Best in Broadcast

Wave TV, Summerville HS

Best Newspaper

Tribal Tribune, Wando HS

Best in Online Media

SPINwired, South Pointe HS

2016 Reid H. Montgomery Adviser of the Year

Claudine Hughes, Visions literary magazine adviser, Northwestern HS

2016 SCSPA Scholarship Winner

Summer Huechtker, SPINwired, South Pointe HS

2016 S.C. Scholastic Journalist of the Year

Cole Lowery, Wave TV, Summerville HS

Newspaper Palmetto Awards

Class I (1-1,550 students): The Cavalier, Richland Northeast HS

Class II (1,551+ students): Tribal Tribune, Wando HS

Class III (newsmagazines): The Renaissance, Dutch Fork HS

Broadcast Program Awards

Honor

• Wildcat TV, Lexington HS
• TNN, James Island Charter HS

Superior

• The Silver Screen Report, Dutch Fork HS
• NAFO News, Nation Ford HS
• RNE-TV, Richland Northeast HS
• Real TV, Stratford HS

All-State

• The Buzz, Fort Mill HS
• Wave TV, Summerville HS
• Tribe Talk, Wando HS

Newspaper Program Awards

Class I (1-1,550 students)

Honor

• Palmetto Leaf, Camden HS

Superior

• Norse News, Spartanburg HS
• The Blue & Gold, Travelers Rest HS

All-State

• The Cavalier, Richland Northeast HS

Class II (1,551+ students)

Superior

• The Prowler, Carolina Forest HS

All-State

• Sword & Shield, Laurens District 55 HS
• The Talon, Nation Ford HS
• Tribal Tribune, Wando HS

Class III (Newsmagazines)

Superior

• The Cavalier, Dorman HS
• The Pitchfork, Lugoff-Elgin HS
• SPIN, South Pointe HS

All-State

• The Renaissance, Dutch Fork HS
• The Stinger, Irmo HS

Online Media Program Awards

Honor

• CSPNeagles, Chapin HS
• Tribal Tribune online, Wando HS

Superior

• BMCN, Brashier Middle College Charter HS
• The Wave Breaker online, Summerville HS

All-State

• SPINwired, South Pointe HS

ESNA Sweepstakes Awards

Class A (1,550 or fewer students)

• First Place – The Cavalier, Richland Northeast HS
• Second Place – The Blue & Gold, Travelers Rest HS
• Third Place – Palmetto Leaf, Camden HS

Class B (1,551+ students)

• First Place – Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
• Second Place – Sword & Shield, Laurens District 55 HS
• Third Place – The Talon, Nation Ford HS

Spring Photography Contest

Theme: OUTDOOR ADVENTURES

First Place – Jeremy Powers, Spartanburg HS

Second Place – Carson Tucker, Summerville HS

Third Place – Jack Davern, Camden Military Academy

Broadcast Individual Competition

• Anchor
  • First Place – Betsy Bullock, Wave TV, Summerville HS
  • Second Place – Caroline Stricklin, The Buzz, Fort Mill HS
  • Third Place – Leverette Williams, RNE-TV, Richland Northeast HS
• Feature Story
  • First Place – Ann Bailey and Dailyn Filipak, Wave TV, Summerville HS
  • Second Place – Ricky Schmidt and Reagan Gresham, Tribe Talk, Wando HS
  • Third Place – Kevin O’Dell, RNE-TV, Richland Northeast HS
• Graphics
  • First Place – Chase Apolloni & Jarrod Armenta, The Buzz, Fort Mill HS
  • Second Place – Joshua Felty and Ricky Schmidt, Tribe Talk, Wando HS
• News Story
  • First Place – Betsy Bullock, Cole Lowery and Isaiah Schmidt, Wave TV, Summerville HS
  • Second Place – Reagan Gresham and Ricky Schmidt, Tribe Talk, Wando HS
  • Third Place – Zoe Cruz, The Buzz, Fort Mill HS
• Personality Profile/Human Interest
  • First Place – Ann Bailey, Carson Tucker and Taylor Diamond-Seagriff, Wave TV, Summerville HS
  • Second Place – Mark Maddaloni and Savannah Hodson, Tribe Talk, Wando HS
  • Third Place – Canada Dayton, Real TV, Stratford HS
• Public Service Announcement
  • First Place – Alexis Bambach, Samantha Bowen and Zoe Cruz, The Buzz, Fort Mill HS
  • Second Place – Jack McAlister, Tribe Talk, Wando HS
  • Third Place – Hannah Mauldin, Peyton Sipe, Madison Shealy, Noelle Smith and Caroline Kirkland, Wildcat TV, Lexington HS
• Reporter
  • First Place – Zoe Cruz, The Buzz, Fort Mill HS
  • Second Place – Eli Hummer, Wave TV, Summerville HS
  • Third Place – Darcy Muttillo, NAFO News, Nation Ford HS
• Sports Story
  • First Place – Sydney Miller, The Buzz, Fort Mill HS
  • Second Place – Betsy Bullock and Isaiah Schmidt, Wave TV, Summerville HS
  • Third Place – Jenna Sulkowski and Taylor Moses, Tribe Talk, Wando HS

