2022 SIPA Convention Awards

(links and program evaluation ratings to be posted soon)

2022 Scroggins Award: Best of South

Broadcast – “RNE-TV,” Richland Northeast HS (Columbia, South Carolina)

Literary Magazine – Voices, Nation Ford HS (Fort Mill, South Carolina)

NewsprintThe Shield, McCallum HS (Austin, Texas)

Online – ODYSSEY Media Group, Clarke Central HS (Athens, Georgia)

Yearbook – Lone Star, James Bowie HS (Austin, Texas)

Jr. HS/MS Yearbook – The Round-Up, Woodland Jr. HS


Best of Show at SIPA

Broadcast – 

1st Place: “Real TV,” Stratford HS (Goose Creek, South Carolina)

2nd Place:“RNE TV,” Richland Northeast HS (Columbia, South Carolina)

3rd Place: “CRN-TV,” Catawba Ridge HS (Fort Mill, South Carolina)

Literary Magazine –

1st Place: Voices, Nation Ford HS (Fort Mill, South Carolina)

2nd Place: iliad, Clarke Central HS (Athens, Georgia)

3rd Place: Pause, Parkview HS (Lilburn, Georgia)

Newsprint –

1st Place: Blueprints, Cedar Shoals HS (Athens, Georgia)

2nd Place: ODYSSEY, Clarke Central HS (Athens, Georgia)

3rd Place: The Talon, Nation Ford HS (Fort Mill, South Carolina)

Online Media –

1st Place: ODYSSEY Media Group, Clarke Central HS (Athens, Georgia)

2nd Place: Blueprints online, Cedar Shoals HS (Athens, Georgia)

Yearbook –

1st Place: Westwind, West Henderson HS (Hendersonville, North Carolina)

2nd Place: Legend, Wando HS (Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina)

3rd Place: Venom, Catawba Ridge HS (Fort Mill, South Carolina)


2022 Convention on-site competition winners:

Quiz Bowl Champions – Natalie Schliekelman, Audrey Enghauser, Wyatt Meyer & Maya Shrivastav, Clarke Central HS (Georgia)

Review Writing

  • 1st Place – Eleanor Robinson, Clarke Central HS (Georgia)
  • Runner-up – Eleanor Yarbrough, Wando HS (South Carolina)

Broadcast Team On-site Production competition

  • Best scriptHannah Watts & Skyler Oliver, Catawba Ridge HS (South Carolina)
  • Best videography – Sofia Sequeira & Skylar Torrey, Catawba Ridge HS (South Carolina)
  • Best overallMark Smith & Emanya Roach, Richland Northeast HS (South Carolina)

Literary Magazine Team On-site Production competition

  • Best Written Element –Salai Diekumpuna, Clarke Central HS (Georgia)
  • Best Visual Elements – Ava Maddox, Cedar Shoals HS (Georgia)
  • Best Overall – Salai Diekumpuna, Ollie Hendershot, Luna Reichert & Eva Orbock, Clarke Central HS (Georgia)

Newsprint Team On-site Production competition

  • Best Design –Nico Willman, Isaac Ramirez, Anna Tenner & Cadence Schapker, Clarke Central HS (Georgia)
  • Best Story Ellie Crane, Ruby Calkin, Eva Lucero & Kira Law, Cedar Shoals HS (Georgia)
  • Best Overall – Jackie Wright, Violet Calkin & Anna Schmidt, Cedar Shoals HS (Georgia)

Online Media On-site Production competition

  • Best interactive/visual element Natalie Schliekelman, Wyatt Meyer, Anna Shaikun & Isabella Westrich, ODYSSEY Media Group, Clarke Central HS (Georgia)
  • Best Story & Best package – Ireland McCage, Maya Clement, Kalliope Samaltanos & Kendarius Butts, Clarke Central HS (Georgia)

Photography Team On-site Production competition

  • Best Caption – Chloe Sears, ODYSSEY Media Group, Clarke Central HS (Georgia)
  • Best Single Image Olivia Ralston, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS (South Carolina)
  • Best GalleryOlivia Ralston and Scarlett Lewis, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS (South Carolina)

Yearbook Team On-site Production competition

  • Best Design – Avery Smith, Blake Harlamert, Carl Wooten & Maddie Hurley, Bullitt East HS (Kentucky)
  • Best Copy & OverallEleanor Bingham, Amanda Falcone, Luka Albarran & Bella Schwinne, Wando HS (South Carolina)