perspective fall 2012

South Carolina Scholastic Press Association USC School of Journalism and Mass Communications

October 2012 • Issue 1

erspectivePDateline 2012

November15 – SCSPA Fall ESNA

submissions due via email

December5 – SCSPA BC, NP and

Online Media mini-evaluations end

5 – SIPA mail-in contest deadline

5 – SIPA NP evaluation deadline

January15 – SCSPA and SIPA

Online Media Evaluation entry form deadline

30 – SIPA BC evaluation deadline (in the office)

February8 – SIPA scholarships,

awards & student officer nominations deadline

8 – SIPA early-bird convention registration

deadline15 – SCSPA Journalist-

of-the-Year portfolio deadline (received in

office)

March1-3 – SIPA Convention and

Competition 1 – SCSPA NP evaluation,

BC evaluation & BC individual competition

deadline (received in office)

15 –SCSPA ESNA and Online individual

competition submission deadline via email

More than 550 students and advisers attended the SCSPA fall conference Oct. 1 at the USC Russell House.

Students had the opportunity to network with professional journalists, interact with students and advisers from schools around the state and attend sessions targeted toward their specific scholastic journalism outlets.

The conference featured both in state and out-of-state guest speakers who taught sessions various subjects – editing, writing, broadcast reporting, photography and design.

“The speakers we bring in provide knowledge and experience that is hard to get in the daily classroom,” Karen Flowers, SCSPA director, said. “We look for speakers whose experience is nationally recognized and includes knowledge of print, electronic and digital journalism.”

Jim Streisel, Carmel HS (Indiana) newsmagazine and online adviser, taught sessions on editing and story writing while Andy Shain, a reporter and blogger for The State, taught sessions centered around writing content for online publications. Billy Dunlap, owner of Dunlap Media, LLC, and David Knight, from Lancaster County School District, also came to the conference to lead teach sessions.

Other special guest speakers included members of the University of South Carolina. Charles Bierbauer, dean of the College of

Mass Communications and Information Studies and retired CNN correspondent, taught a session titled “Election 2012: Political Reporting.”

Students interested in law and ethics using online resources for their publications could

attend the session “You, YouTube and the Law” taught by Jay Bender, media law professor at the journalism school. Carol Pardun, director of USC’s School of Journalism and Mass Communications, taught a session specifically for advisers titled “Journalism education in the 21st century.”

In all there were more than 25 sessions. After lunch, participants gathered in the ballroom for the keynote and awards ceremony.

During the awards ceremony, Knight showed

examples of LipDub – a combination of lip synching and audio dubbing – to illustrate how schools have used this Internet sensation to tell stories about student who want to fight bullying in their schools and the courage of students with cancer.

“I heard reactions to David’s presentation like, ‘inspirational, creative out-of-the-box storytelling,’” Flowers said. “That’s what David does best – teach writers to tell stories.”

– BP Turner, Scholastic Press Assistant

Student journalists, advisers from across state attend fall conference

During the SCSPA awards ceremony Oct. 1, David Knight, Lancaster County School District, shows participants LipDub videos and encourages them to use it in their journalism program. Knight taught three classes at the conference as well.

Photo by Lewis Zeigler

To see awards presented at the conference, including the second

Bruce E. Konkle Rising Star Award, see pages 7-9.

• South Carolina Scholastic Press Association • October 2012

• Director: Karen H. Flowers• Scholastic Press Manager & Perspective Editor: Leslie Dennis• Office Assistants: Kelsey D’Amico, Lauren Harper, Rebecca Piner and BP Turner• USC’s School of Journalism and Mass Communications Columbia, SC 29208• Phone: 803.777.6284• Fax: 803.777.4103• Email: [email protected]• Twitter: @SCSPA• Website: http://scspa.sc.edu

Student Officers 2012-2013 President: Bryce Conti, J.L. Mann HS

Vice President: Carter Perry, J.L. Mann HS

Representatives: Broadcast: Rachel McAfee, Dutch Fork HS Coastal: Rebekah Crandall, Beaufort HS Magazine: Kaelyn Jiran, South Pointe HS Midlands: Alex Cone, Dutch Fork HS Newspaper: Caroline Stewart, Chapman HS Online/Digital Media: Brianna-Marie Ealy, South Pointe HS Piedmont: Megan Plassmeyer, J.L. Mann HS Yearbook: Anna Belue, Landrum HS

Perspective

In 2007 blogging and social networking sites were still primarily reserved for only the most avid Internet users. Marc LaFountain, who currently serves as vice president of tech support for the popular blogging site Tumblr, jumped into the new world of interactive online media with high hopes and even higher ambitions.

