More than 550 students and advisers attended the 2008 MHSPA State High School Journalism Convention Oct. 21, 2008 at the University of Minnesota. Below are the award winners announced at the convention:
CONVENTION BEST OF SHOW
Newspapers
First Place: The Crier, St. Francis HS
Second Place: The Heights Herald, Columbia Heights HS
Third Place: The Pony Express, Stillwater Area HS
Fourth Place: The Rubicon, St. Paul Academy and Summit School
Fifth Place: The Viewer, Mounds View High School
Yearbooks
First Place: Rebelation, Champlin Park HS
Second Place: Kabekonian, Stillwater Area HS
Third Place: Tatanka, Buffalo HS
Literary Magazines
First Place: Art and Literature, St. Paul Academy and Summit School
Second Place: Chimera, Owatonna High School
GOLD MEDALLION AWARDS
Newspapers
News Story
First Place: Susan Kenzie, Knight Errant, Benilde-St. Margaret’s School
Second Place: Elspeth Cavert, Southerner, South HS
Third Place: Sean Moore, Viewer, Mounds View HS
Honorable Mention: Anna Brockway, Viewer, Mounds View HS
Editorial/Opinion Column
First Place: Saked Peleg, Viewer, Mounds View HS
Second Place: Molly Hensley, Southerner, South HS
Third Place: Sam Daub, Eyrie, Eden Prairie HS
Arts Review
First Place: Andrew Larkin, Viewer, Mounds View HS
Second Place: Andy Lesser, Knight Errant, Benilde-St. Margaret’s School
Third Place: Andy Lesser, Knight Errant, Benilde-St. Margaret’s School
Honorable Mention: Suzanne Kreps, Talon, Minnehaha Academy
Feature Story
First Place: Molly Hensley-Clancy, Southerner, South HS
Second Place: Chelsie Luna, Ahlahasa, Albert Lea HS
Third Place: Melissa Raskovich, The Heights Herald, Columbia Heights HS
Honorable Mention: Abby Linde Kugel, Pony Express, Stillwater HS
Sports Story
First Place: Maddy Stephens, Viewer, Mounds View HS
Second Place: Isaac Bergstrom, Talon, Minnehaha Academy
Third Place: Alana Patrick, Talon, Minnehaha Academy
Honorable Mention: Matt Hockinson, Ahlahasa, Albert Lea HS
News Photo
First Place: Mitchell Mills, The Hoofprint, Buffalo HS
Second Place: Elise Butler, Rubicon, St. Paul Academy and Summit School
Sports Photo
First Place: Emma Shields, Knight Errant, Benilde-St. Margaret’s School
Second Place: Michael Jacobs, The Echo, St. Louis Park HS
Third Place: Sam Oldenburg, Magnet, Owatonna Sr. HS
Honorable Mention: Katherine Kenner, The Anchor, Southwest HS
Page One Design
First Place: Jacob Scherger, Rubicon, St. Paul Academy and Summit School
Second Place: Kelsey Bergman/Kayla Ronne, The Hoofprint, Buffalo HS
Third Place: Evan Nolander, Ahlahasa, Albert Lea HS
Honorable Mention: Mitch Baker, Pony Express, Stillwater HS
Single-page Design
First Place: Molli Mayer, Pony Express, Stillwater HS
Second Place: Laura Powers, The Echo, St. Louis Park HS
Third Place: Laura Powers, The Echo, St. Louis Park HS
Honorable Mention: Phan, Viewer, Mounds View HS
Center Spread Design
First Place: Ashlee Fukushi, Rubicon, St. Paul Academy and Summit School
Second Place: Lizzie Behr, Zephyrus, Edina HS
Third Place: Jessie Wright, Talon, Minnehaha Academy
Honorable Mention: Anna Guth, The Echo, St. Louis Park HS
Editorial Cartoon
First Place: Hannah Sicora, The Echo, St. Louis Park HS
Second Place: Katherine Camargo, The Hoofprint, Buffalo HS
Third Place: Kelsey Bergman, The Hoofprint, Buffalo HS
Honorable Mention: Hannah Sicora, The Echo, St. Louis Park HS
Feature Photo
First Place: Anne Peterson, The Anchor, Southwest HS
Second Place: Jessie Carlson, Rebel Times, Champlin Park HS
Third Place: Zoe Prinds-Flash, Southerner, South HS
Literary Magazines
Short Story
First Place: Gordan Bower, Literary Magazine, Eden Prairie HS
Second Place: Vivian Hou, Voices, Eastview HS
Honorable Mention: Nick Parsons, i-Mag, Albert Lea HS
Poem
First Place: Merissa Kittleson, i-Mag, Albert Lea HS
Second Place: Canoemg – Tim Jurney, Voices, Eastview HS
Third Place: Rachel Pederson, Voices, Eastview HS
Honorable Mention: Jacob Winkles/Ryan Hoium, i-Mag, Albert Lea HS
Magazine Photo
First Place: Ashlee Fukushi, Art and Literature, St. Paul Academy and Summit School
Second Place: Briary Littlefield, Voices, Eastview HS
Third Place: Sara Driscoll, Art and Literature, St. Paul Academy and Summit School
Magazine Cover Design
