CSPA presents the 2012 Scholastic Gold Circle Awards
NEW YORK, NY - The Columbia Scholastic Press Association announces the winners from the newspaper and magazine categories of its 29th Gold Circle Awards program. This year attracted 10,444 entries from newspapers and magazines produced by students at colleges, universities and secondary schools throughout the United States.
Judges cited a total of 960 winners for either First, Second or Third Place or for Certificates of Merit for those deemed worthy of honorable mention in a category for newspaper or magazine, in its annual competition for individual achievement by student writers, editors, designers and photographers.
Entries were accepted from student newspapers and magazines published from June 16, 2011 through June 15, 2012. Student journalists working on these publications chose from 78 newspaper categories and 34 magazine categories for individual or staff entries.
Earlier this year, judges cited 745 winners for the yearbook and digital media, which attracted 4,956 entries from colleges, universities and secondary schools throughout the United States.
Entries were accepted from student yearbooks and online publications published from November 2, 2010 through November 1, 2011. Student journalists working on these print or electronic media chose from 42 yearbook categories and 51 digital media categories for individual or staff entries.
Read the bios for the 2012 Board of Judges for the Gold Circles.
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NEWS
These awards reflect entries produced between June 16, 2011 through June 15, 2012. Because CSPA dates its awards by the year in which they are given, they are known as the 2012 Gold Circle Awards for Newspapers.
N1. News writing
1. Jenna Fratello, "10 years later: Massapequa High School remembers," The Chief, Massapequa High School, Massapequa, NY;
2. Michelle Garcia, "Ford fights cancer," The Odyssey, Summer Creek High School, Houston, TX;
3. Regan Miller, "Witty death devastating loss for family and students," Rocky Mountain Highlighter, Rocky Mountain High School, Fort Collins, CO;
CM. Michael Bruno, "Keyword filter questioned," Messenger, Marquette High School, Chesterfield, MO;
CM. Joe Zappa, "GOP Voters fail to back solid candidate on super Tuesday," The Chief, Massapequa High School, Massapequa, NY.
N2. In-depth news/feature story
1. Allie Heck and Caroline Sydney, "Go with the flow: The changing tides of menstruation," The Fourcast, The Hockaday School, Dallas, TX;
2. Adan Schoelz, "Juvenile arrests, detention change discipline mentalities," The Rock, Rock Bridge High School, Columbia, MO;
3. Lisie Sabbag, "Complex sex," Verde, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, CA;
CM. Dory MacMillan, "Life, undocumented," Odyssey Newsmagazine, Clarke Central High School, Athens, GA;
CM. Nora Canby and Ezra Kagan, "Ulin breaks bad," Crossfire: The Students' Voice, Crossroads School for Arts & Sciences, Santa Monica, CA;
CM. Vanessa Ehrenpreis, "SMES perfects dual language immersion program," The Newsstreak, Harrisonburg High School, Harrisonburg, VA.
N3. Editorial writing
1. Staff, "The Index stands by decision to publish controversial opinion article," The Index, The Haverford School, Haverford, PA;
2. Samantha Lacovara, "Bullying and stereotyping need not coexist," Wildcat Pause, Shoreham-Wading River High School, Shoreham, NY;
3. Daniel Pellegrin, "And justice for y'all," Tiger Times, Texas High School, Texarkana, TX;
CM. Rose Bern, "When the work isn't yours," The Boiling Point, Shalhevet High School, Los Angeles, CA;
CM. Maria Davison, "Harnessing the power," The Northwest Passage, Shawnee Mission Northwest High School, Shawnee, KS;
CM. Samantha Strong, "Shut up," Cub Reporter, Lawrence Central High School, Indianapolis, IN.
N4. Personal opinion: On-campus issues
1. Megan Chun, "The pressure to be perfect," The Pitch, Walter Johnson High School, Bethesda, MD;
2. Tezlyn Edwards, "If you don't have anything nice to say...," RamPage, Englewood High School, Jacksonville, FL;
3. Melanie Matyi, "Students stand in support of teachers during strike," The Playwickian, Neshaminy High School, Longhorne, PA;
CM. Vanessa Canuto, "Hispanic Students should take advantage of education," Falcon's Cry, Charles E. Jordan High School, Durham, NC.
N5. Personal opinion: Off-campus issues
1. Erich Prince, "Prince: Drugs should be legalized," The Index, The Haverford School, Haverford, PA;
2. Bahar Ostadan, "Behind the veil in Saudi Arabia," The Paper Tiger, Lick-Wilmending High School, San Francisico, CA;
3. Olivia Berci, "‘Miss representation' up close," The Fourth Estate, Laguna Blanca School, Santa Barbara, CA;
CM. Suzy Estrada, "Have women lost control of their bodies?" The Purple Tide, Chantilly High School, Chantilly, VA;
CM. Meghan Myracle, "A dangerous act," The Rider Chronicle, Rider High School, Witchita Falls, TX.
N6. General or humor commentary
1. Ashley Holmes, "Fracking attacking: search for alternative fuels," Wildcat Pause, Shoreham-Wading River High School, Shoreham, NY;
2. Emerald O'Brien, "Need a babysitter? Find a sexually active teenager," Arapahoe Herald, Arapahoe High School, Centnnial, CO;
3. Erin Gorman, "Go organic: modified food hurts consumer most," Wildcat Pause, Shoreham-Wading River High School, Shoreham, NY;
CM. Jonathan Shumway, "Being a Morman in American," Globe Newsmagazine, Clayton High School, Clayton, MO;
CM. Tom Wojcik, "Those who cannot do, teach, those who teach, suffer," Central Times, Naperville Central High School, Naperville, IL;
CM. Alana Oresner, "Princess problems," The Pharcyde, The Benjamin School, Palm Beach Gardens, FL.
N7. Sports commentary
1. Matt Kulling, "It's a sport, business and religion," Central Times, Naperville Central High School, Naperville, IL;
2. Daniel Hersh, "Living in a fantasy world," The ReMarker, St. Mark's School of Texas, Dallas, TX;
3. Bobby Browning, "Be more than a Friday-night fan," HiLite, Carmel High School, Carmel, IN;
CM. Kaitlin Mundy, "Losers will prevail," Cedar Cliff Notes, AC Reynolds High School, Asheville, NC;
CM. Phillip Suitts, "Nothing to gain by playing through concussion pain," The Southerner, Henry W. Grady High School, Atlanta, GA;
CM. Daniel Hersh, "Our team player," The ReMarker, St. Mark's School of Texas, Dallas, TX.
N8. First person experience
1. Ross Crawford and Max Marshall, "Girl talk," The ReMarker, St. Mark's School of Texas, Dallas, TX;
2. Vishal Gokani, "The givers," The ReMarker, St. Mark's School of Texas, Dallas, TX;
3. Katelyn Hoagland, "Text messages cause sinking hearts, fading voices," Farmers' Harvest, Lewisville High School, Lewisville, TX;
CM. Mahogany Thomas, "Wrapped in conviction," The Rock, Rock Bridge High School, Columbia, MO;
CM. Ari Margolies, "Advocating voice..." The Bulldog Print, Yavneh Academy of Dallas, Dallas, TX.
N9. Sports news
1. Camille Shooshani, "Giolito's season over," The Chronicle, Harvard-Westlake School, Studio City, CA;
2. Josh Whitt, "Safety concerns," The Edge, Pleasant Grove High School, Texarkana, TX;
3. Shannon Carroll, "Grizzlies make history," The Gazette, Granite Bay High School, Granite Bay, CA;
CM. Robbie Loeb, "2nd of an era," The Chronicle, Harvard-Westlake School, Studio City, CA;
CM. Parker Donaldson, "Stroke of genius," The Review, St. John's School, Houston, TX;
CM. Emily Hoover, "Great strides," Tiger Times, Texas High School, Texarkana, TX.
N10. Sports features
1. Sam Borsos and Jacob Lauing, "Back in the box," The Viking Sports Magazine, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, CA;
2. Michael McKenna, "A fan like no other," The Pacer, Rolling Meadows High School, Rolling Meadows, IL;
3. Aidan Dewar, "Dreams do come true," The ReMarker, St. Mark's School of Texas, Dallas, TX;
CM. David Lim, "Rock solid," The Chronicle, Harvard-Westlake School, Studio City, CA:
CM. Kirk Bado, "The perfect 12," The Northwest Passage, Shawnee Mission Northwest High School, Shawnee, KS;
CM. Ryder Chasin, "Cheering in baritone," Inklings, Staples High School, Westport, CT.
N11. News feature
1. Elizabeth Levi, "In a generation: Integration to tolerance," Tribal Tribune, Wando High School, Mt. Pleasant, SC;
2. Sheen Zheng, "Inability to respond may be linked to previous experience, studies show," HiLite, Carmel High School, Carmel, IN;
3. Madison Rice, "Veteran's Day: Families cope with strain," The Odyssey, Summer Creek High School, Houston, TX;
CM. Katie Billman, "Speaking through silence," Cub Reporter, Lawrence Central High School, Indianapolis, IN;
CM. Marisa Charpentier, "Students voices: Courtney Jackson," The Marquee, Marcus High School, Flower Mound, TX;
CM. Will Moor and Stephen Rambin, "9/11," The ReMarker, St. Mark's School of Texas, Dallas, TX.
N12. Personality profile
1. Alexis Townsend, "Turning against fate," RamPage, Englewood High School, Jacksonville, FL;
2. Ryder Chasin, "When determination meets the mat," Inklings, Staples High School, Westport, CT;
3. Judith Goldfarb, "Seven-year-old McGuire depicts courage," Wildcat Pause, Shoreham-Wading River High School, Shoreham, NY;
CM. Dana Johnson, "Accidental shooting," RamPage, Englewood High School, Jacksonville, FL;
CM. Charlotte Wright, "Fighting to be ‘fun size,'" RamPage Englewood High School, Jacksonville, FL;
CM. Madison Rice, "Pinto learns from near-death experiences," The Odyssey, Summer Creek High School Houston, TX.
N13. General feature
1. Noam Shemtov and Henry Tucher, "Mind the Gap," Verde, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, CA;
2. Ross Crawford and Max Marshall, "Girl Talk," The ReMarker, St. Mark's School of Texas, Dallas, TX;
3. Miranda Lundin, "Defying Gravity," Central Times, Naperville, Central High School, Naperville, IL;
CM. Caitlin Kropp, "Heroin Rising," Globe Newsmagazine, Clayton High School, Clayton, MO;
CM. Caroline Ahlgrim, "Chilling for a Good Cause," The Echo, St. Louis Park High School, St. Louis Park, MN;
CM. Emilee Kutyla, "Teens Helping Teens," Tribal Tribune, Wando High School, Mt. Pleasant, SC.
N14. Entertainment reviews
1. Savannah Tate, "Muzeo's ‘Steampunk': Short but sweet," The Paper, Dana Hills High School, Dana Point, CA;
2. Anna Scholl, "50/50: a recipe for success," The Talon, Minnehaha Academy, Minneapolis, MN;
3. Chris Pei, "The Rum Diary," The Gazette, Granite Bay High School, Granite Bay, CA;
CM. Carl Heiser, "Internet user protest SOPA bill," The Lone Star Dispatch, James Bowie High School, Austin, TX;
CM. Megan Slabaugh, "Hammer hits the heart," The Roar, Loveland High School, Loveland, OH;
CM. Garrett Nichols, "Beyond Religion," The Vanguard, Stevenson High School, Sterling Heights, MI.
N15. Headline writing
1. Staff, February 5, 2012, The ReMarker, St. Mark's School of Texas, Dallas, TX;
2. Staff, Issue 7, April 2012, The Crimson Record, duPont Manual High School, Louisville, KY;
3. Staff, May 2012, Feedback, Jakarta International School, Jakarta, Indonesia;
CM. Staff, Issue 1 September 23, 2011, The Southerner, Henry W. Grady High School, Atlanta, GA;
CM. Staff, Issue 3, February 2012, The Viking, Loudoun Valley High School, Purcellville, VA;
CM. Staff, January 2012, Central Times, Naperville Central High School, Naperville, IL.
N16. Caption writing
1. Staff, March 9, 2012, The ReMarker, St. Mark's School of Texas, Dallas, TX;
2. Staff, Issue 4, December 2011, The Southerner, Henry W. Grady High School, Atlanta, GA;
3. Staff, November 14, 2011, Eagle's Eye, W. Charles Akins High School, Austin, TX;
CM. Staff, May 18, 2012, HiLite, Carmel High School, Carmel, IN;
CM. Chelsea Beeson and Karina Pinzon, October 2011, Bearchat, Klein High School, Klein, TX;
CM. Staff, May 2012, The Colonel, Ledyard High School, Ledyard, CT.
N17. Briefs writing
1. Staff, Issue 6, May 2012, The Edge, Pleasant Grove High School, Texarkana, TX;
2. Max McCann, Issue 6, May 2012, Trailblazer, McNeil High School, Austin, TX;
3. Staff, Issue 7, April 2012, The Charger, Oxford High School, Oxford, MS;
CM. Sara Casler and Karina Flores, February 2012, Hi-Lights, Boone High School, Orlando, FL;
CM. Taylor Browning, "QR codes," Crimson Record, duPont Manual High School, Louisville, KY;
CM. Sarah Brandt, Michael Tuschman and Elana Vlodaver, Issue 6, January 2012, The Echo, St. Louis Park High School, St. Louis Park, MN.
N18. Sidebar writing
1. Sara Marcy and Alex Redden, "Holiday Helpfuls," The Sting, Sedona Red Rock High School, Sedona, AZ;
2. Gisela Ruslim and Diandra Utomo, "Relationship Meter," Feedback, Jakarta International School, Jakarta Indonesia;
3. Alexis Espinosa, "One lucky laptop," The Fourcast, The Hockaday School, Dallas, TX;
CM. Claudia Huang, "Media center, senior AVID class collaborate on 9/11 display," HiLite, Carmel High School, Carmel, IN;
CM. Laura Barry, "Top 10 Tips," The Pharcyde, The Benjamin School, Palm Beach Gardens, FL;
CM. Marissa Visci, "The Hunger Games vs. Twilight," The Fanscotian, Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School, Scotch Plains, NJ.