Though LaFountain already used Facebook and Twitter and had a blog on the site Typepad, he said he was drawn to Tumblr immediately because of the site’s unique features. Tumblr combines the features of both blogging sites like Typepad and social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter.

“Tumblr was unlike anything I had ever seen back in 2007,” said LaFountain. “It brought social networking features to blogging. It offered six different posting types rather than one. Blog themes could be completely customized. You could use a custom domain for free. You could post via email and via a browser bookmarklet. It all felt revolutionary.”

As a Tumblr user, LaFountain began to see flaws in the innovative site’s user tech support system. He realized users wanted to be able to send their questions, ideas and feedback to a real person rather than just the site’s Help page. He sent an

email to Tumblr’s CEO, David Karp, and convinced him the company needed someone responsible for the site’s tech support system. Karp hired LaFountain as Tumblr’s third employee after LaFountain suggested he could answer user emails faster than the site’s current Help system.

When LaFountain first started working for Tumblr in December 2007, he worked for five months as a part-time consultant, responding to emails from users with problems and questions. LaFountain made reports for his colleagues detailing the specific problems and requests that were generating the most user email. As LaFountain’s work with the company began to improve the site, he started working full-time as a Support Ambassador and then eventually becoming director as the support group continued to grow.

After successfully serving the company for five years, LaFountain

will step down from his current position this fall when he moves to Switzerland with his wife, Francisca Rahardja, as she accepts a director position with the European Union at Philip Morris International. LaFountain will continue consulting part-time for Tumblr even when he leaves the Richmond office. Though his passion for the company and the

quickly growing world of social networking is apparent, LaFountain’s job history has given him a wide variety of interests ranging from technology to corporate public relations. He encourages journalism students to pursue their careers with an open passion and desire to learn the various aspects of the changing industry.

“Never assume that you will always have the same job or even that you will always work in the same industry,” said LaFountain. “That

often doesn’t work out. You may not even want it to as you grow and change. Try to have hobbies and interests outside of your current job or industry. Engaging in multiple passions at once has always served me well.”

LaFountain credits passion, initiative with success

BP TurnerScholastic Press Assistant

At the S.C. Scholastic Press Association 75th Anniversary Oct. 11, 2011, Marc LaFountain reunites with SCSPA director and former adviser Karen Flowers and former staffers Erin McClam and CeCe von Kolnitz Nunn. They were all members of The Stinger, Irmo HS’s newspaper.

Photo by Patty Hall, USC SJMC

October 2012 • South Carolina Scholastic Press Association •

Tumblr 101: Tumblr Vice President of Support, former scholastic journalist shares advice for using blog

Tumblr is viewed by more than 143 million

people each month and nearly a fifth of them are 13 to 18. It’s an amazing platform for connecting with your school’s community. Here are tips on using Tumblr effectively.

Be VisualTumblr supports

seven different types of posts. But, the most popular by far is the Photo post. Viewers respond to compelling visuals. They crave them. So, even if your content is largely textual, make a Photo post that links to the text. Or, make a Text post that has a visual with some text at the top and a link to the rest. Text posts offer a Read More feature that makes continuation links a snap.

Be TimelyWith a blog, you aren’t constrained

by a print deadline or production schedule. Also, your viewers don’t expect blog posts to be long or overly detailed. They do expect you to post often and for your content to feel fresh. So, focus on frequent, timely posts that quickly convey information to your viewers.

Post Original ContentToo many organizations take what

they already publish in traditional form and simply regurgitate it online. It’s fine to repurpose some of your content. But, if that’s all you do then people won’t have much reason to read your blog. Make sure a healthy portion of your blog’s content is great stuff that viewers can’t get anywhere else.

Stand for Your BrandTumblr lets you control the code and visual assets used

by your blog theme. You have designers and geeks on your staff. Use them. Your school has a brand identity with a logo, colors, and perhaps a motto. Your publication or program has a nameplate or logo. Design a blog theme that represents you.

Tumblr also allows blogs to use a custom domain, like myorganizationhere.com, or a custom sub-domain, like myorganizationhere.myschool.edu. Using a custom address can help your blog feel more professional and official.

Engage the CommunityYou wouldn’t go to a

party and stand in the corner talking to yourself. You can’t behave that way

in an online community either. Tumblr is a social place and you must engage with others to create value for your organization.

