the scoopFall 2012 / Vol. XXI, No. 1 A Publication of the North Carolina Scholastic Media Association

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Oct. 4Northwest Regional Workshop Appalachian State University

Oct. 9South-central Piedmont Regional WorkshopThe Charlotte Observer

Oct. 11North-central Piedmont Regional Workshop N.C. A&T State University

Oct. 18Northeast Piedmont and Southeast Piedmont Regional Workshop UNC-Chapel Hill

Oct. 25Northeast and Southeast Regional Workshop East Carolina University

Oct. 30Southwest Regional Workshop UNC-Asheville

Nov. 8-9Hazelwood Symposium UNC-Chapel Hill

Nov. 15-18 National High School Journalism ConventionSan Antonio

Feb. 15Postmark Deadline for N.C. High School Journalist of the Year Portfolios

Feb. 23NCSMAA Executive Committee MeetingUNC-Chapel Hill

June 17-20NCSMI UNC-Chapel Hill

New opportunities through NCSMA

irst Amendment rights, student speech and civics education. Join educators, admin-istrators and legal scholars who plan to discuss these and other issues Nov. 8-9 at

UNC-Chapel Hill. Almost 25 years have passed since the Supreme Court ruling in the landmark Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier case. An entire generation of journalists has now seen its application reach from the high school to the college campus. Two of the original plaintiffs, Cathy Kuhlmeier Frey and Leanne Tippett Mosby, will speak on Nov. 8 as panelists examine how Hazelwood is af-fecting scholastic and college speech as well as the civic readiness of today’s youth. Legal scholars will then give a 25-year retro-spective on Nov. 9 as they participate in the First

Amendment Law Review Symposium. Featured speakers for both days include Erwin

Chemerinsky, dean of UC-Irvine School of Law; Francisco Negron, general counsel for the Na-tional School Boards Association; Frank LoMon-te, executive director of the Student Press Law Center; and Sam Chaltain, author of American Schools: The Art of Creating a Democratic Learn-ing Community.

For more information and to register, go to hazelwoodsymposium.unc.edu. Registration dead-line is Nov. 2.

The registration fee for Day 1 or Day 2 is $30 for general admission and $10 for student admission. That fee includes lunch. The combined registration fee for both days is $50 for general admission; $15 for student admission.

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• Become a member of NCSMA Adviser’s Association to receive new exclusive member benefits. The $25 membership fee gives advisers access to a members-on-ly section of the NCSMA website. Here, members may view publica-tion and online news rubrics from our annual contest, download two issues of the Scoop Update and access the Book of Firsts.

• NCSMA is on Facebook and Twitter. Connect with us to stay updated on contests, workshops, scholarships, the summer insti-tute and other opportunities for students and advisers. Share ad-vice and talk to other scholastic journalists on our page. Search “North Carolina Scholastic Media Association” on Facebook or fol-low @NCSMA on Twitter.

• N.C. high school journalists had the opportunity to cover the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte Sept. 3-6. These jour-nalists attended special events and reported on convention hap-pening for their high school me-dia. See their coverage and other tips on covering the 2012 election season at http://ncsma.unc.edu/category/blog/.

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Lifetime AchievmentThousands of high school journalists

and advisers will gather in San Antonio Nov. 15-18 for the fall semester’s National High School Journalism Convention. Many of us from North Carolina will be there, teaching sessions, judging onsite competitions and directing outreach. Among our group will be four retired high school journalism teachers who will receive Journalism Educa-tion Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award. They represent our state’s countless dedicated scholastic journalism advisers and teachers.

Join me in congratulating Cornelia Harris, Phyllis Cooper, Susan Miller and Sue Farlow. These four have collectively advised almost a century of high school journalism.

And they are not finished. They con-tinue to serve. They teach at NCSMA fall regional workshops, and they mentor new high school journalism advisers.

NCSMA NewsWe hope you have noticed recent

updates and upgrades, including our new NCSMA website. Special thanks to former NCSMA students and now professional designers and writers, Graham Russell and Mary Withers. Graham and Mary both attended the Summer Institute as high school students and both worked in the NCSMA office throughout their four years

at Carolina. Now all grown up, they both remain tremendous friends of NCSMA, continuing to support our mission.

Other updates and upgrades include our new Advisers Association membership. Membership benefits now include a website login featur-ing the annual Book of Firsts, a service previously accessed only through the annual contests.

KudosCongratulations and best wishes to

Pacemaker finalists Hoofprints newspaper at Myers Park (Charlotte) High and to Wingspan newspaper at West Henderson (Hendersonville) High. Results will be revealed in San Antonio.

If you are happy advising student publica-tions, you are generally open-minded, ener-getic, innovative, outgoing, friendly, adventur-ous and/or slightly off your rocker.

Well, if you truly enjoy your work with high school publications despite the fact that your colleagues think you are crazy, consider explaining that you are indeed crazy … like a fox.

The opportunity to become acquainted with today’s youth as they sort through streams of instantaneous information discov-ering its relevance to the world as well as its personal relevance is a wondrous process to witness.

As an adviser, you have the opportunity act like an eternal journalist in your quest for knowledge about technology and communica-tion techniques. Advisers see cutting-edge practices that translate into much more effec-tive class lessons, regardless of subject matter.

So share and share alike, I say. I shared a Google presentation I created to showcase my students’ journalistic awards and current event quizzes, as well as a class lesson about

Kony 2012 Campaign with links to access organizational tax records. History teachers appreciated the ready-made quizzes, English teachers were grateful for an example of how to use Google presentations, and global issues teachers appreciated the current approach to learning about responsible philan-thropic participation.

Brandy Caton, yearbook and newspaper adviser at Hickory Grove Christian School in Charlotte, was recipient of a 2011 NCSMA summer Fellowship for the course, Teach-ing Online News in the Secondary School. She learned that there is a great educational need for sharing online tool instruction.

“I started sharing links via emails (Google Drive, Sliderocket, Storify, Timeglider, etc.) along with ideas for how to use them in the classroom. It has bal-looned into something much bigger, and I will be leading all of our professional staff develop-ment this year based on these tools and how to use them in the classroom.

“We will meet once a month beginning in October with a short introduction to a few of the educational tools online, a time to play within the sites, a brainstorming session within departments on how it could be used in the classroom and/or for the news site, and

then an assignment/project will be developed that will be used in the classroom. A time to share what the lessons are and how they went will be incorporated into meetings.

“Oh, and this is for TK-12 teachers, so we will be using Google Drive, Circles, and Hangout to communicate during the meet-ing time from the three different computer labs on campus!

“We’re all excited about the pos-sibilities for a new kind of learning

in the classroom!”Click that share button when the opportu-

nity arises. Increase the awareness within your networks because increased communication leads to increased understanding and coopera-tion. Now, that’s not so crazy, is it?

Share networks, share value

the scoopA Publication of the North Carolina Scholastic Media Association

Fall 2012 Vol. XXI, No. 1

Published four times a year by the North Carolina Scholastic Media Association, School of Journalism and Mass Communication, UNC-CH, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3365. Phone: (919) 962-4639 or (888)562-6276email: ncsma@unc.eduinternet: ncsma.unc.eduMonica Hill, NCSMA director Mary Withers, editor

NCSMA Officers: President Jordan Hennessy, First Flight High; Vice President for Newspaper Hailey Johns, West Henderson High; Vice President for Yearbook Destiny Perry, Fayetteville Christian; Vice President for Literary Magazine Ashley Boles, Providence High; Vice President for Electronic Communication and Online Emily Velk, Ravenscroft School Vice President for Visual Communication Chandler Darden, William A. Hough High

NCSMAA Officers: President Helen Velk, Ravenscroft School; President-elect Janet Cooke, Clayton High; Past President Bill Allen, East Mecklenburg High; Secretary Lee Baldwin, Enloe High; Vice President Newspaper Brenda Gorsuch, West Henderson High; Vice President Visual Communication Michael Moon, Kinston High; Vice President Yearbook Disa Perry, Fayetteville Christian; Vice President Electronic Communication Lori Mahaley, Franklin Academy; Vice President Literary Magazine Adrienne Hollifield, C.D. Owen High; Task Force Chair Gregory Keys, Lake Norman High

Monica HillNCSMA Director

Helen VelkNCSMAA President

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Beyond a grade and course credit, jour-nalism classes provide a way for teenagers to gain real-world experience — if we show some initiative.

Outside of school, communities have many nonprofit agencies that would like help with promotional materials or other public relations materials. Often, organiza-tions suffer from the lack of people who know how to use desktop publishing soft-ware or who have basic photography skills, resulting in unprofessional-looking fliers, brochures, etc. A quick phone call to some of these groups may land you an internship that would allow you to use the skills you’ve learned in school to network with profes-sionals in your community while building a resume that you can be proud to show to others.

I have used my own journalism expe-rience from school to help several local organizations including the Outer Banks Running Club and Outer Banks Sporting events. I am also currently working with the

Outer Banks Sporting Events as the public relations coordinator and sales manager. OBSE organizes and promote sports compe-titions on the Outer Banks. Last year OBSE had more than 10,000 athletes competing in one of its events.

Last spring, I also worked with community leaders to plan the Special Olympics Skills Day, serving as the public relations chairman for the inaugural event.

I have also worked with the local weekly newspaper, the Outer Banks Sentinel, as an intern and a correspondent for our school. Likewise, I frequently assist the school and community relations director for Dare County Schools with coverage for the system’s website.

What student journalists learn in the classroom is real world stuff that can be used beyond the classroom, even while we are still high school students.

Don’t hesitate to contact your local newspaper or community organizations to express an interest in an internship. Small

newspapers in particular often need sports writers or photog-raphers to help them keep up with what’s happening in all of the area schools. Lately, due to the economy, there have been serious budget cuts at these newspapers, leaving a hole in their workforce. So some schools rarely get covered in local papers. These same newspapers may be so short-handed that events in your community never receive the coverage they deserve.

Go ahead and make a portfo-lio of your work to showcase your skills and abilities. It would also be beneficial to get a letter of recommendation from your adviser to share with those for whom you hope to share your time and talent.

