Congregation Beth Torah member Zach Somberg is among several members of Blue Valley Northwest’s Husky Headlines staff to win a 2012 Emmy Award from Mid-America Chapter of The National Television Academy of Arts and Sciences in the high school division.

Zach, along with Taylor Andrews, earned first place in the human interest category for their story “Listen to Me,” about a young man with a hearing impairment.

The students were honored at the 36th Mid-America Emmy Gala Sept. 22 at the Midland Theatre in Kansas City, Mo.

Zach, a senior, is the son of Kelly and Dan Somberg.