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2016 - Awards For Student Work Crown Awards - Scholastic Recipients

CSPA presents 76 Scholastic Gold, 123 Silver Crowns at 2016 Student Awards Convocation

NEW YORK, NY - The Columbia Scholastic Press Association announced its top awards for scholastic publications at the 92nd annual Scholastic Convention.
   This year a total of 1,186 newspapers, magazines and yearbooks and digital publications issued during the 2014-2015 academic year were eligible for judging in the 2016 Crown Awards program.
   The grand total of 234 Crowns consists of four digital magazines, 18 digital news, seven hybrid magazines, 52 hybrid news, 60 magazines, 28 print newspapers, 65 yearbooks. Of these, 199 Crowns will be given to scholastic publications and 35 Crowns to collegiate publications.
“We’ve changed the timing of our Crown Awards judging,” said Edmund Sullivan, CSPA’s executive director. “Magazines were judged first, followed by print and hybrid newspapers in early October, then digital (online) news sites in November and finally, yearbooks in early December.”  Announcements of Finalists followed each judging with the full list in December.
   The Crown Awards require a different judging process from the Medalist critiques. Regular CSPA members are invited to submit a second copy of their publication for Crown judging. From among those entries submitted, the Crown Awards are considered at Columbia by panels of invited judges, working in small groups to review each publication. In contrast, Medalist Critiques are the work of a single adviser-judge who follows a detailed rubric.
   During Crown consideration, publications are judged on their excellence as shown by their design, photography, concept, coverage and writing. These follow the same general principles of good journalism that organize CSPA’s Fundamentals books and also the Critiques used in our Medalist evaluations. The standards are the same, but they are applied differently from one judging process to another. Crown Awards summarize overall excellence in the entire publication while Medalist Critiques compare each publication against a printed set of standards contained in the written scorebook. Crown Awards function as a “top-down” view of general excellence; Medalist Critiques offer a “bottom-up” perspective, noting specific strengths and weaknesses.
   The Awards Convocation for Scholastic Crown recipients took place during the 92nd Scholastic Convention, on Friday, March 18, 2016 at Columbia University in New York City.
   Edmund J. Sullivan, executive director of the CSPA, presented plaques to those winners attending the Convention. Remaining awards will be mailed beginning April 1st.
The CSPA is an international student press association uniting student journalists and faculty advisers at schools and colleges through educational conferences, idea exchanges and award programs. Owned and operated by Columbia University since 1925, the Association offers three major services: 1) annual competitions and awards for members, including the Crown Awards, 2) planning two conventions (one national, one regional) and a week-long summer workshop at Columbia, plus 3) small press publishing activities to support an e-zine and website.
  The judging panel included: Kathy Daly, retired adviser, Denver, CO; Beth Fitts, retired adviser, Oxford, MS; Nancy Hastings, retired adviser, Highland, IN; Monica Hill, director of NCSMA, Chapel Hill, NC; Alan Murray, president and co-founder of Uncharted, Malvern, PA; Mark Murray, director of technical services and systems integration, Arlington Independent School District, Arlington, TX; Cheryl Pell retired journalism professor, East Lansing, MI; Randy Yeip, graphics editor, New York, NY; Kathleen Zwiebel, retired adviser, Pottsville, PA.

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High School Gold Digital News Crowns

Bearing News, Rock Bridge High School, Columbia, MO;
My Jag News, Claudia Taylor Johnson High School, San Antonio, TX;
Southwest Shadow, Southwest Career and Technical Academy, Las Vegas, NV;
The Feather Online, Fresno Christian High School, Fresno, CA;
The Foothill Dragon Press, Foothill Technology High School, Ventura, CA;
The Paly Voice, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, CA.


High School Gold Hybrid Magazines Crowns

Global Vantage/vantage.thegjp.org, Pacific Ridge School, San Marcos, CA;
Glyphs/glyphsmhs.com, Madison High School, Madison, NJ;
Grant Magazine, Grant High School, Portland, OR;
Scroll + Scrolling, Holton-Arms School For Girls, Bethesda, MD;
Sequel, Dulaney High School, Timonium, MD.


