By Collyn Taylor, SIPA assistant

Posted November 16, 2016

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SIPA members won some big awards from the Journalism Education Association and National Scholastic Press Association at the 2016 Fall National High School Journalism Convention in Indianapolis Nov. 10-13.

NSPA announced its winners of the annual Best in Show, Pacemaker and Individual competitions Saturday, Nov. 12, and JEA announced write-off competitions winners Sunday, Nov. 13. 

These awards exemplify excellence in scholastic journalism and recognize individual journalistic efforts. Scholastic journalism, which is prevalent throughout the Southeast, had a strong showing in these awards. Many of the publications praised this weekend were members of SIPA and are listed below.

2016 NSPA Newsmagazine Pacemaker Winners
Carpe Diem, Decatur HS, Decatur, Ga.

2016 NSPA Broadcast Pacemaker Winners
Wave TV, Summerville HS, Summerville, S.C.

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2016 NSPA Best of Show winners

Newspaper Special Edition
4^th Place – Blade, Woodward Academy, College Park, Ga.
5^th Place – Tribal Tribune, Wando HS, Mt. Pleasant, S.C.

Newsmagazine
4^th Place – Carpe Diem, Decatur HS, Decatur, Ga.
8^th Place – Odyssey, Clarke Central HS, Athens, Ga.

Literary Magazine
2^nd Place – Silent Voices, Woodward Academy, College Park, Ga.
4^th Place – Iliad, Clarke Central HS, Athens, Ga.
8^th Place – Silhouette, Sparkman HS, Harvest, Ala.

Publication Website Small School
8^th Place – Odyssey Online, Clarke Central HS, Athens, Ga.

Broadcast Program
2^nd Place – Tribe Talk, Wando HS, Mt. Pleasant, S.C.

Newspaper Tabloid 17 or More Pages
6^th Place – Tribal Tribune, Wando HS, Mt. Pleasant, S.C.

Yearbook 233-288 Pages
2^nd Place – Belltower, St. Thomas’ Episcopal School, Houston, Texas

Yearbook 337 or More Pages
5^th Place – Panther, H.B. Plant HS, Tampa, Fla.

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2016 NSPA Individual Competition Winners

DESIGN OF THE YEAR
Infographic
3^rd Place – Samantha Harwood, The Knight, McCallum HS, Austin, Texas

Illustration
9^th Place – Nikole Nguyen, Northwest Horizons, Northwest Guilford HS, Greensboro, N.C.

STORY OF THE YEAR
News Story
3^rd Place – Kevin Mobley, Odyssey, Clarke Central, Athens, Ga.
4^th Place – Brooke Fletcher, Legend, Wando HS, Mt. Pleasant, S.C.

Sports Story
3^rd Place – Alexis Marvin, Northwest Horizons, Northwest Guilford HS, Greensboro, N.C.
7^th Place – John Corvari, The Highlander, McLean HS, McLean, Va.
9^th Place – Madison Castle, Carpe Diem, Decatur HS, Decatur, Ga.

MULTIMEDIA STORY OF THE YEAR
Multimedia News
4^th Place – John Ellis, 3TEN.org, Decatur HS, Decatur, Ga.
9^th Place – Maddie Hamalian, Ellie Ritter, Brilyn Thornton and Duo-Wei Yang, 3TEN.org, Decatur High School, Decatur, Ga.

Multimedia Feature
7^th Place – Camille Herren, Kaylyn Jones, Parker Boothe and Erin Stender, Crimson Crier News, Sparkman HS, Harvest, Ala.

Multimedia Sports
7^th Place – Zoe Peterson, Odyssey, Clarke Central HS, Athens, Ga.
9^th Place – Zoe Peterson and Flora Lechtreck, ODYSSEY, Clarke Central HS, Athens, Ga.

PICTURE OF THE YEAR
News Picture
4^th Place – Alana Raper, The Knight, McCallum HS, Austin, Texas
9^th Place – Alexis Rosebrock, Panther Prints, Duncanville HS, Duncanville HS, Duncanville, Texas

Feature Picture
7^th Place – Lucy Johnson, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS, Mt. Pleasant, S.C.

Sports Action
6^th Place – Maggie Laird, The Clan, McLean HS, McLean, Va.

Environmental Portrait
3^rd Place – Sophie Winnick, Legend, Wando HS, Mt. Pleasant, S.C.

Comic Panel/Strip
8^th Place – Tai Van Dyke, Northwest Horizons, Northwest Guilford HS, Greensboro, N.C.

BROADCAST STORY OF THE YEAR
Broadcast News
7^th Place – Grace King, WAHS News, American Heritage School Plantation, Plantation, Fla.

Broadcast Sports
2^nd Place – Sophia Donskoi, WAHS News, American Heritage School Plantation, Plantation, Fla.

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2016 Fall JEA Write-off Winners

Excellent: Commentary writing

Andrea Graves, Sparkman HS, Ala.

Honorable mention: Editorial writing

Zane White, Sparkman HS, Ala.

Honorable mention: Feature writing

Molly Weston, Decatur, Ga.

Superior : Newswriting

Erin Edwards, Woodward Academy, Ga.

Honorable mention: Review writing

Nija Packer, Woodward Academy, Ga.

Excellent: Review writing

Mia Givens, Langley HS, Va.

Honorable mention: Sports writing

Shelby Lopez, Sparkman HS, Ala.

Excellent: News editing/Headline writing

Ellie Ritter, Decatur HS, Ga.

Superior : Social Media Reporting

Taylor Stephenson, Decatur HS, Ga.

Superior: Social Media Reporting

Somer Benton, Decatur HS, Ga.

Honorable mention: YB copy/caption: academics

Trinity Hammonds, Sparkman HS, Ala.

Excellent: YB copy/caption: clubs

Casey Harbin, Sparkman HS, Ala.

Excellent: YB copy/caption: student life

Hailey Conquest, Sparkman HS, Ala.

Honorable mention: YB layout: inside pages

Rachel Hardaker, Sparkman HS, Ala.

Excellent: Themed photo

Mady Harding, Sparkman HS, Ala.

Excellent: Portrait photo

Alex Myers, Sparkman HS, Ala.