2019 SCSPA Spring Awards
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
ADVERTISING
Class A
- First Place – Logan Howitt, Palmetto Leaf, Camden HS
Class B
- First Place – Rita Wilkin, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
ART
Class A
- First Place – Jay Price, The Cavalier, Richland Northeast HS
- Second Place – Marissa Villarreal, Palmetto Leaf, Camden HS
Class B
- First Place – Allison Hipes, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
CENTERSPREAD
Class A
- First Place – Logan Howitt, Ella Chandler, McKinley Dixon and Abby Perry, Palmetto Leaf, Camden HS
- Second Place – Lucia Brown, The Cavalier, Richland Northeast HS
Class B
- First Place – Caroline Koeman and Morgan Carpenter, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
- Second Place – Jessica Xayasane, Norse News, Spartanburg HS
- Third Place –Kailey Cota , The Talon, Nation Ford HS
COLUMNS
Class A
- First Place – Marissa Villarreal, Palmetto Leaf, Camden HS
Class B
- First Place – Eve Katz, The Wave Breaker, Summerville HS
- Second Place – Audrey Kelly, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
- Third Place – Zack Strehl, Norse News, Spartanburg HS
DESIGN (SINGLE-PAGE)
Class A
- First Place – Logan Howitt, Palmetto Leaf, Camden HS
- Second Place – Jay Price and Kevin Mueller, The Cavalier, Richland Northeast HS
Class B
- First Place – Rita Wilkin, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
- Second Place – Kailey Cota, The Talon, Nation Ford HS
- Third Place – Sarah Collins, Sword & Shield, Laurens District 55 HS
EDITORIALS
Class A
- First Place – Staff, The Cavalier, Richland Northeast HS
- Second Place – Lauren Andrews & David Bishop, Palmetto Leaf, Camden HS
Class B
- First Place – Cooper Lockett, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
- Second Place – Kailey Cota, The Talon, Nation Ford HS
- Third Place – Kaitlyn McCort, Sword & Shield, Laurens District 55 HS
FEATURES
Class A
- First Place – Lauren Andrews, Palmetto Leaf, Camden HS
- Second Place – Audrey Royall, The Cavalier, Richland Northeast HS
Class B
- First Place – Haley Havelock, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
- Second Place – Jessica Xayasane, Norse News, Spartanburg HS
- Third Place – Bethany Houston, The Talon, Nation Ford HS
FRONT PAGE DESIGN
Class A
- First Place – Staff, The Cavalier, Richland Northeast HS
- Second Place – Lauren Andrews, Palmetto Leaf, Camden HS
Class B
- First Place – Caroline Koeman, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
- Second Place – Hayden Biebel, The Talon, Nation Ford HS
- Third Place – Courtney McClain, Norse News, Spartanburg HS
INFOGRAPHIC
Class A
- First Place – Lauren Andrews, Palmetto Leaf, Camden HS
Class B
- First Place – Ryan Okpych, The Wave Breaker, Summerville HS
- Second Place – Claudia Ottinger, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
- Third Place – Riley Doyle, The Talon, Nation Ford HS
NEWS FEATURES
Class A
- First Place – Lauren Andrews, Palmetto Leaf, Camden HS
- Second Place – Audrey Royall, The Cavalier, Richland Northeast HS
Class B
- First Place – Eva Chillura, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
- Second Place – Zaria Drakeford, The Talon, Nation Ford HS
- Third Place – Amy Rieth, Norse News, Spartanburg HS
NEWS/FEATURE PHOTO
Class A
- First Place – Ella Rayl, The Cavalier, Richland Northeast HS
- Second Place – Lauren Andrews, Palmetto Leaf, Camden HS
Class B
- First Place – Nancy Remoll, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
- Second Place – Clara Maultsby, Norse News, Spartanburg HS
- Third Place – Olivia Plymel, The Wave Breaker, Summerville HS
REVIEWS
Class A
- First Place – Audrey Royall, The Cavalier, Richland Northeast HS
- Second Place – David Bishop, Palmetto Leaf, Camden HS
Class B
- First Place – Sean Makepeace, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
- Second Place – Heyward McPhail, Norse News, Spartanburg HS
- Third Place – Bethany Houston, The Talon, Nation Ford HS
SPORTS
Class A
- First Place – Ella Chandler, Palmetto Leaf, Camden HS
- Second Place – Kevin Mueller, The Cavalier, Richland Northeast HS
Class B
- First Place – Sadie Allen, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
- Second Place – Clara Maultsby, Norse News, Spartanburg HS
- Third Place – Jada Strong, The Wave Breaker, Summerville HS
SPORTS PHOTO
Class A
- First Place – Ella Rayl, The Cavalier, Richland Northeast HS
Class B
- First Place – Hana Donnelly, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
- Second Place – Ryan Okpych, The Wave Breaker, Summerville HS
- Third Place – Gaelan Galloway, Norse News, Spartanburg HS
Yearly ESNA Winners
ADVERTISING
Class A
- First Place – Logan Howitt, Palmetto Leaf, Camden HS
- Second Place – Logan Howitt, Palmetto Leaf, Camden HS
Class B
- First Place – Rita Wilkin, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
- Second Place – Rita Wilkin, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
ART
Class A
- First Place – Jay Price, The Cavalier, Richland Northeast HS
- Second Place – Audrey Royall, The Cavalier, Richland Northeast HS
- Third Place – Marissa Villarreal, Palmetto Leaf, Camden HS
Class B
- First Place – Elana White, The Talon, Nation Ford HS
- Second Place – Allison Hipes, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