High School Gold Hybrid News Crowns

Central Times | centraltimes.org, Naperville Central High School, Naperville, IL;
Echo | slpecho.com, St. Louis Park High School, St. Louis Park, MN;
El Estoque | elestoque.org, Monta Vista High School, Cupertino, CA;
Granite Bay Gazette | granitebaytoday.org, Granite Bay High, Granite Bay, CA;
HiLite | hilite.org, Carmel High School, Carmel, IN;
North Star | fhntoday.com, Francis Howell North High School, Saint Charles, MO;
Odyssey Newsmagazine | odysseynewsmagazine.net, Clarke Central High School, Athens, GA;
The Boiling Point | shalhevetboilingpoint.com, Shalhevet Hs, Los Angeles, CA;
The Campanile | palycampanile.org, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, CA;
The Chronicle | hwchronicle.com, Harvard-Westlake School, Studio City, CA;
The Featherduster | westlakefeatherduster.com, Westlake High School, Austin, TX;
The Harbinger | smeharbinger.net, Shawnee Mission East, Prairie Village, KS;
The Hoofprint | whshoofprint.com, Walnut High School, Walnut, CA;
The Kirkwood Call | thekirkwoodcall.com, Kirkwood High School, Kirkwood, MO;
The Muse | themuseatdreyfoos.com, Dreyfoos School Of The Arts, West Palm Beach, FL;
The Sagamore | thesagonline.com, Brookline High School, Brookline, MA;
The Shakerite | shakerite.com, Shaker Heights High School, Shaker Heights, OH;
Tiger Times | tigertimesonline.com, Texas High School, Texarkana, TX;
Verde | verdemagazine.com, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, CA.


Middle School Gold Magazine Crowns

Amulet, Wakefield School, The Plains, VA;


High School Gold Magazine Crowns

Blutopia, Gaston Day School, Gastonia, NC;
C Magazine, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, CA;
Earthwinds, Jackson Preparatory School, Jackson, MS;
Inkblots, The John Cooper School, The Woodlands, TX;
Overland Scout, Overland High School, Aurora, CO;
Pulp, Thomas S. Wootton High School, Rockville, MD;
Pulp., Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School, Midland, PA;
Riverbend Review, Benjamin Franklin High School, New Orleans, LA;
Silent Voices, Woodward Academy, College Park, GA;
The Highlander, McLean High School, McLean, VA;
The Marque, St. Mark’s School Of Texas, Dallas, TX;
The Muse, Vestavia Hills High School, Vestavia Hills, AL;
The Rambler, Sierra Canyon School, Chatsworth, CA;
Titan Times The Magazine, Antelope High School, Antelope, CA;
Vibrato, The Hockaday School, Dallas, TX;
Xiao Hua, Chinese International School, Hong Kong.


Middle School Gold News Print Crowns

The Spectrum, Harvard-Westlake Middle School, Los Angeles, CA;
Ursus, Bedford Middle School, Westport, CT.
 

High School Gold News Print Crowns

CS Press, Cactus Shadows High School, Cave Creek, AZ;
Northwest Passage, Shawnee Mission Northwest, Shawnee, KS;
Spark, Lakota East High School, Liberty Township, OH;
The Lancer, Thousand Oaks High School, Thousand Oaks, CA;
The Messenger, Northview High School, Johns Creek, GA;
The Pen, Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, Rolling Hills Estates, CA;
The ReMarker, St. Mark’s School Of Texas, Dallas, TX;
The Saratoga Falcon, Saratoga High School, Saratoga, CA;
The Winged Post, The Harker School, San Jose, CA.


Middle School Gold Yearbook Crowns

Jamboree, Toby Johnson Middle School, Elk Grove, CA;
Jr. Appalachian, Maryville Junior High School, Maryville, TN;
Lion’s Den, Hyde Middle School, Cupertino, CA;
Sentry, Robinson Middle School, Fairfax, VA;
The Prowl, Powell Middle School, Littleton CO.


High School Gold Yearbook Crowns

El Paisano, Westlake High School, Austin, TX;
Golden Images, Chaparral High School, Parker, CO;
Hawk, Pleasant Grove High School, Texarkana, TX;
Hornet, Bryant High School, Bryant, AR;
Indian, Shawnee Mission North High School, Overland Park, KS;
Legend, Boone High School, Orlando, FL;
Pride, Franklin High School, El Paso, TX;
The Buzzer, Brookville High School, Lynchburg, VA;
The Lair, Shawnee Mission Northwest High School, Shawnee, KS;
Titanium, Antelope High School, Antelope, CA;
Westwind, West Henderson High School, Hendersonville, NC;
Wings, Arrowhead Christian Academy Upper School, Redlands, CA;
Wingspan, James Enochs High School, Modesto, CA.


