MARCH 15, 2005

Mesa State College 15th Annual Media Day Winners Announced

Grand Junction, Colo. - More than 300 journalism students from Western Slope high schools recently competed for awards and scholarships during the 15th Annual Media Day, held March 8 at Mesa State College's W.W. Campbell College Center.

The winners in each category were:

Best all-around large school yearbook:
1. Durango High School, Durango, Colorado
2. Fruita Monument High School, Fruita, Colorado

Best all-around small school yearbook:
1. Cedaredge High School, Cedaredge, Colorado
2. Grand Valley High School, Parachute, Colorado
3. Plateau Valley High School, Collbran, Colorado

Best all-around large school newspaper:
1. Fruita Monument High School, Fruita, Colorado
2. Central High School, Grand Junction, Colorado
3. Palisade High School, Palisade, Colorado

Best all-around small school newspaper:
1. Grand Valley High School, Parachute, Colorado
2. Plateau Valley High School, Collbran, Colorado
3. Cedaredge High School, Cedaredge, Colorado

For more information, contact Byron Evers, associate professor of mass communications, at 970.248.1287 or bevers@mesastate.edu.

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