ASPA State Convention Awards 2018

2018 State Convention Award Ceremony EMCEE: Dr. Chris Roberts

Overall Awards

Yearbook Merit The Pinnacle – Pelham Honor Vespidae – McGill-Toolen The Eagle – Covenant

Yearbook Superior St. Clarion – St. Clair County The Torch – LAMP All-Alabama The Senator – Sparkman Blueprints – Northridge

Literary Magazine Honor

Harmoniuslee – Lee Word Riot – Madison County Superior The Artisan – Briarwood Christian

Literary Magazine All-Alabama The Eclectic – Bob Jones Ingenium – McGill- Toolen Silhouette – Sparkman More Than Words – Pelham

Online/Multimedia Superior The Crimson Crier – Sparkman

All-Alabama Patriot Pages – Bob Jones

Newspaper Superior The Sword and the Shield – Mountain Brook The Crimson Crier – Sparkman

The Northridge Reporter – Northridge

Broadcast Merit CCN-TV – Chalkville Panther Talk – Brookwood CATS-TV – Tuscaloosa County Honor OMMS News – Oak Mountain Middle School Tuscaloosa Career and Technology Academy

Broadcast Superior Tiger TV – Auburn PATS-TV – Hillcrest All-Alabama THS-TV – Thompson

Individual Awards

Literary Magazine

Literary Magazine Cover Design 3rd Place: “Silhouette” – Katrielle Wulff – Sparkman 2nd Place: “Phoenix” – Anna Carden, Kathleen Kelley – Pelham 1st Place: “Mercy” – Mary Patterson Verbeck – McGill-Toolen

Literary Magazine Art Portfolio 3rd Place: Molly Stevens – Pelham 2nd Place: Sasha Campbell – Lee 1st Place: Mary Christian Herrin – McGill-Toolen

Literary Magazine Photography Portfolio 3rd Place: Molly Stephens – Pelham

2nd Place: Mary Patterson Verbeck – McGill-Toolen 1st Place: Hayleigh Pitts – Sparkman

Literary Magazine Student Art 3rd Place: Grace Walls – Pelham 2nd Place: Margo Magee – McGill-Toolen

1st Place tie: Natalie Medrano – Pelham Deidre Darby – Sparkman

Literary Magazine Poetry Honorable Mentions Ode – Jacqueline Trenier – McGill-Toolen Catholic School I’ve Never Been There – Erin Riley – Pelham October – Natalie Roberts - Lee

3rd Place tie : Estate Sale – Lauren Herren – Briarwood April – Marlee Tomlinson – Briarwood 2nd Place tie: Graffiti – Brook Etzel – Sparkman Blood Orange – Dakota Miller – McGillToolen

1st Place: Transparency – Destiny Reid – Pelham

Literary Magazine Short Fiction 3rd Place: Souls on Low Battery - Katrielle Wulff – Sparkman 2nd Place tie: Why – Sydney Smith – Briarwood 432 – Mary Patterson Verbeck – McGill-Toolen

1st Place: Nabil – Will Carlisle – Briarwood

Literary Magazine Non-fiction Spread Design 2nd Place: Consumption of the Soul – Megan Nguyen – McGill Toolen

1st Place tie: Hanging of an Artist – Kacey Cole – Sparkman Woodlawn Cycle Café – Campbell Ragsdale – Briarwood Dear Dave Pelzer – Dailey Nichols – Pelham

Literary Magazine Essay 3rd Place: Water – Megan Dye – McGill-Toolen

2nd Place: The Mind Adapts but the Heart Does Not – Rachel Johnson - McGill-Toolen

1st Place: 4,835,187 Refugees – Elizabeth Baldwin – McGill-Toolen

Literary Magazine Portrait Photography 3rd Place: Adoration – Zoe Maddox – Lee 2nd Place tie: Rooftop– Mary Stephens – Pelham Tyler – Mary Stephens – Pelham 1st Place: The Ghost – Victoria Adams – Sparkman

