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
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
News Features:
- First Place – Kinsley Thurston, SPINwired, South Pointe HS
- Second Place – Luci Scholtens, Tribal Tribune online, Wando HS
- Third Place – Eve Katz, The Wave Breaker, Summerville HS
Opinion Pieces:
- First Place – SPINwired staff, South Pointe HS
- Second Place – Eva Chillura, Tribal Tribune online, Wando HS
- Third Place – Nathan Gohl, The Wave Breaker, Summerville HS
Photography:
- First Place – Elijah Bull, Tribal Tribune online, Wando HS
- Second Place – Patrick Baird, The Wave Breaker, Summerville HS
- Third Place – Maddie Taylor and Vy Mai, SPINwired, South Pointe HS
Reviews:
- First Place – Cashan McCoy, SPINwired, South Pointe HS
- Second Place – Jolie Crunelle, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
- Third Place – Anna Sharpe, The Wave Breaker, Summerville HS
Sports:
- First Place – Payton Vaughn, The Wave Breaker, Summerville HS
- Second Place – Blaine Cook, CSPN, Chapin HS
- Third Place – Preston Carlton, Tribal Tribune online, Wando HS
Videography:
- First Place – Alex Wages and Kayla Jeffers, The Saber, Richland Northeast HS
- Second Place – Vy Mai, SPINwired, South Pointe HS
- Third Place – Patrick Baird, Nathan Gohl and Anna Sharpe, The Wave Breaker, Summerville HS
Spring ESNA Winners
ADVERTISING
Class B
- First Place – Donovan Simmons, Sword & Shield, Laurens District 55 HS
- Second Place – Patrick Baird, The Wave Breaker, Summerville HS
ART
Class A
- First Place – David Bishop, Palmetto Leaf, Camden HS
- Second Place – Omina Tuktasunova, The Cavalier, Richland Northeast HS
- Third Place – Alexia Rodriquez, SPIN, South Pointe HS
Class B
- First Place – Patrick Aherne, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
CENTERSPREAD
Class A
- First Place – Ellie Pobis, The Cavalier, Richland Northeast HS
- Second Place – Darcy Roberts, SPIN, South Pointe HS
- Third Place – Kathryn Rabon, Emily Guy and Autumn Rost, Palmetto Leaf, Camden HS
Class B
- First Place – Lydia Gardner and Laurel Thorp, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
- Second Place – Raegan Craddock, The Talon, Nation Ford HS
- Third Place – Hannah Laura Jordan, Norse News, Spartanburg HS
COLUMNS
Class A
- First Place – Omina Tukhtasunova, The Cavalier, Richland Northeast HS
- Second Place – Julie Febres, SPIN, South Pointe HS
- Third Place – David Bishop, Palmetto Leaf, Camden HS
Class B
- First Place – Ananda Kobierowski, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
- Second Place – Tori Childress, Sword & Shield, Laurens District 55 HS
- Third Place – Adrianna Mancini, The Talon, Nation Ford HS
COMPUTER GRAPHICS
Class A
- First Place – Anna Mock, Palmetto Leaf, Camden HS
- Second Place – Max Del Pilar Gonzalez, SPIN, South Pointe HS
Class B
- First Place – Raegan Craddock, The Talon, Nation Ford HS
- Second Place – Jolie Crunelle, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
- Third Place – Patrick Baird, The Wave Breaker, Summerville HS
EDITORIALS
Class A
- First Place – Ellie Pobis, The Cavalier, Richland Northeast HS
- Second Place – Anna Mock and Sarah Heming, Palmetto Leaf, Camden HS
- Third Place – SPIN staff, South Pointe HS
Class B
- First Place – Maggie Kell, The Talon, Nation Ford HS
- Second Place – Norse News staff, Spartanburg HS
FEATURES
Class A
- First Place – Anna Mock, Palmetto Leaf, Camden HS
- Second Place – Emily Rivera, SPIN, South Pointe HS
Class B
- First Place – Jonathan McKinney, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
- Second Place – Ella Grace Barry and Helen Nowatka, Norse News, Spartanburg HS
- Third Place – Rachel Freeman, Knight Life, West Florence HS
FRONT PAGE DESIGN
Class A
- First Place – Ellie Pobis, The Cavalier, Richland Northeast HS
