” by Staten McKellum
• “Rough Destiny (Prologue)” by Molly Pinkstaff
• “Slimy Creations” by Katherine Clardy
• “Done” by Kaitlynn Curtner
• “Hootin’ for the Holidays” by Katerina Rigopoulos

And the Wisely Award for Most Creative Article goes to…

STATEN MCKELLUM FOR “FLASH BACK FROM THE PAST” AND KATHERINE CLARDY FOR “SLIMY CREATIONS”

Yay! Since I am the one writing this article, I’d like to say that Staten always worked very very very hard on her articles, and she really deserves this! Congrats Staten!

BEST HEADLINE

• “Darkness in Sun City” by Andres Betancur
• “Fans Flip the Switch” by Alexa Pennebaker
• “Never Trust a Pretty Girl with an Ugly Secret” by Katherine Clardy
• “Not by Gender, but by Faith” by Katerina Rigopoulos
• “I Need My Stitch Fix Fashion Now” by Alexa Pennebaker

And the Wisely Award for Best Headline goes to…

KATHERINE CLARDY! (me :D)

Well I would like to thank Netflix for giving me all 5 seasons of Pretty Little Liars, which gave me the inspiration for this article. 🙂

BEST IN SECTION: FEATURE

• “Black History Month” by Staten McKellum
• “The Norgaard Equation” by Justin Norgaard
• “Senioritous” by Bailey Dove
• “Contentment in Improving” by Katerina Rigopoulos
• “Around the World in 7 Days” by Hannah Faulkner

And the Wisely Award for Best in Section: Feature goes to…

HANNAH FAULKNER FOR “AROUND THE WORLD IN 7 DAYS” !

Hannah deserves this so much! She is constantly working hard with the rest of the staff and has devoted so much time to iHoot! Congrats to Hannah!

BEST IN SECTION: STUDENT PAGES

• “Hannah Faulkner” by Trace Wilkins
• “Parliament Players” by Miranda Dorsett
• “St. Edwards University” by Hannah Faulkner
• “The Griffith Observatory” by Audrey Scott
• “Changing the World” by Justin Norgaard
• “Nashville” by Kaitlynn Curtner
• “Abby Ramsbottom” by Katherine Clardy

And the Wisely Award for Best in Section: Student Pages goes to…

KAITLYNN CURTNER FOR “NASHVILLE” !

Great job Kaitlynn! This article was so well put together! I loved every word of it! Congrats to Kaitlynn!

BEST IN SECTION: SPORTS

• “The Moment You’ve Been Waiting For” by Bailey Dove
• “The Dallas Cowboys” by Blake Novacek”
• “Role Models” by Thomas Hurst
• “Reversal of Fortune” by Patrick Clardy

And the Wisely Award for Best in Section: Sports goes to…

THOMAS HURST FOR “ROLE MODELS” !

Yay! This was a great article, Thomas really deserves it! Congrats Thomas!

BEST IN SECTION: ENTERTAINMENT

• “The 100-Blood Must Have Blood part 2” by Audrey Scott
• “Never Trust a Pretty Girl with an Ugly Secret” by Katherine Clardy
• “Prom-Posals” by Bailey Dove
• “Cartoon Conspiracy” by Staten McKellum
• “Mockingjay Part 1” by Jacob Martinez

And the Wisely Award for Best in Section: Entertainment goes to…

BAILEY DOVE FOR “PROM-POSALS” !

This was an amazing article! I loved it so much, it was very entertaining! Congrats Bailey!

BEST IN SECTION: CREATIVITY

• “Rough Destiny: A Peek Into Lana’s Blog” by Molly Pinkstaff’
• “Spring Outfits” by Katherine Clardy
• “DIY Room Decor and Tricks” by Katherine Clardy
• “Happily Never After” by Kaitlynn Curtner
• “First Came the Drizzle” by Trace Wilkins

And the Wisely Award for Best in Section: Creativity goes to…

TRACE WILKINS FOR “FIRST CAME THE DRIZZLE” !

Yay for Trace! She deserves this so much! She has contributed so much to our paper of the year! Congrats Trace!

It is an honor just to be nominated. We all are so happy to be a part of this wonderful program, this wonderful school! We cannot wait to be a part of 2015-2016 iHoot next year! Once again, congratulations to everyone who won! See you next year!