2018 SIPA’s Best Writing Contest Winners
March 4, 2018
Broadcast
Academic Script
- First Place – Kayla Jeffers, RNE-TV, Richland Northeast HS
- Second Place – Sydney Tisdale, RNE-TV, Richland Northeast HS
- Third Place – Yasmin Lee, RNE-TV, Richland Northeast HS
News Script
- First Place – Thomas Hart, The Buzz TV, Fort Mill HS
- Second Place – Sydney Tisdale, RNE-TV, Richland Northeast HS
- Third Place – Grayson Smith, The Buzz TV, Fort Mill HS
PSA
- First Place – Gabrielle Greenley, RNE-TV, Richland Northeast HS
- Second Place – Kayla Jeffers, RNE-TV, Richland Northeast HS
- Third Place – Darius Lee and Percy Davis, RNE-TV, Richland Northeast HS
Sports Script
- First Place – Clarkson Broadwater, RNE-TV, Richland Northeast HS
- Second Place – Caleb Daniels, RNE-TV, Richland Northeast HS
- Third Place – Courtney Smith, The Buzz TV, Fort Mill HS
Literary Magazine
Drama
- First Place – Sarah Luria, The Lantern, Albemarle HS
Poetry
- First Place – Derek Tao, The Lantern, Albemarle HS
- Second Place – Marie Ungar, The Lantern, Albemarle HS
- Third Place – Emma Baumgardner, Excalibur, McCallum HS
Prose Fiction and Narrative
- First Place – Samara Smukler, Perspectives, American Heritage Boca Delray
- Second Place – Katrielle Wulff, Silhouette, Sparkman HS
- Third Place – Kieran Rundle, The Lantern, Albemarle HS
Prose Non-Fiction
- First Place – Abi Kunkle, Silhouette, Sparkman HS
- Second Place – Luis Garcia, iliad, Clarke Central HS
- Third Place – Rachel Lemley, The Lantern, Albemarle HS
Newspaper
Editorial Column
- First Place – Kelsey Tasch, The Shield, McCallum HS
- Second Place – Lucia Bermudez, Odyssey, Clarke Central HS
- Third Place – James Bryan, The Southerner, Grady HS
Staff Editorial
- First Place – Odyssey staff, Clarke Central HS
- Second Place – The Crimson Crier staff, Sparkman HS
- Third Place – Sophie Ryland, The Shield, McCallum HS
- Honorable Mention – Stephanie Suster, The Eagle, East Mecklenburg HS
Entertainment/Feature Column
- First Place – Tai Van Dyke, Northwest Horizons, Northwest Guilford HS
- Second Place – Lucia Bermudez, Odyssey, Clarke Central HS
- Third Place – Charlie Holden, The Shield, McCallum HS
Feature Story
- First Place – Ryan Rothkopf, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
- Second Place – Casey Collins and Lina Saleh, The Cavalier, Richland Northeast HS
- Third Place – Liz Hipes, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
News Feature
- First Place – Sophie Ryland, The Shield, McCallum HS
- Second Place – Jurnee Louder, Odyssey, Clarke Central HS
- Third Place – Gaby Paez, The Southerner, Henry W. Grady HS
News Story
- First Place – Abby Thomasson, The Southerner, Henry W. Grady HS
- Second Place – Molly Archer, The Charger, Oxford HS
- Third Place – Alex Opsahl, The Southerner, Henry W. Grady HS
Personality Feature
- First Place – Charlie Holden, The Shield, McCallum HS
- Second Place – Elena Gilbertson-Hall, Odyssey, Clarke Central HS
- Third Place – Bianca Yurdock & Amanda Gonzalez, The Talon, Nation Ford HS
Review
- First Place – Eva Chillura, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
- Second Place – Gabriel Mantione, Odyssey, Clarke Central HS
- Third Place – Jack Rogers, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
Sports Column
- First Place – Lily Soto, Nexus, Henry W. Grady HS
- Second Place – Jack Rafferty, The Southerner, Henry W. Grady HS
- Third Place – Owen Stewart, Newsstreak, Harrisonburg HS
Sports Feature
- First Place – Owen Churchill and Lucia Bermudez, Odyssey, Clarke Central HS
- Second Place – Anna Compton, The Shield, McCallum HS
- Third Place – Reed Frevola, Pep O’Plant, H.B. Plant HS
Sports Story
- First Place – Annie Wright, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
