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Nixa Journalism among top 10 in the nation

Published 5:00 am Wednesday, September 30, 2026

The covers for Wingspan, the news magazine produced by Nixa High School journalism students, for the 2025-2026 School Year. Nixa journalism students were recently awarded a top George H. Gallup award, marking Nixa High School as one of the top 10 schools in the nation for high school journalism. Photo courtesy of Nixa Public Schools.

Nixa Journalism earned a top George H. Gallup award from the Quill & Scroll International Honor Society for High School Journalists. This places Nixa High School among the top ten schools in the nation for high school journalism, according to Quill & Scroll’s rankings. Nixa’s student-produced news magazine, Wingspan, the broadcast news program EagleAir TV, along with NixaJournalism.net and the NHS Journalism Instagram account were judged on the five categories of General Practices, Coverage, Writing and Editing, Visuals, and Digital. The attached judge’s critique includes constructive feedback on each category.

Among the judge’s overall comments: “The students at Nixa High School valiantly exceed the usual expectations of high school journalism. You celebrate awesome news, you gently probe difficult issues, and you focus on the frustrations and joys of life in high school,”


The award was based on student work published during the 2025-26 school year.

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