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Slide Show
Outline
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2007 GSPA
Individual
Student Awards
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BROADCAST
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Broadcast News Package
  • Superior - Michelle Britt, “Overcrowding/Too Close for Comfort” Hawkline, Mill Creek High School


  • Superior-Michelle Britt, “Early Hours/At the Crack of Dawn” Hawkline, Mill Creek High School


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Broadcast News Package
  • All Georgia - John Taylor, “Silver Grill Program” GNN: Grady News Network, Grady High School
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Broadcast In-Depth News Package/Documentary
  • Superior - Michelle Britt, “War in Iraq” Hawkline, Mill Creek High School


  • Superior- Rob Clement, “Bullying Freshman” Hawkline, Mill Creek High School
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Broadcast In-Depth News Package/Documentary
  • All Georgia - Ben McLeod, “Truley’s Triumph” Trojan News Network, Lee County High School
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Broadcast Feature Package
  • Superior - Katie O’Brien and Caitlin Wert, “Robotics” GNN, Grady High School


  • Superior - Becca Terry and Lauren Hamilton, Brookwood Broadcasting - ABIM, Brookwood High School
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Broadcast Feature Package
  • All Georgia - Michelle Britt, “Hawkline Exposed   Pt. 2” Hawkline, Mill Creek High School
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Broadcast Production
  • Superior - Meredith Burke, “Consequences of Drinking and Driving” Around Brookwood in Minutes, Brookwood High School


  • Superior - Austin Garaway, “Statistics” Hawkline, Mill Creek High School
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Broadcast Production
  • All Georgia - Katie O’Brien and Caitlin Wert, “Bike-Riding” GNN, Grady High School
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Broadcast Sports Package
  • Superior - Shannon O’Keefe, “Cheerleading Segment” Hawkline, Mill Creek High School


  • Superior - Kyle Keller, “Racket to Racket” Hawkline, Mill Creek High School
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Broadcast Sports Package
  • All Georgia - Carter Zimmerman, “Beyond the Glory: Sam Heilig” Around Brookwood in Minutes, Brookwood High School
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LITERARY
MAGAZINE
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Poem
  • Superior - Logan McCullar, The Gyre, Eagle’s Landing High School


  • Superior - Lilli Crowe, Iliad, Clarke Central      High School
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Poem
  • All Georgia - TIED


  • Alexandra Henke, The Muse, Northview High School


  • AND                                                               Bryan Barks, Iliad, Clarke Central High School
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Short Story
  • Superior - Callan Wells, The Unmasking,      Grady High School


  • Superior - Alix Black, The Unmasking,          Grady High School
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Short Story
  • All Georgia - Zaire O’Neal, The Gyre, Eagle’s Landing High School
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Artwork
  • Superior - Stephanie Nadeau, The Gyre, Eagle’s Landing High School
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Artwork
  • Superior - Shelia Dunn, The Gyre, Eagle’s Landing High School
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Artwork
  • All Georgia -       Jessica Hwang,        The Muse,        Northview High School
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Cover Design
  • Superior - Stone Irvin, The Unmasking, Grady High School



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Cover Design
  • Superior - Chris Miller, Iliad, Clarke Central High School



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Cover Design
  • All Georgia - Melissa Meinert and Geales Goodwin, “(Trans)it” The Muse, Northview High School


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Photograph
  • Superior - Lauren Heusel, “Slanted Smile”       The Gyre, Eagle’s Landing High School
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Photograph
  • Superior - Melissa Meinert, “5 a.m. Walk”        The Muse, Northview High School
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Photograph
  • All Georgia - Grace Yu, “Man in Light” The Muse, Northview High School
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Spread Design
  • Superior - Melissa Meinert and Brad Coulter, “to be or not to be” The Muse, Northview High School
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Spread Design
  • All Georgia - Olivia Bianco, “Poetry in a Heartbeat” Helicon, Roswell High School
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NEWSPAPER/
NEWSMAGAZINE
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News Story
  • Superior - Devi Sampat and Ben Britzius, “Don’t believe the Hype” The Catalyst, Joseph Wheeler High School


  • Superior - Ian Karra, “Earphones Banned”                  The Greyhound Tracks, Pope High School


  • Superior - Chandler Lee, “So Glad You’re Home, Coach Parrish” The Saga, First Presbyterian Day School


  • Superior - Janna Kaplan, “Controversy Causes Principal’s Resignation” The Southerner, Grady High School
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News Story
  • Superior - Lauren Andrews, “Plagiarism Patrol Turns Up the Heat” The Verve, The King’s Academy