N19. Art/illustration: Hand-drawn
1. Natalie Smith, "Character-hipstics of the ironic masses," The Falconer, Fauquier High School, Warrenton, VA;
2. Morgan Raith, "Greetings from...senior projects," The Fourth Estate, Laguna Blanca School, Santa Barbara, CA;
3. Sadie Saylor, Issue 8 cover, The Crimson Record, duPont Manual High School, Louisville, KY;
CM. Lauren Bertino, "Waking up deprived," The Prowl, Corall Glades High School, Coral Springs, FL;
CM. Sofia Eichelmann, "Doctor Who woos," The Lone Star Dispatch, James Bowie High School, Austin, TX;
CM. Renu Pandit, "Along with right comes responsibility," The Northridge Reporter, Northridge High School, Tuscaloosa, AL.
N20. Computer generated art/illustration
1. Leighanne Crawford, "Devasting Distraction," The Omega, Downers Grove North High School, Downers Grove, IL;
2. Steven Yaffe, "A look into the alleged lives of teenagers," The Tattler, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, Bethesda, MD;
3. Diana Connolly, "Inappropriate appropriation," Verde, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, CA;
CM. Spencer Baker, "Intergration," Crossfire: The Students' Voice, Crossroads School for Arts & Sciences, Santa Monica, CA;
CM. Jessica Reese, "Senior edition," The Gazette, Granite Bay High School, Granite Bay, CA;
CM. Robbey Orth, Nic Lazzara and Zuyva Sevilla, "Sgt. Pepper," The ReMarker, St. Mark's School of Texas, Dallas, TX.
N21. Art/illustration: Portfolio of work
1. Steven Yaffe, The Tattler, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, Bethesda, MD;
2. Katharine Lin, The Fourcast, The Hockaday School, Dallas, TX;
3. Kailey Cox, The Paper, Dana Hills High School, Dana Point, CA;
CM. Lauren Bertino, The Prowl, Coral Glades High School, Coral Springs, FL;
CM. Sofia Eichelmann, The Lone Star Dispatch, James Bowie High School, Austin, TX;
CM. Diana Connolly, Verde, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, CA.
N22. Editorial Cartoons
1. Paris Baillie, "New schedule cartoon," The Student Voice, The Buckley School, Sherman Oaks, CA;
2.Lauren Bertino, "Flat replacement," The Prowl, Coral Glades High School, Coral Springs, FL;
3. Camille Getz, "No stats mean no story," The Octagon, Sacramento Country Day School, Sacramento, CA;
CM. Aquiles Pacheco, "Occupy North Pole," The Prowl, Coral Glades High School, Coral Springs, FL;
CM. Will Staples, "Atlas (seniors) shrugged," The Southerner, Henry W. Grady High School, Atlanta, GA;
CM. Sami Pathan, "Pregnancy prevention," The Rock, Rock Bridge High School, Columbia, MO.
N23. Sports Cartoons
No awards given in this category.
N24. Comic Cartoons
1. Carlton Reynolds, "Christmas time," The Vanguard, Stevenson High School, Sterling Heights, MI;
2. Brandyn Liebe, "Imaginary friends," The Purple Sage, Waunakee Community High School, Waunakee, WI;
3. Kaitlyn Henderson, "Snicker doodle," The Highland Fling, Northern Highlands Regional High School, Allendale, NJ;
CM. Amanda Kriss, "Courtyard Duckpond. Nov. 11, 2011," Rocky Mountain Highlighter, Rocky Mountain High School, Fort Collins, CO;
CM. Dylan Kirksey, "Vuvuzela," The ReMarker, St. Mark's School of Texas, Dallas, TX.
N25. Cartoon Portfolio of work
1. Lauren Bertino and Janiece Rodriguez, The Prowl, Coral Glades High School, Coral Springs, FL;
2. Steven Yaffe, The Tattler, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, Bethesda, MD;
3. Dylan Kirksey, The ReMarker, St. Mark's School of Texas, Dallas, TX.
N26. Photo story
1. Emily Ounkel, "Senior's last days," The Pharcyde, The Benjamin School, Palm Beach Gardens, FL;
2. Jacki Livingstone, "Fandom for dummies," The Highland Fling, Northern Highlands Regional High School, Allendale, NJ;
3. Michael Doorey, Max Marshall and Parker Matthews, "ESD rivalry," The ReMarker, St. Mark's School of Texas, Dallas, TX;
CM. Neta Bronfman and Jeremy Tache, "ESPN honors boys soccer," The Circuit, Cypress Bay High School, Weston, FL;
CM. Greta Meyer, "Life and times of a freshmen," Earthquake, Germantown Friends School, Philadelphia, PA;
CM. Lydia Dorn and Kelly Martin, "Football state spread," The Purple Sage, Waunakee Community High School, Waunakee, WI.
N27. Single spot news photograph
1. Lucy Leonard, "Moving pains," The Southerner, Henry W. Grady High School, Atlanta, GA;
2. Brian Murphy, "Blood drive draws 68 donations," The Inkblot, Communications High School, Wall, NJ;
3. McKenzie Pavacich, "Freezin' for a reason," The Inkblot, Communications High School, Wall, NJ.
N28. Single feature photograph
1. Abigail Gorden, "People of the year," The Highlander, McLean High School, McLean, VA;
2. Rikki Hurt, "Cheerleaders on bus," The Odyssey, Summer Creek High School, Houston, TX;
3. Lisseth Lopez. "Economics teacher Phyllis Powell sillhouette," The Odyssey, Summer Creek High School, Houston, TX;
CM. Ashley Bymers, "Girl power," The Prospective, Bryant High School, Bryant, AR;
CM. Miranda Leung, "Aman D'Sousa," The Purple Tide, Chantilly High School, Chantilly, VA;
CM. Asa Lory, "Lost of innocence," Bearing News, Rock Bridge Senior High School, Columbia, MO.
N29. Single sports photograph
1. Nate Compton, "Winter sports," The Northwest Passage, Shawnee Mission Northwest High School, Shawnee, KS;
2. Luke Raffery, "Senior Nick Laganelli dribbles the ball down the field," The Spoke, Conestoga High School, Berwyn, PA;
3. Miranda Lundin, "Kickin' it on the north side," Central Times, Naperville Central High School, Naperville, IL;
CM. Charlie Hunnicutt, "Senior running back Karon Dismuke," The Prospective, Bryant High School, Bryant, AR;
CM. Nick Kroeger, "Home stretch," The Prowl, Coral Glades High School, Coral Springs, FL;
CM. Greg Jacobs, "Full throttle," The Echo, St. Louis Park High School, St. Louis Park, MN.
N30. Photography Portfolio of work
1. Mazelle Etassami, The Chronicle, Harvard-Westlake School, Studio City, CA;
2. James Moy, Nexus, Henry W. Grady High School, Atlanta, GA;
3. Corynne Hogan, The Chronicle, William Mason High School, Mason, OH;
CM. Maddy Burrows, Feedback, Jakarta International School, Jakarta, Indonesia;
CM. Grant Shorin, The Viking Sports Magazine, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, CA;
CM. Rikki Hurt, The Odyssey, Summer Creek High School, Houston, TX.
N31. Photo illustration
1. Diana Connolly, "Race and education: Addressing the elephant in the classroom," Verde, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, CA;
2. Allison Begalman, Caitlin Flood and Alexander Loop, "Students find their kindred spirits in beloved characters," The Fanscotian, Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School, Scotch Plains, NJ;
3. Hailey Winston, "Surfacing," The Fourcast, The Hockaday School, Dallas, TX;
CM. Kelly Rosch, "Heavy baggage," The Snapper, Key West High School, Key West, FL;
CM. Brad Conidaris and Shauna Milesi, "We did it! Title IX turns 40," Mirada, Rio Americano High School, Sacramento, CA;
CM. Parker Matthews, "Lost generation," The ReMaker, St. Mark's School of Texas, Dallas, TX.
N32. Photo Illustration: Portfolio of work
1. Karina Dinzon and Patricia Tamandre, Bearchat Newspaper, Klein High School, Klein, TX;
2. Giuliana LaMantia and Carly Tubridy, Wildcat Chronicle, West Chicago Community High School, West Chicago, IL.
N33. Single Advertising photography
1. Staff, "Hale Cafe," RamPage, Englewood High School, Jacksonville, FL.
N34. Informational graphics
1. Melinda Song, "From then to now," HiLite, Carmel High School, Carmel, IN;
2. Noah Eby, "Following the pipeline," Globe Newsmagazine, Clayton High School, Clayton, MO;
3. Melinda Song, "Too much fun in the sun," HiLite, Carmel High School, Carmel, IN;
CM. Brian Murphy, "Competition truck," The Inkblot, Communications High School, Wall, NJ;
CM. Alanna Browdy, "Incidents mimic Penn State scandal," The Prowl, Coral Glades High School, Coral Springs, FL;
CM. Benjamin Orjada, "Nothing has changed," The Vanguard, Stevenson High School, Sterling Height, MI.
N35. Informational graphics: Portfolio of work
1. Bailey Kopp, The Northwest Passage, Shawnee Mission Northwest High School, Shawnee, KS;
2. Melinda Song, HiLite, Carmel High School, Carmel, IL;
3. Liane Yue, HiLite, Carmel High School, Carmel, IL;
CM. Samantha Grasso, Prowler, Stony Point High School, Round Rock, TX.
N36. Typography: Overall look of the entire paper
1. Staff, The Fourcast, The Hockaday School, Dallas, TX.
N37. Typography: The look of one page
1. Jakara Griffin, Courtney Marshall and Tamara Mason, "Becoming visible," Nexus, Henry W. Grady High School, Atlanta, GA;
2. Staff, "Prejudice is a burden that..." The Epic, Lynbrook High School, San Jose, CA;
N38. Typography: A designed or art headline
1. Astrid Da Silva, "A Puff of Poison," The Purple Tide, Chantilly High School, Chantilly, VA.
N39. Overall design: Tabloid format
1. Staff, The ReMarker, St. Mark's School of Texas, Dallas, TX;
2. Staff, The Fourcast, The Hockaday School, Dallas, TX;
3. Staff, The Northridge Reporter, Northridge High School, Tuscaloosa, AL;
CM. Alison Dunaway, Ann Molina and Andrew Odle, Spotlight, Francis Howell High School, St. Charles, MO;
CM. Staff, The Southerner, Henry W. Grady High School, Atlanta, GA;
CM. Staff, Central Times, Naperville Central High School, Naperville, IL.
N40. Overall design: Broadsheet format
1. Staff, The Gazette, Granite Bay High School, Granite Bay, CA;
2. Staff, The Charger, Oxford High School, Oxford, MS;
3. Aaron Gutierrez, Eagle's Eye, Akins High School, Austin, TX;
CM. Staff, The Vanguard, Stevenson High School, Sterling Heights, MI.
N41. Overall design: Newsmagazine format
1. Staff, HiLite, Carmel High School, Carmel, IN;
2. Staff, The Crimson Record, duPont Manual High School, Louisville, KY;
3. Staff, Nexus, Henry W. Grady High School, Atlanta, GA;
CM. Staff, The Viking, Loudoun Valley High School, Purcellville, VA;
CM. Staff, The Marquee, Marcus High School, Flower Mound, TX;
CM. Staff, The Viking Sports Magazine, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, CA.
N42. Page one design: Tabloid format
1. Sara Graybill, "Warfair," Iniwa, Great Falls High School, Great Falls, MT;
2. Alex Hauser, "Skipping," The Northridge Reporter, Northridge High School, Tuscaloosa, AL;
3. Mayra Garcia and Waverley Odle, "Cafeteria offers healthier choices," Spotlight, Francis Howell High School St. Charles, MO;
CM. Alanna Browdy, "Principal of the year," The Prowl, Coral Glades High School, Coral Springs, FL;
CM. Kenzie Floyd, "Just a second," The Edge, Pleasant Grove High School, Texarkana, TX;
CM. Cassa Niedringhaus, "The Tragedy of Addiction," Rocky Mountain Highlighter, Rocky Mountain High School, Fort Collins, CO.
N43. Page one design: Broadsheet format
1. Rachel Vasquez, "Grizzles Make History," The Gazette, Granite Bay High School, Granite Bay, CA;
2. Jessica Reese, "Nearing the edge," The Gazette, Granite Bay High School, Granite Bay, CA;
3. Benjamin Blackburn and Benjamin Orjada, "See the world through our eyes," The Vanguard, Stevenson High School, Sterling Heights, MI;
CM. Ariel Tausk, "A community for Mary," The Update, H.H. Dow High School, Midland, MI;
CM. Bria Hamm, Brianna McClain and Brendy Solorio, "4 men & a van," The Tribal Times, McEachern High School, Powder Springs, GA;
CM. Dora Chen, "An education," The Charger, Oxford High School, Oxford, MS.
N44. Page one design: Newsmagazine format
1. Chris Drayton, "The Artlanta Issue," Nexus, Henry W. Grady High School, Atlanta, GA;
2. Ruth Arnold, "Diversity," Tiger Times, Texas High School, Texarkana, TX;
3. Caroline Sydney, "Perfect on Paper," The Fourcast, The Hockaday School, Dallas, TX;
CM. Conner Gordon, "When we lose," HiLite, Carmel High School, Carmel, IN;
CM. Courtney Clubb and Jordan Richards, "The race card," The Marquee, Marcus High School, Flower Mound, TX;
CM. Alex Hauser, "Caffeine addiction," The Northridge Reporter, Northridge High School, Tuscaloosa, AL.
N45. Page one design: Portfolio of work
1. Alanna Browdy, The Prowl, Coral Glades High School, Coral Springs, FL;
2. Nick McHowald, The ReMaker, St. Mark's School of Texas, Dallas, TX;
3. Caroline Sydney, The Forecast, The Hockaday School, Dallas, TX;
CM. Hayley Schneider, The Colonel, Ledyard High School, Ledyard, CT;
CM. Alex Hauser, The Northridge Reporter, Northridge High School, Tuscaloosa, AL;
CM. Kenzie Floyd and Nathan Jones, The Edge, Pleasant Grove High School, Texarkana, TX.
N46. News page design: Tabloid format
1. Samantha Grasso, "Social network May," Prowler, Stony Point High School, Round Rock, TX;
2. Emily Stobbe, "AP testing for dummies," The Kirkwood Call, Kirkwood High School, Kirkwood, MO;
3. Sara Graybill, "Raise pink awareness," Iniwa, Great Falls High School, Great Falls, MT;
CM. Isabelle Taft, "Superintendent Davis reviews academy progress," The Southerner, Henry W. Grady High School, Atlanta, GA;
CM. Kenzie Floyd, Nathan Jones and Josh Whitt, "The bottom line," The Edge, Pleasant Grove High School, Texarkana, TX;
CM. Rachel Lester, "What was that? A closer look at SOPA," The Boiling Point, Shalhevet High School, Los Angeles, CA.
