Bobcat yearbook team earns second place honors

The Bobcat Roundtop Yearbook captured the Silver Star and All-State Honors with a second place ranking in the 1A/2A division at the 2023 Wyoming Student Media Association (WSMA) Convention held at the University of Wyoming. The Bobcats won these honors with last year's book, which was published through Jostens with the theme: Trending Now.

This was the second consecutive state convention and competition held by WSMA at the University of Wyoming and the second consecutive All-State finish for the Bobcats. Over 150 students and 12 schools attended the convention and even more schools entered the competition.

"The excellent convention content was put together by the University of Wyoming Communications Department and the WSMA board," said Yearbook Advisor/Teacher and Secretary of the WSMA Board, Lyle Wiley.

"UW provided interesting and helpful educational workshops and keynote speakers for our journalism students," added Wiley.

Wiley had high praise for the work of his Bobcat Yearbook staff. "Our journalism students must be proficient in many tasks to put together a high quality yearbook. They must snap excellent photos, design pages, interview others, write stories, and do it all on a strict printing deadline," said Wiley. 

Individual Bobcats were also honored with awards for their outstanding work in Journalism.  Junior Tymber Eckley received a Silver Star, second place, and All-State Honors for Yearbook Writing. Junior Maddison Andreen received a Bronze Star and All-State Honors for Yearbook Writing. The following students received Bronze Stars in Yearbook Design: Eckley, Andreen, Sophomore Sharon Burgess, Junior Brody Potter, and Junior Kaylee Bazzle.

Last year's Roundtop Yearbook is available for purchase at Hot Springs County High School now, and pre-orders for the upcoming book (theme: We Are All Stars) can be completed online. Email Lyle Wiley at wiley@hotsprings1.org for more information.