All-Mississippi & All-Publication Awards
All MS Honorees
MSPA is proud to announce its 2023 class of All-Mississippi Honorees. Nineteen students from across the state compiled online portfolios of their finest works from a variety of journalistic areas and submitted them for statewide evaluation. From those submissions, a multi-state team of judges selected 11 students as being a cut above the rest, representing the absolute finest examples of high school journalists currently enrolled in Mississippi high schools. The cohort is headlined by the Mississippi High School Journalist of the Year and the Orley Hood sports journalist of the year.
MS High School Journalist of the Year:
Orley Hood Award for Excellence in Sports Journalism:
Gia Picarella — St. Joseph Catholic School
At-large Honorees:
Charlotte Wilson — Lewisburg HS
Mary Kennedy Bowlin — South Panola HS
Adriana Terrazas — St. Joseph Catholic School
Emerson Erwin — St. Joseph Catholic School
All Publications Awards
Scholastic Press Ally Award:
WINNER: Jake Long — Desoto Central HS
Beth Fitts UM Scholarship:
WINNER: Cooper Hicks — Hernando HS
WINNER: Luke Dunavant — Magnolia Heights School
Best Integrated Marketing Campaign (IMC):
WINNER: Flashback — Oxford HS
Insightful campaign to raise sells in yearbooks by offering snow cones if goal was met!
FINALIST:
Best Social Media Presence:
WINNER: Patriot Vision — Lewisburg HS
Lewisburg has it going on. They shared the most different account links with us, along with thoughts and uses of each one. And you can see that thoughtful application through their accounts. Each account has a purpose and philosophy and each is well taken care of.
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