2019 SCSPA Fall Conference Awards
October 10, 2019
Best in State Literary Magazine
Voices, Nation Ford HS
Best in State Yearbook
Reflections, Mauldin HS
Most Improved Literary Magazine
Thoughts in Time, Boiling Springs HS
Most Improved Yearbook
Gold & Black, Camden HS
Literary Magazine Evaluations
- Honor – Thoughts in Time, Boiling Springs HS
- Honor – Sandcastles, Georgetown HS
- Honor – The Final Draft, James Island Charter HS
- Honor – The Ville, Powdersville HS
- Superior – Voices, Nation Ford HS
- Superior – Visions, Northwestern HS
- Superior – Psyche, Richland Northeast HS
- Superior – Impulse, South Pointe HS
- Superior – The Outlet, Wando HS
Yearbook Evaluations
Class 1
- Honor – Excalibur, Camden Military Academy
- Honor – The Cardinal, Cardinal Newman School
- Honor – The Compass, Christian Academy of Myrtle Beach
- Superior – Gator Tales, Meadow Glen MS
- Superior – The Prowl, Stover MS
Palmetto Award – Class 1 – The Prowl, Stover MS
Class 2
- Merit – The Warrior Playlist, HS for Health Professions
- Honor – Wolverine, East Clarendon HS
- Honor – Currents, Georgetown HS
- Superior – Black & Gold, Camden HS
- Superior – Wrenicycle, Wren HS
Palmetto Award – Class 2 – Wrenicycle, Wren HS
Class 3
- Honor – Sakamow, Riverside HS
- Superior – The Legacy, Dutch Fork HS
- Superior – Kaleidoscope, Lugoff-Elgin HS
- Superior – The Archive, Richland Northeast HS
Palmetto Award – Class 3 – Kaleidoscope, Lugoff-Elgin HS
Class 4
- Merit – Aeneid, Northwestern HS
- Honor – The Tributary, River Bluff HS
- Superior – Saga, Spartanburg HS
- All-State – Cat’s Paw, Lexington HS
Palmetto Award – Class 4 – Cat’s Paw, Lexington HS
Class 5
- Honor – The Green Wave, Summerville HS
- All-State – Souvenirs, James F. Byrnes HS
- All-State – Reflections, Mauldin HS
- All-State – Legend, Wando HS
Palmetto Award – Class 5 – Reflections, Mauldin HS
2019 Fall Instagram Contest
Theme: CONNECT
- 1st – Mark McGregor, Camden Military Academy
- Runner-up – Jack Leland, Camden Military Academy
Literary Magazine Individual Competition
Best Digital Art
- 1st – Lauren Keating, The Outlet, Wando HS
- 2nd – Hannah Cross, Psyche, Richland Northeast HS
- 3rd – Carolina Button, Thoughts in Time, Boiling Springs HS
Best Sketch Art
- 1st – Marie Duprez, Voices, Nation Ford HS
- 2nd – Luis Velazquez, Psyche, Richland Northeast HS
- 3rd – Valancy Harrison, The Ville, Powdersville HS
Best Cover
- 1st – Gracie Boyce, Laurel Davis & Luis Velazquez, Psyche, Richland Northeast HS
- 2nd – Kaitlyn Gough, The Outlet, Wando HS
- 3rd – Tate Cobb, Voices, Nation Ford HS
Best Fiction
- 1st – Anna Cogbill, Voices, Nation Ford HS
- 2nd – Gracie Boyce, Psyche, Richland Northeast HS
- 3rd –Bella Redding, The Ville, Powdersville HS
Best Nonfiction
- 1st – La Escritora, Voices, Nation Ford HS
- 2nd – Lucia Brown, Psyche, Richland Northeast HS
- 3rd – Brianna Sapounas, Thoughts in Time, Boiling Springs HS
Best Photograph
- 1st – Joshua Cacciatore, Voices, Nation Ford HS
- 2nd – Ian Moffit, Thoughts in Time, Boiling Springs HS
- 3rd – Ciarra Rose, Visions, Northwestern HS
Best Poetry
- 1st – Alexandra Aradas, Visions, Northwestern HS
- 2nd – Maddie Apostolis The Outlet, Wando HS