Spring ESNA Winners

ADVERTISING

Class A

First Place – Staff, The Blue & Gold, Travelers Rest HS

Class B

First Place – Staff, The Prowler, Carolina Forest HS

ART

Class A

• First Place – Olivia Sheheen, Palmetto Leaf, Camden HS
• Second Place – Beth Ann Townsend, The Blue & Gold, Travelers Rest HS
• Third Place – Tyler LeBleu, SPIN, South Pointe HS

Class B

• First Place – Kendall Rickell, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
  
• Second Place – Moe Tench, The Talon, Nation Ford HS
• Third Place – Grace Hamond, The Cavalier, Dorman HS

CENTERSPREAD

Class A

• First Place – Jekima Hibbert, The Cavalier, Richland Northeast HS
• Second Place – Kendall Silvers, Meredith Turner, Austin Grumbles and Luke Moss, The Blue & Gold, Travelers Rest HS
• Third Place – Julia Keen, Palmetto Leaf, Camden HS

Class B

• First Place – Courtney Young and Sloane McIntire, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
• Second Place – Kensley Armstrong, Daniel Delatorre, Demi Hughes, Samantha Martin & Miracle Sullivan, The Sword & Shield, Laurens District 55 HS
• Third Place – Kaitlyn Decker, Isabella Monforte, and Sal Gorcesky, The Prowler, Carolina Forest HS

COLUMNS

Class A

• First Place – Anna Edwards, The Blue & Gold, Travelers Rest HS
• Second Place – Kayleigh Gates, Palmetto Leaf, Camden HS

Class B

• First Place – Hayley Friedline, The Sword and Shield, Laurens District 55 HS
• Second Place – Caitlin Carey, The Prowler, Carolina Forest HS
• Third Place – Francesca Mathewes, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS

COMPUTER GRAPHICS

Class A

• First Place – Zane Austill, Norse News, Spartanburg HS
• Second Place – Jekima Hibbert, The Cavalier, Richland Northeast HS
• Third Place – Megan Cash, Palmetto Leaf, Camden HS

Class B

• First Place – Rebecca Taube, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
• Second Place – Addison Creech, The Prowler, Carolina Forest HS
• Third Place – Kristin Keisler and Haley Elkins, The Cavalier, Dorman HS

EDITORIALS

Class A

• First Place – Jekima Hibbert and Reema Saleh, The Cavalier, Richland Northeast HS
• Second Place – Staff, Norse News, Spartanburg HS
• Third Place – Kayleigh Gates, Palmetto Leaf, Camden HS

Class B

• First Place – Erin Slowey, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
• Second Place – Preston Lyerly, The Talon, Nation Ford HS
• Third Place – Austin Padgett and Anthony Zincone, The Prowler, Carolina Forest HS

FEATURES

Class A

• First Place – Yessica Naranjo, The Cavalier, Richland Northeast HS
• Second Place – Oonagh Kelly, SPIN, South Pointe HS
• Third Place – Kate Copeland, Norse News, Spartanburg HS

Class B

• First Place – Abby Vorhees, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
• Second Place – Faith Word, Sword & Shield, Laurens District 55 HS
• Third Place – Samantha Custer and Tyler Gross, The Prowler, Carolina Forest HS

FRONT PAGE DESIGN

Class A

• First Place – Jekima Hibbert, The Cavalier, Richland Northeast HS
• Second Place – Kayleigh Gates, Palmetto Leaf, Camden HS
• Third Place – Nora Grace Smith, Norse News, Spartanburg HS

Class B

• First Place – Rebecca Taube, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
• Second Place – Kaitlyn Shaffer, The Prowler, Carolina Forest HS
• Third Place – Rachel Limbaugh, The Talon, Nation Ford HS

