The 2019 Tiger Paw yearbook received third place in the Best of Show competition at the National High School Journalism Convention this past weekend in Washington, DC. This is the highest rating Tiger Paw has ever received in the Best of Show contest sponsored by the National Scholastic Press Association.

Oakville High School students earned 10 individual awards in student media contests at the National High School Journalism Convention.  Two entries won Superior awards, the highest rating possible in each contest. Jordan Beseda earned a Superior award in the Broadcast Anchor category, while Sarah Goodson received Superior in Yearbook Copy and Captions: Sports.

Brittany Kohne earned an Excellent rating in her Broadcast Newswriting contest and Amanda Parker received an Excellent rating in Editorial Writing. Sam Gindler (First-Year Photo), Katelyn Jackson (Yearbook Copy and Captions: Academics), Cassandra Ludwig (Newswriting), Lydia Manning (Feature Writing), Emily Merritt (Sports Action Photography), and Davin Smith (General or Spot News Photography) all received honorable mention awards.

A record 2,126 students participated in the contests. Only 864 (40.6%) students received awards.  Congratulations to these National Journalism Award Winners

• Jordan Beseda
  Superior
  Broadcast Anchor
• Sarah Goodson
  Superior
  Yearbook Copy: Sports
• Brittany Kohne
  Excellent
  Broadcast Newswriting
• Amanda Parker
  Excellent
  Editorial Writing
• Sam Gindler
  Honorable Mention
  First-Year Photo
• Katelyn Jackson
  Honorable Mention
  Yearbook Copy: Academics
• Cassandra Ludwig
  Honorable Mention
  Newswriting
• Lydia Manning
  Honorable Mention
  Feature Writing
• Emily Merritt
  Honorable Mention
  Sports Action Photo
• Davin Smith
  Honorable Mention
  Spot News Photo