2018 SIPA Program Awards
March 4, 2018
2018 Scroggins Award
Broadcast – “The Buzz TV,” Fort Mill HS (South Carolina)
Literary Magazine – iliad, Clarke Central HS (Georgia)
Newsprint – Odyssey, Clarke Central HS (Georgia)
Online – TRNwired, Prince George HS (Virginia)
Yearbook – Westwind, West Henderson HS (North Carolina)
2018 Convention on-site competition winners:
You can find all our TOP competition packages online
Grammar Guru – Eve Gershon, Oxford HS, and Maggie Nguyen, Lee County HS
Quiz Bowl Champions – Aneesa Conine-Nakano, Alexander Robinson, Delia Adamson, and Katie Grace Upchurch, Clarke Central HS (Georgia)
Talent show winner – Rapper’s delight from Wando HS
Review Writing
- 1st Place – Natalia Rodriguez, Coral Gables Senior HS (Florida)
- 2nd Place – Isabella Gonzalez, Clarke Central HS (Georgia)
Broadcast anchor competition
- Best Anchor –Henry Horlbeck, Richland Northeast HS
- Honorable Mention – Troy Dassing, Wando HS, and Alex Bavosa, Wando HS
Broadcast Team On-site Production competition
- Best script – Alex Wages and Kayla Jeffers, “RNE-TV,” Richland Northeast HS (South Carolina)
- Best videography – Reese Phillips and Lane Imler, “The Buzz TV,” Fort Mill HS (South Carolina)
- Best overall – Alex Wages and Kayla Jeffers, “RNE-TV,” Richland Northeast HS (South Carolina)
Literary Magazine Team On-site Production competition
- Best Visual Element – Neely Mullen, Anna Renfroe and Emily Bone, Evoke, Oxford HS (Mississippi)
- Best Written Element – Ellie Pobis, Psyche, Richland Northeast HS (South Carolina)
- Best Overall – Gracie Boyce, Ellie Pobis and Caroline Williamson, Psyche, Richland Northeast HS (South Carolina)
Newspaper Team On-site Production competition
- Best Design – Audrey Weigel, Thomas Morcillo, Dylan Carol and Alejandra Orozco, highlights, Coral Gables Senior HS (Florida)
- Best Story and Overall – Valeria Garcia-Pozo, Jordan Rhym, Katie Grace Upchurch and Sam Mattern-Parks, Odyssey, Clarke Central HS (Georgia)
Photography Team On-site Production competition
- Best Captions – Emma Ramsay and Suncana Pavlic, Clarke Central HS (Georgia)

- Best Single Image – Eva Chillura, Wando HS (South Carolina)
- Best Gallery – Emma Ramsay and Suncana Pavlic, Clarke Central HS (Georgia)
Yearbook Team On-site Production competition
- Best Design – Caitlyn Davis, Michaela McCarthy, Riley McPheeters and Alexis Bjorkland, The Liberator, Pace HS (Florida)
- Best Copy and Overall – Mollie Ping, Merritt Redden, Olivia Wander and Livi Lesch, Legend, Wando HS (South Carolina)
Scroggins special distinction publications:
These publications received an All-Southern rating and represent the best candidate from each member state attending the 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 – Eques, Miami Sunset Senior HS
- North Carolina – Westwind, West Henderson HS
- South Carolina – Legend, Wando HS
2018 Scholarship recipients:
Daughtry Continuing Education scholarship – Claire Lewis and John Romanski, USC School of Journalism and Mass Communications
SIPA Endowment Regional scholarship – Sydney Register, “Tribe Talk,” Wando HS (Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina)
2018 SIPA award recipients:
Dr. Kay Phillips Administrator of the Year – Dr. Sabrina Suber, Richland Northeast HS (Columbia, South Carolina)
Elizabeth B. Dickey Distinguished Service Awards –
- Phillip Caston, Wando HS yearbook adviser
- R.J. Morgan, Mississippi Scholastic Press Association director
2018 Program Critiques
BROADCAST AWARDS
All-Southern
- “WAHS News,” American Heritage School
- “The Buzz TV,” Fort Mill HS
- “The Snooze,” Oxford HS
- “RNE-TV,” Richland Northeast HS
- “Real TV,” Stratford HS
Superior
- “The Silver Screen Report,” Dutch Fork HS
- “Wave TV,” Summerville HS
- “Tribe Talk,” Wando HS
Excellent
LITERARY MAGAZINE AWARDS
All-Southern
- The Lantern, Albemarle HS
