More than 100 Indiana high school students have been honored for their communications work in the annual Woman’s Press Club of Indiana high school journalism contest.
Contest director Elizabeth Granger, a former high school journalism adviser, announced the winners in March. She said the number of entries in the contest continues to rise, right along with the excellence of the work.
Below are the results of the 2018 contest. First place winners compete in the National Federation of Press Women contest, which will host its annual conference Sept. 8 in Bethlehem, Pa.
Editorial
First place: Skye Laughlin, Noblesville High School, “Ear Moms and Dads.”
Second place: Nick Copenhaver, Noblesville High School, “The Talk.”
Second place: Genevieve Moran, Chesterton High School, “Terrorists do not always fit mold.”
Third place: Grace McCormick, R. Nelson Snider High School, “New expectations threaten graduation rates.”
Third place: Reeya Patel, Ben Davis High School, “Time to stand up against violence.”
Honorable mention: Misha Rekhter, Carmel High School, “Determining delays.”
Honorable mention: Mary Wood, Fishers High School, “Social media teaches harmful coping skills.”
Opinion
First place: Heidi Peng, Carmel High School, “What’s in a name?”
Second place: Haley Thomas, Fishers High School, “Schools should embrace commonly banned books.”
Third place: Laura Stancato, Hamilton Southeastern High School, “Mistreatment of mental illness.”
Honorable mention: Grace Murphy, Roncalli High School, “Finals dread arises.”
Honorable mention: Evelyn Sanchez, Ben Davis High School, “Here to stay.”
News
First place: Jared Rigdon and Claire Settlemyre, Lawrence North High School, “Defending DACA”
Second place: Tony Reeves, Ashlee Goodpaster and Santiago Madrigal, Lawrence North High School, “Sexual Harassment.”
Third place: Lyndsay Valadez, Southport High School, “Community honors fallen lieutenant.”
Honorable mention: Laura Stancato, Grace Barclay and Marissa Hubbard, Hamilton Southeastern High School, “Effects on America.’
Honorable mention: Abby Speitel, Ben Davis High School, “Giants tackle violence.”
Feature
First place: Caitlin Kinkead, Abbie Klinker and Hailey Schultheiss, Noblesville High School, “It can happen to anyone.”
Second place: Haley Miller, Southport High School, “Looking down the barrel.”
Second place: Laura Stancato, Hamilton Southeastern High School, “New life brings new future.”
Second place: Emma Kennedy, Bishop Chatard High School, “Brain hacking.”
Third place: Lizzy Hosty, Roncalli High School, “Alum goes Broadway.”
Third place: Carson Lilley, Fishers High School, “Riley Sims paints her own pathway.”
Honorable mention: Olivia Lighty, Perry Meridian High School, “Student researching how millennial Disney princesses break free of gender stereotypes.”
Honorable mention: Kalea Miao and Jessica Mo, Carmel High School, “Making the Cut.”
Honorable mention: Grace McCormick, R. Nelson Snider High School, “Fahrenbach Fashion.”
Sports
First place: Ryan Eggers, Ben Davis High School, “Giants add to hoop history.”
Second place: Jared Rigdon, Lawrence North High School, “Standard for success.”
Third place: Jared Ridgon and Keelen Barlow, Lawrence North High School, “Lawrence North-Lawrence Central: The battle before the Bell.”
Third place: Keelen Barlow, Lawrence North High School, “Super Slugger.”
Honorable mention: Dave Schrader, Roncalli High School, “Legendary football coach resigns.”
Honorable mention: Jared Ridgon, Lawrence North High School, “Turning the corner: Matt Marino.”
Honorable mention: Maddie Brunton, Richmond High School, “Motivation from the sideline.”
Columns/Blogs
First place: Michael Long, Southport High School, “In the Long run: Friday night lights shine brightest,”
“In the Long run: Big ballers, big problems.”
Second place: Hera Boyd, Ben Davis High School, “Park it somewhere else, buddy,” “Addiction is not a choice.”
Third place: Chloe Meredith, Southport High School, “Go with the Chlo: Not taking part in politics is a privilege,” “Go with the Chlo: Everything you do in high school counts.”
Review
First place: Luna Stinson, Ben Davis High School, “’13 Reasons’ sends the wrong message.”
Second place: Raewyn Updike, Southport High School, “Indy Treasures: P&D Flower Farm.”
Third place: Helen Rummel, Fishers High School, “’The Post’ discloses relevant commentary on journalism ethics.”
Honorable mention: Madison Gomez, Southport High School, “Album review: ‘Going Grey.’”
News/Feature Photo
First place: Rebecca Qin, Carmel High School, “Oh Tomorrow.”
Second place: Yana Weir, Homestead High School, “A time for reflection.”
Third place: Madelyn Knight, Southport High School, “Beauty behind the scenes.”
Honorable mention: Lydia Dessauer, Bishop Chatard High School, “Friday the 13th.”
Sports Photo:
First place: Jared Rigdon, Lawrence North High School, “LN sports photos: A look back (softball).”
Second place: Carolyn Zhang, Carmel High School, “Making a racket.”
Third place: Tai Johnson, Ben Davis High School, “Touchdown.”
Honorable mention: Veronica Teeter, Carmel High School, “Pong Power.”
Honorable mention: Madelyn Knight, Southport High School, “Running into victory.”
Cartooning
First place: Hailey Boger, Southport High School, “The planet is literally dying.”
Second place: Emily Dexter, Carmel High School, “The real scare.”
Third place: Hailey Boger, Southport High School, “End of the semester.”
Honorable mention: Edmund Lewellen, Fishers High School, “Fishing for compliments.”
Graphics/Photo Illustration
First place: Emily Dexter and Aditi Kumar, Carmel High School, “Branching out.”
Second place: Amberly Xie and Jackie Hur, Carmel High School, “Depressing facts.”
Third place: Kacee Haslett, Bishop Chatard High School, “48 hours on the phone.”
Honorable mention: Marin Thomas, Noblesville High School, “It happened; now it’s back.”
Single Page Layout
First place: Claire Rosenthall, Fishers High School, “Reagan Harding shoots to victory.”
Second place: Sammy Snyder, Noblesville High School, “City of Stars.”
Third place: Hera Boyd and Abby Speitel, Ben Davis High School, “Stop teenage violence.”
Double Truck Layout
First place: Christina Yang, Carmel High School, “Alone in the crowd?”
Second place: Alyssa Clark, Southport High School, “Fenty beauty review.”
Third place: Emma Kennedy, Bishop Chatard High School, “Head-to-Head.”
Honorable mention: Janie Gleaves, Bishop Chatard High School, “Save the Bees.”
Honorable mention: Danielle Elliott, Noblesville High School, “Nectar necessity.”
Environment
Second place: Katie Meek, Nathan Horlander and Janie Gleaves, Bishop Chatard High School, “Save the Bees.”
Second place: Abbagail Speitel, Ben Davis High School, “Think globally and act locally.”
Third place: Jaycee Fitzgerald, Emma Wiese and Rebecca Wright, Southport High School, “The green-er generations.”
Newscast: Radio or Television
Second place: Matthew Swisher, Ben Davis High School, “BDTV.”
Video News Story
First place: Evelyn Sanchez, Ben David High School, “DACA.”
Honorable mention: Joe Bergin, Hamilton Southeastern High School, “The lost town.”
Video Feature Story
Second place: Hannah Ragsdale, Crown Point High School, “Junior Roller Derby Program Comes to CP.”
Third place: Aaron Faulkenberg, Ben Davis High School, “Silent Hope: Spencer Parker.”
Honorable mention: Lulu Black, Hamilton Southeastern High School, “Mr. Watson.”
Video Feature Story
Second place: Jake Williams, Hamilton Southeastern High School, “Day in the life of a swimmer.”
Yearbook Layout
First place: Carrie Kelb, Faith Emmons and Amee Patel, Carmel High School, “Kwanza.”
Second place: Kaylee Demlow, Fishers High School, “Hockey team lacks coverage.”
Third place: Tai Johnson and Adrienne Pemberton, Ben Davis High School, “Cheerleading.”
Honorable mention: Katelyn Jasinski, Noblesville High School, “Gymnastics.”
Yearbook Photo
First place: Olivia Smith, Hamilton Southeastern High School, “Blue Crew.”
Second place: Lupe Cruz, Carmel High School, “Football group shot.”
Third place: Katelyn Jasinski, Noblesville High School, “Girls lacrosse.”
Honorable mention: Anna-Marie Carver, Noblesville High School, “Boys lacrosse.”
Honorable mention: Shelby Novitski, Carmel High School, “Pups Players photo.”
Honorable mention: Lily Fellows, Noblesville High School, “Prom.“
Yearbook Copy Writing
First place: Erika Helding, Carmel High School, “Opening.”
Second place: Andy He, Carmel High School, “Bet on it.”
Third place: Sarah Peterson, Fishers High School, “Tiger tough when times are rough.”
