Fall 2011 / Vol. XX, No. 1 theA Publication of the Northscoop Carolina Scholastic Media Association

DATES DEADLINES&

Nov. 17-20 National High School Journalism Convention Minneapolis

Feb. 25 NCSMAA Executive Committee Meeting UNC-Chapel Hill

Feb. 25 CABJ minority high school journalism conference UNC-Chapel Hill

March 2-4 Southern Interscholastic Press Association Conference Columbia, S.C

March 16-18 Columbia Scholastic Press Association Convention New York Photo by Lauren Mitchell, Gaston Day School Robert Allen brings the subject into focus. Allen participated in the photojournalism sequence of NCSMI this summer at April 12-15 UNC-Chapel Hill. N.C. Scholastic Media Institute welcomed 275 students and teachers to campus. National High School Journalism Convention JEA/NSPA GRANT OPPORTUNITIES Seattle June 18-21 Seeking funds for scholastic journalism NCSMI ournalism students and teachers shared Technology Grants for Rural Schools UNC-Chapel Hill stories of funding challenges during our six The Foundation for Rural Economic Develop- J fall regional workshops. (Please see map on ment offers this grant opportunity. This technol- June 27-30 page 12.) ogy grant is available to those in communities with Carolina Sports Journalism At each of the adviser and editor roundtables we rural telephone companies. Go to http://www.fred. Camp discussed advertising sales strategies, fundraising org/tech UNC-Chapel Hill opportunities and local media support. Wells Fargo Corporate Giving Grants represent additional sources of funding. School systems may apply; individual schools July 8-14 The application processes can be cumbersome, and may not. Go to https://www.wellsfargo.com/about/ Teaching Online News in the Secondary School nothing is guaranteed. But opportunities are out charitable/nc_guidelines JOMC 491 there. Motorola Innovation Generation Grants Journalism Education Following are a few examples of foundation- Technology is a focus of this grant program. Go Fellowship Program supported grants that schools and school systems to http://responsibility.motorola.com/index.php/ UNC-Chapel Hill might seek. These focus on technology, an area of society/education/ particular need in scholastic journalism. Corning Incorporated Foundation July 8-13 Chuck Stone Program Please note that NCSMA is not endorsing these Instructional technology for the classroom is UNC-Chapel Hill programs. The list is provided only as information. listed among the involvement areas. Go to http:// See the NCSMA website, ncsma.unc.edu for a www.corning.com/about_us/corporate_citizen- more comprehensive list. ship/community/foundation_request.aspx Page 2 the scoop Fall 2011 Fall 2011 the scoop Page 3 the scoop How to use creative advertising ideas Moving forward A Publication of the North Carolina Scholastic Media Association High school journalism comes at a high team, offer businesses the ability to rent ad yearbook. Fall 2011 Vol. XX, No. 1 The fall semester has been a busy one Kudos: Robin Sawyer, adviser at First cost. First you must sacrifice your time and space on your car for a week. Magnets and Black and White: Offer both black and in NCSMA offices. Your school secretaries Flight High in Kill Devil Hills, received Published four times a year by the a lot of your energy. However, more impor- easy-to-remove window decals are tempo- white ads as well as full-color ads, but charge may have told you we called. NCSMA stu- the Pioneer Award from National Scho- North Carolina Scholastic Media Association, tant than those, is the actual cost of getting rary, yet effective methods. more for the full color. School of Journalism and Mass Communication, dent assistants, in fact, have been contact- lastic Press Association during the recent UNC-CH, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3365. everything done. In my yearbook class, we Walking Billboards: Offer Flyers: Make flyers with in- ing every high school in the state to verify Minneapolis convention. The Pioneer Phone: (919)962-4639, (919)843-7730 or (888)562-6276 raise money for our book starting almost im- businesses ad space on the back formation about your publication advisers’ names and institute a completely Award is the highest award NSPA gives an email: [email protected] mediately after school begins. The pressure to of your yearbook or journalism to hand out or mail to businesses. new statewide database. individual. internet: ncsma.unc.edu stay under budget is intense, and it is easy to T-shirts. Information can include past Monica Hill, NCSMA director Please help us with this ongoing proj- The two alternates in our state’s 2011 Kirsten Chang and Mary Withers, editors get frustrated and feel cornered. Don’t give up. Spirit Nights: Make a deal awards, benefits of buying ad ect. Alert us to any misspelled High School Journalist of the Raising money will take some time and effort with a local restaurant to host a space, ad price ranges, and your names, incorrect addresses or Year competition (Catherine E. but it is possible. Here are some extra steps spirit night. Announce the spirit adviser’s contact information. NCSMA Officers: new advisers. We want journal- “Katie” King of Hendersonville President Meredith Vertrees, Fayetteville Christian you can take to help raise money” night at your school and then Prizes and Rewards: To ism advisers across the state and Elizabeth “Liz” Crampton of School; Vice President Electronic and Online Co-op Advertising: In most schools share the profit of that night’s encourage your journalism team to know that NCSMA exists Greensboro) edited newspapers Communication Jessika Virtanen, T.C. Roberson High; yearbook and journalism are separate sales with the restaurant. to sell ads, you can offer a prize to serve. In order to do that, that were each named Pacemak- Vice President Literary Magazine Sarah Claypoole, classes, but both sell ad space. Why not offer Big Bonus: Offer a bonus to Meredith Vertrees or reward for selling the most ads Providence High School; Vice President Newspaper NCSMA President we have to keep our database er finalists this year. Roars and Jordan Hennessey, First Flight High School; Vice a price that allows businesses to by one ad to businesses that purchase full- or for selling all assigned ads first. current and correct. Thanks in Whispers literary magazine was President Visual Communication Garrett Bird, go into both the yearbook and newspaper? page ads. Say, if a business buys Prizes might be homework passes advance for your help. inducted into the NSPA Hall of Ravenscroft School; Vice President Yearbook Bethany Buddy Ads: Allow ad space to be sold to a full page in the yearbook, it or even lunch ordered in from a Your N.C. Scholastic Media Fame. Grayson, West Henderson High School friends who can split the cost and share the receives two weeks of a ¼-page newspaper nearby restaurant. Monica Hill Advisers Association has also NCSMA Director Each year at our NCSMI NCSMAA Officers: space. ad space free. Or vice versa, if it plans to I hope that this has given you ideas, or at been busy. You will notice summer awards brunch, $650 President Bill Allen, East Mecklenburg High School; Car Magnets: For advisers who are really buy space in the newspaper for five weeks least sparked your imagination on ways to updates to our contest form cash scholarships are awarded President-elect Helen Velk, Ravenscroft School; committed to their journalism or yearbook straight, it receives a discounted space in the raise money for your school’s publication! Past President Marva Hutchinson, Providence High on page 7. Individual categories have to student attendees. The 2011 Don Curtis School; Secretary Lee Baldwin, Enloe High School; been added for online news and literary scholarships in TV news were awarded Vice President Newspaper Brenda Gorsuch, West magazines. Students may now enter up to to Garrett Bird of Ravenscroft School in Henderson High School; Vice President Literary three entries in each individual category. Raleigh and Addie McElwee of Statesville Magazine Adrienne Hollifield, Charles D. Owen High School; Vice President Yearbook Disa Perry, Fayetteville Individual contest fees have risen, but we High. The Daily Tar Heel scholarships in Christian; Vice President Visual Communication Janet Welcome to North Carolina Scholastic Media Association will now offer some contest fee waivers for newspaper journalism were awarded to Ar- Cooke, Clayton High School; Vice President Electronic Title I schools. Application information jun Gupta of Providence High in Charlotte Communication Lori Mahaley, Franklin Academy; Education Task Force Chair Carol Eanes, Pender County The North Carolina Scholastic Media Association (NCSMA) is a statewide organization that promotes excellence in scholastic journalism through education will be posted online at ncsma.unc.edu. and Amanda Slowiskowski of First Flight. High School of its members, encourages respect for freedom of the press, promotes professional growth of journalism teachers and advisers, and speaks for scholastic media in matters of curriculum and instruction that affect journalism education in North Carolina. NCSMA serves scholastic journalism and works for its advancement. It is based in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Developing your online publication workshops adviser training • The N.C. Scholastic Media Institute is a journalism workshop • Courses that may be taken include “Journalism Education in You have an online newspaper! How cool! your website doesn’t get blocked by school pageants and events and get them online in mid-June. It offers practical experience in online news, the Secondary School,” basic training for advisers tasks with That’s the common reaction we get when computer filters. quickly. Few papers cover tennis, cross coun- broadcasting, desktop publishing, literary magazine, newspa- newspapers, yearbooks, literary magazines and desktop pub- we talk about what we are doing with our try or junior varsity games. 2. Put something online everyday, per, photojournalism and yearbook. lishing; “Mass Communication Law in the Secondary School;” journalism program. Teachers say that they or at least every other day. The key to get 4. Designate staff for the online • State student and adviser officers, elected by NCSMA members “Writing and Editing for Secondary School Media;” “Desktop wish their school could or would do it. My students and parents to read your paper. If you have a big enough each year, plan workshops and NCSMI each year. Student of- Publishing and Design for Secondary School Publications;” response is always: go for it. It’s not hard, not website is to post new material staff, split the staff between ficers may schedule retreats and planning sessions to increase “Teaching Online News in the Secondary School” and “Teach- expensive and once principals understand constantly. Since it is online, the print and online. If not, have an student participation in the statewide organizations. ing Broadcast Journalism in the High School.” how great it will be for the school, they usu- stories are short and usually can online editor and an assistant • The Association has divided North Carolina into eight geo- • NCSMA offers fellowships to advisers to help them take these ally will back it. be written in one class period. who work with print editors in graphic regions where workshops are held annually. Advisers graduate-level courses. Designed to cover full tuition and lodg- So what should you do? We had a problem because assigning stories. A student who and students are welcome to attend any regional workshop. ing for each adviser, the fellowships are competitive and are 1. Just get started. Attend the online our online newspaper has been doesn’t have interviews that day based on application information. class at one of the fall workshops or contact the best-kept secret on campus. can write a short article for the awards Jim Stovall of the University of Tennes- Before, most of our content was online paper. • Critique services offer annual opportunities for students and scholarships see. WordPress is the most commonly used simply copied from the print 4. The online edition must staffs to distinguish themselves. Experts in literary magazine, • Each year the N.C. Student Journalist of the Year is selected program now and is similar to blogging. It stories, but now most of it is new Bill Allen be a priority. Our online edition newspaper and yearbook production judge publications. from among the top graduating seniors in scholastic journal- NCSMAA President is relatively easy to learn and use. If you and more go to the website. for the first year or more was the • All publications that receive an All-North Carolina rating in the ism programs across the state. Entrants are evaluated by have a little money, you can buy a template 3. Write articles that stu- proverbial ugly stepchild. It was evaluation compete for Tar Heel Awards. Judges review the top journalism professionals and faculty. The winner receives the from groups like School Newspapers Online. dents will