After months of editing and dedication to the campus newspaper, The Feather, senior hard copy editor-in-chief, Gary Darakjian, center, and senior online editor-in-chief, Brianna Stobbe, right, received first place and a SJVSPA All Valley honor newspaper award in the Small Schools Division at the SJVSPA competition at FSU on March 4.

This is the second year in a row The Feather was awarded this honor. Additionally the online version of the paper is currently being judged by the National Scholastic Press Association in its two-month competition. Results of this contest will be made available in April.

Darakjian, who has been on staff for three years, also received first place in the on-the-spot lay-out and design competition. The on-the-spot competitions were open to students from all divisions. Other onsite winners were seniors Kassy Batesole and editor Spenser Koleen. Both writers received honorable mention in on-the-spot contests: Batesole for a sports article and Koleen for an editorial.