N47. News page design: Broadsheet format
1. Nicole Bales, "Science department under pressure," The Gazette, Granite Bay High School, Granite Bay, CT;
2. Courtney Taylor, "A whole new world," Update, H.H. Dow High School, Midland, MI;
3. Jessica Dusebout and Darla Etezadi, "Bottom 1 percent takes the stage," The Fourth Estate, Laguna Blanca School, Santa Barbara, CA;
CM. Kavya Beneraj, "Black Friday," The Newsstreak, Harrisonburg High School, Harrisonburg, VA;
CM. Shreya Mathur, "Psychology courses gain support at OHS," The Charger, Oxford High School, Oxford, MS;
CM. Aaron Gutierrez, "Eagles march downtown Austin, banner in hands," Eagle's Eye, W. Charles Akins High School, Austin, TX.
N48. News page design: Newsmagazine format
1. Virginia Johnson, "Packing up and moving out," The Crimson Record, duPont Manual High School, Louisville, KY;
2. Devina Jones-Vargas, "Trashy to classy makeup tips," Nexus, Henry W. Grady High School, Atlanta, GA;
3. Kelsey Johnson, "KONY 2012 Revolution," The Colonel, Ledyard High School, Ledyard, CT;
CM. Leigh George, "Denied," The Viking, Loudoun Valley High School, Purcellvile, VA;
CM. Jordan Richards, "Possible freshman center features," The Marquee, Marcus High School, Flower Mound, TX;
CM. Ben Reiser, "No shave November," Inklings, Staples High School, Westport, CT.
N49. News page design: Portfolio of work
1. Kate Taber, Nexus, Henry W. Grady High School, Atlanta, GA;
2. Staff, Eagles Eye, W. Charles Akins High School, Austin, TX;
3. Holly Marcin, The Omega, Downers Grove North High School, Downers Grove, IL;
CM. Tyler Dianne Platt, The Prospective, Bryant High School, Bryant, AR;
CM. Staff, The Circuit, Cypress Bay High School, Weston, FL;
CM. Kelsey Johnson, The Colonel, Ledyard High School, Ledyard, CT.
N50. Editorial page design: Tabloid format
1. Naeem Muscatwalla, "Heard," The ReMarker, St Mark's School of Texas, Dallas, TX;
2. Edgeri Hudlin, "Josh Anderson Foundation sponsors speaker during mental wellness week," The South Lakes Sentinel, South Lakes High School, Reston, VA;
3. Jenny Zhang, "ADHD stimulants create unfair shortcuts," Central Times, Naperville Central High School, Naperville, IL;
CM. Jane Manwarring, "Change of date creates prom-blems," The Kirkwood Call, Kirkwood High School, Kirkwood, MO;
CM. Staff, "New European literature course," The Epic, Lynbrook High School, San Jose, CA;
CM. Kenzie Floyd, "Embarrassing moments make soccer games worthwhile," The Edge, Pleasant Grove High School, Texarkana, TX.
N51. Editorial page design: Broadsheet format
1. Hayley Massara, "Wax on wax off," The Gazette, Granite Bay High School, Granite Bay, CA;
2. Victoria Taylor, "Face facts: Grosse Pointe needs to innovate," The Tower, Grosse Pointe South High School, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI;
3. Andrew Mullen, Election Woes," The Charger, Oxford High School, Oxford, MS.
N52. Editorial page design: Newsmagazine format
1. Hayley Schneider and Meghan Tripp, "SOPA: Stop online piracy act," The Colonel, Ledyard High School, Ledyard, CT.
N53. Editorial page design: Portfolio of work
1. Jess Stevens, Prowler, Stony Point High School, Round Rock, TX;
2. Ashley Collins, The Prospective, Bryant High School, Bryant, AR;
3. Haleigh Wagner, Eagle's Eye, W. Charles Akins High School, Austin, TX;
CM. Staff, The Circuit, Cypress Bay High School, Weston, FL;
CM. Hayley Schneider and Meghan Tripp, The Colonel, Ledyard High School, Ledyard, CT.
N54. Op-Ed or news analysis page design: Tabloid format
1. Ariana Mollers, "Goodbye," The Purple Tide, Chantilly High School, Chantilly, VA;
2. Alanna Browdy, "Parents gone loko," The Prowl, Coral Glades High School, Coral Springs, FL;
3. Staff, "Should San Jose stay plastic free?" The Epic, Lynbrook High School, San Jose, CA;
CM. Sam Hauber, "Teen Murder," The Prowl, Coral Glades High School, Coral Springs, FL;
CM. Lucy Leonard and Gabrielle Siegel, "Was Troy Davis's execution moral?" The Southerner, Henry W. Grady High School, Atlanta, GA;
CM. Rachel Lester, "Judaic Classes on the march," The Boiling Point, Shalhevet High School, Los Angeles, CA.
N55. Op-Ed or news analysis page design: Broadsheet format
1. Rachel Finney, "Information overload," Update, H.H. Dow High School, Midland, MI;
2. Haley Massara, "A social network addict gets clean," The Gazette, Granite Bay High School, Granite Bay, CA;
3. Rachel Beard, "Merry holidays," Update, H.H. Dow High School, Midland, MI;
CM. Rachel Beard, "The truth about shmoop and spark notes," Update, H.H. Dow High School, Midland, MI;
CM. Calvin K. Lane and Amber Wormley, "Stage comes alive in MHS's rendition of award winning musical," The Tribal Times, McEachern High School Powder Springs, GA;
CM. Haleigh Wagner, "Cyber bullying taking over social media," Eagle's Eye, W. Charles Akins High School, Austin, TX.
N56. Op-Ed or news analysis page design: Newsmagazine format
1. Mya Ansah, "the official face off: SAT," The Messenger, Northview High School, Johns Creek, GA;
2. Leigh George, "Under construction," The Viking, Loudoun Valley High School, Purcellville, VA;
3. Staff, "Campus school spirit," The Lone Star Dispatch, James Bowie High School, Austin, TX;
CM. Staff, "District dress code policy," The Lone Star Dispatch, James Bowie High School, Austin, TX;
CM. Angela Buensuceso, "Pro/Con," Feedback, Jakarta International School, Jakarta, Indonesia;
CM. Elaine Sutanto, "Red over green," Feedback, Jakarta International School, Jakarta, Indonesia.
N57. Op-Ed or news analysis page design: Portfolio of work
1. Olivia Berci, The Fourth Estate, Laguna Blanca School, Santa Barbara, CA;
2. Staff, The Circuit, Cypress Bay High School, Weston, FL;
3. Jose Gamo, Feedback, Jakarta International School, Jakarta, Indonesia;
CM. Ashley Collins, The Prospective, Bryant High School, Bryant, AR;
CM. Dora DeMaria, The Snapper, Key West High School, Key West, FL;
CM. Meghan Tripp, The Colonel, Ledyard High School, Ledyard, CT.
N58. Feature page design: Tabloid format
1. Martina Costagliola, Jenna Fisher and Emily Gibson, "Want a revolution? Start a revolution," Talon, Severna Park High School, Severna Park, MD;
2. Rachel Brill, "The top 5 most interesting ways to ask someone to prom," The Prowl, Coral Glades High School, Coral Springs, FL;
3. Alanna Degol, "You can make an impact," The Prowl, Coral Glades High School, Coral Springs, FL;
CM. Michael Rothberg, "Support the Sole," The Chronicle, Harvard-Westlake School, Studio City, CA;
CM. Michael Bruno, "A basic guide to hipsterism," Messenger, Marquette High School, Chesterfield, MO;
CM. Kelsey Vories, "Spring forward," Tribal Tribune, Wando High School, Mt. Pleasant, SC.
N59. Feature page design: Broadsheet format
1. Danielle Dieterich, "Circle of (high school) life," The Gazette, Granite Bay High School, Granite Bay, CA;
2. Mark Gorte, "Where are seniors headed?" Update, H.H. Dow High School, Midland, MI;
3. Shineui Park, "Bilingual/smarter?" The Gazette, Granite Bay High School, Granite Bay, CA;
CM. Kelsey Knorp, "Year in review," The Gazette, Granite Bay High School, Granite Bay, CA;
CM. Shineui Park, "Season's greetings, soldiers," The Gazette, Granite Bay High School, Granite Bay, CA;
CM. Theresa Whang, "Confinement art/design," The Rock, Rock Bridge High School, Columbia, MO.
N60. Feature page design: Newsmagazine format
1. Tony Tan and Ryan Zukerman, "Jailbird," HiLite, Carmel High School, Carmel, IN;
2. Staff, "Complex sex," Verde, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, CA;
3. Lisie Sabbaq, "ADHD & me," Verde, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, CA;
CM. Hanako Gallagher and Hollie Kool, "Thinking outside the (Asian) box," Verde, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, CA.
N61. Feature page design: Portfolio of work
1. Anastasia Antonova and Zoe Serbin, The Fourth Estate, Laguna Blanca School, Santa Barbara, CA;
2. Madeleine Wright, The Octagon, Sacramento Country Day School, Sacramento, CA;
3. Jennifer Cruz, Prowler, Stony Point High School, Round Rock TX;
CM. Rachel Brill, The Prowl, Coral Glades High School, Coral Springs, FL;
CM. Alanna Degoi, The Prowl, Coral Glades High School, Coral Springs, FL;
CM. Abby Bora, The Colonel, Ledyard High School, Ledyard, CT.
N62. Sports page design: Tabloid format
1. Robbie Loeb, "Mission: league," The Chronicle, Harvard-Westlake School, Studio City, CA;
2. Robbie Loeb, "Struck out," The Chronicle, Harvard-Westlake School, Studio City, CA;
3.Alanna Browdy, "Budget strikeout," The Prowl, Coral Glades High School, Coral Springs, FL;
CM. Kate Degive and Joseph Lavine, "The daily grind," The Southerner, Henry W. Grady High School, Atlanta, GA;
CM. Graham Fine and Kyra Hall, "BBCO bats bring us back to batting basics," The Shakerite, Shaker Heights High School, Shaker Heights, OH;
CM. Bailey Kopp, "Danny Manning," The Northwest Passage, Shawnee Mission Northwest High School, Shawnee, KS.
N63. Sports page design: Broadsheet format
1. Meghan Carlsen and Rachael Vasquez, "Grizzlies to NFC," The Gazette, Granite Bay High School, Granite Bay, CA;
2. Shannon Carroll, Austin Downs and Rachael Vasquez, "Best of the best," The Gazette, Granite Bay High School, Granite Bay, CA;
3. Sam Metry, "Spring sport previews," The Tower, Grosse Pointe South High School, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI;
CM. Matt Hus, "Gliding through the playoffs," Update, H.H. Dow High School, Midland, MI;
CM. Noel Walsh, "Playoffs, Softball, baseball compete," The Charger, Oxford High School, Oxford, MS.
N64. Sports page design: Newsmagazine format
1. Rachel Boisjolie, "Compete. Eat. Sleep. Repeat," The Viking, Loudoun Valley High School, Purcellville, VA;
2. Leigh George, "Too much grit to Quit," The Viking, Loudoun Valley High School, Purcellville, VA;
3. Carly Munoz, "Athletes receive scholarship," The Lone Star Dispatch, James Bowie High School, Austin, TX.
N65. Sports page design: Portfolio of work
1. Minjae Steve Cho, The Beacon, Portmouth Abbey School, Portsmouth, RI;
2. Sam Metry, The Tower, Grosse Pointe South High School, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI;
3. Josh Whitt, The Edge, Pleasant Grove High School, Texarkana, TX;
CM. Taiwo Alonge and Max Clark, The Panther, Miami Palmetto High School, Miami, FL;
CM. Dezmond Moore, Eagle's Eye, W. Charles Akins High School, Austin, TX.
N66. Photo layout: Full page
1. Staff, "Teach me how to Instagram," The Kirkwood Call, Kirkwood High School, Kirkwood, MO;
2. Minjae Steve Cho, "Photo Contest," The Beacon, Portsmouth Abbey School, Portsmouth, RI;
3. Alex Herrera, "Homecoming," Eagles Eye, W. Charles Akins High School, Austin, TX;
CM. Emily Ounkel, "Peru trip," The Pharcyde, The Benjamin School, Palm Beach Gardens, FL;
CM. Andrew Goodman, "Tornadoes," The ReMarker, St. Mark's School of Texas, Dallas, TX.
N67. Photo layout: Two or more pages
1. Rachel Boisjolie, "Compete. Eat. Sleep. Repeat," The Viking, Loudoun Valley High School, Purcellville, VA;
2. Staff, "Room raiders," The Kirkwood Call, Kirkwood High School, Kirkwood, MO;
3. Katie Atkisson, "Instagram," Spartan News Network, Lakewood High School, St. Petersburg, FL;
CM. Amelia Christopher and Maragh Girvan, "The butter didn't do it," Nexus, Henry W. Grady High School, Atlanta, GA;
CM. Erica Reed, "Maverick photography," The Review, St. John's School, Houston, TX;
CM. Lydia Dorn and Kelly Martin, Page 2-3, January 25, 2012, The Purple Sage, Waunakee Community High School, Waunakee, WI.
N68. Photo layout: Portfolio of work
1. Mary Clare Beytagh, The Fourcast, The Hockaday School, Dallas, TX;
2. Alex Herrera, Eagle's Eye, Akins High School, Austin, TX;
3. Austin Yu, The Epic, Lynbrook High School, San Jose, CA;
CM. Helen Whitty, The Tattler, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, Bethesda, MD;
CM. Andrew Goodman, The ReMarker, St. Mark's School of Texas, Dallas, TX.
N69. Advertising layout: Single advertisement
1. Hayley McAvoy, "Jack's urban eats," The Gazette, Granite Bay High School, Granite Bay, CA;
2. Miranda Leung, "Congratulations," The Purple Tide, Chantilly High School, Chantilly, VA;
3. Trent Clanton, "University of Alabama Community of Music," The Northridge Reporter, Northridge High School, Tuscaloosa, AL.