LAYOUT

Class A

• First Place – Megan Cash, Palmetto Leaf, Camden HS
• Second Place – Jekima Hibbert, The Cavalier, Richland Northeast HS
• Third Place – Anna Robertson and DeAsia Jennings, SPIN, South Pointe HS

Class B

• First Place – Mary Prickett, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
• Second Place – Nathan Tyson, The Talon, Nation Ford HS
• Third Place – Sydney Galloway, The Cavalier, Dorman HS

NEWS FEATURES

Class A

• First Place – Braelyn Diamond and Jekima Hibbert, The Cavalier, Richland Northeast HS
• Second Place – Austin Grumbles, The Blue & Gold, Travelers Rest HS
• Third Place – Makrina Nayfa, Norse News, Spartanburg HS

Class B

• First Place – Bhavani Srivinas, Tribal Tribunes, Wando HS
• Second Place – Betsy Davis, Sword & Shield, Laurens District 55 HS
• Third Place – Bethany Odom and Quay Jenkins, The Prowler, Carolina Forest HS

PHOTOGRAPHY

Class A

• First Place – Jordan Watkins, The Cavalier, Richland Northeast HS
• Second Place – Holly Headrick, The Blue & Gold, Travelers Rest HS
• Third Place – Oriana Gilmore, SPIN, South Pointe HS

Class B

• First Place – Jansen Ormson, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
• Second Place – Micaela Rayburn, The Prowler, Carolina Forest HS
• Third Place – Morgan Cope, The Sword & Shield, Laurens District 55 HS

REVIEWS

Class A

• First Place – Ian Graybill, The Cavalier, Richland Northeast HS
• Second Place – Piper Koontz, Palmetto Leaf, Camden HS
• Third Place – Caroline Carey, Norse News, Spartanburg HS

Class B

• First Place – Savannah Avery, The Sword & Shield, Laurens District 55 HS
• Second Place – Nick Hoffman and Greg Lore, The Talon, Nation Ford HS
• Third Place – Tea Franco and Anna Sharpe, The Wave Breaker, Summerville HS

SPORTS

Class A

• First Place – Madison Harr, SPIN, South Pointe HS
• Second Place – Juan Pacheco, The Cavalier, Richland Northeast HS
• Third Place – Zane Austill, Norse News, Spartanburg HS

Class B

• First Place – Devon Lee, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
• Second Place – Sydney Galloway, The Cavalier, Dorman HS
• Third Place – Kirsten Mann, The Prowler, Carolina Forest HS

Yearly ESNA Winners

ADVERTISING

Class A

• First Place – Anna Edwards, The Blue & Gold, Travelers Rest HS
• Second Place – Staff, The Blue & Gold, Travelers Rest HS

Class B

• First Place – Maddie Mason, The Renaissance, Dutch Fork HS
• Second Place – Kourtney McCoy, The Pitchfork, Lugoff-Elgin HS
• Third Place – Staff, The Prowler, Carolina Forest HS

ART

Class A

• First Place – Olivia Sheheen, Palmetto Leaf, Camden HS
• Second Place – Beth Ann Townsend, The Blue & Gold, Travelers Rest HS
• Third Place – Beth Ann Townsend, The Blue & Gold, Travelers Rest HS

Class B

• First Place – Kendall Rickell, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
• Second Place – Nigel Grant, The Pitchfork, Lugoff-Elgin HS
• Third Place – Holland McClary, The WaveBreaker, Summerville HS

CENTERSPREAD

Class A

• First Place – Jekima Hibbert and Yessica Naranjo, The Cavalier, Richland Northeast HS
• Second Place – Jekima Hibbert, The Cavalier, Richland Northeast HS
• Third Place – Kendall Silvers, Meredith Turner, Austin Grumbles and Luke Moss, The Blue & Gold, Travelers Rest HS

Class B

• First Place – Madison Clark, Nicole Davis, and Gabriella Hill, Sword & Shield, Laurens District 55 HS
• Second Place – Courtney Young and Sloane McIntire, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
• Third Place – Kensley Armstrong, Daniel Delatorre, Demi Hughes, Samantha Martin & Miracle Sullivan, The Sword & Shield, Laurens District 55 HS

COLUMNS

Class A

• First Place – Braelyn Diamond, The Cavalier, Richland Northeast HS
• Second Place – Anna Edwards, The Blue & Gold, Travelers Rest HS
• Third Place – Megan Cash, Palmetto Leaf, Camden HS

