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CHS journalists earn awards at annual Ball State J-Day

Several Carmel High School publications students earned awards at the annual Ball State University High School Journalism Day, an event that occurred on April 25. Students could enter work in several different categories which fit in six separate areas: yearbook, newspaper, news or feature magazine, photography, broadcast and online. Newspaper entries were taken from the 2007-08 school year while yearbook entries were from the 2007 publication. Carmel competed in the AAA category, which includes schools with enrollments of 1601+ students. In total, Carmel publications students earned a total of 31 awards in a variety of categories listed below. Of those 31 awards, judges ranked 11 of those entries as Superior, the competition’s highest ranking.

Additionally, 12 students attended the J-Day event, where they had the opportunity to listen to keynote speaker Roy Peter Clark of the Poynter Institute in St. Petersburg, FL. Clark is vice president and senior scholar of the organization and is the editor or author of 15 books on journalism craft and values, including his most recent release, Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer. Students also attended several breakout sessions covering a variety of topics throughout the day.

Students who attended the Ball State convention were Hope Boyer, Cassie Dugan, Kati Feller, Elizabeth Flaherty, Julie Kippenbrock, Mackenzie Madison, Brielle Peters, Sarah Rothenberg, Elizabeth Russell, Jade Schwarting, Ellie Seta and Tyler Zipes.

Yearbook adviser Lisa Morris and newspaper adviser Jim Streisel also attended the event.

NEWSPAPER AWARDS (All awards from HiLite newspaper unless otherwise noted in parentheses):
Superior
Sports Page Design - Kristen Bartheld and Christine Bertsch
Feature Photo - Katelin Carter
Web Site Overall Content - HiLite Online (www.hilite.org)
Web Site Splash/Intro Page - HiLite Online (www.hilite.org)
Magazine Cover - Tian Yang (Acumen)

Excellent
Sports Photo - Ashley Elson
Information Graphics - Matt Kanitra
Newspaper Front Page Design - Jennifer Siriwardane

Honorable Mention
Sports Page Design - Kristen Bartheld
Column Writing - Rosemary Boeglin
Photo Illustration - Ashley Elson and John Shi
Feature Page Design - Amy Flis
Editorial Writing - HiLite staff
Feature Story - Mary Queisser (Acumen)
Sports Photo - Maris Schiess
News Photo - Jinny Zhang

YEARBOOK AWARDS:
Superior
Student Life Spreads (entry 1) – Lauren Reising, Stephanie Grass, Riley Morrisson
Student Life Spreads (entry 2) – Jennifer Cannady, Hena Ahmed, Allison Farrer
Yearbook Cover Design – Allison Farrer & Lauren Reising
Yearbook Theme Development – Allison Farrer & Lauren Reising
Divider Spreads – Lauren Reising
News Photo – Lauren Trancik

Excellent
Sports Spreads (entry 1) – Katelin Carter, Michael Hays, Allison Chiles
Sports Spreads (entry 2) – Hena Ahmed, Stephanie Grass, Meredith Iacocca
Organization Spreads (entry 1) – Kelli Beckman, Allie Hindman, Amanda Burkert
Organization Spreads (entry 2) – Elizabeth Trancik, Lily Lannon, Amy Tiberi
Academic Spread (entry 1) – Navya Kumar, Nate Woeste, Amanda Burkert
Academic Spread (entry 2) – Navya Kumar, Junairah Dipatuan, Emily Homes
Yearbook Feature Story – Allison Farrer
Sports Photo – Lauren Trancik
Sports Photo – Lena Gerber

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