N70. Advertising layout: Advertising page
1. Nida Ashraf, "Titan Shoppe (Nov.)," The Vanguard, Stevenson High School, Sterling Heights, MI;
2. Benjamin Blackburn, "Titan Shoppe (Mar.)," The Vanguard, Stevenson High School, Sterling Heights, MI;
3. Christian Barcenas, "Club ads," The Beacon, Portsmouth Abbey School, Portsmouth, RI;
CM. Alice Limentas, Hanna Lomak and Brendy Solorio, Page 3, The Tribal Times, McEachern High School, Powder Springs, GA.
N71. Single subject news or feature package, single page: Tabloid format
1. Sean Mowery and Mehsa Taleb, "Caught red-handed," The Purple Tide, Chantilly High School, Chantilly, VA;
2. Samuel Chang and Austin Yu, "The Epic takes on the city," The Epic, Lynbrook High School, San Jose, CA;
3. Rachel Schwartz, "Politics as usual," The Chronicle, Harvard-Westlake School, Studio City, CA;
CM. Rebecca Kim, "Bucket list, mobile apps, staff picks," The Evergreen, Greenhill School, Addison, TX;
CM. Staff, "Departing faculty, staff," The ReMarker, St. Mark's School of Texas, Dallas, TX;
CM. Patrick Lewis, "Batty," Prowler, Stony Point High School, Round Rock, TX.
N72. Single subject news or feature package, single page: Broadsheet format
1. Staff, "Pressure on piracy," The Echo, St. Louis Park, St. Louis Park, MN;
2. Jennifer Deutsch, "Get a sizzling summer body," The Pitch, Walter Johnson High School, Bethesda, MD;
3. Adelina Colaku, Meaghan Crabill and Kevin Simpson, "Beating out bullying," The Highland Fling, Northern Highlands Regional High School, Allendale, NJ;
CM. Neala Berkowski, "From diapers to diplomas," The Tower, Grosse Pointe South High School, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI;
CM. Martina Costagliola, Zach Elliot and Katie Morrison, "Summer music festivals," Talon, Severna Park High School, Severna Park, MD;
CM. James Higgins and Claire Selvin, "New schedule," The Student Voice, The Buckley School, Sherman Oaks, CA.
N73. Single subject news or feature package, single page: Newsmagazine format
1. Keevin Henley, "Summer staff," The Crimson Record, duPont Manual High School, Louisville, KY;
2. Natalie Felsen, "Power players," The Chronicle, Franklin High School, El Paso, TX;
3. Lauren Jiron and Lindsey Jiron, "Tape, post-its, and sharpies," The Chronicle, Franklin High School, El Paso, TX;
CM. Natassja Hancock, Emily Henson and Antonio Tovar, "2012 presidential election on year away," The Lone Star Dispatch, James Bowie High School, Austin, TX;
CM. Dawson McGonagill, Taylor Potter and Autumn Sehy, "All in the family," Tiger Times, Texas High School, Texarkana, TX.
N74. Single subject news or feature package, single page: Portfolio of work
1. Natsumi Ajisaka, Nisha Desai and Molly Hopkins, Bear Facts, Bergenfield High School, Bergenfield NJ;
2. Kenzie Floyd and Josh Whitt, The Edge, Pleasant Grove High School, Texarkana, TX;
3. Rachel Lester, The Boiling Point, Shalhevet High School, Los Angeles, CA;
CM. Staff, The Circuit, Cypress Bay High School, Weston, FL.
N75. Single subject news or feature package, two pages, double-truck or special section: Tabloid format
1. Ross Crawford, Max Marshall and Jairo Nevarez, "You win," The ReMarker, St. Mark's School of Texas, Dallas, TX;
2. Staff, "Lost and found," The Edge, Pleasant Grove High School, Texarkana, TX;
3. Hailey Winston, "Under pressure," The Fourcast, The Hockaday School, Dallas, TX;
CM. Sara Gaggia and Daniela Marin, "Making it work," The Circuit, Cypress Bay High School, Weston, FL;
CM. Michael Bruno, Nina Luo and Meera Zassenahaus, The Science of attraction," Messenger, Marquette High School, Chesterfield, MO;
CM. Olivia dorow Hovland, "Prescriptions and diagnoses," The Talon, Minnehaha Academy, Minneapolis, MN.
N76. Single subject news or feature package, two pages, double-truck or special section: Broadsheet format
1.Rachel Finney and Tiffany Zhang, "A multicolored family," Update, H.H. Dow High School, Midland, MI;
2. Maria Kailatzandonakes, Maddie Magruder and Jack Schoelz, "Opportunity," The Rock, Rock Bridge High School, Columbia, MO;
3. Shiori Tomatsu, "Hitman to hero," Globe Newsmagazine, Clayton High School, Clayton, MO;}
CM. Noah Eby, The digital mind," Globe Newsmagazine, Clayton High School, Clayton, MO;
CM. Staff, "Competition," Inkblot, Communications High School, Wall, NJ;
CM. Anastasia Antonova and Zoe Serbin, "Miss Representation," The Fourth Estate, Laguna Blanca School, Santa Barbara, CA.
N77. Single subject news or feature package, two pages, double-truck or special section: Newsmagazine format
1. Victor Xu, "Mormonism in the mainstream," HiLite, Carmel High School, Carmel, IN;
2. Ashley Diggs, Sydney Schoen and Wynne Tidwell, "Way of life," Tiger Times, Texas High School, Texarkana, TX;
3. Jackie Leong, "Cut too short," Globe Newsmagazine, Clayton High School, Clayton, MO;
CM. Maria Heinonen, "Food," The Marquee, Marcus High School, Flower Mound, TX;
CM. Emma Beckstrom and Hilda Huang, "London Olympics Preview," The Viking Sports Magazine, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, CA.
N78. Single subject news or feature package, two pages, double-truck or special section: Portfolio of work
1. Caroline Sydney, The Fourcast, The Hockaday School, Dallas, TX;
2. Max Marshall, The ReMarker, St. Mark's School of Texas, Dallas, TX;
3. Grace Park, The Evergreen, Greenhill School, Addison, TX;
CM. Jake Knight, The Prospective, Bryant High School, Bryant AR;
CM. Staff, The Circuit, Cypress Bay High School, Weston, FL;
CM. Kenzie Floyd and Nathan Taylor, The Edge, Pleasant Grove High School, Texarkana, TX.
MAGAZINE
Includes general interest, literary, literary-art, folk and other specialized magazines.
These awards reflect entries produced between June 16, 2011 through June 15, 2012. Because CSPA dates its awards by the year in which they are given, they are known as the 2012 Gold Circle Awards for Magazines.
M1. Open (free) form
1. Rachel Mussenden, "Swallow," Silver Quill, Montgomery Blair High School, Silver Spring, MD;
2. Wallis Monday, "You are four shades of lavender," LitMag, Keystone School, San Antonio, TX;
3. Grace Mastropasqua, "One day," Muse, Marymount School, New York, NY;
CM. Wallis Monday, "Snapshot of lonely impurity," LitMag, Keystone School, San Antonio, TX;
CM. Marella Gayla, "Misplaced wonder," Muse, Marymount School, New York, NY;
CM. Anny Lutwak-Schneider, "The littlest things," Genesis, York Preparatory School, New York.
M2. Closed (traditional) form
1. Jacob Keohane, "The Kingfish Ballad," The Talon, Woodberry Forest School, Woodberry Forest, VA;
2. Joe Etterer, "The Bones Who Walk the Sea," Muse, Vestavia Hills High School, Vestavia Hills, AL;
3. Robert Gifford and Zachary Kram, "Homecoming," Fine Lines, Richard Montgomery High School, Rockville, MD;
CM. Rachel Carlton, "Road Signs," Earthwinds, Jackson Preparatory School, Jackson, MS;
CM. Clarissa Hardcastle, "Rebel," Markings 2012, St. Mark's High School, Wilmington, DE;
CM. Jason Hill, "A bar, forgotten," The Talon, Woodberry Forest School, Woodberry Forest, VA.
M3. Experimental
1. Evan Rindler, "How I spent my summer vacation," Pulp:Drift, Thomas S. Wootton High School, Rockville, MD;
2. Natalia Marques, "Domestic Abuse," Zephyr, Rye High School, Rye, NY;
3. Olivia Arstein-Kerslake, "Plague," The Levee, Rio Americano High School, Sacramento, CA;
CM. Russell Grindstaff, "16 men & a pile of dirt," Montage, Greenhill School, Addison, TX;
CM. Hannah Sorrell, "Proud," Prism, Northshore High School, Slidell, LA;
CM. Karen Maldonado, "Desertification," Inkblots, The John Cooper School, The Woodlands, TX.
M4. Traditional
1. Michelle Webber, "Mercer," The Rough Draft, Flint Hill School, Oakton, VA;
2. Claire Parker "The truth in the tapping," L.A.V.A., Woodrow Wilson High School, Washington, DC;
3. Nick Giardina, "Introduction to the full, unabridged English translation of the sordid tale of Frank Humperdinck," Prism, Northshore High School, Slidell, LA;
CM. Rebecca Raskin, "White blank page," Elysium Literary/Art Magazine, Coral Reef Senior High School, Miami, FL;
CM. Vicky Zhou, "Leotard," Montage, Greenhill School, Addison, TX;
CM. Amanda Rothbauer, "Tattle tale," Lit Mag, Keystone School, San Antonio, TX.
M5. Essays
1. Tiffany Wong, "In our heart of hearts, a fork," Verve Literary and Arts Magazine, Northside College Prep, Chicago, IL;
2. Nathaniel Cope, "How to become a distance runner," Markings 2012, St. Mark's High School, Wilmington, DE;
3. Evangeline Soileau, "the view from an overhanging limb," Riverbend Review, Benjamin Franklin High School, New Orleans, LA;
CM. Fatima Icasiano, How to become someone," Markings 2012, St. Mark's High School, Wilmington, DE;
CM. Meghna Ramaswamy "Anger," Pulp:Drift, Thomas S. Wootton High School, Rockville, MD;
CM. Peter Shelton, "Under construction," The Talon, Woodberry Forest School, Woodberry Forest, VA.
M6. Humor
1. Douglas Yang, "In celebration of a new age," Riverbend Review, Benjamin Franklin High School, New Orleans, LA;
2. Molly Barth, "An ode to the change at the bottom of my bag," Silver Quill, Montgomery Blair High School, Silver Spring,
MD;
3. Mohit Bhardwaj, "Hood life in the Victorian age," Seven-Eighths Under Water, Chico High School, Chico, CA;
CM. Sofia D'Ambrosio, "Dear newspaper," Chips, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, Bethesda, MD;
CM. Emily Shelton, "Marianne's pledge," Delphi, Salem High School, Salem, VA.
M7. Non-fiction article
1. Augustine Eze, "Promise," Blutopia, Gaston Day School, Gastonia, NC;
2. Zoe Willingham, "Watsky lights, poetic fuse," Seven-Eighths Under Water, Chico High School, Chico, CA;
3. Kali Carroll, "The Lyrics of my reflection," The Lantern, Albemarle High School, Charlottesville, VA.
M8. Non-fiction interview
1. Celia Eckert, "Finding the dastardly in David Sedaris," Seven-Eighths Under Water, Chico High School, Chico, CA;
2. Ellie Kravets and Evangeline Soileau, "Interview: Justin Torres," Riverbend Review, Benjamin Franklin High School, New Orleans, LA;
3. Allison Raines and Maggie Rotanz, "Crossing the line," Delphi, Salem High School, Salem, VA.
CM. Hannah Pustejovsky, "The love of my life," Elysium Literary/Art Magazine, Coral Reef Senior High School, Miami, FL;
CM. Seth Gottlieb and Danielle O'Connell, "Dark Comedy: Seth MacFarlane," Spectator, Walter Johnson High School, Bethesda, MD;
CM. Seth Gottlieb and Danielle O'Connell, "Inner Light: Linda Beekman," Spectator, Walter Johnson High School, Bethesda, MD.
M9. Non-fiction column
1. Hunter Headapohl, "Editor's Note," Global Vantage, Pacific Ridge School, Carlsbad CA.
M10. Overall Design: Literary Magazine
1.Melissa Archer, Earthwinds, Jackson Preparatory School, Jackson, MS;
2. Staff, Vibrato, The Hockaday School, Dallas, TX;
3. Staff, Pulp, Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School, Midland, PA;
CM. Staff, Ambience-Living Details, Bingham High School, South Jordan, UT;
CM. Staff, Itinerary, Episcopal School of Dallas, Dallas, TX;
CM. Christina Bray, Rebecca Moore and Vicky Rodriguez, Inkblots, The John Cooper School, The Woodlands, TX.
M11. Overall Design: Specialty Magazine
1. Amanda Boone and Michael Bruno, Messenger (senior issue) Marquette High School, Chesterfield, MO;
2. David Gobel, Robbie Loeb and Camille Shoshani, Big Red Spring 2012, Harvard-Westlake School, Studio City, CA;
3. Michael Aronson, David Gobel and Luke Hothouse, Big Red Winter 2012, Harvard-Westlake School, Studio City, CA;
M12. Overall Design: General Interest Magazine
1. Staff, The Edge, March 2012, Edgewood Jr./Sr. High School, Merritt Island, FL;
2. Staff, The Edge, May, 2012, Edgewood Jr./Sr. High School, Merritt Island, FL;
3. Staff, At the Bay, Granite Bay High School, Granite Bay, CA.
M13. Cover design
1. Rachel Barber and Isabella So, Vibrato, The Hockaday School, Dallas, TX;
2. Josh Graef, Pulp, Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School, Midland, PA;
3. Yujue Wang, The Muse, Northview High School, Johns Creek, GA;
CM. Jack Siebert and Elena Yu, Etymology, Crossroads School for Arts & Sciences, Santa Monica, CA.
M14. Table of contents page.
1. Staff, Calliope, St. Agnes Academy, Memphis, TN;
2. Staff, Kalliope, The Frisch School, Paramus, NJ.
M15. Use of typography on one page or spread
1. Megan Macheske, "Saturated," Andromeda, Chantilly High School, Chantilly, VA;
2. Staff, "Light & Dark," The Final Draft, Westlake High School, Austin TX;
3. Ashley Deatherage, "Gravité," Vibrato, The Hockaday School, Dallas, TX;
CM. Danny Rosenberg, "Title page," Silver Quill, Montgomery Blair High School, Silver Spring, MD;
CM. Camille Lane and Hannah Conrad, "Musical memoir," Calliope, St. Agnes Academy, Memphis, TN.
