(Burnsville, MN) – The staff of the Atlantic High School’s online publication, the “AHSNeedle,” was awarded the title of being a School Newspapers Online (SNO) Distinguished Site. According to SNO press release, before being awarded the title, the AHSneedle earned online digital badges in the area 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, the six badges make up the SNO Distinguished Sites program.

Each year, SNO offers student journalism programs with outstanding online publications the opportunity to apply to become an SNO Distinguished Site. School Newspapers Online established the Distinguished Sites program to eliminate ambiguity and delineate standards of excellence for an online student news site. Last year, 74 schools earned all of the badges and the honor of being an SNO Distinguished Site.

View the AHSneedle at https:ahsneedle.com or see their stories on their social media partners.

To learn more about SNO, visit www.snosites.com.