ODYSSEY
MEDIA GROUP
AWARDS BANQUET | 2019-20
Note: Not all staff members were availbable to be photographed.
ILIAD STAFF
J1 STAFF
PRODUCTION STAFF
ODYSSEY SENIORS
BANQUET AGENDA Slideshow Word of Introduction & Welcome Film Presentation Senior Farewell Speeches Imani Sykes, Gerardo Navarro, Colin Frick, Shea Peters
iliad Awards Senior Farewell Speeches Georgia Blue Simmons, Tecoya Richardson, Emma Crane, Alexander Robinson
Keynote Speaker Mark E. Johnson, Senior Lecturer, Journalism Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communications
Senior Farewell Speeches S. Mackenzie Caudill, Beatrice Acheson, Elena Gilbertson Hall
ODYSSEY Awards Special Recognition Awards
WELCOME Three months ago when we began compiling the program for the 17th annual Clarke Central High School ODYSSEY Media Group Banquet, the kids had put the third issue of the newsmagazine to bed, the iliad Literary-Art DR Magazine staffers were working to pull together, the Journalism I students had completed sports coverage, and we’d just begun getting ready for our big trip to Columbia, South Carolina - the SIPA field trip. It felt as though the sky was the limit. Three months later, as I write this note, we are wrapping up the school year after several weeks of digital learning, state and local shelter-inplace ordinances and our team members have not seen each other faceto-face since March 3. It would have been easy to throw in the towel in Mid-March, but I’m very proud to say our kids have continued to meet digitally to enhance their leadership and communication skills, to edit copy, to continue drafting stories of import to our community, to share the artistic and creative voices of their peers, and to simply connect with one another. While our keynote speaker is unable to join us in person, Mark Johnson, Senior Lecturer at the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communications, has recorded an inspiring speech for our students. Mark has been a long-time supporter of the works of CCHS journalists and his praise is a true testament to the work of our students. I would like to take a moment to recognize our Booster Club Executive Committee for all their efforts on behalf of our students’ work. Special thanks to Lorinda Crane, Dr. Meg Hines, Dr. Janet Frick, Mary Koon, Becky Long, Mindy McCage, and Miki Lu Peters for their shared leadership. A big thank you goes out to Kim Turner for ensuring our kids were fed during our after-school and weekend work sessions. I also want to share my gratitude on behalf of the staff, and personally, to our Odyssey Media Group Teaching Assistant Chloe Hargrave - Chloe’s presence this year was truly a gift and the entire program benefitted from her wisdom. Additionally, a huge thanks to Audrey and Ian Kennedy for the design and compilation of this commemorative program as
well as a special thank you to Ireland McCage for the curation of our awards this year. A final personal thanks goes out to Kate Kohler for her unyielding patience, cheering and positive energy. Continued appreciation must be offered to all our families who’ve helped to pinch in with meals, car rides, volunteering at football games at the University of Georgia, and for supporting your kids’ journalistic endeavors. We are also very grateful to our school and district administration for their support. Their help, along with the commitment of our Board of Education, allows us to cover our community and to represent our school in the larger community of high school journalism. I would be remiss if I didn’t thank the many patrons of our literary-art magazine who contribute each year to ensure funding for the magazine. We’ll have eleven students graduating this year and between them they have accrued 28 years of journalistic experience - many of whom I teach during multiple periods each day. My dream for them has been expressed numerous times - be accountable to one another, be respectful and caring to those around them, and be willing to take risks even when it feels like the vision is impossible. After years of work within this program and their diligence during the pandemic, I know they will be prepared for any challenges that come their way in the future. Even though our year was cut short, the kids have done commendable work all year long as you will see on pages 14-17. The sky is still the limit for this group and I’m honored to have worked with them. David A. Ragsdale, Adviser Odyssey Media Group
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Hello, everyone, and thank you for coming to celebrate the ODYSSEY staff through our 2020 banquet! In the midst of a global pandemic, this is the first time we have had to adapt our end-of-year banquet to a virtual format, and I thank you all for your flexibility. Whether we are gathered in person or in spirit, this is an opportunity to celebrate the hard work our staff has done this year and the growth we have made as a media group. This year has been a year of growth for both the Production and Journalism 1 Classes. In the Production class, most of our editorial board members were first-time editors, and we saw incredible growth in leadership from these members of staff. Our former J1 staffers jumped feet first into the Production class and demonstrated exemplary journalistic talent and work ethic.
