Broadcast
Academic Script
First Place – Diem Marion Gannaban, “RNE-TV,” Richland Northeast HS
Second Place – Christina Foster, “RNE-TV,” Richland Northeast HS
Third Place – Brennan Davis, “RNE-TV,” Richland Northeast HS
Commentary Script
First Place – Emanya Roach, “RNE-TV,” Richland Northeast HS
Second Place – Alani Hamilton, “RNE-TV,” Richland Northeast HS
Third Place – Anders Engelby, “ECSN,” East Cooper Center for Advanced Studies
Feature Script
First Place – Alani Hamilton, “RNE-TV,” Richland Northeast HS
Second Place – Mark Smith, “RNE-TV,” Richland Northeast HS
Third Place – Alice Scott & Lucy Marco, The Shield online, McCallum HS
Human Interest Script
First Place – Deim Marion Gannaban, “RNE-TV,” Richland Northeast HS
Second Place – Samantha Powers, The Shield online, McCallum HS
News Script
First Place – Kamea Hosendove & Mary Jayne Davis, “RNE-TV,” Richland Northeast HS
Second Place – Hannah Perkins & Lillian Mirosovich, “RNE-TV,” Richland Northeast HS
Third Place – Christina Foster, “RNE-TV,” Richland Northeast HS
PSA
First Place – Emanya Roach, “RNE-TV,” Richland Northeast HS
Second Place – Brennan Davis, “RNE-TV,” Richland Northeast HS
Sports Script
First Place – Juliette Maxfield & Alani Hamilton, “RNE-TV,” Richland Northeast HS
Second Place – Alice Scott, The Shield online, McCallum HS
Third Place – Brennan Davis, “RNE-TV,” Richland Northeast HS
Literary Magazine
Fiction
First Place – Jordan Jeffreys, Voices, Nation Ford HS
Second Place – Henry Crowder, iliad, Clarke Central HS
Third Place – Ainslee Johnson, Earthwinds, Jackson Preparatory School
Non-Fiction
First Place – Micah Shannon, iliad, Clarke Central HS
Second Place – Kimberly Blount, Earthwinds, Jackson Preparatory School
Third Place – Min Kim, Silhouette, Sparkman HS
Personal Essay
First Place – Jordan Jeffreys, Voices, Nation Ford HS
Second Place – Micah Shannon, iliad, Clarke Central HS
Third Place – Maya Williams, Silhouette, Sparkman HS
Poetry
First Place – Salai Diekumpuna, iliad, Clarke Central HS
Second Place –Shannie Porter, The Lantern, Albemarle HS
Third Place – Alex Roberson, Earthwinds, Jackson Preparatory School
Review
First Place – Amaris Arroyave, Voices, Nation Ford HS
Second Place – Tripp Sandifer, iliad, Clarke Central HS
Song lyrics
First Place – Ethan Caspary-Poucher, iliad, Clarke Central HS
Second Place – Sola Ishibashi, iliad, Clarke Central HS
Newsprint
Editorial Column
First Place – Lanie Sepehri, The Shield, McCallum HS
Second Place – Evelyn Griffin, The Shield, McCallum HS
Third Place – Emma Scott, ODYSSEY, Clarke Central HS
Honorable mention – Daniel Garcia-Pozo, ODYSSEY, Clarke Central HS
Honorable mention – Samuel Smith, Nighthawk Newsmagazine, First Flight HS
Staff Editorial
First Place – Samantha Powers & Tobin Wine, The Shield, McCallum HS
Second Place – Ellen Fox, The Shield, McCallum HS
Third Place – Mia Rankin, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
Entertainment/Feature Column
First Place – Alice Scott, The Shield, McCallum HS
Second Place – Yennifer Velazquez-Ayala, Blueprints, Cedar Shoals HS
Third Place – Samantha Powers, The Shield, McCallum HS
Feature Story
First Place – Melanie Frick, Blueprints, Cedar Shoals HS
Second Place – Alli Ryan, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
Third Place – Emma Scott, ODYSSEY, Clarke Central HS
