The Columbia Scholastic Press Association recently announced that the online edition of “The Patriot” won a 2011 Gold Crown. Jcpatriot.com was one of nine high school newspaper websites in the nation to receive this award.

The Gold Crown marks the third award that jcpatriot.com has received in the two years that the staff has been running the website. Last year, “The Patriot” received a CSPA Silver Crown and was named a 2010 National Scholastic Press Association Pacemaker Finalist. In addition, the print edition of “The Patriot” was named a 2010 NSPA Pacemaker Finalist and received the George H. Gallup from Quill and Scroll, the international honorary society of high school journalists.

“The Patriot” staff was featured in “The Aegis” on March 25 and on ABC 2 News on April 13 in recognition of the online newspaper’s Gold Crown.

Jenny Hottle is the Online Editor for jcpatriot.com and “The Patriot.”