Literary Magazine Landscape Photography 3rd Place: Apple – Zoe Maddox – Lee 2nd Place: Old Building – Adrian Braswell – Pelham 1st Place: Send Help – Emily Willis – McGill-Toolen

Literary Magazine Poetry Spread Design Honorable Mentions Over the Shoulder – Morgan Harris – Pelham Violet – Kathleen Kelley – Pelham 3rd Place: Stars and Alone – Margaret Buckner – Lee 2nd Place: Him – Abi Kunkle – Sparkman

1st Place: Ode to the Broken Hearted – Mary Patterson Verbeck, Annah Robinson – McGill-Toolen

Literary Magazine Humor 3rd Place: Office Gossip – Margaret Buckner – Lee

2nd Place: Letter of Doom – Kayla Satterfield – Sparkman 1st Place: Chicken Nugget Nightmare – Emma Pitts – McGill-Toolen

Literary Magazine Creative Non-Fiction Honorable Mentions My Reality While Reading – Anna Armstrong – Briarwood A Technicolor Saint – Kat Owens - Pelham 3rd Place: Nature of Women – Elise Naman – McGill-Toolen 2nd Place: A Self-Perceptive Essay on Pride and Pee – Abi Kunkle – Sparkman 1st Place: The Greatest Generation – Caroline Forbes – McGill-Toolen

Newspaper

Newspaper Newspaper/Newsmag spread design 3rd Place: April – Destiny Hodges – Paul Bryant 2nd Place: Entertainment Page – Sara Lang – Northridge 1st Place: Club Explosion – Rebecca Han – Northridge

Newspaper Newspaper/Newsmag cover 1st Place: Jaguar Nation - Rebecca Han – Northridge

Newspaper Feature Photo 3rd Place: Driving Aware – Cady Harbin – Sparkman 2nd Place: Stretching – Adelaide Burton – Mountain Brook 1st Place: Student Expresses Struggle of Home Life – Cady Harbin – Sparkman

Newspaper Sports Photo 3rd Place: Girls Tennis – Mayci Hartley – Northridge 2nd Place: Wrestling – Lyda McComber – Mountain Brook 1st Place: Swimming – Elizabeth Hamilton – Mountain Brook

Newspaper News photo 2nd Place: Brain – Russell Weas – Mountain Brook

1st Place: Bouquet and Smiling Lucie – Adelaide Burton – Mountain Brook

Newspaper Column (Personal) 3rd Place: Student Expresses Feeling on National Public Policy - Claudia Martinez - Sparkman 2nd Place: I Walked For You - Ariel Jones Paul Bryant 1st Place: Superseding Stereotypes by Changing Habitual Perceptions of Others - Destiny Hodges Paul Bryant

Newspaper Cartoon or strip

3rd Place: I prefer the house - Robert Goolsby - Moun Brook 2nd Place: Road to College - Rebecca Han Northridge 1st Place: Students Should Love Themselves Despite Harsh Words - Storm Jessett - Sparkman

Newspaper Editorial (Staff, Non-Bylined) HONORABLE MENTION

Communication should improve to keep students, staff informed – Sparkman

3rd Place: Trump should withdraw ties from white supremacists - Sparkman 2nd Place: Virtual school proves to be wise choice for untraditional students - Sparkman 1st Place: A word about articles - Mountain Brook

Newspaper Spread/Package 3rd Place: MBHS Senior Cheerleading - Natalie Read - Mountain Brook 2nd Place: Breaking Barriers - Rebecca Han Northridge 1st Place: Uncle Sam - Griffin Gonterman Sparkman

Newspaper Art/graphic Honorable Mention Breast Cancer - Ania Stover - Sparkman

3rd Place: Hurricane - Griffin Gonterman Sparkman 2nd Place: US vs. North Korea - Andrew Atchley -Sparkman 1st Place: The Long and Skinny of It - Rebecca Han Northridge

Newspaper Sports Story 3rd Place: Mountain Brook cross country sprints towards state title - Henry Evans - Mountain Brook 2nd Place: Another year, another strong Spartan start - Henry Evans -  Mountain Brook 1st Place: Two key wins highlight Spartans’ playoff campaign - Jack Kennedy - Mountain Brook

