Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Harrisburg High School Entry Title: The Purple Clarion Entry Credit: Isabella Dooley Judge Comment: Nice reverse header with social links, date, and search bar. Site has organized navigation with interactive drop down. Clean footer. Consider adding a contact us page. More updated content showcasing a recent podcast, spotlight photo or gallery would help refresh the site. Stories could use some internal/external links. Consider moving the flipbook print version off the homepage and highlight it in main menu instead. Mobile is responsive. Great job, Harrisburg!
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Okawville Jr/Sr High School Entry Title: Launch Pad Entry Credit: Laura Cook, KateLyn Borrenpohl, Brynn Rhodes Judge Comment: Homepage is straightforward with concise headers. Consider narrowing the colors down to 1 main color and 1 accent color. Most articles are text heavy so possibly use a free stock photo site as images could help visitor engagement and create a more dynamic viewer experience. I like the sports score ticker element. Mobile is responsive. Countdown is a good feature and can be used to break up content. Good job, Okawville!
