Akins Students recently submitted pieces to the Best in Texas Contest, presented by the Texas Association of Journalism Educators (TAJE). This contest allows journalism students from across Texas to submit their pieces to be recognized for an award in news and broadcast. To see a list of all the students that were recognized for their work, click this link:

Our very own Akins Journalists took home 8 awards at the contest with a variety of stories. Congratulations to the Akins students who took home awards and to all the students who participated. Here are the 8 award-winning articles that took home an award here at Akins:

News Story — Ashley Caceres-Sanchez — Superior

Personal Opinion Column — Jeremiah Santos — Superior

In-Depth News/Feature Story — Roberto Ramirez — Honorable Mention

Personal Opinion Column — Diego Hernandez — Honorable Mention

Entertainment Review — Antonio Cerda-Puenta and Eduardo Cerda — Honorable Mention

Editorial Cartoon — Hayden Garcia — Honorable Mention

Editorial Page Design — Hannah Patnode — Honorable Mention

Issue 1, October 2023

Entertainment Page Design — Samadhi Dudich — Honorable Mention