Our Production staffers produced numerous award-winning stories, videos and photos. Not only has our work won awards this year but, more than ever, our staff has been Elena Gilbertson intentional about producing work that is representative of our Clarke Central High School community. With a diverse range Hall of stories and sources, I am proud of the commitment to excellence and inclusion that our staff members demonstrated this year. This was our third year of having a Journalism 1 class, where first-year journalism students are taught the basics of journalism by senior facilitators. Our Journalism 1 students have shown incredible enthusiasm, diligence, and talent this year, and many have already been published and won awards for their work. Our staff has grown closer together through staff bonding activities like Friendsgiving and tape ball, working football games and attending journalism conferences. I have been beyond impressed by the relationships that have been forged this year and the spirit of collaboration that has made working together a joy and pleasure this year. I never would have guessed that my year as Editor-in-Chief would essentially end with the SIPA trip, and I won’t have another chance to be in a classroom with our incredible 2019-20 staff. Nevertheless, I couldn’t be more proud of all that the staff has learned, grown, and accomplished this year. Although we do not have the opportunity to all be together this evening, I hope each one of us at home can take a moment to raise a glass to the outstanding ODYSSEY Media Group staff of 2019-20 and give a special goodbye to our graduating seniors. The ODYSSEY has always been about more than just journalism; we are a community, a support network, and a team. In this time especially, I hope that you—the OMG family—make the time to take care of yourselves and one another. Elena Gilbertson Hall, ODYSSEY Media Group Editor-in-Chief
Good evening, I cannot thank you all enough for being here to honor the work of our Staff, Editorial Board, and submitters. I know that times are strange, and I am thankful for your willingness to tune in to this year’s banquet! The iliad Literary-Art Magazine is the sister publication of the ODYSSEY Newsmagazine. We strive to highlight the creative works of all Clarke Central students. We aim to act as a conduit of expression that represents our diverse student body. This year, we worked hard to find new ways to honor our mission. Our small, but mighty Editorial Board has worked tirelessly to produce a magazine featuring over 45 CCHS student artists and writers. This work was not always easy, the iliad Editorial Board navigated ups and downs. Our less experienced staff members learned new skills and techniques both within their jobs and pertaining to the magazine as a whole. Managing Editor Georgia Blue Simmons and I, both seniors, had to find new ways to lead, teach, and listen. I am proud of our Editorial Board’s commitment to the growth of the publication, themselves, and this team is what allowed us to produce the 2020 edition of the iliad.
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Beatrice Acheson
This year’s growth extends beyond our editorial board and into our community. This year, for the first time, the iliad collaborated with CCHS and other organizations to host two author visits. These events were new, exciting, and daunting, for all members of staff, including myself, but they allowed us to extend our mission beyond a physical publication and into our school community. We also chose to share and fulfill our mission at two journalistic conferences this year. The iliad Editorial Board attended the Georgia Scholastic Press Association Fall Conference, as well as the Southern Interscholastic Press Association’s Spring convention. At these conferences we networked, presented, and listened in order to share our own knowledge and gain new knowledge from other experienced individuals. If I had known that our Tuesday and Thursday 7:30 am meetings would have come to a close so abruptly, I would have told my team how incredibly proud I am. This year has been hard, and it has been trying. Despite some difficulties, our Editorial Board’s commitment to this magazine was always evident, and I am proud of what we created. For two years, I have had the title of Editor-in-Chief of the iliad, and it has been the title that I have been most proud to hold. I hope that this night will allow you all to feel some of this pride that stems from being a part of one of the most efficient, caring, and committed organizations I have ever had the pleasure of being a part of. To our parent volunteers, donors, and teachers: This work would not be possible without your support. Thank you for your commitment to creative expression within our school community. We have accomplished great things this year, most of which begin with your help and commitment. Beatrice Acheson, iliad Literary-Art Magazine Editor-in-Chief
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Mark Johnson
Mark E. Johnson is the Senior Lecturer of Photojournalism and Chief Technology Officer at the University of Georgia’s Henry W. Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication where he also directs the National Press Photographers Association’s Best of Photojournalism competition. Johnson spent more than a decade as a photojournalist and editor for newspapers, magazines and wire services before taking over the photojournalism program at Grady in 2005. He teaches from the point of a practitioner, still making photographs every day.
