More than 400 students and advisers attended the 2007 MHSPA State High School Journalism Convention Oct. 17, 2007 at the University of Minnesota. Below are the award winners announced at the convention:

2007 MHSPA BEST OF SHOW

Yearbooks

First Place: Kabekonian, Stillwater HS, Stillwater

Second Place: Rebelation, Champlin Park HS, Champlin

Third Place: Wopacan, Park HS, Cottage Grove

Newspapers 1-12 Pages

First Place: Pony Express, Stillwater HS, Stillwater

Second Place: The Viewer, Mounds View HS, Arden Hills

Third Place: The Eyrie, Eden Prairie HS, Eden Prairie

Newspapers 13+ Pages

First Place: The Rubicon, St. Paul Academy and Summit School, St. Paul

Second Place: Knight Errant, Benilde-St. Margaret’s School, St. Louis Park

Literary Magazines

First Place: Art & Literature, St. Paul Academy and Summit School, St. Paul

Second Place: Stylus, Stillwater HS, Stillwater

Third Place: Chimera, Owatonna HS, Owatonna

2007 MHSPA GOLD MEDALLION AWARDS

Newspapers

News Story

First Place: Michael Bonin, Viewer, Mounds View HS, Arden Hills

Second Place: Tanya Bui, Rubicon, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School, St. Paul

Third Place: Erika Lantz, Knight Errant, Benilde-St. Margaret’s School, St. Louis Park

Honorable Mention: Jenna Fish, The Heights Herald, Columbia Heights HS, Columbia Heights

Editorial/Opinion Column

First Place: Mitch Biermann, The Hoofprint, Buffalo HS, Buffalo

Second Place: Jonah Newman, Southerner, South HS, Minneapolis

Third Place: Nikhil Gupta, Viewer, Mounds View HS, Arden Hills

Arts Review

First Place: Nadia Hulett, Knight Errant, Benilde-St. Margaret’s School, St. Louis Park

Second Place: Tina Xu, Trojan Tribune, Wayzata HS, Plymouth

Third Place: Jimmy Nord, Knight Errant, Benilde-St. Margaret’s School, St. Louis Park

Feature Story

First Place: Katy Sly, Pony Express, Stillwater HS, Stillwater

Second Place: Jenna Fish, The Heights Herald, Columbia Heights HS, Columbia Heights

Third Place: Kat Ladwig, Ahlahasa, Albert Lea HS, Albert Lea

Honorable Mention: Andy Knaak, Pony Express, Stillwater HS, Stillwater

Sports Story

First Place: Andy Knaak, Pony Express, Stillwater HS, Stillwater

Second Place: Michael Gaio, Trojan Tribune, Wayzata HS, Plymouth

Third Place: Jacki Ostertag, Pony Express, Stillwater HS, Stillwater

Honorable Mention: Jenna Fish, The Heights Herald, Columbia Heights HS, Columbia Heights

News/Feature Photo

First Place: Louise Parker, Rubicon, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School, St. Paul

Second Place: Sam Oldenburg, Magnet, Owatonna Senior HS, Owatonna

Third Place: Nick Cairl, Viewer, Mounds View HS, Arden Hills

Sports Photo

First Place: Eli Krumholtz, The Hoofprint, Buffalo HS, Buffalo

Second Place: Nick Cairl, Viewer, Mounds View HS, Arden Hills

Third Place: Colleen Erkel, Talon, Minnehaha Academy, Minneapolis

Page One Design

First Place: Jeehyun Choi, Rubicon, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School, St. Paul

Second Place: Eli Edlson-Stein, Southerner, South HS, Minneapolis

Third Place: Samantha Overgaard, Ahlahasa, Albert Lea HS, Albert Lea

Single-page Design

First Place: Hannah Johnson, Southerner, South HS, Minneapolis

Second Place: Samantha Haglo, Pony Express, Stillwater HS, Stillwater

Third Place: Liz Roemer, Viewer, Mounds View HS, Arden Hills

Center Spread Design

First Place: Mariah Laqua, The Hoofprint, Buffalo HS, Buffalo

Second Place: Jeehyun Choi, Rubicon, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School, St. Paul

Third Place: Laura Linder-Scholer and Lauren Thornton, Viewer, Mounds View HS, Arden Hills

Honorable Mention: Aly Meier, Pony Express, Stillwater HS, Stillwater

Editorial Cartoon

First Place: Luke Rogness, The Hoofprint, Buffalo HS, Buffalo

Second Place: Graham Clark Stecklein, Viewer, Mounds View HS, Arden Hills

Honorable Mention: Jacob Stramer, Beacon, Harding Senior HS, St. Paul

Literary Magazines

Short Story

First Place: Tatiana Crane, Literary Magazine, Eden Prairie HS, Eden Prairie

Poem

First Place: Amanda Hanzlick, Stylus, Stillwater HS, Stillwater

Second Place: Alyssa Snyder, Literary Magazine, Eden Prairie HS, Eden Prairie

Third Place: Sunny Thao, Viewer, Mounds View HS, Arden Hills

Magazine Photo

First Place: Christine Nicholson, i-Mag, Albert Lea HS, Albert Lea

Second Place: Tatiana Craine, Literary Magazine, Eden Prairie HS, Eden Prairie

Honorable Mention: Nathan Wagner, Literary Magazine, Eden Prairie HS, Eden Prairie