Newspaper Feature story 3rd Place: From School to Stage - Lacey Smith Mountain Brook 2nd Place: Story of Loss - Saylor Cuzzort Sparkman 1st Place: St. John Residents - Saylor Cuzzort Sparkman

Newspaper Page 1 Design 3rd Place: Behind the Screens - Natalie Craney Sparkman 2nd Place: The Sword & Shield - Natalie Read and Jackson Sharman - Mountain Brook 1st Place: Totality - Rebecca Han - Northridge

Newspaper Ads 1st Place: Ad Design – Saylor Cuzzort – Sparkman

Newspaper Review Honorable Mention The Ride isn’t over - Emily Mathews - Northridge 3rd Place: Bowling around Birmingham - Emily Butler and Isabel Elkus - Mountain Brook 2nd Place: Luke Skywalkin’ - Kayla Thomas Sparkman 1st Place: Glass Castle - Isabel Elkus - Mountain Brook

Newspaper NEWS STORY HONORABLE MENTION Moore vs. Jones: The showdown in the South - Jack Kennedy Mountain Brook 3rd Place: Drive Aware - Camille Herren - Sparkman 2nd Place: Cuts for Arts Leaves Many Tart - Reshu Chandra Northridge 1st Place: The Battle for Science - Will McClelland Northridge

Broadcast

BROADCAST CREATIVE VIDEO 3rd Place tie: “Bullying” by Diego Gomez & Peyton Oden, THS-TV “Halloween Lunch” by Bryant Spivey & Darius Bourreaux –Clay-Chalkville, CCN-TV 2nd Place: “Finebaum Parody” by Caleb Wood, ClayChalkville, CCN-TV

1st Place: “Ethernet Cable Commercial” by Bryant Spivey & Darius Bourreaux, Clay-Chalkville, CCN-TV

BROADCAST Directing 3rd Place tie: Nov. 3 Show by Matthew Killingsworth, THS TV 2nd Place: "Bullying" by Leah Dailey, CATS-TV

1st Place: Dec. 1 Show by Dezmond Burge and Ashley Ryan, THS TV

BROADCAST Editing Honorable Mention “Football” Noah Gibson, Payton Townsend, & Gavin Manning, CATS-TV

3rd Place: “Mythbusters” by Laura Fecanin, CCN-TV

2nd Place tie: “Bullying” by Diego Gomez & Peyton Oden, THS-TV “New School Update” by Ashely Ryan, THS-TV 1st Place: “Behind the Scenes” by Joseph Cooper, THS-TV

BROADCAST NEWS ANCHORING

3rd Place: Mackenzie Jordan, AHS Tiger TV 2nd Place: Matthew Killingsworth & Constance McKnight, THS-TV 1st Place: Michelle Gross and Loren Dooley, PATS-TV

BROADCAST SPORTS ANCHOR 3rd Place: Collin Boyd & Chance Carneal, Brookwood High School 2nd Place: Gracie Coker, THS TV 1st Place: Gavin Gray, THS TV

BROADCAST Sports reporting 3rd Place tie: “Panther Talk” Emaleigh Marchant, Brookwood ”Adams’ Army” by Joy Hill, PATS-TV 2nd Place: “Meet Our Varsity” by Dezmond Burge, THS-TV 1st Place: “Pelham Rivalry” by Ashley Ryan, THS-TV

BROADCAST spot news 2nd Place: “Alabaster Hot Spot,” Constance McKnight, THS TV

1st Place: “Move Details,” by Lizzie Milstead, THS TV

BROADCAST videography 3rd Place: “Football” by Noah Gibson & Payton Townsend, CATS-TV 2nd Place: “Bullying” by Leah Dailey, CATS-TV 1st Place: “Burritos for Broadcast”, ClayChalkville, CCN-TV

Yearbook

Yearbook Academic Spread 3rd Place: “Summer Band” - Julia Versace and Mychi Tran - Northridge 2nd Place: “Fine Arts” - Jacob Stephens and Emma Bradford- Northridge 1st Place: “From the HeART: The Need for Expression” - Lacey Young - St. Clair County

