The Ralston Valley Xpress is proud to announce the following awards to its staff members:

2009 Colorado High School Press Association Nominations

The following are the Xpress’s nominees for the CHSPA awards in October 2009. Congratulations and good luck! The Xpress will be competing in the 5A category.

General Excellence
September Issue, January Issue and March Issue
Xpress Staff

News: School, District or Community Story
Up in Smoke
Anna Patton

News: School, District, Community Package
Remembering Ryan Bailey
Michael Auslen, Connor Randall, Anna Patton, Ashley Pajor

Opinion: School, District, Community Commentary
Racism in the Halls
Anna Patton

Opinion: State, National, International Commentary
Point-Counterpoint: The Arab-Israeli Conflict
Caitlin McConnell
Read this story

Feature: Informative
The Best Perspective
Connor Randall

Feature: Personality
Adam Celentano Profile
Joshua Nelson

Sports: Game Coverage
Robbed of a Home Run
Shay Hicks

Sports: Column
Shay’s Sports Corner
Shay Hicks
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Photography: News
Photo of the house that burned down near RVHS
Up in Smoke
Anna Patton

Photography: Feature
Photo of mother and child
A Precious Gift
Anna Patton
Read the story and see the photo

Headlines
“Three the Hard Way”
“Round and Round”
“Gitmo on the Platte”
“Hitting the High Notes”
“Making the Grade”
Michael Auslen, Jeff Fleischman, Caitlin McConnell and Joshua Nelson

Alternative Story Format
Where does my paycheck go?
Anna Patton

Design: Single Page Layout
Stress Flu: The REAL H1N1
Ashley Pajor

Design: Front Page/Cover Layout
Let the Race Begin (October/Election Issue)
Michael Auslen

2008 Colorado High School Press Association

The Xpress competed in the 5A category this year.

Honorable Mention Newspaper Best-In-Show
Xpress Staff

First Place Informative Feature
Sadie Young

First Place Alternative Story Form
Michael Auslen

Second Place Sports Personality Profile
Shay Hicks

Second Place Personality Feature
Jordan McNamara

Third Place School, District, Community Commentary
Michael Auslen

Honorable Mention State, National, International News Story
Caitlin McConnell and Michael Auslen

Honorable Mention State, National, International Commentary
Sophie Wysocki, Kayanne Klipka and Anna Patton

Honorable Mention Front Page Coverage/Layout
Tessa Brown

Honorable Mention Single Page Coverage/Layout
Alexandra Krumtum

Honorable Mention Photography Feature with Copy and Cutlines
Caitlin McConnell and Sadie Young

2007 Colorado High School Press Association

The Xpress competed in the 5A category this year.

First Place Staff Editorial, Any Topic
Xpress Staff

First Place Alternative Story Form
Jordan McNamara, Tessa Brown and Candice Tuthill

Second Place Headlines
Xpress Staff

Third Place Photo Feature with Copy and Cutlines
Levi Sallee and Sadie Young

Third Place Facing Pages Coverage/Layout
Jordan McNamara