The U-High Midway staff placed in four Best of Show categories, including first place for the Midway website for schools with fewer than 1,500 students, in a national competition sponsored by the National Scholastic Press Association.

The Midway won eighth place in the category for tabloid newspapers up to 16 pages with the March 12 two-page issue.

In the podcast category, assistant editor Adrianna Nehme placed eighth for her podcast, “Without volunteers, organizations need extra assistance,” and arts co-editor Julian Ingersoll placed 10th in the COVID-19 Coverage category with “Throughout pandemic, students explore LGBTQ+ identity.”

“We’ve been working really hard and under difficult circumstances, and our hard work has really paid off,” Ella Beiser, editor-in-chief, said. “I’m really proud of the staff.”

The Midway website was also a finalist for the Online Pacemaker Award but did not receive the award. The NSPA announced these awards April 10 during the virtual JEA/NSPA Spring National High School Journalism Convention.