- Third Place – Joey Watts, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
CENTERSPREAD
Class A
- First Place – Logan Howitt, Ella Chandler, McKinley Dixon and Abby Perry, Palmetto Leaf, Camden HS
- Second Place – Lauren Andrews, Autumn Rost and Marissa Villarreal, Palmetto Leaf, Camden HS
- Third Place – Audrey Royall, The Cavalier, Richland Northeast HS
Class B
- First Place – Caroline Koeman, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
- Second Place – Caroline Koeman and Morgan Carpenter, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
- Third Place – Jessica Xayasane, Norse News, Spartanburg HS
COLUMNS
Class A
- First Place – Marissa Villarreal, Palmetto Leaf, Camden HS
- Second Place – Marissa Villarreal, Palmetto Leaf, Camden HS
Class B
- First Place – Morgan Carpenter, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
- Second Place – Eve Katz, The Wave Breaker, Summerville HS
- Third Place – Audrey Kelly, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
DESIGN (SINGLE-PAGE)
Class A
- First Place – Logan Howitt, Palmetto Leaf, Camden HS
- Second Place – Jay Price, The Cavalier, Richland Northeast HS
- Third Place – Jay Price and Kevin Mueller, The Cavalier, Richland Northeast HS
Class B
- First Place – Rita Wilkin, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
- Second Place – Kailey Cota, The Talon, Nation Ford HS
- Third Place – Caroline Koeman and Claudia Ottinger, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
EDITORIALS
Class A
- First Place – Staff, The Cavalier, Richland Northeast HS
- Second Place – Staff, The Cavalier, Richland Northeast HS
- Third Place – Lauren Andrews & David Bishop, Palmetto Leaf, Camden HS
Class B
- First Place – Cooper Lockett, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
- Second Place – Staff, Norse News, Spartanburg HS
- Third Place – Cooper Lockett, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
FEATURES
Class A
- First Place – David Bishop, Palmetto Leaf, Camden HS
- Second Place – Lauren Andrews, Palmetto Leaf, Camden HS
- Third Place – JR Smith, The Cavalier, Richland Northeast HS
Class B
- First Place – Haley Havelock, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
- Second Place – Haley Havelock, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
- Third Place – Jessica Xayasane, Norse News, Spartanburg HS
FRONT PAGE DESIGN
Class A
- First Place – Staff, The Cavalier, Richland Northeast HS
- Second Place – Lauren Andrews, Palmetto Leaf, Camden HS
- Third Place – Staff, The Cavalier, Richland Northeast HS
Class B
- First Place – Caroline Koeman, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
- Second Place – Caroline Koeman, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
- Third Place – Kailey Cota, The Talon, Nation Ford HS
INFOGRAPHIC
Class A
- First Place – Olivia Miller and Carson Gillis, Palmetto Leaf, Camden HS
- Second Place – Lauren Andrews, Palmetto Leaf, Camden HS
- Third Place – Claire Levy, The Cavalier, Richland Northeast HS
Class B
- First Place – Ryan Okpych, The Wave Breaker, Summerville HS
- Second Place – Claudia Ottinger, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
- Third Place – Sharon George, Norse News, Spartanburg HS
NEWS FEATURES
Class A
- First Place – Lucie Brown, The Cavalier, Richland Northeast HS
- Second Place – Lauren Andrews, Palmetto Leaf, Camden HS
- Third Place – Audrey Royall, The Cavalier, Richland Northeast HS
Class B
- First Place – Eva Chillura, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
- Second Place – Kailey Cota, The Talon, Nation Ford HS
- Third Place – Eva Chillura, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
NEWS/FEATURE PHOTO
Class A
- First Place – Ella Rayl, The Cavalier, Richland Northeast HS
- Second Place – Jacob Hann, Palmetto Leaf, Camden HS
- Third Place – Lauren Andrews, Palmetto Leaf, Camden HS
Class B
- First Place – Kailey Cota, The Talon, Nation Ford HS
- Second Place – Emma Martin, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
- Third Place – Abbie Skeen, Knight Life, West Florence HS
REVIEWS
Class A
- First Place – Audrey Royall, The Cavalier, Richland Northeast HS
- Second Place –Gracie Boyce, The Cavalier, Richland Northeast HS
- Third Place –Lauren Andrews, Palmetto Leaf, Camden HS
Class B
- First Place – Eva Chillura, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
- Second Place – Sean Makepeace, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
- Third Place – Helen Nowatka, Norse News, Spartanburg HS
SPORTS
Class A
- First Place – Kevin Mueller, The Cavalier, Richland Northeast HS
- Second Place – Ella Chandler, Palmetto Leaf, Camden HS
- Third Place – Kevin Mueller, The Cavalier, Richland Northeast HS
Class B
- First Place – Sadie Allen, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
- Second Place – Clara Maultsby, Norse News, Spartanburg HS
- Third Place – Tyler Fedor, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
SPORTS PHOTO
Class A
- First Place – Ella Rayl, The Cavalier, Richland Northeast HS
- Second Place – Ella Rayl, The Cavalier, Richland Northeast HS
Class B
- First Place – Hana Donnelly, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
- Second Place – Joi Nelson, The Talon, Nation Ford HS
- Third Place – Abbie Skeen, Knight Life, West Florence HS