want to read. Students like to the last thing to be done, and therefore of- publications in the categories to determine the best. Rachel Rivers-Coffey Scholarship from the N.C. Press Associa- You will need to purchase a website domain, read about what other students are doing. ten wasn’t done at all. Now my students see • Students may also submit individual work in writing and design tion Foundation and goes on to compete for scholarships in which is inexpensive and easy to get. Talk to They also like seeing their name. Cover it as important and love seeing their name for awards. the national Journalism Education Association contests. the tech people at your school and make sure all sporting events at your school. Cover on the website. Page 4 the scoop Fall 2011 Fall 2011 the scoop Page 5 news in brief Sircey wins 2011 High school journalist of the Year SPLC introduces yearbook help competition. Up to $7,000 in scholarship money is School received the national Rising Stars Award available. from the Journalism Education Association. at www.yearbooklaw.com By Samantha Sabin As North Carolina’s winner, Sircey represented the state in the High school seniors who have been involved “It’s definitely encouraging to stay in the field of Northwest School of the Arts National High School Journalist of the Year competition. A total of The Student Press Law Center has announced a with journalism for at least two years and have at scholastic journalism and encouraging to improve Janie Sircey’s kindergarten dreams of becoming a writer have 35 states submitted a portfolio from the state winner; in total, seven new website designed to help yearbook staffs with least a 3.0 unweighted GPA are eligible to apply. each year,” Hyunh-Duc said. paid off. students received a prize. “the growing issue of uncompensated reprinting Applicants must submit a portfolio, as well as an Advisers who had five or fewer years of and reselling of yearbook content, particularly by entry form, transcript, self-evaluation of one’s “Just to be named the North Carolina (Student) Journalist of the Adrienne Hollifield, adviser for The Hoofbeat, has worked with advising experience were recognized. Applicants Year is big,” said Sircey, a 2011 graduate of Charles D. Owen High School. Sircey since her freshman year and is glad to see her receive the alumni affinity websites that are scanning entire “journalistic life” and letters of recommendation. were nominated by individuals who appreciated books and making them available online without Portfolios must be postmarked by Feb. 15. See their dedication to scholastic media. For Moon, that Sircey, the 2010 president of NCSMA, accepted the Rivers-Coffey award. “When she’s interested in something, she’ll do anything she permission or payment. “ page 13 for application. For more information on person was his principal. state scholarship during the NCSMI awards brunch on June 16. can to learn about it,” Hollifield said. “She’s the perfect ‘student,’ who The site includes a Q-and-A section, answering specific entry rules for portfolio preparation, visit “When I came to him about starting a She always loved writing. So when it came time to select classes puts an amazing amount of effort into the paper.” yearbook-specific questions SPLC attorneys answer the Journalism Education Association website, journalism program, he said ‘I like the idea, but freshman year, journalism was a must. “I knew it was a place for me “You don’t have to be the typical journalist (to win),” Sircey said. most often. Yearbooklaw.com also features a www.jea.org. For questions regarding the state only if it’s done the right way,’” Moon said. “I feel to write,” Sircey said. “I was hooked and fell in love.” “When people think of a journalist, they think of the reporter who is tutorial that teaches yearbook advisers and editors contest, contact the NCSMA office. like (the nomination) is his way of telling me I did it In Black Mountain, Sircey editor of her high school newspaper, attacking you at different angles. You can be sweet about it.” how to register a yearbook with the U.S. Copyright the right way.” The Hoofbeat. The alternates were Katie King of West Henderson High in Office. A model license agreement is also available, Hyunh-Duc’s mentor of two years, Martha one SPLC hopes will “enable each succeeding The N.C. Press Foundation awarded a $2,000 scholarship to Sircey, Hendersonville and Liz Crampton of Northwest Guilford High in Rothwell, nominated her. generation of student yearbook editors to enforce Apply for Chuck Stone Program and her school’s journalism program received $500. Greensboro. Each received $500 for their scholarship. Their schools the copyright against an infringer, to obviate the “I wouldn’t have made the progress I made “You have to be open to new stories and different things,” Sircey received $250 awards. The Chuck Stone Program for Diversity need to chase down the 2011 editors if this year’s without her,” said Hyunh-Duc. “The fact that she in Education and Media, sponsored by UNC- said. “One-note reporters are not going to go anywhere.” To apply for the 2011 High School Journalist of the Year competi- book gets ripped off 20 years from now.” felt the need to nominate me when (Rothwell) Chapel Hill School of Journalism and Mass When applying for the award, applicants submitted a prepared tion, see page 13. The deadline is Feb. 15. deserves this award is amazing.” Communication, is seeking applications from high portfolio of their work along with other materials. For Sircey, the To view a presentation on how to prepare a portfolio, contact the school students who will be seniors in the 2012- As a part of the nomination process, hardest part proved to be the portfolio. “I had every intention of NCSMA office at (919) 962-4639 or [email protected]. nominators wrote a letter explaining how the CABJ invites students to apply 2013 school year and who have expressed a career starting early, but with senior project it didn’t happen,” Sircey said. “I interest in journalism. nominee shows promise as an up-and-coming adviser. stayed after school for a week straight.... It took a lot of hard work.” (Reprinted from The Rush, the NCSMI newsapaper) for annual conference The 2013 program will be on July 8-13. It The Carolina Association of Black Journalists aims to attract 12 students of varying diversity, “It’s a very big honor and very humbling and the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Journalism and including but not limited to religion, ethnicity, because there are a lot of journalism teachers who Mass Communication invite students to apply socioeconomic status and gender. work tirelessly and never receive this recognition,” Hyunh-Duc said. for the minority high journalism conference on The workshop includes classroom study, Saturday, Feb. 25. A $25 registration fee includes newsroom practice and professional mentors. breakfast, lunch and dinner. (Reprinted from The Rush, the NCSMI newspaper) social media, online resources enhance publications For more information visit jomc.unc.edu/ The purpose of the one-day journalism stoneprogram. workshop is to give high school students exposure By Vanessa Amoako mer Institute. “Social media could extend sociation of high school teachers, adminis- Carrboro High to the multifaceted field and study of journalism Join us at a sports media camp the life of a story for days, weeks and even trators and professors devoted to enhancing and mass communication. CABJ members will work for high school students Journalists use Twitter, Facebook to months on websites.” scholastic journalism. It encourages high collaboratively with participants throughout the Save the date for SIPA Social networks can also aid advertising school journalists to take their existing day, and participants will also have the opportunity lure readers to news websites convention in Columbia, S.C. The Carolina Sports Journalism Camp is now by driving additional traffic to news web- publications online by providing websites at to meet UNC-CH faculty and area professionals to accepting applications. Rising high school juniors Many schools with online newspapers sites. Internet advertising rates are often no cost. discuss writing skills and career opportunities. Save the date for the annual Southern and seniors with an interest in sports and media have started using Facebook and Twitter as determined by a site’s audience. “It offered an opportunity to have some- Applicants should be high school juniors or Interscholastic Press Association convention on are encouraged to apply. March 2-4. The convention is held at the Marriott a medium for keeping the students updated “Selling advertisements play a huge role one help me learn WordPress so I could seniors involved in school publications or media. This four-day residential workshop will include Hotel in downtown Columbia, S.C. and at the Students who are interested in journalism careers instructional sessions on sports play-by-play, sports with their news publications. in online journalism through the use of teach my students,” said Robin Sawyer, University of South Carolina School of Journalism are also encouraged to apply. Registration requires writing, sports photography and much more. Students “Everyone has Facebook, and that is the social media because money is a major focus Rush instructor and adviser at First Flight and Mass Communications. For more information, that each applicant submit a writing sample. will be housed on UNC-Chapel Hill’s campus. easiest way to get the school and students of online journalism,” said Brooke Yates, High. “It’s fairly simple and Jim Stovall visit http://www.sc.edu/cmcis/so/sipa/con.html. The application deadline for the Feb. 25 The Carolina Sports Journalism Camp will involved,” said Kristin Tabor, Hough High West Wilkes High (‘12). is wonderful to work with. I believe my workshop is Feb. 10. For registration materials or include classroom study and newsroom practice. (‘12). students are learning skills that will benefit more information, contact the student co-president The camp will feature visiting sports reporters and “When people ‘like’ an article, everyone them beyond my class and that’s always of CABJ, Elizabeth Wan’gu at [email protected] High school journalism teachers sports personalities. Students will take a behind- else would want to read it and it goes on.” Online news network offers exciting to me.” or go to http://jomc.unc.edu/cabjappl. the-scenes tour of UNC’s sports media facilities. Social media, specifically Facebook and resources, web training for high The director of ISONN, Jim Stovall, said recognized for outstanding work They will cover a press conference and experience CABJ is a student collegiate chapter of the Twitter, has given journalists the opportu- this network allows students to practice on- National Association of Black Journalists. By Samantha Sabin a sports media deadline. school journalists nity to connect with the public. line journalism before college. ISONN hosts Northwest School of the Arts Students will observe an undergraduate sports writing course taught by Carolina Sports “Journalists can propel their own stories Students and advisers looking for a re- workshops for journalists and advisers. The countless days four N.C. teachers spent Journalism Camp lead instructor Tim Crothers. through the use of social media instead of source to help them go online learned about “This is something that has never been with teenagers have been rewarded. Journalist of the Year portfolio (Crothers is a former senior writer for Sports waiting for their companies to do so,” said the Interscholastic Online News Network at done but that’s why it’s being introduced,” preparations should begin now Jeremy Parrish, an assistant principal at Athens Illustrated and author of the book, The Man Tony Zeoli, lead developer in the Reese Felts the NCSMA Summer Institute. Stovall said. Drive High School, and Linda Florence Callahan, Watching and collaborator with Roy Williams on Digital Newsroom at UNC-Chapel Hill and The ISONN, which is part of the Inter- Encourage students to prepare portfolios for William’s autobiography, Hard Work: A Life On and N.C. High School Journalist of the Year competition. director of the regional journalism workshop at online news instructor for the NCSMA Sum- collegiate Online News Network, is an as- (Reprinted from The Rush, the NCSMI newsapaper) North Carolina A&T University, were awarded the Off the Court. His work has appeared in New York Winners in the state competition will receive Times Magazine and ESPN The Magazine.) the Rachel Rivers-Coffey Scholarship from the Kay Phillips Distinguished Service Award. N.C. Press Foundation and will be eligible for Both Melanie Hyunh-Duc of Northwest Guilford Apply today at jomc.unc.edu/csjc. Priority the National High School Journalist of the Year High School and Michael Moon of Kinston High deadline is April 1, 2012. Students accepted to the camp will be notified by May 15, 2012. Page 6 the scoop Fall 2011 Fall 2011 the scoop Page 7