First Place: Arshia Sander, Art and Literature, St. Paul Academy and Summit School
Second Place: Caitlin Buckrold, Voices, Eastview HS
Third Place: Laura Barnes/Prachi Mishra, Literary Magazine, Eden Prairie HS
Honorable Mention: Ryan Hoium/Jacob Winkels, i-Mag, Albert Lea HS
Magazine Spread Design
First Place: Lauren Dezenski, Literary Magazine, Eden Prairie HS
Second Place: Jacob WinkelsRyan Hoium, i-Mag, Albert Lea HS
Third Place: Rosalind Mowitt, Art and Literature, St. Paul Academy and Summit School
Honorable Mention: Rosalind Mowitt, Art and Literature, St. Paul Academy and Summit School
Art/Illustration
First Place: Katie Rust, i-Mag, Albert Lea HS
Second Place: Leslie Olson, Literary Magazine, Eden Prairie HS
Third Place: Sarah Spainhower, Summer Teeth, Stillwater Jr. HS
Honorable Mention: Kelsey Eaton, Voices, Eastview HS
Yearbooks
Yearbook Spread Design
First Place: Jenna Mushro, Light Year, Eastview HS
Second Place: Taylor Curry, Kabekonian, Stillwater HS
Third Place: Melissa Slagle, Spartan, Orono HS
Honorable Mention: Hannah Magnan, Antler, Minnehaha Academy
Academic/Clubs Copy
First Place: Sarah Ramsey, Tatanka, Buffalo HS
Second Place: Erin Balay, Kabekonian, Stillwater HS
Third Place: Abby Lindekugel, Kabekonian, Stillwater HS
Honorable Mention: Merissa Kittleson, Tiger, Albert Lea HS
Sports Copy
First Place: Dani Krolak, Tatanka, Buffalo HS
Second Place: Ashley Stewart, Tiger, Albert Lea HS
Third Place: Dani Krolak, Tatanka, Buffalo HS
Honorable Mention: Megan Kelley, Kabekonian, Stillwater HS
Yearbook Sports Photo
First Place: Kelsey Bergman, Tatanka, Buffalo HS
Second Place: Emily Ten Eyek, Spartan, Orono HS
Third Place: Kelsey Bergman, Tatanka, Buffalo HS
Honorable Mention: Ashley Loeffler, Rebelation, Champlin Park HS
Theme/Concept Package
First Place: Tatanka Staff, Tatanka, Buffalo HS
Second Place: Taylor Curry, Kabekonian, Stillwater HS
Third Place: Mercedes Smith/Chekie Phukett/Kristie Laplante, Rebelation, Champlin Park HS
Honorable Mention: Lina Patton, Spartan, Orono HS
Theme Copy
First Place: Taylor Curley, Kabekonian, Stillwater HS
Second Place: Lauren Ehlers, Antler, Minnehaha Academy
Feature Copy
First Place: Abby Lindekugel, Kabekonian, Stillwater HS
Second Place: Karen Berglund, Rebelation, Champlin Park HS
Third Place: Erin Balay, Kabekonian, Stillwater HS
Yearbook Feature Photo
First Place: Kelsey Bergman, Tatanka, Buffalo HS
Second Place: Taylor Curry, Kabekonian, Stillwater HS
Second Place: Katie Sauer, Antler, Minnehaha Academy
Honorable Mention: Kelsey Bergman, Tatanka, Buffalo HS
ALL-STATE JOURNALISM AWARDS
presented by Journalism Educators of Minnesota
Yearbooks
All-State Gold: Rebelation, Champlin Park HS
All-State Gold: Tatanka, Buffalo HS
All-State Gold: Kabekonian, Stillwater HS
All-State Silver: Spartan, Orono HS
All-State Silver: Tiger, Albert Lea HS
All-State Silver: Antler, Minnehaha Academy
All-State Silver: Ibid, St. Paul Academy and Summit School
All-State Silver: Wopacan, Park HS
All-State Silver: Crimson, Maple Grove Sr. HS
All-State Silver: Yearbook, Stillwater Jr. HS
All-State Bronze: Anokan, Anoka HS
All-State Bronze: Yearbook, Oak Land Jr. HS
All-State Bronze: Polaris, North HS
Newspapers
All-State Gold: The Heights Herald, Columbia Heights HS
All-State Gold: Rubicon, St. Paul Academy and Summit School
All-State Gold: Pony Express, Stillwater HS
All-State Gold: The Echo, St. Louis Park HS
All-State Gold: The Hoofprint, Buffalo HS
All-State Gold: Southerner, South HS
All-State Silver: Ahlahasa, Albert Lea HS
All-State Silver: Quill, Robbinsdale Cooper HS
All-State Silver: Knight Errant, Benilde-St. Margaret’s School
All-State Silver: The Anchor, Southwest HS
All-State Bronze: Talon, Minnehaha Academy
All-State Bronze: Rebel Times, Champlin Park HS
All-State Bronze: Echo, Faribault Sr. HS
All-State Bronze: The Spectrum, Blake School
All-State Bronze: Magnet, Owatonna Sr. HS
All-State Bronze: Zephyrus, Edina HS
All-State Bronze: Warrior World, West Lutheran HS
Literary Magazines
All-State Silver: Art and Literature, St. Paul Academy and Summit School
All-State Silver: Inside These Walls, Champlin Park HS
All-State Silver: Summer Teeth, Stillwater Jr. HS
All-State Bronze: i-Mag, Albert Lea HS
All-State Bronze: Stylus, Stillwater HS