Jordan HennessyNCSMA President

Make the most of high school journalism skills

Welcome to North Carolina Scholastic Media Association

workshops• The N.C. Scholastic Media Institute is a journalism workshop

in mid-June. It offers practical experience in online news, TV news, design, literary magazine, online news, newspaper, pho-tojournalism and yearbook.

• Student and adviser officers, elected by NCSMA members each year, plan workshops and NCSMI each year.

• The Association has divided North Carolina into eight geo-graphic regions. Fall regional workshops reach out to students and teachers in these regions each year. Advisers and students are welcome to attend any regional workshop. (See page 5.)

awards• Critique services offer annual opportunities for students and

staffs to distinguish themselves. Experts in literary magazine, newspaper and yearbook production judge publications.

• All publications that receive an All-North Carolina rating in the evaluation compete for Tar Heel Awards. Judges review the top publications in the categories to determine the best.

• Students may also submit individual work in writing and design for awards. (See page 7.)

adviser training• Courses that may be taken include Journalism Education

in the Secondary School, Mass Communication Law in the Secondary School, Writing and Editing for Secondary School Media, Desktop Publishing and Design for Secondary School Publications, Teaching Online News in the Secondary School and Teaching Broadcast Journalism in the High School.

• NCSMA offers fellowships to advisers to help them take these graduate-level courses. Designed to cover full tuition and lodg-ing for each adviser, the fellowships are competitive and are based on application information. (See page 6.)

scholarships• Each year the N.C. Student Journalist of the Year is selected

from among the top graduating seniors in scholastic journal-ism programs across the state. Entrants are evaluated by journalism professionals and faculty. The winner receives the Rachel Rivers-Coffey Scholarship ($2,000 for the winner and $500 for each alternate) from the N.C. Press Association Foun-dation and goes on to compete for scholarships in the national Journalism Education Association contests. (See page 13.)

The North Carolina Scholastic Media Association (NCSMA) is a statewide organization that promotes excellence in scholastic journalism through education of its members, encourages respect for freedom of the press, promotes professional growth of journalism teachers and advisers, and speaks for scholastic media in matters of curriculum and instruction that affect journalism education in North Carolina. NCSMA serves scholastic journalism and works for its advancement. It is based in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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Engage 2012 video contest invites November entries

K-12 students are invited to submit entries to the Engage 2012 Student Journalism Challenge. To participate, students should shoot a video under two minutes incorporating stories from around their community. Stories should focus on one six topics: voter turnout, jobs and the economy, education and reform, health care, energy and the environment and immigration.

Each contestant — or a group of three students — can submit up to three entries. Winners can receive prizes up to $1,000.

The deadline is Nov. 5. Visit http://www.engage2012.org/ for more information.

Time to begin portfolio preparation for N.C. High School Journalist of the Year

High school seniors should start preparing their N.C. High School Journalist of the Year portfolios now.

One winner and two alternates will receive the Rachel Rivers-Coffey Scholarship from the N.C. Press Foundation. The winner will receive $2,000, while the two alternates will receive $500 each. The winner will be eligible to compete in the National High School Journalist competition as well, and the national winner will receive a $5,000.

Seniors with at least two years journalism experience and who have at least a 3.0 unweighted GPA are eligible to apply. Applicants must submit a portfolio, which includes an entry form, transcript, letters of recommendation and an essay on one’s “journalistic life.”

Entries must be shipped to the NCSMA office and postmarked by Feb. 15. For more information visit the Journalism Education Association website, www.jea.org. For questions regarding the state contest, contact the NCSMA office.

CABJ encourages students to apply to February event

The Carolina Association of Black Journalists (CABJ) and the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Journalism and Mass Communication will host a one-day minority high school journalism workshop on Feb. 23 on the UNC-CH campus. CABJ members will work collaboratively with participants throughout the day. Participants will also have the opportunity to meet UNC-CH faculty and area professionals to discuss writing skills and career opportunities.

Applicants should be high school juniors or seniors involved in school publications or media — or students who are generally interested in journalism careers. Registration requires that each applicant submit a writing sample. A $25

registration fee is also required; that fee covers breakfast, lunch and dinner.

The application deadline for the workshop is Feb. 8. For registration materials or more information, contact the student president of CABJ, Jasmine Cogdell at jcogdell@live.unc.edu. The direct link for the application can be found at www.jomc.unc.edu/cabjappl.

Carolina Sports Journalism Camp announces 2013 plans, invites applicants

The 2013 Carolina Sports Journalism Camp is now accepting applications. Rising high school ju-niors and seniors with an interest in sports and me-dia are encouraged to apply.

Registration fee of $500 for North Carolina stu-dents covers lodging, meals, camp T-shirt and press pass.

This four-day residential workshop includes sports play-by-play, sports writing, sports photog-raphy and much more. Students will be housed on UNC-Chapel Hill’s campus.

The camp includes classroom study and news-room practice. It will feature visiting sports report-ers and sports personalities. Students will take a behind-the-scenes tour of UNC’s sports media facili-ties. They will cover a press conference and experi-ence a sports media deadline.

Students will join an undergraduate sports writ-ing course taught by former Sports Illustrated writer Tim Crothers.

Go to jomc.unc.edu/csjc to register.

Chuck Stone Program invites applicants for workshop

The Chuck Stone Program for Diversity in Education and Media is searching for applicants from a wide variety of backgrounds interested in journalism as a career. The program, sponsored by the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Journalism and Mass Communication, selects applicants of varying diversity, including religion, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and gender, who will be seniors in the 2013-2014 school year.

The 2013 program will be July 7-12. Priority deadline for applications materials is March 1.

For more information, visit jomc.unc.edu/stoneprogram.

Save the date for SIPAThe Southern Interscholastic Press Association’s

annual convention will be March 1-3 in Columbia, S.C. To register, visit sipa.sc.edu.

Distinguished Service Awards honor teacher, newspaperBY SAMANTHA SABIN AND JESSIKA VIRTANEN

Countless days of dedication to scholastic journalism have paid off for one N.C. teacher and one news organization.

At the 2012 North Carolina Scholastic Media Institute in June, The (Raleigh) News & Observer and Charlotte-Mecklenburg English teacher David Jackson were awarded the Kay Phillips Distinguished Service Award.

The Distinguished Service Award is given to those who have made significant contributions to scholastic journalism in North Carolina. Recipients must be nominated for the award.

The News & Observer received the award for its contribution to the annual J-Day fall regional workshop on the UNC-Chapel Hill campus.

“The News & Observer has been involved with Journalism Day for as long as I can remember,” said Teresa Leonard, director of news research at The News & Observer. “Our journalists love interacting with high schoolers at workshops. The students have always been very attentive, energetic and excited about journalism, and our staff loves seeing kids get excited about journalism.”

Despite recent budget cutbacks at The News & Observer, Leonard said she is happy the publication hasn’t lost its connection with NCSMI and high school journalism.

“Our journalists provide high schoolers with a real world view and a view into journalism as a career,” Leonard said.

NCSMAA’s 2011-2012 President Bill Allen nominated Jackson for the other award.

“David Jackson was an automatic choice for me because of his service to high school newspapers, especially Charlotte-area newspapers, and NCSMA,” Allen said.

“Jackson is a great mentor to teachers and students alike. When I was first starting out as a journalism teacher, I know I certainly appreciated his advice and counsel. He was always willing to share his knowledge and wisdom.”

This past school year, Jackson did not advise a high school publication.

“It’s almost like I received an award for something I didn’t finish,” Jackson said.

But Allen said Jackson still came to the NCSMA board meetings as regional representative. In fact, he helped to chaperone four groups of students at NCSMI this summer.

Jackson’s former student Susannah Brinkley, who is now a graphic designer, said she appreciates Jackson’s encouragement and enthusiasm.

“Mr. Jackson was a really big influence. He was the kind of teacher that really made you excited for everything. And he’s always encouraging and supporting,” Brinkley said. “He’s actually the one who encouraged me to go into graphic design.”

news in brief

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The 2012 NCSMA fall regional workshops are on target to reach some 1,250 North Carolina scholastic journalists and their ad-visers. In fact, two workshops have already ex-ceeded capacity. Join us at the remaining two — or make plans now to join us next year at one near you. These six events serve the eight geograph-ic regions of NCSMA. The workshops are co-hosted with a universities or newspapers. Registration fee at all workshops is only $15 per person. That fee covers lunch and in-struction.

Oct. 25 in Greenville The School of Communication at East Carolina University will host the regional workshop that serves the Northeast and Southeast regions of NCSMA on Oct. 25. Each year ECU invites a prominent guest speaker who addresses NCSMA crowd, as well as ECU Communication students. Session topics range from TV News to yearbook. ECU faculty will teach the sessions with the help of the area guest speakers. To learn more about this event, contact Dr. Linda Kean or Cyndee Mueller at (252) 328-4227 or at muellerc@ecu.edu.

Oct. 30 in Asheville NCSMA will complete its statewide jour-ney in Asheville on the campus of UNC-Asheville.

Registration remains open at this work-shop. This annual event is co-hosted by UNCA’s Mass Communication Department. The opening keynote will feature Dr. Jim Stovall, founder of Interscholastic Online News Net-work. For registration information, contact Ger-ry Donovan at gdonovan@unca.edu or (828) 232-5027.

Boone The first regional workshop on Oct. 4 served the Northwest region of the state. Chancellor Kenneth Peacock greeted stu-dents at the opening assembly. The closing session featured David Jackson, voice of the Mountaineers. This workshop is co-hosted each year with the Department of Commu-nication at Appalachian State University and The Appalachian, the ASU campus newspa-per. For more information on the 2013 event, contact Dr. Calvin Hall at (828) 262-2482 or at hallcl@appstate.edu

Charlotte Students and teachers worked in an actual newsroom during the South-central Pied-mont regional workshop at The Charlotte Observer on Oct. 9. The staff of The Observer spent the day teaching a variety of sessions from review writing to photojournalism.

For more information, contact June Lan-caster at (704) 358-5043 or at jlancaster@charlotteobserver.com

Greensboro North Carolina A&T State University’s Department of Journalism and Mass Com-munication welcomed students and teachers on Oct. 11 for the North-central Piedmont workshop. Students were encouraged to pose ques-tions to a panel of guest speakers from area media outlets at the closing luncheon. Contact Dr. Linda Callahan, associate pro-fessor at A&T, at lindac@ncat.edu or (336) 334-7221.