Class B

• First Place – Emily Pruitt, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
• Second Place – Hayley Friedline, Sword & Shield, Laurens District 55 HS
• Third Place – Samantha DeShields, Sword & Shield, Laurens District 55 HS

COMPUTER GRAPHICS

Class A

• First Place – Zane Austill, Norse News, Spartanburg HS
• Second Place – Reid Williams, SPIN, South Pointe HS 

  

• Third Place – Jekima Hibbert and Yessica Naranjo, The Cavalier, Richland Northeast HS

Class B

• First Place – Carina Leaman, The Renaissance, Dutch Fork HS
• Second Place – Rebecca Taube, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
• Third Place – Addison Creech, The Prowler, Carolina Forest HS

EDITORIALS

Class A

• First Place – Jekima Hibbert and Reema Saleh, The Cavalier, Richland Northeast HS
• Second Place – Staff, Norse News, Spartanburg HS
• Third Place – Kayleigh Gates, Palmetto Leaf, Camden HS

Class B

• First Place – Erin Slowey, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
• Second Place – Jane Daniel, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
• Third Place – Bobbie Jo Wimberly, The WaveBreaker, Summerville HS

FEATURES

Class A

• First Place – Reema Saleh, The Cavalier, Richland Northeast HS
• Second Place – Yessica Naranjo, The Cavalier, Richland Northeast HS
• Third Place – Kayleigh Gates, Palmetto Leaf, Camden HS

Class B

• First Place – Abby Vorhees, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
• Second Place – Lily Frain, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
• Third Place – Faith Word, Sword & Shield, Laurens District 55 HS

FRONT PAGE DESIGN

Class A

• First Place – Jekima Hibbert, The Cavalier, Richland Northeast HS
• Second Place – Jillian Hoffman, Norse News, Spartanburg HS
• Third Place – Jekima Hibbert, The Cavalier, Richland Northeast HS

Class B

• First Place – Rebecca Taube, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
• Second Place – Rebecca Taube, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
• Third Place – Essence Grant, The Talon, Nation Ford HS

LAYOUT

Class A

• First Place – Megan Cash, Palmetto Leaf, Camden HS
• Second Place – Jekima Hibbert, The Cavalier, Richland Northeast HS
• Third Place – Jekima Hibbert, The Cavalier, Richland Northeast HS

Class B

• First Place – Mary Prickett, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
• Second Place – Emily Skroly, The Talon, Nation Ford HS
• Third Place – Robert Sawyer, The Renaissance, Dutch Fork HS

NEWS FEATURES

Class A

• First Place – Braelyn Diamond and Jekima Hibbert, The Cavalier, Richland Northeast HS
• Second Place – Ellie Pobis, The Cavalier, Richland Northeast HS
• Third Place – Reagan League, The Blue & Gold, Travelers Rest HS

Class B

• First Place – Bhavani Srivinas, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
• Second Place – Francesca Matthews, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
• Third Place – Justin McGuirl, The Talon, Nation Ford HS

PHOTOGRAPHY

Class A

• First Place – Jordan Watkins, The Cavalier, Richland Northeast HS
• Second Place – Haley Loranger, The Cavalier, Richland Northeast HS
  
• Third Place – Jordan Rainier, SPIN, South Pointe HS

Class B

• First Place – Alana O’Brien, The Talon, Nation Ford HS
• Second Place – Jansen Ormson, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
• Third Place – Mackenzie Ivey, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS

REVIEWS

Class A

• First Place – Ian Graybill, The Cavalier, Richland Northeast HS
• Second Place – Nora Grace Smith, Norse News, Spartanburg HS
• Third Place – Wilson Maddox, The Cavalier, Richland Northeast HS

Class B

• First Place – Anna Gregoire, Mannuscript, J.L. Mann HS
• Second Place – Hayley Friedline, Sword & Shield, Laurens District 55 HS
• Third Place – Savannah Avery, Sword & Shield, Laurens District 55 HS

SPORTS

Class A

• First Place – Madison Harr, SPIN, South Pointe HS
• Second Place – Anna Robertson, SPIN, South Pointe HS
• Third Place – Juan Pacheco, The Cavalier, Richland Northeast HS

Class B

• First Place – Devon Lee, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
• Second Place – Devon Lee, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
• Third Place – Josh German, Trey Martin, and Sarah Emily Rish, The Renaissance, Dutch Fork HS