Congratulations to Joe John of Omaha North High School for earning the 2015 Nebraska Journalist of the Year award! John, who is Editor-in-Chief of the North Star, received a $500 scholarship from the Journalism Education Association and was honored at their national convention in Denver on April 19th.

Aubrey Sydow of McCook was named the state runner-up and was awarded a $250 scholarship.

Congratulations to both!