Magazine Cover Design

First Place: Brit Balagna, Literary Magazine, Eden Prairie HS, Eden Prairie

Second Place: Mariah Howe, i-Mag, Albert Lea HS, Albert Lea

Magazine Spread Design

First Place: Brit Balagna, Literary Magazine, Eden Prairie HS, Eden Prairie

Second Place: Emilie Colby, Literary Magazine, Eden Prairie HS, Eden Prairie

Third Place: Chelsea Dicken, Summer Teeth, Stillwater Junior HS, Stillwater

Art/Illustration

First Place: Rachel Weiher, Stylus, Stillwater HS, Stillwater

Second Place: Amanda Arends, i-Mag, Albert Lea HS, Albert Lea

Third Place: Kristin Olson, Literary Magazine, Eden Prairie HS, Eden Prairie

Yearbooks

Yearbook Spread Design

First Place: Heather Lindborg, Tatanka, Buffalo HS, Buffalo

Second Place: Kiersten Boehn, Antler, Minnehaha Academy, Minneapolis

Third Place: Ben Fouquette and Chris Banck, Tatanka, Buffalo HS, Buffalo

Academic/Clubs Copy

First Place: Kiandra Trealoff, Kabekonian, Stillwater HS, Stillwater

Sports Copy

First Place: Holly Kasinak and Dani Wojcik, Kabekonian, Stillwater HS, Stillwater

Second Place: Tyler Schmidt and Stephanie Mock, Tatanka, Buffalo HS, Buffalo

Theme/Concept Package

First Place: Jenna Mushro and Jenna Hanson, Light Year, Eastview HS, Apple Valley

Second Place: Yearbook Staff, Tatanka, Buffalo HS, Buffalo

Third Place: Leah Walters and Alizbeth Demmer, Tiger, Albert Lea HS, Albert Lea

Theme Copy

First Place: Jason Hohl and Kory Lacroix, Tatanka, Buffalo HS, Buffalo

Second Place: Lauren Ehlers, Antler, Minnehaha Academy, Minneapolis

Feature Copy

First Place: Hannah Monheim, Kabekonian, Stillwater HS, Stillwater

Second Place: Samantha Polski and Alyssa Graunke, Tatanka, Buffalo HS, Buffalo

Third Place: Emily Ness, Kabekonian, Stillwater HS, Stillwater

Yearbook Photo

First Place: Elias Krumholz, Tatanka, Buffalo HS, Buffalo

Second Place: Holly Kasinak, Kabekonian, Stillwater HS, Stillwater

Third Place: Sam Oldenburg, Glyph, Owatonna Senior HS, Owatonna

2007 ALL-STATE JOURNALISM AWARDS

Yearbooks

All-State Gold: Wayako, Wayzata HS, Plymouth
All-State Gold: Kabekonian, Stillwater HS, Stillwater
All-State Gold: Rebelation, Champlin Park HS, Champlin
All-State Gold: Regalia, Hopkins HS, Minnetonka
All-State Silver: Spartan, Orono HS, Long Lake
All-State Silver: Memorare, Saint Bernard’s HS, St. Paul
All-State Silver: Catamount, Lakeville South HS, Lakeville
All-State Silver: Tatanka, Buffalo HS, Buffalo
All-State Silver: Tiger, Albert Lea HS, Albert Lea
All-State Silver: Eagle, Eden Prairie HS, Eden Prairie
All-State Bronze: Yearbook, Stillwater Junior HS, Stillwater
All-State Bronze: Antler, Minnehaha Academy, Minneapolis
All-State Bronze: Polaris, North Senior HS, North St. Paul
Honorable Mention: Ibid, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School, St. Paul

Newspapers

All-State Gold: Rubicon, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School, St. Paul
All-State Gold: Ahlahasa, Albert Lea HS, Albert Lea
All-State Gold: The Heights Herald, Columbia Heights HS, Columbia Heights
All-State Gold: The Royal Page, Hopkins HS, Minnetonka
All-State Gold: Crier, Saint Francis HS, St. Francis
All-State Silver: Knight Errant, Benilde-St. Margaret’s School, St. Louis Park
All-State Silver: Eagle’s Cry, Eden Valley-Watkins HS, Eden Valley
All-State Silver: The Hoofprint, Buffalo HS, Buffalo
All-State Silver: Pony Express, Stillwater HS, Stillwater
All-State Silver: Viewer, Mounds View HS, Arden Hills
All-State Silver: Southerner, South HS, Minneapolis
All-State Bronze: The Anchor, Southwest HS, Minneapolis
All-State Bronze: Eyrie, Eden Prairie HS, Eden Prairie
All-State Bronze: Talon, Minnehaha Academy, Minneapolis
All-State Bronze: Beacon, Harding Senior HS, St. Paul

Literary Magazines

All-State Gold: i-Mag, Albert Lea HS, Albert Lea
All-State Gold: Stylus, Stillwater HS, Stillwater
All-State Silver: Summer Teeth, Stillwater Junior HS, Stillwater
All-State Silver: Literary Magazine, Eden Prairie HS, Eden Prairie