High School Silver Digital Magazine Crowns

Babel, Brunswick School, Greenwich, CT.

 
Middle School Silver Digital News Crowns

Livewire, Altoona Area Junior High School, Altoona, PA;
The Corner, Germantown Friends School, Philadelphia, PA.


High School Silver Digital News Crowns

Niles West News, Niles West High School, Skokie, IL;
Silver Chips Online, Montgomery Blair High School, Silver Spring, MD;
The Blazer @ WJPSnews, World Journalism Prep School, Flushing, NY;
The Oracle, The Archer School for Girls, Los Angeles, CA;
The Red Ledger, Lovejoy High School, Lucas, TX;
The Rider, Legacy High School, Mansfield, TX;
Wingspan, Liberty High School, Frisco, TX.


High School Silver Hybrid Magazines Crowns

Nighthawk News Magazine, First Flight High School, Kill Devil Hills, NC.


High School Silver Hybrid News Crowns

Hilights | hilights.org, Boone High School, Orlando, FL;
Inklings News | inklingsnews.com, Staples High School, Westport, CT;
Knight Errant | bsmknighterrant.org, Benilde-St. Margaret’s, St. Louis Park, MN;
La Vista | lavistamchs.com, Mira Costa High School, Manhattan Beach, CA;
The Bear Facts | lbssnews.com, Lake Braddock Secondary School, Burke, VA;
The Black And White | jhsblackandwhite.com, Johnston High School, Johnston, IA;
The Broadview | broadview.sacredsf.org, Convent Of The Sacred Heart High School, San Francisco, CA;
The Epic | smwest.com (The Voyager), Shawnee Mission West High School, Overland Park, KS;
The Fourcast | hockadayfourcast.org/, The Hockaday School, Dallas, TX;
The Gavel | journalism.nisd.net/holmes, Holmes High School, San Antonio, TX;
The Newsstreak | hhsmedia.com, Harrisonburg High School, Harrisonburg, VA;
The Patriot | jcpatriot.com, John Carroll School, Bel Air, MD;
The Playwickian | playwickian.com, Neshaminy High School, Langhorne, PA;
The Rampage | rockvillerampage.com, Rockville High School, Rockville, MD;
The Royal News | trnwired.org, Prince George High School, Prince George, VA;
The Rubicon | rubiconline.com, St. Paul Academy And Summit School, St. Paul, MN;
The Southerner | thesoutherneronline.com, Henry W. Grady High School, Atlanta, GA;
The Spoke | spoke.news, Conestoga High School, Berwyn, PA;
The Standard | standard.asl.org, The American School In London, London, Greater London;
The Tam News | thetamnews.org, Tamalpais High School, Mill Valley, CA;
The Viking | vikingsportsmag.com, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, CA;
Tiger | tigernewspaper.com, South Pasadena High School, South Pasadena, CA;
tjToday | tjtoday.org, Thomas Jefferson High School For Science And Technology, Alexandria, VA;
Wingspan | wingspanonline.org, West Henderson High School, Hendersonville, NC.


Middle School Silver Magazine Crowns

Doorways, East Ridge Middle School, Ridgefield, CT.


High School Silver Magazine Crowns

Andromeda, Chantilly High School, Chantilly, VA;
Artistic License, American International School Of Guangzhou, Guangzhou, Guangdong;
Changing Perspectives, Delaware Valley Regional High School, Frenchtown, NJ;
Connotations, Fayetteville High School, Fayetteville, AR;
Daedalus, Greenwich Academy, Greenwich, CT;
Elysium, Coral Reef Senior High School, Miami, FL;
Esse, Ursuline Academy, Dallas, TX;
Feedback, Jakarta International School, Jakarta;
Fine Lines, Richard Montgomery High School, Rockville, MD;
H Magazine, Horizon High School, Scottsdale, AZ;
Hatch, Bigfork High School, Bigfork, MT;
Howler, Neshaminy High School, Langhorne, PA;
Itinerary, Episcopal School Of Dallas, Dallas, TX;
MA, Miami Palmetto Senior High School, Pinecrest, FL;
Maret Literary And Visual Arts, Maret School, Washington, DC;
Muse, Marymount School, New York, NY;
Nexus, Henry W. Grady High School, Atlanta, GA;
Phantasm, Saint Ignatius College Prep, Chicago, IL;
Plaid, Winchester Thurston School, Pittsburgh, PA;
[proof], Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, CA;
Quill, Glendale High School, Springfield, MO;
Reflections, Berkeley Carroll, Brooklyn, NY;
Roars And Whispers, Providence High School, Charlotte, NC;
Seeds, Dreyfoos School Of The Arts, West Palm Beach, FL;
Shadows, Cactus Shadows High School, Cave Creek, AZ;
Solstice, Hinsdale Central High School, Hinsdale, IL;
The Scribe, Francis Parker School, San Diego, CA;
The Talon, Woodberry Forest School, Woodberry Forest, VA;
The Vision, Hackley School, Tarrytown, NY.


