JOURNALISM

2007 High School Press Convention

Brookings - September - 24

The High School Press Convention is held annually in the fall at South Dakota State University, Brookings. Activities include: All-State Journalist staff meeting, Advisers business meeting (Supervisors of School Publications), Announcement of the Annual Publications Contest winners in newspapers, yearbooks and miscellaneous publications, Announcement of First Edition Contest results "On-the-Spot" Contests in: News Writing, Photography, Feature Writing, Yearbook Design.

Award Presentations
2007 Spring Writing Contest Results
Founders Award

Sandy Gant, Platte-Geddes
On-The-Spot Feature Writing


1st place-Alysa Eberhart, Eureka

2nd place- Jenae Hansen, Northwestern

3rd place- Samantha Jung, Leola

On-The-Spot News Writing

1st place-Kayla Lapka, Leola

2nd place-Maggie Clemensen, Northwestern

3rd-Emily Grenz, Eureka
On-The-Spot Yearbook Design

1st place- Heidi Kirchner, Milbank 

2nd place- Ellen Cameron, Milbank

3rd place- Kim Buehner, Deubrook Area
All-State Newspaper

Class 1(Offset, Enrollment: 300 & above):
Sioux Falls Lincoln, Brandon Valley, Yankton and Pierre TF Riggs

All-State Newspaper: Class 2 (Offset, Enrollment: 175 to 300): none
 
All-State Newspaper

Class 3 (Offset, Enrollment: under 175): Roslyn, Castlewood

All-State Newspaper: Class 4 (Self-Published): none
 
All-State Newspaper

Class 5 (Departmental): Emery and Lennox
Literary Publications

Yankton and Northwestern
All-State Yearbook

Class 1 (Enrollment: 425 & above):
Sioux Falls Lincoln, Brookings, Yankton and Watertown
All-State Yearbook

Class 2 (Enrollment: 140 to 425): Vermillion, Milbank and Redfield
All-State Yearbook

Class 3 (Enrollment: 75 to 140): Sioux Valley, Tea Area, Sully Buttes, Clark, Deubrook Area
All-State Yearbook

Class 4 (Enrollment: 45 to 75): Emery, Castlewood, Jones Co. and Roslyn
All-State Yearbook

Class 5 (Enrollment: under 45): Rutland

 

 

 

 

Top Of The Class -  Highest All-State rating score
Newspaper - Emery "The Wheel"
Yearbook - Rutland "Rambler" and Emery "The Eagle" (tied)
Most Improved Newspaper

Huron "Tiger Stripes"
Most Improved Yearbook- Sioux Valley " The Cossack"
Sweepstakes Winner: SF Lincoln

Click here for ARCHIVES and results from past years.


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