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
First Place – Staff, Nighthawk News Magazine, First Flight HS
Second Place – Staff, Odyssey, Clarke Central HS
Third Place – Staff, Odyssey, Clarke Central HS
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