2018 SCSPA Spring Awards

April 23, 2018

Best in Broadcast

“The Buzz TV,” Fort Mill HS

Best Newspaper

The Cavalier, Richland Northeast HS

Best in Online Media

The Wave Breaker, Summerville HS

2018 Reid H. Montgomery Adviser of the Year

Stella McCombs, “Real TV,” Stratford HS

2018 SCSPA Scholarship Winner

Kinsley Thurston, SPIN and SPINwired, South Pointe HS

2018 S.C. Scholastic Journalist of the Year

Vy Mai, SPINwired, South Pointe HS

Most Improved Broadcast

“Tribe Talk,” Wando HS

Broadcast Program Awards

Honor

“Trojan News Network,” James Island Charter HS
“Wave TV,” Summerville HS

All-State

“The Buzz TV,” Fort Mill HS
“RNE-TV,” Richland Northeast HS
“Real TV,” Stratford HS
“Tribe Talk,” Wando HS

Newspaper Program Awards

Superior

Palmetto Leaf, Camden HS
The Talon, Nation Ford HS
SPIN, South Pointe HS
Norse News, Spartanburg HS

All-State

The Cavalier, Richland Northeast HS
Tribal Tribune, Wando HS

Online Media Program Awards

Merit

Knight Life, West Florence HS

Honor

CSPN, Chapin HS
The Saber, Richland Northeast HS
The Native Voice, Socastee HS

Superior

Tribal Tribune online, Wando HS

All-State

SPINwired, South Pointe HS
The Wave Breaker online, Summerville HS

ESNA Sweepstakes Awards

Class A (1,550 or fewer students)

First Place – The Cavalier, Richland Northeast HS
Second Place – Palmetto Leaf, Camden HS
Third Place – SPIN, South Pointe HS

Class B (1,551+ students)

First Place – Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
Second Place – The Talon, Nation Ford HS
Third Place – Norse News, Spartanburg HS

Broadcast Individual Competition

Anchor

First Place – Thomas Hart, “The Buzz TV,” Fort Mill HS
Judge’s note: great intonation/inflection and contact with audience and co-anchor
Second Place – Kellan Noonan, “Tribe Talk,” Wando HS
Judge’s note: good speaking and presentation; show a little more personality

Feature Story

First Place – Reese Phillips and Victoria Scurlock, “The Buzz TV,” Fort Mill HS
Judge’s note: good stacking and interviews – shots could be edited a little shorter and snappier
Second Place – Dalton Wiggins and Ryan Windham, “Wave TV,” Summerville HS
Judge’s note: interesting packaging and graphics, unique approach to telling net neutrality story – it does make for awkward pausing. Needs sourcing and interviews with people.
Third Place – Kiki Hyler, “TNN,” James Island Charter HS
Judge’s note: great reporter and information

Graphics

First Place – Henry Horlbeck, “RNE-TV,” Richland Northeast HS
Second Place – Lauren Hegalson, “The Buzz TV,” Fort Mill HS

News Story

First Place – Ronitra Wilson, Amber Bolar and Rashaun Tobias, “RNE-TV,” Richland Northeast HS
Judge’s note: good interviews and b-roll
Second Place – Cassidy Burns, “The Buzz TV,” Fort Mill HS
Judge’s note: Stack information more appropriately (where funds are going doesn’t come until the end) and some details aren’t apparent.
Third Place – Jelani Moore and Robert Taylor, “Wave TV,” Summerville HS
Judge’s note: needs reporter transitions between interview. Good B-roll.

Personality Profile/Human Interest

First Place – Emily Ambrose, “The Buzz TV,” Fort Mill HS
Judge’s note: great profile that goes beyond just the neighborhood itself – interview audio levels are off
Second Place – Blake Ellis, Avery Cottingham and Olivia Shaw, “Tribe Talk,” Wando HS
Judge’s note: great interview and clear shots. Interesting b-roll. Shaky camera work at times. No reporter voice over but that works for the profile. Good stacking of information and storytelling flow
Third Place – Kayla Jeffers and Alex Wages, “RNE-TV,” Richland Northeast HS
Judge’s note: good interviews with multiple members of staff and focus of piece; great focus on an individual and specific angle – B-roll could have been more interesting (not just janitorial duties or students – hands/signs)

Public Service Announcement

First Place – Kayla Jeffers, “RNE-TV,” Richland Northeast HS
Judge’s note: great overall: production value, message and graphics
Second Place – Kwane Harris, Fred Thompson, Micah Sanders and Nydarius McKinney, “LearnTV,” Lancaster HS
Judge’s note: interesting way to portray message
Third Place – Hannah Simmons and Robert Taylor, “Wave TV,” Summerville HS
Judge’s note: great graphics

Reporter

First Place – Yasmin Lee, “RNE-TV,” Richland Northeast HS
Judge’s note: great personality – engages with the audience and the story while maintaining strong intonation and inflection
Second Place – Julia Loy, “The Buzz TV,” Fort Mill HS
Judge’s note: great variety of reporting and good personality – unfazed by background or conditions
Third Place – Devina Patel, “Tribe Talk,” Wando HS
Judge’s note: strong presence and solid reporting

Sports Story

First Place – Alex Wages, “RNE-TV,” Richland Northeast HS
Judge’s note: good variety of shots (close, medium, wide) – good interviews – good graphics
Second Place – Dalton Wiggins, Ryan Windham and Travis Jones, “Wave TV,” Summerville HS

Spring Online Individual Competitions

Computer Graphics:

First Place – Hannah Simmons and Sophie Miller, The Wave Breaker, Summerville HS
Judge’s note: Great spacing, information and variety of ways to tell information. Be careful with dark colors on top of one another (red can be hard to read at times).
Second Place – Kailynn Shaw, The Saber, Richland Northeast HS
Judge’s note: good information but what happened to the other half of the pie chart (#s and info)?

Digital Storytelling:

First Place – Maddie Taylor and Vy Mai, SPINwired, South Pointe HS
Judge’s note: good all-around work – all elements are there: solid story, recap video and photos. Photos do need stronger captions
Second Place – The Wave Breaker staff, Summerville HS
Third Place – Elena Horton, Wade Fletcher, Caleb Daniels and Zion Kennedy, The Saber, Richland Northeast HS

Features:

First Place – Maddie Taylor, SPINwired, South Pointe HS
Second Place – Patrick Baird & Gracie Fulcher, The Wave Breaker, Summerville HS
Third Place – Allie Senf, Tribal Tribune online, Wando HS

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