- Second Place – Alejandra Robinson, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
- Third Place – Alex Brooks, The Cavalier, Richland Northeast HS
Online
Alternative Storytelling
- First Place – Julie Robertson, The Shield online, McCallum HS
- Second Place – Connor McCage, Odyssey Media Group, Clarke Central HS
- Third Place – Aneesa Conine-Nakano, Odyssey Media Group, Clarke Central HS
Blog
- First Place – Maddie Ingle, Odyssey Media Group, Clarke Central HS
- Second Place – Crystal Fox, Odyssey Media Group, Clarke Central HS
- Third Place – Delia Adamson, Odyssey Media Group, Clarke Central HS
- Honorable Mention – Chloe-Amelie Aikman, PHS News, H.B. Plant HS
Features
- First Place – Sara Goodie, Odyssey Media Group, Clarke Central HS
- Second Place – Charlie Holden, The Shield online, McCallum HS
- Third Place – Allie Senf, Tribal Tribune online, Wando HS
Investigative Story
- First Place – Sophie Ryland, The Shield online, McCallum HS
- Second Place – Emma Baumgardner, The Shield online, McCallum HS
- Third Place – Sydney Thompson, Northwest Horizons online, Northwest Guilford HS
News
- First Place – Scout McDaniel and Selena Kleber, The Southerner online, Henry W. Grady HS
- Second Place – Ana Alridge, Odyssey Media Group, Clarke Central HS
- Third Place – Sophie Ryland, The Shield online, McCallum HS
Reviews
- First Place – Elena Gilbertson Hall, Odyssey Media Group, Clarke Central HS
- Second Place – Ashley Lawrence, Odyssey Media Group, Clarke Central HS
- Third Place – Livvy Cohen, The Charger online, Oxford HS
Sports
- First Place – Julie Robertson, The Shield online, McCallum HS
- Second Place – Rilee Stapleton, The Prowler News, Starr’s Mill HS
- Third Place – Arabella Saunders, Nighthawk News online, First Flight HS
- Honorable Mention – Steven Tibbetts, The Shield online, McCallum HS
Photo Cutlines
Feature Cutline
- First Place – Nicole Crowley, Beacon, Cavalry Day School
- Second Place – Alana Raper, The Knight, McCallum HS
- Third Place – Adam Duffy, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
News Cutline
- First Place – Madison Olsen, The Knight, McCallum HS
- Second Place – Grace Brady, The Knight, McCallum HS
- Third Place – Dana Gould, The Prowler News, Starr’s Mill HS
Sports Cutline
- First Place – Lilly Carter, The Prowler News, Starr’s Mill HS
- Second Place – Elena Henderson, The Knight, McCallum HS
- Third Place – Alana Raper, The Knight, McCallum HS
- Honorable Mention – Abigail Wilhite, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
Yearbook
Academic Copy
- First Place – Mckaela Kramer, Beacon, Calvary Day School
- Second Place – Walter Harper, Beacon, Calvary Day School
- Third Place – Greyson Webb, Legend, Wando HS
Ads/Community Copy
- First Place – Faith Dutton, Legend, Wando HS
- Second Place – Mackenzie Rosa, Malica Casey and Joey LeBlanc, Trojan, Lee County HS
Groups Copy
- First Place – Mollie Ping, Legend, Wando HS
- Second Place – Gregory James, The Knight, McCallum HS
- Third Place – Abby Brunn, Beacon, Calvary Day School
People Copy
- First Place – Nicole Crowley, Beacon, Calvary Day School
- Second Place – Abby Brunn, Beacon, Calvary Day School
- Third Place – Mckaela Kramer, Beacon, Calvary Day School
Sports Copy
- First Place – Addison Scarbrough, Beacon, Calvary Day School
- Second Place – Bailey Vanderveen, Legend, Wando HS
- Third Place – Avery Householder, Beacon, Calvary Day School
Student Life Copy
- First Place – Abby Brunn, Beacon, Calvary Day School
- Second Place – Nicole Crowley, Beacon, Calvary Day School
- Third Place – Jeremiah Arias, The Knight, McCallum HS
Theme Copy
- First Place – Alana Raper, Samantha Harwood and Madison Olsen, The Knight, McCallum HS
- Second Place – Westwind staff, West Henderson HS
- Third Place – Amber Greenhill, Trojan, Lee County HS