The Talon, the student newspaper at , brought home the Spartan Award, the highest overall rating, at this year's Michigan Interscholastic Press Association awards.
Rochester was one of 16 schools to receive this rating.
In addition, the following students received awards:
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Nate Barton
• Honorable Mention, Feature Column
• Honorable Mention, Environmental, Health, or Science Story
• 3rd place, Illustration
• Honorable Mention, Front Page/Magazine Style
Austin Bowerman
• Honorable Mention, Sports News Story
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Emily Hayward (member of the all-MIPA staff)
• 1st place, News Story
• 2nd place, News Analysis
• 2nd place, Informative Feature
• 2nd place, Editorial/Opinion Page/Spread
Taylor Holmes
• Honorable Mention, Diversity Coverage
Max Kleiner
• Honorable Mention, Comic Strip
• 2nd place, Story Package
Aaron Kuhn
• Honorable Mention, News Analysis
• Honorable Mention, Sports Column
• Honorable Mention, Sports Page/Spread
Amy Mackens
• 1st place, Alternative Story Form
Brian Palmer
• 2nd place, Editorial/Opinion Page/Spread
Melanie Sweet
• Honorable Mention, Review
• Honorable Mention, Editorial Cartoon
• Honorable Mention, Illustration
Katie Ziraldo
• 3rd place, Informative Feature
• 3rd place, Entertainment Page/Spread
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