Tumblr allows you to Follow blogs, to Reblog their posts onto your blog, to Like posts, to Ask questions, to answer questions, to Submit posts to others, to receive Submissions, to Reply to others, and to receive Replies. You make the community stronger when you reach out. Others in the community will then be more likely to reach back in return.

Learn from OthersA ton of amazing journalism is happening on

Tumblr. You can use what others have done as inspiration for your blog. Here are some links that can help.

http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/news

http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/long-reads

http://www.tumblr.com/spotlight/news

http://www.tumblr.com/spotlight/writers

http://www.tumblr.com/press

Marc LaFountainVice President of Support, Tumblr

Visuals from http://assets.tumblr.com/downloads/tum-blr_logos_and_screenshots.zip

Tumblr Themes

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This summer I went through an amazing, unforgettable experience that put me one step closer to my career goals. I was selected as South Carolina’s 2012 Free Spirit Scholar.

I found out about the Al Neuharth Free Sprit Scholarship and Journalism Conference while browsing through SCSPA’s newsletter last fall. I applied for the scholarship because I felt the qualifications for the application suited me to a “T” – you have to be high school junior committed to pursuing a career in journalism and demonstrate qualities of a “free spirit.” But what won me over was the six-day all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C. (along with the $1,000 college scholarship).

The application itself was not difficult, though it was thorough. The criteria included two letters of recommendation, three samples of journalistic work and two essays. The essay prompts were about why I wanted to pursue a career in journalism and what qualities of a free spirit I possessed. I just wrote the truth about why I absolutely love journalism and why I believe that now, more than ever, professional, accountable journalism is absolutely necessary.

I don’t think I would strike anyone as the typical “free spirit,” but the distinctions of a free spirit go beyond being a complete nonconformist. They include qualities such as leadership, perseverance and innovation – which is what I focused on in my essay.

This scholarship is by no means

limited to just writers. It is open to all journalists – writers, designers, photojournalists and broadcast journalists, and I met all of these types at the 2012 conference.

During the trip, we got so many exclusive privileges. We met numerous reporters and were able to see them in a new light as we went to a taping of Meet the Press with David Gregory, and after a Q & A with Bob Schieffer, were able to watch his band (Honky Tonk Confidential) and him perform. We even got to meet Al Neuharth himself—the creator of this scholarship/conference, but more importantly the founder of USA Today.

We got the opportunity to have behind-the-scenes tours of USA Today’s headquarters as well as Capitol Hill. We had time to be tourists, too, when we visited the White House as well as major monuments and memorials in Washington, D.C. Apart from traveling around the capital, most of our time was spent in the Newseum

(also founded by Al Neuharth) — a news museum that helps you look at major events from the perspective of journalists, but is fun for journalists and non-journalists alike.

For the most part our days were exhausting as we were up from about 6:30 a.m. and didn’t return to our hotel rooms until 11 p.m. The organizers of the conference did manage to throw in fun, non-journalism activities such as a three-hour party on a boat on the Potomac River. The whole experience was worth it as I will forever be a Free Spirit Scholar—which is something I can put on college and job applications—and it was an

experience I’ll never forget.For anyone considering applying

for the Al Neuharth Free Spirit Scholarship and Journalism Conference, put a lot of time and thought into your essays and get recommendations from people who know you and your journalistic skills well. The competition is stiffer than in previous years because they have cut the number of Free Spirits from 102 students (two from every state and Washington, D.C.) down to 51 now. Most importantly, be sure that journalism is something that you truly want to pursue.

The Free Spirit Experience:Student shares her time in Washington, D.C.

Olivia NelsonLugoff-Elgin HS senior

At the Free Spirit Conference, Olivia Nelson, Lugoff-Elgin HS, meets Al Neuharth. Nelson was one of 51 students chosen to go to Washington, D.C. over the summer.

Photo by David Eggen

Want to apply for the Al Neuharth Free Spirit and Journalism Conference? Go online to http://freespirit.org


Meet the Scholastic Press Staff

Kelsey

Rebecca

Lauren

*BACK AGAIN*

Kelsey D’Amico – Visual Communications SeniorCareer Goals: With my BA in Journalism and Mass Communications, I hope to earn a master’s degree and become a journalism/mass media instructor and advise my own high school publication.

Working for SCSPA: I love working in the SchoPress office because it is full of smart and wonderful people. I love having the opportunity to continue working with high school journalists and publications to help develop their writing, interviewing, filming, and video editing skills.

