PAW AGAIN WINS TOP AWARDS

Once again, members of the PAW staff at Louis J. Schultz Middle School have proven themselves exemplary young journalists. The 1996 seventh grade newspaper staff earned five national awards and 14 state awards in this 11th year of publication.

The record of national recognition this publication has garnered is astounding. Among the state awards was Missouri Interscholastic Press Association's prestigious All-Missouri rating, which is the state journalism association's highest overall ranking.

A judge in the overall competition offered high praise to the staff, citing excellent writing, clean layout and a well-organized product. The judge praised the newspaper as offering news with the future in mind. He added an appropriate "bravo" to the staff.

Much of the credit goes to faculty adviser Pat Heckert, who has passed her expertise and talents onto these young students each year.

The Southeast Missourian would like to extend its personal congratulations to these students and Schultz School, which is the paper's adopt-a-school partner. The Missourian adds its own bravo to the PAW staff and Pat Heckert.