The Minnesota High School Press Association announced the winners of the 2014 Gold Medallion Awards at the Minnesota High School Journalism Convention on Oct. 7, 2014.
2014 MHSPA Gold Medallion Awards
Magazine Art/Illustration
First Place
Emma Rodgerson
Art and Literature, St. Paul Academy and Summit School, St. Paul, Minn.
Honorable Mention
Susan Evans
Stylus, Stillwater HS, Stillwater, Minn.
Magazine Cover Design
First Place
Kennedy Strombeck, Isabella Martinez
Art and Literature, St. Paul Academy and Summit School, St. Paul, Minn.
Magazine Photograph
First Place
Charles Southwick
Art and Literature, St. Paul Academy and Summit School, St. Paul, Minn.
Honorable Mention
Rachel Amos
Stylus, Stillwater HS, Stillwater, Minn.
Magazine Poem
First Place
Isabella Martinez
Art and Literature, St. Paul Academy and Summit School, St. Paul, Minn.
Honorable Mention
Samuel Stiffman
Art and Literature, St. Paul Academy and Summit School, St. Paul, Minn.
Magazine Short Story
First Place
Isabella LaBlanc
Art and Literature, St. Paul Academy and Summit School, St. Paul, Minn.
Honorable Mention
Chidozie Nwaneri
Art and Literature, St. Paul Academy and Summit School, St. Paul, Minn.
Magazine Spread Design
First Place
Isabella Martinez, Claudia Rosario
Art and Literature, St. Paul Academy and Summit School, St. Paul, Minn.
Honorable Mention
Kennedy Strombeck, Claudia Rosario
Art and Literature, St. Paul Academy and Summit School, St. Paul, Minn.
Newspaper Center Spread Design
First Place
Keara Clacko
Knight Errant, Benilde-St. Margaret’s School, St. Louis Park, Minn.
Second Place
Carter Green, Carolyn Guddal
The Echo, St. Louis Park HS, St. Louis Park, Minn.
Third Place
Ryan Appelhof
Knight Errant, Benilde-St. Margaret’s School, St. Louis Park, Minn.
Honorable Mention
Rebecca Nara, Namrata Gadela
Viewer, Mounds View HS, Arden Hills, Minn.
Honorable Mention
Conor Hannon
The Echo, St. Louis Park HS, St. Louis Park, Minn.
Newspaper Editorial Cartoon
First Place
Michaela Morse
Viewer, Mounds View HS, Arden Hills, Minn.
Second Place
Kira Leadholm
The Spectrum, Blake School, Minneapolis, Minn.
Third Place
Krista Victorsen
Talon, Minnehaha Academy, Minneapolis, Minn.
Newspaper Editorial/Opinion Column
First Place
Jack Youngblut
Knight Errant, Benilde-St. Margaret’s School, St. Louis Park, Minn.
Second Place
Tristan Aschittino
Viewer, Mounds View HS, Arden Hills, Minn.
Third Place
Anneliese Moore
The Spectrum, Blake School, Minneapolis, Minn.
Honorable Mention
Sam Quiring
The Hoofprint, Buffalo HS, Buffalo, Minn.
Honorable Mention
Callan Showers
The Royal Page, Hopkins HS, Minnetonka, Minn.
Honorable Mention
Staff
The Echo, St. Louis Park HS, St. Louis Park, Minn.
Newspaper Feature Photo
First Place
Shannon O’Connor
Knight Errant, Benilde-St. Margaret’s School, St. Louis Park, Minn.
Second Place
Lily French
The Lantern, Cannon Falls HS, Cannon Falls, Minn.
Third Place
Shannon O’Connor
Knight Errant, Benilde-St. Margaret’s School, St. Louis Park, Minn.
Honorable Mention
Danielle Odeen
The Hoofprint, Buffalo HS, Buffalo, Minn.