NCSMI tuition waiver offered for ‘Teaching Online News’ 2012 Media Contest Entry Form

NCSMA offers fellowship funding The short-term course will be scheduled This graduate-credit course was designed NORTH CAROLINA SCHOLASTIC MEDIA ASSOCIATION to high school journalism advisers July 8-14. Class meets 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Advis- for N.C. high school journalism teachers two 284 Carroll Hall, CB # 3365, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3365 • (919) 962-4639 • Toll Free: (888) 562-6276 • [email protected] ers may earn three hours of graduate credit. years ago. The course is not scheduled for

NCSMA’s Journalism Education Fellow- summer 2013, so advisers are encouraged to Publication name adviser name ship Program allows teachers to enroll in a Teaching Online News apply for this 2012 opportunity. one-week, short-term summer course with “Teaching Online News in the Secondary If your students hope to take their publi- Check  Newspaper/  TV News  Online adviser email tuition funding provided by NCSMA. School” will offer advisers instruction in on- cation online — or if they have already done newsmagazine  Yearbook  Literary magazine number of students in production class N.C. journalism teachers and media ad- line publishing technologies, search engine so — consider enrolling in this course and ex- visers can qualify for free in-state tuition, optimization, writing for the Web, writing a ploring way to teach and advise digital media. school name school size as of nov. 15, 2011  1 to 900  1,300+ lodging and books through this program. FAQ using Dreamweaver, creating a blog in Priority postmark deadline is April 1,  901 to 1,299  middle school The fellowships, awarded on a first-come, WordPress, using social media for news, de- though applications will be accepted after school address Contest fee: $50 first-served basis, are valued at $1,230 per signing and hosting a site, video and audio that date. city state zip + ____ × $5 for each individual entry person. basics and more. See adjacent application. county + ____ × $5 for “Book of Firsts” (optional)

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NCSMA Journalism Education Guidelines for 2012 Overall Contest/Critique Entry For all categories, enclose this entry form with full payment to NCSMA of $50 per overall entry plus $5 per individual entry. Include two copies of the publication or broadcast along with Fellowship Application the self-analysis form (see ncsma.unc.edu). For confirmation, enclose a self-addressed, stamped postcard. Please type or print clearly. Publication type Postmark date Enclosures necessary Teacher and school information  Newspaper/newsmagazine * April 25 Two copies of two issues  Online news site * April 25 URL: TEACHER’S name  TV News May 25 Two DVDs from two newscasts School name School phone School fax  Literary magazine ** May 25 Two copies of one issue school address city state zip  Yearbook *** May 25 Two copies of one issue school email address *Newspapers/Newsmagazines and Online News Sites will be automatically entered in the following section contests: News, Editorial, Sports, Design, Features, Advertising, Photography HOME ADDRESS city state zip and Graphics. **Literary magazines will automatically be entered in the following section contests: Cover Design, Theme Development, Photography, Layout, Art, Poetry, Fiction and Nonfiction. ***Yearbooks will automatically be entered in the following section contests: Cover Design, Photography, Coverage, Theme, Advertising, Layout and Copy. home EMAIL ADDRESS HOME PHONE CELL PHONE

Guidelines for 2012 Individual Contest Entries I will be teaching journalism and/or advising one or more publications during the 2012-2013 school year at ______. For individual entries, mark the corresponding contest category below. Attach a tearsheet (full page of newspaper, yearbook or literary magazine). Do not mount entries. Staple a copy of this entire entry form to each individual entry. Limit: three entries per student per category. (Students may win only one award per category.) Entries must be from publications Teacher’s signature: ______for the 2011-2012 school year.

I endorse ______to receive a Journalism Education Fellowship to attend the following summer session course: Student name______Title of entry______Page(s)______