News Feature
First Place – Dylan Ebs, The Dispatch, James Bowie HS
Second Place – Natalie Schliekelman, ODYSSEY, Clarke Central HS
Third Place – Kayla Hallac, Nighthawk Newsmagazine, First Flight HS
News Story
First Place – Olivia Bodner, The Crimson Crier, Sparkman HS
Second Place – Eliza Ingle, ODYSSEY, Clarke Central HS
Third Place – Samantha Powers & Evelyn Griffin, The Shield, McCallum HS
Honorable mention – Ikeoluwa Ojo, Blueprints, Cedar Shoals HS
Personality Profile
First Place – Madelynn Niles, The Shield, McCallum HS
Second Place – Ellen Fox, The Shield, McCallum HS
Third Place – Maggie McNinch, Nighthawk Newsmagazine, First Flight HS
Honorable mention – Amaya Collier & Ingrid Smith, The Shield, McCallum HS
Honorable mention – Laurel Maynor, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
Honorable mention – Sammie Thompson, The Dispatch, James Bowie HS
Review
First Place – Madelynn Niles, The Shield, McCallum HS
Second Place – Grace Nugent, The Shield, McCallum HS
Third Place – Caroline Es’dorn, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
Sports Column
First Place – Sam Vane, The Dispatch, James Bowie HS
Second Place – Isabella Baker-Johnson, ODYSSEY, Clarke Central HS
Third Place – Sadie Blalock, The Sequoyah Scribe, John Sevier MS
Sports Feature
First Place – Grace Nugent, The Shield, McCallum HS
Second Place – Audrey Enghauser, ODYSSEY, Clarke Central HS
Third Place – Kennedy Weatherby, The Shield, McCallum HS
Honorable Mention – Michael Pearson, Nighthawk News Magazine, First Flight HS
Honorable Mention – Francie Wilhelm, The Shield, McCallum HS
Sports Story
First Place – Marley Angle, The Shield, McCallum HS
Second Place – Kaiden Bridges, The Talon, Nation Ford HS
Third Place – Reagan Zuniga, The Dispatch, James Bowie HS
Online
Alternative Storytelling
First Place – Anjali Krishna, Coppell Student Media, Coppell HS
Second Place – Morgan Eye, The Shield online, McCallum HS
Third Place – Luna Reichert, Audrey Enghauser, Nico Willman & Jaydon Dennis, ODYSSEY Media Group, Clarke Central HS
Honorable Mention – Lilly Gorman, Coppell Student Media, Coppell HS
Blog
First Place – Madelynn Niles & Grace Nugent, The Shield online, McCallum HS
Second Place – Lucy Marco, The Shield online, McCallum HS
Third Place – Lydia Reedy & Josie Bradsby, The Shield online, McCallum HS
Column
First Place – Alysa Spiro, The Shield online, McCallum HS
Second Place – Alice Scott, The Shield online, McCallum HS
Third Place – Kelly Tran, The Southerner online, Midtown HS
Honorable Mention – Jackie Wright, Blueprints online, Cedar Shoals HS
Features
First Place – George Lefkowicz, The Southerner online, Midtown HS
Second Place – Amanda Hare, Christina Krasnova & Abrianna Galante, Eagle Nation Online, Prosper HS
Third Place – Melanie Frick & Tory Ratajczak, Blueprints online, Cedar Shoals HS
Honorable mention – Caroline Owen, The Shield online, McCallum HS
Honorable mention – Luna Reichert, Daniel Garcia-Pozo, Lukas Cornish & Nico Willman, ODYSSEY, Clarke Central HS
Investigative Story
First Place – Neha Desaraju Coppell Student Media, Coppell HS
Second Place – Evie Barnard, The Shield online, McCallum HS
Third Place – Melanie Frick, Blueprints online, Cedar Shoals HS
Honorable Mention – Cole Parker & Duncan Tanner, The Southerner online, Midtown HS
News