Honorable Mention
Katie Chamberlain
Talon, Minnehaha Academy, Minneapolis, Minn.
Honorable Mention
Ryan Longnecker
Pony Express, Stillwater HS, Stillwater, Minn.
Newspaper Feature Story
First Place
Will Jarvis, Laura Shannon
Knight Errant, Benilde-St. Margaret’s School, St. Louis Park, Minn.
Second Place
Gabe Bichinho, Ori Etzion
The Echo, St. Louis Park HS, St. Louis Park, Minn.
Third Place
Peter Johnson, Noah Robiner
The Echo, St. Louis Park HS, St. Louis Park, Minn.
Honorable Mention
Maggie Fisher
Southerner, South HS, Minneapolis, Minn.
Newspaper News Photo
First Place
Molly McMullen
The Hoofprint, Buffalo HS, Buffalo, Minn.
Second Place
Claire Cooke
The Heights Herald, Columbia Heights HS, Columbia Heights, Minn.
Third Place
Maddie Binning
Talon, Minnehaha Academy, Minneapolis, Minn.
Honorable Mention
Elizabeth Santana
Southerner, South HS, Minneapolis, Minn.
Honorable Mention
Natalie Sanford
The Echo, St. Louis Park HS, St. Louis Park, Minn.
Newspaper News Story
First Place
Eva Hoffman, Mikayla Toninato
Viewer, Mounds View HS, Arden Hills, Minn.
Second Place
Sophie Downey
Southerner, South HS, Minneapolis, Minn.
Third Place
James Birr, Kyoka Millard
Viewer, Mounds View HS, Arden Hills, Minn.
Honorable Mention
Claire Benton
The Royal Page, Hopkins HS, Minnetonka, Minn.
Honorable Mention
Parker Breza
Knight Errant, Benilde-St. Margaret’s School, St. Louis Park, Minn.
Honorable Mention
Josh Scal
The Echo, St. Louis Park HS, St. Louis Park, Minn.
Newspaper Page One Design
First Place
Shannon O’Connor, Ryan Appelhof
Knight Errant, Benilde-St. Margaret’s School, St. Louis Park, Minn.
Second Place
Carolyn Guddal
The Echo, St. Louis Park HS, St. Louis Park, Minn.
Third Place
Whitney Nyholm, Molly McMullen
The Hoofprint, Buffalo HS, Buffalo, Minn.
Honorable Mention
Josh Anderson, Daniel Vlodaver
The Echo, St. Louis Park HS, St. Louis Park, Minn.
Newspaper Review
First Place
James Birr
Viewer, Mounds View HS, Arden Hills, Minn.
Second Place
Josh Scal
The Echo, St. Louis Park HS, St. Louis Park, Minn.
Third Place
Madison Mills
Spartan Speaks, Orono HS, Long Lake, Minn.
Honorable Mention
Alexis Reaves
The Spectrum, Blake School, Minneapolis, Minn.
Newspaper Single-page Design
First Place
Carter Green, Ivy Kaplan
The Echo, St. Louis Park HS, St. Louis Park, Minn.
Second Place
Paul Hudachek
Pony Express, Stillwater HS, Stillwater, Minn.
Third Place
Ryan Yoch
Viewer, Mounds View HS, Arden Hills, Minn.
Honorable Mention
Krista Victorsen
Talon, Minnehaha Academy, Minneapolis, Minn.
Honorable Mention
Tobie Soumekh
The Royal Page, Hopkins HS, Minnetonka, Minn.
Honorable Mention
Maddy Bremner
The Echo, St. Louis Park HS, St. Louis Park, Minn.
Newspaper Sports Photo
First Place
Conner Wickland
The Echo, St. Louis Park HS, St. Louis Park, Minn.
Second Place
Molly McMullen
The Hoofprint, Buffalo HS, Buffalo, Minn.
Third Place
Jessamine Von Arx
Talon, Minnehaha Academy, Minneapolis, Minn.