M16. Use of a designed or art headline
1. Mason Marrero, "Light & Dark," The Final Draft, Westlake High School, Austin, TX;
2. Namrata Jacob, "A glittering world," Andromeda, Chantilly High School, Chantilly, VA;
3. Caroline Stewart, "Psycho Analysis," Pegasus, Myers Park High School, Charlotte, NC;
CM. Staff, "Never Forget," Calliope, St. Agnes Academy, Memphis TN.
M17. General use of typography throughout magazine
1. Michael Bruno, Messenger, Marquette High School, Chesterfield, MO;
2. Staff, Vibrato, The Hockaday School, Dallas, TX;
3. Staff, The Final Draft, Westlake High School, Austin TX;
CM. Staff, Seeds Literary and Arts Magazine, A.W. Dreyfoos School of hte Arts, West Palm Beach, FL;
CM. Staff, Eddas: Pneuma, Woodbridge Senior High School, Woodbridge, VA.
M18. Single illustration: hand-drawn
1. Molly Garrison, "For Dad," Inkblots, The John Cooper School The Woodlands, TX;
2. Esther Kim, "City at Night," Pulp: Drift, Thomas S. Wootton High School, Rockville, MD;
3. Emma Jackson, "Explosion," Imprint, Harrisonburg High School, Harrisonburg, VA;
CM. Maddie Weyman, "Criminal Mind," Pulp, Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School, Midland, PA;
CM. Tess Deviney, "Into the deep," Calliope, St. Agnes Academy, Memphis, TN;
CM. Sasha Pfeiffer, "Fish," L.A.V.A., Woodrow Wilson High School, Washington, DC.
M19. Single illustration: computer generated
1. Namrata Jacob, "Land of the rising sun," Andromeda, Chantilly High School, Chantilly, VA;
2. Eri Asada, "Maiden Voyage," Spectator, Walter Johnson High School, Bethesda, MD;
3. Stephanie Tujetsch, "Luminous," Pulp, Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School, Midland PA;
CM. Natalie Bernstien, Cinnamon rolls," Montage, Greenhill School, Addison, TX;
CM. Ana Carney, "Pandora," Verve Literary and Art Magazine, Northside College Prep, Chicago, IL;
CM. Vanya Rivas, "By the Sea," Fine Lines, Richard Montgomery High School, Rockville, MD.
M20. Portfolio Illustration
1. Camille Lane, Calliope, St. Agnes Academy, Memphis, TN;
2. Tess Deviney, Calliope, St. Agnes Academy, Memphis, TN;
3. Kristen Diodne, Prism, Northshore High School, Slidell, LA;
CM. Patricia Nicole Serrano, Mirage Literary Magazine, Seminole Ridge Community High School, Loxahatchee, FL;
CM. Katie Bourek, Vibrato, The Hockaday School, Dallas, TX;
CM. Katharine Lin, Vibrato, The Hockaday School, Dallas, TX.
M21. Advertising layout: Single advertisement
1. Mary Haney, Sydney Kahmann and Chris Pei, "Law office of Reeves and Lynch," At the Bay, Granite Bay High School, Granite Bay, CA;
2. Sydney Kahmann and Chris Pei, "At the Bay house ad," At the Bay, Granite Bay High School, Granite Bay, CA.
M22. Advertising layout: Advertising page
No awards given in this category.
M23. Cartoon
1. David Davis, "Lesson in slang," Inkblots, The John Cooper School, The Woodlands, TX;
2. Carolina Beguiristain, "Boy Problems," Elysium Literary/Art Magazine, Coral Reef Senior High School, Miami, FL;
3. Logan Spoto, page 27-28, The Levee, Rio American High School, Sacramento, CA.
M24. Photographs
1. John Hodges, "His window to the world," Inkblots, The John Cooper School, The woodlands, TX;
2. Noah Thompson, "Light & dark," The Final Draft, Westlake High School, Austin, TX;
3. Alex Fiszbein, "Textile Mart," Spectator, Walter Johnson High School, Bethesda, MD;
CM. Sydelle Keisler, "Shower," Maret Literary and Visual Arts, Maret School, Washington DC;
CM. Lauren Michelson, "Cloth," Muse, Marymount School, New York, NY;
CM. Alyssa Carper, "Light & dark," The Final Draft, Westlake High School, Austin, TX.
M25. Photography: Portfolio of work
1. Gaby Bucay, LitMag, Keystone School, San Antonio, TX;
2. Alex Fiszbein, Spectator, Walter Johnson High School, Bethesda, MD;
3. Melissa Archer, Earthwinds, Jackson Preparatory School, Jackson, MS;
CM. Ashley Bostwick, Mind Carpenter, Lenape Valley Regional High School, Stanhope NJ;
CM. Martin Mendizabal, Mind Carpenter, Lenape Valley Regional High School, Stanhope NJ.
M26. Informational graphics
No awards given in this category.
M27. Informational graphics: Portfolio of work
No awards given in this category.
M28. Literary single spread
1. Jessica Mandell, "A city girl," Blutopia, Gaston Day School, Gastonia, NC;
2. Emma Pillow, "Child of four," Montage, Greenhill School, Addison, TX;
3. Namrata Jacob, "A glittering world," Andromeda, Chantilly High School, Chantilly, VA;
CM. Caroline Stewart, "Why thoughts are tough," Pegasus, Myers Park High School, Charlotte, NC;
CM. Aaron Berman, Jenny Gan and Lili Popva, "Fine Lines, Richard Montgomery High School, Rockville, MD;
CM. Powers Perrotta and Gerson Santiago, "Masthead," Mirage Literary Magazine, Seminole Ridge Community High School, Loxahatchee, FL.
M29. Literary Multi-page presentation
1. Rebecca Mack, "Anonymous," e-pit-o-me, the A.J. Heschel School, New York, NJ;
2. Michelle Webber, "Frame gallery," The Rough Draft, Flint Hill School, Oakton, VA;
3. Philip Delveccio and Lili Popova, "The difference?" Fine Lines, Richard Montgomery High School, Rockville, MD;
CM. Carson Behre, "Animo Loqui," The Muse, Northview High School, Johns Creek, GA.
M30. Literary portfolio
1. Madison Portie, Earthwinds, Jackson Preparatory School, Jackson, MS;
2. Isabella So, Vibrato, The Hockaday School, Dallas, TX;
3. Julia Becerra, Mind Carpenter, Lenape Valley Regional High School, Stanhope, NJ;
CM. Lauren Amado, Seeds Literary and Arts Magazine, A.W. Dreyfus School of the Arts, West Palm Beach, FL.
M31. Special or general interest magazine single page design
1. Micayla Mead, "Jellyfish," Muse, Vestana Hills High School, Vestavia Hills, AL;
2. Alex Patellis and Ali Valerio, "Product prodigies," The Edge, Edgewood Jr./Sr. High School, Merritt Island, FL;
3. Sydney Kahmann, "A leader on and off the field," At the Bay, Granite Bay High School, Granite Bay, CA;
CM. Sydney Kahmann, "How to build your own firewall," At the Bay, Granite Bay High School, Granite Bay, CA;
CM. Emma Pillow, "Doodles," Montage, Greenhill School, Addison, TX;
CM. Camille Lane, "Calliope philosophy," Calliope, St. Agnes Academy, Memphis, TN.
M32. Special or general interest magazine single spread
1. Robbie Loeb, "King of the Mountains," Big Red, Harvard-Westlake School, Studio City, CA;
2. Joshua Wild, "Caged bird: The horrors of sex trafficking," At the Bay, Granite Bay High School, Granite Bay, CA;
3. Rishi Bandopadhay and Robbey Orth, "Dr. Henry A. Ploegstra, the dedicatee," The Marque, St. Mark's School of Texas, Dallas, TX;
CM. CC Dickson, "Coach of the year: Jimmy & Joes, not Xs & Os," At the Bay, Granite Bay High School, Granite Bay, CA;
CM. Sydney Kahmann and Joshua Wild, "Grizzly pros and pros in the making (football)," At the Bay, Granite Bay High School, Granite Bay, CA;
CM. Chris Pei, "Grizzly pros and pros in the making (golf)," At the Bay, Granite Bay High School, Granite Bay, CA.
M33. Special or general interest magazine multi-page presentation
1. Sydney Kahmann, Chris Pei and Joshua Wild, "Grizzly pros and pros in the making," At the Bay, Granite Bay High School, Granite Bay, CA;
2. Robbie Loeb, "Athletes, coach of the year," Big Red, Harvard-Westlake School, Studio City, CA;
3. Jackson Roach, Hannah Weissmann and Elena Yu, "Stages of apocalypse," Etymology, Crossroads School for Arts & Sciences, Santa Monica, CA.
M34. Special or general interest magazine Portfolio
1. Leah Muskin-Pierret, Silver Quill, Montgomery Blair High School, Silver Spring, MD;
2. Chris Pei, At the Bay, Granite Bay High School, Granite Bay, CA;
3. Danny Rosenberg, Silver Quill, Montgomery Blair High School, Silver Spring, MD.
YEARBOOKS
These awards reflect entries produced between November 2, 2010 through November 1, 2011. Because CSPA dates its awards by the year in which they are given, they are known as the 2012 Gold Circle Awards for Yearbooks.
Y1. Feature writing: Student Life
1. Caitlin Clem and Abbey Norwood, “Taken by surprise”, Tiger, Texas High School, Texarkana, TX;
2.Christie Rieck, “The hit of a lifetime”, Legend, Boone High School, Orlando, FL;
3. Maddie Roubinek, “Growing up”, The Indian, Shawnee Mission North High School, Overland Park, KS;
CM. Catherine Porter, “Bloody good time”, Legend, Boone High School, Orlando, FL;
CM. Sarah Avery, “Word up”, Minotaur, Bloomingdale High School, Valrico, FL;
CM. Anna Wyse, “Clash of the Kecks”, Lion’s Roar, Christ Presbyterian Academy, Nashville, TN.
Y2. Sports reporting
1. Andrew Leslie, “All 4 one (football)”, Albrokan, A.L. Brown High School, Kannapolis, NC;
2. Jackson Smith, “Beyond the whistle”, El Paisano, Westlake High School, Austin, TX;
3. Robin King, “Mixing things up”, The Indian, Shawnee Mission North High School, Overland Park, KS;
CM. Julie Gonzalez and Sarah Skirmont, “Telling their story, making history”, Pride, Franklin High School, El Paso, TX;
CM. Audrey Glaser, “True life”, El Diablo, Hinsdale Central High School, Hinsdale, IL;
CM. Austin Walker, “Can’t run from love”, The Marauder, Marcus High School, Flower Mound, TX.
Y3. Sports feature writing
1. Melissa Deneusbourg, “Benchwarmers”, El Diablo, Hinsdale Central High School, Hinsdale, IL;
2. Katie Lashier, “Army for the Cure”, The Dragon, Johnston High School, Johnston, IA;
3. Taylor Harris, “Amazing Grace”, Panther Tale, Duncanville High School, Duncanville, TX;
CM. Nathan Shamoun, “Helping Hands”, Hilltopper, Clarkston High School, Clarkston, MI;
CM. Renee Groulx and Christine Haley, “Ladies Plus 1”, The Crimson, duPont Manual High School, Louisville, KY;
CM. Christopher Bybee, “Like father, like son”, El Paisano, Westlake High School, Austin, TX.
Y4. Academic writing
1. Alexis Reid, “Full kitchen”, The Indian, Shawnee Mission North High School, Overland Park, KS;
2. Catherine Porter, “Learn to cope”, Legend, Boone High School, Orlando, FL;
3. Katy Cardin, “Quality keepsakes”, Falcon, Glendale High School, Springfield, MO;
CM. Joy Atkinson, “Shining stars”, Cougar Pride, Cypress Creek High School, Houston, TX;
CM. Omar Taranissi, “Anatomy students muscle through identification”, Flashback, Rock Bridge High School, Columbia, MO;
CM. Kristina Greguski, “Curtain call”, Invictus, Ward Melville High School, Setauket, NY.
Y5. Organization/Greek writing
1. Allie Peregory, “By Word of Mouth”, Panther Tale, Duncanville High School, Duncanville, TX;
2.Grace Cooley, “Zombie United Nations”, Bruin, Pulaski Academy, Little Rock, AR;
3. Elaina Fohr, “Money Maker”, Fusion, Hagerty High School, Oviedo, FL;
CM. Jennifer Lopez, “‘Fourmed’ Bond”, The Legend, El Dorado High School, El Paso, TX;
CM. Quinn Murray, “Clean sweep”, The Lion, McKinney High School, McKinney, TX;
CM. Allie Bording, “A job with perks”, El Paisano, Westlake High School, Austin, TX;
Y6. Personality profile
1. Cassie Wilson, “Miracle Mandy”, The Indian, Shawnee Mission North High School, Overland Park, KS;
2. Jaimie Gutch, “Two of a kind + 1”, Saga, Loudoun Valley High School, Purcellville, VA;
3. Olivia Cheney, “Let the good times roll”, El Paisano, Westlake High School, Austin, TX;
CM. Megan McGrath, “Paul Cochran”, Cougar Pride, Cypress Creek High School, Houston, TX;
CM. Addison Welch, “Double the Lore”, Tiger, Dawson County High School, Dawsonville, GA;
CM. Alex Travis, “If you really knew me”, Amor Patriae, Northside High School, Columbus, GA.
Y7. Sidebar Writing
1. Christina Yang, “Speaking of: Crowds”, Vox Populi, Harvard-Westlake School, Studio City, CA;
2. Tessa Millhollin, “1 degree of maturity”, Roundup, Great Falls High School, Great Falls, MT;
3. Leigna Jarett, “An Inspiration to donate”, Invictus, Ward Melville High School, Setauket, NY;
CM. Tatiana Marceleno, “Just call him Mr. President”, Panther Tale, Duncanville High School, Duncanville, TX;
CM. Angelica Johnson, “Religion Decision”, The Aerie, Holly Springs High School, Holly Springs, NC;
CM. Kristin Enyart, “Oh Snap”, The Indian, Shawnee Mission North High School, Overland Park, KS.