  • Superior - Caroline Foster, “Brooklyn Cemetary’s Buried History” Odyssey, Clarke Central High School


  • Superior - Jacob Demmitt, “Education is Main Goal of New Driving Law” The Prowler, Starr’s Mill High School


  • Superior - Sam Buckner, “NSHS Updates Security”     The Seminole Beat, North Springs High School


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News Story
  • All Georgia - Emily Patterson, “OB’s garners gold”     The Panoptic, Lee County High School
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In-Depth News Story
  • Superior - Max Goldman, “Brown v. Drivers Education” The Oracle, North Springs High School


  • Superior - Thomas Corrigan, “Dial-up: Rest in Peace” The Warrior’s Word, Southwest Georgia Academy


  • Superior - Kathryn Swany, “Students Inspired by Story” The Prowler, Starr’s Mill High School


  • Superior - Rachel Rozier, “Search Only for Safety”     The Seminole Beat, Westside High School
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In-Depth News Story
  • All Georgia - Emma Din, “Outsourced Custodians Cause Teacher Complaints” The Southerner, Grady High School
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Feature Story
  • Superior - Jasmine Ye, “The Face of HIV/AIDS”         The Catalyst, Joseph Wheeler High School


  • Superior - Caitlin Cooper, “Celeb Influence: Positive or Negative?” The Warrior’s Word, Southwest Georgia Academy
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Feature Story
  • All Georgia - Bryan Barks and Tanner Scott, “An Ugly Truth” Odyssey Newsmagazine, Clarke Central High School
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Feature Profile
  • Superior - Chelsea Cook, Nexus, Grady High School


  • Superior - Ali Farnham and Rebecca Gittleson,           The Southerner, Grady High School


  • Superior - Tanner Scott, Odyssey Newsmagazine, Clarke Central High School
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Feature Profile
  • All Georgia - Bryan Barks, “Cleaning ‘Round the Clock” Odyssey Newsmagazine, Clarke Central High School
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Column
  • Superior - Ramika Gourdene, “Chatting, Texting Surpass Respect for Lecturing Elders” The Southerner, Grady High School


  • Superior - Leah Bishop, “Childrens’ Games Tagged Dangerous” The Southerner, Grady High School


  • Superior - Stone Irvin, “With Glaciers Melting, Water Crisis Imminent” and “Lose the Chain, Rock a Wig” Nexus,      Grady High School


  • Superior - Samantha Mandernacht, “When Procrastinators Win” The Roar, Peachtree Ridge High School
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Column
  • All Georgia - Lateefah Gresham, “Bustin’ ‘Teef” Do Our Morals Coincide with Entertainment” Odyssey,       Clarke Central High School
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Opposing Viewpoints Column
  • Superior - Ibiye Amaso and Deija Freeman, “Is America Ready to Elect a Female or Minority President?” Brookspeak, Pebblebrook High School


  • Superior - Emily Smookler and Ben Whatley, “Head to Head: Pluto’s Planethood” The Prowler, Starr’s Mill    High School


  • Superior - Gray Griffin and David White, “Two Nations Divided: Illegal Immigration” The Accolade, Centennial High School
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Opposing Viewpoints Column
  • All Georgia - Stone Irvin and Travis Jones, “With Glaciers Melting Water Crisis Imminent” and “Playing Blame Game Puts Us to Shame” Nexus,                  Grady High School
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House Editorials
  • Superior - Staff, “So Long, Cell Phone” The Roar, Peachtree Ridge High School


  • Superior - Staff, “Species Devolution”              The Messenger, Northview High School


  • Superior - Staff, “CDC Bans Coverage”            The Southerner, Grady High School
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House Editorials
  • All Georgia - Staff, “Soft Drinks Expelled From Schools?” The Warrior’s Word, Southwest Georgia Academy
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Commentary
  • Superior - Michelle Wilco, “Class Necessary for Drivers to Understand Responsibility” The Southerner, Grady High School


  • Superior - Ana Maria Dumitru, “Pretend that You Know How to Drive” The Messenger, Northview High School


  • Superior - Gus Boyd, “The Candyman Cometh” Odyssey Newsmagazine, Clarke Central High School
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Commentary
  • Superior - Lisa Glaser, “Valentine’s Day Massacre” Odyssey Newsmagazine, Clarke Central High School


  • Superior - Sarah Mintz, “Watch Your Language”         The Advocate, Norcross High School


  • Superior - Kaitlin Lawler, “Black No More”                   The Speculator, Chattahoochee High School
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Commentary
  • All Georgia - David Liddell, “Though Smart Driving Newsworthy, Judge Overstepped Limitations of Law” The Messenger, Northview High School
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Critical Review
  • Superior - Kayci Shoon, “Titanic Exhibit Revitalizes Memories of Fatal Sinking” The Southerner, Grady    High School


  • Superior - Molly McNally, “Prep is Fetch” The Speculator, Chattahoochee High School


  • Superior - Harrison Brown, “Decembrists Steal the Show” The Accolade, Centennial High School
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Critical Review
  • All Georgia - Taylor Kelley, “Z, My Morning Jacket” Nexus, Grady High School
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Sports News Story
  • Superior - Lisa Glaser, “When the Ketchup Hits the Fan” The Odyssey, Clarke Central High School


  • Superior - Michaela Kron, “New Season, New Goals” The Oracle, North Springs High School


  • Superior - Tricia Price, “Girls Win Region, Compete at State” The Prowler, Starr’s Mill High School


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Sports News Story
  • Superior - Dusty and Nate Christensen, “Lady Panthers Place Second in State Finals, The Prowler, Starr’s Mill High School


  • Superior - Elizabeth Bradford, Abby Champion, Erica Verner, “Northgate’s Got Spirit” The Crimson Times, Northgate High School
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Sports News Story
  • All Georgia -  Rachel Bowers, “When Getting Spirited Crosses the Line” The Odyssey, Clarke Central        High School
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Sports Game Coverage
  • Superior - Max Beeching, “Knights down Dunwoody in Regional Game” The Southerner, Grady High School


  • Superior - Kayla Whitaker, “How Sweet It Is” The Silver Star, Shaw High School
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Sports Game Coverage
  • All Georgia - Asa Beal, “Team Passion, Defense Shine in Tough 1-0 Loss” The Southerner, Grady High School
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Sports Feature Story
  • Superior - Jennifer Garnall, “Playing through the Pain” The Messenger, Northview High School


  • Superior - Chandler Lee, “Movie stirs old memories”  The Saga, First Presbyterian Day School


  • Superior - Jin Young Park and Tyler Griffin, “A Dangerous Game” The Central Post, Central             High School


  • Superior - Dusty Christensen, “Unique Sport Offers After School Relief” The Prowler, Starr’s Mill High School
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Sports Feature Story
  • Superior - Michael Harper, “Mercer Allows for Ultimate Team’s Inception” The Southerner, Grady High School


  • Superior - Marianne Grebel, “Runs in the Family”       The Panoptic, Lee County High School


  • Superior - Cora Price, “Kyle Jackson Succeeds”         The Prowler, Union Grove High School


  • Superior - Beth Ann Hamilton, “Rolling Through Life’s Obstacles” The Forum, North Hall High School
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Sports Feature Story
  • All Georgia - Will Spencer, “Playing with a Purpose”   The Odyssey, Clarke Central High School
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Sports Column
  • Superior - Carson Phillips-Spotts, “Baseball Soothes Foreign Relations” and “Sports Culture Sprinkled with hip-hop flavor” The Southerner, Grady High School


  • Superior - Travis Jones, “Bonds’ attempts to evade fault for steroid use fails with public” The Southerner,      Grady High School
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Sports Column
  • All Georgia - Rachel Bowers, “Bowers Knows Best on the Injured Reserve” The Odyssey, Clarke Central     High School
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Headline Writing
  • Superior - Stephanie Fischer, The Harbinger,          Rome High School


  • Superior - Josh Rosenstein, The Oracle, North Springs High School


  • Superior - Stephanie Houghton, Smoke Signals,        East Coweta High School
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Headline Writing
  • All Georgia - Brian Mink, The Central Post, Central High School
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Caption Writing
  • Superior - Sara Caldwell, The Liberty, Berkmar High School


  • Superior - Josh Rosentin, The Oracle, North Springs High School
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Caption Writing
  • All Georgia - Brian Mink, The Central Post, Central High School
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Editorial Cartoon
  • Superior - Wendy Stetson, “Crack down on headphones” The Greyhound Tracks, Pope High School
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Editorial Cartoon
  • Superior - Joel Bustamante, “Untitled” The Prowler, Union Grove High School
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Editorial Cartoon
  • Superior - Whitney Hazen, “Remember, this is only a test” The Saga, First Presbyterian Day School
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Editorial Cartoon
  • All Georgia - Frances Choi, “Planning Ahead” Lakeside Legend, Lakeside High School
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Sports Photo - Superior
Kevin Feinberg, The Oracle, North Springs High School
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Sports Photo - Superior
Leslie Kim, The Messenger, Northview High School
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Sports Photo - Superior
Hannah McFay, Odyssey, Clarke Central High School
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Sports Photo - All Georgia
Paul Lorene, “For Varsity Boys, The Court is Now in Session”
The Oracle, North Springs High School
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News Photo - Superior
Sarah Grace Parr, The Messenger, Northview High School
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News Photo - Superior
Kathleen Richardson, The Central Post, Central High School
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News Photo - All Georgia
Maria Yanovski, The Messenger, Northview High School
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Feature Photo - Superior
James Jin, The Roar, Peachtree Ridge High School
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Feature Photo - Superior
Corina Oltean, The Talon, Dacula High School
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Feature Photo - All Georgia
“Ferris Wheel”
Jane Diener, The Messenger, Northview High School
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Photo Essay
  • Superior - Sarah Beth McKay, “Louvre and Atlanta Form Artful Alliance” The Southerner, Grady High School
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Photo Essay
  • Superior - Claire Cifelli, Max Goldman, Francisco Santamarina, “Spartan Spirit: Easy as Pep Rally  Pie”       The Oracle, North Springs High School
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Photo Essay
  • All Georgia - Charley Hall and Cody Powers, “Photo Flashback” The Saga, Lowndes High School
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Information Graphic
  • Superior - Jenny Brown, “Pop Culture or Breaking News?” The Accolade, Centennial High School
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Information Graphic
  • Superior - Sarah Beth McKay, The Southerner,      Grady High School
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Information Graphic
  • Superior - Brittany Pittman, Smoke Signals,                 East Coweta High School
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Information Graphic
  • All Georgia - Maria Yanovski, The Messenger, Northview High School
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Newspaper Double-Truck
  • Superior - Rachel Bowers, “Playing with a Purpose”   The Odyssey, Clarke Central High School
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Newspaper Double-Truck
  • Superior - Tanner Scott, “An Ugly Truth” The Odyssey, Clarke Central High School
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Newspaper Double-Truck
  • Superior - Lily Feinberg and Carson Hale, “Come on Babe, We’re Gonna Paint the Town” The Southerner, Grady High School
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Newspaper Double-Truck
  • All Georgia - Rebecca Gittleson, Dalton Mayes, Stone Irvin, Ramika Gourdine, Sarah Beth McKay, Lena Brodsky, Robinson Levin, Micah Weiss, “What for God’s Sake Do You Want Us To Do?” Nexus, Grady High School
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Illustration
  • Superior - Jeff Yu, “The Men’s Restroom Toilet”         The Speculator, Chattahoochee High School
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Illustration
  • Superior - Jessica McDaniel, “Separation Strikes Students” The Warrior’s Word, Southwest Ga. Academy


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Illustration
  • All Georgia - Carson Hale, “Technology Blocks Personal Contact” The Southerner, Grady High School
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Photo Illustration - Superior
Ginny Chae and Jonathan Peak, “Big in ‘06” The Accolade, Centennial High School
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Photo Illustration - Superior
Kathleen Richardson and Brian Mink, The Central Post,        Central High School
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Photo Illustration - Superior
Jasmine Ye, The Catalyst, Joseph Wheeler High School
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Photo Illustration - All Georgia
Robinson Levin and Micah Weiss, “1906-2006 Atlanta Race Riot Cover Illustration” Nexus, Grady High School
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Advertising Design
  • Superior - Maria Yanovski,                             “Antonio’s Pizza”                                                     The Messenger, Northview High School
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Advertising Design
  • Superior - Micheal Johnson,                                     “How Many Cans Can Your 3rd Block Bring In” Smoke Signals, East Coweta High School
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Advertising Design
  • Superior - Paige Simvnela, “J.A. Nails” The Messenger, Northview High School
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Advertising Design
  • All Georgia - Kayla Ruffin, “Logans” The Panoptic,     Lee County High School
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YEARBOOK
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Yearbook Story
  • All Georgia - Ibiye Amasa, “A Cinderella Story” Aplomado, Pebblebrook High School
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Special Interest Story
  • Superior - Elizabeth Parrish, “The Accident: Chemical Spill Prompts Evacuation” The Ethereal, Eagle’s Landing High School
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Special Interest Story
  • All Georgia - Alissa Fuller, “Operation Iraq” The Eagle, Chestatee High School
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Spread Design
  • Superior - Alissa Fulller, The Eagle Yearbook,    Chestatee High School
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Spread Design
  • Superior - Allison North, The Ethereal Yearbook, Eagle’s Landing High School
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Spread Design
  • All Georgia - Amanda Jones, The Eagle Yearbook, Chestatee High School
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Cover Design
  • Superior - Alissa Fuller and Kaylan Camponere,          The Eagle Yearbook, Chestatee High School
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Cover Design
  • All Georgia - Daniel Ostria, Aplomado Access Granted, Pebblebrook High School
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Theme Development
  • Superior - Staff, “Five Years” The Eagle Yearbook, Chestatee High School
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Theme Development
  • All Georgia - Aplomado Staff, Aplomado Access Granted, Pebblebrook High School
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ACHIEVEMENT
AWARDS
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Achievement Awards
  • Administrator of the Year
  • Regina Montgomery,                                         principal of Pebblebrook High School


  • First-Year Adviser
  • Sarah Gibson, Chattahoochee High School


  • Perseverance
  • BrookSpeak staff, Pebblebrook High School
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Achievement Awards
  • Community Service
  • Silver Star staff, Shaw High School


  • Start-Up Award
  • Game Time, Grady High School


  • Turnaround Award
  • The Saga staff, First Presbyterian Day School
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Achievement Awards
  • Adviser of the Year
  • David Ragsdale                                                 Clarke Central High School


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Achievement Awards
  • GSPA Service Awards
  • Sonya Boyd, Shaw High School


  • Kristy Cates, Lowndes High School


  • Coni Grebel, Lee County High School


  • Brian Holt, Effingham County High School


  • Jon Reese, Decatur High School


  • Debbie Smelley, Starr’s Mill High School


  • Kevin Kneisley, Gainesville City Schools
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Achievement Awards
  • GSPA Service Awards
  • Student Assistants


  • Lauren Morgan 2004-07


  • Naureen Kamdar 2006-07


  • Carolyn Crist 2006-07


  • Jessica Reindhardt 2005-06
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On-the-Spot Writing Contest
  • Superior



  • All Georgia
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On-the-Spot Photojournalism Contest
  • Superior



  • All Georgia
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First Amendment
Essay Contest
  • 3rd place:
  • Egan Marie Connor Short, Decatur High School
  • 2nd place:
  • Daniel Nathan McGee, Lowndes High School
  • 1st place:
  • Brittany Pittman, East Coweta High School


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Georgia Champion Journalist
  • Honorable Mentions
  • Katie Green, Collins Hill High School
  • Katie Kinsey, Sprayberry High School
  • Sarah Beth McKay, Grady High School
  • Chandler Lee, First Presbyterian Day School
  • Kathryn Swany, Starr’s Mill High School
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Georgia Champion Journalist
  • 1st Runner-Up:
  • Rachel Bowers, Clarke Central High School


  • Georgia Champion Journalist:
  • Rebecca Gittelson, Grady High School




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2005-2006
 GSPA Yearbook Awards
  • Sponsored by Herff Jones
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Yearbook A
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Yearbook AA
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Yearbook AAA










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Yearbook AAA
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GSPA 2005-06
All-Georgia Yearbook
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2005-06 GSPA
Literary Magazine Awards
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Literary Magazine AA
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Literary Magazine
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Literary Magazine
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2006-07 GSPA
Broadcast Awards




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Broadcast


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Broadcast
 General Excellence
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2006-07 GSPA
Newspaper Awards
  • Sponsored by
  • Morris Communications
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Newspaper A
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Newspaper A
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Newspaper AA
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Newspaper AAA
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Newspaper AAA
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Newspaper AAA
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Newspaper AAA
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Newspaper AAAA
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Newspaper AAAA
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Newspaper AAAA
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Newspaper AAAA
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Newspaper AAAAA
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Newspaper AAAAA
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Newspaper AAAAA
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Newspaper AAAAA
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Newspaper AAAAA
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Newsmagazine
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Newsmagazine
GENERAL EXCELLENCE
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Newsmagazine
GENERAL EXCELLENCE
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“Best Of” Awards
  • Sponsored by the
  • Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Best News Coverage
  • The Southerner, Grady High School
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Best Feature Coverage
  • Odyssey               Clarke Central High School


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Best Sports Coverage
  • The Prowler, Starr’s Mill High School
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Best Editorial Page
  • The Central Post , Central High School
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Best Use of Photographs
  • The Messenger, Northview High School
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Best Front Page Layout
  • The Messenger, Northview High School
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Best Overall Design

  • Carpe Diem      Decatur High School
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Best Use of Advertising
  • The Panoptic, Lee County High School
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Newspaper “All-Georgia” Award”
(sponsored by Morris Communications)
  • The Messenger, Northview High School
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