On Monday, Oct. 20, Elkhorn North’s Imprint and North Howler attended the annual Nebraska High School Press Association (NHSPA) Fall Convention. At this convention, the NHSPA announces the recipients of the Cornhusker Awards. These awards are given out to newspapers and yearbooks that meet a specific criteria of journalistic excellence. At this event, the Imprint won their second Cornhusker.
“The Cornhusker is a tough honor to earn,” Imprint advisor Kelly Honz said. “We know we did well but it was nice to know that experts in that field felt the same.”
The young journalists received this award for their distinguished work on the 2024-2025 yearbook. The theme that they chose was “It’s been a ____ year.”
“It kind of just described the year as a whole, ‘like it’s been an exciting year, or it’s been a stressful year, ’” Co-editor in Chief Maddy Brettman said.
A well thought out theme is incredibly important as it will be used throughout the entire book and conveys the message that the Imprint tries to spread.
“I think we really used the theme this year and we were more cohesive than other years,” Brettman said.
Sports are widely covered and recognized throughout the school year-round so the Imprint worked to display other things that go on in the school that aren’t as recognized by the student body.
The yearbook is seen by every student at ENHS so it is incredibly important that it turns out as nice as possible. This can be nerve racking for the members of the Imprint as deadlines are very important and constantly approaching.
“Better communication as a staff was still needed, so we are really improving on that this year,” Co-editor in Chief Kahlen Aurich said.
There is always room for improvement and members recognize this as they continue to be as productive as they can.
The yearbook staff worked their absolute best in order to produce something that would make them, and the rest of Elkhorn North proud.
“It brings me so much joy when our hard work is recognized that way,” Honz said. “Last years staff put in so many extra hours on top of being a staff of only 15 and having a lot of rookies.”