Chapel Hill The Central Carolina workshop, J-Day, welcomed 450 to UNC-Chapel Hill on Oct. 18. The News & Observer has co-hosted this workshop for 15 years. Faculty from the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Journalism and Mass Communication and staff from The N&O taught sessions in journalism classrooms and labs on the UNC-CH campus. Political reporter John Frank gave the opening keynote on “Covering this Election Season.” UNC-CH instructor Steven King wrapped up the day with a keynote on “Jour-nalism and Technology.” For more information, contact NCSMA at 1-888-562-6276 or ncsma@unc.edu.

STATEWIDE WORKSHOPS SPAN OCTOBER

Oct. 4Northwest Regional Workshop,Appalachian State University

Oct. 9South-central Piedmont Regional Workshop, The Charlotte Observer

Oct. 11North-central Piedmont Regional Workshop, N.C. A&T State University

Oct. 18Central Carolina J-Day Regional Workshop,UNC-Chapel Hill

Oct. 25Northeast and Southeast Regional Workshop, East Carolina University

Oct. 30Southwest Regional Workshop,UNC-Asheville

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NCSMA JOURNALISM EDUCATION FELLOWSHIP APPLICATION

Please type or print clearly.

Teacher and school information

TEACHER’S NAME

SCHOOL NAME SCHOOL PHONE SCHOOL FAX

SCHOOL ADDRESS CITY STATE ZIP

SCHOOL EMAIL ADDRESS

HOME ADDRESS CITY STATE ZIP

HOME EMAIL ADDRESS HOME PHONE CELL PHONE

I will be teaching journalism and/or advising one or more publications during the 2013-2014 school year at ____________________________________________ .

Teacher’s signature: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

I endorse ________________________________________________ to receive a Journalism Education Fellowship to attend the following summer session course:

JOMC 491 Teaching Broadcast News in the Secondary School

at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Journalism and Mass Communication.

Principal’s name: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Principal’s signature: _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

To complete your application, please attach to this form a letter or email in which you explain 1. how you became involved in journalism teaching and publication advising, 2. year(s) of overall and journalistic teaching experience, 3. why you would like to take the course and 4. how you believe that course may fit into your career as a journalism teacher/publication adviser.

In addition, please attach a copy of your resume or a list of experiences, interests and accomplishments.

For priority selection, your application should be postmarked by April 1. To secure your in-state tuition fellowship, you will later be asked to submit a check for $200; this check will be returned to you the first day of class. Address application forms to:

Monica Hill, NCSMA • School of Journalism and Mass Communication • 284 Carroll Hall, CB# 3365, UNC-Chapel Hill • Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3365

TUITION WAIVER OFFERED FOR TEACHING BROADCAST COURSE

N.C. journalism teachers and media ad-visers can qualify for free in-state tuition, lodging and books through the summer fel-lowship program. The fellowships, awarded on a first-come, first-served basis, are valued at $1,230 per person. NCSMA funds that en-tire amount.

NCSMA’s Journalism Education Fellow-ship Program allows teachers to enroll in a one-week, short-term summer course with

all tuition, fees and lodging provided by NC-SMA.

The 2013 short-term course will be July 7-13. Class will meet 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Advis-ers will earn three hours of graduate credit. Teaching Broadcast News

The 2013 summer course, “Teaching Broadcast News in the Secondary School,” will offer advisers hands-on instruction in video and audio editing, packaging and more, plus instruction in teaching strategies.

This graduate-credit course was designed for N.C. high school journalism teachers by

Dr. Johanna Cleary, now on faculty at the University of Florida. NCSMA is offering the course for the first time in five years.

Advisers of broadcast journalism pro-grams or advisers of online news programs that incorporate video are encouraged to ap-ply.

Professor Jim Hefner of the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Journalism and Mass Com-munication will be the lead instructor for the 2013 course.

Priority postmark deadline is April 1. See adjacent application.

NCSMA reintroduces broadcast journalism summer class

Page 7Fall 2012 the scoopMEDIA CONTEST ENTRY FORM

NORTH CAROLINA SCHOLASTIC MEDIA ASSOCIATION284 Carroll Hall, CB # 3365, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3365 • (919) 962-4639 • Toll Free: (888) 562-6276 • ncsma@unc.edu

PUBLICATION NAME ADVISER NAME

CHECK Newspaper/newsmagazine

TV News Yearbook

Online Literary magazine

ADVISER EMAIL

NUMBER OF STUDENTS IN PRODUCTION CLASS

SCHOOL NAME SCHOOL SIZE AS OF NOV. 15, 2012 1 to 900 901 to 1,299

1,300+ middle school

SCHOOL ADDRESS Contest fee: $50

CITY STATE ZIP + _________ × $5 for each individual entry

COUNTY = $ ________ Total Entry Fee

SCHOOL PHONE SCHOOL FAX

Guidelines for 2013 Overall Contest/Critique EntryFor all categories, enclose this entry form with full payment to NCSMA of $50 per overall entry plus $5 per individual entry. Include two copies of the publication or broadcast along with the self-analysis form (see ncsma.unc.edu). For confirmation, enclose a self-addressed, stamped postcard.

Publication type Postmark date Enclosures necessary

Newspaper/newsmagazine * April 25 One copy of two issues

Online news site * April 25 URL:

TV News May 25 One DVD from two newscasts

Literary magazine ** May 25 One copy of the magazine

Yearbook *** May 25 One copy of the yearbook

*Newspapers/Newsmagazines and Online News Sites will be automatically entered in the following section contests: News, Editorial, Sports, Design, Features, Advertising, Photography and Graphics. **Literary magazines will automatically be entered in the following section contests: Cover Design, Theme Development, Photography, Layout, Art, Poetry, Fiction and Nonfiction. ***Yearbooks will automatically be entered in the following section contests: Cover Design, Photography, Coverage, Theme, Advertising, Layout and Copy.

Guidelines for 2013 Individual Contest EntriesFor individual entries, mark the corresponding contest category below. Attach a tearsheet (full page of newspaper, yearbook or literary magazine). Do not mount entries. Staple a copy of this entire entry form to each individual entry. Limit: three entries per student per category. (Students may win only one award per category.) Entries must be from publications for the 2012-2013 school year.

Student name ______________________________Title of entry _______________________________Page(s) ______________

Please photocopy this form as necessary. DO NOT cut the form. Suggestion: Complete the overall information, then copy for all individual entries. For a description of individual entry categories, go to ncsma.unc.edu

Participation in the contest implies consent for use of all materials — in the NCSMA Book of Firsts, for example. Entries will not be returned.

News (print and online) news article sports article feature article news photograph sports photograph feature photograph editorial cartoon graphic sports column general/editorial column review

front page design † inside page design † inside spread design †

† Print version only

Literary Magazine poetry fiction feature review personal essay drama photography/art layout graphic poetry layout fiction layout nonfiction layout individual art individual photograph

Yearbook theme copy feature copy ‡ sports copy captions (any spread) theme spread design sports spread design feature spread design ‡ feature photograph sports photograph

‡ Includes people, organizations, academics, etc.

TV News/ Multimedia spot news hard news feature news sports

NCSMI2013

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OVERALL AWARDS

TAR HEEL AWARDSCedar Cliff NotesA.C. Reynolds HighNorthwest HorizonsNorthwest Guilford HighThe Forest FireWake Forest-Rolesville HighWingspanWest Henderson HighNighthawk NewsFirst Flight High

SMALL SCHOOLSAll-North CarolinaNighthawk NewsFirst Flight HighThe Viking PressKinston HighDistinctionThe JagwireCarrboro HighThe HoofbeatCharles D. Owen HighThe Hawk EyeCharlotte Latin SchoolThe Parrott PostArendell Parrott AcademyHonorThe HurricaneCape Fear AcademyThe CircleGaston Day SchoolThe PrideHickory Grove Christian SchoolRed Devil AdvocateNewton-Conover HighThe AshnocaAsheville School

MEDIUM SCHOOLSAll-North CarolinaThe Blue & GrayStatesville HighWingspanWest Henderson HighDistinctionThe CrusaderCardinal Gibbons HighThe Phoenix ScopeD.L. McMichael HighIntermissionNorthwest School of the

ArtsThe Northwood OmniscientNorthwood HighHonorViking VisionNorthern Vance HighDen EchoesOrange HighThe NevarmoreRavenscroft SchoolSouth WindSouth Iredell High

LARGE SCHOOLSAll-North CarolinaCedar Cliff NotesA.C. Reynolds HighNorthwest HorizonsNorthwest Guilford HighThe Forest FireWake Forest-Rolesville HighProconianChapel Hill HighFalcon’s CryJordan HighThe Pirates’ HookRiverside HighDistinctionThe HowlerWakefield HighGolden FleeceT.C. Roberson HighThe RoosterRonald Reagan HighThe Paw PrintJay M. Robinson HighThe Round TableNorthern HighThe EagleEast Mecklenburg HighThe Hi-TimesBroughton HighThe OracleAthens Drive High HonorThe ProwlProvidence HighThe Hillside ChronicleHillside HighThe Comet PrideClayton HighAchievementThe LariatSouthwest Guilford High

Statewide media awards presented to staffs at NCSMA2012 InstittuteAbout the awards. For 10 months publica-tions staffs worked to produce their best journal-ism and literary arts. They then submitted their entries to the NCSMA judges. Hundreds of people and publication sections received awards in this year’s critiques and competitions. In overall critiques, The Tar Heel Award recogniz-es superior publications that the judges selected from among the All North Carolina winners. NCSMA, like many other critique services, long ago eliminated the artificial “first, second, third” denotations. Any number of publications may earn the All North Carolina rating and be eligible for the Tar Heel Award.