SENIOR BLOGS I intentionally avoided applying to ODYSSEY at the end of my eighth grade year of middle school. I was unaware that I would be pulled into this chaotic, work-filled, difficult, loving, accepting and crazy program anyways. During my freshman year of high school, I began attending iliad club meetings. I fell in love with the magazine after having my own work published, and began to climb the editorial board ladder. After two years, I was Editor-in-Chief of the publication. Getting to lead this magazine has been one of my greatest privileges. Because of the mission of the iliad, I have connected with students across Clarke Central, led author visits with famous writers, and, most importantly, published a magazine that represents the voice of our amazingly diverse high school. Through expressing the voices of other Clarke Central students, I have found my own. iliad has pushed me as a student, a leader, a speaker, and an artist. I am beyond lucky that I was pulled into this organization. It is the reason for my greatest friends and proudest moments.
Beatrice Acheson, iliad Literary-Art Magazine Editor-in-Chief Almost everyone I spoke to about the ODYSSEY when I was 14 years old told me that I shouldn’t get involved. It would be too much work, too stressful and not at all worth my time. I decided to ignore them and I became very, very involved. I can honestly say I’ve never committed myself to anything as passionately as I have committed myself to this program. I moved from the web staff, to a convergence model, from a News Staffer, to a Sports Editor and from EdBoard to Leadership Team as the Senior Copy Editor. Whether it be interviewing important members of the community, presenting informative sessions to my peers or being recognized for my work, I’ve had some of my greatest accomplishments through this program. I’ve met some of my closest friends and most trusted allies. My passion for journalism, writing, design and creating content has grown immensely. Although I may not pursue a career in journalism, being involved in the ODYSSEY has given me an immense amount of knowledge and experience to be able to work with almost anyone and succeed in almost any facet.
Sarah MacKenzie Caudill, Senior Copy Editor
When I was in middle school, my brother would come home ridiculously angry all the time, and when my parents and I questioned his anger, he would have some new thing in ODYSSEY that was frustrating him. As an eighth grader, the time came for me to submit an application to the ODYSSEY program. Despite my inner demons telling me not to, I did. I don’t know where I would be or who I would’ve been if I hadn’t submitted that application, and kept reapplying. I love the time that I’ve spent with this program and I honestly don’t know what I’m going to do without it. I am and will forever be so appreciative of the friends I’ve made, the people I’ve met and the things I’ve done because of ODYSSEY.
Emma Crane, Business Manager
Throughout my career in ODYSSEY, I progressed from being a news writer to Managing Editor to Editor-in-Chief. Each of these positions contributed to my personal growth as an individual and as a journalist. From the beginning, this program was important to me, and I devoted my time and energy to growing as a writer and leader. Through ODYSSEY, I had the opportunity to write stories that impacted my community -- about Confederate monuments, the opioid crisis, and voter suppression. As a writer, I found my voice and explored the issues I cared about through a journalistic lens. Beyond the journalistic aspects of ODYSSEY, I met some of my best friends and role models through the program. I learned how to lead, how to work with others, and how to develop a vision for the program. ODYSSEY provided me with numerous life skills that I know will serve me well in the future. I am grateful for the people and opportunities that have made ODYSSEY such a significant part of my high school experience.
Elena Gilbertson-Hall, ODYSSEY Media Group Editor-in-Chief
I came to ODYSSEY my junior year because I was bored and hungry. Thankfully, I wasn’t disappointed. During my first year on staff, I supervised the production of five broadcast videos. However, during the first semester of my second year on staff, I doubled that number with 10. The engaging environment of the classroom pushed me further than I would have thought possible in the course of two years. From writing a cover story and being awarded ‘All Georgia Broadcast News story of the year,’ the program introduced me to a career path in broadcast journalism that I’m committed to pursuing. Over the course of my time with ODYSSEY, I’ve been surrounded by some of the most like-minded and inspiring people I would meet at Clarke Central. It’s not often that I look up to people my own age or younger, but in Room 231, I do every single day. I’m going to miss the experiences I had with the people in this program and when I look back on high school, ODYSSEY will be one of the first things that will come to mind.
Colin Frick, Broadcast Editor
Despite being in ODYSSEY for only two years, I feel as though I’ve grown as a person, and have been able to pursue my love for photography. At first, I didn’t really know what I was getting myself into, I just joined because my 10th-grade literature teacher told me to join. As soon as we went to the Southern Interscholastic Press Association conference, I knew I wanted to continue the journalism pathway because I developed a love of getting to know my community and a love for the people I work with. ODYSSEY has allowed me to break out of my shell and become more of an out-going person who enjoys spending quality time with friends and family. It has taught me to be a team-player and to lead without hesitation. I have realized that I shouldn’t be afraid of speaking my mind and that I should just be my own person, instead of holding myself back. Thank you for making me feel like I belong, that I am accepted, that my work isn’t going unnoticed. Thank you for teaching me that I can make friendships within this dysfunctional family that I will forever hold greatly to my heart.
