The IV Leader staff walked away with 16 total awards at the Illinois Community College Journalism Association Conference on April 4-5.
The student newspaper won second place in layout, headlines, and in the Mike Foster Overall Excellence category.
Individual awards included:
Kyle Russell, Photo Editor: First place sports photo, first place news photo, first place photo spread, second place news photo, and third place sports photo.
Brent Bader, Lead Editor: Second place news story and honorable mention in arts feature.
Abney Bernardini, Arts Editor: Third place feature writing.
Joe Frye, Sports Editor: Second place sports column.
Saralyn Simpson, staff: Second place sports feature.
Brandon Urbance, sports staff: First place sports column
Jessie Winchel, IV Leader Opinion Editor: Third place editorial.
Megan Winkler, staff: First place sports feature.