2019 SCSPA Spring Awards

CIMNEY, KIM

April 1, 2019

Best in Broadcast

“RNE-TV,” Richland Northeast HS

Best Newspaper

Tribal Tribune, Wando HS

Best in Online Media

Tribal Tribune online, Wando HS

2019 Reid H. Montgomery Adviser of the Year

AJ Chambers, “RNE-TV,” Richland Northeast HS

2019 Albert T. Scroggins Award

John Bumgarner, Jostens

2019 SCSPA Scholarship Winner

Kailey Cota, The Talon, Nation Ford HS

2019 S.C. Scholastic Journalist of the Year

Greyson Webb, Legend, Wando HS

Most Improved Newspaper

Norse News, Spartanburg HS

Broadcast Program Awards

Merit

“Monday Mash-Up,” Hartsville HS
“Raider News,” Laurens District 55 HS

Honor

“RFTV,” Hartsville HS
“Trojan Way TV,” Northwestern HS

Superior

“Real TV,” Stratford HS
“Wave TV,” Summerville HS
“Tribe Talk,” Wando HS

All-State

“The Buzz TV,” Fort Mill HS
“RNE TV,” Richland Northeast HS

Newspaper Program Awards

Honor

Bulldog Bark, Georgetown HS

Superior

Palmetto Leaf, Camden HS
The Talon, Nation Ford HS
The Cavalier, Richland Northeast HS
Norse News, Spartanburg HS

All-State

Tribal Tribune, Wando HS

Online Media Program Awards

Honor

Chapin Student Press Network, Chapin HS
Sword and Shield online, Laurens District 55 HS
SPINwired, South Pointe HS

Superior

The Wave Breaker, Summerville HS

All-State

Tribal Tribune online, Wando HS

ESNA Sweepstakes Awards

Class A (1,550 or fewer students)

First Place – Palmetto Leaf, Camden HS
Second Place – The Cavalier, Richland Northeast 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 – Darius Darby, “RNE TV,” Richland Northeast HS
Second Place – Jelani Moore and Hannah Simmons, “Wave TV,” Summerville HS
Third Place – Christian Crone, “Tribe Talk,” Wando HS

Feature Story

First Place – Cassidy Burns, “The Buzz TV,” Fort Mill HS
Second Place – Darius Adamson, McKynzie Bailey and Brennan Davis, “RNE TV,” Richland Northeast HS
Third Place – Ashley Leland, “Northwestern News Network,” Northwestern HS

Graphics

First Place – Isaac Palmer, “The Buzz TV,” Fort Mill HS
Second Place –Gabrielle Greenley and Henry Horlbeck, “RNE TV,” Richland Northeast HS
Third Place – Amelia Walker and Davis Wukovits, “Tribe Talk,” Wando HS

Man-on-the-street

First Place – Shani’a Bellamy and Kailynn Shaw, “RNE TV,” Richland Northeast HS
Second Place – Salome Storck, Finn Carlin and Jonah Arnold, “Tribe Talk,” Wando HS
Third Place – Greyson Cook and Ashley Leland, “Northwestern News Network,” Northwestern HS

News Story

First Place – Caleb Daniels and Wade Fletcher, “RNE TV,” Richland Northeast HS
Second Place – Cassidy Burns, “The Buzz TV,” Fort Mill HS
Third Place – Amelia Walker, Christian Crone and Finn Carlin, “Tribe Talk,” Wando HS

Personality Profile/Human Interest

First Place – Yasmin Lee and Breize Brown, “RNE TV,” Richland Northeast HS
Second Place – Finn Carlin, Nick Tilden and Ethan Bain, “Tribe Talk,” Wando HS
Third Place –Reece Harnett, “The Buzz TV,” Fort Mill HS

Public Service Announcement

First Place –Ethan Miller and Isaac Palmer, “The Buzz TV,” Fort Mill HS
Second Place – Darius Adamson, John Jeffery and Kayla Jeffers, “RNE TV,” Richland Northeast HS
Third Place – Jelani Moore and Travis Jones, “Wave TV,” Summerville HS

Reporter

First Place – Caleb Daniels, “RNE TV,” Richland Northeast HS
Second Place – Reece Harnett, “The Buzz TV,” Fort Mill HS
Third Place – Finn Carlin, “Tribe Talk,” Wando HS

Short Film

First Place – Wade Fletcher and Kevin Mueller, “RNE-TV,” Richland Northeast HS
Second Place – Hannah Simmons, Jelani Moore, Anna Tone and Emma Besse, “Wave TV,” Summerville HS
Third Place – The Raidernews staff, Lleyton Abell and Abby Fulmer, RaiderNews, Laurens District 55 HS

Sports Story

First Place – Wade Fletcher and Caleb Daniels, “RNE TV,” Richland Northeast HS
Second Place – Hannah Simmons, Will Sutton, Anna Tone and Jiordan Hofert, “Wave TV,” Summerville HS
Third Place – Hannah Cook, “Northwestern News Network,” Northwestern HS

Videography

First Place – Wade Fletcher, “RNE TV,” Richland Northeast HS
Second Place – Amelia Walker and Jonah Arnold, “Tribe Talk,” Wando HS
Third Place – Ethan Miller, “The Buzz TV,” Fort Mill HS

Spring Online Individual Competitions

Computer Graphics:

First Place – Ryan Okpych, The Wave Breaker online, Summerville HS
Second Place – Ben Wallace, Tribal Tribune online, Wando HS
Third Place – Elena Horton, The Saber, Richland Northeast HS

Digital Storytelling:

First Place – Kailynn Shaw, Darius Adamson and McKynzie Bailey, The Saber, Richland Northeast HS
Second Place – Evy Apostolou and Ashley Flint, Tribal Tribune online, Wando HS
Third Place – Dennis Cox, SPINwired, South Pointe HS

Features:

First Place – Ryan Okpych, The Wave Breaker online, Summerville HS
Second Place – Rae Walberg, Tribal Tribune online, Wando HS
Third Place – Brennan Ramsey, CSPN, Chapin HS

News Features:

First Place – Ted Fairchild, Tribal Tribune online, Wando HS
Second Place – Diamond Green, The Wave Breaker online, Summerville HS
Third Place – Charlotte McGuinness, SPINwired, South Pointe HS

Opinion Pieces:

First Place – Elena Horton, The Saber, Richland Northeast HS
Second Place – Eve Katz, The Wave Breaker online, Summerville HS
Third Place – Chaz Bickham, SPINwired, South Pointe HS

Photography:

First Place – Margaret O’Neil, Tribal Tribune online, Wando HS
Second Place – Cassidy Clark, SPINwired, South Pointe HS
Third Place – Ryan Okpych, The Wave Breaker online, Summerville HS

Reviews:

First Place – Tyler Fedor, Tribal Tribune online, Wando HS
Second Place – Elena Horton, The Saber, Richland Northeast HS
Third Place – Hayden Fowler, SPINwired, South Pointe HS

Sports:

First Place – Rae Walberg, Tribal Tribune online, Wando HS
Second Place – Cesar Robles, SPINwired, South Pointe HS
Third Place – Roger Pedroni and Anna Jasinski, CSPN, Chapin HS

Videography:

First Place – Darius Darby and Darius Adamsom, The Saber, Richland Northeast HS
Second Place – Evy Apostolou, Tribal Tribune online, Wando HS
Third Place – Max Del Pilar Gonzalez, Alex Hayes and Josh Brown, SPINwired, South Pointe HS

Spring ESNA Winners

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