Middle School Silver News Print Crowns

Seashore Student Views, Seashore School, Long Branch, NJ;


High School Silver News Print Crowns

Arrow, Utica High School, Utica, MI;
Eagle Edition, Episcopal School Of Dallas, Dallas, TX;
High Tide, Redondo Union High School, Redondo Beach, CA;
Inklings, Crown Point High School, Crown Point, IN;
The Globe, Clayton High School, Clayton, MO;
The Lion’s Tale, Charles E Smith Jewish Day School, Rockville, MD;
The Lion’s Tale, Oviedo High School, Oviedo, FL;
The Marquette Messenger, Marquette High School, Chesterfield, MO;
The Patriot, Shawnee Mission South High School, Overland Park, KS;
The Reporter, Cy-Fair High School, Cypress, TX;
The Review, St. John’s School, Houston, TX;
The Shield, McCallum High School, Austin, TX;
Tribal Tribune, Wando High School, Mount Pleasant, SC;
Update, H. H. Dow High School, Midland, MI.


Middle School Silver Yearbook Crowns

Eagle Eye View, Sierra Middle School, Parker, CO;
Farrier, Mirman School, Los Angeles, CA;
Stampede, Maize South Middle, Wichita, KS;
The Nighthawk, Rocky Heights Middle School, Highlands Ranch, CO;
The Scrapbook, Westfield Middle School, Westfield, IN;
The Surfer, Coronado Middle School, Coronado, CA;
The Vespa, Kealing Middle School, Austin, TX.


High School Silver Yearbook Crowns

Above and Beyond, Robinson Secondary School, Fairfax, VA;
Accolade, Cave Spring High School, Roanoke, VA;
Calumet, Arapahoe High School, Centennial, CO;
Carillon, Bellaire High School, Bellaire, TX;
Cavalier, George Washington High School, Danville, VA;
Cayuse, Walnut High School, Walnut, CA;
Cornerstones, The Hockaday School, Dallas, TX;
Etruscan, Glenbrook South High School, Glenview, IL;
Fentonian, Fenton High School, Fenton, MI;
Hauberk, Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie Village, KS;
Laconian, Salem High School, Salem, VA;
Lion’s Roar, Christ Presbyterian Academy, Nashville, TN;
Lone Star, James Bowie High School, Austin, TX;
Marksmen, St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas, TX;
Munhintou, Gresham High School, Gresham, OR;
Nuntius, Altavista Combined School, Altavista, VA;
Odyssey, Chantilly High School, Chantilly, VA;
Pelican, Pelham Memorial High School, Pelham, NY;
Pinnacle, Carmel High School, Carmel, IN;
Pow Wow, Cheyenne Mountain High School, Colorado Springs, CO;
Raider, Gulliver Preparatory School, Miami, FL;
Rampages, Casa Roble High School, Orangevale, CA;
Saga, Loudoun Valley High School, Purcellville, VA;
Summit, Smoky Hill High School, Aurora, CO;
Taurus, Diamond Bar High School, Diamond Bar CA;
Techniques, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, Alexandria, VA;
Tesserae, Corning-Painted Post High School, Corning, NY;
The Arena, Legacy High School, Mansfield, TX;
The Clan, McLean High School, McLean, VA;
The Claw, Arvada West High School, Arvada, CO;
The Islander, Singapore American School, Singapore;    
The Lair, Lake Braddock, Burke, VA;
The Legend, Cherokee Trail High School, Aurora, CO;
The Lonestar, Vista Ridge High School, Cedar Park, TX;
The Pilot, Redondo Union High School, Redondo Beach, CA;
Ursus, Granite Bay High School, Granite Bay, CA.

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