 JOMC 491 Teaching Online News in the Secondary School News (print and online) †† front page design † Literary Magazine Yearbook TV News/ Multimedia †† news article †† inside page design † †† poetry †† theme copy †† spot news †† sports article †† inside spread design † †† fiction †† feature copy ‡ †† hard news †† feature article †† feature †† sports copy †† feature news at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Journalism and Mass Communication. †† news photograph † Print version only †† review †† captions (any spread) †† sports †† sports photograph †† personal essay †† theme spread design Principal’s name: ______†† feature photograph †† drama †† sports spread design †† editorial †† photography/art layout †† feature spread design ‡ Principal’s signature: ______†† cartoon †† graphic †† feature photograph †† graphic †† poetry layout †† sports photograph To complete your application, please attach to this form a letter in which you explain †† sports column †† fiction layout 1. how you became involved in journalism teaching and publication advising, †† general/editorial column †† nonfiction layout ‡ Includes people, 2. year(s) of overall and journalistic teaching experience, †† review †† individual art organizations, academics, 3. why you would like to take the course and †† individual photograph etc. 4. how you believe that course may fit into your career as a journalism teacher/publication adviser. In addition, please send a copy of your resume or a list of experiences, interests and accomplishments. Please photocopy this form as necessary. DO NOT cut the form. Suggestion: Complete the overall information, then copy for all individual entries. For priority selection, your application should be postmarked by April 1. To secure your in-state tuition fellowship, you will later be asked to submit a For a description of individual entry categories, go to http://www.ibiblio.org/ncsma/contests. check for $200; this check will be returned to you the first day of class. Address application forms to: Participation in the contest implies consent for use of materials — in NCSMA Book of Firsts, for example. Monica Hill, NCSMA • School of Journalism and Mass Communication • 284 Carroll Hall, CB# 3365, UNC-Chapel Hill • Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3365 Page 8 the scoop Fall 2011 Fall 2011 the scoop Page 9 First Flight High 1: The Crusader Cardinal Gibbons High INDIVIDUAL AWARDS Awards, continued from page 9 2: Danny Todd 1: Shand Thomas The Eagle Northwest Horizons HM: The Circle Cardinal Gibbons High HM: The Northwood The Crusader The Blue & Gray East Mecklenburg High Northwest Guilford High Statewide media Gaston Day School 2: The Nevarmore Omniscient SMALL SCHOOLS 2: Abigail Hartley Jagwire Cardinal Gibbons High Statesville High HM: Kaylee Frazier HM: Charlotte Randolph Ravenscroft School Northwood High Feature Photograph The Circle Carrboro High 3: Cassie Wodecki 2: Rachel Soltysiak The Lariat Proconian Advertising 3: The Blue & Gray HM: The Nevarmore 1: Danny Chung Gaston Day School 2: Alice Wilder The Blue & Gray The Blue & Gray Southwest Guilford High Chapel Hill High awards presented 1: The Viking Press Statesville High Ravenscroft School The Ashnoca 3: Philip Davis Intermission Statesville High Statesville High HM: Justin Perry Kinston High HM: Wingspan Asheville School The Viking Press Northwest School of HM: Chelsea Blanton 3: Peyton Burgess and The Eagle Sports Column to staffs at NCSMA 2: Nighthawk News West Henderson High LARGE SCHOOLS 2: Abbye Reynolds Kinston High the Arts Wingspan Katie Kumbar East Mecklenburg High 1: Ashley Cirone First Flight High HM: The Phoenix Scope Photography The Viking Press HM: Jackson Perry 3: Brianna Rhodes West Henderson High The Nevarmore The Howler 3: The Hoofbeat D.L. McMichael High 1: The Hawkeye Kinston High Parrott Post The Viking Press HM: Al Drago Ravenscroft School Sports Photograph Wakefield High 2011 Instittute Charles D. Owen High Holly Springs High 3: Sierra Wood Arendell Parrott Kinston High The Crusader HM: Danny Todd 1: Nick Haseloff 2: Derek Green About the awards. For 10 months publica- HM: Jagwire Advertising 2: Golden Fleece The Viking Press Academy HM: Amanda Cardinal Gibbons High The Crusader Cedar Cliff Notes Cedar Cliff Notes Carrboro High 1: The Blue & Gray T.C. Roberson High Kinston High HM: Natalie Wenzova and Slowikowski Cardinal Gibbons High A.C. Reynolds High A.C. Reynolds High tions staffs worked to produce their best journal- Statesville High 3: Northwest Horizons HM: Elizabeth Crenshaw Brooke Tyndall Nighthawk News Graphics HM: Travis Tindall 2: Krissy Tharrington 3: Holden Hill ism and literary arts. They then submitted their Graphics 2: Wingspan Northwest Guilford High The Hawk Eye Parrott Post First Flight High 1: Sarah Graves The Phoenix Scope The Forest Fire The Lariat 1: Nighthawk News West Henderson High Charlotte Latin School Arendell Parrott HM: Alli Spawr The Crusader D.L. McMichael High Wake Forest-Rolesville Southwest Guilford High entries to the NCSMA judges. Hundreds of people First Flight High 3: The Phoenix Scope Advertising HM: James Whitner Academy Nighthawk News Cardinal Gibbons High High HM: Sam Murray and publication sections received awards in this 2: The Viking Press D.L. McMichael High 1: Golden Fleece The Viking Press First Flight High 2: Katie King General Column 3: Morgan Von Steen The Round Table Kinston High HM: The Northwood T.C. Roberson High Kinston High Sports Column Wingspan 1: Shand Thomas Northwest Horizons Northern Durham High year’s critiques and competitions. 3: The Hoofbeat Omniscient 2: Cedar Cliff Notes 1: Kyle Denton Sports Article West Henderson High The Blue & Gray Northwest Guilford High HM: Ashley Holmes In overall critiques, The Tar Heel Award* recog- Charles D. Owen High Northwood High A.C. Reynolds High Sports Photograph Parrott Post 1: Will Almquist 3: Anne Carpenter and Statesville High HM: Mackenzie The Howler nizes superior publications that the judges select- HM: Jagwire 3: Northwest Horizons 1: Micki Walters Arendell Parrott The Hawk Eye Abby Scott 2: Katie Kumbar Macksood Wakefield High Carrboro High Graphics Northwest Guilford High Nighthawk News Academy Charlotte Latin School The Blue & Gray The Nevarmore Northwest Horizons ed from among the All North Carolina winners. HM: The Circle 1: The Nevarmore HM: The Forest Fire First Flight High 2: Sam Traxler 2: Katherine Ross Statesville High Ravenscroft School Northwest Guilford High Editorial Column NCSMA, like many other critique services, long Gaston Day School Ravenscroft School Wake Forest-Rolesville 2: Creeshona Berry The Hawk Eye Nighthawk News HM: Thomas Turner 3: Mary Hannah Cline HM: Wyatt Nyman 1: Liz Crampton 2: The Phoenix Scope High The Viking Press Charlotte Latin School First Flight High The Blue & Gray The Blue & Gray Golden Fleece Northwest Horizons ago eliminated the artificial “first, second, third” Design D.L. McMichael High Kinston High 3: Brianna Rhodes 3: Brianna Rhodes Statesville High Statesville High T.C. Roberson High Northwest Guilford High denotations. Any number of publications may 1: The Viking Press 3: Wingspan Graphics 3: Janie Sircey The Viking Press The Viking Press HM: Dustin Morton 2: Grace King Kinston High West Henderson High 1: Northwest Horizons The Hoofbeat Kinston High Kinston High The Phoenix Scope Feature Article News Photograph Northwest Horizons earn the All North Carolina rating and be eligible 2: Nighthawk News HM: The Blue & Gray Northwest Guilford High C.D. Owen High HM: Anderson Sullivan HM: Brody Bergman D.L. McMichael High 1: Chelsea Gardner 1: Trellace Lawrimore Northwest Guilford High for the Tar Heel Award. First Flight High Statesville High 2: Cedar Cliff Notes HM: Hannah Robinson Nighthawk News The Viking Press The Northwood Cedar Cliff Notes 3: Laura Carroll 3: Intermission HM: The Northwood A.C. Reynolds High The Hoofbeat First Flight High Kinston High Cartoons Omniscient A.C. Reynolds High The Eagle Newspaper Northwest School of Omniscient 3: The Hawkeye C.D. Owen High HM: Lauren Carraway HM: Melissa Poole 1: Addie McElwee Northwood High 2: Justin Perry East Mecklenburg High the Arts Northwood High Holly Springs High HM: Eme Gwynn The Rambler The Rambler The Blue & Gray 2: Katie Kolls The Eagle HM: Megan DeJohn OVERALL AWARDS Statesville High HM: The Hoofbeat The Hoofbeat Greene Central High Greene Central High Statesville High The Northwood East Mecklenburg High The Prowl Honor Charles D. Owen High Design Design C.D. Owen High 2: Dustin Morton Omniscient 3: Maddi Pofahl Providence High TAR HEEL AWARDS The Crusader HM: The Parrott Post 1: The Crusader 1: Golden Fleece Editorial Column News Article The Phoenix Scope Northwood High The Eagle HM: Christa Conway Nighthawk News Cardinal Gibbons High Arendell Parrott Cardinal Gibbons High T.C. Roberson High News Photograph 1: Amanda Slowikowski 1: Taylor Swankie D.L. McMichael High 3: Dani Chiavegatto East Mecklenburg High The Howler First Flight High Academy 2: Wingspan 2: Northwest Horizons 1: Micki Walters Nighthawk News Nighthawk News 3: Charlotte Harrison The Crusader HM: Emily Taylor Wakefield High The Pirate’s Hook LARGE SCHOOLS West Henderson High Northwest Guilford High Nighthawk News First Flight High First Flight High The Northwood Cardinal Gibbons High Cedar Cliff Notes Riverside High All North Carolina Editorial 3: The Nevarmore 3: Cedar Cliff Notes First Flight High 2: