2006 News Media Evaluation Awards

Judges cited 38 school publications from 19 states and Canada as George H. Gallup recipients in the 2006 Quill and Scroll News Media Evaluation Service.

Named for the founder of of Quill and Scroll and the Gallup Poll, the award is given only to those publications that have achieved and sustained excellence.

To be considered for the Gallup Award, the publication must score at least 925 points out of the possible 1,000; earn superior achievement in all five sections of the score book; apply for Gallup consideration at the time of submission, and submit substantiating evidence.

Gallup Award recognition is based on extraordinary improvement, exceptional service to the school and community, editorial campaigns, and in-depth reporting on special issues.

International First Place Award recognition, which requires at least 900 points, went to 84 schools. The International Second Place Award, which requires at least 800 points, was awarded to 60 schools. The International Honor Award, which requires at least 700 points, was earned by seven schools.

Gallup Winners

BRITISH COLUMBIA

  • Coquitlam, Gleneagle Secondary
ARIZONA
  • Tucson, Salpointe Catholic HS
CALIFORNIA
  • North Hollywood, Harvard-Westlake
COLORADO Grand Junction, Grand Junction HS Highlands Ranch, Rock Canyon HS FLORIDA Ft Walton Beach, Choctawhatchee High Miami, Dr Michael Krop HS GEORGIA Atlanta, Henry W Grady HS Decatur, Decatur HS INDIANA Columbus, Columbus North HS Indianapolis, Lawrence Central HS Munster, Munster HS IOWA Cedar Rapids, John F. Kennedy HS Davenport, Davenport West Iowa City, City High School Iowa City, West High School Runnells, SE Polk HS MASSACHUSETTS Newtonville, F.A. Day Jr. HS Newtonville, Newton North HS MARYLAND Bethesda, Walt Whitman HS Potomac, Winston Churchill HS Rockville, Rockville HS MICHIGAN Sterling Heights, Stevenson HS Grosse Pointe Farms, Grosse Pointe South HS Southfield, Southfield HS MISSOURI Clayton, Clayton HS St. Louis, Ladue Horton Watkins HS St Louis, Lindbergh HS NEW JERSEY Middlletown, Middletown HS South NEVADA Reno, McQueen HS NEW YORK Brocton, Brocton HS OHIO Findlay, Findlay HS Liberty Twp, Lakota East HS PENNSYLVANIA Pottsville, Pottsville Area HS SOUTH DAKOTA Sioux Falls, Lincoln HS VIRGINIA Chantilly, Westfield HS McLean, McLean High School WISCONSIN Wauwatosa, Wauwatusa East HS