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Newswriting
First place
Graves County High School
Connie Moreland
Great job at researching a topic of critical interest to teens. Graphic was a really good touch also. Your writing is excellent. This was an extremely tough category and your entry rose above he crowd.
Second place
George Rogers Clark High School
Madison Roe
The most thorough job of reporting in the entire group of entries. Well written and shows the reporter has a keen understanding of the issues.
Third place
Graves County High School
Tesia Smith
A great story. Such a unique and interesting way for your student body to find out more about the faculty and why they teach at Graves County. Very well done.
Feature Writing
First place
Meade County High School
Paige Hobbs
Informative and entertaining. I am tempted to visit and write my own feature.
Second place
Oldham County High School
Carolyn McBride
Excellent background information. In writing a feature on a person, I recommend focusing on what she used to do for hobbies, and also more about her American transition. Good story.
Third place
George Rogers Clark High School
Courtney Leggett
Unique topic, definite public/human interest story. Story stuck with me even after reading numerous others. Suggestion: you mention "John Lennon" as a person who helped. Please identify who he is!! My first image was of the former Beatle.
Editorial Writing
First place
Oldham County High School
Carolyn McBride
This editorial about the consequences of continued mountaintop removal was well written and well researched. The writer understood the issue, explained the problems and identified who is responsible. Well done.
Second place
Graves County High School
Rachel Smith
The editorial identified an issue within the school but rather than just complaining, the writer offers ways to improve the situation. A call to action to some specific individual (e.g. the site-based decision making council, school administrator) would have given it a stronger closing.
Third place
Meade County High School
Paige Hobbs
A bit wordy but the writer's points were clear. She presented good information to support her argument regarding an issue facing schools across the state.
Review
First place
Fern Creek Traditional High School
Danielle Brown
Cleanly written and well reasoned review, giving high and low points of this video game. Review is a tad long but thorough.
Second place
George Rogers Clark High School
Austin Lanter
The writer rises to the challenge of reading a "chick book" and reviews from the male perspective. Makes good suggestions on how the author could make the book more appealing to males. Almost too much use of first person.
Third place
George Rogers Clark High School
Mercedes Trent
Nice pairing of book and movie reviews. Snappily written -- short and to the point.
Sports Writing
First place
Oldham County High School
Aaron Smith
Story pulled this reader right in, so much so that I could almost feel the baseball player's pain. Great lead. Excellent story. And great quotes.
Second place
Oldham County High School
Aaron Smith
Lead immediately grabs attention making anyone -- even a non-athlete -- feel like they are at the free throw line with Dunlap.
Third place
George Rogers Clark High School
Austin Lanter
Nice comeback story. Could have gotten to "how they went out with a bang" a little earlier. Would have made the story stronger.
Newspaper Photography
First place
North Hardin High School
Holly Kienia
Nice emotion. Good use of depth of field to bring focus on two cheerleaders. The girls fall nicely into the rule of thirds. The extra space gives the photo room to breathe. Great cutline info. Well done.
Second place
Trinity High School
Scottie Schmidt
Interesting angle really makes this picture. Good job seeing things from a different perspective. More cutline information, like what they were doing or working on, would have been helpful. Good that you can see all the eyes.
Third place
Trinity High School
Gavin Terry
Fun photo. Good job getting in the mix of things.
Advertising
First place
Meade County High School
Andrew Haynes
What better way to sell pizza to teens than to show a photo of a delicious pizza! The only thing I might change would be to add a coupon -- plenty of room.
Second place
North Hardin High School
Christian Bevars
Balfour ad -- I really like that you identified the students in the ad. That lends credibility to the advertisement.
Third place
Anderson County High School
Brandon Alcorn
The photos really did a good job selling the product. I would prefer that the phone number be a little bigger than the address. Good looking ad though.
Column
First place
George Rogers Clark High School
Madison Roe
Madison had her personal observation of a tornado drill to illustrate how overcrowded her school is and build the case for improvement. The column is logical, uses facts well and comes to a logical conclusion. Watch for spelling (every day used as both one and two words) and trim some unnecessary words.
Second place
George Rogers Clark High School
Robert Hatton
Well-written piece detailing the finer points of bass fishing. Good use of personal expertise without inserting himself into the story. Logical "how-to" sequence.
Third place
George Rogers Clark High School
Brad Stephens
Taking a firm stand -- but respectfully -- Stephens expresses his views on standing for the Pledge of Allegiance and reveals his personal bias of his father being in the military. Excellent idea to state this -- especially as it is likely already known by other students.
Editorial Cartoon
First place
George Rogers Clark High School
Christian Calvert
This artist had several outstanding entries. This one was by far the best. Details of the drawing were the perfect partner for the story.
Second place
George Rogers Clark High School
Christian Calvert
This should be the school district logo! In addition to it being a strong art piece for the story, it's a great stand-alone.
Third place
Fern Creek Traditional High School
Kayla George
Cute illustration for a complicated issue.
Single Page Layout
First place
North Hardin High School
Jessica Wybenga
Clean, elegant news design. Photos flowed well together. Nice handling of white space and varying elements made this entry the winner. Good job.
Second place
Oldham County High School
Ian Weber
A very close contest with this entry. Good journalism led to college choice word cloud, well laid out and very dramatic. The quotes at the bottom should have had a more standard style to elevate this entry. Nice job.
Third place
George Rogers Clark High School
Rachel Everman
Good photo choice and smooth cutouts. Well laid out and dynamic. Drop shadows are distracting but a good, solid effort.
Page One Design
First place
Oldham County High School
Chris Poche
This A1 is colorful, has impact, as well as does a good job teasing to what's inside. (I like the barbed wire!) Looks great. Good job.
Second place
Trinity High School
Echo Staff
This page looks like a news front! I like the teases in the skybox, as well as masthead and use of various elements. Headline fonts could be bigger and I would choose a different byline font. Overall, looks good.
Third place
Oldham County High School
Ian Weber
Impactful front image. I like the negative space and focus on a theme. Nice design.
Two-Page Layout
First place
George Rogers Clark High School
Courtney Leggett
Even before I realized the content the layout caught my eye. Really nice cutouts and use of space. What a wonderful tribute to your fellow classmate. Good job.
Second place
Oldham County High School
Kyle Stewart & Carly Besser
This is a great page -- funny and neat that you localized a statewide rivalry. I like the mirroring of the stories.
Third place
George Rogers Clark High School
Courtney Leggett
This is a nice looking page. I like the cutouts and wrap around text. Nice negative space. Sweet design skills.
Overall Newspaper Design
First place
Oldham County High School
The Clarion Staff
Great covers. Watch for consistency through the whole issue on headlines, cutlines and try to use similar events.
Second place
Meade County High School
The Current Staff
Good consistency but it can get boring. Try to get more school-related photos and rely less on Google images and maps.
Third place
Central Hardin High School
The Central Times
Pay attention to details to elevate design. Try to us bigger, sharper photos.
Illustrations/Graphics
First place
Oldham County High School
Chelsea Corbin
There's a lot to see in this graphic -- which stood out in the crowd. I love using two shots in different seasons with the tree. I like the floating tease with info bites but the bold and small font is hard to read.
Second place
Graves County High School
Connie Moreland
Nicely executed presentation of the various distractions teens have while driving. Would like to see this much bigger -- there's a lot to see here.
Third place
George Rogers Clark High School
Christian Calvert
Very clean illustrations and Calvert clearly has a gift for cartoon-like characters. This stood out among the hand-drawn illustrations. My only complaint -- the bird is more Tweety bird than it is Cardinal.