Scholastic Journalism Experience: My involvement with high school journalism had everything to do with my college and career goals. Before joining my high school’s broadcast and newspaper staffs, I had every intention of going to college as a math major because that is what I was the best at. But my adviser, Amy Medlock-Greene, encouraged me to join her staffs. I immediately fell in love with journalism and visual communications and was determined to continue with it after high school. Thanks to scholastic journalism, I was able to enter college doing something that I love while working toward a career in the same field.

Rebecca Piner – Broadcast Journalism SophomoreCareer Goals: I want to produce live sporting events and

hopefully become the director for football games.

Working for SCSPA: I love working in the office because scholastic journalism was a huge reason I came to USC and became a broadcast major. To help a younger journalist make that decision is so rewarding.

Scholastic Journalism Experience: I would not have become a journalism major if it wasn’t for my four years on yearbook and three

on newspaper. I learned time management skills, along with editing and writing. Without those high school experiences I would never have had such a passion for it.

*NEW TO THE OFFICE STAFF*

Lauren Harper – Broadcast Journalism FreshmanCareer Goals: I want to become a reporter working for a national news broadcast, perhaps internationally.

Working for SCSPA: I love getting to be involved in journalism around the school, and it exposes me to a lot of experience and networking in the field.

Scholastic Journalism Experience: I originally wanted to do print journalism but after taking the television productions class in high school, I became more interested in the broadcast side of journalism and realized that this is what I love to do and would like to continue doing as a profession.

BP Turner – Public Relations JuniorCareer Goals: Right now, my dream job is to be an editor for a publishing house. I also would like to one day direct my own non-profit organization.

Working for SCSPA: The SchoPress office has the best work atmosphere I’ve ever experienced. We work as a team to promote scholastic journalism and everyone here plays a key role in doing so.

Scholastic Journalism Experience: I have always wanted to be a writer, but writing for the yearbook in high school made me realize the importance of clear, concise writing and working with a deadline.

Compiled by BP Turner

BP


Roundtable debates and seminars in data scouring seem like scenes from a Robert Redford movie. However, this scene was the School of Journalism’s Carolina Reporter room, filled with aspiring investigative journalists.

I had heard about the workshop at the SIPA convention in March. Then I heard about it again at the SCSPA conference in April, and then about 10 more times from my advisers and emails from Karen Flowers, director of the scholastic journalism organizations. Finally, I decided to

apply because I thought the workshop would be a great way for me to learn from journalists a craft that could help me better my publication.

When I applied, I imagined a class of 20 or more students sitting aournd listening to lectures. I was wrong.

When I got to the workshop the morning of June 13, I saw a group of nine socializing and thought it was a small percentage of the participants, a mere platoon in a larger army of investigative journalists. Those nine people were my only classmates.

Having a class that size helped me not only focus on what was being taught, but also get to know the other students.

The workshop focused on how to find, read and apply data to find story ideas. The work we did helped me

learn how to refine searches to reveal specific, credible sources and how to use the data found to create statistics.

The teachers explained the material with timely and relevant real-world examples.

The workshop taught me not only about data management and investigative journalism, but it also allowed me to trade ideas about ethics, data, and investigative story ideas with journalists my own age.

When the next “call for applications” comes out, don’t wait as long as I did. Send it in ASAP. The combination of the workshop and CJI – although attending CJI is optional – will help you prepare for your future as a journalist or just an informed citizen.

The University of South Carolina School of Journalism and Mass Communication was host to 10

scholastic journalists from Georgia, Ohio and South Carolina during its first investigative reporting workshop aimed a high school reporters and editors.

The one-day workshop was held June 13, immediately before the Carolina Journalism Institute, and was attended by two scholastic journalists from Clarke Central HS in Athens, Ga.; six from Lakota East HS in Liberty Township, Ohio; one student from Fort Mill HS in Fort Mill, S.C., and another from Dutch Fork HS in Irmo, S.C.

Each participant received a fellowship from the School of Journalism and Mass Communications that covered the cost of instruction, material, meals and hotel accommodations for those needing housing.

The workshop was divided into morning sessions of practical instruction in strategic web searching, law and freedom of information and media ethics. After lunch, the students were introduced to databases and basic data analysis by Chris Davis, head of the investigative reporting team at the Tampa Bay Times. They were then issued the

challenge to apply their new skills to projects back at their schools.

The two best projects produced during the 2012-2013 school year will receive cash prizes.

Jenny Alpaugh of Clarke Central said she was pleased with the workshop.

