A host of Mercer Island High School (MIHS) journalists garnered awards at the Washington Journalism Education Association 2022 spring conference on March 5 at MIHS. Pictured are top row, left to right: Chris Twombley (English and journalism teacher), Alex Levin (Superior: Newswriting, State Journalist of the Year), Kate Grove (Excellent: Editorial Writing), Lena Hardisty (Superior: Editorial Cartooning) and Brooks Kahsai (Honorable Mention: Sports Action Photography). Bottom row, left to right: Max Hense (Superior: Review Writing), Sandra Pederson (Honorable Mention: Newspaper Feature Writing), Jordan Balousek (Superior: Headline Writing and Copy Editing) and Honor Warburg. Not pictured: Asha Woerner (Honorable Mention: Sports Feature Writing), Sam Pelter (Honorable Mention: Newspaper Feature Photo), Piper Pokorny (Excellent: Yearbook Sports Photo) and Mischa Gregory (Honorable Mention: Yearbook Feature Photo). MIHS also received, Excellent: News Website. Photo courtesy of the Mercer Island School District