First Place – Lucy Marco & Grace Nugent, The Shield online, McCallum HS
Second Place – Kayla Hallac & Maggie McNinch, Nighthawk News online, First Flight HS
Third Place – Kayla Hallac & Peyton Dickerson, Nighthawk News online, First Flight HS
Opinion Piece
First Place – Sally Parampottil, Coppell Student Media, Coppell HS
Personality Feature
First Place – Lydia Reedy, The Shield online, McCallum HS
Second Place – Kira Law, Blueprints Online, Cedar Shoals HS
Third Place – Anjali Krishna, Coppell Student Media, Coppell HS
Reviews
First Place – Chloe Sears, ODYSSEY Media Group, Clarke Central HS
Second Place – Emma McElhannon, Blueprints online, Cedar Shoals HS
Third Place – Madelynn Niles, The Shield online, McCallum HS
Sports column
First Place – Thomas Melina Raab, The Shield online, McCallum HS
Second Place – Anna McClellan, The Shield online, McCallum HS
Third Place – William Palmer, The Southerner online, Midtown HS
Sports feature
First Place – Samantha Powers, The Shield online, McCallum HS
Second Place – Alice Scott, The Shield online, McCallum HS
Third Place – Sally Parampottil, Coppell Student Media, Coppell HS
Honorable Mention – Christi Norris, Eagle News Nation, Prosper HS
Sports news
First Place – Ava Smith, The Southerner online, Midtown HS
Second Place – Grace Nugent, The Shield Online, McCallum HS
Third Place – Logan Davis & Elisha Scott, The Shield Online, McCallum HS
Honorable mention – Thomas Melina Raab, The Shield Online, McCallum HS
Photo Cutlines
Feature Cutline
First Place – Bella Russo, The Shield online, McCallum HS
Second Place – Alice Scott, The Shield online, McCallum HS
Third Place – Ellen Fox, The Shield online, McCallum HS
News Cutline
First Place – Elisha Scott, The Shield online, McCallum HS
Second Place – Bo Witzel, The Shield online, McCallum HS
Third Place – Violet Calkin, BluePrints online, Cedar Shoals HS
Sports Cutline
First Place – Caleb Melville, The Shield online, McCallum HS
Second Place – Sophie Leung-Lieu, The Shield online, McCallum HS
Third Place – Charlie Partheymuller, The Shield online, McCallum HS
Yearbook
Academic Copy
First Place – Grayson Taylor, Legend, Wando HS
Second Place – Emalee Goode, Legend, Wando HS
Third Place – Sydney Lewis, Legend, Wando HS
Alternative Storytelling
First Place – Zazie Bryant, The Knight, McCallum HS
Second Place – Hannah Zuniga, The Knight, McCallum HS
Third Place – Lindsey Plotkin, The Knight, McCallum HS
Community Copy
First Place – Naomi Di-Capua, The Knight, McCallum HS
Second Place – Josie Bradsby, The Knight, McCallum HS
Third Place – Ethan Young, Legend, Wando HS
Groups Copy
First Place – Evie Whitesell, Legend, Wando HS
Second Place – Lindsey Plotkin, The Knight, McCallum HS
Third Place – Mary-Michael O’Hara, Legend, Wando HS
People Copy
First Place – Madelynn Niles, The Knight, McCallum HS
Second Place – Allie Frizzell, Legend, Wando HS
Third Place – Francie Wilhelm, The Knight, McCallum HS
Sports Copy
First Place – Andy Bumgarner, Legend, Wando HS
Second Place – Lindsey Plotkin, The Knight, McCallum HS
Third Place – Grace Nugent, The Knight, McCallum HS
Student Life Copy
First Place – Lucy Marco, The Knight, McCallum HS
Second Place – Nicole Breen, Legend, Wando HS
Third Place – Lily Higgins, Legend, Wando HS
Theme Copy
First Place – Lindsey Plotkin & Hannah Zuniga, The Knight, McCallum HS