Gerardo Navarro, Visuals staffer
When I first walked into ODYSSEY, I didn’t know what I was getting myself into. I moved to Athens just before the start of my junior year, and in a desperate and totally unprompted bid to help me make friends, my mom indirectly reached out to Emma and forced me to go to the summer J1 meet-and-greet at Hendershots. I did not want to go -- I had little interest in writing of any kind, let alone journalism, and I had always considered myself to be a STEM kid. This program made me reconsider that entirely. ODYSSEY has allowed me to explore topics entirely out of my comfort zone, and I’ve grown as a person because of it. From layout design to time management, I’ve learned plenty of hard skills, but I’ve also become better at working in a team. ODYSSEY started out as a way for me to meet people, and I’ve met and made some amazing friends through the program. When I consider the hours of time that each of us contribute to the program, it’s obvious why it feels a bit like a family.
Shea Peters, Viewpoints Editor
I joined ODYSSEY because I wanted to find a place where I felt accepted and welcomed and after three years in this program, I can finally say I’ve achieved my goal. When I started in the Journalism One class, I struggled, but I also found a passion for interviewing and just sharing stories with people. Joining the production class was a big game-changer: there was much more work, much more expected of me and overall the class was incredibly intense, but I felt myself changing and growing in ways I could never imagine. In ODYSSEY, I found friendships, mentors, acceptance (not only for myself, but for others as well) and most importantly, I found a family I didn’t know I needed.
Tecoya Richardson, Variety staff
I joined the ODYSSEY my freshman year because my two best friends, Katie Grace Upchurch and Everett Vereen, decided that the three of us should take on the challenge together. We did so, and while I always lagged behind, I grew and developed into a more well-rounded person. Along the way I met the rest of the staff, and before long, that staff became an extended family. Most of them are gone now. But while many of the faces I see on staff today aren’t the ones I first met, they are without a doubt still a part of this family, and part of a community I am proud to call my own. Over the past four years, I’ve interviewed several prominent figures and published a number of notable articles, but none of that compares to what I’ve cherished most about this program: the people. The staff, the parents and others have made my high school career everything it’s been -- and I am so incredibly thankful to everyone involved.
Alexander Robinson, Sports Editor
My freshman year Violet Merritt invited me to my first iliad meeting. I knew nothing about the publication but was excited to be a part of something at Clarke Central High School. I had always enjoyed various ways of expressing my creativity, be it sketching, writing, or crocheting, but nothing really stuck until I joined the iliad’s staff my sophomore year. The iliad became my creative outlet. I have always loved reaching out to people and finding art in CCHS’s hidden corners. The artists’ excitement about getting published made me so happy and is what brought me back each year. I will always be grateful for the experiences and friendships I have gained through working with this publication. Georgia Blue Simmons, Managing Editor
I was supposed to join ODYSSEY my sophomore year of high school, but things don’t always work out how you want them to. I didn’t apply because I was scared of rejection, and the whole application process. It was at the end of sophomore year that I decided it was something I wanted to try. My first year took much adjusting for me, as I had never had a workload quite as big in any other class. With such a big workload I knew I was going to have to learn to manage my time well. I was going to have to learn to be on top of my work for this class if I was going to survive production. ODYSSEY has taught me interview skills, and how to talk to people. It also has taught me how to be a journalistic writer which is something I never saw myself doing. Mr. Ragsdale has been an influential piece in my ODYSSEY career. He pushes me to go the extra mile and to do assignments I never would see myself doing. When I attended my first SIPA he signed me up for the review TOP competition, and I wasn’t too happy with him, but after I did it I got a lot of compliments on my review, and right there I knew how much he believed and trusted I could be a journalistic writer. I made so many new friends that I would have never seen myself with outside of ODYSSEY, but that’s the thing about ODYSSEY, they welcome all different types of people no matter what. ODYSSEY was one of the best highlights of my 4 years at Clarke Central High School. Imani E. Sykes, Viewpoints Staffer
