Audio/Video
Academic
First place – “Tutoring” Maia Sonenblick – The Buzz TV, Fort Mill High School, Fort Mill, South Carolina
Feature
First place – “Junior Auxiliary’s Silent Servings/Clothes Closet” Thomas Roper – WTHS Media, Tupelo High School, Tupelo, Mississippi
Second place – “Legac-E” Julia Jane Averette – WTHS Media, Tupelo High School, Tupelo, Mississippi
Third place – “Senior Celebration” Maia Sonenblick – The Buzz TV, Fort Mill High School, Fort Mill, South Carolina
Human Interest
First place – “Stephen Takes Flight” Caleigh Martin – WTHS Media, Tupelo High School, Tupelo, Mississippi
Second place – “A Will to Run” Channing Hooper – WTHS Media, Tupelo High School, Tupelo, Mississippi
Third place – “Little Archer” Julia Jane Averette – WTHS Media, Tupelo High School, Tupelo, Mississippi
News
First place – “Picking up the Pieces” Channing Hooper – WTHS Media, Tupelo High School, Tupelo, Mississippi
Second place – “AEE Luncheon” Awa Camara – WTHS Media, Tupelo High School, Tupelo, Mississippi
Third Place – “Monday Minute” Maia Sonenblick – The Buzz TV, Fort Mill High School, Fort Mill, South Carolina
Podcast
First place – “Letter to my Younger Self” Maya Clement – Clarke Central High School, Athens, Georgia
Second place – “This I Believe” Maya Shrivastav – Clarke Central High School, Athens, Georgia
Third place – “Letter to my Younger Self” Jesse Dantzler – Clarke Central High School, Athens, Georgia
Public service announcement
First place – “Spirit Week” Maia Sonenblick – The Buzz TV, Fort Mill High School, Fort Mill, South Carolina
Short Film
First Place – “The ODYSSEY Media Group celebrates 20 years” Mykolas Kumpis – ODYSSEY Media Group, Clarke Central High School, Athens, Georgia
Second Place – “The Season: Oxford Basketball – Episode One” Anderson Shows – The Charger Online, Oxford High School, Oxford, Mississippi
Sports
First place – “Tristan Jernagin – Dandy Dozen” Awa Camara – WTHS Media, Tupelo High School, Tupelo, Mississippi
Second place – “Upcoming Star” Riley Robinson – WTHS Media, Tupelo High School, Tupelo, Mississippi
Third place – “Wall of Honor” Channing Hooper – WTHS Media, Tupelo High School, Tupelo, Mississippi
Portfolio
First place – Maia Sonenblick – Fort Mill High School, Fort Mill, South Carolina
Literary magazine
Drama
First place – “Reflection” Isabelle Duncan – iliad, Clarke Central High School, Athens, Georgia
Second place – “Spiral” Aidan McMillan – Voices, Nation Ford High School, Fort Mill, South Carolina
Third place – “Ianuarius” Niko Willman – iliad, Clarke Central High School, Athens, Georgia
Essay nonfiction
First place – “Renfroe” Jayanna Curry – Silhouette, Sparkman High School, Huntsville, Alabama
Flash fiction
First place – “Abyss” Austin Sevier – Silhouette, Sparkman High School, Huntsville, Alabama
Second place – Kindred Eyes – Aiden Chrisman – Silhouette, Sparkman High School, Huntsville, Alabama
Interview/spotlight
First place – “Youth Voices” Isabella Berube Sparkman High School Chrisman – Silhouette, Sparkman High School, Huntsville, Alabama
Second place – “The Williams Sister(s)” Alyssa Amaker – Psyche, Richland Northeast High School, Columbia
Third place – “Interview with AI” Rian Donahue – Voices, Nation Ford High School, Fort Mill, South Carolina
Personal essay
First place – “Kitchen Table” Joie Platt – Voices, Nation Ford High School, Fort Mill, South Carolina
Second place – “Who I am” Emily Wheeler – Voices, Nation Ford High School, Fort Mill, South Carolina
Third place – “Language and Privilege” Mykolas Kumpis – iliad, Clarke Central High School, Athens, Georgia
Poetry
First place – “Beyond his Reach” Amaris Arroyave – Voices, Nation Ford High School, Fort Mill, South Carolina
Second place – “Six Years Old” Rebekah Marsden – Cedar Shoals High School, Athens, Georgia
Third place – “Stand for Me” Antonio Starks – iliad, Clarke Central High School, Athens, Georgia
Prose fiction
