Scroggins Award: Best of South

Does your program have what it takes to be the best in the South?

Each year, SIPA presents its highest honor, the Scroggins Award: Best of South, recognizing top media programs.  To be eligible, a program must be a SIPA member, pay the $20 entry fee, and complete the entry form by November 1. Finalists will be announced in January, and winners are announced at the Convention.

 

 

2026 Scroggins Winners:

Broadcast 

East Cooper Student News East Cooper CAS 

Tiger Eye News- Fred T. Foard High School 

 

Literary-Arts Magazine 

Iliad- Clarke Central High School 

 

Newspaper 

The Dispatch- James Bowie High School 

The Southerner- Midtown High School 

 

Newsmagazine 

ODYSSEY- Clarke Central High School 

The Eagle Eye- Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School 

The Shield- McCallum High School 

 

Online 

Coppell Student Media- Coppell High School  

ODYSSEY Media Group- Clarke Central High School 

The Shield Online- McCallum High School 

The Southerner Online- Midtown High School 

 

Yearbook 

Aerie- Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School 

Lone Star- James Bowie High School 

Legend- Wando High School 

The Round-Up- Woodland Junior High School 

The Carrilon- Bellaire High School