2022 SCSPA Spring Awards

May 20, 2022

Best in Broadcast

“RNE-TV,” Richland Northeast HS

Best Newsprint

The Talon, Nation Ford HS

2022 S.C. Scholastic Journalist of the Year

Millie Rice, Legend, Wando HS

Broadcast Program Awards

Honor

  • “ECSN,” East Cooper CAS
  • “Trojan Way TV,” Northwestern HS

Superior

  • “LE-TV,” Lugoff-Elgin HS
  • “Real TV,” Stratford HS

All-State

  • “CRN TV,” Catawba Ridge HS
  • “RNE TV,” Richland Northeast HS

Newspaper Program Awards

Honor

  • The Cavalier, Richland Northeast HS

All-State

  • The Talon, Nation Ford HS
  • Tribal Tribune, Wando HS

Broadcast Individual Competition

Anchor

  • First Place – Hannah Watts, “CRN-TV,” Catawba Ridge HS
  • Second Place – Kamea Hosendove, “RNE TV,” Richland Northeast HS
  • Third Place – Genesis Medley, “Trojan Way TV,” Northwestern HS

Feature Story

  • First Place – Emma Wyatt & Rachel Thornton, “Real TV,” Stratford HS
  • Second Place – Deim Marion Gannaban & Evan Cano, “RNE-TV,” Richland Northeast HS
  • Third Place – Ryleigh Ann Guyton, “Trojan Way TV,” Northwestern HS

Graphics

  • First Place – Angelo D’Errico, “CRN-TV,” Catawba Ridge HS
  • Second Place – Brennan Davis, “RNE-TV,” Richland Northeast HS
  • Third Place – Clay Bishop, “NAFO TV,” Nation Ford HS

Man-on-the-street

  • First Place – Tyson Stodghill & Max Brabham, “RNE-TV,” Richland Northeast HS
  • Second Place – Carmen Sanders, “Trojan Way TV,” Northwestern HS
  • Third Place – Alyxandria-Grace Ware, “The Native Voice,” Socastee HS

News Story

  • First Place – Mary Jayne Davie, Kamea Hosendove & Te’Veon Cooper, “RNE TV,” Richland Northeast HS
  • Second Place – Ella Kanner & Devon Nadelstumph, “ECSN,” East Cooper CAS
  • Third Place – “LE-TV” Staff, Lugoff-Elgin HS

Personality Profile/Human Interest

  • First Place – Emanya Roach & Trystian Starr, “RNE TV,” Richland Northeast HS
  • Second Place – Savannah McCart, “Trojan Way TV,” Northwestern HS
  • Third Place – Anders Engelby, “ECSN,” East Cooper CAS

Public Service Announcement

  • First Place – Jessica Gonzalez & Emanya Roach, “RNE-TV,” Richland Northeast HS
  • Second Place – Samuel Candor, “Real TV,” Stratford HS
  • Third Place – Cayden Nixon, “Trojan Way TV,” Northwestern HS

Reporter

  • First Place – Mary Jayne Davis, “RNE-TV,” Richland Northeast HS
  • Second Place – Hannah Watts, “CRN-TV,” Catawba Ridge HS
  • Third Place – Carmen Sanders, “Trojan Way TV,” Northwestern HS

Short Film

  • First Place – Skylar Torrey & Sofia Sequeria, “CRN-TV,” Catawba Ridge HS
  • Second Place – Tori Nelson, Savannah McCart, Cayden Nixon, Carmen Sanders, Logan Stock, Rylee McCart, Makenna Baker, Mikayla Reid & Madison Rhodes, “ Trojan Way TV,” Northwestern HS

Sports Story

  • First Place – Everette Joyner, Brennan Davis & Evan Cano, “RNE-TV,” Richland Northeast HS
  • Second Place – Isabel Goewey & Sarah Suter, “Real TV,” Stratford HS
  • Third Place – “LE-TV” staff, Lugoff-Elgin HS

Videography

  • First Place – Deim Marion Gannaban, “RNE-TV,” Richland Northeast HS
  • Second Place – “LE-TV” staff, Lugoff-Elgin HS
  • Third Place – Cole Smith, “The Native Voice,” Socastee HS

SPRING ONLINE VISUAL CATEGORIES

Photo gallery

  • First place – George Proctor, Genevieve Boucher, Lilly Byers, Leah Chandler & Selena Mok, Norse News, Spartanburg HS
  • Second place – Hannah Niver, CSPN Eagles, Chapin HS

