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Awards presented May 7, 1999, on the 10th Anniversary of the

Northwest Florida Press Club Scholastic Journalism Contest

 

High School Newspapers:

 School News:

1st - Katie Lee Sutton, Gator Talk, Baker School.

2nd - Amber Gay, Smoke Signals, Choctawhatchee HS.

3rd - Diana Hennig, Smoke Signals, Choctawhatchee HS.

 

Local and state news:

1st - Megan Lucey, Choctawhatchee High School, "Special Hurricane Issue."

2nd - Diana Hennig, Choctawhatchee High School, "Fire destroys landmarks."

 

Column Writing:

 1st - Nick Spitzman, Eagle Echo, Niceville HS.

2nd - Elizabeth Bassett, Smoke Signals, Choctawhatchee HS.

3rd - Daniel La Tour, Academy Sandollar, Academy at Sandestin.

 

Sports Writing:

1st - Amber Gay, Smoke Signals, Choctawhatchee HS.

2nd - Amber Gay, Smoke Signals, Choctawhatchee HS.

3rd - Jeff Garrison, Eagle Echo, Niceville HS.

 

Sports Column:

1st - Amber Gay, Smoke Signals, Choctawhatchee HS.

 Sports Feature:

1st - Nicole Patterson, Smoke Signals, Choctawhatchee HS.

2nd - Megan Lucey, Smoke Signals, Choctawhatchee HS.

3rd - Lisa Stanley, Gator Talk, Baker School.

 

Features:

1st - Megan Lucey, Smoke Signals, Choctawhatchee HS.

2nd - Dana Frank, Smoke Signals, Choctawhatchee HS.

3rd - Tara Linnan and Amy Payne, Smoke Signals, Choctawhatchee HS.

 

Layout and Design:

1st - Megan Lucey, Smoke Signals, Life of a Clown, Choctawhatchee High School

2nd - Tara Linnan, Smoke Signals, The Dating Game, Choctaw

3rd - Dana Frank, Smoke Signals, Beeltemania in '98, Choctaw.

 

Black and white photography:

1st - Amber Gay, Smoke Signals, "Girls Weightlifting"

2nd - Nicole Patterson, Smoke Signals, "The Long and Short of it:

3rd - Amber Gay, Smoke Signals, "Girls volleyball action"

 

Color photography:

1st - Megan Lucey, Smoke Signals, "Hurricane"

3rd - Megan Lucey, Smoke Signals, "Clowns"

 

High School Broadcast

 

Feature:

1st - Tommy Harvell, Shay Myrick, Joe Jerkins and Matt Broxson, Baker School, "Bluff Springs Campground"

2nd - Shay Myrick, Tommy Harvell, Matt Broxson, Joe Jerkins, Daniel Morris, Lauren Dilmore, Marina Paul, Travis Brown, Steven Fee, Jeremy Medders and Jessica Lankton, for "The Shay Show."

3rd - Travis Brown, Shay Myrick, Tommy Harvell, Chrissy Brackin, Billy Nauman, Joe Jerkins, Misty Hall, Marina Paul, Baker School, for "The Leprechaun Chase."

 

Sports:

1st - Jessica Lankton, Matt Broxson, Travis Brown, Joe Jerkins, Natasha Adams, Josh Dunnington, Baker High School, for "Coaches Corner."

2nd - Jessica Lankton, Tommy Harvell, Baker High School, for "Basketball, Baker vs. Jay."

 

Middle School Newspapers

 

Middle School News:

First Place, Katherine Crouch and Katie Caravello, "The Lifesaver Project," Meigs Middle School

Second Place, Jennie Fox, Davidson Middle School, "DMS Students working against tobacco."

Third place, Shireen Sampson, Meigs Middle School, "All-State Chorus Trip."

 

Sports Writing:

1st - Savannah Jureczki, Paw Prints, Meigs MS.

2nd - Katie Caravello and Elizabeth Odom, Paw Prints, Meigs MS.

3rd - Melissa Deckert, Paw Prints, Meigs MS.

 

Sports Feature:

1st - Preston Yutzey, Panther Press, Davidson MS.

2nd - Britney Onianwa and Robin Donlon, Paw Prints, Meigs MS.

3rd - Chris Meyers, Panther Press, Davidson MS.

 

 

Sports Column:

1st - Dustin Mixon, Richbourg Review, Richburg MS.

 

Features:

1st - Sarah Madden, Panther Press, Davidson MS.

2nd - Amy Lightcap, Richbourg Review, Richbourg MS.

 

Column Writing:

1st - Shireen, Sampson, Paw Prints, Meigs MS.

