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The BHS Times takes home six awards in 2025 MIPA Individual Category competition
The BHS Times takes home six awards in 2025 MIPA Individual Category competition
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The BHS Times takes home six awards in 2025 MIPA Individual Category competition

Staff
April 28, 2025

Brighton High School’s student news site, The BHS Times, earned six awards in the Michigan Interscholastic Press Association’s Individual Category competition for Division 1 news writing. The BHS Times earned the following awards:

2nd Place in News Analysis: “BHS revokes second-quarter exam exemptions for seniors” by Ari Hickman
2nd Place in In-Depth Feature: “AI use by teachers offers benefits, sparks controversy in the classroom” by Ari Hickman
3rd Place in News Story: “‘Here to support you’: Yellow Ribbon Week returns to provide students with an anchor” by Ari Hickman
Honorable Mention in Informative Feature: “BHS takes strides toward incorporating AI in the classroom” by Ari Hickman
Honorable Mention in News Analysis: “Why December? And all you need to know about the scheduling change” by Gavin Hoeh
Honorable Mention in News Story: “A survivor’s warning on being a bystander: Dr. Butter shares her story” by Gavin Hoeh

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