Podcast

Social media

  • First place – Carolann Derrick, CSPN Eagles, Chapin HS

SPRING PHOTO CATEGORIES

Environmental portrait

First place: Aiden Witkopf, The Talon, Nation Ford HS

Second place: Lily Hays, Norse News, Spartanburg HS

Third place: Will Etu, The Cavalier, Richland Northeast HS

News feature photo

First place: Savannah Sullivan, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS

Second place: Matthew Beyer, Norse News, Spartanburg HS

Third place: Addie Rae Allen, The Talon, Nation Ford HS

Sports action photo

First place: Scarlett Lewis, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS

Second place: August Hughes, Sword & Shield, Laurens District 55 HS

Third place: Lily Hayes, Norse News, Spartanburg HS

Sports feature photo

First place: Caroline Es’Dorn, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS

Second place: Addie Rae Allen, The Talon, Nation Ford HS

Third place: Lily Hayes, Norse News, Spartanburg HS

SPRING PRINT VISUAL CATEGORIES

Advertising

First place: Zane Teubner, The Talon, Nation Ford HS

Second place: Emory Robinson, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS

Third place: Staff, Sword & Shield, Laurens District 55 HS

Centerspread

First place: Bailey Young, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS

Second place: Mine Karatas, The Talon, Nation Ford HS

Third place: Aubree Belcher, Alivia Berryhill & Thomas Walsh, Sword & Shield, Laurens District 55 HS

Digital art

First place: Dixie Johnson, The Cavalier, Richland Northeast HS

Second place: Emory Robinson, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS

Third place: Alivia Berryhill, Sword & Shield, Laurens District 55 HS

Editorial cartoon

First place: Dixie Johnson, The Cavalier, Richland Northeast HS

Second place: Charlotte Baxter, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS

Third place: Adalie Buckle, The Talon, Nation Ford HS

Front-page design

First place: Eliza Crouch, Mia Rankin & Alli Ryan, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS

Second place: Addie Rae Allen, The Talon, Nation Ford HS

Third place: Staff, Sword & Shield, Laurens District 55 HS

Illustration

First place: Mia Rankin, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS

Second place: Dixie Johnson, The Cavalier, Richland Northeast HS

Infographics

First place: Addie Rae Allen, The Talon, Nation Ford HS

Second place: Mia Rankin, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS

Third place: Alivia Berryhill, Sword & Shield, Laurens District 55 HS

Single-page design

First place: Addie Rae Allen, The Talon, Nation Ford HS

Second place: Charlotte Baxter, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS

Third place: Hallie Palmer & Rissy McDonald, The Cavalier, Richland Northeast HS

SPRING WRITING CATEGORIES

Bylined editorial

  • First place: Maddie Thompson, The Talon, Nation Ford HS
  • Second place: Violette Franke, Norse News, Spartanburg HS
  • Third place: Cassey Phung, The Native Voice, Socastee HS

Column

  • First place: Morgan Cook, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
  • Second place: Maddie Thompson, The Talon, Nation Ford HS
  • Third place: Leah Chandler, Norse News, Spartanburg HS

Feature

  • First place: Aseel Ibrahim, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
  • Second place: Sarah McMeekin, Norse News, Spartanburg HS
  • Third place: Kaleigh Hefferman & Rachel Studer, The Talon, Nation Ford HS

News

  • First place: Rachel Studer, The Talon, Nation Ford HS
  • Second place: George Bagwell, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
  • Third place: Dayan Lee, Sword & Shield, Laurens District 55 HS

News feature

  • First place: Luke Wallace, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
  • Second place: Addie Rae Allen, The Talon, Nation Ford HS
  • Third place: Alivia Berryhill, Sword & Shield, Laurens District 55 HS

Review

  • First place: Aubree Belcher, Sword & Shield, Laurens District 55 HS
  • Second place: Adalie Buckle, The Talon, Nation Ford HS
  • Third place: Riley Regnier, Norse News, Spartanburg HS

Sports

  • First place: Luke Wallace, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
  • Second place: Addie Rae Allen, The Talon, Nation Ford HS
  • Third place: Will Eaton, Norse News, Spartanburg HS

Staff editorial

  • First place: Amaris Arroyave, The Talon, Nation Ford HS
  • Second place: Aubree Belcher, Sword & Shield, Laurens District 55 HS
  • Third place: Violette Franke, Norse News, Spartanburg HS