SECTION AWARDS

SMALL SCHOOLSPhotography1:The PrideHickory Grove Christian School2: The Viking PressKinston High3: The CircleGaston Day SchoolHM: Nighthawk NewsFirst Flight HighHM: The AshnocaAsheville School

Advertising1: Nighthawk NewsFirst Flight High2: The HoofbeatCharles D. Owen High3: Red Devil AdvocateNewton-Conover HighHM: The Viking PressKinston HighHM: The JagwireCarrboro High

Graphics1: Nighthawk NewsFirst Flight High2: The HoofbeatCharles D. Owen High3: The PrideHickory Grove Christian SchoolHM: The Hawk EyeCharlotte Latin SchoolHM: The HurricaneCape Fear Academy

Design1: Nighthawk NewsFirst Flight High2: The HoofbeatCharles D. Owen High3: The Viking PressKinston HighHM: The Parrott PostArendell Parrott AcademyHM: The HurricaneCape Fear Academy

Editorial1: Nighthawk NewsFirst Flight High2: The HoofbeatCharles D. Owen High3: The AshnocaAsheville SchoolHM: The Viking PressKinston HighHM: The Hawk EyeCharlotte Latin School

Features1: Nighthawk NewsFirst Flight High2: The HoofbeatCharles D. Owen High3: The Viking PressKinston HighHM: The Hawk EyeCharlotte Latin SchoolHM: The JagwireCarrboro High

News1: Nighthawk NewsFirst Flight High2: The Viking PressKinston High3: The Hawk EyeCharlotte Latin SchoolHM: The Parrott PostArendell Parrott AcademyHM: The JagwireCarrboro High

Sports1: The Viking Press

Kinston High2: Nighthawk NewsFirst Flight High3: The Parrott PostArendell Parrott AcademyHM: The HoofbeatCharles D. Owen HighHM: The Hawk EyeCharlotte Latin School

MEDIUM SCHOOLS Photography1: The Blue & GrayStatesville High2: The CrusaderCardinal Gibbons High3: IntermissionNorthwest School of the ArtsHM: WingspanWest Henderson HighHM: Viking VisionNorthern Vance High

Advertising1: The Blue & GrayStatesville High2: WingspanWest Henderson High3: The Phoenix ScopeD.L. McMichael HighHM: The Northwood OmniscientNorthwood HighHM: South WindSouth Iredell High

Graphics1: WingspanWest Henderson High2: The CrusaderCardinal Gibbons High 3: The Phoenix ScopeD.L. McMichael HighHM: The Blue & Gray Statesville HighHM: The Northwood OmniscientNorthwood High

Design1: The Blue & GrayStatesville High2: WingspanWest Henderson High3: The CrusaderCardinal Gibbons High HM: The Phoenix ScopeD.L. McMichael HighHM: IntermissionNorthwest School of the Arts

Editorial1: The Northwood OmniscientNorthwood High2: The Phoenix ScopeD.L. McMichael High3: The Blue & Gray Statesville HighHM: WingspanWest Henderson HighHM: The Crusader Cardinal Gibbons High

Features1: The Phoenix Scope D.L. McMichael High 2: The Blue & Gray Statesville High 3: Wingspan West Henderson HighHM: The Northwood OmniscientNorthwood HighHM: The Nevarmore Ravenscroft School

News1: The Phoenix Scope

D.L. McMichael High 2: The Blue & Gray Statesville High3: Wingspan West Henderson HighHM: The CrusaderCardinal Gibbons High HM: The Northwood OmniscientNorthwood High

Sports1: WingspanWest Henderson High2: The Phoenix ScopeD.L. McMichael High 3: The Northwood OmniscientNorthwood HighHM: The Blue & GrayStatesville High HM: The NevarmoreRavenscroft School

LARGE SCHOOLSPhotography1: The Forest FireWake Forest-Rolesville High2: Golden FleeceT.C. Roberson High3: Cedar Cliff NotesA.C. Reynolds HighHM: The Eagle East Mecklenburg HighHM: The Comet Pride Clayton High

Advertising1: The Forest FireWake Forest-Rolesville High2: Golden FleeceT.C. Roberson High3: The Pirates’ HookRiverside HighHM: The HowlerWakefield HighHM: Falcon’s CryJordan High

Graphics1: Northwest HorizonsNorthwest Guilford High2: The Pirates’ HookRiverside High3: Cedar Cliff NotesA.C. Reynolds HighHM: The ProwlProvidence HighHM: The Round TableNorthern High

Design1: Northwest HorizonsNorthwest Guilford High2: The Pirates’ HookRiverside High3: Cedar Cliff NotesA.C. Reynolds HighHM: The Paw PrintJay M. Robinson HighHM: The RoosterRonald Reagan High

Editorial1: Falcon’s CryJordan High 2: The HowlerWakefield High3: Northwest HorizonsNorthwest Guilford HighHM: The OracleAthens Drive HighHM: The Hi-TimesBroughton High

Features1: Cedar Cliff Notes

A.C. Reynolds High2: The EagleEast Mecklenburg High3: The Forest FireWake Forest-Rolesville HighHM: The Paw PrintJay M. Robinson HighHM: The Round TableNorthern High

News1: Northwest HorizonsNorthwest Guilford High2: Golden FleeceT.C. Roberson High3: The OracleAthens Drive HighHM: Falcon’s CryJordan HighHM: ProconianChapel Hill High

Sports1: Cedar Cliff NotesA.C. Reynolds High2: The Forest FireWake Forest-Rolesville High3: Golden FleeceT.C. Roberson HighHM: The Rooster Ronald Reagan HighHM: Northwest HorizonsNorthwest Guilford High

INDIVIDUAL AWARDS

SMALL SCHOOLSNews Article1: Amulya UppalapatiNighthawk NewsFirst Flight High2: Anna HillThe Viking PressKinston High3: Brandon Hutchinson, Claire Peterman, and Molly SharpThe JagwireCarrboro HighHM: Connie ZhouThe Hawk EyeCharlotte Latin SchoolHM: Zach SmithNighthawk NewsFirst Flight High

Sports Article1: Katherine RossNighthawk NewsFirst Flight High2: Connor HainesThe Hawk EyeCharlotte Latin School3: Jane WesterThe Hawk EyeCharlotte Latin SchoolHM: Jassmin Al-Hassan The Hawk Eye Charlotte Latin SchoolHM: Brooke Tyndall The Parrott Post Arendell Parrott Academy

Feature Article1: Kate Power and Madeline BaileyNighthawk NewsFirst Flight High2: Victoria EatonNighthawk NewsFirst Flight High3: Jordan Bowers and Douglas ParrishThe JagwireCarrboro High HM: Paul GriggsThe Hawk Eye

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Charlotte LatinHM: Anna HillThe Viking PressKinston High

News Photograph1: Tommy TsaoThe Viking PressKinston High2:Sam TraxlerThe Hawk EyeCharlotte Latin School3:Anniken WilliamsThe Viking PressKinston High

Sports Photograph1: Tommy TsaoThe Viking PressKinston High2: Malik JohnsonThe HoofbeatCharles D. Owen High3:Kelsey FidisThe HoofbeatCharles D. Owen HighHM: Sarah NoblettThe Circle Gaston Day SchoolHM: Joseph PhillipsThe Pride Hickory Grove Christian School

Feature Photograph1: Alex DworekThe PrideHickory Grove Christian School2:Joseph PhillipsThe PrideHickory Grove Christian School3:Katie Moore and Aubrey MeyersThe HoofbeatCharles D. Owen High

Editorial1: Resita CoxThe Viking PressKinston School2: Sam TraxlerThe Hawk EyeCharlotte Latin School3: Brynn CameronThe JagwireCarrboro High HM: Connie ZhouThe Hawk EyeCharlotte Latin SchoolHM: Annissa MignardiThe Hawk EyeCharlotte Latin School

Cartoon1: Kris WilliamsThe Viking PressKinston High 2: Bailey NickersonThe HoofbeatCharles D. Owen High3: Connie ZhouThe Hawk EyeCharlotte Latin SchoolHM: Taylor EzzellThe Parrott PostArendell Parrott AcademyHM: Isaac MoralesRed Devil AdvocateNewton-Conover High

Graphic1: Amanda SlowikowskiNighthawk NewsFirst Flight High2: Jordan HennessyNighthawk NewsFirst Flight High

3: Tommy TsaoThe Viking PressKinston HighHM: Zoë PowerThe JagwireCarrboro HighHM: Bailey NickersonThe HoofbeatCharles D. Owen High

Sports Column1: Caleb FordThe HoofbeatCharles D. Owen High2: Sam TraxlerThe HawkeyeCharlotte Latin School3: Porter YeltonThe CircleGaston Day SchoolHM: Hayley VermillionThe Viking PressKinston High

General/ Editorial Column1: Resita CoxThe Viking PressKinston High 2: Khadijah ThorneThe Viking PressKinston High 3: Taylor MorrisThe HoofbeatCharles D. Owen HighHM: Will AlmquistThe Hawk EyeCharlotte Latin SchoolHM: Lawrence WallerThe AshnocaAsheville School

Review1: Lauren MitchellThe CircleGaston Day School2: Ryan ShoffnerThe Hawk EyeCharlotte Latin School3: Tripp CombsThe Parrott PostArendell Parrott AcademyHM: Heather West The Parrott PostArendell Parrott AcademyHM: Abigail Hartley The CircleGaston Day School

Front Page Design1: Amanda SlowikowskiNighthawk NewsFirst Flight High2: Tommy TsaoThe Viking PressKinston High3: Connie ZhouThe Hawk EyeCharlotte Latin School

Inside Page Design1: Rita Swartzwelder and Zach HeppThe JagwireCarrboro High 2: Brittany PayneThe PrideHickory Grove Christian School3: Lilly Downing and Halle KnowlesThe JagwireCarrboro High HM: Lydia BeesonThe HoofbeatCharles D. Owen HighHM: Dakota BriggsNighthawk NewsFirst Flight High

Inside Spread Design1: Amanda SlowikowskiNighthawk NewsFirst Flight High2: Lydia Beeson and Heather RhymerThe HoofbeatCharles D. Owen High3: Brittany PayneThe PrideHickory Grove Christian School

MEDIUM SCHOOLSNews Article1: Luis HernandezThe Phoenix ScopeD.L. McMichael High2: Samantha SabinIntermissionNorthwest School of the Arts3: Macy FergusonThe Phoenix ScopeD.L. McMichael HighHM: Rachel Shoemaker WingspanWest Henderson HighHM: Hailey JohnsWingspanWest Henderson High

Sports Article1: Quinn KerscherThe Northwood OmniscientNorthwood High 2: Austin DowningWingspanWest Henderson High3: Collin ArmstrongWingspanWest Henderson HighHM: Brennan Doherty The CrusaderCardinal Gibbons High HM: Lesley ShafferThe Phoenix ScopeD.L. McMichael High

Feature Article1: Richard JordanSouth WindSouth Iredell High2: Lauren DacalThe Phoenix ScopeD.L. McMichael High3: Rachel SoltysiakThe Blue & Gray

Statesville HighHM: Emily Magnus The Blue & Gray Statesville HighHM: Lauren Stepp WingspanWest Henderson High

News Photograph1: Elisabeth McFarlandThe CrusaderCardinal Gibbons High 2: Andrew LaPointeThe CrusaderCardinal Gibbons High 3: Dani ChiavegattoThe CrusaderCardinal Gibbons High HM: Brittany Neems Den EchoesOrange High

Sports Photograph1: Dani ChiavegattoThe CrusaderCardinal Gibbons High2: Kristen DeMariaThe CrusaderCardinal Gibbons High

Feature Photograph1: Amanda DownsThe Blue & GrayStatesville High2: Dani ChiavegattoThe CrusaderCardinal Gibbons High 3: Jennifer NichollsSouth WindSouth Iredell HighHM: Elly WilliamsThe CrusaderCardinal Gibbons High HM: Kristen DeMariaThe CrusaderCardinal Gibbons High

Editorial1: Catherine SwiftWingspanWest Henderson High2: Natalie RiceWingspanWest Henderson High3: Elisabeth McFarland, Rachel Pratl, and Kristen DeMariaThe CrusaderCardinal Gibbons High HM: Sarah Collins, Katherine Finney, and Caroline ScalesThe NevarmoreRavenscroft SchoolHM: Alice WilderIntermission Northwest School of the Arts

Cartoon1: Austin FuquayThe Phoenix ScopeD.L. McMichael High2: Heidi BrickhouseWingspanWest Henderson High3: Addie McElweeThe Blue & GrayStatesville HighHM: Morgan YigdalThe Northwood OmniscientNorthwood High HM: Zawadi Mutisya The Nevarmore Ravenscroft School

Graphic1: Rosie Alexander and Rachael RyanThe Blue & GrayStatesville High Sports Column1: Matt ArchibaldThe Blue & GrayStatesville High2: Michael FaganThe NevarmoreRavenscroft School3: Catherine GreenThe NevarmoreRavenscroft SchoolHM: Michael TurlingtonWingspanWest Henderson High

General/ Editorial Column1: Abby ScottThe Blue & GrayStatesville High2: Caroline SchneiderThe Northwood OmniscientNorthwood High 3: Caroline ScalesThe NevarmoreRavenscroft SchoolHM: Quinn Kerscher The Northwood OmniscientNorthwood High HM: Logan Ulrich

South WindSouth Iredell High

Review1: Maddie NorwoodDen Echoes Orange High2: Matthew TalbotThe CrusaderCardinal Gibbons High 3: Rachel SoltysiakThe Blue & GrayStatesville HighHM: Macy FergusonThe Phoenix ScopeD.L. McMichael HighHM: John CapetanosThe Crusader Cardinal Gibbons High

Front Page Design1: Catherine SwiftWingspanWest Henderson High2: Haleigh Nelson and Donna SteinbacherThe CrusaderCardinal Gibbons High 3: Angelika BarthThe NevarmoreRavenscroft SchoolHM: Dani Chiavegatto The Crusader Cardinal Gibbons High HM: Taylor Letts and Layla TanikThe NevarmoreRavenscroft School

Inside Page Design1: Hailey JohnsWingspanWest Henderson High2: Gabby RossIntermissionNorthwest School of the Arts3: Natalie RiceWingspanWest Henderson HighHM: Catherine Swift WingspanWest Henderson HighHM: Kate SweeneyThe NevarmoreRavenscroft School

Inside Spread Design1: Marisa Casson and Elly WilliamsThe CrusaderCardinal Gibbons High

LARGE SCHOOLSNews Article1: Urvi SinhaThe EagleEast Mecklenburg High2: Hannah LiebermanThe EagleEast Mecklenburg High 3: Maya Handa and Kristen LaubscherProconianChapel Hill HighHM: Annabel Brunk and Danny NettNorthwest HorizonsNorthern Guilford HighHM: Samantha ReidThe Hi-TimesBroughton High

Sports Article1: Colin TateThe Forest FireWake Forest-Rolesville High2: Katherine Poulos

The Paw PrintJay M. Robinson High3: Caleb RogersThe Round TableNorthern High HM: Callie Payne and Annabel BrunkNorthwest HorizonsNorthwest Guilford HighHM: Hannah Lieberman The EagleEast Mecklenburg High

Feature Article1: Liz BrownThe Hi-TimesBroughton High2: Madison BarlowGolden FleeceT.C. Roberson High3: Vanessa CanutoFalcon’s CryJordan HighHM: Carson BeamNorthwest HorizonsNorthwest Guilford HighHM: Holden Hill and Lindsay MasiThe LariatSouthwest Guilford High News Photograph1: Kathryn SizemoreGolden FleeceT.C. Roberson High2: Justin Perry The EagleEast Mecklenburg High3: Carson BeamNorthwest HorizonsNorthwest Guilford HighHM: Mariah PristerThe HowlerWakefield High

Sports Photograph1: Jenna McVerryThe Forest FireWake Forest-Rolesville High2: Justin PerryThe EagleEast Mecklenburg High3: Mitch GoldbachThe Forest FireWake Forest-Rolesville HighHM: Brianna HortonThe Forest FireWake Forest-Rolesville HighHM:Nick HaseloffCedar Cliff NotesA.C. Reynolds High

Feature Photograph1: João RitterProconianChapel Hill High2: Kathryn SizemoreGolden FleeceT.C. Roberson High3: Nick HaseloffCedar Cliff NotesA.C. Reynolds HighHM: Richard AshThe Comet PrideClayton HighHM: Katerina MansourNorthwest HorizonsNorthwest Guilford High

Editorial1: StaffNorthwest HorizonsNorthwest Guilford High2: Sarah DavidsonGolden FleeceT.C. Roberson High3: Urvi Sinha

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The EagleEast Mecklenburg HighHM: Gabby ZendanThe ProwlProvidence HighHM: Rachel SchmittThe Paw PrintJay M. Robinson High

Cartoon1: Matthew TaylorNorthwest HorizonsNorthwest Guilford High2: Robert AllenThe EagleEast Mecklenburg High

Graphic1: Laura MelroseGolden FleeceT.C. Roberson High2: Nick HaseloffCedar Cliff NotesA.C. Reynolds High 3: Crissy HartmanThe Round TableNorthern HighHM: Justin PerryThe EagleEast Mecklenburg HighHM: IonaPearl Reid-EatonFalcon’s CryJordan High

Sports Column1: Josh BarringerThe ProwlProvidence High2: Kaitlin MundyCedar Cliff NotesA.C. Reynolds High3: Tom DonaldsonThe Prowl Providence HighHM: Danny NettNorthwest HorizonsNorthwest Guilford High

General/ Editorial Column1: IonaPearl Reid-EatonFalcon’s CryJordan High2: Thomas VosburghFalcon’s CryJordan High3: Ashley CocciadiferroCedar Cliff NotesA.C. Reynolds High HM: Ellen YuanFalcon’s CryJordan HighHM: Rachel HorowitzThe HowlerWakefield High

Review1: Ashish ValentineProconianChapel Hill High2: Christy BlevinsThe RoosterRonald Reagan High3: Veronica WalkerThe Round TableNorthern HighHM: Liz TarryThe ProwlProvidence HighHM: Derek ZhangThe EagleEast Mecklenburg High

Front Page Design1: Callie PayneNorthwest HorizonsNorthwest Guilford High2: Laura MelroseGolden Fleece

T.C. Roberson High3: Justin PerryThe Eagle East Mecklenburg HighHM: Trellace LawrimoreCedar Cliff NotesA.C. Reynolds High

Inside Page Design1: Grace KingNorthwest HorizonsNorthwest Guilford High 2: Jonathan Williams Northwest HorizonsNorthwest Guilford High3: JoEllen HogoboomGolden FleeceT.C. Roberson HighHM: Katie KilmartinNorthwest HorizonsNorthwest Guilford HighHM: Giulia DeemThe Forest FireWake Forest-Rolesville High

Inside Spread Design1: Christine SonNorthwest HorizonsNorthwest Guilford High2: Christy BlevinsThe Rooster Ronald Reagan High3: Justin PerryThe EagleEast Mecklenburg HighHM: Kristen LaubscherProconianChapel Hill HighHM: Rachel SchmittThe Paw PrintJay M. Robinson High

OVERALL AWARDS

TAR HEEL AWARDSShorelineCape Fear AcademyShorelinesFirst Flight HighWestwindWest Henderson HighAlbrokanA.L. Brown HighProwlerProvidence High

MIDDLE SCHOOLSAll-North CarolinaTalonNorth Buncombe MiddleHonorHickory Ridge YearbookHickory Ridge MiddleAchievementChrist Covenant ChronicleChrist Covenant SchoolWolf TracksHarold E. Winkler Middle

SMALL SCHOOLSAll-North CarolinaShoreline Cape Fear AcademyShorelinesFirst Flight HighDistinctionSandfiddlerManteo HighQuill PenSalem AcademyEast WindEast Surry HighPatriotArendell Parrott AcademyBrevardierBrevard High

BlueprintsBishop McGuiness HighHonorCenturionFayetteville Christian SchoolHeritagePender HighImagesPolk County HighRevolutionsProvidence Grove HighHawkeyeWest Wilkes HighMemoriaTrinity School of DurhamTalonGaston Christian HighThe CrusadeLake Norman Charter High RetrospectEast Lincoln HighCoronaSt. Stephen’s HighAchievementBlue & WhiteAsheville SchoolThe PointGaston Day SchoolTalonThe O’Neal SchoolThe FlashbackCannon School

MEDIUM SCHOOLSAll-North CarolinaWestwindWest Henderson HighDistinctionLandmarkCardinal Gibbons HighSpider WebConcord HighPalladiumSouth Johnston HighThe TrailStatesville HighHonorTalonWestern Harnett HighbunhihiBunker Hill HighThe LegacyCox Mill HighLegacyJesse C. Carson HighReflectionsOrange HighThe Jagged EdgeForestview HighNOGANorth Gaston HighPaw PrintsNash Central HighCynosureNorth Forsyth HighCentaruneCentral Cabarrus HighAchievementCardinalNewton-Conover HighSagaSouth Iredell High

LARGE SCHOOLSAll-North CarolinaCronusWest Forsyth HighSomeckaSouth Mecklenburg HighAlbrokanA.L. Brown HighProwlerProvidence HighForesterWake Forest-Rolesville HighDistinctionHillifeChapel Hill High

The LegendWeddington HighExcaliburArdrey Kell HighEyryCharlotte Latin SchoolThe ConquestCuthbertson HighClarionDavie County HighAquilaEast Forsyth HighAirborneEugene Ashley HighThe AerieHolly Springs HighSAGAJohn T. Hoggard HighThe ProwlerLake Norman HighThe DorianMount Tabor HighLibertyProvidence Day SchoolNexusRonald Reagan HighEchoesRobert B. Glenn HighClarionSouth Point HighSouthernerSouthern Alamance HighHonorQuotannisWilliam G. Enloe HighHyperionWilliam A. Hough HighTaurusHickory Ridge HighThe LogHickory HighEquusMarvin Ridge HighThe PridePine Lake PreparatoryProwlerPanther Creek HighHorizonsSouthwest Guilford HighThe AvisNorthern Guilford High

SECTION AWARDS

MIDDLE SCHOOLSCopy1: TalonNorth Buncombe Middle2:Christ Covenant ChronicleChrist Covenant School3: Hickory Ridge YearbookHickory Ridge MiddleHM: Wolf TracksHarold E. Winkler Middle

Layout1: TalonNorth Buncombe Middle2: Hickory Ridge YearbookHickory Ridge Middle3: Wolf TracksHarold E. Winkler MiddleHM: Christ Covenant ChronicleChrist Covenant School

Advertising1: Christ Covenant ChronicleChrist Covenant School

Theme1: TalonNorth Buncombe Middle2: Wolf TracksHarold E. Winkler Middle3: Christ Covenant ChronicleChrist Covenant SchoolHM: Hickory Ridge

YearbookHickory Ridge Middle

Coverage1: TalonNorth Buncombe Middle2: Christ Covenant ChronicleChrist Covenant School3: Wolf TracksHarold E. Winkler MiddleHM: Hickory Ridge YearbookHickory Ridge Middle

Photography1: TalonNorth Buncombe Middle2:Hickory Ridge YearbookHickory Ridge Middle3: Christ Covenant ChronicleChrist Covenant SchoolHM: Wolf TracksHarold E. Winkler Middle

Cover Design1: Wolf TracksHarold E. Winkler Middle2: Christ Covenant ChronicleChrist Covenant School3: Hickory Ridge YearbookHickory Ridge MiddleHM:TalonNorth Buncombe Middle

SMALL SCHOOLSCopy1: ShorelineCape Fear Academy2: PatriotArendell Parrott Academy3:ShorelinesFirst Flight HighHM: RetrospectEast Lincoln HighHM: SandfiddlerManteo High

Layout1: ShorelineCape Fear Academy2:ShorelinesFirst Flight High3: PatriotArendell Parrott AcademyHM: SandfiddlerManteo HighHM: BrevardierBrevard High

Advertising1: ShorelineCape Fear Academy2:TalonGaston Christian High3: HawkeyeWest Wilkes HighHM: The FlashbackCannon SchoolHM: East WindEast Surry High

Theme1: ImagesPolk County High2: TalonGaston Christian High3: RetrospectEast Lincoln HighHM: PatriotArendell Parrott AcademyHM: Quill PenSalem Academy

Coverage1: ShorelineCape Fear Academy

2: BrevardierBrevard High3: PatriotArendell Parrott AcademyHM: ShorelinesFirst Flight HighHM: HawkeyeWest Wilkes High

Photography1: ShorelineCape Fear Academy2: ShorelinesFirst Flight High3: RetrospectEast Lincoln HighHM: SandfiddlerManteo HighHM: MemoriaTrinity School of Durham

Cover Design1: RevolutionsProvidence Grove High2:ImagesPolk County High3:RetrospectEast Lincoln HighHM: HeritagePender HighHM: SandfiddlerManteo High

MEDIUM SCHOOLS Copy1: WestwindWest Henderson High2:Spider WebConcord High3: The TrailStatesville HighHM: PalladiumSouth Johnston High

Layout1: WestwindWest Henderson High2: The TrailStatesville High3: bunhihiBunker Hill HighHM: CynosureNorth Forsyth HighHM: Spider WebConcord High

Advertising1: The TrailStatesville High2: WestwindWest Henderson High3: CentaruneCentral Cabarrus HighHM: CardinalNewton-Conover HighHM: LegacyJesse C. Carson High

Theme1: WestwindWest Henderson High2: ReflectionsOrange High3: Spider WebConcord HighHM: Cynosure North Forsyth HighHM: TalonWestern Harnett High

Coverage1: WestwindWest Henderson High2: Spider WebConcord High3: The LegacyCox Mill HighHM: TalonWestern Harnett High

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HM: NOGANorth Gaston High

Photography1: WestwindWest Henderson High2: PalladiumSouth Johnston High3: The Trail Statesville HighHM: The LegacyCox Mill HighHM: LandmarkCardinal Gibbons High

Cover Design1: WestwindWest Henderson High2: CynosureNorth Forsyth High3: ReflectionsOrange HighHM: Paw PrintsNash Central HighHM: TalonWestern Harnett High

LARGE SCHOOLSCopy1: AlbrokanA.L. Brown High2: SomeckaSouth Mecklenburg High3: Prowler Providence HighHM: The DorianMount Tabor HighHM: SAGAJohn T. Hoggard HighHM: HillifeChapel Hill High

Layout1: SAGAJohn T. Hoggard High2: The DorianMount Tabor High 3: ExcaliburArdrey Kell HighHM: AlbrokanA.L. Brown HighHM: CronusWest Forsyth High

Advertising1: AlbrokanA.L. Brown High2: ProwlerProvidence High3: EchoesRobert B. Glenn HighHM: LibertyProvidence Day SchoolHM: NexusRonald Reagan High

Theme1: ProwlerProvidence High2: CronusWest Forsyth High3: The AerieHolly Springs HighHM: HyperionWilliam A. Hough HighHM: SouthernerSouthern Alamance High

Coverage1: ProwlerProvidence High2: The Dorian/HillifeMount Tabor High/Chapel Hill High3: AlbrokanA.L. Brown HighHM: ProwlerPanther Creek HighHM: The Prowler

Lake Norman High

Photography1: AlbrokanA.L. Brown High2: SAGAJohn T. Hoggard High3: The DorianMount Tabor HighHM: ExcaliburArdrey Kell HighHM: The LegendWeddington High

Cover Design1: The DorianMount Tabor High2: AlbrokanA.L. Brown High3: TaurusHickory Ridge HighHM: The LegendWeddington HighHM: AquilaEast Forsyth High

INDIVIDUAL AWARDS

SMALL SCHOOLSSports Photograph1: Morgan McGlameryHawkeyeWest Wilkes High2: Valerie RegisterRevolutionsProvidence Grove High3: Jessika SkipperImagesPolk County HighHM: Courtney Dancy HawkeyeWest Wilkes HighHM: Clarke WhiteheadHeritagePender High

Feature Photograph1: Lara HulcherHawkeyeWest Wilkes High2: James SealShorelinesFirst Flight High3: Samantha SawyerHawkeyeWest Wilkes HighHM: Brooke YatesHawkeyeWest Wilkes HighHM: Madison CanterHawkeye West Wilkes High

Sports Spread Design1: Sabrina RamirezShorelinesFirst Flight High2: Angell WescottSandfiddlerManteo High3: Haley BentonEast WindEast Surry HighHM: Mary Beth BeebeRevolutionsProvidence Grove HighHM: Jaspyn McNeilHawkeye West Wilkes High

Feature Spread Design1: Grace Andrews and Rachel SchmidlinShorelineCape Fear Academy2: Kayleigh MidgettShorelinesFirst Flight High3: Sarah Canoy

RevolutionsProvidence Grove HighHM: Ivana ChanThe Point Gaston Day SchoolHM: Taylor StapletonImagesPolk County HighTheme Spread Design1: Nevin MizelleShorelinesFirst Flight High2: Rachel DuttonSandfiddlerManteo High3: Hunter HallBrevardierBrevard HighHM: Ruby GascaHeritagePender HighHM: Samantha SawyerHawkeyeWest Wilkes High

Sports Copy1: Sabrina RamirezShorelinesFirst Flight High2: Sara LeeEast WindEast Surry High3: Baylee VincentHeritagePender HighHM: Hannah PetersonHeritagePender HighHM: Molly NelsonImagesPolk County High

Feature Copy1: Amanda SlowikowskiShorelinesFirst Flight High2: Betsy Williams and Kate BrennanShorelineCape Fear Academy3: Bryce SandersShorelinesFirst Flight HighHM: Ivana Chan and Pooja ShahThe PointGaston Day SchoolHM: Sarah SkogenBrevardierBrevard High

Theme Copy1: Nevin MizelleShorelinesFirst Flight High2: Angell WescottSandfiddlerManteo High3: Kaitlyn AnthonyEast WindEast Surry HighHM: Erica MarionHawkeyeWest Wilkes HighHM: Carryl Tinsley and Rachel SchmidlinShorelineCape Fear Academy

Captions1: Ivana ChanThe PointGaston Day School2: Hannah BingleBrevardierBrevard High

MEDIUM SCHOOLSSports Photograph1: Carly Comer and Kae Bradley

Spider WebConcord High2: Paola CardonaThe TrailStatesville High3: London SatterfieldReflectionsOrange HighHM: Michael WallaceThe Jagged EdgeForestview HighHM: Emily VaughanReflectionsOrange High

Feature Photograph1: Hunter DavisLandmarkCardinal Gibbons High2: Lacey CarnesWestwindWest Henderson High3: Lane DeaconLandmarkCardinal Gibbons HighHM: Brianna ScimecaSpider WebConcord HighHM: Kristina AndersonWestwindWest Henderson High

