The publications department took 76 Individual Achievement Awards in 4A state competition on April 12-13 at the Interscholastic League Press Conference at the University of Texas in Austin.
The 2025 Tepee yearbook to an Award of Distinguished Merit in statewide competition.
Individual awards for yearbook include:
THEME SELECTION AND
DEVELOPMENT
Second place–Melissa Gutierrez Tarango
HEADLINES
First place–Tepee staff
INDEX SPREAD
Second place–Xzairius Vasquez, Brian Castaneda and Bostyn Jaquez
CAPTIONS
First place–Melissa Gutierrez Tarango
STUDENT LIFE-FOCUSED
SPREAD
Honorable mention–Kamryn Kirk, honorable mention–Ivy Flores
SPORTS-FOCUSED SPREAD
Honorable mention–Elisia Jaramillo
ACADEMIC-FOCUSED SPREAD
Honorable mention–Daniela Jimenez Aguirre
CLASS SPREAD
Third place–Kylie Peters
CLUB/ORGANIZATION-
FOCUSED SPREAD
Honorable mention–Jaxon Hand
BLENDED COVERAGE SPREAD
Third place–Ivy Flores
INFOGRAPHIC
Third place–Ivy Flores and Cinthia Yanez Martinez, honorable mention–Ivy Flores
STUDENT LIFE FEATURE STORY
Second place–Ivy Flores
ACADEMIC FEATURE STORY
First place–Daniela Jimenez Aguirre, second place–Laila Guzman
SPORTS FEATURE STORY
Second place Jammie Sotelo, honorable mention–Ricardo Cortez
CLUB/ORGANIZATION
FEATURE STORY
First place–Jaxon Hand, second place–Mia Cowan
SPORTS ACTION PHOTO
Second place–Owen Call
SPORTS FEATURE PHOTO
First place–Ivy Flores
ACADEMIC PHOTO
Third place–Sophie Guenther, honorable mention–Anna Hernandez
STUDENT LIFE PHOTO
Third place–Ivy Flores
CLUB/ORGANIZATION PHOTO
First place–Javy Rodriguez, second place Grant Casey
PHOTO PORTFOLIOS
First place–Ivy Flores, second place–Sophie Guenther
The War Whoop newspaper received an Award of Distinguished Merit and was nominated as a Star Finalist.
Individual awards for print newspaper included:
NEWS WRITING
Honorable mention–Melissa Gutierrez Tarango
EDITORIAL WRITING
First place–Kylie Peters and Mia Cowan
SPORTS NEWS STORY
Third place–Mia Cowan
ENTERTAINMENT REVIEW
Third place–Kylie Peters
PHOTO STORY
First place Ricardo Cortez and Delilah Froese; second place–Melissa Gutierrez, Xaydren Langley andDelilah Froese
CARTOON
Third place–Kylie Peters
FEATURE PAGE/SPREAD DESIGN
Second place–Melissa Gutierrez Tarango
EDITORIAL PAGE/SPREAD
DESIGN
Honorable mention–Melissa Gutierrez and Kylie
Peters
PAGE ONE NEWSPAPER
DESIGN
Honorable mention–Melissa Gutierrez Tarango
GENERAL NEWS PHOTO
Second place–Delilah Froese, third place–Mikey Cavazos
SPORTS ACTION PHOTO
First–Mattie Hice, honorable mention–Belen Favela
SPORTS FEATURE PHOTO
First place–Ivy Flores
HEADLINES
Honorable mention–War Whoop Staff
The online newspaper warwhooponline.com took an Award of Honor in statewide competition.
Individual online newspaper awards included:
EDITORIAL WRITING
Third place: Anaiah Beydoun, honorable mention-Anaiah Beydoun
SPORTS NEWS STORY
honorable mention–Melissa Gutierrez Tarango, honorable mention Mia Cowan
SPORTS FEATURE STORY
Third place–Melissa Gutierrez Tarango
FEATURE WRITING
Third place–Kylie Peters
ENTERTAINMENT REVIEW
Third period–Kylie Peters, honorable mention Kylie Peters
ENTERTAINMENT REVIEW
Second place–Melissa Gutierrez Tarango, third place Kylie Peters
PHOTO SLIDESHOW
First place–Ivy Flores, second place–Ivy Flores
PERSONAL COLUMN
First place–Susana Payan-Quintana, honorable mention-Anaiah Beydoun
STUDENT ARTWORK/CARTOON
First place–Kylie Peters, second place–Kylie Peters
MULTIMEDIA PACKAGE
First place–Melissa Gutierrez Tarango and Mikey Cavazos
VIDEO STORY
Second place–Brian Castaneda, third place–Brian Castaneda
GENERAL NEWS PHOTO
First place–Mikey Cavazos
FEATURE PHOTO
First place–Evelyn Sanchez, second place–Jaxson Ruthardt
ENTERTAINMENT PHOTO
First place–Ivy Flores, second place–Nanci Siemens
SPORTS ACTION PHOTO
Second place–Mattie Hice, third place–Ivy Flores
SPORTS FEATURE PHOTO
Second place–Mattie Hice, third place–Ricardo Cortez
PHOTO PORTFOLIO
Second place–Ivy Flores, third place–Mattie Hice
The broadcast program The BEAT took an Award of Honor in statewide competition.
GENERAL SPORTS STORY
Third place–Brian Castaneda
ANCHOR TEAM PRESENTATION
Third place–Mikey Cavazos and Mia Cowan
TECHNICAL DIRECTING
First place–Mikey Cavazos
INTRO SEQUENCE
Third place–Mikey Cavazos
INDIVIDUAL ON-AIR TALENT
Second place–Mia Cowan
