WPCI awards more than 70 high school winners
Here are results for the 2010 WPCI High School Contest:
Editorial
- First place: Carrie Gavit, Fishers High School, Fishers. "Disrespect and violence hinder spirit" Adviser: Janet McKinney
From the judge: A call for common decency and common sense is handled deftly amid an almost out-of-control drive for school spirit, distorted into borderline idiocy. The situation is well-defined as a case is skillfully made for mutual respect, decency and what is right. The writer reflects a caring concern for the school's reputation and provides a path toward solution. - Second place: Staff, Carmel High School, Carmel
- Third place: Allie Nash and Mimi Strobel, Lawrence Central High School, Indianapolis
- Third place: Staff, Warren Central High School, Indianapolis
- Honorable mention: Lucas Sweitzer, Southport High School, Indianapolis
Opinion
- First place: Clayton Leslie, Southport High School, Indianapolis. "Texting detracts from quality conversation." Adviser: Mike Klopfenstein
From the judge: Great job weaving himself into the story without being the focus. Localized but national. Fantastic points with good evidence. Well done. - Second place: Hera Ashraf, Carmel High School, Carmel
- Third place: Celia Grundman, Homestead High School, Fort Wayne
- Honorable mention: Zena Braish, R. Nelson Snider High School, Fort Wayne
News
- First place: Jake Downey, Southport High School, Indianapolis. "Deficit will impact schools throughout Perry Township." Adviser: Michael Klopfenstein.
From the judge: Well-reported story on a topic that affects everyone. Nice localization and sourcing. Excellent job at keeping the writing lean and mean when many other writers (even pros) are unable to distill such a thorny topic to something readers easily can consume. - Second place: Erik Jones, Warren Central High School, Indianapolis.
- Third place: Brad Oppenheim and Mimi Strobel, Lawrence Central High School, Indianapolis
- Honorable mention: Darcy White, Greenwood Community High School, Greenwood
Feature
- First place: Rosemary Pritchett-Montavon, Lawrence North High School, Indianapolis. "Depression affects teens' lives." Adviser: Heather Stockdell
From the judge: A gripping portrait of a teen's clinical depression brought on by the untimely death of her father. Vivid lead, good use of quotes, solid reporting and compelling writing. Jackie Welsh's honesty and candor make her an excellent spokesperson for mental health. This article should be submitted to teen and mental health magazines for possible publication. - Second place: Emily Theis, Southport High School, Indianapolis.
- Third place: Victor Xu, Carmel High School, Carmel.
- Honorable mention: Katie McDowell, Lawrence Central High School, Indianapolis.
Sports
- First place: Allie Nash and Nick Petr, Lawrence Central High School, Indianapolis. "Reaching for Sectionals." Adviser: Elizabeth Granger.
From the judge: Complete, concise, clear, lots of quotes. An exemplary piece of journalistic fundamentals with pervasive polish. - Second place: Joe Fanelli, Roncalli High School, Indianapolis.
- Third place: Andrew Browning, Carmel High School, Carmel.
- Honorable mention: Robby Howard, Munster High School, Munster.
Columns
- First place: Emily Theis, Southport High School, Indianapolis. "The Other Day." Adviser: Michael Klopfenstein
From the judge: This writer knows how to get the reader's attention and keep it. She is clever, smart and empathetic beyond her years. Good, solid, unusual columns. - Second place: David Hurst, Lawrence North High School, Indianapolis
- Third place: Sean Jordan, Lawrence Central High School, Indianapolis
- Honorable mention: Jake Krutulis, Greenwood Community High School, Greenwood.
Cartoon
- First place: Alex Mackall, Carmel High School, Indianapolis. "Swine Flu." Adviser: Jim Streisel
From the judge: An eye-catching visual commentary addressing a current issue in a humorous yet thought-provoking style. - Second place: Ben Archer and Kylie Hawes, Lawrence North High School, Indianapolis
- Third place: Karalie Hensley, Southport High School, Indianapolis.
- Honorable mention: Peter Manges, R. Nelson Snider High School, Fort Wayne.
Sports Photo
- Jack Leibovitz, Lawrence Central High School, Indianapolis. "Senior Isaiah Roundtree dives to the endzone…." Adviser: Elizabeth Granger
From the judge: This photo has a wonderful storytelling quality. It captures a football play at its most dramatic moment, successfully putting viewers on the edge of their seats. - Second place: Laura Aguilar, Munster High School, Munster.
- Third place: Maria Strauss, Lawrence North High School, Indianapolis.
- Honorable mention: Arjuna Capulong, Carmel High School, Carmel.