Y8. Headline writing
1. Mallory McCullough, Sinclair Olin and Anna Wyse, “Gliding across the keys, Trick or feet, Watching for trends”, Lion’s Roar, Christ Presbyterian Academy, Nashville, TN;
2. Aidan Kirksey, Scott Popplewell and Duncan Smart, “Assorted”, Marksmen, St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas, TX;
3. Brooke Hansen, Haley Mills and Taylor Preston, “PureStyle, H20, Fall from Grace”, Roundup, Great Falls High School, Great Falls, MT;
CM. Staff, “Chalking up Fall, A trick or beat night, One mad tea party”, Esprit de Corps, Eisenhower High School, Shelby Township, MI;
CM. Megan Dasczywski, Katrina Fox and Michelle Haas, “Shot through the Heart, I want your love, It’s all Greek to me”, Flashback, Rock Bridge High School, Columbia MO;
CM. Staff, “All Wrapped Up, Mr. Hustle, Revenge of the Panda”, Ilium, Troy High School, Fullerton, CA.
Y9. Caption/cutline writing
1. Walter Bezanson and Masha Romanova, “Divider captions”, El Paisano, Westlake High School, Austin, TX;
2. McKenna George, Lacey Jamerson and Sarah Ramey, p. 46-47, 62-63, 78-79, Bruin, Pulaski Academy, Little Rock, AR;
3. Staff, p. 60-61, 64-65, 112-113, Reflections, Mauldin High School, Mauldin, SC;
CM. Lindsay Graf-Juarez, Dekendra Nelson and LeBria Roy, p. 34-35, 48-49, 66-67, Panther Tale, Duncanville High School, Duncanville, TX;
CM. Cara Kaye and Marissa Newblatt, p. 49, 102, 184, Fentonian, Fenton High School, Fenton, MI;
CM. Staff, p. 78-79, 96-97, 106-107, Palm Echo, Miami Palmetto Senior High School, Pinecrest, FL.
Y10. Theme and concept
1. Emily Kulaga and Kate Kulaga, Hauberk, Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie Village, KS;
2. Hayden Wolf, Marksmen, St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas, TX;
3. Caley Brock and Allison Sloan, Legend, Boone High School, Orlando, FL;
CM. Anna Cantwell, Lizzy Orr and Caroline Spencer, Lion’s Roar, Christ Presbyterian Academy, Nashville, TN;
CM. Annie Basham and Alexis Reid, The Indian, Shawnee Mission North High School, Overland Park, KS;
CM. Elizabeth Horne, Tom McMahon and Brittani Pfau, Roughneck, White Oak High School, White Oak, TX.
Y11. Cover design
1. Gabi Cossens and Brett Pollina, Invictus, Ward Melville High School, Setauket, NY;
2. Brooke Hansen and Taylor Preston, Roundup, Great Falls High School, Great Falls, MT;
3. Elise Heron, Olivia McClamma & Marisa Wallace, Minotaur, Bloomingdale High School, Valrico, FL;
CM. Rachel Hillis and Ally Rooker, Fentonian, Fenton High School, Fenton, MI;
CM. Hayden Wolf, Marksmen, St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas, TX;
CM. Sarah Kee and Katie Wood, Cornerstones, The Hockaday School, Dallas, TX.
Y12. End sheets
1. Hayden Wolf, Marksmen, St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas, TX;
2. Staff, Reflections, Mauldin High School, Mauldin, SC;
3. Margaret Nash, The Clan, McLean High School, McLean, VA;
CM. Chelsea Conrad and Courtney Dobbs, The Calumet, Arapahoe High School, Centennial, CO;
CM. Morgan Holcomb and Claire Shimmel, Forester, Wake Forest-Rolesville High School, Wake Forest, NC;
CM. Lisa Curry, Tribes, Edgewood Jr./Sr. High School, Merritt Island, FL.
Y13. Title page
1. Brooke Hansen, Roundup, Great Falls High School, Great Falls, MT;
2. Hayden Wolf, Marksmen, St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas, TX;
3. Olivia McClamma, Minotaur, Bloomingdale High School, Valrico, FL;
CM. Margaret Nash, The Clan, McLean High School, McLean, VA;
CM. Walter Bezanson, Bril Flint & Masha Romanova, El Paisano, Westlake High School, Austin, TX;
CM. Erica Brown and Callie Seibert, The Lion, McKinney High School, McKinney, TX.
Y14. Table of contents
1. Hayden Wolf, Marksmen, St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas, TX;
2. Ally Hill, Tiger, Dawson County High School, Dawsonville, GA;
3. Isabel Branstrom and Tyler Rabinowitz, The Marquee, Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts, West Palm Beach, FL;
CM. Emily Kulaga and Kate Kulaga, Hauberk, Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie Village, KS;
CM. Annie Basham and Alexis Reid, The Indian, Shawnee Mission North High School, Overland Park, KS;
CM. Staff, Touchstone, Stony Point High School, Round Rock, TX.
Y15. Sports action photo
1. Paul Mathieson, “Just out of reach”, El Paisano, Westlake High School, Austin, TX;
2. Molly Stein and Valery Young, “Lead in: cross country runners”, The Edge, West Broward High School, Pembroke Pines, FL;
3. Molly Stein, “Leveled”, The Edge, West Broward High School, Pembroke Pines, FL;
CM. Esther Padgett, “Fighting for Position”, Panther Tale, Duncanville High School, Duncanville, TX;
CM. Taylor Wilder, “Benchwarmers”, El Diablo, Hinsdale Central High School, Hinsdale, IL;
CM. Valerie Kutchko, “Last leg”, The Indian, Shawnee Mission North High School, Overland Park, KS.
Y16. Sports feature photo
1. Breann Reveley, “Rookies: New players bring new talent”, Valhalla, Grosse Pointe North High School, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI;
2. Alissa Pollack, “Making the goal”, Hauberk, Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie Village, KS;
3. Aly Langston, “Rule #18: Limber Up”, The Talon, Hebron High School, Carrollton, TX;
CM. Jessica Soliz, “Erin Byrne”, Bearkat, Klein High School, Klein, TX;
CM. Hayley Miller, “Look we’re on the big screen”, Lion’s Lair, Prestonwood Christian Academy, Plano, TX;
CM. Eyleen Gonzalez, “P. 154 Hallway”, Touchstone, Stony Point High School, Round Rock, TX.
Y17. Academic photo
1. Michelle Haas, “Playing with fire”, Flashback, Rock Bridge High School, Columbia, MO;
2. Casey Simmons, “Exploding lab”, El Paisano, Westlake High School, Austin, TX;
3. Jon McCauley, “Sunkissed”, Cougar Pride, Cypress Creek High School, Houston, TX;
CM. Justin Cohen, “It’s electric: Vivek Pandragi”, Vox Populi, Harvard-Westlake School, Studio City, CA;
CM. Grace Gongaware, “Bright future (welder)”, Campus, Kiski Area High School, Vandergrift, PA;
CM. Sawyer Erickson, “Starry night”, The Lion, McKinney High School, McKinney, TX.
Y18. Feature photo
1. Mike Townsend, “The Rollercoaster”, Hilltopper, Clarkston High School, Clarkston, MI;
2. Christina Scioscia, “Double shot of excellence”, Lion’s Roar, Christ Presbyterian Academy, Nashville, TN;
3. Mickela Miller, “Seniors”, Hauberk, Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie Village, KS;
CM. Monika Sehic, “18 and Inked”, The Dragon, Johnston High School, Johnston, IA;
CM. Samantha Slupski, “Crowning a Queen”, The Indian, Shawnee Mission North High School, Overland Park, KS;
CM. Heather Ellis, “Worth talking about”, Tiger, Texas High School, Texarkana, TX.
Y19. Advertising photo
1. Haley Davis, “Enchantment Resort Ad”, Quintessence, Sedona Red Rock High School, Sedona, AZ;
2. Alexis Vazquez, “Trick or Charity”, Minotaur, Bloomingdale High School, Valrico, FL.
Y20. Photo portfolio
1. Ben Chesnut, Marksmen, St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas, TX;
2. Mike Jones, The Indian, Shawnee Mission North High School, Overland Park, KS;
3. Claire Murray, Campus, Kiski Area High School, Vandergrift, PA;
CM. Shelby Tauber, The Lion, McKinney High School, McKinney, TX;
CM. Andrea Zecy, Hauberk, Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie Village, KS;
CM. Valerie Kutchko, The Indian, Shawnee Mission North High School, Overland Park, KS.
Y21. Photo illustration: Single image
1. Chris Bull and Jamie Kaplan, “Views”, El Paisano, Westlake High School, Austin, TX;
2. Chad Papineau, “The Lessons Live On”, Hauberk, Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie Village, KS;
3. Miranda Garcia and Riley Kelly, “Sophomore softball player Brittany Zotter”, Soaring Wings, Canyon High School, Canyon, TX;
CM. Emily McDermott and Ellena Sullivan, “Junior divider”, Pinnacle, Carmel High School, Carmel, IN;
CM. Kay Ueda, “Building the yearbook”, The Elm, San Mateo High School, San Mateo, CA;
CM. Erika Jones and Melody Wilson, “Tu Habla Español?”, Horizons, Southwest Guilford High School, High Point, NC.
Y22. Feature presentation
1. Duncan Smart and Hayden Wolf, “Ceramics spread”, Marksmen, St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas, TX;
2. Lauren Jackson and Bethany Ross, “Ending the silence”, Minotaur, Bloomingdale High School, Valrico, FL;
3. Courtney Asher, Chelsea Conrad and Samantha Ward, “Behind the Scenes”, The Calumet, Arapahoe High School, Centennial, CO;
CM. Marisa Wallace and Matthew Yeatts, “Burning rubber”, Minotaur, Bloomingdale High School, Valrico, FL;
CM. Grace Oxley, “Under the dirt”, Hornet, Bryant High School, Bryant, AR;
CM. Callie Byrnes, Tucker Love and Alexis Reid, “Above it all”, The Indian, Shawnee Mission North High School, Overland Park, KS.
Y23. Index
1. Duncan Smart and Hayden Wolf, Marksmen, St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas, TX;
2. Amy Comstock, Legend, Boone High School, Orlando, FL;
3. Michael Babich and Becca Browder, The Lion, McKinney High School, McKinney, TX;
CM. Sarah Hendee and Alexis Reid, The Indian, Shawnee Mission North High School, Overland Park, KS;
CM. Nicole Hamilton, The Marquee, Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts, West Palm Beach, FL;
CM. Oscar Brooks, Elise Heron & Olivia McClamma, “On to the next one”, Minotaur, Bloomingdale High School, Valrico, FL.
Y24. Informational Graphics: single
1. Kari Henderson, “Just for kicks”, Hornet, Bryant High School, Bryant, AR;
2. Andy Doan, “Noteworthy”, Touchstone, Stony Point High School, Round Rock, TX;
3. Emily Pilcher, “What’s in your closet?”, Hornet, Bryant High School, Bryant, AR;
CM. Callie Byrnes and Maddie Roubinek, “T-shirt time”, The Indian, Shawnee Mission North High School, Overland Park, KS;
CM. Stephanie Rogers and Sorur Yalda, “Fashion Week/My favorite articles of clothing”, Ambassador, Stevenson High School, Sterling Heights, MI;
CM. Andy Doan, “Summer Activities”, Touchstone, Stony Point High School, Round Rock, TX.
Y25. Informational Graphics: Portfolio
1. Callie Byrnes and Maddie Roubinek, The Indian, Shawnee Mission North High School, Overland Park, KS;
2. Tucker Love, The Indian, Shawnee Mission North High School, Overland Park, KS;
3. Carolyn Welter, Hauberk, Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie Village, KS;
CM. Kylie Chesser, Bearkat, Klein High School, Klein, TX;
CM. Meaghan Branham, Taylor de Franza & Taylor Goss, Panthera, Heritage High School, Palm Bay, FL;
CM. Alex Ravan, Vox Populi, Harvard-Westlake School, Studio City, CA.
Y26. Opening and closing spread design
1. Hayden Wolf, Marksmen, St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas, TX;
2. Monika Sehic, The Dragon, Johnston High School, Johnston, IA;
3. Alexis Lauritzen, Jennifer Roach & Danielle Smith, Bearkat, Klein High School, Klein, TX;
CM. Lisa Curry, Colleen Merchant & Alex Patellis, Tribes, Edgewood Jr./Sr. High School, Merritt Island, FL;
CM. Staff, The Clan, McLean High School, McLean, VA;
CM. Annie Basham and Alexis Reid, The Indian, Shawnee Mission North High School, Overland Park, KS.
Y27. Division page design
1. Monika Sehic, The Dragon, Johnston High School, Johnston, IA;
2. Parker Matthews, Duncan Smart and Hayden Wolf, Marksmen, St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas, TX;
3. Kari Henderson, Hornet, Bryant High School, Bryant, AR;
CM. Emily Kulaga, Kate Kulaga and Hannah Walter, Hauberk, Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie Village, KS;
CM. Annie Basham and Alexis Reid, The Indian, Shawnee Mission North High School, Overland Park, KS;
CM. Emily Biffinger and Ty Eatherton, Eagle Eye View, Sierra Middle School, Parker, CO.
Y28. Student Life spread: one spread
1. Duncan Smart and Hayden Wolf, “Pitching”, Marksmen, St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas, TX;
2. Tucker Love, “Permitted not to drive”, The Indian, Shawnee Mission North High School, Overland Park, KS;
3. Amelia Anagnos, Lauren Rau and Sam Wolter, “David Holley”, Pioneer, Kirkwood High School, Kirkwood, MO;
CM. Christie Rieck and Holly Smith, “United by Dreams”, Legend, Boone High School, Orlando, FL;
CM. Thomas Hyduk, “Tapped in”, Edgerstounian, The Hun School of Princeton, Princeton, NJ;
CM. Leila Farhood and Steven Wilbanks, “Out of this world”, El Paisano, Westlake High School, Austin, TX.
Y29. Student life spread multi-page presentation
1. Tucker Love, “Get me the hairspray”, The Indian, Shawnee Mission North High School, Overland Park, KS;
2. Duncan Smart, “Capping it off”, Marksmen, St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas, TX;
3. Callie Embry and Sydney Smith, “Storm Shelter and Homecoming”, The Lion, McKinney High School, McKinney, TX;
CM. Staff, “Student Life”, Ilium, Troy High School, Fullerton, CA;
CM. Taylor Fohr, Tonya Farsinejad & Sarah Ankli, “Spirited Nights, All Out”, Fusion, Hagerty High School, Oviedo, FL.