Yearbook Advertising section 3rd Place: Emily Simpson and Hayden Fulton - St. Clair County 2nd Place: LAMP 1st Place: Maddie Cleveland -Sparkman

Yearbook Caption Writing 3rd Place: Lacey Young - St. Clair County

2nd Place: Claire Lovejoy - St. Clair County

1st Place: Staff of The Senator - Sparkman

Yearbook Class Section Spread 3rd Place: “Oh the Places You Will Go” - Rachel Hardaker- Sparkman 2nd Place: “Vital Lessons Learned” - Laura Khan – St. Clair Co 1st Place: “One Last Glance”- Hannah Williams – St. Clair Co

Yearbook copywriting 3rd Place: “The Right to Life” - Tatiana Kfoury McGill- Toolen 2nd Place: “Friends of Exceptional Children” Caroline Harris - McGill-Toolen

1st Place: Staff of The Senator - Sparkman

Yearbook Cover 3rd Place: Cassie Chapman, Hailey Conquest and Rachel Hardaker- Sparkman 2nd Place: Jordan Ciniglio - St. Clair County

1st Place: Staff of The Torch - LAMP

Yearbook Division pages 3rd Place: “Athletics” Catherine Cumpton – McGill-Toolen Catholic High School 2nd Place: “Student Life” - Catherine Cumpton McGill-Toolen 1st Place: “Spring Signature” - Kendall McKinnon LAMP

Yearbook Feature photo 3rd Place: Bentley Harden - LAMP

2nd Place tie: Cassie Chapman - Sparkman “All Hail the Queen” - Margaret Carey McGill-Toolen 1st Place: “Finding the Greater Purpose” - Lacey Young - St. Clair County

Yearbook Organization spread 3rd Place: Madi Wisner - St. Clair County

2nd Place: “Friends of Exceptional Children” Caroline Harris - McGill- Toolen

1st Place: “Let’s Get Lit” - Robyn Cole - Sparkman

Yearbook Sports Photo 3rd Place: Bentley Harden - LAMP 2nd Place: Emerald Everheart - Sparkman

1st Place: Mariah Jones - Murphy

Yearbook Sports Spread 3rd Place: “Fly So High” - Northridge

2nd Place: “Earning the Victory” - Heather Boaz Sparkman 1st Place: “Fearless: Taking a Hit for the Team” Claire Lovejoy - St. Clair County

Yearbook Student Life Spread 3rd Place: “Outdoor Clubs” - Mary Elizabeth Hughes & Emma Bradford - Northridge

2nd Place: “Ascend” - Jordan Ciniglio - St. Clair County

1st Place: “Service Day 2016” - LAMP

Yearbook Theme development

3rd Place: St. Clair County 2nd Place: Northridge

1st Place: Sparkman

Online/multimedia All winners in this category are from Sparkman High School.

Online/Multimedia Non-news/feature video: 2nd Place: Self Love Proves to be Cure for Broken Hearts-Kaylyn Jones

1st Place: The Strangest Trump Rally in HuntsvilleJacob Whitlock, Camille Herren, Andrew Atchley, Storm Jessett

Online/Multimedia News video 3rd Place: Sparkman Participates in Make-A-WishJacob Whitlock and Parker Boothe

2nd Place: Huntsville Havoc Donates to County’s Special Needs Program

1st Place: Laron White Becomes New Football Head CoachJacob Whitlock, Parker Boothe, Christian White

Online/Multimedia News story 2nd Place: Band Competition Affected by ProtestMegan McGraw

1st Place: History Club Honors Vets in Annual Program-Ania Stover

Online/Multimedia Personal Column 3rd Place: It is When Things Seem Worst That You Must Not Quit- Sidney Al-Dijaili 2nd Place: Self Love Proves to Be Cure for Broken Hearts-Kaylyn Jones 1st Place: Daughter Expresses Appreciation for Mother-Ania Stover

