Best of MS — Newspaper Awards
Individual
NEWS STORY
WINNER: Haley Berry — George County HS
FINALISTS:
Mary Catherine Miller — Center Hill HS
Haley Berry — George County HS
Russ Upton — Jackson Preparatory School
Kaitlyn Sills — Madison Central HS
DEPTH REPORTING
WINNER: Anna Barrett — Oxford HS
FINALISTS:
Phoebe Xu — St. Andrew’s Episcopal School
FEATURE STORY
WINNER: Garret Grove — St. Joseph Catholic School
FINALISTS:
Mariat Thankachan — Miss. School of Math & Science
Mia Hammond — St. Andrew’s Episcopal School
OPINION PEACE
WINNER: Tripp Cory & Barron Liston — Jackson Preparatory School
FINALISTS:
Davan Reece — Miss. School of Math & Science
Gian Luigi Zaninelli — Oak Grove HS
Dae Robinson — St. Andrew’s Episcopal School
Phoebe Xu — St. Andrew’s Episcopal School
STAFF EDITORIALS
WINNER: Yousef Abu Salah — Miss. School of Math & Science
FINALISTS:
Anna Persons — George County HS
Caroline McIntyre, Maclain Kennedy, & Eloise Moore — Jackson Preparatory School
Cass Rutledge — Jackson Preparatory School
Joe Pearson — St. Joseph Catholic School
REVIEWS
WINNER: Helen Peng — Miss. School of Math & Science
FINALISTS:
Payne Bell & Tripp Cory— Jackson Preparatory School
Dairian Bowles — Miss. School of Math & Science
Hayden Stokley — Miss. School of Math & Science
Laura Renfroe — Pelahatchie HS
EDITORIAL CARTOONS
WINNER: Abigail Barker — Miss. School of Math & Science
FINALISTS:
Isaac Burns — George County HS
Jackson Van Meter — St. Andrew’s Episcopal School
Jackson Van Meter — St. Andrew’s Episcopal School
SPORTS STORY
WINNER: Elijah Dosda — Miss. School of Math & Science
FINALISTS:
Steven Wyatt & Stewart McCullough — Jackson Preparatory School
Stewart McCullough — Jackson Preparatory School
Victoria Gong — Miss. School of Math & Science
Reed Finseth — St. Andrew’s Episcopal School
NEWS PHOTO
WINNER: Annie Chan — Center Hill HS
FINALISTS:
Kaitlyn Sills — Madison Central HS
Gina Nguyen — Miss. School of Math & Science
Gina Nguyen — Miss. School of Math & Science
Abigayle Talbot — Oak Grove HS
FEATURE PHOTO
WINNER: Miley Ray — St. Andrew’s Episcopal School
FINALISTS:
Mary Jordan Milton — Carroll Academy
Candice Buford — Center Hill HS
Gina Nguyen — Miss. School of Math & Science
Michelle Luo — Miss. School of Math & Science
SPORTS PHOTO
WINNER: Elijah Dosda — Miss. School of Math & Science
FINALISTS:
Haley Berry — George County HS
Madeline Claire Hughes — Jackson Preparatory School
Sydney Shoemaker — St. Joseph Catholic School
PAGE DESIGN
WINNER: Livvy Cohen — Oxford HS
FINALISTS:
Elizabeth Barton — Madison Central HS
Michelle Luo — Miss. School of Math & Science
Abigayle Talbot — Oak Grove HS
Reed Finseth — St. Andrew’s Episcopal School
INFOGRAPHIC
WINNER: Anna Pittman –– Oak Grove HS
FINALISTS:
Tucker Shelson — St. Andrew’s Episcopal School
Publication
MOST IMPROVED
WINNER: The Uproar — Madison Central HS
NEWS AND FEATURE WRITING
WINNER: The Student Press — George County HS
FINALISTS:
The Uproar — Madison Central HS
The Revelation — St. Andrew’s Episcopal School
SPORTS WRITING
WINNER: The Bear Facts — St. Joseph Catholic School
FINALISTS:
The Sentry — Jackson Preparatory School
The Warrior Beat — Oak Grove HS
OPINION WRITING
WINNER: The Warrior Beat — Oak Grove HS
FINALISTS:
The Student Press — George County HS
The Sentry — Jackson Preparatory School
The Bear Facts — St. Joseph Catholic School
PRINT LAYOUT & DESIGN
WINNER: The Revelation — St. Andrew’s Episcopal School
FINALISTS:
The Uproar — Madison Central HS
The Warrior Beat — Oak Grove HS
The Bear Facts — St. Joseph Catholic School
ONLINE PRESENCE
WINNER: The Revelation — St. Andrew’s Episcopal School
FINALISTS:
The Uproar — Madison Central HS
The Vision — Miss. School of Math & Science
Hatchie Headlines — Pelahatchie HS
News Publication of the Year
Winner: The Charger — Oxford HS
Finalists:
The Pony Express — Center Hill
The Student Press — George County HS
The Revelation — St. Andrew’s Episcopal School
