2011 MHSPA Gold Medallion Awards
Magazine Art/Illustration
First Place
Alexander Smith
Art and Literature, St. Paul Academy and Summit School, St. Paul, Minn.
Second Place
Andreas Mohring
Art and Literature, St. Paul Academy and Summit School, St. Paul, Minn.
Magazine Cover Design
First Place
Edward Xie
Art and Literature, St. Paul Academy and Summit School, St. Paul, Minn.
Magazine Photograph
First Place
Irene Buettner-Salido
Art and Literature, St. Paul Academy and Summit School, St. Paul, Minn.
Second Place
William Brower
Art and Literature, St. Paul Academy and Summit School, St. Paul, Minn.
Magazine Poem
First Place
Maria Elena Aguilar-Pettin
Art and Literature, St. Paul Academy and Summit School, St. Paul, Minn.
Second Place
Samuel Wood
Art and Literature, St. Paul Academy and Summit School, St. Paul, Minn.
Magazine Short Story
First Place
Miriam Tibbetts
Art and Literature, St. Paul Academy and Summit School, St. Paul, Minn.
Second Place
Iman Jafri
Art and Literature, St. Paul Academy and Summit School, St. Paul, Minn.
Magazine Spread Design
First Place
Edward Xie
Art and Literature, St. Paul Academy and Summit School, St. Paul, Minn.
Second Place
Edward Xie
Art and Literature, St. Paul Academy and Summit School, St. Paul, Minn.
Newspaper Center Spread Design
First Place
Mali Bacig
Viewer, Mounds View HS, Arden Hills, Minn.
Second Place
Taylor Delaney
The Echo, St. Louis Park HS, St. Louis Park, Minn.
Third Place
Allison Wang
Rubicon, St. Paul Academy and Summit School, St. Paul, Minn.
Honorable Mention
Crystal McLean, Sam Schaust
Rebel Times, Champlin Park HS, Champlin, Minn.
Honorable Mention
Abi Tupa
The Echo, St. Louis Park HS, St. Louis Park, Minn.
Newspaper Editorial Cartoon
First Place
Nolan Issacson
Rebel Times, Champlin Park HS, Champlin, Minn.
Second Place
Alicia Little
Rubicon, St. Paul Academy and Summit School, St. Paul, Minn.
Third Place
Caroline Persons
The Hoofprint, Buffalo HS, Buffalo, Minn.
Honorable Mention
Cammie Richards
Pony Express, Stillwater HS, Stillwater, Minn.
Newspaper Editorial/Opinion Column
First Place
Staff
Knight Errant, Benilde-St. Margaret’s School, St. Louis Park, Minn.
Second Place
Ibad Jafri
Rubicon, St. Paul Academy and Summit School, St. Paul, Minn.
Third Place
Abby Grosse
Viewer, Mounds View HS, Arden Hills, Minn.
Honorable Mention
Kaelie Lund
The Hoofprint, Buffalo HS, Buffalo, Minn.
Honorable Mention
Ian Gorodisher
Pony Express, Stillwater HS, Stillwater, Minn.
Newspaper Feature Photo
First Place
Justin Gordon
The Heights Herald, Columbia Heights HS, Columbia Heights, Minn.
Second Place
Tori Rogers
Viewer, Mounds View HS, Arden Hills, Minn.
Third Place
Rebecca Xu
Rubicon, St. Paul Academy and Summit School, St. Paul, Minn.
Newspaper Feature Story
First Place
Jessica Peterson
The Hoofprint, Buffalo HS, Buffalo, Minn.
Second Place
Emma Eldred
Knight Errant, Benilde-St. Margaret’s School, St. Louis Park, Minn.
Third Place
Ayjiah May, Amber Findell
The Hoofprint, Buffalo HS, Buffalo, Minn.
Honorable Mention
Nico Johnson
The Echo, St. Louis Park HS, St. Louis Park, Minn.
Newspaper News Photo
First Place
Taylor Delaney
The Echo, St. Louis Park HS, St. Louis Park, Minn.
Second Place
Walker Nyenhuis
Pony Express, Stillwater HS, Stillwater, Minn.
Newspaper News Story
First Place
Elena Potek
The Echo, St. Louis Park HS, St. Louis Park, Minn.
Second Place
Colin Dale
Quill, Robbinsdale Cooper HS, New Hope, Minn.
Third Place
Beth Macnab, Liza Davis
The Hoofprint, Buffalo HS, Buffalo, Minn.
Honorable Mention
Kali Dingman
Rebel Times, Champlin Park HS, Champlin, Minn.
Honorable Mention
Wilson Kozel
Talon, Minnehaha Academy, Minneapolis, Minn.
Newspaper Page One Design
First Place
Taylor Delaney
The Echo, St. Louis Park HS, St. Louis Park, Minn.
Second Place
Taylor Delaney
The Echo, St. Louis Park HS, St. Louis Park, Minn.
Third Place
Christine Myers
Pony Express, Stillwater HS, Stillwater, Minn.
Honorable Mention
Ethan Perushek
Knight Errant, Benilde-St. Margaret’s School, St. Louis Park, Minn.
