awards
Thanks to our donors, every year the iliad has the privilege of entering national, regional and state journalism competitions. Throughout the years, the iliad has earned a plethora of awards. Scroll to view the awards.
national scholastic press association
2023-2024
The 2023-24 iliad received fourth place Best in Show during the National Scholastic Press Association Journalism Education Association Fall 2024 National Fall High School Journalism Convention. The iliad was recognized by the National Scholastic Press Association.
Individual Awards:
Best Use of Social Media - Social Media Promotion: Second Place - Victoria Garland and Olivia Hendershot
Design of the Year - Literary/Specialty Magazine Cover: Honorable Mention - Olivia Hendershot and Elise Siegmund
Design of the Year - Literary/Specialty Magazine Page/Spread: Honorable Mention - Olivia Hendershot
columbia scholastic press association
2024-2025
The 2024-25 iliad Literary-Art Magazine was named a Crown Award Finalist. The Crown Awards honor top student publications which are selected for overall excellence as shown by their design, photography, concept, coverage, and writing. The iliad was recognized by the Columbia Scholastic Press Association.
southern interscholastic press association
2023-2024
The 2023-24 iliad Literary-Art program received the 2024 Scroggins Award: Best of South, and was recognized as All Southern by the Southern Interscholastic Press Association. All Southern is SIPA’s highest evaluation rating, and the iliad received top evaluations in Reader assistance, Design, Visual touches, and Special touches. The 2023-24 iliad Literary-Art Website received a third place Best of Show award during the 2024 SIPA conference.
Individual Awards:
Team On-site Production Competition - Best Overall: Victoria Garland, Margo McDaniel, Sam Harwell, and Lea D’Angelo
Team On-site Production Competition - Best Overall Writing Piece: Olivia Hendershot, Niles Flath, Flannery Ragan, and Jazlyn Ganzales-Albarran
georgia scholastic press association
2023-2024
The 2023-24 iliad Literary-Art Magazine was recognized as GSPA’s Superior Magazine in the category of General Excellence for Literary Magazines. The iliad is recognized by the Georgia Scholastic Press Association.
Individual Awards:
All-Georgia Literary-Magazine: Photograph, “Belting in Bayou”: Daniel Cruz
All-Georgia Literary-Magazine: Social Media Promotion: Victoria Garland
All-Georgia Literary-Magazine: Social Media Storytelling: Olivia Hendershot
national council of teachers of english
2022-2023
The 2022-23 iliad Literary-Art Magazine was selected to receive a rank of First Class in the 2023 NCTE Recognizing Excellence in Art and Literary Magazines (REALM) Program. The iliad is recognized by the National Council of Teachers of English.