A Virtual Spring Media Monday 2021 Awards

April 26, 2021 A few quick notes ØIn some instances for individual awards where there were limited entries, judges combined across divisions or categories, or across the two contests: Previously Published or On Deadline. ØFor time purposes, I will only read the first place winner, but second, third and honorable mentions will appear on each screen.

OSM’s mission is to advocate for and provide education, training and assistance to scholastic media advisers and students across Oklahoma. We are housed in the Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Oklahoma. For more information about us, please visit osm-oipa.org. PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED INDIVIDUAL CATEGORY CONTEST

Contest description: This individual category contest, represents the best of students’ work published during the current academic year. Entries are populated from the monthly contest entries from August – February that earn either an Excellent or Superior ranking out of four possible rankings, which from highest to lowest are: Superior, Excellent, Distinguished Merit or Merit. Consider the “previously published” winners to be the best of the best of our monthly contests. Feature Story Honorable Mention: Division II & III, Online Lea Vowell, Canton Public Schools

Third Place: The Catamount Staff, Ada High School

Second Place: Helen Vasquez, Ada High School

Spring Media Monday 2021 Awards First Place: Paola Zapata, Harding Charter Preparatory H.S. Honorable Mention: Feature Story Kaelyn Smith, Epic Charter Schools Division I, Online Hailey Paddock, Edmond Memorial High School

Third Place: Rachel Weathers & Adeline Gruen, Edmond Memorial High School

Second Place: Kat Carlow, Yukon High School

Spring Media Monday 2021 Awards First Place: Rachel Weathers, Edmond Memorial High School Critical Review- Honorable Mention: Rachel Weathers, Edmond Memorial High School Music Lilly Franca, Harding Charter Preparatory H.S. All Divisions Third Place: Avery Hamlin, Edmond Memorial High School

Second Place: Rachel Weathers, Edmond Memorial High School

Spring Media Monday 2021 Awards First Place: Avery Hamlin, Edmond Memorial High School Critical Review- Honorable Mention: TV, Film and Other Chloe Clinton, Edmond Santa Fe High School All Divisions Jamison Joyce, Edmond Memorial High School

Third Place: Julia Miller & Keona Olguin, Edmond Santa Fe High School

Second Place: Rachel Weathers& Kelsi Seltenreich, Edmond Memorial High School Spring Media Monday 2021 Awards First Place: Yezen Saadah, Edmond Santa Fe High School News Story All Divisions Honorable Mention: Katie Hillemeyer, Harding Charter Preparatory High School Conner Carlow, Yukon High School

Third Place: Katie Hillemeyer, Harding Charter Preparatory High School

Second Place: Anne Daniel, Harding Charter Preparatory High School

Spring Media Monday First Place: 2021 Awards Anne Daniel, Harding Charter Preparatory High School Opinion Column All Divisions Honorable Mention: Avery Hamlin & Anna Baustert, Edmond Memorial High School Rachel Weathers, Edmond Memorial High School

Third Place: Luke Wienecke, Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School

Second Place: Anna Baustert, Edmond Memorial High School

Spring Media Monday 2021 Awards First Place: Paola Zapata, Harding Charter Preparatory High School. Sports Story All Divisions

Honorable Mention: William Hackney, Edmond Santa Fe High School

Third Place: Jamison Joyce & Jaden Scamehorn, Edmond Memorial High School

Second Place: Sullivan McCollum, Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School

Spring Media Monday First Place: 2021 Awards Kampbell Kopera, Bishop McGuiness Catholic High School Video Honorable Mention: Package Jalynn Snider & Sara Ellis, Ada High School All Divisions Third Place: Kenzi Nix, Canton Public Schools

Second Place: Sariah and Solomon Vargas, Canton Public Schools

First Place: Spring Media Monday 2021 Awards Hannah Armstrong & Makenzie Ragsdale, Ada High School Graphic Design Element- Still or Animated All Divisions

Second Place: Emily McDougall, Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School

First Place:

Spring Media Monday Solomon Vargas, Canton Public Schools 2021 Awards Editorial All Divisions

Second Place: Conner Carlow, Yukon High School

First Place: Kara George and Julia Miller, Edmond Santa Fe High School

Spring Media Monday 2021 Awards Blog Entry All Divisions

Third Place: Albina Mustafi, Ada High School

Second Place: Helen Vasquez, Ada High School

First Place: Spring Media Monday 2021 Awards Alexis Beckner, Canton Public Schools ON DEADLINE CONTEST

Contest description: This individual category contest requires students to quickly turn around entries based on prompts OSM sends a few weeks before Spring Media Monday. You’ll see many of the same categories as the previously published contest, but all work was completed between March 22 – April 6 of this year. Video Package All Divisions