Samantha Sabin 2: Abbye Reynolds Omniscient HM: Rachel Shoemaker A.C. Reynolds High Editorial The Forest Fire Cedar Cliff Notes 1: The Parrott Post Ravenscroft School A.C. Reynolds High 2: Danny Chung Intermission The Viking Press Northwood High Wingspan HM: Mandy Nix 1: Kyle Villemain Wake Forest-Rolesville A.C. Reynolds High Arendell Parrott HM: The Phoenix Scope HM: The Forest Fire The Ashnoca Northwest School of Kinston High HM: Emily Miller West Henderson High The Howler Proconian High Northwest Horizons Academy D.L. McMichael High Wake Forest-Rolesville Asheville School the Arts 3: Ellie June Wingspan HM: Tara Jeffries Wakefield High Chapel Hill High Wingspan Northwest Guilford High 2: The Viking Press HM: The Northwood High 3: Brody Bergman 3: Micki Walters Nighthawk News West Henderson High The Phoenix Scope 2: Wyatt Nyman West Henderson High The Pirates’ Hook Kinston High Omniscient The Viking Press Nighthawk News First Flight High HM: Zawadi Mutisya D.L. McMichael High Graphics Golden Fleece Riverside High 3: Nighthawk News Northwood High Editorial Kinston High First Flight High HM: Sarah Peacock The Nevarmore 1: Shaunee Vazquez T.C. Roberson High MIDDLE SCHOOLS Golden Fleece First Flight High 1: The Rooster HM: Abbye Reynolds HM: Will Almquist The Rambler Ravenscroft School Sports Article Northwest Horizons 3: Kelly Hince Distinction T.C. Roberson High HM: The Hawk Eye Editorial Ronald Reagan High The Viking Press The Hawk Eye Greene Central High 1: Camen Royse Northwest Guilford High The Forest Fire The Timberwolf Tattler The Forest Fire Charlotte Latin School 1: Wingspan 2: The Eagle Kinston High Charlotte Latin School HM: Scott Weathers Reviews Wingspan 2: Laura Carroll Wake Forest-Rolesville Westwood Elementary Wake Forest-Rolesville HM: The Hoofbeat West Henderson High East Mecklenburg High HM: Mackenzie Brown HM: Kamila Matiz- Jagwire 1: Rebecca Robertson West Henderson High The Eagle High High Charles D. Owen High 2: The Northwood 3: The Forest Fire The Viking Press Gihwala Carrboro High The Phoenix Scope 2: Julie Kivett and Mary East Mecklenburg High HM: Chelsea Smith SMALL SCHOOLS Distinction Omniscient Wake Forest-Rolesville Kinston High The Circle D.L. McMichael High Charles Lippard 3: Shannon Carr Cedar Cliff Notes All North Carolina The Oracle Features Northwood High High Gaston Day School MEDIUM SCHOOLS 2: Cameron Bradley The Blue & Gray Northwest Horizons A.C. Reynolds High The Hoofbeat Athens Drive High 1: Nighthawk News 3: The Phoenix Scope HM: The Pirate’s Hook Graphics Feature Photograph The Blue & Gray Statesville High Northwest Guilford High HM: Annabel Brunk C.D. Owen High Proconian First Flight High D.L. McMichael High Riverside High 1: Christian Persico Editorial 1: Amanda Downs Statesville High 3: Evie Dole HM: Will VanderVeen Northwest Horizons Nighthawk News Chapel Hill High 2: The Viking Press HM: The Nevarmore HM: Golden Fleece Jagwire 1: Connie Zhou The Blue & Gray 3: Brandi Martin The Nevarmore Golden Fleece Northwest Guilford High First Flight High The Eagle Kinston High Ravenscroft School T.C. Roberson High Carrboro High The Hawk Eye Statesville High Wingspan Ravenscroft School T.C. Roberson High The Viking Press East Mecklenburg 3: Jagwire HM: The Crusader 2: Micki Walters Charlotte Latin School 2: Alex Lloyd West Henderson High HM: Chris Forbes HM: Ashley Cirone General Column Kinston High The Hawkeye Carrboro High Cardinal Gibbons High Features Nighthawk News 2: Michael Pearce The Northwood HM: Kristen DeMaria The Northwood The Howler 1: Amanda Albright Distinction Holly Springs High HM: The Hoofbeat 1: Cedar Cliff Notes First Flight High Jagwire Omniscient The Crusader Omniscient Wakefield High The Eagle The Hawk Eye The Dorian Scroll Charles D. Owen High Features A.C. Reynolds High 3: Elliot Oleski Carrboro High Northwood High Cardinal Gibbons High Northwood High East Mecklenburg High Charlotte Latin School Mount Tabor High HM: The Circle 1: Wingspan 2: Golden Fleece Jagwire 3: Isaac Bryant 3: Haley Glatzer HM: Katie Hudson Cartoons 2: Meaghan Nalley The Parrott Post The Hi-Times Gaston Day School West Henderson High T.C. Roberson High Carrboro High Jagwire Wingspan Sports Column The Northwood 1: Lia Slaton The Pirates’ Hook Arendell Parrott Academy Broughton High 2: The Northwood 3: The Prowl HM: Emily Vaughn, Lulu Carrboro High West Henderson High 1: Camen Royse Omniscient Hi-Times Riverside High Jag Wire The Round Table News Omniscient Providence High Zhong, Andie Aldana and HM: Scott Weathers HM: Al Drago Wingspan Northwood High Broughton High 3: Samantha Singer Carrboro High Northern Durham High 1: Nighthawk News Northwood High HM: The Dorian Scroll Anvita Bhardnaj Jagwire The Crusader West Henderson High 2: Mandy Nix The Eagle The Rambler The Lariat First Flight High 3: The Phoenix Scope Mount Tabor High Jagwire Carrboro High Cardinal Gibbons High 2: Rachel Soltysiak News Article The Howler East Mecklenburg High Greene Central High Southwest Guilford High 2: The Viking Press D.L. McMichael High HM: The Hi-Times Carrboro High HM: Kaitlyn Oakley HM: Jessi Lancaster The Blue & Gray 1: Brandi Martin Wakefield High HM: Maggie Booz Honor The Howler Kinston High HM: The Crusader Broughton High HM: Claire Pace Parrott Post The Blue & Gray Statesville High Wingspan 3: Maegan Clawges The Dorian Scroll The Ashnoca Wakefield High 3: Jagwire Cardinal Gibbons High The Hawk Eye Arendell Parrott Statesville High 3: J McLelland West Henderson High Cedar Cliff Notes Mount Tabor High Asheville School Honor Carrboro High HM: The Blue & Gray News Charlotte Latin School Academy The Blue & Gray 2: Austin Hill A.C. Reynolds High The Circle The Comet Pride HM: The Parrott Post Statesville High 1: Golden Fleece Sports Photograph Statesville High The Nevarmore HM: Adam Gunther Feature Article Gaston Day School Clayton High Arendell Parrott T.C. Roberson High Cartoons General Column 1: Cassie Wodecki Ravenscroft School The Howler 1: Kevin Waid Intermission The Prowl Academy News 2: The Oracle 1: Lexis Hooton 1: Taylor Swankie The Blue & Gray Editorial Column 3: Josh Wentzel Wakefield High Cedar Cliff Notes Northwest School of the Providence High HM: The Hawk Eye 1: Wingspan Athens Drive High Intermission Nighthawk News Statesville High 1: Katie Kumbar Wingspan HM: Will VanderVeen A.C. Reynolds High Arts The Rooster Charlotte Latin School West Henderson High 3: Cedar Cliff Notes Northwest School of First Flight High 2: Al Drago The Nevarmore West Henderson High Golden Fleece 2: Daniel Woldorff Achievement Reagan High 2: The Northwood A.C. Reynolds High the Arts 2: Samantha Sabin The Crusader Ravenscroft School HM: Amy Taylor T.C. Roberson High Proconian The Wolverine Bite Eagle’s Eye Sports Omniscient HM: The Eagle 2: Kseniya Kuprovska Intermission Cardinal Gibbons High 2: Moira O’Neill Wingspan Chapel Hill High Polk County High W.G. Enloe Magnet High 1: Nighthawk News Northwood High East Mecklenburg High The Ashnoca Northwest School of 3: Briana Holland The Crusader West Henderson High Reviews 3: Trellace Lawrimore First Flight High 3: The Phoenix Scope HM: Northwest Horizons Asheville School the Arts The Blue & Gray Cardinal Gibbons High HM: Richie Carpenter 1: Don Haley Cedar Cliff Notes MEDIUM SCHOOLS SECTION AWARDS 2: The Hawk Eye D.L. McMichael High Northwest Guilford High 3: Connie Zhou 3: Abbye Reynolds Statesville High 3: Katherine Finney The Phoenix Scope The Prowl A.C. Reynolds High All North Carolina Charlotte Latin School HM: The Blue & Gray The Hawk Eye The Viking Press HM: Will Sherrill The Nevarmore D.L. McMichael High Providence High HM: Malik Rahili The Northwood Omniscient SMALL SCHOOLS 3: The Viking Press Statesville High Sports Charlotte Latin School Kinston High The Blue & Gray Ravenscroft School 2: Chris Powers The Round Table Northwood High Photography Kinston High HM: The Crusader 1: Cedar Cliff Notes HM: Chanel Levish HM: John Luke Sapp Statesville High HM: Chelsea Gardner LARGE SCHOOLS The Forest Fire Northern Durham High Wingspan 1: The Hoofbeat HM: The Hoofbeat Cardinal Gibbons High A.C. Reynolds High Nighthawk News The Hoofbeat HM: Danny Todd The Northwood Feature Photograph Wake Forest-Rolesville HM: Maegan Clawges West Henderson High Charles D. Owen High Charles D. Owen High 2: Northwest Horizons First Flight High C.D. Owen High The Crusader Omniscient 1: Michelle MacKay High Cedar Cliff Notes Distinction 2: Intermission HM: The Parrott Post Sports Northwest Guilford High HM: Ellie June Cardinal Gibbons High Northwood High Northwest Horizons 3: Jenni Wells A.C. Reynolds High The Nevarmore Northwest School of the Arendell Parrott 1: The Blue & Gray 3: The Forest Fire Reviews Nighthawk News HM: Erica Spry Northwest Guilford High The Comet Pride Ravenscroft School Arts Academy Statesville High Wake Forest-Rolesville 1: Ryan Shoffner First Flight High News Photograph The Phoenix Scope 2: Jahmia Black Clayton High Sports Article The Phoenix Scope 3: The Viking Press 2: Wingspan HM: The Lariat The Hawk Eye 1: Jessi Lancaster D.L. McMichael High The Eagle HM: Josh Cambell 1: Josh Campbell D.L. McMichael High Kinston High MEDIUM SCHOOLS West Henderson High Southwest Guilford High Charlotte Latin School Feature Article The Blue & Gray East Mecklenburg High The Blue & Gray HM: Nighthawk News 1: Josie Hollingsworth Statesville High Photography 3: The Crusader For more awards, see page 9 Editorial 3: Maddi Pofhal For more awards, see page 10 Page 10 