Staples High School News Publication Recognized As Distinguished Site

WESTPORT, CT — Each year, School Newspapers Online offers student journalism programs with outstanding online publications the opportunity to apply to become a "SNO Distinguished Site."

According to a news release provided by the school, the staff of Staples High School’s publication, Inklings News, earned this status this month.

Before being awarded the title of SNO Distinguished Site, Inklings News earned online digital badges in the areas of site excellence, story page design, writing, multimedia, coverage and audience engagement.

Representing what SNO sees as the six components of a modern news website, these six individual badges make up the SNO Distinguished Sites program, according to the school.

SNO started the SNO Distinguished Sites program to eliminate ambiguity and delineate standards of excellence for an online student news site. Last year, 67 schools earned all of the badges and the honor of becoming a SNO Distinguished Site, according to the school.