10 Walsworth schools place in JEA/NSPA Best of Show

Kansas City, Mo. (Nov. 17, 2008) – Schools with Walsworth-published yearbooks fared well this past weekend in the Best of Show competition at the JEA/NSPA Fall National High School Journalism Convention in St. Louis.

In all, 10 Walsworth books placed in the contest, led by Wings from Arrowhead Christian Academy in Redlands, Calif., which finished first in the category for Yearbooks 1-224 pages.

Walsworth schools did best in the largest category in the contest, for Yearbooks 325 pages or more, placing four books in the top 10. The Hauberk from Shawnee Mission East High School in Prairie Village, Kan., finished second; Lair from Shawnee Mission Northwest High School in Shawnee, Kan., was third; Pinnacle from Carmel High School in Carmel, Ind., finished sixth and Indian from Shawnee Mission North High School in Overland Park, Kan., placed seventh.

Other Walsworth schools who placed in the Best of Show included: Falcon from Glendale High School in Springfield, Mo. (9th – Yearbooks 1-224 pages); Royal Guard from Kings High School in Kings Mill, Ohio (10th – Yearbooks 1-224 pages); Stinger from Wynne High School in Wynne, Ark. (8th – Yearbooks 225-274 pages); South Star from Papillion La Vista South High School in Papillion, Neb. (10th – Yearbooks 225-274 pages) and The Spectator from Liberty High School in Liberty, Mo. (6th – Yearbooks 275-324 pages).

The Best of Show competition is held at all conventions sponsored by the Journalism Education Association (JEA) and National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA), and is open to all publications attending the convention.

A complete list of this year’s Best of Show winners is below.

JEA/NSPA Best of Show

Yearbook 1-224

1. Wings, Arrowhead Christian Academy, Redlands, Calif.
Alex Shippee, Cody Guy, editors
Crystal Kazmierski, adviser

2. Paragon, Munster High School, Munster, Ind.
Christina Avgerinos, editor
Nancy Hastings, adviser

3. Magician, Muncie Central High School, Muncie, Ind.
Mary Karner, editor
Terry Nelson, adviser

4. Nexus, Inland Lakes High School, Indian River, Mich.
Alexa Edgerton, Emily Jones, editors
Tim Morley, adviser

5. The Dragon, Johnston High School, Johnston, Iowa
Erin Funk, Olivia Schiefelbein, editors
Leslie Shipp, adviser

6. Stetson, Lyndon B. Johnson High School, Austin, Texas
Hanna Leah Hoberman, editor
Janet Elbom, adviser

7. Aquila, Freedom High School, South Riding, Va.
Nadia Watterman, editor
Neelum Chaudhry, adviser

8. Brecksonian, Breckenridge High School, Breckenridge, Mich.
Eric Dresden, editor
Dawn Landis, adviser

9. Falcon, Glendale High School, Springfield, Mo.
Lindsay Steinberg, editor
Lisa Wingo, adviser

10. Royal Guard, Kings High School, Kings Mills, Ohio
Suzanne Herbert, Torrey Cray, editors
Andrea Wheeler, adviser

Yearbook 225-274

1. Details, Whitney High School, Rocklin, Calif.
Grace Lee, Brianne Roudebush, editors
Sarah Nichols, adviser

2. The JAG, Mill Valley High School, Shawnee, Kan.
Travis Cornolo, Ashley Jones, Alex Tapang, editors
Kathy Hill Habiger, adviser

3. Tonitrus, Rocklin High School, Rocklin, Calif.
Lauren Dick, editor
Casey Nichols, adviser

4. Roundup, Great Falls High School, Great Falls, Mont.
Brenna Howard, editor
Linda Ballew, adviser

5. Aerie, Brentwood School, Los Angeles, Calif.
Emilia Rose, Katie Hannagan, editors
Mark Novum, adviser

6. Log, Columbus North High School, Columbus, Ind.
Kate Burnett, editor
Kimberly Green, adviser

7. Ambassador, Stevenson High School, Sterling Heights, Mich.
Angie Soyad, Kristine Mannino, editors
Paula Pantano, adviser

8. Stinger, Wynne High School, Wynne, Ark.
Tanner Huffman, editor
Stephanie Emerson, adviser

9. Aurora, North Farmington High School, Farmington Hills, Mich.
Jenna Giovanni, editor
Nikki Schueller, adviser

10. South Star, Papillion La Vista South High School, Papillion, Neb.
Laura Burke, editor
Ami Carper, adviser

Yearbook 275-324

1. The Lion, McKinney High School, McKinney, Texas
Lori Oglesbee, adviser

2. Wingspan, James C. Enochs High School, Modesto, Calif.
Paige Hermreck, editor
Tamra McCarthy, adviser

3. Westwind, West Henderson High School, Hendersonville, N.C.
Jordan Davis, Jimmy Layman, Deanna Watts, editors
Brenda Gorsuch, adviser

4. Sceptre, Hamilton Southeastern High School, Fishers, Ind.
Kelley Roberts, editor
Meredith Bledsoe, adviser

5. Legend, Atlee High School, Mechanicsville, Va.
Julia Foutz, Sarah Kennedy, editors
Heidi Craft, adviser

6. The Spectator, Liberty High School, Liberty, Mo.
Ryne Dittmer, Micha Lorenz, editors
Ronna Sparks-Woodward, adviser

7. Elkonian, Centerville High School, Centerville, Ohio
Courtney Jones, editor
Colleen Sanders, adviser

8. Shield, Thomas Downey High School, Modesto, Calif.
Heather Jacquemin, adviser

9. Quiver, Lake Central High School, St. John, Ind.
Kati Hanyzewski, editor
Sarah Verpooten, adviser

10. Hi-Jacket, Osbourn Park High School, Manassas, Va.
Beth Skaggs, adviser

Yearbook 325+

1. The Guardian, Westfield High School, Chantilly, Va.
Hillary Bray, Victorai VonRinteln, editors
Gary Bender, adviser

2. Hauberk, Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie Village, Kan.
Brooke Stanley, editor
Dow Tate, adviser

3. Lair, Shawnee Mission Northwest High School, Shawnee, Kan.
Bailey Reimer, editor
Susan Massy, adviser

4. Lair, Lake Braddock High School, Burke, Va.
Jason Ally, Alex Rosenburg, editors
Ashley Yuckenberg, adviser

5. El Paisano, Westlake High School, Austin, Texas
Sarah Wilbanks, editor
Cindy Todd, adviser

6. Pinnacle, Carmel High School, Carmel, Ind.
Stephanie Grass, editor
Nicole Wilson, adviser

7. Indian, Shawnee Mission North High, Overland Park, Kan.
Emily Basham, Rachel Spicer, editors
Becky Tate, adviser

8. Odyssey, Chantilly High School, Chantilly, Va.
Mary Kay Downes, adviser

9. Hornet, Bryant High School, Bryant, Ark.
Alex Lankford, Veronica Grable, editors
Margaret Sorrows, adviser

10. KLA-TA-WA, Snohomish High School, Snohomish, Wash.
Avery Manning, editor
Annie Stone, adviser