- Second Place – Anna Mock, Palmetto Leaf, Camden HS
- Third Place – Darcy Roberts, SPIN, South Pointe HS
Class B
- First Place – Raegan Craddock, The Talon, Nation Ford HS
- Second Place – Lydia Gardner, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
- Third Place – Mary Lovett Pye, Norse News, Spartanburg HS
SINGLE-PAGE LAYOUT
Class A
- First Place – Anna Mock, Palmetto Leaf, Camden HS
- Second Place – Becca Crevison and Cassidy Clark, SPIN, South Pointe HS
Class B
- First Place – Claudia Ottinger, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
- Second Place – Julia Lako, The Talon, Nation Ford HS
- Third Place – Jessica Xayasane, Norse News, Spartanburg HS
NEWS FEATURES
Class A
- First Place – Max Petersen, The Cavalier, Richland Northeast HS
- Second Place – Briana Monteith, SPIN, South Pointe HS
- Third Place – Saylor McCutcheon, Palmetto Leaf, Camden HS
Class B
- First Place – Eva Chillura, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
- Second Place – Bianca Yurdock & Amanda Gonzolez, The Talon, Nation Ford HS
- Third Place – Helen Nowatka, Norse News, Spartanburg HS
PHOTOGRAPHY
Class A
- First Place – Devy Perkins, The Cavalier, Richland Northeast HS
- Second Place – Darcy Roberts, SPIN, South Pointe HS
Class B
- First Place – Jack Rogers, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
- Second Place – Hannah Barnes, The Talon, Nation Ford HS
- Third Place – Aiden Robbins, Norse News, Spartanburg HS
REVIEWS
Class A
- First Place – Claire Levy, The Cavalier, Richland Northeast HS
- Second Place – Anna Mock, Palmetto Leaf, Camden HS
Class B
- First Place – Helen Nowatka, Norse News, Spartanburg HS
- Second Place – Adam Duffy, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
- Third Place – Michael Avery, Sword & Shield, Laurens District 55 HS
SPORTS
Class A
- First Place – Jay Price, The Cavalier, Richland Northeast HS
- Second Place – David Bishop, Palmetto Leaf, Camden HS
- Third Place – Diego Rodriquez, SPIN, South Pointe HS
Class B
- First Place – Hannah Barnes, The Talon, Nation Ford HS
- Second Place – Annie Wright, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
- Third Place – Amy Rieth, Norse News, Spartanburg HS
Yearly ESNA Winners
ADVERTISING
Class B
- First Place – Donovan Simmons, Sword & Shield, Laurens District 55 HS
- Second Place – Patrick Baird, The Wave Breaker, Summerville HS
- Third Place – Brandon Elledge, Sword & Shield, Laurens District 55 HS
ART
Class A
- First Place – David Bishop, Palmetto Leaf, Camden HS
- Second Place – Max Del Pilar Gonzalez, SPIN, South Pointe HS
- Third Place – David Bishop, Palmetto Leaf, Camden HS
Class B
- First Place – Patrick Aherne, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
- Second Place – Patrick Aherne, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
- Third Place – Zachary Rish, Sword & Shield, Laurens District 55 HS
CENTERSPREAD
Class A
- First Place – Ellie Pobis, The Cavalier, Richland Northeast HS
- Second Place – Kate Baker and Ellie Pobis, The Cavalier, Richland Northeast HS
- Third Place – Darcy Roberts, SPIN, South Pointe HS
Class B
- First Place – Lydia Gardner and Laurel Thorp, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
- Second Place – Gracie Barnett, The Talon, Nation Ford HS
- Third Place – Lydia Gardner, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
COLUMNS
Class A
- First Place – Tatiana Brown, SPIN, South Pointe HS
- Second Place – Omina Tukhtasunova, The Cavalier, Richland Northeast HS
- Third Place – Julie Febres, SPIN, South Pointe HS
Class B
- First Place – Zach Green, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
- Second Place – Ananda Kobierowski, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
- Third Place – Natalie Tinsley, Sword & Shield, Laurens District 55 HS
COMPUTER GRAPHICS
Class A