Honorable Mention
Nick Scott
Rubicon, St. Paul Academy and Summit School, St. Paul, Minn.
Newspaper Review
First Place
Meara Cummings, Jeffrey Riley
Talon, Minnehaha Academy, Minneapolis, Minn.
Second Place
Andy Monserud
Rubicon, St. Paul Academy and Summit School, St. Paul, Minn.
Third Place
Logan McMillen
Knight Errant, Benilde-St. Margaret’s School, St. Louis Park, Minn.
Honorable Mention
Abby Bongaarts, Taylor Delaney
The Echo, St. Louis Park HS, St. Louis Park, Minn.
Newspaper Single-page Design
First Place
Katie Johns
The Echo, St. Louis Park HS, St. Louis Park, Minn.
Second Place
Jeffrey Riley
Talon, Minnehaha Academy, Minneapolis, Minn.
Third Place
Saif Ahmed
Rubicon, St. Paul Academy and Summit School, St. Paul, Minn.
Newspaper Sports Photo
First Place
Nick Weeks
The Hoofprint, Buffalo HS, Buffalo, Minn.
Second Place
Tori Rogers
Viewer, Mounds View HS, Arden Hills, Minn.
Third Place
Alex Kersten
The Echo, St. Louis Park HS, St. Louis Park, Minn.
Honorable Mention
Katrina Teigland
The Heights Herald, Columbia Heights HS, Columbia Heights, Minn.
Newspaper Sports Story
First Place
Gary Nielsen
Quill, Robbinsdale Cooper HS, New Hope, Minn.
Second Place
Tyler Tschumperlin
Pony Express, Stillwater HS, Stillwater, Minn.
Third Place
Abi Tupa
The Echo, St. Louis Park HS, St. Louis Park, Minn.
Honorable Mention
Jessamine Von Arx
Talon, Minnehaha Academy, Minneapolis, Minn.
Web Site General Excellence
First Place
Staff
Knight Errant, Benilde-St. Margaret’s School, St. Louis Park, Minn.
Second Place
Staff
The Hoofprint, Buffalo HS, Buffalo, Minn.
Yearbook Academic/Clubs Copy
First Place
Annalee Mason
Tatanka, Buffalo HS, Buffalo, Minn.
Second Place
Maggie Ellis
Spartan, Orono HS, Long Lake, Minn.
Third Place
Frances Hoekstra
Antler, Minnehaha Academy, Minneapolis, Minn.
Honorable Mention
Delaney Freer, Nicole Nystrom
Tatanka, Buffalo HS, Buffalo, Minn.
Honorable Mention
Jesus Reyes
Spartan, Orono HS, Long Lake, Minn.
Yearbook Feature Copy
First Place
Taylor Haider, Leeza Kennedy, Samantha Morketon, McKenzie Ross
Tatanka, Buffalo HS, Buffalo, Minn.
Second Place
Taylor Whitehead
Rebelation, Champlin Park HS, Champlin, Minn.
Third Place
Ayasha Masoud
Antler, Minnehaha Academy, Minneapolis, Minn.
Honorable Mention
Bobby Whitaker
Ibid, St. Paul Academy and Summit School, St. Paul, Minn.
Yearbook Feature Photo
First Place
Anna Huynh
Rebelation, Champlin Park HS, Champlin, Minn.
Second Place
Nina Downer
Tatanka, Buffalo HS, Buffalo, Minn.
Third Place
Claire Larkins
Ibid, St. Paul Academy and Summit School, St. Paul, Minn.
Yearbook Sports Copy
First Place
Kate Elliott
Antler, Minnehaha Academy, Minneapolis, Minn.
Second Place
Jenna Cossette
Spartan, Orono HS, Long Lake, Minn.
Third Place
Ryan Leo
Antler, Minnehaha Academy, Minneapolis, Minn.
Yearbook Sports Photo
First Place
Sarah Durst
Tatanka, Buffalo HS, Buffalo, Minn.
Second Place
Carly Spanjers
Antler, Minnehaha Academy, Minneapolis, Minn.
Third Place
Nick Weeks
Tatanka, Buffalo HS, Buffalo, Minn.
Yearbook Spread Design
First Place
Sam Schaust
Rebelation, Champlin Park HS, Champlin, Minn.
Second Place
Bekah Herdklotz
Tatanka, Buffalo HS, Buffalo, Minn.
Third Place
Sam Hartmann
Spartan, Orono HS, Long Lake, Minn.
Honorable Mention
Sarah Oliver
Tatanka, Buffalo HS, Buffalo, Minn.
Yearbook Theme Copy
First Place
Michael LaCroix
Tatanka, Buffalo HS, Buffalo, Minn.
Second Place
Jenna Cossette
Spartan, Orono HS, Long Lake, Minn.
Third Place
Jenna Cossette
Spartan, Orono HS, Long Lake, Minn.
Yearbook Theme/Concept Package
First Place
Anna Eskola
Spartan, Orono HS, Long Lake, Minn.
Second Place
Kaci Mobley, Sam Schaust, Haley Nelsen
Rebelation, Champlin Park HS, Champlin, Minn.
Third Place
Staff
Tatanka, Buffalo HS, Buffalo, Minn.