UHSM is an annual event sponsored by Marshall s School of Journalism and Mass Communications, and supported through grants from the university and the West Virginia Press Association. It began in 1927 with the goal of improving and rewarding high school journalism in the Tri-State area, McClure said. Membership is free. Awards were presented for best entries in newspapers, yearbooks and broadcast journalism in categories of overall quality, writing and design. Judging for UHSM is coordinated by Dwight Jensen, associate professor of journalism at Marshall.
Judges are national award winners from newspapers and broadcast stations around the country.
An alphabetical listing of schools follows the listing of awards categories. No third place awarded. No third place awarded. No third place awarded. No third place awarded.