- First Place –Anna Mock, Palmetto Leaf, Camden HS
- Second Place – Emily Guy and Kathryn Rabon, Palmetto Leaf, Camden HS
- Third Place – Kayla Thomason, SPIN, South Pointe HS
Class B
- First Place – Raegan Craddock, The Talon, Nation Ford HS
- Second Place – Jolie Crunelle, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
- Third Place – Bethany Houston, The Talon, Nation Ford HS
EDITORIALS
Class A
- First Place – Lina Saleh, The Cavalier, Richland Northeast HS
- Second Place – Ellie Pobis, The Cavalier, Richland Northeast HS
- Third Place – Anna Mock and Sarah Heming, Palmetto Leaf, Camden HS
Class B
- First Place – Maggie Kell, The Talon, Nation Ford HS
- Second Place – Carly Cashatt, The Talon, Nation Ford HS
- Third Place – Norse News staff, Spartanburg HS
FEATURES
Class A
- First Place – Lina Saleh, The Cavalier, Richalnd Northeast HS
- Second Place – Anna Mock, Palmetto Leaf, Camden HS
- Third Place – Emily Rivera, SPIN, South Pointe HS
Class B
- First Place – Haley Havelock, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
- Second Place – Jonathan McKinney, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
- Third Place – Kailey Cota, The Talon, Nation Ford HS
FRONT PAGE DESIGN
Class A
- First Place – Ellie Pobis, The Cavalier, Richland Northeast HS
- Second Place – Darcy Roberts, SPIN, South Pointe HS
- Third Place – Kate Baker and Casey Collins, The Cavalier, Richland Northeast HS
Class B
- First Place – Lydia Gardner and Zach Green, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
- Second Place –Raegan Craddock, The Talon, Nation Ford HS
- Third Place – Lydia Gardner, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
SINGLE-PAGE LAYOUT
Class A
- First Place – Anna Mock, Palmetto Leaf, Camden HS
- Second Place – Casey Collins, The Cavalier, Richland Northeast HS
- Third Place – Anna Mock, Palmetto Leaf, Camden HS
Class B
- First Place – Claudia Ottinger, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
- Second Place – Julia Lako, The Talon, Nation Ford HS
- Third Place – Patrick Aherne, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
NEWS FEATURES
Class A
- First Place – JR Smith and Lina Saleh, The Cavalier, Richland Northeast HS
- Second Place – Anna Mock, Palmetto Leaf, Camden HS
- Third Place – Max Petersen, The Cavalier, Richland Northeast HS
Class B
- First Place – Eva Chillura, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
- Second Place – Lauren Insinger, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
- Third Place – Bianca Yurdock and Amanda Gonzolez, The Talon, Nation Ford HS
PHOTOGRAPHY
Class A
- First Place – Ella Rayl, The Cavalier, Richland Northeast HS
- Second Place – Devy Perkins, The Cavalier, Richland Northeast HS
- Third Place – Darcy Roberts, SPIN, South Pointe HS
Class B
- First Place – Jack Rogers, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
- Second Place – Hannah Barnes, The Talon, Nation Ford HS
- Third Place – Aiden Robbins, Norse News, Spartanburg HS
REVIEWS
Class A
- First Place – Casey Collins, The Cavalier, Richland Northeast HS
- Second Place –Claire Levy, The Cavalier, Richland Northeast HS
- Third Place –Anna Mock, Palmetto Leaf, Camden HS
Class B
- First Place – Alejandra Robinson, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
- Second Place – Elizabeth Messier, Knight Life, West Florence HS
- Third Place – Helen Nowatka, Norse News, Spartanburg HS
SPORTS
Class A
- First Place – Alex Brooks, The Cavalier, Richland Northeast HS
- Second Place – David Bishop, Palmetto Leaf, Camden HS
- Third Place – Melvin Crawford, SPIN, South Pointe HS
Class B
- First Place – Hannah Barnes, The Talon, Nation Ford HS
- Second Place – Morgan Carpenter, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
- Third Place – Annie Wright, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS