Awards

Awards from the Tennessee High School Press Association

2025

FIRST PLACE in Best Column: Stella Pitzer ‘26 – “A Defense of Downtown Memphis“

FIRST PLACE in Best Headline: Wallis Rogin ’25 – “Wake Up! Experts, students sound the alarm on student sleep,”

FIRST PLACE in Best Feature Story: Kim Huang ‘25 – “Time is running out for everyone’s favorite time waster: TikTok’s countdown continues“

FIRST PLACE in Best Sports Story: Eve Pai ‘25 – “Next stop: College courts, fields and pools“

FIRST PLACE in Best Editorial: ’24-25 Editorial Board – “It’s Time: We need to start talking about when our school starts“

SECOND PLACE in Best Overall Website – stmarystatler.org

SECOND PLACE in Best News Story: Jada Lin ’29 – “Birds of a feather go to daycare together: New Nest expands St. Mary’s offerings to babies and toddlers“

SECOND PLACE in Best Sports Story: Jilly Ramser ‘27 – “To Skip or Not to Skip: New workouts push student athletes to their limits“

SECOND PLACE in Best Headline: Jada Lin ‘29 – “Birds of a Feather Go to Daycare Together: New Nest expands St. Mary’s offerings to babies and toddlers“

SECOND PLACE in Best Feature Story: Wallis Rogin ‘25 – “Wake Up! Experts, students sound the alarm on student sleep“

SECOND PLACE in Best News/Feature Photograph:  Wallis Rogin ’25 – “An icy windshield obscures the view of Holy Communion from the St. Mary’s parking lot.”

SECOND PLACE in Best Inside Page Design: Wallis Rogin ‘25 – “Wake Up! Experts, students sound the alarm on student sleep”

THIRD PLACE in Best Headline: MC Hitt ‘26 – “‘Wicked: For Good’ was not so good“

THIRD PLACE in Best News Story: Lyla Furlong ‘27 – “Out of Energy: Energy drinks will no longer be available for purchase on campus“

THIRD PLACE in Best Inside Page Design: Ella Townsend ‘26 – “Day in the Life”

2024

FIRST PLACE in Best Editorial: 2023-24 Editorial Board for When you’re taxed for having a period

FIRST PLACE in Best Inside Page Design: Wallis Rogin ’25 and Tracy Zhang ’25 for Why Memphis layout

SECOND PLACE in Best Column: Ruba Elabiad ’27 for Chew on This: We can all take steps to eliminate food waste

SECOND PLACE in HL Hall Outstanding Student Journalist of the Year in Tennessee: Wallis Rogin ’25

SECOND PLACE in Best Photo: Ruba Elabiad ’27 for derby day slip and slide photo

SECOND PLACE in Best Front Page Design: Sarah Moon ’24 for Root of the Problem front page

THIRD PLACE in Best News Story: Kim Huang ’25 for New participation point policies cause controversy

THIRD PLACE in Best Illustration: Sarah Moon ’24 for Taylor Swift is not a god illustration 

THIRD PLACE in Best Feature Story: Lily Mirza ’25 for The End of Affirmative Action: Students, colleges reckon with Supreme Court’s historic decision

THIRD PLACE in Best Website: Tatler 2024-25 staff

2023

FIRST PLACE in Best Website: Tatler 2023-2024 Staff

FIRST PLACE in Best Feature Story: Wallis Rogin ’25 – “Walk With Me: World’s Biggest Activist Visits Memphis”

FIRST PLACE in Best News Story: Kim Huang ’25 – “Tennessee’s Blocked Drag Ban Brings Theater Communities Closer Together”

FIRST PLACE in Best Headline: MC Hitt ’26 – “Baby, it’s cold inside”

SECOND PLACE in Best Column: Eshaal Hassan ’25 – “The Fundamental Right to Wear the Hijab”

THIRD PLACE in Best News Story: Kate Wolfkill ’25 – “ChatGPT: A Tool to Teach or an App to Avoid”

THIRD PLACE in Best Photograph: Lilly Coggin ’26 – “Memphis youth gather with puppets”

FOURTH PLACE in Best News Story: MC Hitt ’26 – “Baby, it’s cold inside”

2022

FIRST PLACE in Best Website: Cam Hart ’23 and the Tatler 2022-2023 staff

FIRST PLACE in Best Sports Story: Hana Barber ’25 – “Title IX: Title Written, Story Unfinished”

SECOND PLACE in Best Column: Lea Thomas ’23 – “It’s not just Kanye”

THIRD PLACE in Best Illustration/Cartoon: Tracy Zhang ’25 – “Women’s Soccer”