2017 Scroggins Award

Broadcast – “The Buzz TV,” Fort Mill HS (South Carolina)

Literary Magazine – iliad, Odyssey HS (Georgia)

Newspaper – Odyssey, Clarke Central HS (Georgia)

Online – ODYSSEY online, Clarke Central HS (Georgia)

Yearbook – Westwind, West Henderson HS (North Carolina)

2017 Convention on-site competition winners:

Grammar Guru – Valeria Garcia-Pozo, Clarke Central HS

Quiz Bowl Champions – Armen Bryan, Kayley Boan, Taylor Watkins and Ethan Zakrewski, Ola HS

Review Writing

• 1st Place – Connor McCage, Clarke Central HS
• 2nd Place – Savannah Simpson, Ola HS
• 3rd Place – Andrea Betancourt, G. Holmes Braddock Senior HS

Broadcast anchor competition

• Best Anchor – Sydney Register, Tribe Talk, Wando HS
• Honorable Mention – Tate Fowler, Tribe Talk, Wando HS

Broadcast Team On-site Production competition

• Best storytelling – Jenna Sulkowski and Blake Ellis, Tribe Talk, Wando HS
• Best videography – Ally Patterson and Sydney Sigmon, The Buzz TV, Fort Mill HS
• Best overall – Zoe Cruz and Julian Masters, The Buzz TV, Fort Mill HS

Literary Magazine Team On-site Production competition

• Best Design and Best Overall – Ellie Pobis, Gracie Boyce and Caroline Williamson, Psyche, Richland Northeast HS

Newspaper Team On-site Production competition

• Best Design and Best Overall – Delia Adamson, Kate Grace Upchurch, Katy Mayfield and Kennae Hunter, Odyssey, Clarke Central HS

  

• Best Story – Katherine Kollegger, Samantha Winn, Patrick Aherne and Charlotte O’Neill, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS

Photography Team On-site Production competition

• Best Captions – Suncana Pavlic and Emma Crane, Clarke Central HS
• Best Single Image – “Hands of Mark” by Matthew Cao of Richland Northeast HS
• Best Gallery – Mady Harding and Alex Myers, Sparkman HS

Yearbook Team On-site Production competition

• Best Overall – Rachel Hardaker, Hailey Conquest, Casey Harbin & Taylor Aronson, The Senator, Sparkman HS

  

• Best Copy – Abbey Byrd, Faith Dutton, Maddie Manke & Anna Perryman, Legend, Wando HS           

2017 Best in State winners:

Best in State winners are chosen from publications that receive All-Southern ratings and attend the SIPA convention.

Newspaper:

• Alabama – The Crimson Crier,  Sparkman HS
  
• Georgia – Odyssey, Clarke Central HS
  
• Mississippi – The Charger, Oxford HS
• North Carolina – Nighthawk News, First Flight HS
• South Carolina – Tribal Tribune, Wando HS

Yearbook:

• Alabama – The Senator, Sparkman HS
• Florida – Entheos, G. Holmes Braddock Senior HS
• North Carolina – Westwind, West Henderson HS
• South Carolina – Legend, Wando HS
  

2017 Scholarship recipients:

Charles E. Savedge Yearbook scholarship – Andrea Betancourt, G. Holmes Braddock Senior HS (Miami, Florida)

Daughtry Continuing Education scholarship – Karie Grace Duncan

Elizabeth B. Dickey SIPA scholarship – Joshua Conner, West Henderson HS (Hendersonville, North Carolina)

SIPA Endowment Regional scholarship – Ann Bailey, Summerville HS (Summerville, South Carolina)

2017 SIPA award recipients:

Dr. Kay Phillips Administrator of the Year – Ralph Kitley, Northwest Guilford HS (Greensboro, North Carolina)

Elizabeth B. Dickey Distinguished Service Awards –

• Rebecca Piner, University of South Carolina Athletics and former SIPA student assistant and student officer
• Collyn Taylor, University of South Carolina School of Journalism and Mass Communications journalism major, SIPA student assistant and former SIPA student officer
• Rich Whalen, Wellington HS (Wellington, Florida)

2017 Program Critiques

BROADCAST AWARDS

All-Southern

• “WAHS News,” American Heritage School
• “The Buzz TV,” Fort Mill HS

Superior

• “NAFO News,” Nation Ford HS
• “RNE-TV,” Richland Northeast HS
• “Tribe Talk,” Wando HS

Excellent

• “The Knightly News,” Chantilly HS
• “The Silver Screen Report,” Dutch Fork HS
• “PATS-TV,” Hillcrest HS
• “TNN,” James Island Charter HS
• “Manteo Today,” Manteo HS
• “Real TV,” Stratford HS
• “Wave TV,” Summerville HS

