Awards
2024-2025
Headliners in Education Best of 2024 Contest
Madeline Petrick – Best Solo Reporter
Madeline Petrick – Best Solo Photographer
Madeline Petrick – Best Community Photo
Journalism Education Association of Nebraska Winter Contest
Superior
Gretna East Media – Yearbook Theme Package
Brayden Hansen – Yearbook Feature Writing
Brody Heidemann and Drew Rhoades – Broadcast Sports Story
Madeline Petrick – Broadcast Feature Story
Chad Rohrer – Action Photography
Laci Smith – Yearbook Infographic
Excellent
Bailey Johnson – Editorial Cartooning
Colton Knott – Newswriting
Easton Leahy – Newspaper Sports Feature Writing
Aidan McClaren – Newswriting
Madeline Petrick – Entertainment Review Writing
Madeline Petrick – Feature Photography
Jada Randecker – Entertainment Review Writing
Brody Heidemann – Broadcast Sports Story
Laci Smith – Yearbook Layout
Morgan Zabloudil – Action Photography
Honorable Mention
Reese Beery – Newspaper Sports Feature Writing
Brayden Hansen and Madeline Petrick – Broadcast News Story
Brody Heidemann – Newspaper Sports News Writing
Natalie Hayhurst – Yearbook Theme Copy Writing
Colton Knott – Newspaper Feature Writing
Leena Macklin – Column Writing
Madeline Petrick – Newspaper Feature Writing
Allyson Sherman – Feature Photography
Addilyn Nikodym – Yearbook Layout
Student Newspapers Online
Best of SNO
Reese Beery – “In face of pain, junior cross country, track athlete shows determination, grit”
Brayden Hansen – “Lahood, sister participate in magical race, raise funds for childhood cancer patients”
Brody Heidemann and Colton Knott – “English teacher ‘shows up’ cancer”
Colton Knott – “Two GPS seniors named as finalists for ‘Nebraska Girl’s Athlete of the Year’ award”
Easton Leahy – “From hospital to home plate, junior fights to make baseball comeback after battling tumor”
Aidan McClaren – “Good Life district to open in Gretna as tourism attraction, sports complex”
Madeline Petrick – “Paws-ing for storytime”
Madeline Petrick – “Sophomore creates petition for longer winter break, reaches hundreds”
Allyson Sherman – “From surgeries to sidelines, freshman finds love for sports while fighting a heart condition”
Multimedia Excellence – Dec. 26, 2024
2023-2024
2024 NSAA Class B State Journalism Championship
First
Gretna East Media – 2024 NSAA Class B State Journalism Champions
Brayden Hansen and Madeline Petrick (duo) – Broadcast Sports
Story
Brayden Hansen – Editorial Writing
Onnika Moore – Headline Writing
Peyton Parker – Sports News Writing
Second
Reese Beery – Newspaper Sports Feature Writing
Kate Gudenrath, Natalie Hayhurst and Laci Smith – Yearbook Theme Development
Brayden Hansen – Broadcast Sports Story
Brayden Hansen and Madeline Petrick – Broadcast Feature Story
Madeline Petrick – Newspaper Feature Writing
Third
Brody Heidemann – Newspaper Column Writing
Brody Heidemann – Sports News Writing
Onnika Moore – Newspaper Feature Writing
Fourth
Brayden Hansen – Broadcast Feature Story
Madeline Petrick – Headline Writing
Sixth
Natalie Hayhurst – Yearbook Theme Copy Writing
Drew Rhoades – Newspaper News Writing
Seventh
Leena Macklin – Editorial Writing
National Press Women’s High School Communications Contest
Second
Madeline Petrick – News/Feature Photo
Honorable Mention
Onnika Moore – Cartoon
Nebraska Press Women’s High School Communications Contest
First
Brayden Hansen – Opinion Writing
Onnika Moore – Cartoon
Madeline Petrick – News/Feature Photo
Second
Madeline Petrick – Feature Story
Madeline Petrick – News/Feature Photo
Third
Brayden Hansen – Editorial Writing
Leena Macklin – Feature Story
Honorable Mention
Brayden Hansen – Review Writing (duo)
Brayden Hansen – Review Writing
Brayden Hansen – Video Sports Story (duo)
Leena Macklin – Editorial Writing
Leena Macklin – Graphics
Leena Macklin – Review Writing (duo)
Onnika Moore – Cartoon
Onnika Moore – News/Feature Photo
Madeline Petrick – Video Sports Story (duo)
University of Nebraska Omaha High School School Media Contest
First
Madeline Petrick – Feature Story
Madeline Petrick – News/Feature Photo
Second
Brayden Hansen – Feature Video
Brayden Hansen – Sports Video
Onnika Moore – Cartoon
Nicholas Mitchell – Sports Photography
Madeline Petrick – Sports Video
Third
Brody Heidemann – Long-form podcast
Onnika Moore – Cartoon
Peyton Parker – Long-form podcast
Drew Rhoades – Long-form podcast
Laci Smith – Yearbook Layout
Journalism Education Association of Nebraska Winter Contest
Superior
Reese Beery – Sports Newswritting
Natalie Hayhurst – Yearbook Theme Copy Writing
Brody Heidemann – Yearbook Feature Writing
Onnika Moore – Editorial Cartooning
Madeline Petrick – Advertising
Excellent
Leena Macklin – Editorial Writing
Madeline Petrick – Action Photography
Madeline Petrick – Feature Photography
Honorable Mention
Gretna East – Yearbook Theme Development
Brayden Hansen – Editorial Writing
Natalie Hayhurst – Yearbook Layout
Brody Heidemann – Sports Newswritting
Laci Smith – Infographic Design
Laci Smith – Feature Photography
Student Newspapers Online
Best of SNO
Madeline Petrick – “Gretna family, non-profit, inspired by personal experience, create beacon of hope”
Journalism Education Association – National Student Media Contests
Excellent
Nicholas Mitchell – Sports Action Photography
Honorable Mention
Kate Gudenrath – Literary Magazine
Autumn Green – First-year Photo
