The Spoke consistently receives the Gold Award from the Pennsylvania School Press Association and is a Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Medalist.

From the past three years…

Gold Medalist, 2006-07, 2007-08 and 2008-09, Columbia Scholastic Press Association
Gold, 2006-07 and 2007-08 and 2008-09, Pennsylvania School Press Association
First Class, 2006-07, 2007-08 and 2008-09 National Scholastic Press Association

First Class Web site, 2008-09, National Scholastic Press Association

36 Gold Awards, Individual Categories, PSPA 07-08
21 Gold Awards, Individual Categories, PSPA 06-07

The Spoke’s gambling investigation wins the 2008 News Story of the Year Award from the National Scholastic Press Association

Award is co-sponsored by the American Society of Newspaper Editors

View the winning story in PDF form, as it appeared in the February 2008 issue of The SPOKE:  Page 1 Page 2 Page 3

NSPA Press Release can be read here

Complete List of Story of the Year Winners can be read here