LITERARY MAGAZINE AWARDS

All-Southern

• iliad, Clarke Central HS
• Euantes, George Washington HS
• Voices, Nation Ford HS
• Threshold, North Forsyth HS

Superior

• The Lantern, Albemarle HS
• Revelations, Dutch Fork HS
• Earthwinds, Jackson Preparatory School
• Mind Prints, Jackson Preparatory School Junior High
• Chrysalis, Miami Central Senior HS
• Silhouette, Sparkman HS

Excellent

• Expressions, American Heritage HS
• Forte, Liberty HS
• Psyche, Richland Northeast HS
• Calliope, South Aiken HS

Merit

• GJHS Art Literary Magazine, George Jenkins HS

NEWSPAPER/NEWSMAGAZINE AWARDS

All-Southern

• The Patriot Press, American Heritage School
• The Purple Tide, Chantilly HS
• Odyssey, Clarke Central HS
• Carpe Diem, Decatur HS
• Nighthawk News, First Flight HS
• Newsstreak, Harrisonburg HS
• The Southerner, Henry W. Grady HS
• Sound to Sea, Manteo HS
• The Shield, McCallum HS
• Northwest Horizons, Northwest Guilford HS
• The Charger, Oxford HS
• The Cavalier, Richland Northeast HS
• The Crimson Crier, Sparkman HS
• Tribal Tribune, Wando HS

Superior

• The Renaissance, Dutch Fork HS
• Nexus, Henry W. Grady HS
• The Commodore Cruiser, Lafayette HS
• The Talon, Nation Ford HS
• Hoof Print, Ola HS
• The Pantera, Parkview HS
• The Smoke Signal, Stafford HS
• Wingspan, West Henderson HS

Excellent

• Patriot Press, Liberty HS
• The Pitchfork, Lugoff-Elgin HS

ONLINE AWARDS

All-Southern

• Odyssey, Clarke Central HS
• The Charger, Oxford HS
• The Prowler, Starr’s Mill HS

Superior

• 3ten.org, Decatur HS
• hhsmedia.com, Harrisonburg HS
• The Lambert Post, Lambert HS
• The Crimson Crier, Sparkman HS
• The Wave Breaker, Summerville HS
• Wingspan Online, West Henderson HS

Excellent

• Bison Beat, Buffalo HS
• Raider Wire, North Forsyth HS
• Northwest Horizons, Northwest Guilford HS
• Hoof Print, Ola HS
• Tribal Tribune, Wando HS

Merit

• The Pantera Online, Parkview HS

YEARBOOK AWARDS

All-Southern

• Patriot, Arendell Parrott Academy
• Beacon, Calvary Day School
• Odyssey, Chantilly HS
• The Pride, Countryside HS
• Shorelines, First Flight HS
• Entheos, G. Holmes Braddock Senior HS
• Trojan, Lee County HS
• Marauder, Maclay HS
• Aerie, Marjory Stoneman Douglas HS
• The Phoenix, Martin HS
• Summit, Mountain View HS
• Bruin, Pulaski Academy
• Freebird, South Lakes HS
• The Senator, Sparkman HS
• The Belltower, St. Thomas’s Episcopal School
• The Centaur, Strawberry Crest HS
• Swansean, Swansea HS
• Legend, Wando HS
• Westwind, West Henderson HS
• Arcadia, West Shore Jr. / Sr. HS

Superior

• Stampede, American Heritage Boca / Delray
• The Bison, Buffalo HS
• Hurricane Watch, Cane Creek MS
• The Chronicle, Christ Covenant School
• Tiger, Dawson County HS
• Chrysalis, Dunwoody HS
• Warrior, East Bay HS
• Sandfiddler, Manteo HS
• The Knight, McCallum HS
• Accipiter, Mill Creek HS
• The Archive, Richland Northeast HS
• The Spirit, Social Circle HS
• Ursa Major, South Florence HS
• Tiger’s Roar, W.R. Thomas MS
• Gateways, Waccamaw HS

Excellent

• The Growler, Archdale-Trinity MS
• The Titan, Carl Albert MS
• Aurea Aquila, Eastside HS
• The Commodore, Lafayette HS
• Talon Yearbook, Liberty HS
• Vanguard, Miami Central Senior HS
• The Rosette, Midlothian Heritage HS
• The Pitchfork, Mooresville HS
• The Ford, Nation Ford HS
• The Ragnarok, Northwest Guilford HS
• The Shield, South Lake HS
• St. Clairion, St. Clair County HS
• The Legacy, Tupelo Christian Prep School
• Chieftain, White County HS