2016 SCSPA Spring Awards

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April 25, 2016
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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 Online Individual Competitions

Computer Graphics:

Honor: Holland McClary, The Wave Breaker, Summerville HS

Digital Storytelling:

Superior: Summer Huechtker and Grayson Chappell, SPINwired, South Pointe HS
Honor: Alexis Williams, The Wave Breaker, Summerville HS

Features:

Superior: Summer Huechtker, SPINwired, South Pointe HS

News Features:

Merit: Summer Huechtker, SPINwired, South Pointe HS

Opinion Pieces:

Superior: Tea Franco and Anna Sharpe, The Wave Breaker, Summerville HS
Honor: Shelby Beckler, SPINwired, South Pointe HS

Photography:

Superior: Shelby Beckler, SPINwired, South Pointe HS

Reviews:

Superior: Shelby Beckler, SPINwired, South Pointe HS
Honor: Ashleigh Caraviello, The Wave Breaker, Summerville HS

Sports:

Superior: Alexis Williams, The Wave Breaker, Summerville HS
Honor: Summer Huechtker, SPINwired, South Pointe HS

Videography:

Superior: Kayla Thomason and TJ Hill, SPINwired, South Pointe 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