PAW NEWSPAPER STAFF AT SCHULTZ SCHOOL TAKES AN ARMLOAD OF HONRS -- MAKING US VERY PROUD

Pardon us if our pride is showing, but we're excited as proud parents about the high honors received by the staff of the Paw newspaper, a publication produced by seventh graders at Louis J. Schultz School.

The Southeast Missourian has been the school's Adopt-A-School partner since 1985, and it has been a joy over those years to see the student newspaper grow and thrive, giving these young journalists a worthwhile learning experience.

The Paw recently was named an All-Missouri newspaper by the Missouri Interscholastic Press Association. It was one of just 15 school newspapers to achieve this distinction. And it was one of only two junior high-middle school papers to rank so high.

On top of that, Paw reporters and photographers collected 20 individual awards in the state competition, including four Show Me awards for special distinction in a category.

Pat Heckert, the Paw adviser, and all of the students who have worked so hard to win these awards, deserve the highest praise for a job well done.