Mount Carmel Academy students brought home multiple awards from the 51st Annual Tom Bell Silver Scribe Awards, presented by the Loyola University College of Music and Media, School of Communication and Design.
The statewide competition is open to all Louisiana high schools and celebrates excellence in student journalism and media production.
WMCA students earned the following honors:
Broadcast Categories
Weekly News Show
1st Place: WMCA – Feb. 6, 2026
Kada Mataya, Gabriela Brown, Julie Cochran, Leila Rodriguez, Natalie Johnson, Angelina Lambert, Ella White, Ava White
PSA (Less Than 60 Seconds)
1st Place: Safe Schools App PSA
Grace Long, Josie Randol, Christina England, Stella Junius
Broadcast News Story
1st Place: “Bobby Moore”
Kada Mataya
Broadcast Videography
1st Place: “Dear Diary”
Elia Borden, Gloria Daroca
Entertainment Video
2nd Place: Football Essentials
Elyse Dysart
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