First place – “262” Kenedi Hooks – iliad, Clarke Central High School, Athens, Georgia
Second place – “The Evening” Caroline Brandes – Psyche, Richland Northeast High School, Columbia, South Carolina
Third place – “Praise to Death” Ayanna Lonon – iliad, Clarke Central High School, Athens, Georgia
Review
First place – “Scream VI offers Suspence & Chills” Caroline Zban – Voices, Nation Ford High School, Fort Mill, South Carolina
Song lyrics/music composition
First place – “Pride is the Mask” Krista Eggerling – Silhouette, Sparkman High School, Huntsville, Alabama
Second place – “The Melancholy of Spring” Karrington Howard – Psyche, Richland Northeast High School, Columbia, South Carolina
Third place – “One More Day” Jesse Dantzler – iliad, Clarke Central High School, Athens, Georgia
Newsprint
Editorial column
First place – “Destigmatization of Mental Health Dangerous, Unnaceptable” Stella Maximuk – The Southerner, Midtown High School, Atlanta, Georgia
Second place – “Better Prevention of Drunk Driving in Mississippi Necessary” Kendall Kipping – The Charger, Oxford High School, Oxford, Mississippi
Third place – “Digital Does Damage” Camilla Vandergrift – The Shield, McCallum High School, Austin, Texas
Feature
First place – “Father, Daughter Lead Free Cultural Walks in Atlanta” Meredith Bell – The Southerner, Midtown High School, Atlanta, Georgia
Second place – “Affirmative Action Ends, Athens Community Weighs in” Tumelo Johnson – Cedar BluePrints, Cedar Shoals High School, Athens, Georgia
Third place – “The Magic is in the Details” Ikeoluwa Ojo – Cedar BluePrints, Cedar Shoals High School, Athens, Georgia
Entertainment/feature column
First place – “Athens Clarke-County Arts” Janie Ripps – ODYSSEY, Clarke Central High School, Athens, Georgia
Second place – “Am I Healthy?” Alyssa Weiszer – Cedar BluePrints, Cedar Shoals High School, Athens, Georgia
Third place – “Watch your Favorite Show Again & Again” Amaris Arroyave – The Talon, Nation Ford High School, Fort Mill, South Carolina
Headline
First place – Mazzie Warren – The Dispatch, James Bowie High School, Austin, Texas
Second place – Kate Davis – The Dispatch, James Bowie High School, Austin, Texas
Third place – Lanie Sepehri – McCallum High School, Austin, Texas
Investigative story
First place – “The Legacy Ladder” Kate Davis – The Dispatch, James Bowie High School, Austin, Texas
Second place – “Learning Loss” Ruby Calkin – Cedar BluePrint, Cedar Shoals High School, Athens, Georgia
Third place – “Disarray Downtown” Morgan Cook – Tribal Tribune, Wando High School, Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina
News feature
First place – “Inside ESL Classrooms” Luz Bazarte – Cedar BluePrints, Cedar Shoals High School, Athens, Georgia
Second place – “Former President Carter Impacts Word” Abby Hyken and Shea Edwards – The Southerner, Midtown High School, Atlanta, Georgia
Third place – “What is Driving your CO2 Emissions?” Alice Scott – The Shield, McCallum High School, Austin, Texas
News
First place – “Plans Addressing High School Overcrowding Take Shape” Jamie Marlowe – The Southerner, Midtown High School, Atlanta, Georgia
Second place – “Air Conditioning Dysfunction Persists” Francie Wilhelm – The Shield, McCallum High School, Austin, Texas
Third place – “Extravagant District Lunch Raises Questions About Priorities” Farris Duwayri – The Southerner, Midtown High School, Atlanta, Georgia
Honorable Mention – “Honoring Athens History” Mykolas Kumpis and Cadence Schapker – ODYSSEY, Clarke Central High School, Athens, Georgia
Honorable Mention – “District Sues Social Media Platforms” Jordan Demario – Tribal Tribune, Wando High School, Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina
Honorable Mention – “New Law Bans Gender-Affirming Care for Texas Minors” Charlotte Koellner – The Dispatch, James Bowie High School, Austin, Texas
Personality feature
