Students from The Oracle and Etruscan, South’s newspaper and yearbook, attended the Kettle Moraine Press Association Scholastic Journalism Conference (KEMPA) on Thursday, Oct. 15., where both publications
received the All-KEMPA award, the highest award given.

Students traveled with Kristen Porter, Etruscan Adviser, and received many awards. Etruscan won awards including Superior Theme Development, Academic Spread, Student Life Spread, Sport Spread, and more.

The Oracle also won individual and collective awards, including Excellent Breaking News, Features Story, Reviews, and Best in Show for Staff Editorials. Additionally, this is the second year The Oracle has received All-KEMPA.

KEMPA is a non-profit organization that supports student-lead journalism and holds an annual conference at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, according to the KEMPA website. The event works to benefit high school publications through workshops and sessions, Porter said. Student journalists at-
tend two workshops by real-world journalists or journalism teachers, Porter said.

After receiving awards, the judges also give specific feedback for publications, with notes written on every page, which are taken into account when moving forward, Porter said.

“It was great to hear how invested the judges were, and the thoughts on the book,” Porter said. “I really appreciate it.”