Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Horse Creek Academy - HCA Today Entry Title: Abigail Turner Entry Credit: Abigail Turner Judge Comment: The school shooting commentary piece in this portfolio was particularly strong. Very clever, informative writing and well-executed. The other pieces in this portfolio show the journalist's ability to cover a broad range of stories, all with a high caliber of writing.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Horse Creek Academy - HCA Today Entry Title: Eryn Fox Portfolio Entry Credit: Eryn Fox Judge Comment: The JEA Centennial piece and Child Care Crisis piece are excellent. This journalist is a skilled writer, but I’d like to see more consistency across the portfolio, and more emphasis on stories that are especially relevant to the student body.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Horse Creek Academy - HCA Today Entry Title: Evan Fulmer Entry Credit: Evan Fulmer Judge Comment: This journalist has a firm grasp on effective storytelling and writing, but the news and feature pieces aren’t as engaging as the Do Not Touch piece. I would love to see more of that creativity in the approach to all of the journalist’s work.
