Members of The Courier staff attended the Ohio Scholastic Media Association State Convention at Kent State University on March, 24. OSMA hosts an annual writing contest judged by journalism experts. Collectively, the Solon journalism students won 29 awards including Second Place for Best Overall News Website. The writers also collected individual accolades—you can read their award-winning articles and see a complete list of their accomplishments below.

Superior Awards

Online Sports Story, Edward Melsher- “Boys XC runs into early success”

Online Sports Story, Chad Spurio – “Girls varsity soccer ends remarkable season”

Personality Profile, Hannah Edelman – “‘It all started with some music and some pills’ ; the story of a recovering Solon Comet”

Review, Edward Melsher – “‘4 Your Eyez Only’ is J. Cole’s best yet’

Sports News, Chad Spurio – “Girl’s varsity tennis serves up a great season)”

Commentary, Hannah Edelman – “Singular ‘they’ shouldn’t be sacrilege”

Online Interactive or Graphic Element, Hannah Edelman – “Which SHS Club is right for you?”

Infographic, Hannah Edelman – “Step Aside Christmas”

Alternative Copy, Hannah Edelman – “Advice for AP Students”

Alternative Copy, Edward Melsher – “Solon football players receive AP accolades”

Excellent Awards

Personality Profile, Meredith Maiorana – “SHS graduate Adam Carr launches original webseries”

Review, Meredith Maiorana – “Disney’s ‘Moana’ shatters expectations”

Sports News, Edward Melsher – “Boys cross country blazes way to state championship”

Online News Story, Meredith Maiorana – “Chelsea Clinton visits Solon Community Center for campaign rally”

Online News Story, Hannah Edelman – “New SHS club fosters cultural connections”

News Feature, Hannah Edelman – “SHS seniors drum up support for band petition”

News Feature, Christina Cartwright – “Drama Club presents ‘Much Ado About Nothing’”

Online Interactive, Madison McGirr – “Which SHS teacher are you?”

Sports Feature, Christina Cartwright – “Speedy sophomore Olivia Howell excels on girls XC”

Honorable Mention

Newswriting, Christina Cartwright – “JSA hosts democrats v. conservatives debate”

Photo Story, Christina Cartwright – “SHS juniors visit Boston”

Feature Photo, Madison McGirr – “A call for SHS Spirit to be more inclusive”

Feature Photo, Hannah Edelman – “Drama Club presents ‘Much Ado About Nothing’”

News Photo, Hannah Edelman – “Clinton visits Cleveland for pre-Ohio primary rally”

Sports Feature, Edward Melsher – “Remembering Andre Jackson”

Online Package, Hannah Edelman – “SHS celebrates democracy at BBYO election night party”

Commentary, Meredith Maiorana – “A call for SHS to be more inclusive”

Sports Opinion, Meredith Maiorana – “My love letter to Cleveland”