HIGH SCHOOL
JOURNALISM ORGANIZATIONS The ODYSSEY Media Group belongs to several high school journalism organizations. Participation ranges from attending annual events and summer workshops to submitting numerous items for judging and evaluation. A summary of these organizations follows: BALL STATE UNIVERSITY JOURNALISM DAY CONTESTS, are available to individual students and staffs, who have the opportunity to compete with schools across the nation in writing, photography and design by submitting contest entries to be judged before the annual J-Day program in April. COLUMBIA SCHOLASTIC PRESS ASSOCIATION (CSPA), founded in 1925, unites student editors and faculty advisers—working with them to produce student newspapers, magazines, yearbooks and online media. Students come from public, private and churchrelated schools and colleges throughout the United States and from overseas schools. The association is owned by Columbia University and operates as a program affiliated with its prestigious Graduate School of Journalism. A few ODYSSEY staff members have enjoyed attending CSPA summer workshops in New York. THE GEORGIA SCHOLASTIC PRESS ASSOCIATION (GSPA) assists Georgia high school journalism programs and students by encouraging their production of quality publications through instruction and contests. GSPA was organized in 1928 by the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Georgia, which has continued to direct its activities, providing information through the newsletter and instruction through convention sessions, judging, speakers upon request and fall workshop sessions. This year the GSPA conference was held at UGA and most of our students were able to attend. THE NATIONAL SCHOLASTIC PRESS ASSOCIATION (NSPA) is a nonprofit membership organization exclusively for high school and other secondary school publications-yearbooks, newspapers, magazines, broadcast programs and online publications. Since 1921, NSPA has offered its members resources to help their publications improve, including national high school journalism conventions, prestigious contests and scholarships, a publication service and much more. THE QUILL AND SCROLL SOCIETY is a high school honor society devoted to fostering interest and excellence in the field of journalism. It has member chapters in all 50 states and in 44 countries around the world. Quill and Scroll fulfills its mission by awarding scholarships and sponsoring contests. THE SOUTHERN INTERSCHOLASTIC PRESS ASSOCIATION (SIPA) is a nonprofit organization of public schools, including middle, junior and senior high schools. Its purpose is to encourage a high degree of professionalism in scholastic journalism and mass communications in the Southeast. Founded at Washington and Lee University in 1926, SIPA moved to the University of South Carolina in 1972. Members are from District of Columbia and 15 states- Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia. CCHS was well represented in Columbia, SC with most of our students in attendance.
2018-2020 ODYSSEY and iliad Recognition Columbia Scholastic Press Association YEAR 2018-19 2018-19 2019 2018-19 2018-19 2018-19 2018-19 2018-19 2018-19 2018-19 2018-19 2018-19 2018-19 2018-19 2018-19
RECIPIENT ODYSSEY Media Group Online ODYSSEY Media Group Online liad Literary-Art Magazine Krista Shumaker Karla Dougan Krista Shumaker Zoe Peterson Suncana Pavlic Eli Clarke and Elena Gilbertson-Hall Elena Gilbertson-Hall Alexander Robinson MacKenzie Caudill Emma Ramsay Kelly Fulford Katie Grace Upchurch
