Hawaii High School Journalism Awards – 4th overall in state
Best of SNO
Laurie He
“Commendation: The Dynamic Duo Wiring Robotics Success”
Rose Ganotisi
“Literal: Is it really a new reading app for the TikTok Generation?”
“Alumna Remembers Attack on Pearl Harbor”
Dominic Niyo and Kena Anien
“Finding Identity Through ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi”
Jacky Oasay
“Chicken Finds Home with McKinley’s Band”
Quill and Scroll Writing, Visual and Multimedia Awards
Editorial Cartoon – First Place
Cheska Orias – “AI Would Have Done Worse“
National Scholatic Press Association Awards
Fall Clips & Clips Opinion – Second Place
Cheska Orias – “Human Artists Have Passion – AI Has None“
2025 Feature Story of the Year – Fifth Place
Dominic Niyo – “Remembering Dawn Momohara“
2025 Writer of the Year – Honorable Mention
Dominic Niyo
Leadership Award in Student Journalism
Nhi Nguyen, Dominic Niyo, Jacky Oasay, Cheska Orias
Hawaii Journalist of the Year
Dominic Niyo – second place
Journalism Education Association
Adviser Cindy Reves – Medal of Merit