the scoop Fall 2011 Fall 2011 the scoop Page 11 Awards, continued from page 9 MIDDLE SCHOOLS Heide Trask High HM: Westwind HM: The Prowler Awards, continued from page 10 Theme Spread Design The Prowler HM: Morgan Holcomb Forsyth Country Day Layout HM: Images West Henderson High Providence High 1: Kayla Martin Providence High Forester Achievement Northwest Horizons The Flashback 1: Trail Blazer Polk County High HM: Taurus HM: Kelly Elder Blueprints Westwind 3: Ethan Brantley Wake Forest-Rolesville Salmagundi Northwest Guilford High Cannon School Tucker Creek Middle HM: Brevardier Theme Hickory Ridge High Blueprints Bishop McGuinness High West Henderson High The Aerie High Bishop McGuinness High 2: Lindsay Masi and Talon 2: Harris Road Yearbook Brevard High 1: The Trail Bishop McGuinness High 2: Kathryn Auten Holly Springs High HM: Elizabeth Robins Brooke Masi Gaston Day School Harris Road Middle Statesville High Coverage Captions Albrokan HM: Savanna Wall The Dorian SECTION AWARDS The Lariat Mount Mourne Yearbook 3: Kaleidoscope Theme 2: Westwind 1: The Aerie Feature Spread Design 1: Chandler Price A.L. Brown High Forester Mount Tabor High Southwest Guilford High Mount Mourne School Flat Rock Middle 1: Hawkeye West Henderson High Holly Springs High 1: Nevin Mizelle Shorelines 3: Cassie Wodecki Wake Forest-Rolesville Theme Development 3: Caroline Fisher Achievement HM: Waves West Wilkes High 3: Talon 2: Somecka Shorelines First Flight High The Trail High Feature Copy 1: Blutopia The Forest Fire Sandspur First Flight Middle 2: Blueprints Western Harnett High South Mecklenburg High First Flight High 2: Erica Horrigan and Statesville High HM: Cody Fields 1: Ivey Lee Gaston Day School Wake Forest-Rolesville Whiteville High Bishop McGuinness High HM: Landmark 3: Cronus 2: Zoe Rae Rote Lindsey Zimmer HM: Emily Kesler Horizons Spectrum 2: Crinkum-Crankum High Cover Design 3: Patriot Cardinal Gibbons High West Forsyth High Blueprints Shoreline The Trail Southwest Guilford High Pinecrest High Northern Vance High HM: David Wyche MEDIUM SCHOOLS 1: Harris Road Yearbook Arendell Parrott HM: Spectatus HM: Spectrum Bishop McGuinness High Cape Fear Academy Statesville High 2: Olivia Hockaday 3: Roars and Whispers Hi-Times All North Carolina Harris Road Middle Academy Parkland Magnet High Pinecrest High 3: Hunter Wyatt 3: Elizabeth Slovenski HM: James Shearin Feature Photograph Horizons Providence Senior High Broughton High Albrokan 2: Trail Blazer HM: Centurion HM: Quotannis Shoreline Shorelines Landmark 1: Toffer Mohr Southwest Guilford High HM: Pegasus HM: Colin Tate A.L. Brown High Tucker Creek Middle Fayetteville Christian Coverage W.G. Enloe High Cape Fear Academy First Flight High Cardinal Gibbons High The Prowler 3: Marty McCarthy Myers Park High The Forest Fire The Trail 3: Waves School 1: Landmark HM: Lindsey Zimmer and HM: Haley Lanier Providence High Airborne HM: Opus Wake Forest-Rolesville Statesville High First Flight Middle HM: Talon Cardinal Gibbons High Cover Design Erica Horrigan Heritage Sports Copy 2: Josh Richardson Eugene Ashley High Concord High High Westwind HM: Kaleidoscope Gaston Christian School 2: Spectatus 1: Somecka Shoreline Pender High 1: Conor Kennedy The Prowler HM: Claire Shimmel West Henderson High Flat Rock Middle Parkland Magnet High South Mecklenburg High Cape Fear Academy HM: Zoe Rae Rote Westwind Providence High Forester Photography News Article Distinction Coverage 3: Spider Web 2: The Aerie HM: Kelly Elder Blueprints West Henderson High 3: Caroline Atkinson Wake Forest-Rolesville 1: Roars and Whispers 1: Abbi Pittman The Jagged Edge Photography 1: Shorelines Concord High Holly Springs High Blueprints Bishop McGuinness High 2: Kaylan Baggarley Airborne High Providence Senior High Eagle’s Eye Forestview High 1: Waves First Flight High HM: Hilltopper 3: Prowler Bishop McGuinness High The Trail Eugene Ashley High HM: Victoria Karagiorgis 2: Pegasus W.G. Enloe Magnet High Palladium First Flight Middle 2: Blueprints North Buncombe High Panther Creek High MEDIUM SCHOOLS Statesville High HM: Caroline Beuley The Dorian Myers Park High 2: Kevin Waid South Johnston High 2: Kaleidoscope Bishop McGuinness High HM: The Torch Theme Spread Design Sports Photograph 3: Nicole Crawley and Eyry Mount Tabor High 3: Crinkum-Crankum Cedar Cliff Notes Landmark Flat Rock Middle 3: Shoreline Cover Design Athens Drive High 1: Brittany Michaud 1: Tyler Buckwell Erick Martinez Charlotte Latin School Northern Vance High A.C. Reynolds High Cardinal Gibbons High 3: Trail Blazer Cape Fear Academy 1: Albrokan HM: Clarion Shorelines Albrokan Spectatus HM: David Freedland Theme Copy HM: The Blue Print 3: Kyle Villemain and Spider Web Tucker Creek Middle HM: Patriot A.L. Brown High South Point High First Flight High A.L. Brown High Parkland Magnet High SAGA 1: Becky Jegier Polk County High Paul Noah Concord High HM: Harris Road Yearbook Arendell Parrott 2: Palladium 2: Carryl Tinsley and 2: Mia Tierney HM: Carah Crosswhite Hoggard High The Prowler HM: Blutopia Proconian The Legacy Harris Road Middle Academy South Johnston High Photography Olivia Horrigan Hilltopper The Trail Providence High Gaston Day School Chapel Hill High Cox Mill High HM: Images 3: Westwind 1: The Prowler Shoreline North Buncombe High Statesville High Sports Spread Design 2: Alexis Williams, Hanna HM: Christine Son Hilltopper Coverage Polk County High West Henderson High Providence High Cape Fear Academy 3: Natalie Jones HM: Andrew Leslie 1: Blake Holmes Johnstone, Meredith Cover Design Northwest Horizons North Buncombe High 1: Trail Blazer HM: Spectatus 2: Prowler 3: Nevin Mizelle The Jagged Edge Albrokan Airborne Talbot 1: Blutopia Northwest Guilford High NOGA Tucker Creek Middle Photography Parkland Magnet High Panther Creek High Shorelines Forestview High A.L. Brown High Eugene Ashley High Spectrum Gaston Day School HM: Graeme Peterson North Gaston High 2: Waves 1: Patriot 3: SAGA First Flight High HM: Chelsea Hannah 2: Sam Parks Pinecrest High 2: Opus Eagle’s Eye Talon First Flight Middle Arendell Parrott Photography John T. Hoggard High HM: Robert Rankin The Jagged Edge Feature Copy Spectrum 3: Rachel Aguiar Concord High W.G. Enloe Magnet High Western Harnett High 3: Kaleidoscope Academy 1: Albrokan HM: Airborne Heritage Forestview High 1: Kathryn Auten Pinecrest High Airborne 3: Pegasus The Avis Flat Rock Middle 2: Revolution A.L. Brown High Eugene Ashley High Pender High HM: Hunter Watkins Albrokan 3: Melody Wilson and Eugene Ashley High Myers Park High Northern Guilford High HM: Harris Road Yearbook Davidson Day School 2: Westwind HM: The Aerie HM: Anna Komsa The Phoenix Flame A.L. Brown High Rebecca Hill HM: Claire Shimmel HM: Roars and Whispers Yearbook Paladin Harris Road Middle 3: Talon West Henderson High Holly Springs High Blueprints D.L. McMichael High 2: Tazmae Padilla Horizons Forester Providence Senior High North Lincoln High Gaston Christian School 3: Spider Web Bishop McGuinness High Westwind Southwest Guilford High Wake Forest-Rolesville HM: Crinkum-Crankum OVERALL AWARDS Honor Theme HM: Titan Concord High INDIVIDUAL AWARDS Feature Photograph West Henderson High HM: Peyton Holmquist High Northern Vance High Spartan 1: Trail Blazer Heide Trask High HM: Hilltopper Sports Copy 1: Tyler Buckwell 3: Kayla Gregory The Prowler HM: Sarah Burke TAR HEEL AWARDS Central Davidson High Tucker Creek Middle HM: Hawkeye North Buncombe High SMALL SCHOOLS 1: Shannon Dwyer Albrokan The Trail Providence High Airborne Layout Albrokan The Phoenix Flame 2: Waves West Wilkes High HM: The Trail Sports Photograph Shorelines A.L. Brown High Statesville High HM: Kristin Kramer Eugene Ashley High 1: Roars and Whispers A.L. Brown High D.L. McMichael High First Flight Middle Statesville High 1: Lilly Hawfield First Flight High 2: Kathryn Auten HM: Paola Cardona Excalibur Providence Senior High The Prowler Cynosure 3: Harris Road Yearbook Cover Design Shoreline 2: Chandler Price Albrokan The Trail Ardrey Kell High Captions 2: Blutopia Providence High North Forsyth High Harris Road Middle 1: Sandfiddler LARGE SCHOOLS Cape Fear Academy Shorelines A.L. Brown High Statesville High 1: Camila Molina Gaston Day School Westwind HM: Kaleidoscope Manteo High Copy 2: MacKenzie Johnson First Flight High 3: Chelsea Blanton HM: Eden Tackett and Feature Spread Design The Aerie 3: Pegasus West Henderson High LARGE SCHOOLS Flat Rock Middle 2: Shorelines 1: The Prowler Hawkeye 3: Susanna Jenkins Westwind Paige Woods 1: Sydney Williams Holly Springs High Myers Park High All North Carolina First Flight High Providence High West Wilkes High Shoreline West Henderson High Spectatus The Prowler 2: Caroline Bullock HM: Crinkum-Crankum MIDDLE SCHOOLS Airborne Advertising 3: Blueprints 2: Quotannis 3: Jeremy Parks Cape Fear Academy HM: Jessi Lancaster Parkland Magnet High Providence High Excalibur Northern Vance High All North Carolina Eugene Ashley 1: Waves Bishop McGuinness High W.G. Enloe High Hawkeye HM: Anna Komsa The Trail 2: Lily Hennes Ardrey Kell High HM: Opus Trail Blazer SAGA First Flight Middle HM: Centurion 3: Spectrum West Wilkes High Blueprints Statesville High Theme Copy The Prowler 3: Ioannis Kaliviotis Concord High Tucker Creek Middle John T. Hoggard High Fayetteville Christian Pinecrest High HM: Hanna Caudill Bishop McGuinness High HM: Melissa Hernandez 1: Krista Van Giesen Providence High The Dorian Honor Spectatus Copy School HM: The Aerie Hawkeye HM: Haley Lanier Spectatus Westwind 3: Molly Boyce Mount Tabor High Poetry Kaleidoscope Parkland Magnet High 1: Trail Blazer HM: Hawkeye Holly Springs High West Wilkes High Heritage Parkland Magnet High West Henderson High The Prowler HM: Karson Ratliff 1: Pegasus Flat Rock Middle Forester Tucker Creek Middle West Wilkes High HM: Horizons HM: Sarah Bishop Pender High 2: Graham Pate Providence High Forester Myers Park High First Flight Yearbook Wake Forest-Rolesville 2: Harris Road Yearbook Southwest Guilford High Blueprints Sports Spread Design Westwind HM: Dylan Merten Wake Forest-Rolesville 2: Crinkum-Crankum First Flight Middle Cronus Harris Road Middle MEDIUM SCHOOLS Bishop McGuinness High Feature Copy 1: Emily Albea West Henderson High Airborne High Northern Vance High Harris Road Yearbook West Forsyth High Copy Layout 1: Taylor Swankie Westwind 3: Kathryn Auten Eugene Ashley High HM: Elizabeth Robins 3: Blutopia Harris Road Middle Spectrum SMALL SCHOOLS 1: Westwind 1: Spectrum Feature Photograph Shorelines West Henderson High Albrokan HM: Sammy Meany The Dorian Gaston Day School Pinecrest High Copy West Henderson High Pinecrest High 1: Amanda Turner First Flight High 2: Bradley Long A.L. Brown High Spectrum Mount Tabor High HM: Roars and Whispers SMALL SCHOOLS The Prowler 1: Shorelines 2: Albrokan 2: The Prowler Images 2: Ally McRee Albrokan HM: Lauren Eddins Pinecrest High Providence Senior High All North Carolina Providence High First Flight High A.L. Brown High Providence High Polk County High Shorelines A.L. Brown High Hilltopper HM: Salmagundi Patriot Somecka 2: Blueprints 3: The Trail 3: Airborne 2: Sarah Bishop First Flight High 3: Graham Pate North Buncombe High Theme Spread Design Literary Magazine Bishop McGuinness High Arendell Parrott Academy South Mecklenburg High Bishop McGuinness High Statesville High Eugene Ashley High Blueprints 3: Catt Hernandez Westwind HM: Anne Carpenter 1: Casey Toth Blueprints Distinction 3: Shoreline HM: Spectatus HM: The Dorian Bishop McGuinness High Heritage West Henderson High The Trail The Prowler OVERALL AWARDS Art Bishop McGuinness High Excalibur Cape Fear Academy Parkland Magnet High Mount Tabor High 3: Alyssa Johnson Pender High HM: Jared De Vlieger Statesville High Panther Creek High 1: Blutopia Shoreline Ardrey Kell High HM: Titan HM: Landmark HM: Prowler Hawkeye HM: Brooke Burrows Albrokan 2: Becky Jegier TAR HEEL AWARDS Gaston Day School Cape Fear Academy The Torch Heide Trask High Cardinal Gibbons High Panther Creek High West Wilkes High Brevadier A.L. Brown High Captions The Prowler Blutopia 2: Opus Shorelines Athens Drive High HM: Hawkeye HM: Colin Fenner Brevard High HM: Alexandra McClory 1: Paige Field Providence High Gaston Day School Concord High First Flight High Taurus West Wilkes High Layout Advertising Brevadier HM: Grace Andrews and Spectatus The Jagged Edge 3: Kate Leidheiser Roars and Whispers 3: Pegasus Sandfiddler Hickory Ridge High 1: Westwind 1: The Dorian Brevard High Betsy Williams Parkland Magnet High Forestview High The Torch Providence Senior High Myers Park High Manteo High The Aerie Layout West Henderson High Mount Tabor High HM: Savannah Thornberg Shoreline 2: Laurie Claire Davidson Athens Drive High HM: Crinkum-Crankum Distinction Holly Springs High 1: Patriot 2: Albrokan 2: Airborne Images Cape Fear Academy Feature Spread Design The Trail HM: Annalee Berry All North Carolina Northern Vance High Brevardier Eyry Arendell Parrott A.L. Brown High Eugene Ashley High Polk County High 1: Bradley Long and Nioly Statesville High Airborne Blutopia HM: Roars and Whispers Brevard High Charlotte Latin School Academy 3: The Trail 3: Horizons Theme Copy Bowrey 3: Hannah Ellis and Eugene Ashley High Gaston Day School Providence Senior High Revolution Prowler 2: Heritage Statesville High Southwest Guilford High Sports Spread Design 1: Marielle DeJong Albrokan Cassie Wodecki HM: Elizabeth Carlson Roars and Whispers Davidson Day School Panther Creek High Pender High HM: Spectatus HM: Excalibur 1: Zoe Rae Rote Brevadier A.L. Brown High The Trail and Delaney Dalton Providence Senior High Nonfiction Centurion Clarion 3: Shoreline Parkland Magnet High Ardrey Kell High Blueprints Brevard High 2: Katie King Statesville High Eyry Distinction 1: Blutopia Fayetteville Christian South Point High Cape Fear Academy HM: Hilltopper HM: SAGA Bishop McGuinness High 2: Jenna Keith Westwind HM: Spectatus Charlotte Latin School Opus Gaston Day School The Titan Horizons HM: Sandfiddler North Buncombe High John T. Hoggard High 2: James Seal Heritage West Henderson High Parkland Magnet High Concord High 2: Roars and Whispers Heide Trask High Southwest Guilford High Manteo High Shorelines Pender High 3: Amanda Downs HM: Kathryn Auten Sports Copy Pegasus Providence Senior High 1: Holden Hill Myers Park High Prism Hyperion HM: Blueprints Advertising Theme First Flight High 3: Carryl Tinsley and The Trail Albrokan 3: Crinkum-Crankum A.L. Brown High Horizons Crinkum-Crankum Northside Christian William A. Hough High Bishop McGuinness High 1: Spectatus 1: Prowler 3: Robert Rankin Olivia Horrigan Statesville High Northern Vance High Southwest Guilford High Northern Vance High Academy Quotannis Parkland Magnet High Panther Creek High Heritage Shoreline HM: Alexandra McClory HM: Opus LARGE SCHOOLS 2: Patrick Ronan Honor Heritage W.G. Enloe High Advertising 2: Hilltopper 2: The Torch Pender High Cape Fear Academy Spectatus Concord High Pender High HM: Dailey Midgett and Parkland Magnet High Sports Photograph The Dorian The Blue Print Honor 1: Hawkeye North Buncombe High Athens Drive High HM: Aidan Ganzert HM: Pegasus Images The Dorian Jordan Rhodes HM: Kelly Morrissey 1: Corey Jenkins Mount Tabor High Polk County High West Wilkes High 3: The Phoenix Flame 3: Eyry Blueprints Myers Park High Polk County High Mount Tabor High 2: Shoreline D.L. McMichael High Charlotte Latin School Bishop McGuinness High Sandfiddler Landmark The Torch 3: Hanna Johnstone Gleanings Hawkeye Cape Fear Academy HM: The Trail Manteo High Cardinal Gibbons High Athens Drive High Spectrum West Wilkes High SECTION AWARDS 3: Titan Statesville High For more awards, see page 11 HM: Aidan Ganzert 2: Becky Jegier Pinecrest High For more awards, see page 12 Honor Page 12 the scoop Fall 2011 Fall 2011 the scoop Page 13 Awards, continued from page 11 Myers Park High Gaston Day School Northwest Horizons the Arts 3: Sarah Fewell and HM: Blake Taylor and Online HM: The Eagle north carolina High School Lauren Burnham Sarah Kinney Northwest Guilford High East Mecklenburg High Fiction Providence Senior High Roars and Whispers Roars and Whispers Achievement HM: The Prowl 1: Roars and Whispers 3: Abigail Hartley Providence Senior High Providence Senior High Proconian Providence High Journalist Of The Year Official APPLICATION Providence Senior High Blutopia HM: Daniel Thompson HM: Sarah Kinney Chapel Hill High Co-sponsored by N.C. Scholastic Media Association, N.C. Press Foundation and PortfolioChecklist: 2: Blutopia Gaston Day School Blutopia Roars and Whispers Nevarmore Online Features Official application Gaston Day School HM: Taylor Noel Gaston Day School Providence Senior High Ravenscroft School 1: The Lariat Journalism Education Association. Questions? Go to jea.org/awards/journalist.html 3: Opus Crinkum-Crankum Self-analytical evaluation of your HM: Sarah Claypoole and The Howler Online Southwest Guilford High “journalistic life” Concord High Northern Vance High Sarah Chaney Poetry Wakefield High 2: The Eagle The state winner will receive a $2,000 scholarship and will be eligible to compete in the national JEA contest. HM: The Blue Print HM: Stuart Schrader Official transcript Roars and Whispers 1: Kassandra Leiva East Mecklenburg High The national winnwer will receive a $5,000 scholarship. Alternates in each contest also receive scholarships. Action photo of you doing something journalistic Polk County High Roars and Whispers Providence High School Blutopia SECTION AWARDS 3: Wingspan HM: Pegasus Providence Senior High Gaston Day School West Henderson High (i.e. interviewing someone, taking a photograph, Myers Park High Individual Photograph 2: Kate Randazzo News HM: The Viking Press designing a page, doing a broadcast standup or Fiction Layout 1: Kendall Brinker Pegasus 1: Wingspan Kinston High talking to your staff. ) INDIVIDUAL AWARDS 1: Sarah Fewell and Crinkum-Crankum Myers Park High West Henderson High HM: The Pirates’ Hook name (first, middle initial, Last) Three or four letters of recommendation from your Kenzie Saunders Northern Vance High 3: Ali Prow 2: The Eagle Riverside High adviser, other teachers who know your leadership Individual Art Roars and Whispers 2: Maria Withrow Blutopia East Mecklenburg High and journalistic abilities, and practitioners with 1: Kassandra Leiva Providence Senior High Pegasus Gaston Day School 3: The Viking Press Advertising home address whom you have worked. A letter from the principal Blutopia 2: Daniel Thompson Myers Park High HM: Lauren Burnham Kinston High 1: Wingspan is desirable, but not absolutely necessary. Gaston Day School Blutopia 3: Rachel Voorhis Roars and Whispers HM: Intermission West Henderson High Samples of your work carefully selected to show 2: Lauren Pendleton Gaston Day School Roars and Whispers Providence Senior High Northwest School of 2: The Lariat your quality and diversity of reporting, writing, Blutopia 3: Aurora Bellard, Sarah Providence