Sports Spread Design1: Cam Piper and Caswell Turner Spider WebConcord High2: Lillian Badgett, Abby Register, and Iszeke YoungThe TrailStatesville High3: Chandler DanielsonWestwindWest Henderson HighHM: Kaitie BurtonReflectionsOrange HighHM: Suzanna StirewaltLegacyJesse C. Carson High

Feature Spread Design1: Savannah RayWestwindWest Henderson High2: Sarah WoodWestwindWest Henderson High3: Summer Johnson and Emily KeslerThe TrailStatesville HighHM: Janine Hazel, Jacob Levan, and Maggie SmithThe TrailStatesville HighHM: Lindsey BaconLandmarkCardinal Gibbons High

Theme Spread Design1: Savannah RayWestwindWest Henderson High2: Carly Comer and Caswell TurnerSpider WebConcord High3: Erica HicksReflectionsOrange HighHM: Danielle PapandreaThe TrailStatesville HighHM: Hanna FreemanLegacyJesse C. Carson High

Sports Copy1: Emily Albea

WestwindWest Henderson High2: Brittni Alexander and Sarah SuarezThe TrailStatesville High3: Lillian Badgett and Abby RegisterThe TrailStatesville HighHM: Nicole Miller WestwindWest Henderson HighHM: De’srea ReavesSpider WebConcord High

Feature Copy1: Sarah WoodWestwindWest Henderson High2: Savannah RayWestwindWest Henderson High3: Bethany GraysonWestwindWest Henderson HighHM: Lillian Badgett and Abby RegisterThe TrailStatesville HighHM: Hunter DavisLandmarkCardinal Gibbons High

Theme Copy1: Catherine SwiftWestwindWest Henderson High2: Viviane FeldmanReflectionsOrange High3: Hunter DavisLandmarkCardinal Gibbons HighHM: Carly Comer and Caswell TurnerSpider WebConcord High

Captions1: Jenny ArchisWestwindWest Henderson High2: Grace TurnerLandmarkCardinal Gibbons High3: Allyson PritchardThe Jagged EdgeForestview High

LARGE SCHOOLSSports Photograph1: Tyler BuckwellAlbrokanA.L. Brown High2: Torri VoglerThe DorianMount Tabor High3: Kellie EsinhartSAGAJohn T. Hoggard HighHM: Justine BledsoeSAGAJohn T. Hoggard HighHM: Lexy GeorgeForesterWake Forest-Rolesville High

Feature Photograph1: Bob BeamerExcaliburArdrey Kell High2: Tyler BuckwellAlbrokanA.L. Brown High3: Allie LesserThe Dorian

Mount Tabor HighHM: Samantha DurhamAirborneEugene Ashley HighHM: Kellie EsinhartSAGAJohn T. Hoggard High

Sports Spread Design1: Tyler BuckwellAlbrokanA.L. Brown High2: Bella AndersonSAGAJohn T. Hoggard High3: Steven Kasay and Elizabeth CordellEyryCharlotte Latin SchoolHM: Ivy ByrdSAGAJohn T. Hoggard HighHM: Lindsay Thornton and Rally TochevaExcaliburArdrey Kell High

Feature Spread Design1: Kayla Reed and Natalie TresslarAlbrokanA.L. Brown High2: Shivangi AminSAGAJohn T. Hoggard High3: Annie GibbsNexusRonald Reagan HighHM: Gracie Ghartey-Tagoe, Elizabeth Cordell, and Mary Lauren SheaEyryCharlotte Latin SchoolHM: Sarah BurkeAirborneEugene Ashley High

Theme Spread Design1: Kayla ReedAlbrokanA.L. Brown High2: Emma VailExcaliburArdrey Kell High3: Jessica LaBombardSAGAJohn T. Hoggard HighHM: Natalie TresslarAlbrokanA.L. Brown HighHM: Camila MolinaThe AerieHolly Springs High

Sports Copy1: Natalie TresslarAlbrokanA.L. Brown High2: Tyler BuckwellAlbrokanA.L. Brown High3: Gillian FortierThe AerieHolly Springs HighHM: Taylor DameworthThe DorianMount Tabor HighHM: Shivangi Amin and Carol KohlSAGAJohn T. Hoggard High

Feature Copy1: Hannah LoveAlbrokanA.L. Brown High2: Lindsay ThorntonExcaliburArdrey Kell High

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3: Gina BlackForesterWake Forest-Rolesville HighHM: Kelly McNeilSouthernerSouthern Alamance HighHM: Jessica HartmanThe AerieHolly Springs High

Theme Copy1: Natalie TresslarAlbrokanA.L. Brown High2: Kayla ReedAlbrokanA.L. Brown High3: Emma Vail and Madison KennedyExcaliburArdrey Kell HighHM: Hannah Treman and Jessica LaBombardSAGAJohn T. Hoggard HighHM: Alyssa FronkAirborneEugene Ashley High

Captions1: Camila MolinaThe AerieHolly Springs High2: Roxanne BoehmThe AerieHolly Springs High3: Olivia AllenForesterWake Forest-Rolesville HighHM: Callie FearringtonForesterWake Forest-Rolesville HighHM: Jennifer Shaw and Tali MajorForesterWake Forest-Rolesville High

OVERALL AWARDS

TAR HEEL AWARDSBlutopiaGaston Day SchoolRoars and WhispersProvidence Senior High

All-North CarolinaBlutopiaGaston Day SchoolRoars and WhispersProvidence Senior HighDistinctionSpectrumArendell Parrott AcademyThe RepeaterCardinal Gibbons HighCrinkum-CrankumNorthern Vance HighThe Living HandRavenscroft SchoolManifestWest Henderson High

SECTION AWARDS

Poetry1: BlutopiaGaston Day School2:The RepeaterCardinal Gibbons High3: Roars and WhispersProvidence Senior HighHM: The Living HandRavenscroft School

HM: SpectrumArendell Parrott Academy

Fiction1: BlutopiaGaston Day School2: Roars and WhispersProvidence Senior High3: The Living HandRavenscroft SchoolHM: ManifestWest Henderson HighHM: Crinkum-CrankumNorthern Vance High

Art1: BlutopiaGaston Day School2: SpectrumArendell Parrott Academy3: Crinkum-CrankumNorthern Vance HighHM: The RepeaterCardinal Gibbons HighHM: Roars and WhispersProvidence Senior High

Nonfiction1: Roars and WhispersProvidence Senior High2: BlutopiaGaston Day School3: Crinkum-CrankumNorthern Vance HighHM: The Living HandRavenscroft SchoolHM: SpectrumArendell Parrott Academy

Layout1: Roars and WhispersProvidence Senior High2: BlutopiaGaston Day School3: Crinkum-CrankumNorthern Vance HighHM: The RepeaterCardinal Gibbons HighHM: ManifestWest Henderson High

Cover Design1: BlutopiaGaston Day School2: The Living HandRavenscroft School3: Crinkum-CrankumNorthern Vance HighHM: Roars and WhispersProvidence Senior HighHM: SpectrumArendell Parrott Academy

Photography1: ManifestWest Henderson High2: BlutopiaGaston Day School3: Roars and WhispersProvidence Senior HighHM: Crinkum-CrankumNorthern Vance HighHM: SpectrumArendell Parrott Academy

Theme Development1: Crinkum-CrankumNorthern Vance High2: BlutopiaGaston Day School3: Roars and WhispersProvidence Senior HighHM: SpectrumArendell Parrott AcademyHM: ManifestWest Henderson High INDIVIDUAL AWARDS

Fiction1: Maggie PanRoars and WhispersProvidence Senior High2: Ivana ChanBlutopiaGaston Day School3: Jada WaltersRoars and WhispersProvidence Senior HighHM: Natalia SanchezBlutopiaGaston Day SchoolHM: Aileen MaRoars and WhispersProvidence Senior High

Individual Art1: Jay HixsonBlutopiaGaston Day School2: Jessica MandellBlutopiaGaston Day School3: Noor KaurBlutopiaGaston Day SchoolHM: Kara BiasucciRoars and WhispersProvidence Senior HighHM: Sarah KinneyRoars and WhispersProvidence Senior High

Feature1: Leah SpinnerCrinkum-CrankumNorthern Vance High2: Sarah ChaneyRoars and WhispersProvidence Senior High3: Blake TaylorRoars and WhispersProvidence Senior HighHM: Abigail HartleyBlutopiaGaston Day School

Individual Photograph1: Noor KaurBlutopiaGaston Day School2: Natalie KeltonRoars and WhispersProvidence Senior High3: Kenzie SaundersRoars and WhispersProvidence Senior HighHM: Mary OakleyCrinkum-CrankumNorthern Vance High

Review1: Helen MunRoars and WhispersProvidence Senior High2: Blake TaylorRoars and WhispersProvidence Senior High3: Ryan WilsonCrinkum-CrankumNorthern Vance HighHM: Maggie PanRoars and WhispersProvidence Senior High

Poetry 1: Natalia SanchezBlutopiaGaston Day School2: Abigail HartleyBlutopiaGaston Day School3: Jessica MandellBlutopiaGaston Day SchoolHM: Sarah ClaypooleRoars and WhispersProvidence Senior High

Photography/Art Layout

1: Ny’kia PurnellCrinkum-CrankumNorthern Vance High2: Sarah Chaney and Helen MunRoars and WhispersProvidence Senior High3: Austin PalenickBlutopiaGaston Day SchoolHM: Natalia SanchezBlutopiaGaston Day SchoolHM: Krishauna PerryCrinkum-CrankumNorthern Vance High

Graphic1: Sarah KinneyRoars and WhispersProvidence Senior High2: Aurora Bellard, Sarah Kinney, and Emily MacDonaldRoars and WhispersProvidence Senior High3:Helen MunRoars and WhispersProvidence Senior HighHM: Aurora Bellard and Emily MacDonaldRoars and WhispersProvidence Senior HighHM: Ashley Boles, Maddie Ecker, Sarah Kinney, Emily MacDonald, and Maggie PanRoars and WhispersProvidence Senior High