AWARD Hybrid General Magazine Crown Finalist Gold Medalist designation Gold Medalist designation First place in Photo Layout: Full Page First place in First Person Experience Second place in Single Sports Photograph Third place in Single Feature Photograph Certificate of Merit in Informational Graphics Certificate of Merit in In-depth news/Feature writing Certificate of Merit in General or Humor Commentary Certificate of Merit in News Feature Certificate of Merit in Alternative Story Form Certificate of Merit in Photo Story Certificate of Merit in Single Sports Photograph Certificate of Merit in Typography: A Designed or Art Headline
National Scholastic Press Association YEAR RECIPIENT 2018-19 ODYSSEY Newsmagazine 2019 liad Literary-Art Magazine 2019-20 Maya Cornish 2019-20 Owen Donnelly 2019-20 Audrey Enghauser 2019-20 Colin Frick 2019-20 Audrey Kennedy 2019-20 Ireland McCage 2019-20 Natalie Ripps 2019-20 Natalie Schliekelman 2018-19 ODYSSEY Staff 2018-19 Iliad Literary-Art Magazine Staff 2018-19 ODYSSEY Staff 2018-19 Maya Cornish 2019-20 Audrey Enghauser
AWARD All-American with Four Marks of Distinction First Class with Three Marks of Distinction NSPA Honor Roll of Student Journalists NSPA Honor Roll of Student Journalists NSPA Honor Roll of Student Journalists NSPA Honor Roll of Student Journalists NSPA Honor Roll of Student Journalists NSPA Honor Roll of Student Journalists NSPA Honor Roll of Student Journalists NSPA Honor Roll of Student Journalists Best Use of Social Media: Social Media Reporting, Fourth Place Best Use of Social Media: Social Media Promoting, Fifth Place Best Use of Social Media: Social Media Promoting, Honorable Mention Photo of the Year: Environmental Portrait, Honorable Mention Blogs, Best in Show
Georgia Scholastic Press Association YEAR RECIPIENT 2019-20 ODYSSEY Newsmagazine 2019-20 ODYSSEY Media Group 2019 Iliad Literary-Art Magazine 2019-20 David Ragsdale 2019 Katie Grace Upchurch 2019-20 Lillian Sams 2019-20 Maya Cornish 2019-20 Audrey Enghauser 2019-20 Elena Gilbertson Hall 2019-20 Sophia Long 2019-20 Luna Reichert 2019-20 Emma Scott 2019-20 Frances Thrasher 2019-20 Lillian Sams 2019-20 Colin Frick 2019 Avery Ray & Beatrice Acheson 2019-20 Isabella Johnson & Gretchen Hinger 2019-20 AJ Carr 2019 Elena Gilbertson Hall
AWARD All-Georgia Newsmagazine All-Georgia News Website All-Georgia Literary Magazine GSPA Adviser of the Year Photography, All-Georgia Broadcast: Feature Package, All-Georgia Newspaper/Newsmagazine/News Website: News Story, All-Georgia Newspaper/Newsmagazine/News Website: Feature Story, All-Georgia Newspaper/Newsmagazine/News Website: Column Writing, All-Georgia Newspaper/Newsmagazine/News Website: Sports News Story, All-Georgia Newspaper/Newsmagazine/News Website: Sports Photograph, All-Georgia Newspaper/Newsmagazine/News Website: News Photograph, All-Georgia Newspaper/Newsmagazine/News Website: Illustration, All-Georgia New Media: Social Media Breaking News, All-Georgia New Media: Social Media Promotion, All-Georgia Literary Magazine: Cover Design, Superior Broadcast: Podcast, Superior Broadcast: Podcast, Superior Literary Magazine: Short Story, Superior
2019 Lucy Hines 2019 Audrey Kennedy 2019-20 Mackenzie Caudill 2019-20 Maya Cornish 2019-20 Naomi Hendershot 2019-20 Natalie Ripps 2019-20 Staff 2019-20 Isaac Ramirez 2019-20 AJ Carr 2019-20 Gretchen Hinger 2019-20 Gretchen Hinger 2019-20 Andrew Robinson 2019-20 Krista Shumaker 2019-20 Luna Reichert 2019-20 Krista Shumaker 2019-20 Lillian Sams 2019-20 Maya Cornish Superior 2019-20 Krista Shumaker 2019-20 Audrey Enghauser 2019-20 Elena Gilbertson Hall 2019-20 Mackenzie Caudill 2019-20 Owen Donnelly 2019-20 Emma Crane
Literary Magazine: Spread Design, Superior Literary Magazine: Poem, Superior Newspaper/Newsmagazine/News Website: In-depth News Story, Superior Newspaper/Newsmagazine/News Website: Feature Profile, Superior Newspaper/Newsmagazine/News Website: Column Writing, Superior Newspaper/Newsmagazine/News Website: Column Writing, Superior Newspaper/Newsmagazine/News Website: House Editorials, Superior Newspaper/Newsmagazine/News Website: Critical Review, Superior Newspaper/Newsmagazine/News Website: Sports News Story, Superior Newspaper/Newsmagazine/News Website: Sports Game Coverage, Superior Newspaper/Newsmagazine/News Website: Sports Feature Story, Superior Newspaper/Newsmagazine/News Website: Sports Feature Story, Superior Newspaper/Newsmagazine/News Website: News Photo, Superior Newspaper/Newsmagazine/News Website: Feature/Entertainment Photograph, Superior Newspaper/Newsmagazine/News Website: Feature/Entertainment Photograph, Superior Newspaper/Newsmagazine/News Website: Illustration, Superior Newspaper/Newsmagazine/News Website: Social Media Storytelling, Newspaper/Newsmagazine/News Website: Social Media Breaking News, Superior Newspaper/Newsmagazine/News Website: Social Media Promotion, Superior Georgia Champion Journalist Georgia Champion Journalist First Runner-Up Georgia Junior Champion Journalist First Amendment Contest, Second Place
