The Norseman staff competed in the ILPC competition which assess articles written for high school newspapers across the state. The Norseman staff submitted articles from Feb. 2016 – Feb. 2017 in both the print and online categories. The following awards were earned:

Print
Editorial Writing
Honorable Mention (4th) – Staff
Sports Feature
3rd – Staff
Feature Writing
1st – Danica Mendes
2nd – Payton McKeehan
Entertainment Review
2nd – Gail Finch
Honorable Mention (4th) – Mackenzie Johnson
Personal Opinion Column
Honorable Mention (4th) – Gail Finch
Cartoon
Honorable Mention (4th) – Gail Finch
Headlines
1st – Staff
Social Media
Honorable Mention (4th) – Staff

Online
Sports Feature
2nd – Payton McKeehan
Honorable Mention (4th) – Madi Little
Personal Opinion Column
3rd – Danica Mendes
Honorable Mention (4th) – Shannon Keyser
Feature Design Page
Honorable Mention (4th) – Staff
Editorial Page Design
Honorable Mention (4th) – Staff
Double Truck Design
2nd – Staff
Headlines
Honorable Mention (4th) – Staff