Feature Photo
- First place: Hannah Baker, Lawrence North High School, Indianapolis. "Ride of her life." Adviser: Heather Stockdell
From the judge: This photo effectively evokes an emotional response that helps tell the story. - Second place: Brad Oppenheim, Lawrence Central High School, Indianapolis.
- Third place: Stuart Jackson, Carmel High School, Carmel
- Honorable mention: Tyler Hensley, Greenwood Community High School, Greenwood
Reviews
- First place: Jackson Ulmer, R. Nelson Snider High School, Fort Wayne. "Deer Tick: indie music that's not copy and paste of peace and love." Adviser: Pamela O'Reilly
From the judge: Quick, direct with keen observations. Knows his subject and has a fresh way with words - "unimaginative bands jump on band wagons and make music for the sell of it." I love it! - Second place: Katie McDowell, Lawrence Central High School, Indianapolis
- Third place: Jake Pierle, Greenwood High School, Greenwood
- Honorable mention: Hannah Parry, Lawrence North High School, Indianapolis
Graphics
- First place: Maria Strauss, Lawrence North High School, Indianapolis. "Insight." Adviser: Heather Stockdell
From the judge: The meshing of photos into one unified piece of art is phenomenal. This designer has a bright future as a graphic designer if she chooses. - Second place: Rebecca Xu, Carmel High School, Carmel
- Third place: Tess Howard - Warren Central High School, Indianapolis
- Honorable mention: Mimi Strobel, Lawrence Central High School, Indianapolis
Single Page Layout
- First place: Lauren Cooper, Lawrence North High School, Indianapolis. "Vancouver 2010." Adviser: Heather Stockdell
From the judge: Fantastic visual elements and balance make this page stand out. - Second place: Blake Stegemiller - Roncalli High School, Indianapolis
- Third place: Afra Hussain, Carmel High School, Carmel
- Honorable mention: Theresa Hillenburg, Greenwood Community High School, Greenwood
Lena Reifinger - Lawrence Central High School, Indianapolis
Double-Truck Layout
- First place: Jinny Zhang and Arjuna Capulong, Carmel High School, Carmel. "We can do it!" Adviser: Jim Streisel
From the judge: Excellent all around. Great recreation of an iconic figure to make it more relatable to the student audience. - Second place: Adrienne Wagner, Southport High School, Indianapolis
- Third place: Lena Reifinger, Lawrence Central High School, Indianapolis
- Honorable mention: Dara Burtt, Greenwood Community High School, Greenwood
Environment
- First place: Lierin Ehmke and Allie Nash, Lawrence Central High School, Indianapolis. "It's in our hands." Adviser: Elizabeth Granger
From the judge: Clean, concise writing with a minimum of persuasive language many enviro writers can't resist. Good job balancing advocacy with news reporting, and letting reporting win! - Second place: Monica Cheng, Carmel High School, Carmel
- Third place: Ashleigh Del Bosque and Jessica Wood, Lawrence North High School, Indianapolis
- Honorable mention: Ali DeHart, Southport High School, Indianapolis
Video news story
- First place: Lierin Ehmke and Sean Jordan, Lawrence Central High School, Indianapolis. "Vandalism." Adviser: Elizabeth Granger.
From the judge: This is a strong news piece about a subject of interest in just about any school. Great job telling this story, and especially on putting a human face on the staff members who have to deal with the problems. Highlights include good writing, organization and a superb job by Sean Jordan, who really understands how to reach audiences through the camera. Sean should stay with this, if he's at all interested in TV news or visual storytelling. - Second place: Parker Myers, Carmel High School, Carmel
Video feature story
- First place: Marianna Cooper, Carmel High School, Carmel. "15 Minutes of Fame: Lawrence Yeh." Adviser: Jim Streisel
From the judge: Excellent job with this story. You picked a good subject - a fellow with great dance moves, a terrific smile and the ability to talk about himself - and you made the most out of it. I appreciate the good writing, use of the tripod, clean interview audio and professional delivery on the reporter's voice track. Really a nice piece all the way through. Good shot! - Second place: Sean Jordan, Lawrence Central High School, Indianapolis
Video sports story
- First place: Clayton Leslie, Southport High School, Indianapolis. "Enterline feature." Adviser: Michael Klopfenstein.
From the judge: Good work finding an interesting person to profile, and getting the visuals to do that effectively. Nice writing and editing. Clayton does a good job on camera and I like the way he found us a good person to meet and helped tell her story so well. - Second place: Parker Myers, Carmel High School, Carmel
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