Southern Interscholastic Press Association YEAR RECIPIENT 2019-20 ODYSSEY Media Group 2019-20 ODYSSEY Newsmagazine 2019-20 Iliad Literary-Art Magazine 2019-20 ODYSSEY Newsmagazine 2019-20 ODYSSEY Media Group 2019-20 Lilli Sams 2019 Beatrice Acheson 2019-20 Maya Cornish & Ireland McCage 2019-20 Audrey Enghauser & Ireland McCage 2019-20 Ireland McCage 2019-20 Alexander Robinson & Owen Donnelly 2019-20 Owen Donnelly, Luna Reichert & Gretchen Hinger 2019-20 Owen Donnelly 2019-20 Krista Shumaker 2019-20 Luna Reichert 2019-20 Tecoya Richardson 2019-20 Valeria Garcia-Pozo 2019-20 AJ Carr 2019-20 Owen Donnelly 2019 Grace Lang 2019-20 Audrey Kennedy 2019-20 Alexander Robinson 2019-20 Mackenzie Caudill 2019 Shea Peters 2019 Jessica Mack 2019-20 ODYSSEY Newsmagazine staff 2019-20 Lillian Sams & Margaret Keller 2019-20 Roxanne Domizi 2019-20 Shea Peters
AWARD Scroggins Award, Online Scroggins special distinction publication Superior Literary Magazine All-Southern Newspaper/Newsmagazine All-Southern Online Editorial cartoon, Best in Show Literary Magazine Gallery Spread, Best in show Online Features package, Best in show Online News package, Best in show Online Opinion package, Best in show Podcast, Best in show Online Sports package, Best in show Online portfolio, Best in show Photography Club, Best in show Photography Environmental portrait, Best in show Newsmagazine Feature Story, First Place Newsmagazine News Feature, First Place Newsmagazine Sports story, First Place Online News, First Place Literary Magazine Poetry, Second Place Newsmagazine Review, Second Place Online Blog, Second Place Online Investigative story, Second Place Literary Magazine Fiction, Third Place Literary Magazine Non-fiction, Third Place Newsmagazine Staff Editorial, Third Place (tie) Online Alternative storytelling, Third Place Online Features, Third Place Online Reviews, Third Place
2019-20 Frances Thrasher 2019 Beatrice Acheson and Avery Ray 2019 Beatrice Acheson 2019 Beatrice Acheson 2019 Beatrice Acheson 2020 Beatrice Acheson 2019-20 Natalie Ripps and Krista Shumaker 2019-20 Andrew Robinson and Owen Donnelly 2019-20 Mackenzie Caudill & Owen Donnelly 2019-20 Natalie Ripps & Owen Donnelly 2019-20 Krista Shumaker and Luna Reichert 2019-20 AJ Carr and Ireland McCage 2019 Amanda Ochieng 2019-20 Lilli Sams 2019-20 Audrey Kennedy 2019-20 Lilli Sams 2019-20 Colin Frick 2019-20 Krista Shumaker 2019 Beatrice Acheson 2019 Beatrice Acheson 2019 Beatrice Acheson 2019-20 Luna Reichert 2019-20 AJ Carr 2019-20 Gretchen Hinger & Owen Donnelly 2019 Trinity James 2020 Kaija Gilbertson Hall 2020 Audrey Enghauser, Elena Gilbertson Hall, Alexander Robinson and Elena Webber 2020 Ireland McCage 2020 Beatrice Acheson, Georgia Blue Simmons & Clementine Acheson
Illustration, Award of merit Literary Magazine Cover, Award of merit Literary Magazine Gallery Spread, Award of merit Literary Magazine Nonfiction spread, Award of merit Literary Magazine Poetry spread, Award of merit Literary magazine portfolio, Award of merit Newsmagazine In-depth cover story package, Award of merit Online Features package, Award of merit Online News package, Award of merit Online Opinion package, Award of merit Online Photo Gallery, Award of merit Online Sports Package, Award of merit Photography Pictorial/scenic, Award of merit Editorial cartoon, Honorable mention Infographic, Honorable mention Art portfolio, Honorable mention Broadcast News story, Honorable mention Broadcast Promos, Honorable mention Literary magazine Fiction spread, Honorable mention Literary magazine Gallery Spread, Honorable mention Literary magazine Table of contents, Honorable mention Online Photo Gallery, Honorable mention Online Podcast, Honorable mention Online Sports package, Honorable mention Photography Computer special effects, Honorable mention Grammar Guru, First Place