Y30. Sports spread: one spread
1. Duncan Smart and Hayden Wolf, “Tip-off”, Marksmen, St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas, TX;
2. Ellie Jones, “One point at a time”, Hauberk, Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie Village, KS;
3. Sarah Kee, Jackie Cnoucair and Katie Wood, “Eat me bubbles”, Cornerstones, The Hockaday School, Dallas, TX;
CM. Leslie Hamilton, “Five in Command”, Hauberk, Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie Village, KS;
CM. Ben Enyart, “Take a stand”, The Indian, Shawnee Mission North High School, Overland Park, KS;
CM. Jenna Bryan, “New Dive In”, Touchstone, Stony Point High School, Round Rock, TX.
Y31. Sports page multi-page presentation
1. Ben Enyart, “Track & Field (part 2)”, The Indian, Shawnee Mission North High School, Overland Park, KS;
2. Kristen Williams, “They always win”, Flashback, Rock Bridge High School, Columbia, MO;
3. Ben Enyart, “Through dedication & sacrifice (part 2)”, The Indian, Shawnee Mission North High School, Overland Park, KS;
CM. Jared Rondinelli and Miranda Thompson, “Alternative athletics”, The Crimson, duPont Manual High School, Louisville, KY;
CM. Sarah Bettis and MaryBeth Benda, “JV & Freshmen cheer—Flippin’ out”, Phoenix, James Martin High School, Arlington, TX;
CM. Staff, “Spring Sports”, Ilium, Troy High School, Fullerton, CA.
Y32. Academic spread: one spread
1. Callie Byrnes and Maddie Roubinek, “Divide and Conquer”, The Indian, Shawnee Mission North High School, Overland Park, KS;
2. Chloe Spillane, “Breaking Point”, Saga, Loudoun Valley High School, Purcelville, VA;
3. Erin Bridges, “Freedom to specify”, The Crimson, duPont Manual High School, Louisville, KY;
CM. Annie Curle, Marissa Dotson and Caitlin McBride, “Thanksgiving Tag-alongs”, Fentonian, Fenton High School, Fenton, MI;
CM. Kelly Martinez, Sean Warrick and Josh Wong, “Beyond Facebook”, Jamboree, Toby Johnson Middle School, Elk Grove, CA;
CM. Parker Matthews, “Library”, Marksmen, St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas, TX.
Y33. Academic spread multi-page presentation
1. Parker Matthews, “Library”, Marksmen, St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas, TX;
2. Staff, “Orchestra, Drumroll, Band”, Ilium, Troy High School, Fullerton, CA;
3. Courtney Dean and Angelica Winters, “Drumline and Walk the line”, Phoenix, James Martin High School, Arlington, TX;
CM. Courtney Dean and Angelica Winters, “Orchestra and Silly Strings”, Phoenix, James Martin High School, Arlington, TX.
Y34. People spread with mug photos
1. Grace Oxley, “Up Next: Hollie Locke”, Hornet, Bryant High School, Bryant, AR;
2. Madeline Malhotra, “People spread with mug photos”, Eagle Eye View, Sierra Middle School, Parker, CO;
3. Oscar Brooks and Elise Heron, “On to the next...underclass”, Minotaur, Bloomingdale High School, Valrico, FL;
CM. Jasmin Cruz, “Bound(less)”, Carillon, Bellaire High School, Bellaire, TX;
CM. Sammi Cowger, Madison Idoni and Maggie Pooler, “Just Say No”, Fentonian, Fenton High School, Fenton, MI;
CM. Emily Grunwald, “A day of work”, Saga, Loudoun Valley High School, Purcellville, VA.
Y35. People spread with mug photos multi-page presentation
1. Tully Campbell and Hayden Wolf, “Class pages”, Marksmen, St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas, TX;
2. Jessica Sawicki, “Onto the next honor court”, Minotaur, Bloomingdale High School, Valrico, FL;
3. Staff, “Seniors”, Vox Populi, Harvard-Westlake School, Studio City, CA;
CM. Nicole Hamilton, Nikki Martinez & Leanna Scachetti, “Faculty”, The Marquee, Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts, West Palm Beach, FL;
CM. Catherine Gilligan, “pp. 138-143”, Roundup, Great Falls High School, Great Falls, MT;
CM. Victoria Austin, Joshua Henry and Hannah Rossing, “People spread multi-page”, Eagle Eye View, Sierra Middle School, Parker, CO.
Y36. People spreads without mug photos one spread
1. Callie Byrnes and Alexis Reid, “Beyond what I think I’m capable of”, The Indian, Shawnee Mission North High School, Overland Park, KS;
2. Kate Hoffman, “Musical spread”, Cornerstones, The Hockaday School, Dallas, TX;
3. Taylor Kaiser, “Have you heard the rumors?”, The Calumet, Arapahoe High School, Centennial, CO;
CM. Christina Calvo, “In the making”, Le Fleuve, Our Lady of Lourdes Academy, Miami, FL;
CM. Callie Byrnes and Alexis Reid, “It’s almost like I can do anything”, The Indian, Shawnee Mission North High School, Overland Park, KS;
CM. Kate Hoffman, “Putting on a show”, Cornerstones, The Hockaday School, Dallas, TX.
Y37. People spreads without mug photos multi-page presentation
1. Olivia McClamma, “Sports”, Minotaur, Bloomingdale High School, Valrico, FL;
2. Mason Faber, Elizabeth Horne & Hannah Kutch, “Digging in deeper”, Roughneck, White Oak High School, White Oak, TX;
3. Rebecca Adams, Alyssa Ferguson & Parker Poole, “Seniors”, Pinnacle, Red Mountain High School, Mesa, AZ;
CM. Sydney Jaramillo, “Senior Ads”, Pride, Franklin High School, El Paso, TX.
Y38. Advertising layout: Single advertisement
1. Casey Watterd, “Gudmundssen”, Cornerstones, The Hockaday School, Dallas, TX;
2.Ghazal Farajzadeh, “Michael Levey”, Palm Echo, Miami Palmetto Senior High School, Pinecrest, FL;
3. Joy Atkinson, “Daniel Chappell”, Cougar Pride, Cypress Creek High School, Houston, TX.
Y39. Advertising layout: Advertising page
1. Sam Mills, “Sarah Daly/Brody Dawkins”, Legend, Boone High School, Orlando, FL;
2. Caroline Bequette and Laura Berner, “Baby ads”, Pioneer, Kirkwood High School, Kirkwood, MO;
3. Sydney Jaramillo, “Senior Ads”, Pride, Franklin High School, El Paso, TX;
CM. Alexis Martinez, “Carey Ilgenfritz”, Legend, Boone High School, Orlando, FL;
CM. Samantha Maxwell, “Mr. Reynolds’ Ad”, Auberon, Creekview High School, Canton, GA;
CM. Peyton Malesky, “Sydney Engelke/Mirusha Yogarajah”, Touchstone, Stony Point High School, Round Rock, TX.
Y40. Organization or Greeks spread one spread
1. Ben Chestnut, Richard Freling and Wick McNamara, “Lion & sword”, Marksmen, St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas, TX;
2. Rachelle Dytko, Jackie Harrison and Amy Rhodes, “Water works”, The Lion, McKinney High School, McKinney, TX;
3. Destanie Hoppe, “Off the page”, Fusion, Hagerty High School, Oviedo, FL;
CM. Erica Eeman, Stephanie Freeman and Savannah Somerville, “Flavoring culture”, Esprit de Corps, Eisenhower High School, Shelby Township, MI;
CM. Will Feldman, Rachel Klein and Emily Persky, “This is how we do it”, Vox Populi, Harvard-Westlake School, Studio City, CA;
CM. Iris Lopez, “Decision brings actress center stage”, Touchstone, Stony Point High School, Round Rock, TX.
Y41. Organization or Greeks spread multi-page presentation
1. Lauren Jackson and Bethany Ross, “Ending the silence”, Minotaur, Bloomingdale High School, Valrico, FL;
2. Richard Freling, “Lion & Sword”, Marksmen, St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas, TX;
3. Mandy Barraza and Julie Gonzales, “Student Council”, Pride, Franklin High School, El Paso, TX;
Y42. Design portfolio
1. Parker Matthews, Marksmen, St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas, TX;
2. Hayden Wolf, Marksmen, St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas, TX;
3. Duncan Smart, Marksmen, St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas, TX;
CM. David Ballard, Legend, Boone High School, Orlando, FL;
CM. Callie Byrnes and Maddie Roubinek, The Indian, Shawnee Mission North High School, Overland Park, KS;
CM. Tucker Love, The Indian, Shawnee Mission North High School, Overland Park, KS.
DIGITAL MEDIA
These awards reflect entries produced between November 2, 2010 through November 1, 2011. Because CSPA dates its awards by the year in which they are given, they are known as the 2012 Gold Circle Awards for Digital Media.
DM1. Breaking news
1. Adhi Ravishankar and Sudu Upadhyay, “Lockdown shuts down schools”, thechargeronline.com, Oxford High School, Oxford, MS;
2. Maria Rose, “HHS’ new principal chosen”, newsstreak.com, Harrisonburg High School, Harrisonburg, VA;
3. Staff, “ASB to recount spirit scores”, palyvoice.com, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, CA;
CM. Alli Keisker, “School locks down as precaution”, FHCToday.com, Francis Howell Central High School, St. Charles, MO;
CM. Colene Gibson and Ivana Kosir, “Sprinkler malfunction causes water pipe to burst”, nileswestnews.org, Niles West High School, Skokie, IL;
CM. Brianna Fay, Matthew Gutschenritter and Cole Mahlowitz, “Students and community raise money...” waylandstudentpress.com, Wayland High School, Wayland, MA.
DM2. Secondary coverage
1. Staff, “Spirit Week 2011”, palyvoice.com, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, CA.
DM3. News writing
1. Grace Kim, “Academic team wins televised competition”, jcpatriot.com, John Carroll School, Bel Air, MD;
2. Ava Lux, “Mother’s club offers a chance to ‘be a devil’”, thetowerpulse.net, Grosse Pointe South High School, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI;
3. Shannon Jackson, “Green Schools”, Lasso Online, George Mason High School, Falls Church, VA;
CM. Chandler Shaw, “Four choir students earn all state honors”, eaglestaleonline.com, Canyon High School, Canyon, TX;
CM. Vanessa Ehrenpreis, “Students participate in live action role play”, newsstreak.com, Harrisonburg High School, Harrisonburg, VA;
CM. Rozy Kanjee, “Students walkout for collective bargaining rights”, nileswestnews.org, Niles West High School, Skokie, IL.
DM4. News feature
1. Carolyn Brown, “Facebook dispute leads to changes”, manualredeye.com, duPont Manual High School, Louisville, KY;
2. Zoe Schaver, “Project allows students to attend Idea Festival”, manualredeye.com, duPont Manual High School, Louisville, KY;
3. Kruti Vora and Melanie Wong, “Remembering Bob Steel”, waylandstudentpress.com, Wayland High School, Wayland, MA;
CM. Martha Schick, “Respect life club remains silent to protest abortion”, jcpatriot.com, John Carroll School, Bel Air, MD;
CM. Katie Levingston, “Making music: A family affair”, The Pitch Online, Walter Johnson High School, Bethesda, MD.
DM5. In-depth news/feature story
1. Alison Jawetz, “The tenure dilemma”, wjpitch.com, Walter Johnson High School, Bethesda, MD;
2. Taliah Dommerholt, “The media addiction”, wjpitch.com, Walter Johnson High School, Bethesda, MD;
3. Nahla Aboutabl, “Egyptians protest for ‘Friday of Departure’”, newsstreak.com, Harrisonburg High School, Harrisonburg, VA;
CM. Giulia Hjort, “Up in artificial smoke”, Lasso Online, George Mason High School, Falls Church, VA;
CM. Ivana Kosir, “Committee studies school day schedule”, nileswestnews.org , Niles West High School, Skokie, IL;.
CM. Taliah Dommerholt, “Math education”, wjpitch.com, Walter Johnson High School, Bethesda, MD.
DM6. Editorial writing
1. Staff, “Administrative decision on prom drinking causes concern”, jcpatriot.com, John Carroll School, Bel Air, MD;
2. Leah Labeau, “Technology replaces textbooks”, cfwingspan.com, Cypress Falls High School, Houston, TX.
DM7. Personal opinion: On-campus issues
1. Kelsi Graham, “Why so negative Dr. White”, riparianonline.org, Broad Ripple High School, Indianapolis, IN;
2. Carolyn Brown, “The implications of having an ethnic pep rally theme”, manualredeye.com, duPont Manual High School, Louisville, KY;
3. Olivia Gardner, “Gardner’s take on hurtful words”, FHNToday.com, Francis Howell North High School, St. Charles, MO;
CM. Lauren Zampella, “Drugs, dogs & K2, oh my!”, Lasso Online, George Mason High School, Falls Church, VA;
CM. Rozy Kanjee, “My plea to the school board: make us want to learn”, nileswestnews.org, Niles West High School, Skokie, IL;
CM. Alison Jawetz, “The petty parking permit process”, wjpitch.com, Walter Johnson High School, Bethesda, MD.
DM8. Personal opinion: Off-campus issues
1. Scott Novak, “Pro-choice’s time to scream”, jcpatriot.com, John Carroll School, Bel Air, MD;
2. Erich Prince, “The Death Penalty: The point of shame, madness, and murder”, haverfordindex.com, The Haverford School, Haverford, PA;
3. Scott Novak, “Bullied teen’s suicide invokes powerful reaction”, jcpatriot.com, John Carroll School, Bel Air, MD;
CM. Hannah Leopold, “Something to remember”, Lasso Online, George Mason High School, Falls Church, VA;
CM. David Proctor, “Shutting down Wikileaks dangerous precedent”, newsstreak.com, Harrisonburg High School, Harrisonburg, VA;
CM. Tom Wheadon, “Strangers can be too friendly on the internet”, The Update, H.H. Dow High School, Midland, MI.
DM9. General or humor commentary
1. Alex Carter, “Danger Zone: The Lunchbox”, palyvoice.com, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, CA;
2. Hafsa Wahid, “Niles West’s Muslims celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr”, nileswestnews.org, Niles West High School, Skokie, IL;
3. Shannon Scheel, “In the name of...puns!”, Viking, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, CA;
CM. Ama Ansah, “Don’t walk this way...please”, newsstreak.com, Harrisonburg High School, Harrisonburg, VA.