Honorable Mention
Anders Nygaard
Viewer, Mounds View HS, Arden Hills, Minn.
Honorable Mention
Claire Cooke
The Heights Herald, Columbia Heights HS, Columbia Heights, Minn.
Honorable Mention
Maggie Fisher
Southerner, South HS, Minneapolis, Minn.
Newspaper Sports Story
First Place
Will Jarvis
Knight Errant, Benilde-St. Margaret’s School, St. Louis Park, Minn.
Second Place
Tommy Sletten
Viewer, Mounds View HS, Arden Hills, Minn.
Third Place
Rachel Lyons, Adam Eldred
Knight Errant, Benilde-St. Margaret’s School, St. Louis Park, Minn.
Honorable Mention
Blaze Solberg, Daniel Holland
The Hoofprint, Buffalo HS, Buffalo, Minn.
Honorable Mention
Gabe Smertneck
The Heights Herald, Columbia Heights HS, Columbia Heights, Minn.
Website General Excellence
First Place
Staff
Pony Express, Stillwater HS, Stillwater, Minn.
http://SAHSPonyExpress.com
Second Place
Staff
The Echo, St. Louis Park HS, St. Louis Park, Minn.
http://slpecho.com
Website Multimedia Package
First Place
Parker Breza
Knight Errant, Benilde-St. Margaret’s School, St. Louis Park, Minn.
http://bsmknighterrant.org/?p=32825
Second Place
Katie Pope
Talon, Minnehaha Academy, Minneapolis, Minn.
http://www.redhawksonline.com/2014/05/29/finding-joy/
Yearbook Academic/Clubs Copy
First Place
Micah Schiff, Elise Laudet
Kabekonian, Stillwater HS, Stillwater, Minn.
Second Place
Micah Schiff
Kabekonian, Stillwater HS, Stillwater, Minn.
Yearbook Feature Copy
First Place
Olivia Novotny
Kabekonian, Stillwater HS, Stillwater, Minn.
Second Place
Clara Ilkka
Kabekonian, Stillwater HS, Stillwater, Minn.
Yearbook Feature Photo
First Place
Danielle Odeen
Tatanka, Buffalo HS, Buffalo, Minn.
Second Place
Will Anema
Antler, Minnehaha Academy, Minneapolis, Minn.
Honorable Mention
Elise Laudet
Kabekonian, Stillwater HS, Stillwater, Minn.
Yearbook Sports Copy
First Place
Katerina Misa
Antler, Minnehaha Academy, Minneapolis, Minn.
Second Place
Leah Mussell
Tatanka, Buffalo HS, Buffalo, Minn.
Honorable Mention
Madison Sebey
Tatanka, Buffalo HS, Buffalo, Minn.
Yearbook Sports Photo
First Place
Mackenzie Malewicki
Tatanka, Buffalo HS, Buffalo, Minn.
Second Place
Alex Lindberg
Antler, Minnehaha Academy, Minneapolis, Minn.
Honorable Mention
Alyssa Baldwin
Tatanka, Buffalo HS, Buffalo, Minn.
Yearbook Spread Design
First Place
Kennedy Strombeck, Liza Bukingolts
Ibid, St. Paul Academy and Summit School, St. Paul, Minn.
Second Place
Kitra Katz
Antler, Minnehaha Academy, Minneapolis, Minn.
Yearbook Theme Copy
First Place
Annalise Lamberty, Zac Wagner, Roxanne Modrow
Rebelation, Champlin Park HS, Champlin, Minn.
Honorable Mention
Katie Pope
Antler, Minnehaha Academy, Minneapolis, Minn.
Yearbook Theme/Concept Package
First Place
Steph Shekels, Julia Mason
Spartan, Orono HS, Long Lake, Minn.
Second Place
Annalise Lamberty, Zac Wagner, Roxanne Modrow
Rebelation, Champlin Park HS, Champlin, Minn.