Online/Multimedia Sports Story 3rd Place: Cross Country Season Ends – Sidney Al-di’jaili 2nd Place: Senior Deals with Football InjurySydney Goggans 1st Place: Student Shares Love for Running -Danni Jo Grider

Online/Multimedia Feature Story 1st Place: Pressured to Beautiful- Melanie Wilkins

Carry in

Carry In Yearbook

Illustration Honorable Mention: Breanna Martin, Brookwood

3rd Place: Breanna Martin, Brookwood

2nd Place: Jescenia Gomez, Brookwood 1st Place: Breanna Martin, Brookwood

Student Life Spread Honorable Mention: Casey Harbin, Sparkman

3rd Place: Casey Harbin, Sparkman

2nd Place: Hannah Williams, Laura Khan, Emmy Rains, St. Clair 1st Place: Grace Breshears, Lamp

Sports Spread 3rd Place: Tieraney White, Daphne

2nd Place: Heather Boaz, Sparkman

1st Place: Elizabeth Klein, Lamp

People/Portraits 3rd Place: Destini Miller, Brookwood

2nd Place: Jescenia Gomez, Brookwood

1st Place: Cayton Broadhead, Brookwood

Academic Spread 3rd Place: Brooklyn Nibblet, West End

2nd Place: Miranda Ivey, St. Clair County

1st Place: Amy Van Bethuysew, Sparkman

Photography Portfolio Honorable Mention: Emily Mathews, Northridge

3rd Place: Carolanne Berte, Mountain Brook

2nd Place: Adelaide Burton, Mountain Brook

1st Place: Julianna Baggs, Daphne

Carry In Newspaper

Sports Design 3rd Place: Natalie Read + Jackson Sharman, Mountain Brook 2nd Place: Natalie Read + Jackson Sharman, Mountain Brook 1st Place: Jacob Whitlock, Sparkman

Feature Design 3rd Place: Shelby Lopez, Sparkman

2nd Place: Natalie Read, Mountain Brook

1st Place: Natalie Read, Mountain Brook

Page One Design

2nd Place: Natalie Read + Jackson Sharman, Mountain Brook

1st Place: Natalie Craney, Sparkman

Centerspread Design

2nd Place: Natalie Read, Mountain Brook HS

1st Place: Griffin Gonterman, Sparkman

News Design

1st Place: Ania Stover, Sparkman

Opinion Design 3rd Place: Natalie Read, Mountain Brook

2nd Place: Natalie Read, Mountain Brook

1st Place: Camille Herren, Sparkman

Arts and Entertainment Design

1st Place: Sydney Goggans, Sparkman

Editorial Cartooning

1st Place: Storm Jessett, Sparkman

Carry In Broadcast

Anchor 3rd Place: Diana Velazquez, Pelham

2nd Place: Colvin Prince, Tuscaloosa Career & Technology Academy 1st Place: Joseph Cooper, THS-TV, Thompson

Feature

1st Place: “Joy Like Anna”, Michelle Gross, PATS-TV, Hillcrest

PSA 3rd Place: “Think Before You Eat”, Noah Gibson and Payton Townsend, CATSTV, Tuscaloosa County 2nd Place: “Don’t Be Late For School”, Noah Gibson and Payton Townsend, CATS-TV, Tuscaloosa County 1st Place: “Don’t Be A Bystander”, Kendall Reed, Tuscaloosa Career and Technology Academy

Sports 2nd Place: Wilmer Reyes, Dora Hernandez, Diana Velazquez, Sports Highlights, Pelham

1st Place: “Signing Day”, Gracie Coker, THS-TV, Thompson

Videography 2nd Place: “Football”, Noah Gibson and Payton Townsend, CATS-TV, Tuscaloosa County

2nd Place: “Basketball”, Wilmer Reyes, Pelham

1st Place: “Alone”, William Allen, Tuscaloosa Career and Technology Academy

1st Place: “Write Night”, Wilmer Reyes, Pelham

Directing

1st Place: Kaden Richardson, Â Tuscaloosa Career & Technology Academy

Editing 3rd Place: Nicholas Lewis, Tuscaloosa Career & Technology Academy 2nd Place: Preet Patel, Pelham