First place – “Returning to the Jungle” London Moore – Cedar BluePrints, Cedar Shoals High School, Athens, Georgia
Second place – “Bradburn Goes with the Flow” Jordan DeMario – Tribual Tribune, Wando High School, Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina
Third place – “The Chosen Onewheel” Lucas Walker – The Shield, McCallum High School, Austin, Texas
Review
First place – “1989 Fell Just Short of my Wildest Dreams” Lanie Sepehri – The Shield, McCallum High School, Austin, Texas
Second place – “Let’s Taco ‘Bout a New Spot” Caroline Owen, JoJo Barnard, Isley Cameron and Paige Whitworth – The Shield, McCallum High School, Austin, Texas
Third place – “Feloni Delivers Again” Noah Iverson – Tribal Tribune, Wando High School, Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina
Honorable Mention – “The Mario Bros. are back on Rainbow Road” Sophie Leung-Lieu and Helen Martin – The Shield, McCallum High School, Austin, Texas
Honorable Mention – “Abbott Elementary” Antonio Starks – ODYSSEY, Clarke Central High School, Athens, Georgia
Honorable Mention – “The Last of Us” Nico Willman – ODYSSEY, Clarke Central High School, Athens, Georgia
Sports
First place – Maya Tackett – McCallum High School, Austin, Texas
Second place – Sophia Sanchez – James Bowie High School, Arlington, Texas
Third place –Sam Vane – James Bowie High School, Arlington, Texas
Sports column
First place – “50th Anniversary of Title IX” Alyssa Weiszer – Cedar BluePrints, Cedar Shoals High School, Athens, Georgia
Second place – “Swinging into the Future” Nate Williams – The Shield, McCallum High School, Austin, Texas
Third place – “Growing the Game” Ben Graichen – Cedar BluePrints, Cedar Shoals High School, Athens, Georgia
Sports feature
First place – “Unhindered Performance” Jordan DeMario – Tribal Tribune, Wando High School, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Second place – “Double Trouble Featuring Cedric Walls” Sam Vane – The Dispatch, James Bowie High School, Arlington, Texas
Third place – “Looking at the Heart of the Matter” Alex Bratton – The Crimson Crier, Sparkman High School, Huntsville, Alabama
Staff editorial
First place – “Moms for Liberty Harms Public Education” MC Warner – Tribal Tribune, Wando High School, Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina
Second place – “Second Amendment Needs Re-Evaluation” Addie Rae Allen – The Talon, Nation Ford High School, Fort Mill, South Carolina
Third place – “Charter School Funding Misused, Detracts from Public Education” Liam Geissler-Norseng – The Southerner, Midtown High School, Atlanta, Georgia
Honorable Mention – “Where did Old Austin Go? Kate Boyle – The Shield, McCallum High School, Austin, Texas
Honorable Mention – Staff – “Schools Shouldn’t Arm Staff” James Bowie High School, Arlington, Texas
Portfolio
First place – Mazzy Warren – The Shield, James Bowie High School, Arlington, Texas
Second place – Ruby Calkin – Cedar BluePrints, Cedar Shoals High School, Athens, Georgia
Third place – Morgan Cook, Tribal Tribune, Wando High School, Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina
Online storytelling
Alternative storytelling
First place – “For the Record: A Look into some of DFW’s Most Beloved Music Stores” Marli Field – Coppell Student Media, Coppell High School, Coppell, Texas
Second place – “Your Guide to the SAT: Paper or Digital” Nrithya Mahesh and Omega Tamang – Coppell Student Media, Coppell High School, Coppell, Texas
Third place – “That 70s Show (and Tell)” Julia Copas – The Shield Online, McCallum High School, Austin, Texas
Blog
First place – “300 Words” Photojournalism Students – The Shield Online, McCallum High School, Austin, Texas
Second place – “El Escudo” The El Escudo Staff – The Shield Online, McCallum High School, Austin, Texas
Third place – “Holiday Hardship” Maya Clement – ODYSSEY Media Group, Clarke Central High School, Athens, Georgia
Column
