Congratulations to SCSPA and SIPA members who received the following awards at the 2015 JEA/NSPA Fall National Convention in Orlando, Florida, this past weekend.

2015 Broadcast Pacemaker Winner – Daily Program

Wave TV, Summerville HS

JEA Medal of Merit

Brenda Gorsuch, West Henderson HS adviser

NSPA Pioneer Award

Marilyn Chapman, South Carolina

2015 Fall National High School Journalism Convention Best of Show

Newspaper Special Edition

#1 – Tribal Tribune, Wando HS, Mt. Pleasant, S.C.
#8 – The Bear Facts, Lake Braddock HS, Burke, Va.

Publication Website Small School

#2 – Wingspan, West Henderson HS, Hendersonville, N.C.

Publication Website Large School

#5 – Odyssey, Clarke Central HS, Athens, Ga.

Broadcast Program

#3 – Wave TV, Summerville HS, Summerville, S.C.
#6 – Tribe Talk, Wando HS, Mt. Pleasant, S.C.

Newspaper Broadsheet

#9  – The Crimson Crier, Sparkman HS, Harvest, Ala.
#10 – The Newsstreak, Harrisonburg HS, Harrisonburg, Va.

Newspaper Tabloid 17 or More Pages

#5 – Tribal Tribune, Wando HS, Mt. Pleasant, S.C.

Yearbook 233-288 Pages

#1 – Westwind, West Henderson HS, Hendersonville, N.C.
#10 – Belltower, St. Thomas’ Episcopal School, Houston, Texas

Yearbook 289-336 Pages

#5 – The Lion, McKinney HS, McKinney, Texas

2015 Broadcast Story of the Year:
Broadcast News

#5 – Betsy Bullock, Cole Lowery, Isaiah Schmidt, Wave TV, Summerville HS, Summerville, South Carolina

2015 Photo of the Year:
Sports Action

#1 – Colin Mitchell, The Lion, McKinney HS, McKinney, Texas

Environmental Portrait

Honorable Mention – Chad Rhym, Odyssey, Clarke Central HS, Athens, Ga.

2015 Design of the Year
Newspaper Page One

#1 – Beryl Kessio, The Crimson Crier, Sparkman HS, Harvest, Ala.

Newsmagazine Cover

#1 – Laura Coffey and Kate Bryan, The Saxon Scope, Langley HS, McLean, Va.

Yearbook Page/Spread

#3 – Habiba Feroze, The Clan, McLean HS, McLean, Va

Magazine Page/Spread

#5 – Louise Platter, Ella Sams and Ethan Crane, Iliad, Clarke Central HS, Athens, Ga.
Honorable Mention – Katie Martin, The Lantern, Albemarle HS, Charlottesville, Va.

Infographic

#2 – Lacy Hamilton, The Raider Wire, North Forsyth HS, Cumming, Ga.

Illustration

Honorable Mention – Hannah Martin, Nexus, Henry W. Grady HS, Atlanta, Ga.

2015 Cartooning Awards
Editorial Cartoon

#4 – Ella Sams, Odyssey, Clarke Central HS, Athens, Ga.
Honorable Mention – Laura Mulrooney, The Bear Facts, Lake Braddock HS, Burke, Va.

Fall 2015 JEA Write-Off Results