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Reminder that SNO now requires captions and attributions for any images, graphics, drawings, etc. included in @BestofSNO submissions. This piece from ENO offers a great example of captions that make graphics more accessible to those w/screen readers: eaglenationonline.com/70063/showcase…

Reminder: We've updated @BestofSNO guidelines this year and now require a caption AND attribution for any images, graphics, drawings, etc. used in the story. Make sure to double check that you have those so your story is eligible for publication!

Major kudos to Antwan Angeles, Ana Hurtado, and Romina Pietanza, whose video news piece on downtown West Chicago just won a Best of SNO award. Watch the video: wildcatchronicle.org/26669/44/revit… Ana has the distinction of winning TWO Best of SNO awards this week! @BestofSNO @WestChicagoIL

Congrats to Brayden Alderton, whose touching tribute to Devin Newcombe's legacy won a Best of SNO award this week. Read the article on the Chronicle: wildcatchronicle.org/26498/44/human… @BestofSNO

Congrats to Peggy and Rhea on being nationally recognized by Best of School Newspapers Online for their article on the California wildfires! Read it here: ghfalcon.com/17802/news/the… @Green_Hope_High @Ms_Cleveland @wakeedpa @BestofSNO #CaliforniaWildfires

The Crimson has been recognized as the 19th SNO distinguished site in the country!! In order to achieve this, you need to meet 80 different criteria split up into six categories. Congrats to the hardworking staff and to see more of our material, visit bhscrimson.com!

Congratulations to freshman Charlie Crass for earning her first @BestofSNO honor for her podcast about senior Kiersten St. Julien. Crass, who is also an artist, plans to continue creating podcasts. Listen to her first podcast about Kiersten here: kptimes.com/17479/features…

Congratulations to Staff Writer Jozlynn Smith for earning her first @BestofSNO award for her reporting on deer-related car accidents. This is the fifth Best of SNO award for the Trail this semester. @fcboe @MHSChiefEvents mhstrail.org/news/2024/12/1…

To infinity and beyond…the nationally recognized writing awards are piling up - four more coming next week!! @theghfalcon @Green_Hope_High @wakeedpa @BestofSNO

"From county secessions in Illinois to a city e-bike ordinance in California, Best of SNO’s news category included eight state and local politics stories in the past month." sno.buzz/4fTSdPa

🏆 Shoutout to Wingspan (Liberty High School, TX) and The Delphi (Delaware Valley Regional High School, NJ) for achieving SNO Distinguished Site status! 🎉 Want to join the ranks of excellence in scholastic journalism? Start your journey here: sno.buzz/3OzUOl7

Congratulations to Rhiannon Diffendal and Maddy Behr for earning Best of School Newspapers Online recognition for their story “Silent video story explains ASL Clubs’s silent dinner.”

Shoutout to Brayden Alderton and Dominic Wasserstrom (and Mariah Varnado and Anjali Rai, who were not there today) for their Best of SNO win. Read their article on the Chronicle! wildcatchronicle.org/25441/44/human… @BestofSNO

Gabriella Castro won her first Best of SNO this week! Check out her feature article on school spirit: wildcatchronicle.org/25783/features… @BestofSNO

Congratulations to Danielle Nalley for earning her first @BestofSNO honor for her video on 8th Grade Night. See her award-winning work here: kptimes.com/17020/news/tea…

Congratulations to The Delphi staff for being named @schoolnewspaper 11th Distinguished Site of this school year, and thank you to our readership for continuing to support local, student journalism.

Congrats to @TheStandardASL for earning their @schoolnewspaper Site Excellence badge on their first submission! If you want an example of what we are looking for, their live site (standard.asl.org) and design draft (standard.asl.org/?draft=11) are great examples!

🎤 Student Journalists: Your voice matters! Share your journalism experience and why it’s important—with NYT readers. 📰✨ 👉 Read and submit here: sno.buzz/4hXlXMd #StudentJournalism #WhyItMatters