2016 SIPA Writing Contest Winners
March 6, 2016
Broadcast
- Academic Script
- First Place – Ann Bailey, Wave TV, Summerville HS
- Second Place – Taylor Diamond-Seagriff, Wave TV, Summerville HS
- News Script
- First Place – Betsy Bullock, Wave TV, Summerville HS
- Second Place – Cole Lowery, Wave TV, Summerville HS
- Third Place – Krystyn Whitty, Wave TV, Summerville HS
- PSA
- First Place – Ann Bailey, Wave TV, Summerville HS
- Second Place – Jack Hazel, Wave TV, Summerville HS
- Third Place – Bailey Seyller, Wave TV, Summerville HS
- Sports Script
- First Place – Eli Hummer, Wave TV, Summerville HS
- Second Place – Betsy Bullock, Wave TV, Summerville HS
- Third Place – Eddie Oliver, Wave TV, Summerville HS
Literary Magazine
- Drama
- First Place – Cece Douglas, Voices, Nation Ford HS
- Poetry
- First Place – Lily Birchefield, The Lantern, Albemarle HS
- Second Place – Louise Platter, iliad, Clarke Central HS
- Third Place – Dotsie Stevens, Earthwinds, Jackson Preparatory School
- Prose Fiction and Narrative
- First Place – Gemma English, iliad, Clarke Central HS
- Second Place – Jonathan Zhu, Earthwinds, Jackson Preparatory School
- Third Place – Julia Stumbaugh, The Lantern, Albemarle HS
- Prose Non-Fiction
- First Place – Makayla Richards, iliad, Clarke Central HS
- Second Place – Alexandra Moreira, The Lantern, Albemarle HS
- Third Place – Pamela Affolter, iliad, Clarke Central HS
Newspaper
- Editorial Column
- First Place – Bhavani Srinivas, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
- Second Place – Mackenzie Mitchell, Northwest Horizons, Northwest Guilford HS
- Third Place – Owen Barnard, The Charger, Oxford HS
- Staff Editorial
- Entertainment/Feature Column
- First Place – Andrew Caldwell, Odyssey, Clarke Central HS
- Second Place – Carlos Blanco-Santana, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
- Third Place – Amelia Delamater, Odyssey, Clarke Central HS
- Feature Story
- First Place – Duo-Wei Yang and Madison Castle, Carpe Diem, Decatur HS
- Second Place – Francesca Mathewes, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
- Third Place – Violet Merritt, Odyssey, Clarke Central HS
- News Feature
- First Place – Samantha Gonski, Wingspan, West Henderson HS
- Second Place – Duo-Wei Yang, Carpe Diem, Decatur HS
- Third Place – Ryan Rofhkopf, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
- News Story
- First Place – Gregory Fedorov & Mark Winokur, The Southerner, Henry W. Grady HS
- Second Place – Bhavani Srinivas, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
- Third Place – Kevin Mobley, Odyssey, Clarke Central HS
- Personality Feature
- First Place – Katy Mayfield, Odyssey, Clarke Central HS
- Second Place – Fajr DeLane, Odyssey, Clarke Central HS
- Third Place – Erin Slowey, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
- Review
- First Place – Reilly Blum, The Southerner, Henry W. Grady HS
- Second Place – Nick Marino, The Hoofbeat, Charles D. Owen HS
- Third Place – Hannah Martin, Nexus, Henry W. Grady HS
- Sports Column
- First Place – Kevin Mobley, Odyssey, Clarke Central HS
- Second Place – Meredith Beasley, The Hi-Times, Tupelo HS
- Third Place – Josh Conner, Wingspan, West Henderson HS
- Sports Feature
- First Place – Aubrey Vincent, The Sequoyah Scribe, John Sevier MS
- Second Place – Ari Sen, Wingspan, West Henderson HS
- Third Place – Arabella Saunders, Nighthawk, First Flight HS
- Sports Story
- First Place – Meredith Beasley, The Hi-Times, Tupelo HS
- Second Place – Jordan Rhym, Odyssey, Clarke Central HS
- Third Place – Molly Archer, The Charger, Oxford HS
Online
- Alternative Storytelling
