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 13 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: 

Caroline Berry — Oxford HS

Orley Hood Award for Excellence in Sports Journalism:

Annalise Kirk — Madison Central HS

At-large Honorees:

Caroline Berry — Oxford HS

Annalise Kirk — Madison Central HS

Lulu Edmondson — Brandon HS

Michael Montgomery — Center Hill HS

Grace Morgan — George County HS

Rachael Carpenter — Madison Central HS

Tyra Walton — South Panola HS

Adriana Terrazas — St. Joseph Catholic School

Emerson Erwin — St. Joseph Catholic School

Thomas Roper — Tupelo HS

Ashton McCoy — Tupelo HS

Emmy Dean — Tupelo HS

Kara Graham — Tupelo HS

All Publications Awards 

Scholastic Press Ally Award:

WINNER: Elizabeth Barger — Madison Central HS

Beth Fitts UM Scholarship:

WINNER: Raleigh Taylor – MSMS

WINNER: Kara Graham – Tupelo HS

Best Integrated Marketing Campaign (IMC):

WINNER: Parisay Babar — Ocean Springs HS

Ocean springs did not leave any details out! The schedule that they currated for their socials was very intentional. They used multiple assets to sell their books and they included how it has paid off in the end.

FINALIST:

Commodore Media Group — Lafayette HS

Patriot Vision — Lewisburg HS

Jaguar News Network — Madison Central HS

Best Social Media Presence:

WINNER: Jaguar News Network — MadisonCentral

You can really tell that a lot of intention goes into creating content for JNN’s social media accounts. They have a consistent theme for every post they make and are very creative in their videos to boost student engagement. Fantastic job!

FINALISTS:

The Pony Express — Center Hill HS

Patriot Vision — Lewisburg HS

The Charger Media Group — Oxford HS

WTHS Media — Tupelo HS