Nonfiction Layout1: Aurora Bellard and Emily MacDonaldRoars and WhispersProvidence Senior High2: Helen Mun and Maddie EckerRoars and WhispersProvidence Senior High3: Sarah KinneyRoars and WhispersProvidence Senior HighHM: Sarah Chaney and Ryan HerreraRoars and WhispersProvidence Senior HighHM: EditorsBlutopiaGaston Day School

Personal Essay1: Leah SpinnerCrinkum-CrankumNorthern Vance High2: Sarah ClaypooleRoars and WhispersProvidence Senior High3: Noor KaurBlutopiaGaston Day SchoolHM: Augustine EzeBlutopiaGaston Day SchoolHM: Jane VossBlutopiaGaston Day School

Fiction Layout1: Sarah Claypoole and Megan ReesRoars and WhispersProvidence Senior High2: Austin PalenickBlutopiaGaston Day School3: Blake Taylor and Mimi BrownRoars and WhispersProvidence Senior HighHM: Helen Mun and

Maddie EckerRoars and WhispersProvidence Senior HighHM: Sarah Claypoole and Megan ReesRoars and WhispersProvidence Senior HighPoetry Layout1: Jessica MandellBlutopiaGaston Day School2:Sarah Kinney, Sarah Claypoole, and Megan ReesRoars and WhispersProvidence Senior High3:Natalia SanchezBlutopiaGaston Day SchoolHM: Sarah KinneyRoars and WhispersProvidence Senior High

OVERALL AWARDS

TAR HEEL AWARDSNighthawk News OnlineFirst Flight HighWingspan OnlineWest Henderson HighThe Northwood Omniscient OnlineNorthwood High

All-North CarolinaNighthawk News OnlineFirst Flight HighWingspan OnlineWest Henderson HighThe Northwood Omniscient OnlineNorthwood HighDistinctionThe Eagle OnlineEast Mecklenburg HighThe Prowl OnlineProvidence HighThe Crusader OnlineCardinal Gibbons HighThe Viking Press OnlineKinston HighHonorIntermission OnlineNorthwest School of the ArtsParrott Post OnlineArendell Parrott AcademyThe Nevarmore OnlineRavenscroft SchoolThe Lariat OnlineSouthwest Guilford High

SECTION AWARDS

Editorial1: Wingspan OnlineWest Henderson High2: The Parrott Post OnlineArendell Parrott Academy3: The Prowl OnlineProvidence HighHM: Nighthawk News OnlineFirst Flight HighHM: The Northwood Omniscient OnlineNorthwood High

Sports1: The Parrott Post OnlineArendell Parrott Academy2: Wingspan OnlineWest Henderson High3: Nighthawk News OnlineFirst Flight HighHM: The Prowl Online

Providence HighHM: The Northwood Omniscient OnlineNorthwood High

News1: Wingspan OnlineWest Henderson High2: The Eagle OnlineEast Mecklenburg High3: Nighthawk News OnlineFirst Flight HighHM: Intermission OnlineNorthwest School of the ArtsHM: The Northwood Omniscient OnlineNorthwood High

Design1: Wingspan OnlineWest Henderson High2: The Eagle OnlineEast Mecklenburg High3: The Parrott Post OnlineArendell Parrott AcademyHM: Nighthawk News OnlineFirst Flight HighHM: The Viking Press OnlineKinston High

Features1: The Parrott Post OnlineArendell Parrott Academy2: The Viking Press OnlineKinston High3: Intermission OnlineNorthwest School of the ArtsHM: Wingspan OnlineWest Henderson HighHM: Nighthawk News OnlineFirst Flight High

Advertising1: The Lariat OnlineSouthwest Guilford High2:The Eagle OnlineEast Mecklenburg High3: The Parrott Post OnlineArendell Parrott Academy

Photography1: Wingspan OnlineWest Henderson High2: The Parrott Post OnlineArendell Parrott Academy3:The Prowl OnlineProvidence HighHM: The Northwood Omniscient OnlineNorthwood HighHM: The Viking Press OnlineKinston High

OVERALL AWARDS

AchievementCedar Cliff ViewsA.C. Reynolds HighKnight LifeKnightdale High

HonorGF CurrentT.C. Roberson High

Online News

TV News

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NORTH CAROLINA HIGH SCHOOL JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR OFFICIAL APPLICATION

NAME (FIRST, MIDDLE INITIAL, LAST)

HOME ADDRESS

CITY STATE ZIP

EMAIL ADDRESS HOME PHONE NUMBER

PARENT(S)/GUARDIAN(S) NAME(S)

SCHOOL NAME

SCHOOL ADDRESS

CITY STATE ZIP

SCHOOL PHONE SCHOOL FAX

ADVISER’S NAME

ADVISER’S EMAIL ADDRESS ADVISER’S PHONE NUMBER

HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER

NEWSPAPER STREET ADDRESS

CITY STATE ZIP

Co-sponsored by N.C. Scholastic Media Association, N.C. Press Foundation and Journalism Education Association. Questions? Go to jea.org

Portfolio Checklist: � Official application � Self-analytical evaluation of your

“journalistic life,” using your most creative form � Official transcript � Action photo of you doing something journalistic

(i.e. interviewing someone, taking a photograph, designing a page, doing a broadcast standup or talking to your staff. )

� Three or four letters of recommendation from your adviser, other teachers who know your leadership and journalistic abilities, and practitioners with whom you have worked. A letter from the principal is desirable, but not absolutely necessary.

� Samples of your work carefully selected to show your quality and diversity of reporting, writing, photography, design, broadcast, online media, etc.

� Self-addressed, padded, stamped envelope large enough to hold your portfolio, if you want it returned

Preparing Your Portfolio: • Entry material should not exceed 46 pages one-

sided or 23 two-sided pages with application materials not to exceed an additional 10 pages as follows:

• Application• Transcript (1-2 pages). This should be opened

and presented as part of the portfolio.• Personal photo (1 page) • Self-analytical essay (1+ pages)

• Plastic sheet protectors are acceptable. All letters should be opened and included as part of the 46 pages.

• The pages should be inserted into a three-ring binder designed to hold 8 1/2 x 11-inch paper.

• Some ideas to get started on the self-analytical evaluation: How do you feel about journalism? How did you get started in journalism? What have you contributed to journalism? What have you had to go through to achieve? What are your journalism plans for the future? The evaluation should be long enough for the judges to reach a decision as to your creative qualifications and short enough not to be redundant.

• Samples of work should be carefully selected. Provide judges with a good cross section of your best work rather than everything ever produced. Date, name of publication and relevance should be on the page with each sample.

• Include samples showing one or more of the following characteristics. They should be grouped according to what they represent, and these groupings should be labeled:1. Skilled and creative use of media content —

writing, production, photography, etc.2. Inquiring mind and investigative persistence

resulting in in-depth study or studies of issues important to the local high school audience, high school students in general or society.

3. Courageous and responsible handling of sensitive issues — local or societal — despite threat or imposure of censorship.

4. Variety of journalistic experiences, each handled in a quality manner - newspaper, yearbook, broadcast, photography, Web design, other design work, community and other outside-of-school journalistic work, etc.

5. (OPTIONAL) Sustained and commendable work with community media — examples of any additional work in any format can be included here.

• Photocopies of letters, clippings and art are acceptable; however, original prints of photographs should accompany entries based on published pictures. (Note: PDFs are recommended instead of clippings.)

The state winner will receive a $2,000 scholarship and will be eligible to compete in the national JEA contest. The national winnwer will receive a $5,000 scholarship. Alternates in each contest also receive scholarships.

Send your complete portfolio to NCSMA, 284 Carroll Hall, UNC-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3365.The portfolio should be postmarked by Feb. 15.

How long have you been involved in journalism? _______________________________________________

Media names and years you worked on them __________________________________________________

On a separate piece of paper, answer the following two questions: • Has any of your work been used by the professional media? If yes, please explain.• List colleges you are considering attending in order of preference. If you have definitely decided

which school you will attend, list only that college. • Optional Questions: What area of journalism and mass communication is your career goal? Do you

plan to enroll this year in a university journalism degree program?

Include in your portfolio at least one issue of your newspaper or magazine, or photocopies of relevant spreads from your yearbook (not the entire book) so the judges can see the context of your work. One audio or video tape (CD, DVD, Mini DV) should accompany an entry that focuses on broadcast work. Time is limited to 15 minutes.

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North Carolina Scholastic Media AssociationSchool of Journalism and Mass CommunicationCarroll Hall, CB#3365University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC 27599-3365

Contactncsma.unc.eduPhone: (919) 962-4639 or 1-888-562-6276Email: ncsma@unc.edu

IN THIS ISSUE• Invitation to Hazelwood Symposium,

Nov. 8, UNC-Chapel Hill• Results of 2012 NCSMA contests

and critiques• Journalism Education Fellowship

application• N.C. High School Journalist of the

Year application

North Carolina Scholastic Media Association (NCSMA) is a statewide organization and an arm of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill that:• promotes excellence in scholastic journalism through education of

its members.• invites students and advisers to attend the N.C. Scholastic

Media Summer Institute and any of six co-hosted fall regional workshops.

• encourages respect for freedom of the press.• promotes professional growth of journalism teachers and advisers.• speaks for scholastic media in matters that affect journalism

education in North Carolina.• serves scholastic journalism and works for its

advancement.• offers Advisers Association members special services, including:

• publication and online news critiques• yearly contests for individuals and media• two issues of the Scoop Update• Book of Firsts

Enclose check payable to NCSMA at School of Journalism and Mass Communication, UNC-Chapel Hill, CB #3365, 284 Carroll Hall, UNC-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3365

N.C. SCHOLASTIC MEDIA ADVISERS ASSOCIATIONMembership

ADVISER’S NAME

SCHOOL NAME SCHOOL PHONE

SCHOOL ADDRESS

CITY STATE ZIP

SCHOOL EMAIL ADDRESS

HOME ADDRESS

CITY STATE ZIP

HOME EMAIL ADDRESS HOME PHONE CELL PHONE

Publication advised (circle):NEWSPAPER/

NEWSMAGAZINEONLINE NEWS

YEARBOOKTV NEWS

RADIOLITERARY

MAGAZINEPHOTOGRAPHY

Name of publication(s)/URL: _______________________________________

$25 NCSMAA Membership

$80 Combined Journalism Education AssociationNCSMAA Membership