“It was uplifting to be in the company of other students and adults who feel as passionate about journalism as I do and have real discussions about investigative journalism and the ethics of journalism,” Alpaugh said.

Lakota East’s Sydney Aten said the information covered during the workshop will be useful as she plans projects during the coming year.

“I enjoyed learning about how to dig deeper and use data to help produce a story,” Aten said. “I also found the Excel tips to be beneficial. Although we only skimmed the surface in class, learning the different ways to create a chart was a great start.

“Finally, the ethics questions served as a great way to become more aware of how

journalists have to be very careful when deciding whether or not to interview a source, release information, etc. I thought those questions were great because it got the entire group involved and made me realize how important it is for journalists to be cautious and attentive.”

“I really liked the idea of splitting the fellows into pairs in order to brainstorm ideas,” Taylor said. “It allowed for a personal and fresh way of thinking from someone my own age.”

Pre-collegiate Fellowship in Investigative Reporting a success, more to come

Ernest WigginsProfessor, USC SJMC

Student journalist delvest into the depths of detection

Collyn TaylorDutch Fork HS senior

Applications for the 2013 Pre-Collegiate Fellowship in Investigative Reporting – a

cooperative venture between SJMC, the Southern Interscholastic

Press Association and SCSPA – will be distributed in January.

Another 10 fellows will be selected in May for the workshop’s second

year.


ournalismINST I T U TE

a sipa summer workshopa sipa summer workshop

Be ready...June 12-16, 2013

Get more information about CJI at

www.sc.edu/cmcis/so/cji.html

http://cji2010.com/news

The Bruce E. Konkle Rising Star award is named after SCSPA director from 1985-2002 and recognizes scholastic journalism advisers who are making a difference in the lives of their media students by modeling what it’s like to be excited about learning, by encouraging professionalism in media production and by creating excitement in their classrooms for the love of written, verbal and visual communications. Because this award is for a “rising star,” the teacher’s experience in advising must be between one and five years.

Karin McKemey, The Buzz TV broadcast adviser at Fort Mill HS, received the Rising Star Award at the Oct. 1 conference.

McKemey began her teaching career mid-year of the 2007-2008 school year. Immediately she began to transform the school’s television production class from merely a bunch of teenagers messing with cameras and Mac computers into a weekly television show that is shown not only at the school, but also on two local channels.

The program has even expanded nationally, as her students were selected to work as a part of the PBS Newshour Student Reporting Labs, travelling to this year’s Democratic National Convention to cover the events.

Her nominators said while her accomplishments speak for themselves in terms of her eligibility for this award, what she does tirelessly each day for her students is really what makes her stand out.

They said she treats her students as her own children,

giving them hugs when they are having a bad day, bringing donuts in each week for Munchkin Friday, attending sporting and theatrical events to support their activities. She never fails to be there for them.

Her TV classes are in the highest demand as electives at the school. Just about everyone wants to see what it’s like to work in the beanbag-laden, colorful and highly-decorated classroom she creates as the setting for her students.

With such a creative classroom setting comes lessons for her students not only on how to become a better reporter, videographer or producer, but also how to differentiate themselves from others.

“She has taught (her students) that creativeness and quirkiness have a place in the broadcast journalism world,“ one parent said. “It’s OK to be a little different.”

The numerous letters of recommendation show this teacher makes personal connections with each of her students, and they say this sets her apart from other educators.

Her students say she commonly refers to herself as a “project facilitator,” rather than a teacher, but because of all the guidance and wisdom she has passed along to each of the students that come through her class, a “project facilitator” may not be an appropriate title to explain all that she does.

Karin McKemey receives Rising Star Award

Fort Mill HS adviser, Karin McKemey accepts the Rising Star Award from Dr. Carol Pardun and Dr. Bruce Konkle during the awards ceremony Oct. 1

Photo by Lewis Zeigler


Class 1 (1-850 & middle schools) Chapin MS The Eagle Superior Fox Creek HS The Silver Fox HonorLandrum HS The Cardinal Superior* North Central HS Shield HonorPleasant Hill MS Cougar Pride Superior Waccamaw HS Gateways Superior

Class 2 (851-1,250) Chapman HS Panorama SuperiorClinton HS Clintonian All-State East Clarendon HS The Wolverine Honor Gilbert HS Gilbertine All-State* Swansea HS Swansean Honor

Class 3 (1,251-1,550) Eastside HS Aurea Aquila Superior James Island Charter HS Iliad SuperiorLancaster HS Rambler All-State*Nation Ford HS The Ford Honor South Aiken HS The Winner’s Circle Honor

