The 'Shroom:Issue 165/End-of-the-Year Awards

End-of-the-Year Awards

It's that time of the year again, the time of celebration! Here, we honor the writers, staff, and contributors who have done their part to help make The 'Shroom of 2020 what it was, whose devotion to the newsletter allowed it to excel and evolve above and beyond across the 12-month span! This year, all of the awards are split into Diamond and Golden awards; Diamond awards are for exceptional performance in each category, while Golden awards are for those who didn't quite reach the top of the mountain but did a very good job getting close. This one's for the readers! This year, we have seven categories to go through:


 * Diamond and Golden Mario Award – Given to those who have written a single section for The 'Shroom for a prolonged period of time, displaying consistent devotion to The 'Shroom.
 * Diamond and Golden Bowser Award – Given to those who consistently submit their sections on time, displaying responsibility and good time management.
 * Diamond and Golden Peach Award – Given to those who consistently produce sections of excellent quality as decided by the general public (Section of the Month), displaying a dedication to the subject matter of their respective sections and a desire to bring the best out of them.
 * Diamond and Golden Yoshi Award – Given to those that have contributed many sections to the paper, displaying a willingness to test ones capabilities and spread their influence across The 'Shroom.
 * Diamond and Golden Toad Award – Given to those that have helped out The 'Shroom in extraordinary ways, honoring those who may have had smaller, possibly behind-the-scenes, roles to play, that were nonetheless important to the development of The 'Shroom.
 * Diamond and Golden 'Shroom Award – Given to the individuals that produced the best sections in 2020, as decided on by the Core Staff.
 * Poochy Award – An irregular award, this award is presented by the Core Staff to an individual who has gone above and beyond the expectations of their position to make a lasting contribution to The 'Shroom that has changed the basic expectations for the paper or its basic operations.

Among our categories are two new awards: Golden Toad Award and Poochy Award. After an internal staff discussion, we decided to improve the coverage of our awards. This year, we wanted to include among our coverage, the individuals who are constant participants during our 'Shroom-sponsored events, and thank them for their large involvements and contributions in those events. The Golden Toad Award will now be there from now on to represent this category.

As for the other newest addition this year, the Poochy Award, will be an award in an irregular format. This will be distributed under a case-by-case basis by decision of the Core 'Shroom Staff, instead of being given under a yearly basis. This award will be there to thank a selected individual who went above and beyond the expectations of their involvement with the newspaper, and who made huge contributions in helping out improving the operations of The 'Shroom.

Without further ado... let's rock!

Mario Award Diamond Recipients Golden Recipients

Bowser Award Diamond Recipients Golden Recipients

Peach Award Diamond Recipients Golden Recipients

Yoshi Award Diamond Recipients Golden Recipients

Toad Award Diamond Recipients Golden Recipients 'Shroom Award Diamond Recipients Golden Recipients Poochy Award Diamond Recipients