DM10. First person experience
1. Suzanna Ackroyd, “How I will remember Steve Jobs”, palyvoice.com, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, CA;
2. Katie Levingston, “Remembering 9-11, nine years later”, wjpitch.com, Walter Johnson High School, Bethesda, MD;
3. Danielle Markowitz, “Food lovers forget those with allergies”, wjpitch.com, Walter Johnson High School, Bethesda, MD;
CM. Grace Kim, “Senior helps at Haitian orphanage”, jcpatriot.com, John Carroll School, Bel Air, MD;
CM. Stephanie Meadowcroft, “Senior races in Baltimore Half-marathon”, jcpatriot.com, John Carroll School, Bel Air, MD.
DM11. Sports commentary
1. Peter Dennis, “Is flaggy the new swaggy?” vikingsportsmagazine.com, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, CA;
2. Jacob S. Lauing, “Until the Last Pitch”, vikingsportsmagazine.com, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, CA;
3. Shannon Scheel, “Is it Drafty in Here?” vikingsportsmagazine.com, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, CA;
CM. Jacob S. Lauing, “2011: A Giant Year”, vikingsportsmagazine.com, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, CA;
CM. Sam Borsos, “ Varsity Volleyball 2011: Can they do it again?” vikingsportsmagazine.com, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, CA;
CM. Hannah Fiesch, “New Look Washington Capitals”, wjpitch.com, Walter Johnson High School, Bethesda, MD.
DM12. Sports news
1. Matt Lam and Alan Lamarque, “Football knocks off WCAL powerhouse Mitty”, vikingsportsmagazine.com, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, CA;
2. Stephanie Laird, “Miller brings home national title for first time in JC history”, jcpatriot.com, John Carroll School, Bel Air, MD;
3. Alan Lamarque, “Football continues leagueplay with 35-0 over Milpitas”, vikingsportsmagazine.com, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, CA;
CM. Jenny Hottle and Kristin Marzullo, “Patriots come close to defeating No. 3 Mustangs”, jcpatriot.com, John Carroll School, Bel Air, MD;
CM. Scotty Bara and Alan Lamarque, “Football rattles Sam Benito 28-19 in season opener”, vikingsportsmagazine.com, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, CA;
CM. Charlotte Biffar and Alan Lamarque, “Football smashes Mountain View”, vikingsportsmagazine.com, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, CA.
DM13. Sports features
1. Renee Groulx, “Manual’s Win over Central creates city-wide buzz”, manualredeye.com, duPont Manual High School, Louisville, KY;
2. Zac Babb, “Volleyball looks forward to playoffs”, cfwingspan.com, Cypress Falls High School, Houston, TX;
3. Kailey Tracy, “Men’s volleyball remains optimistic”, jcpatriot.com, John Carroll School, Bel Air, MD;
CM. Mimi Nemec, “Winter ‘Cheerios’ off to a good start”, Lasso Online, George Mason High School, Falls Church, VA;
CM. Miranda Ripken, “Alumnus earns ESPN top play”, jcpatriot.com, John Carroll School, Bel Air, MD:
CM. Nick Goldwyn, “Konner Scott: A day in the life”, nileswestnews.org, Niles West High School, Skokie, IL.
DM14. Personality profile
1.Matthew Gutschenritter, “Dr. Stone: I didn’t plan on working in schools but I’m damn glad I did”, waylandstudentpress.com, Wayland High School, Wayland, MA;
2. Bserat Shebremicael, “Vanessa Gomez Seeking Success”, southwestshadow.com, Southwest Career & Technical Academy, Las Vegas, NV.
DM16. General feature
1. Evan Barber, Andrew Herstine and Oliver Levin, “Ten Years Later: Remembering Jane Louis Simpkin”, waylandstudentpress.com, Wayland High School, Wayland, MA;
2. Claudia Lopez, “Exploring other options”, cfwingspan.com, Cypress Falls High School, Houston, TX;
3. Claudia Lopez, “Nerd Club”, cfwingspan.com, Cypress Falls High School, Houston, TX;
CM. Mimi Nemec, “Annual Cherry Blossom”, Lasso Online, George Mason High School, Falls Church, VA;
CM. Mimi Nemec, “Kabuki comes to IB Theater class”, Lasso Online, George Mason High School, Falls Church, VA;
CM. Mimi Nemec, “Spring Expectations”, Lasso Online, George Mason High School, Falls Church, VA.
DM17. Entertainment reviews
1. Haelin Cho, “Pottermore a huge asset for Harry Potter fans”, palyvoice.com, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, CA;
2. Shannon Bush, “‘Peter Pan’ is an ‘awfully big adventure’ for the whole family”, thepalmettopanther.com, Miami Palmetto Senior High School, Miami, FL;
3. Zach McDonnell, “Burning the ‘Bible’”, newsstreak.com, Harrisonburg High School, Harrisonburg, VA.
DM18. Fiction
No awards were given in this category.
DM19. Essays
No awards were given in this category.
DM20. Humor
1. Amalia Halikias, “A Big Splash!” bcclumberjack.com, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, Besthesda, MD;
2. Gabe Rodriguez-Fuller, “Dating advice for the modern gentleman”, bcclumberjack.com, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, Besthesda, MD.
DM21. Non-fiction article
1. Taliah Dommerholt, “Uni in the United Kingdom”, wjpitch.com, Walter Johnson High School, Bethesda, MD.
DM22. Non-fiction interview
1. Molly Denman, “Q & A with MSNBC reporter and author Jeanette Walls”, newsstreak.com, Harrisonburg High School, Harrisburg, VA.
DM23. Non-fiction column
No awards were given in this category.
DM24. Headline writing
1. Nadia Manivong, “Apollo 18 denied launch”, southwestshadow.com, Southwest Career and Technical Academy, Las Vegas, NV;
2. April Bitanga, “Positive diagnosis for 5050”, southwestshadow.com, Southwest Career and Technical Academy, Las Vegas, NV.
DM25. Caption writing
1. Angelina Marcee, “Fast five flies”, southwestshadow.com, Southwest Career and Technical Academy, Las Vegas, NV;
2. Lea Ligutom, “Professional academy victorious”, southwestshadow.com, Southwest Career and Technical Academy, Las Vegas, NV;
3. Tazia Statucki, “Lege planning season begins”, southwestshadow.com, Southwest Career and Technical Academy, Las Vegas, NV.
DM26. Briefs writing
1. Nadia Manivong, “SWCTA deemed exemplary”, southwestshadow.com, Southwest Career and Technical Academy, Las Vegas, NV;
2. Natalie Brown, Krista Faucette and Chandler Shaw, “Acting, book study, pants, car wash, PTSA Facebook”, eaglestaleonline.com, Canyon High School, Canyon, TX;
3. Faith Manley, “Cell phone driving law starts”, southwestshadow.com, Southwest Career and Technical Academy, Las Vegas, NV;
CM. Nathalie Saligumba, “Sandoval Jones Bush visit SWCTA”, southwestshadow.com, Southwest Career and Technical Academy, Las Vegas, NV.
DM27. Single spot news photograph
1. Ama Ansah, “Stawderman helps the beast put his face on”, newsstreak.com, Harrisonburg High School, Harrisonburg, VA.
DM28. Single feature photograph
1. Jackie Povitsky, “Backlot Bash”, nileswestnews.org, Niles West High School, Skokie, IL;
2. Edward Patrick Marshall, “Trans-Siberian train stops at Verizon Center”, Lasso Online, George Mason High School, Falls Church, VA.
DM29. Single sports photograph
No awards given in this category.
DM30. Photography Portfolio of work
No awards were given in this category.
DM31. Photo illustration
No awards were given in this category.
DM32. Art/illustration: Hand-drawn
No awards were given in this category.
DM33. Computer generated art/illustration
No award was given in this category.
DM34. Editorial Cartoons
1. Lauren Friedly, “Naviance”, jcpatriot.com¸ John Carroll School, Bel Air, MD.
DM35. Sports Cartoons
No awards were given in this category.
DM36. Comic Cartoons
No awards were given in this category.
DM37. Informational graphics
1. Matthew Scipper, “Spirit Week 2011”, palyvoice.com, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, CA;
2. Matthew Gutschenritter, David Ryan and Allison Wei, “By the numbers: Friday Night Lights”, waylandstudentpress.com, Wayland High School, Wayland, MA;
DM38. Typography: Overall look of the entire website
1. Adhi Ravishankar and Sudu Upadhyay, thechargeronline.com, Oxford High School, Oxford, MS;
2. Evan Barber, Jason Goodman & Matthew Gutschenritter, waylandstudentpress.com, Wayland High School, Wayland, MA;
3. Staff, nileswestnews.org, Niles West High School, Skokie, IL.
DM39. Advertisement
No awards were given in this category.
DM40. News Online Design Web site
1. Staff, FHNtoday.com, Francis Howell North High School, St. Charles, MO;
2. Evan Barber, Jason Goodman & Matthew Gutschenritter, waylandstudentpress.com, Wayland High School, Wayland, MA;
3. Adhithya Ravishankar and Sudhamsu Upadhyay, thechargeronline.com, Oxford High School, Oxford, MS;
CM. Ellen Hinze and Ted Noelker, FHCtoday.com, Francis Howell Central High School, St. Charles, MO;
CM. Staff, nileswestnews.org, Niles West High School, Skokie, IL;
CM. Matthew Scipper and Spencer Schoeben, palyvoice.com, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, CA.
DM41. Magazine Online Design Web site
No awards were given in this category.
DM42. Yearbook Overall Design Web site
1. Adhithya Ravishankar and Sudhamsu Upadhyay, thechargeronline.com, Oxford High School, Oxford, MS.
DM43. Photo slideshow
1. Claudia Lopez, Lila Love & Keeona Mitchell, “Shattered dreams”, cfwingspan.com, Cypress Falls High School, Houston, TX;
2. Amy Chow, “Orchesis gallery”, nileswestnews.org, Niles West High School, Skokie, IL;
3. Amy Chow, “Walkout gallery”, nileswestnews.org, Niles West High School, Skokie, IL;
CM. Brianna Fay, Matthew Gutschenrittter & Cole Mahlowitz, “Students & community raise money, counter protest at Westboro Baptist protest”, waylandstudentpress.com, Wayland High School, Wayland, MA.
DM44. Photo and audio slideshow
1.Brianna Fay and Jake Adelman, “Hockey league heads to home rink each Sunday”, waylandstudentpress.com, Wayland High School, Wayland, MA;
2. Rachel K. Williams, “Pre-K visits pumpkin patch”, The Royal News Online, Prince George High School, Prince George, VA;
3. Miranda Thompson, “Kentucky State Fair 2011”, Manual Redeye, DuPont Manual High School, Louisville, KY;
CM. Jared Rondinelli, “Faces of Costa Rica”, Manual Redeye, DuPont Manual High School, Louisville, KY;
CM. Ellen Barber and Melanie Wang, “Theater ensemble presents ‘Les Miserables’”, waylandstudentpress.com, Wayland High School, Wayland, MA.
DM45. Podcast
1. Kruti Vora and Lizzy Worstell, “Ten years later”, waylandstudentpress.com, Wayland High School, Wayland, MA;
2. Staff, “FHNtoday TV: September”, FHNtoday.com, Francis Howell North High School, St. Charles, MO;
3. Kevin Harris, “Basketball Breakdown with Coach Heltinger”, The Royal News Online, Prince George High School, Prince George, VA.
DM46. Interactive graphic
1. Kelsey Bell and Jaxon Nagel, “Growing up with Harry Potter”, FHNtoday.com, Francis Howell North High School, St. Charles, MO.
DM47. Video Commercial
1. Mike Undas, “Decalicious Ice Cream”, nileswestnews.org, Niles West High School, Skokie, IL;
DM48. Video PSA
1. Gabriela Lopez and Sheila Moran, "Stop the Trend”, Convent of the Sacred Heart, Greenwich, CT;
2. Tessa Davis and Jacqueline Thomas, “One Act Pact”, Convent of the Sacred Heart, Greenwich, CT;
3. Catherine Devoe and Christina Devoe, “Embrace it”, Convent of the Sacred Heart, Greenwich, CT;
CM. Claren Hersburgh and Emily Sabia, “Media’s Influence”, Convent of the Sacred Heart, Greenwich, CT;
CM. Shelby Holland, “Lift the Weight”, Convent of the Sacred Heart, Greenwich, CT;
CM. Grace Isford, “Get in the Game”, Convent of the Sacred Heart, Greenwich, CT.
DM49. Video News Package
1. Dylan Lanoff and Vishal Piryani, “Vikral”, nilesnewswest.org, Niles West High School, Skokie, IL;
2. Jon Doty, “Governor visit”, FHNtoday TV, Francis Howell North High School, St. Charles, MO;
3. Brandon Fields and Bianca Gomez, “Agriculture broadcast”, cfwingspan.com, Cypress Falls High School, Houston, TX;
CM. Staff, “Interview with the superintendents”, Lasso Online, George Mason High School, Falls Church, VA.
DM50. Video Feature Package
1. Samantha Tarde, “Journey to Uganda,” Convent of the Sacred Heart, Greenwich, CT;
2. Claudia Lopez and Michael Salazar, “NAC,” cfwingspan.com, Cypress Falls High School, Houston, TX;
3. Zach Babb, “Sydney-Bone Marrow,” cfwingspan.com, Cypress Falls High School, Houston, TX;
CM. Kyra Baldwin and Allison Davis, “Jennie profile,” Convent of the Sacred Heart, Greenwich, CT;
CM. Brandon Fields and Bianca Gomez, “Ready, set, teach,” cfwingspan.com, Cypress Falls High School, Houston, TX;
CM. Ellen Barber, Evan Barber & Riley Starr, “Wayland grads direct and star in ‘Girlfriend,'” waylandstudentpress.com, Wayland High School, Wayland, MA.
DM51. Video Documentary
1. Alexis Fallon and Kevin Kiriluk, “Every 7”, Invictus, Ward Melville High School, Setauket, NY;
2. Christiane McCabe, “Canadian Whaling”, Convent of the Sacred Heart, Greenwich, CT;
3. Maryssa Sklaroff, “Evolution of Technology”, INfocus Television Network, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, CA;
CM. Lucy Adams, “Derby Girls”, Convent of the Sacred Heart, Greenwich, CT;
CM. Caroline Antonacci, “Madeline Sophie Center”, Convent of the Sacred Heart, Greenwich, CT.
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