1st Place: Campbell Burnett, Tuscaloosa Career & Technology Academy

ONSITE

Broadcast stand up Honorable Mention: Wilmer Reyes, Diana Velazquez, and Dora Hernandez, Panther Talk, Pelham

3rd Place: Randy Stone, PATS-TV, Hillcrest

2nd Place: Colvin Prince, Tuscaloosa Career and Technology Academy 1st Place: oseph Cooper, THS-TV, Thompson

Photography Honorable Mention: Jescenia Gomez, Brookwood

3rd Place: Jillian Lami, McGill-Toolen

2nd Place: Cady Harbin, Sparkman

1st Place: Regina Gomez, McGillToolen

Sports writing 3rd Place: Bradley Wright, Sparkman

2nd Place: Matthew Walker, Sparkman

1st Place: Jacob Whitlock, Sparkman

News writing Honorable Mention: Adelaide Burton, Mountain Brook

3rd Place: Ania Stover, Sparkman

2nd Place: Rebecca Han, Northridge

1st Place: Will McLelland, Northridge

Feature writing 3rd Place: Jessica Turnage, Sparkman

2nd Place: Sidney Al’Dijaili, Sparkman

1st Place: Kaylyn Jones, Sparkman

Editorial writing 3rd Place: Sydney Goggans, Sparkman

2nd Place: Andrew Atchley, Sparkman

1st Place: Jackson Sharman, Mountain Brook

Newscast (anchor) 3rd Place: Jeffery Carpenter, Tuscaloosa Career and Technology Academy 2nd Place: Ashley Ryan, Thompson

1st Place: Matthew Killingsworth, Thompson

Sportscast (anchor) 3rd Place: Molly Eanes, Oak Mountain Middle 2nd Place: Constance McKnight, Thompson 1st Place: Abby Sandage, Oak Mountain Middle

Yearbook design 3rd Place: Tyree Jordan Carter, Sparkman 2nd Place: Tatiana Kfourey, McGillToolen 1st Place: Jadyn Domming, McGillToolen

Newspaper design 3rd Place: Griffin Gonterman, Sparkman 2nd Place: Natalie Craney, Sparkman

1st Place: Natalie Read, Mountain Brook

Literary magazine fiction 3rd Place: KJ Mulkey, McGill-Toolen

2nd Place: Sophie Evans, Tuscaloosa County 1st Place: Caroline Hamilton, McGillToolen

Literary magazine poetry 3rd Place: Natalie Roberts, Lee

2nd Place: Abi Kunkle, Sparkman

1st Place: Elizabeth Baldwin, McGillToolen

Literary magazine illustration Honorable Mention: Dedra Darby, Sparkman

1st Place: Kendall Waltman, McGillToolen

1st Place: Ann Sheldon, McGill-Toolen

Literary magazine Layout/Design 2nd Place: Lindsey Oberkirch, McGill-Toolen

1st Place: Cecilia Florey, McGill-Toolen

Yearbook copy and caption writing Honorable Mention: Jamaria Wade, Sparkman

3rd Place: Deborah Oberkor, LAMP 2nd Place: Casey Harbin, Sparkman

1st Place: George Cowles, McGill-Toolen 1st Place: Leah Grace Borders, LAMP

Senior Awards

Susie Dement Adviser of the Year Award

 Connie Nolen Pelham High School

Bailey Thomson Award for Editorial Writing

 Audrey Harper Bob Jones High School

Rick Bragg Award for Feature Writing

Rebecca Han Northridge High School

Broadcast journalist of the year, given by the Alabama broadcast Association

Constance McKnight Thompson High School

Journalism Sustainability Award

Destiny Hodges

Paul W. Bryant High School

Journalist of the year

Audrey Harper Bob Jones High School

J.B. Stevenson Scholarship ($2,500)

Destiny  Hodges

Paul W. Bryant High School

Spirit Award

Pelham High School