- iliad, Clarke Central HS
- Portraits in Ink, Durham School of the Arts
- Euantes, George Washington HS
- Earthwinds, Jackson Preparatory
- Voices, Nation Ford HS
- The Outlet, Wando HS
Superior
- Mindprints, Jackson Preparatory
- Threshold, North Forsyth HS
- Psyche, Richland Northeast HS
- Silhouette, Sparkman HS
- Inkblots, The John Cooper
Excellent
- Perspectives, American Heritage
- Spectrum, Arendell Parrott
- Revelations, Dutch Fork HS
- Towodi: Geared In, Mill Creek HS
- Calliope, South Aiken HS
- Mirage, Stafford HS
Merit
- Forte, Liberty HS
NEWSPAPER/NEWSMAGAZINE AWARDS
All-Southern
- Odyssey, Clarke Central HS
- Nighthawk News, First Flight HS
- Pep O’Plant, H.B. Plant HS
- Newsstreak, Harrisonburg HS
- The Southerner, Henry W. Grady HS
- The Dispatch, James Bowie 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
- Wingspan, West Henderson HS
Superior
- Nexus Magazine, Henry W. Grady HS
- The Talon, Nation Ford HS
- Hoof Print, Ola HS
Excellent
- Patriot Press, Liberty HS
- The Pitchfork, Lugoff-Elgin HS
ONLINE AWARDS
Superior
- Odyssey Media Group, Clarke Central HS
- Northwest Horizons online, Northwest Guilford HS
- The Charger online, Oxford HS
- TRN Wired, Prince George HS
- Bird Feed, South Forsyth HS
- The Crimson Crier online, Sparkman HS
- The Wave Breaker, Summerville HS
Excellent
- Bison beat, Buffalo HS
- Nighthawk news online, First Flight HS
- Newsstreak online, Harrisonburg HS
- Tribal Tribune online, Wando HS
YEARBOOK AWARDS
All-Southern
- Beacon, Calvary Day School
- Hurricane Watch, Cane Creek MS
- Odyssey, Chantilly HS
- Entheos, G. Holmes Braddock HS
- Kaleidoscope, Lugoff-Elgin HS
- Aerie, Marjory Stoneman Douglas HS
- Reflections, Mauldin HS
- The Knight, McCallum HS
- Eques, Miami Sunset Senior HS
- Freebird, South Lakes HS
- Senator, Sparkman HS
- The Belltower, St. Thomas’ Episcopal
- Swansean, Swansea HS
- Legend, Wando HS
- Westwind, West Henderson HS
Superior
- Stampede, American Heritage School
- Amethyst, Amherst County HS
- Patriot, Arendell Parrott HS
- The Bison, Buffalo HS
- The Chronicle, Christ Covenant School
- Cavaleon, Coral Gables HS
- The Pride, Countryside HS
- Tiger, Dawson County HS
- Aurea Aquila, Eastside HS
- Shorelines, First Flight HS
- The Chief, Indian Land HS
- Trojan, Lee County HS
- Talon, Liberty HS
- Accipter, Mill Creek HS
- Koinonia, Prince Avenue HS
- The Archive, Richland Northeast HS
- The Pride, Starr’s Mill HS
- The Centaur, Strawberry Crest HS
- Arcadia, West Shore Jr/Sr HS
Excellent
- Tiburon, Alonzo & Tracy Mourning Senior HS
- The Growler, Archdale-Trinity MS
- Tiger Tales, Crescent HS
- The Warrior, d’Iberville HS
- Sandfiddler, Manteo HS
- The Pitchfork, Mooresville HS
- Aries, Northeast Guilford HS
- The Ragnarok, Northwest Guilford HS
- Precedent, Wellington HS
- The Guardian, Westfield HS
- Chieftain, White County HS
- The Saga, Woodstock HS
Blake Ellis • Mar 11, 2018 at 9:14 pm
Where can I find the 2018 Individual Broadcast awards?
adviser • Apr 14, 2018 at 3:57 pm
Here! – https://schopressonline.org/sipa/2018/03/04/2018-sipas-best-visual-contest-winners/
Blake Ellis • Mar 11, 2018 at 9:14 pm
Where can I find the 2018 Individual Broadcast awards?
adviser • Apr 14, 2018 at 3:57 pm
You can find them here – https://schopressonline.org/sipa/2018/03/04/2018-sipas-best-visual-contest-winners/
Mi • Mar 6, 2018 at 6:30 pm
Will all the TOP Competition submissions be posted anytime soon?
adviser • Apr 14, 2018 at 3:58 pm
Yes – soon! We have been delayed in posting all the entries. By the end of next week they will be posted.
adviser • May 17, 2018 at 1:21 pm
You can find them here – https://schopressonline.org/sipa/2018/05/17/2018-sipa-top-competitions/
Anna • Mar 4, 2018 at 4:48 pm
Will results be posted for the talent show?
adviser • Mar 5, 2018 at 10:14 am
Thanks for the reminder! Just updated it.