Class 4 (1,551-2,000) Clover HS The Eagle HonorJ.L. Mann HS Talismann All-State* Lugoff-Elgin HS Kaleidoscope All-State Spartanburg HS Saga Superior

Class 5 (2,001+)Dutch Fork HS The Legacy Superior James F. Byrnes HS Souvenirs Superior Mauldin HS Reflections All-State*Wando HS Legend Superior

2012 SCSPA YB Evaluations2012 SCSPA MG EvaluationsSchool Publication RatingChapin HS The Talon HonorDent MS Shine! All-StateDutch Fork HS Revelations SuperiorLexington MS Nightscriber SuperiorNation Ford HS Voices SuperiorNorthwestern HS Visions SuperiorSouth Aiken HS Calliope All-StateSouth Pointe HS Impulse HonorSpartanburg HS First Circle All-StateSt. Joseph Catholic School Inscape Superior

* Palmetto Award winner

Most Improved Magazine – First Circle Spartanburg HS

Most Improved Yearbook – Talismann J.L. Mann HS

Best SCSPA Magazine – Shine! Dent MS

Best SCSPA Yearbook – Reflections Mauldin HS

BEST IN STATE YB – Mauldin HS, ReflectionsPhoto by Lewis Zeigler

BEST IN STATE MG – Dent MS, Shine!Photo by Lewis Zeigler


2012 Individual Competition WinnersMagazine

Best Art1. Jillian Hoffman, First Circle, Spartanburg HS2. Dana Wagner, Reflections, Dutch Fork HS3. Haylie Crocker, The Talon, Chapin HS

Best Article (Non-fiction)1. Maranda Murphy, Reflections, Dutch Fork HS2. Marla Smith, Calliope, South Aiken HS3. Rachel Whitt, First Circle, Spartanburg HS

Best Cover1. Daniel Kyre & Jahari Thompson, Reflections, Dutch Fork HS2. Natalie Brown & Markell Meadows, First Circle, Spartanburg HS3. Natalie Hageman, Visions, Northwestern HS

Best Photograph1. Tabatha Cline, Impulse, South Pointe HS2. Josh Swanson, Visions, Northwestern HS3. Emma Nettles, Calliope, South Aiken HS

Best Poem1. Melinda Stone, Calliope, South Aiken HS2. Tina Tran, First Circle, Spartanburg HS3. Maiya Dickerson, Impulse, South Pointe HS

Best Short Story (Fiction)1. Rachel Whitt, First Circle, Spartanburg HS2. Amber Nicole Williamson, Calliope, South Aiken HS3. Kendal Gunderson, Revelations, South Aiken HS

Best Spread Design1. Taryn Thompson, Impulse, South Pointe HS2. Alexandria Cone, Revelations, Dutch Fork HS3. Ian Bolin, Visions, Northwestern HS

Best Cover1. Colleen Bradley & Annie Kate Herlong, Kaleidoscope, Lugoff-Elgin HS2. Jordan Tapp, Panorama, Chapman HS3. Joni Payne & Sydney McMakin, Souvenirs, James F. Byrnes HS

Best Feature Photograph1. Kylee Muir, Talismann, J.L. Mann HS2. Bobbie Garrett, Kaleidoscope, Lugoff-Elgin HS3. Rachel Davis, Legacy, Dutch Fork HS

Best Feature Story1. Charlotte Hendricks, Talismann, J.L. Mann HS2. Brooke Gibert & Mary Lupton, Legend, Wando HS3. Rebecca Rowell, Kaleidoscope, Lugoff-Elgin HS

Best Sports Photograph1. Hayden Fields, Legacy, Dutch Fork HS2. Ben Culbreth, Cardinal, Landrum HS3. Kelsey Koss, Rambler, Lancaster HS

Best Spot Photograph1. Caroline Thompson, Gilbertine, Gilbert HS2. Charlotte Hendricks, Talismann, J.L. Mann HS3. Janie Plyler, Rambler, Lancaster HS

Best Spread Design1. Annie Kate Herlong, Kaleidoscope, Lugoff-Elgin HS2. Brittany Fales & Hayley Behal, Reflections,Mauldin HS3. Callie Gunter & Anna Pstrak, Gilbertine, Gilbert HS

Best Theme Development1. Reflectionsstaff, Mauldin HS2. Talismann staff, J.L. Mann HS3. Souvenirs staff, James F. Byrnes HS

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