2nd - Robin Donlon, Paw Prints, Meigs MS.

3rd - Britney Onianwa, Paw Prints, Meigs MS.

 

Layout and Design:

1st - Staff, Panther Press, Davidson Middle School

2nd - Staff, Panther Press, Davidson Middle School

3rd - Staff, Paw Prints, Meigs Middle School

 

Black and white photography:

1st - Emily Townsend, Panther Press, Davidson Middle School.

2nd - Emily Townsend, Panther Press, Davidson Middle School.

3rd - Emily Townsend, Panther Press, Davidson Middle School.

High School Yearbooks

 

Cover Design

3rd - Crestview HS, (C'view), "Crimson Crest"

2nd - Niceville HS, "Aquila"

1st - Ft. Walton Beach HS, "Valhalla," Kelly Billingsley (student to be recognized)

 

Theme

1st Choctawhatchee HS, "Tomahawk," "The Warpath to the Future."

2nd Crestview HS, C'view "Crimson Crest," "It's About Time."

3rd Fort Walton Beach HS, "Valhalla," "A Road Less Traveled."

 

Best Writing

3rd - Fort Walton Beach HS, "Valhalla," p. 8, Brian Corbin, Stacy Nimmo, Brandy Wilson and Reynelda Bunkley.

1st - Fort Walton Beach HS, "Valhalla," p.145, Elizabeth Duffy.

2nd - Fort Walton Beach HS, "Valhalla," p. 2, Kelly Billingsley.

3rd - Fort Walton Beach HS, "Valhalla," p. 8, Brian Corbin, Stacy Nimmo, Brandy Wilson and Reynelda Bunkley.

 

Graphics

1st - Baker "Bahiga," Katie Peacock

2nd - Fort Walton Beach HS, "Valhalla" p. 50, Kelly Billingsley

3rd - Fort Walton Beach HS, "Valhalla" p. 320, Kelly Billingsley

 

Black and White Photography

1st - NHS "Aquilla" p. 93, Cassandra Shiver, Student & teacher doing pottery

2nd - NHS "Aquilla" p. 77, Cassandra Shiver, Boy pole vaulting

3rd - Fort Walton Beach HS, "Valhalla" p.6-7, Kelly Billingsley, Blowing bubbles

 

Color Photography

1st - Fort Walton Beach HS, "Valhalla"p. 3, Travis Spivey, Girl w/hair

2nd - Fort Walton Beach HS, "Valhalla" p. 5, Travis Spivey, Dominant-Crowd

3rd - NHS "Aquilla" p. 5, Breanne McClendon, Football Game Sideline

 

Layout and Design

1st - Fort Walton Beach HS, "Valhalla" p. 112-113, Kelly Billingsley

2nd - Fort Walton Beach HS, "Valhalla" p. 96, Kelly Billingsley

3rd - NHS "Aquilla" p. 28, Jenny Mashek

 

General Excellence

Fort Walton Beach HS, "Valhalla," Editor Kelly Billingsley

 

 

Middle School Yearbooks

 

Cover Design

1st -Destin , "The Marlin Legacy," Editors: Maegan Hendryx, Melissa Nunnally, Meredith Lavender.

2nd -Davidson, "Panther Pride," Yearbook staff

3rd - Pryor, "Treasure Chest."

 

Theme

1st - Ruckel, "We Deliver"

2nd - Pryor, "Looking Forward to Looking Back

3rd - Lewis, "Falconess"

 

Best Writing

1st - Ruckel, p. 7, Catherine Swan

2nd - Pryor, p. 8, Amanda Barndollar

3rd - Lewis, p. 63, staff

 

Graphics

1st - Lewis, p. 70-71, Alex Nagahara

2nd -Ruckel, p. 4-5, Lindsay Secott, Stamps

3rd - Ruckel, p. 4-5, Lindsay Secott, Folio

 

Black and White Photography

1st - Lewis, p. 61, staff, Kids in Glasses

2nd - Destin, p. 78, Maegan Hendryx, Single Runner

3rd - Pryor, p. 22, staff , Skyler Siefke

 

Color Photography

1st -Ruckel, p. 6-7, Catherine Swan Beach

2nd -Lewis ,p. 2 , staff, Girl with Hair

3rd - Lewis , p. 14 , staff, Volleyball Girl

 

Layout and Design

1st - Pryor, p. 14-15, Abby Roan

2nd - Lewis, p. 2-3, staff, Anna Black

3rd - Destin, p. 78-79, Maegan Hendryx

 

General Excellence

Ruckel, Editors: Lindsay Secott & Courtney Beals

 

 


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