First place – “Teenagers Today want to Read About Teenagers Today” Saniya Koppikar – Coppell Student Media, Coppell High School, Coppell, Texas
Second place – “A Hall of Flame 17th Birthday” Ingrid Smith – The Shield Online, McCallum High School, Austin, Texas
Third place – “Knowing Rusty” Riley Ramsey – ODYSSEY Media Group, Clarke Central High School, Athens, Georgia
Features
First place – “Austinites Take on Appalachia” Ingrid Smith – The Shield Online, McCallum High School, Austin, Texas
Second place – “Iconic Atlanta Restaurants Leave Mark on Community” Abby Hyken, Shea Edwards and Allie Bliss – The Southerner Online, Midtown High School, Atlanta, Georgia
Third place – “Sweet Treats that Hit the Spot” Sophie Leung-Lieu – The Shield Online, McCallum High School, Austin, Texas
Investigative story
First place – “To Vouch or not to Vouch” Sri Achanta and Anushree De – Coppell Student Media, Coppell High School, Coppell, Texas
Second place – “597 Days Later, Austin Ukranians Keep Fighting” Lanie Sepehri – The Shield Online, McCallum High School, Austin, Texas
Third place – “The Silent Killer” Angelina Liu, Sri Aschanta and Manasa Mohan – Coppel Student Media, Coppell High School, Coppell, Texas
News
First place – “Fulton County takes National Stage with Historic Trump Indictment” Sierra Pape, Connie Erdozain and Diana Jachman – The Southerner Online, Midtown High School, Atlanta, Georgia
Second place – “Mac Community Takes a Stand Against Hate Group Agitators” Francie Wilhelm – The Shield Online, McCallum High School, Austin, Texas
Third place – “Petition Calls for Replacement of Superintendent, Administrators” Aran Sonnad-Joshi, Sayan Sonnad-Joshi, Greta Gustafson and Jamie Marlowe – The Southerner Online, Midtown High School, Atlanta, Georgia
Personality feature
First place – “Through Reichman’s Lens” Lanie Sepehri – The Shield Online, McCallum High School, Austin, Texas
Second place – “Friday Night Heights” Wyatt Meyer – ODYSSEY Media Group, Clarke Central High School, Athens, Georgia
Third place – “Learning from Bethea” Janie Ripps – ODYSSEY Media Group, Clarke Central High School, Athens, Georgia
Honorable Mention – “Sophomore Songwriter Writes Songs and Creates a Future” Savannah Riggins and Charlotte Schwarte – The Dispatch Online, James Bowie High School, Arlington, Texas
Review
First place – “Star Wars spinoff ‘Ahsoka’ complicated, well-done” Eliza Jensen – The Shield Online, McCallum High School, Austin, Texas
Second place – “Documenting Life” Antonio Starks – ODYSSEY Media Group, Clarke Central High School, Athens, Georgia
Third place – “Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love” Maya Shrivastav – ODYSSEY Media Group, Clarke Central High School, Athens, Georgia
Sports column
First place – “Why are Basketball Players Getting Hurt More?” Spartan Farrar – Livewire, Bullitt East High School, Mt. Washington, Kentucky
Second place – Alyssa Weiszer – Cedar Shoals High School, Athens, Georgia
Third place – Sofia Saucedo – McCallum High School, Austin, Texas
Sports feature
First place – “Cowgirls Head to State Semifinals in San Antonio” Srihari Yechangunja and Olivia Short – Coppell Student Media, Coppell High School, Coppell, Texas
Second place – “Quarterback for the Pack” Delaney Peck – The Saber, Richland Northeast High School, Columbia, South Carolina
Third place – “New Dance Class Strengthens Bowie Athletes” Katie Grumet, Will Olenick and Slyder Degelia – The Dispatch Online, James Bowie High School, Arlington, Texas
Honorable Mention – “Fall Season Review” Cadence Schapker – ODYSSEY Media Group, Clarke Central High School, Athens, Georgia
Sports news
First place – “Double Dawg Championship” Nico Willman, Molly Harwell, Aza Khan and Isabella Westrich – ODYSSEY Media Group, Clarke Central High School, Athens, Georgia
Second place – “Cross Country Smashes Records at Regions” Alyssa Amaker – The Saber, Richland Northeast High School, Columbia, South Carolina
