Congratulations to Ava Waggoner from Westside High School, winner of the 2025 Nebraska’s Student Journalist of the Year.
Ava is the design editor of Westside’s yearbook “Shield,” design and graphics editor of the news website “Wired” and the social media manager for all of the school’s journalism accounts. Ava is advised by Brett Grell. She will now compete at the national level through the Journalism Education Association.
Ava’s portfolio can be viewed here: https://waggon392.myportfolio.com/
Congratulations also to Lauren Loper from Westview High School, who is the 2025 Nebraska Runner Up. Lauren is advised by Shelby Schmidt.
Lauren’s portfolio can be viewed here: https://laurenloper.my.canva.site/
