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KHS Publications and Students are Award Winners at Spring Journalism Conference
March 16, 2010
The Kirkwood Call newspaper and Pioneer yearbook were recognized and 25 Kirkwood High School journalism students won awards at the Sponsors of Student Publications (SSP) Spring Conference at Webster University, March 8. Students on Call and Pioneer staffs competed against more than 550 students from 33 Missouri high schools and won the awards listed below.
Overall Awards
(Superior, Excellent, Honorable Mention)
•The Kirkwood Call - Superior in the Overall Newspaper Contest
•thekirkwoodcall.com - Honorable Mention in Overall online Publication
•Pioneer - Superior in the Overall Yearbook Contest
Individual Awards
(Best of Show (one per category), Superior, Excellent and Honorable Mention)
The Kirkwood Call Newspaper Staff Award Winners
Best of Show:
•Aubrey Beltran, Opinion Page Design, “PDA: Not okay.”
•Sean McWay, Staff Editorial, “Remembering the Golden Rule”
•Jayvn Solomon, Illustration, “Pop Culture Remembers”
•Maggie Hallam, Lauren Hummel, Peter Krusing, Sean McWay, Ryan Schuessler, Amber Taylor, In-Depth story, “Bottoms Up: An In-Depth Look at Teen Drinking”
Superior:
•Devan Coggan, Commentary, “Public school and proud of it”
•Joe Weber, Feature Story, “Searching for expression (Alex Ott profile)”
Excellent:
•Myles Artis, Sports Feature, “Christian athletes guided by faith”
•Devin Coggan, Staff Editorial, “Texting While Driving is fatal, and not just for teens”
•Sam Edwards, Sports Photography, “Mariano Cayo, soccer”
•Carly Wooldridge, Sports Photography, “Brandon Pope, cross country”
Honorable Mention:
•Sean McWay, Front Page Design, “Sept. 16, 2009”
•Lydia Mitchener, Sports Photography, “Rachel Stuhlmann, tennis”
2009 Pioneer Yearbook Staff
Best of Show:
•Caroline Bequette, Student Life Design, “Coultrip Cuisine”
•Sean Funcik, Yearbook Sports Photography, “Ain’t Too Proud, Darrin Young”
•Nick Coyle, Sarah Edwards, Sean Funcik, Anna Holyan, Theme, “Storylines”
Superior:
•Katie Baker, Yearbook Photography, “Pie Eating Champion, Max Robinson”
•Sarah Edwards, Yearbook Photography, “The Opening Ceremony”
Excellent:
•Sarah Edwards, Yearbook Sports Photography, “Andrew Seals, hockey”
•Karlos Harbor, Yearbook Photography, “He Ain’t Lion”
•Lindsey Miller, Sports Copy, “Follow Through (JV/F boys’ volleyball)
Honorable Mention:
•Nick Coyle, Feature Copy, “Music to their Ears”
•Kaitlin Flynn, Student Life Design, “The Thrills of Dance”
•Anna Holyan, Feature Copy, “In the Presence of the Crone”
•Claire Sedovic, Student Life Design, “Link to Learning”
•Amy Thompson, Feature Copy, “The Phenomenal Fifty”
Bruce Schneider Memorial Scholarship
In addition to the numerous staff and individual awards, Peter Krusing, a member of The Kirkwood Call staff, received the Bruce Schneider Memorial Scholarship, a $1,000 award presented annually at the SSP spring conference. The award honors Bruce Schneider, a long-time St. Louis scholastic journalism adviser who died in 2004. Schneider taught journalism at Mehlville and Parkway South high schools and was a past president of SSP.
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Contact
Ginger Fletcher, Director of Community Relations/Development; 314-213-6100, ext. 7851; 314-600-7773 (cell); ginger.fletcher@kirkwoodschools.org
Nona King, Communications Coordinator; 314-213-6100, ext. 7802; 314-520-6728 (cell); nona.king@kirkwoodschools.org