Senior High HM: Taylor Noel the Arts Southwest Guilford High city state zip photography, design, broadcast, online media, etc. Gaston Day School Kinney and Brynn HM: Jake Johnson Crinkum-Crankum HM: The Lariat 3: Sydney Leighton Claypoole Self-addressed, padded, stamped envelope large The Blue Print Northern Vance High Southwest Guilford Photography enough to hold your portfolio, if you want it Pegasus Roars and Whispers Polk County High High 1: The Viking Press Myers Park High Providence Senior High email address home phone number returned HM: Natalie Kelton Kinston High Preparing Your Portfolio: HM: Kayli Rideout HM: Ashley Boles and Roars and Whispers Online News Editorial 2: Wingspan Opus Madelyn Usher Providence Senior High 1: Wingspan West Henderson High • Entry material should not exceed 46 pages one- Concord High Roars and Whispers sided or 23 two-sided pages with application OVERALL AWARDS West Henderson High 3: The Parrott Post parent(s)/guardian(s) name(s) HM: Chloe Carr Providence Senior High Poetry Layout 2: The Prowl Arendell Parrott materials not to exceed an additional 10 pages as Pegasus HM: Will Rudisill 1: Mary Oakley TAR HEEL AWARDS Providence High Academy follows: Myers Park High Blutopia Crinkum-Crankum The Viking Press 3: The Viking Press HM: Intermission • Application Gaston Day School Northern Vance High Kinston High Kinston High Northwest School of • Transcript (1-2 pages). This should be opened Photography Layout 2: Charlotte Moore Wingspan Online HM: Intermission the Arts School name and presented as part of the portfolio. 1: Emily Miller Fiction Pegasus West Henderson High Northwest School of HM: The Eagle • Personal photo (1 page) The Blue Print 1: Lauren Burnham Myers Park High the Arts East Mecklenburg High • Self-analytical essay (1+ pages) Polk County High Roars and Whispers HM: The Eagle 3: Daniel Thompson All North Carolina school address • Plastic sheet protectors are acceptable. All letters 2: Mary Oakley Providence Senior High Blutopia The Eagle East Mecklenburg High Graphics should be opened and included as part of the 46 Crinkum-Crankum 2: Lindsey Rosenbaum Gaston Day School East Mecklenburg High 1: Wingspan Northern Vance High Roars and Whispers pages. HM: Chris Disser and The Viking Press Sports West Henderson High • The pages should be inserted into a three-ring 3: Kristen Clifford Providence Senior High Aurora Bellard Kinston High 1: The Lariat 2: The Viking Press city state zip Crinkum-Crankum 3: Sara Holbrooks binder designed to hold 8 1/2 x 11-inch paper. Roars and Whispers Wingspan Online Southwest Guilford High Kinston High • Here are some ideas to get started on the self- Northern Vance High Opus Providence Senior High West Henderson High 2: The Pirates’ Hook 3: Intermission analytical evaluation: How do you feel about Concord High HM: Caroline Stewart Distinction Riverside High Northwest School of school phone school fax Drama HM: Holly Morrow Pegasus The Parrott Post 3: The Viking Press the Arts journalism? How did you get started in journalism? 1: Mary Oakley The Blue Print Myers Park High Arendell Parrott Academy Kinston High HM: Nevarmore What have you contributed to journalism? What Crinkum-Crankum Polk County High Intermission Online HM: The Prowl Ravenscroft School have you had to go through to achieve? What Northern Vance High HM: Daniel Thompson Graphics Northwest School of the Providence High HM: The Lariat adviser’s name are your journalism plans for the future? The 2: Holly Morrow Blutopia 1: Sarah Chaney, Sarah Arts HM: The Eagle Southwest Guilford evaluation should be long enough for the The Blue Print Gaston Day School Claypoole and Brynn The Prowl East Mecklenburg High High judges to reach a decision as to your creative Polk County High Claypoole Providence High adviser’s email address adviser’s phone number qualifications and short enough not to be Nonfiction Layout Roars and Whispers The Pirates’ Hook Design TV News redundant. Feature 1: Sarah Kinney and Providence Senior High Riverside High 1: The Viking Press • Samples of work should be carefully selected. 1: Katelyn Kimbrell Helen Mun 2: Sarah Kinney The Lariat Kinston High OVERALL AWARDS Provide judges with a good cross section of your Crinkum-Crankum Roars and Whispers hometown newspaper Roars and Whispers Southwest Guilford High 2: Wingspan best work rather than everything ever produced. Northern Vance High Providence Senior High Providence Senior High Honor West Henderson High Achievement 2: Lauren Burnham 2: Caroline Stewart Date, name of publication and relevance should be 3: Leslie Caddick The Crusader Online 3: Intermission The Nevarmore on the page with each sample. Roars and Whispers Pegasus Northwest School of Blutopia Cardinal Gibbons High Ravenscroft School newspaper street address • Include samples showing one or more of the following characteristics. They should be grouped according to what they represent, and these city state zip groupings should be labeled: 1. Skilled and creative use of media content — writing, production, photography, etc. 1 North-central Northeast 2. Inquiring mind and investigative persistence NCSMA Regional Workshops Piedmont Northeast How long have you been involved in journalism? ______resulting in in-depth study or studies of issues 4 Piedmont important to the local high school audience, Northwest 63 high school students in general or society. Oct. 6 Media names ______3. Courageous and responsible handling of 1 Southwest Regional Workshop, sensitive issues — local or societal — despite UNC-Asheville 2 5 ______threat or imposure of censorship. Southwest 4. Variety of journalistic experiences, each handled Oct. 13 South-central in a quality manner - newspaper, yearbook, 2 Southwest Regional Workshop, 6 Southeast broadcast, photography, Web design, other UNC-Asheville Piedmont design work, community and other outside-of- Oct. 20 Nov. 3 Piedmont Southeast On a separate piece of paper, answer the following questions: school journalistic work, etc. 3 Central Carolina J-Day Regional Workshop, 5 Northeast and Southeast Regional Workshop, • At least one issue of your newspaper or magazine, UNC-Chapel Hill East Carolina University • Has any of your work been used by the professional media? If yes, please explain. or photocopies of relevant spreads from your • What aspect of journalism and mass communication is your career goal? yearbook (not the entire book) should be enclosed Oct. 27 so the judges can see the context of your work. 4 6 Nov. 10 North-central Piedmont Regional Workshop, South-central Piedmont Regional Workshop, • Do you plan to enroll this year in a university journalism degree program? One audio or video tape (CD, DVD, Mini DV) should North Carolina A&T The Charlotte Observer • List colleges you are considering attending in order of preference. If you have accompany an entry that focuses on broadcast work. Time is limited to 15 minutes. The tape definitely decided which school you will attend, list only that college. should be cued up to the work the judges should view or hear and should have the entrant’s name NCSMA co-hosted six regional workshops this fall semester with on the tape case. newspapers and universities across the state. • Photocopies of letters, clippings and art Send your complete portfolio to NCSMA, 284 Carroll Hall, are acceptable; however, original prints of We hope to see you at a 2012 fall regional workshop! photographs should accompany entries based on UNC-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3365 postmarked by Feb. 15. published pictures. Page 14 the scoop Fall 2011 n.c. Scholastic Media Advisers Association North Carolina Scholastic Media Association (NCSMA) is a Membership statewide organization and an arm of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of North Carolina at adviser’s name Chapel Hill that: School name School phone School fax • promotes excellence in scholastic journalism through education of its members. school address • invites students and advisers to attend the N.C. Scholastic city state zip Media Summer Institute and any of six co-hosted fall regional workshops. school email address • encourages respect for freedom of the press. • promotes professional growth of journalism teachers and advisers. HOME ADDRESS

• speaks for scholastic media in matters that affect journalism city state zip education in North Carolina. • serves scholastic journalism and works for its home EMAIL ADDRESS HOME PHONE CELL PHONE advancement. Publication advised (circle): • offers Advisers Association members special services, including: newspaper/ online electronic literary yearbook photography • publication and online news critiques newsmagazine news communication magazine • yearly contests for individuals and media • two issues of the Scoop Update Name of publication(s)/URL: ______• Book of Firsts $65 Combined Journalism Education Association/NCSMAA Membership (results in $5 rebate to NCSMAA from JEA) $10 NCSMAA Membership Only Enclose check payable to NCSMA at School of Journalism and Mass Communication, UNC-Chapel Hill, CB #3365, 284 Carroll Hall, UNC-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3365 $55 JEA Membership Only

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In this issue • Results of 2011 NCSMA contests and critiques • Grant opportunities to consider • Journalism Education Fellowship application • N.C. High School Journalist of the Year application