SM East’s Harbinger wins prestigious ‘Gold Crown’ from Columbia organization

SM East’s journalism program has another feather to place in its cap.

The Harbinger was among just 66 high school publications from across the country to earn a “Gold Crown” award from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association this month. More than 1,200 publications were eligible for the awards.

The Harbinger earned its honor in the CSPA’s Hybrid Publication category. A total of 14 publications earned Gold Crowns in the category.

SM North’s yearbook, The Indian, won a Gold Crown from the CSPA, and SM Northwest’s newspaper, The Northwest Passage, won a Silver Crown.

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Jay Senter

Jay Senter is the founder and publisher of the Johnson County Post.

He earned his bachelor’s degree in business at the University of Wisconsin – Madison, where he worked as a reporter and editor at The Badger Herald.

He went on to receive a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Kansas. While he was in graduate school, he also worked as a reporter for the Lawrence Journal-World.

His reporting has appeared in the Kansas City Star, The Pitch and The New York Times, among other publications.

Senter was the recipient of the Johnson County Community College Headliner Award in 2023.

SM East’s Harbinger wins prestigious ‘Gold Crown’ from Columbia organization

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