Quiz Bowl Champions Review writing, 1st Place Literary Magazine Team On-site Production competition, Best Visual Elements & Overall
Ball State University’s J-Day Contest YEAR RECIPIENT 2019-20 Audrey Enghauser 2019-20 Natalie Schliekelman 2019-20 AJ Carr 2019-20 Tecoya Richardson 2019-20 Naomi Hendershot 2019-20 Lillian Sams 2019-20 Mackenzie Caudill and Owen Donnelly 2019-20 Luna Reichert, Owen Donnelly & Elena Webber 2019-20 Luna Reichert, Owen Donnelly & Elena Webber 2019-20 Natalie Ripps & Krista Shumaker 2019-20 Alexander Robinson 2019-20 Owen Donnelly & Ireland McCage 2019-20 Owen Donnelly & Ireland McCage 2019-20 Krista Shumaker 2019-20 Luna Reichert 2019-20 Maya Cornish & Ireland McCage 2019-20 Tecoya Richardson 2019-20 Audrey Enghauser 2019-20 Odyssey Media Staff 2019-20 Gretchen Hinger 2019-20 Andrew Robinson
AWARD Superior Feature Story, “Seeking settlement” Superior News Story, “Engaging with gender” Superior Sports Story, “Hazardous Heat” Superior Personality Feature, “Becoming Sa Blue” Superior Opinion Story, “Boiling Point: Dear future Superintendent” Superior Editorial Cartoon/Comic, “The social graveyard” Superior Multimedia Story, “Days of Dysfunction” Superior Social Media Feed, “ODYSSEY Media Group Instagram Feed” Superior Social Media Feed, “ODYSSEY Media Group Instagram Feed” Superior Print Multi-Page Layout, “Fashion anomaly” Superior Print Sports Page Design, “Hazardous Heat” Superior Home Page Design, “ODYSSEY Media Group Home Page” Superior Website Overall, “ODYSSEY Media Group website” Superior Sports Photo, “Go Glads” Superior Play-By-Play, “Gladiators move to Round 2” Excellent Feature Story, “Back to block” Excellent Feature Story, “Exploring the Eastside” Excellent News Story, “Echos of integration” Excellent Sports Story, “53rd Classic City Championship package” Excellent Sports Story, “Starting with Sherman” Excellent Personality Feature, “Fashion anomaly”
2019-20 Elena Gilbertson Hall 2019-20 Natalie Ripps 2019-20 Odyssey Media Group Staff 2019-20 Odyssey Media Staff 2019-20 Natalie Ripps & Frances Thrasher 2019-20 Natalie Ripps 2019-20 Luna Reichert 2019-20 Krista Shumaker 2019-20 Luna Reichert 2019-20 Owen Donnelly 2019-20 Audrey Kennedy 2019-20 Luna Reichert 2019-20 Maya Cornish & Ireland McCage 2019-20 Gretchen Hinger & Isabella Johnson 2019-20 Krista Shumaker
Excellent Opinion Story, “Letter from the Editor: Issue 2” Excellent Opinion Story, “Recognizing religion” Excellent Staff Editorial, “Our Take: Issue 2” Excellent Social Media Campaign, “COVID-19 Coverage” Excellent Print Multi-Page Layout, “Our hair is good hair” Excellent Print feature or entertainment page design, “The mind of a coder” Excellent News Photo, “Honoring history” Excellent Feature Photo, “Hitting home runs” Excellent Feature Photo, “Part of the art” Honorable Mention News Story, “Pro-life organization gathers outside Clarke Central High School” Honorable Mention Review, “Ginger” Honorable Mention Review, “Circles” Honorable Mention Multimedia Story, “A Boza Chronicle” Honorable Mention Podcast, “Table Talk: Episode 2” Honorable Mention News Photo, “Protesters positions”
Quill and Scroll Honor Society YEAR RECIPIENT 2019 ODYSSEY 2020 Audrey Enghauser 2020 Shea Peter 2020 Owen Donnelly 2020 Colin Frick
AWARD George H. Gallup Award International Writing, Photo and Multimedia, National Winner Editorial Page(s) Design, Sweepstakes Winner Video Sports Package, Sweepstakes Winner Video Sports Package, Sweepstakes Winner
Lorien Awards The Lorien Awards, established by the Campbell family, are given annually. Lorien is a 2006 CCHS graduate who loved poetry and the arts. For the past several years her family has sought to award the top poetry, prose, art and photography in each year’s magazine. Writers will be invited to read an excerpt of their winning pieces and visuals winners’ work is displayed here and in the 2019 iliad. Art: Jerian Brown, “Icon” Photography: Natalie Ripps, “Nevertheless” Poetry: Daniel Garcia-Pozo, “Song for a Girl” Prose: Elena Gilbertson Hall, “Sunflower Slumber”
Jerian Brown, “Icon”
Natalie Ripps, “Nevertheless”
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