- First Place – Phineas Alexander, Lucia Bermudez, Aneesa Conine-Nakano, Kieffer Farber and Clare Wislar, ODYSSEY Online, Clarke Central HS
- Second Place – Ben Brown, The Shield Online, McCallum HS
- Third Place – Violet Merritt, ODYSSEY Online, Clarke Central HS
- Blog
- First Place – Ari Sen, Wingspan Online, West Henderson HS
- Second Place – Zach Green, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
- Third Place – Ana Aldridge, ODYSSEY Online, Clarke Central HS
- Features
- First Place – Christina Kurian, ODYSSEY Online, Clarke Central HS
- Second Place – Grace Polaneczky, ODYSSEY Online, Clarke Central HS
- Third Place – Montana Murphy, Northwest Horizons Online, Northwest Guilford HS
- Honorable Mention – Taylor Watkins, Ola High News, Ola HS
- Investigative Story
- First Place – Sophie Fernandes, ODYSSEY Online, Clarke Central HS
- Second Place – Will Taft, The Southerner Online, Henry W. Grady HS
- Third Place – Katy Mayfield, ODYSSEY Online, Clarke Central HS
- News
- First Place – Mara Vandegrift & Natalie Murphy, The Shield, McCallum HS
- Second Place – Maddie Doran, The Shield, McCallum HS
- Third Place – Daphna Krause, West Shore Roar, West Shore Jr./Sr. HS
- Honorable Mentions – Mia Sinha, The Charger, Oxford HS, and Bhavani Srinivas, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
- Reviews
- First Place – Samantha Winn, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
- Second Place – Jurnee Louder, ODYSSEY Online, Clarke Central HS
- Third Place – Anna Poznyak, The Southerner Online, Henry W. Grady HS
- Sports
- First Place – Zoe Peterson, ODYSSEY Online, Clarke Central HS
- Second Place – Ana Aldridge, ODYSSEY Online, Clarke Central HS
- Third Place – Kennae Hunter, ODYSSEY Online, Clarke Central HS
Photo Cutlines
- Feature Cutline
- First Place – Mary Prickett, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
- Second Place – Beryl Kessio, The Senator, Sparkman HS
- Third Place – Reilly Shanahan, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
- News Cutline
- First Place – Gracie Barnett, The Talon, Nation Ford HS
- Second Place – Mary Prickett, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
- Third Place – Mackenzie Ivey, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
- Sports Cutline
- First Place – Christina Beck, The Knight, McCallum HS
- Second Place – Ian Keel, The Senator, Sparkman HS
- Third Place – Rose Holstein, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
Yearbook
- Academic Copy
- First Place – Carrie McPherson, Tiger, Dawson County HS
- Second Place – Macy Moon, St. Clairion, St. Clair County HS
- Third Place – De’Korrius Johnson, St. Clairion, St. Clair County HS
- Ads/Community Copy
- First Place – Nikkoll Miller, St. Clairion, St. Clair County HS
- Groups Copy
- First Place – Emily Goulet, The Knight, McCallum HS
- Second Place – MacKenzie Krys & Sara Pacheco, The Knight, McCallum HS
- Third Place – Luis Alvarez, Sarah Lightfoot & Elijah Griffin, The Knight, McCallum HS
- People Copy
- First Place – Taylor Scott, Legend, Wando HS
- Second Place – Marley Hamby, Tiger, Dawson County HS
- Third Place – Samantha Harwood, The Knight, McCallum HS
- Sports Copy
- First Place – Sophie Winnick, Legend, Wando HS
- Second Place – Marley Hamby, Tiger, Dawson County HS
- Third Place – Caitlyn Hare, St. Clairion, St. Clair County HS
- Student Life Copy
- First Place – Taylor Scott, Legend, Wando HS
- Second Place – Caley Feemster, The Senator, Sparkman HS
- Third Place – Kayla Fernandez, The Senator, Sparkman HS
- Theme Copy
- First Place – Andrew Halfermalz, Tiger, Dawson County HS
- Second Place – Caitlyn Hare, St. Clairion, St. Clair County HS
- Third Place – Anisa Heilman & Nikkoll Miller, St. Clairion, St. Clair County HS