It’s award season for Southport publications. The Journal newspaper, the Anchor yearbook and your friendly neighborhood SHS News Bureau have all been awarded multiple awards from Ball State’s Journalism Day and the Woman’s Press Club of Indiana’s high school journalism competition. In addition, both the Journal and the Anchor have been named Hoosier Star finalists by the Indiana High School Press Association. These prestigious awards rank Southport publications among the best in the state.
Awards from the Woman’s Press Club
First Place (First place winners advance to the National Federation of Press Women’s national competition)
Kaitlin Fallowfield- News story
Katie Hinh, Tori Updike, Moira McKinney, Vanessa Abplanalp- Environment coverage
Second Place
Nicholas Holland- Sports writing
Andrea Rose Reinhart- Column writing
Kaitlin Fallowfield- Sports Photo
Honorable mention
Victoria Updike- Editorial writing
Awards from Ball State’s J-Day
Superior
SHS News Bureau Staff- Website Overall
Yearbook Staff- Chronological Yearbook Design
Excellent
Nicholas Holland- Sports Story
Kaitlin Fallowfield- News Story
Breanna Bierod- Editorial Cartoon/Comic
Journal Staff- News Overall
Yearbook Staff- Yearbook Overall
Honorable Mention
Casey Smith- Print Alternate Story
Aygul Tereshkina- Column/Commentary writing
Rachael Samm- Front Page Design
Katie Hinh- Multi-page Layout
Yearbook Staff- Personality Profile
By Michael Curran, SHS News Bureau