Third place – “A Game of Musical Chairs” Callen Rommell – The Shield Online, McCallum High School, Austin, Texas
Honorable Mention – “Lady Jags Soccer Ends their Losing Streak” Marcus Welch – Cedar BluePrints Online, Cedar Shoals High School, Athens, Georgia
Portfolio
First place – Ingrid Smith – McCallum High School, Austin, Texas
Second place – Francie Wilhelm – McCallum High School, Austin, Texas
Third place – Lanie Sepehri – McCallum High School, Austin, Texas
Photo cutlines
Feature
First place – JoJo Barnard, Chloe Lewcock, Maggie Mass, Alice Scott and Francie Wilhelm – McCallum High School, Austin, Texas
Second place – Aza Khan – Clarke Central High School, Athens, Georgia
News
First place – Amaya Collier, Gaby Esquivel, Morgan Eye and Ingrid Smith – McCallum High School, Austin, Texas
Second place – Aza Khan – Clarke Central High School, Athens, Georgia
Sports
First place – Lanie Sepehri – McCallum High School, Austin, Texas
Second place – Naomi Di-Capua and Caroline Owen – McCallum High School, Austin, Texas
Third place – Anderson Shows – Oxford High School, Oxford, Mississippi
Portfolio
First place – Aza Khan – Clarke Central High School, Athens, Georgia
Yearbook
Academics
First place – “The Art of Acceptance” Jordan Davis – Legend, Wando High School, Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina
Second place – “A Servant Heart” Josie Phillips – Legend, Wando High School, Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina
Third place – “More than Numbers” Maria Gonzalez – Legend, Wando High School, Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina
Community
First place – “Powering the Polls” Jordan Davis – Legend, Wando High School, Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina
Second place – “Rainbow in a Dark Room” Ella Davis – Legend, Wando High School, Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina
Third place – “A Spark in the Dar” Olivia Cyr – Legend, Wando High School, Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina
Groups
First place – “Siblings in Signs” Alande Bilodeau-McDevitt – Legend, Wando High School, Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina
Second place – “Fighting for Feminism” Jordan Davis – Legend, Wando High School, Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina
Third place – “Rising Stars” Amalia Garrido – Cavaleon, Coral Gables Senior High School, Coral Gables, Florida
People
First place – “Cultural Persuasion” Luka Albarran – Legend, Wando High School, Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina
Second place – “Mack of All Trades” Jordan Davis – Legend, Wando High School, Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina
Third place – “Fighting for a Chance” Maria Gonzalez – Legend, Wando High School, Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina
Sports
First place – “One Track Mind” Liv Craine – Legend, Wando High School, Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina
Second place – “Flipping the Script” Charlotte Praete – Wando High School, Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina
Third place – “World Cup” Ashley Lemus – Cavaleon, Coral Gables Senior High School, Coral Gables, Florida
Student life
First place – “Riding the Wave” Charlotte Praete – Legend, Wando High School, Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina
Second place – “Feminism in Formula One” Olivia Cyr – Legend, Wando High School, Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina
Third place –“Gentrification in the 305” Amalia Garrido – Cavaleon, Coral Gables Senior High School, Coral Gables, Florida
Portfolio
First place – Jordan Davis – Wando High School, Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina
Second place – Olivia Cyr – Wando High School, Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina
Third place – Maria Gonzalez – Wando High School, Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina
