2007 GSPA
Individual
Student Awards

BROADCAST

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

Broadcast News Package
All Georgia - John Taylor, “Silver Grill Program” GNN: Grady News Network, Grady High School

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

Broadcast In-Depth News Package/Documentary
All Georgia - Ben McLeod, “Truley’s Triumph” Trojan News Network, Lee County High School

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

Broadcast Feature Package
All Georgia - Michelle Britt, “Hawkline Exposed   Pt. 2” Hawkline, Mill Creek High School

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

Broadcast Production
All Georgia - Katie O’Brien and Caitlin Wert, “Bike-Riding” GNN, Grady High School

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

Broadcast Sports Package
All Georgia - Carter Zimmerman, “Beyond the Glory: Sam Heilig” Around Brookwood in Minutes, Brookwood High School

LITERARY
MAGAZINE

Poem
Superior - Logan McCullar, The Gyre, Eagle’s Landing High School
Superior - Lilli Crowe, Iliad, Clarke Central      High School

Poem
All Georgia - TIED
Alexandra Henke, The Muse, Northview High School
AND                                                               Bryan Barks, Iliad, Clarke Central High School

Short Story
Superior - Callan Wells, The Unmasking,      Grady High School
Superior - Alix Black, The Unmasking,          Grady High School

Short Story
All Georgia - Zaire O’Neal, The Gyre, Eagle’s Landing High School

Artwork
Superior - Stephanie Nadeau, The Gyre, Eagle’s Landing High School

Artwork
Superior - Shelia Dunn, The Gyre, Eagle’s Landing High School

Artwork
All Georgia -       Jessica Hwang,        The Muse,        Northview High School

Cover Design
Superior - Stone Irvin, The Unmasking, Grady High School

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

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

Photograph
Superior - Lauren Heusel, “Slanted Smile”       The Gyre, Eagle’s Landing High School

Photograph
Superior - Melissa Meinert, “5 a.m. Walk”        The Muse, Northview High School

Photograph
All Georgia - Grace Yu, “Man in Light” The Muse, Northview High School

Spread Design
Superior - Melissa Meinert and Brad Coulter, “to be or not to be” The Muse, Northview High School

Spread Design
All Georgia - Olivia Bianco, “Poetry in a Heartbeat” Helicon, Roswell High School

NEWSPAPER/
NEWSMAGAZINE

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

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

News Story
All Georgia - Emily Patterson, “OB’s garners gold”     The Panoptic, Lee County High School

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

In-Depth News Story
All Georgia - Emma Din, “Outsourced Custodians Cause Teacher Complaints” The Southerner, Grady High School

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

Feature Story
All Georgia - Bryan Barks and Tanner Scott, “An Ugly Truth” Odyssey Newsmagazine, Clarke Central High School

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

Feature Profile
All Georgia - Bryan Barks, “Cleaning ‘Round the Clock” Odyssey Newsmagazine, Clarke Central High School

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

Column
All Georgia - Lateefah Gresham, “Bustin’ ‘Teef” Do Our Morals Coincide with Entertainment” Odyssey,       Clarke Central High School

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

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

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

House Editorials
All Georgia - Staff, “Soft Drinks Expelled From Schools?” The Warrior’s Word, Southwest Georgia Academy

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

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

Commentary
All Georgia - David Liddell, “Though Smart Driving Newsworthy, Judge Overstepped Limitations of Law” The Messenger, Northview High School

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

Critical Review
All Georgia - Taylor Kelley, “Z, My Morning Jacket” Nexus, Grady High School

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

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

Sports News Story
All Georgia -  Rachel Bowers, “When Getting Spirited Crosses the Line” The Odyssey, Clarke Central        High School

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

Sports Game Coverage
All Georgia - Asa Beal, “Team Passion, Defense Shine in Tough 1-0 Loss” The Southerner, Grady High School

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

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

Sports Feature Story
All Georgia - Will Spencer, “Playing with a Purpose”   The Odyssey, Clarke Central High School

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

Sports Column
All Georgia - Rachel Bowers, “Bowers Knows Best on the Injured Reserve” The Odyssey, Clarke Central     High School

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

Headline Writing
All Georgia - Brian Mink, The Central Post, Central High School

Caption Writing
Superior - Sara Caldwell, The Liberty, Berkmar High School
Superior - Josh Rosentin, The Oracle, North Springs High School

Caption Writing
All Georgia - Brian Mink, The Central Post, Central High School

Editorial Cartoon
Superior - Wendy Stetson, “Crack down on headphones” The Greyhound Tracks, Pope High School

Editorial Cartoon
Superior - Joel Bustamante, “Untitled” The Prowler, Union Grove High School

Editorial Cartoon
Superior - Whitney Hazen, “Remember, this is only a test” The Saga, First Presbyterian Day School

Editorial Cartoon
All Georgia - Frances Choi, “Planning Ahead” Lakeside Legend, Lakeside High School

Sports Photo - Superior
Kevin Feinberg, The Oracle, North Springs High School

Sports Photo - Superior
Leslie Kim, The Messenger, Northview High School

Sports Photo - Superior
Hannah McFay, Odyssey, Clarke Central High School

Sports Photo - All Georgia
Paul Lorene, “For Varsity Boys, The Court is Now in Session”
The Oracle, North Springs High School

News Photo - Superior
Sarah Grace Parr, The Messenger, Northview High School

News Photo - Superior
Kathleen Richardson, The Central Post, Central High School

News Photo - All Georgia
Maria Yanovski, The Messenger, Northview High School

Feature Photo - Superior
James Jin, The Roar, Peachtree Ridge High School

Feature Photo - Superior
Corina Oltean, The Talon, Dacula High School

Feature Photo - All Georgia
“Ferris Wheel”
Jane Diener, The Messenger, Northview High School

Photo Essay
Superior - Sarah Beth McKay, “Louvre and Atlanta Form Artful Alliance” The Southerner, Grady High School

Photo Essay
Superior - Claire Cifelli, Max Goldman, Francisco Santamarina, “Spartan Spirit: Easy as Pep Rally  Pie”       The Oracle, North Springs High School

Photo Essay
All Georgia - Charley Hall and Cody Powers, “Photo Flashback” The Saga, Lowndes High School

Information Graphic
Superior - Jenny Brown, “Pop Culture or Breaking News?” The Accolade, Centennial High School

Information Graphic
Superior - Sarah Beth McKay, The Southerner,      Grady High School

Information Graphic
Superior - Brittany Pittman, Smoke Signals,                 East Coweta High School

Information Graphic
All Georgia - Maria Yanovski, The Messenger, Northview High School

Newspaper Double-Truck
Superior - Rachel Bowers, “Playing with a Purpose”   The Odyssey, Clarke Central High School

Newspaper Double-Truck
Superior - Tanner Scott, “An Ugly Truth” The Odyssey, Clarke Central High School

Newspaper Double-Truck
Superior - Lily Feinberg and Carson Hale, “Come on Babe, We’re Gonna Paint the Town” The Southerner, Grady High School

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

Illustration
Superior - Jeff Yu, “The Men’s Restroom Toilet”         The Speculator, Chattahoochee High School

Illustration
Superior - Jessica McDaniel, “Separation Strikes Students” The Warrior’s Word, Southwest Ga. Academy

Illustration
All Georgia - Carson Hale, “Technology Blocks Personal Contact” The Southerner, Grady High School

Photo Illustration - Superior
Ginny Chae and Jonathan Peak, “Big in ‘06” The Accolade, Centennial High School

Photo Illustration - Superior
Kathleen Richardson and Brian Mink, The Central Post,        Central High School

Photo Illustration - Superior
Jasmine Ye, The Catalyst, Joseph Wheeler High School

Photo Illustration - All Georgia
Robinson Levin and Micah Weiss, “1906-2006 Atlanta Race Riot Cover Illustration” Nexus, Grady High School

Advertising Design
Superior - Maria Yanovski,                             “Antonio’s Pizza”                                                     The Messenger, Northview High School

Advertising Design
Superior - Micheal Johnson,                                     “How Many Cans Can Your 3rd Block Bring In” Smoke Signals, East Coweta High School

Advertising Design
Superior - Paige Simvnela, “J.A. Nails” The Messenger, Northview High School

Advertising Design
All Georgia - Kayla Ruffin, “Logans” The Panoptic,     Lee County High School

YEARBOOK

Yearbook Story
All Georgia - Ibiye Amasa, “A Cinderella Story” Aplomado, Pebblebrook High School

Special Interest Story
Superior - Elizabeth Parrish, “The Accident: Chemical Spill Prompts Evacuation” The Ethereal, Eagle’s Landing High School

Special Interest Story
All Georgia - Alissa Fuller, “Operation Iraq” The Eagle, Chestatee High School

Spread Design
Superior - Alissa Fulller, The Eagle Yearbook,    Chestatee High School

Spread Design
Superior - Allison North, The Ethereal Yearbook, Eagle’s Landing High School

Spread Design
All Georgia - Amanda Jones, The Eagle Yearbook, Chestatee High School

Cover Design
Superior - Alissa Fuller and Kaylan Camponere,          The Eagle Yearbook, Chestatee High School

Cover Design
All Georgia - Daniel Ostria, Aplomado Access Granted, Pebblebrook High School

Theme Development
Superior - Staff, “Five Years” The Eagle Yearbook, Chestatee High School

Theme Development
All Georgia - Aplomado Staff, Aplomado Access Granted, Pebblebrook High School

ACHIEVEMENT
AWARDS

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

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

Achievement Awards
Adviser of the Year
David Ragsdale                                                 Clarke Central High School

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

Achievement Awards
GSPA Service Awards
Student Assistants
Lauren Morgan 2004-07
Naureen Kamdar 2006-07
Carolyn Crist 2006-07
Jessica Reindhardt 2005-06

On-the-Spot Writing Contest
Superior
All Georgia

On-the-Spot Photojournalism Contest
Superior
All Georgia

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

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

Georgia Champion Journalist
1st Runner-Up:
Rachel Bowers, Clarke Central High School
Georgia Champion Journalist:
Rebecca Gittelson, Grady High School

2005-2006
 GSPA Yearbook Awards
Sponsored by Herff Jones

Yearbook A

Yearbook A
GENERAL EXCELLENCE

Yearbook AA

Yearbook AA
GENERAL EXCELLENCE

Yearbook AAA

Yearbook AAA
GENERAL EXCELLENCE

Yearbook AAAA

Yearbook AAAA

Yearbook AAAA
GENERAL EXCELLENCE

Yearbook AAAA
GENERAL EXCELLENCE

Yearbook AAAAA

Yearbook AAAAA

Yearbook AAAAA
GENERAL EXCELLENCE

GSPA 2005-06
All-Georgia Yearbook

2005-06 GSPA
Literary Magazine Awards

Literary Magazine AA

Literary Magazine AA
GENERAL EXCELLENCE

Literary Magazine AAA

Literary Magazine AAA
GENERAL EXCELLENCE

Literary Magazine AAAA

Literary Magazine AAAA
GENERAL EXCELLENCE

Literary Magazine AAAAA

Literary Magazine AAAAA
GENERAL EXCELLENCE

Literary Magazine
BEST LAYOUT

Literary Magazine
ALL GEORGIA

2006-07 GSPA
Broadcast Awards

Broadcast

Broadcast
 General Excellence

2006-07 GSPA
Newspaper Awards
Sponsored by
Morris Communications

Newspaper A

Newspaper A
GENERAL EXCELLENCE

Newspaper AA

Newspaper AAA

Newspaper AAA

Newspaper AAA
GENERAL EXCELLENCE

Newspaper AAA
GENERAL EXCELLENCE

Newspaper AAAA

Newspaper AAAA

Newspaper AAAA
GENERAL EXCELLENCE

Newspaper AAAA
GENERAL EXCELLENCE

Newspaper AAAAA

Newspaper AAAAA

Newspaper AAAAA

Newspaper AAAAA
GENERAL EXCELLENCE

Newspaper AAAAA
GENERAL EXCELLENCE

Newsmagazine

Newsmagazine
GENERAL EXCELLENCE

Newsmagazine
GENERAL EXCELLENCE

“Best Of” Awards
Sponsored by the
Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Best News Coverage
The Southerner, Grady High School

Best Feature Coverage
Odyssey               Clarke Central High School

Best Sports Coverage
The Prowler, Starr’s Mill High School

Best Editorial Page
The Central Post , Central High School

Best Use of Photographs
The Messenger, Northview High School

Best Front Page Layout
The Messenger, Northview High School

Best Overall Design
Carpe Diem      Decatur High School

Best Use of Advertising
The Panoptic, Lee County High School

Newspaper “All-Georgia” Award”
(sponsored by Morris Communications)
The Messenger, Northview High School

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