- 3rd – Kayson Leigh Morris, The Ville, Powdersville HS
Best Review
- 1st – Patrick Leonard, Visions, Northwestern HS
- 2nd – Gracie Boyce, Psyche, Richland Northeast HS
- 3rd – Megan Bouchard, Voices, Nation Ford HS
Best Song Lyrics
- 1st – Catelyn Delozier, Thoughts in Time, Boiling Springs HS
- 2nd – Juliette Maxfield, Psyche, Richland Northeast HS
Best Spread Design
- 1st – Gracie Boyce & Laurel Davis, Psyche, Richland Northeast HS
- 2nd – Trinity Hansen, Voices, Nation Ford HS
- 3rd – Lauren Keating, The Outlet, Wando HS
Best Theme
- 1st – Gracie Boyce, Laurel Davis & Luis Velazquez, Psyche, Richland Northeast HS
- 2nd – Kaitlyn Gough, Lauren Keating & Layne Guest, The Outlet, Wando HS
- 3rd – Maria DeSimone & Luke DeSimone, Thoughts in Time, Boiling Springs HS
Yearbook Individual Competition
Best Academics Spread
- 1st – Natalia Davis, The Archive, Richland Northeast HS
- 2nd – Abrianna Custodio, Reflections, Mauldin HS
- 3rd – Sophia Beyer, Saga, Spartanburg HS
Best Alternative Copy
- 1st – Sydney McPhail, Legend, Wando HS
- 2nd – Faith Lee, Saga, Spartanburg HS
- 3rd – Laurel Davis, The Archive, Richland Northeast HS
Best Clubs Spread
- 1st – Madi Williams, Kaleidoscope, Lugoff-Elgin HS
- 2nd– Abby Ellett, Saga, Spartanburg HS
- 3rd – Alex Kokinakis, Legend, Wando HS
Best Cover
- 1st – Abrianna Custodio and Kaitlyn Milligan, Reflections, Mauldin HS
- 2nd – Marguerite Peterseim & Greyson Webb, Legend, Wando HS
- 3rd – Madi Williams, Kaleidoscope, Lugoff-Elgin HS
Best Extended Caption
- 1st – Mackenzie Kimble, Kaleidoscope, Lugoff-Elgin HS
- 2nd – Mary Boucher Gold & Black, Camden HS
- 3rd – Meredith Cook, Cat’s Paw, Lexington HS
Best Feature Copy
- 1st – Olivia Potter, Legend, Wando HS
- 2nd – Laurel Davis, Kenya Session and Hannah Shimmel, The Archive, Richland Northeast HS
- 3rd – Madison Ward, Saga, Spartanburg HS
Best Feature Photography
- 1st – Abbie Reynolds, Legend, Wando HS
- 2nd – Christian Livingston, The Archive, Richland Northeast HS
- 3rd – Maggie Teal, Souvenirs, James F. Byrnes HS
Best Personality Profile
- 1st – Kamryn Frontz, Legend, Wando HS
- 2nd – Laurel Davis, The Archive, Richland Northeast HS
- 3rd – Caroline Surface, Compass, Christian Academy of Myrtle Beach
Best Sports Action Photo
- 1st – Abbie Reynolds, Legend, Wando HS
- 2nd – Helen Yeung, The Archive, Richland Northeast HS
- 3rd – Mackenzie McGaha, Kaleidoscope, Lugoff-Elgin HS
Best Sports Copy
- 1st – Laurel Davis, The Archive, Richland Northeast HS
- 2nd – Kaleigh Mullis, Kaleidoscope, Lugoff-Elgin HS
- 3rd – Livi Lesch, Legend, Wando HS
Best Sports Reaction Photography
- 1st – Lilly Lose, Legend, Wando HS
- 2nd – Jaden Jenkins, Souvenirs, James F. Byrnes HS
- 3rd – Caroline Williamson, The Archive, Richland Northeast HS
Best Sports Spread
- 1st – Abrianna Custodio, Reflections, Mauldin HS
- 2nd – Allisyn Sinay & Mackenzie McGaha, Kaleidoscope, Lugoff-Elgin HS
- 3rd – Kaitlin Browne, Legend, Wando HS
Best Student Life Spread
- 1st – Erin O’Leary, Legend, Wando HS
- 2nd – Sophia Beyer, Saga, Spartanburg HS
- 3rd – Allisyn Sinay, Kaleidoscope, Lugoff-Elgin HS
Best Theme
- 1st – Reflections, Mauldin HS
- 2nd – Legend, Wando HS
- 3rd – Saga, Spartanburg HS