▁senior ▁have ▁been ▁named ▁journalist ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Texas ▁for ▁eight ▁consecutive ▁years ▁( 2 0 1 3 – 2 0 2 0 ) ▁by ▁the ▁NS PA . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁a ▁senior ▁was ▁named ▁NS PA ' s ▁national ▁journalist ▁of ▁the ▁year ; ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁fourth ▁SM ▁student ▁in ▁ 7 ▁years ▁to ▁rank ▁among ▁the ▁country ' s ▁top ▁three ▁high ▁school ▁journal ists . ▁ ▁The ▁debate ▁team ▁has ▁won ▁four ▁national ▁policy ▁debate ▁titles , ▁most ▁recently ▁winning ▁the ▁National ▁Deb ate ▁Co aches ▁Association ▁title ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁In ▁addition , ▁the ▁team ▁won ▁the ▁" world ▁championship " ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁International ▁Public ▁Policy ▁Forum . ▁The ▁school ▁itself ▁ann ually ▁hosts ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁pr estig ious ▁high ▁school ▁debate ▁tournament s ▁in ▁the ▁country , ▁the ▁Heart ▁of ▁Texas ▁Inv it ational . ▁ ▁The ▁school ' s ▁phot ography ▁program ▁has ▁been ▁named ▁best ▁in ▁state ▁by ▁the ▁Association ▁of ▁Texas ▁Phot ography ▁Inst ruct ors ▁( AT PI ) ▁for ▁ 1 3 ▁consecutive ▁years ▁( 2 0 0 7 – 2 0 1 9 ). ▁The ▁AT PI ▁contest ▁draw s ▁about ▁ 7 0 0 0 ▁entries ▁from ▁about ▁ 9 0 ▁schools ▁scattered ▁across ▁ 5 ▁states . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁Texas ▁High ▁School ▁Sho ot ▁Out ▁( host ed ▁by ▁the ▁phot ography ▁department