Third Place: Ashlyn Ruiz & Lea Vowell, Canton Public Schools

Second Place: ENN Staff, Epic Charter Schools

Spring Media Monday First Place: 2021Awards Hanna Sullins, Canton Public Schools Blog Entry All Divisions Third Place: Alexis Beckner, Canton Public Schools

Second Place: Genesis DeLodge, Ada High School

First Place:

Spring Media Monday 2021 Awards Kylie Carrassco, Canton Public Schools Photo—News, Feature or Sports All Divisions

Honorable Mention: Brooke Burris, Edmond Memorial High School (news photo)

First Place: Brooke Burris, Edmond Memorial High School Spring Media Monday 2021 Awards (sports photo) Mini Feature All Divisions

Honorable Mention: Jaden Scamehorn & Hailey Paddock, Edmond Memorial High School

Third Place: Kelsi Seltenreich, Edmond Memorial High School

Second Place: Hailey Paddock, Edmond Memorial High School Spring Media Monday 2021 Awards First Place: Hannah Teifke, Edmond Memorial High School Sports Column All Divisions

Honorable Mention: Lathan Pearce & Katelyn Kreaps, Edmond Memorial High School

Third Place: Jamison Joyce, Edmond Memorial High School

Second Place: Madison Contreras, Marlow High School

Spring Media Monday 2021 Awards First Place: Kampbell Kopera, Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School Sports Story All Divisions Honorable Mention: Allie Clift, Edmond Memorial High School

Third Place: Emma Samples, Marlow High School

Second Place: Rachel Weathers, Edmond Memorial High School

Spring Media Monday 2021 Awards First Place: Kate Fletcher, Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School Critical Review

Division I Honorable Mention: Kelsi Seltenreich, Edmond Memorial High School Jackson Ingle, Epic Charter School

Third Place: Hannah Teifke, Edmond Memorial High School

Second Place: Rachel Weathers, Edmond Memorial High School

Spring Media Monday 2021Awards First Place: Avery Hamlin, Edmond Memorial High School Critical Review Divisions II & III Second Place: Brianna Reed, Marlow High School

First Place: Emily McDougall, Bishop McGuiness Catholic High School

Spring Media Monday 2021Awards News Story All Divisions Honorable Mention: Katlin Ivers, Marlow High School Marci Kopf, Canton Public Schools

Third Place: Olivia Lane, Edmond Memorial High School

Second Place: Adeline Gruen, Edmond Memorial High School

Spring Media Monday 2021 Awards First Place: Rachel Weathers, Edmond Memorial High School Feature, Personality Profile All Divisions Honorable Mention: Tamara McConnell, Marlow High School Jordan Graham, Edmond Memorial High School

Third Place: Avery Hamlin, Edmond Memorial High School

Second Place: ENN Staff, Epic Charter Schools Spring Media Monday 2021 Awards First Place: Luke Wienecke, Bishop McGuiness Catholic High School Feature—other than profile All Divisions

Honorable Mention: Gabby Hack, Marlow High School Third Place: Adeline Gruen, Edmond Memorial High School Second Place: Kenzi Nix, Canton Public Schools First Place: Spring Media Monday 2021 Awards Helen Vasquez, Ada High School Opinion Column All Divisions Honorable Mention: Kelsi Seltenreich, Edmond Memorial High School

Third Place: Allie Clift, Edmond Memorial High School

Second Place: Rachel Weathers, Edmond Memorial High School Spring Media Monday 2021 Awards First Place: Chelsea Strutton, Marlow High School ON DEADLINE & PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED COMBINED

Contest description: For some categories, if there were not enough entries to make a competition in Previously Published or On Deadline alone, we combined entries across these contests. Design: Infographic

Previously Published & On Deadline Combined Third Place: Albina Mustafi, Ada High School

Second Place: Albina Mustafi, Ada High School

First Place:

Spring Media Monday Albina Mustafi, Ada High School 2021 Awards Multimedia Honorable Mention: Package Helen Vasquez, Ada High School Previously Published & On Deadline Combined

Third Place: Mahli Rogers, Ada High School

Second Place: Helen Vasquez, Ada High School

Spring Media Monday 2021 Awards First Place: Catamount Staff, Ada High School Print or Online Page Design Previously Published & On Deadline Combined

Honorable Mention: Caleb Baade, Marlow High School

Third Place: Genesis DeLodge, Ada High School Helen Vasquez, Ada High School

Second Place: Jaylynn Snider, Ada High School Spring Media Monday 2021 Awards First Place: Catamount Staff, Ada High School Photo or Photo Illustration Previously Published & On Deadline Combined

Honorable Mention: Brooke Burris, Edmond Memorial High School

Second Place: Brooke Burris, Edmond Memorial High School

First Place: Spring Media Monday 2021 Awards Bekah Disney, Epic Charter Schools Photo Gallery Honorable Mention: Previously Published & On Deadline Combined Catamount Staff, Ada High School ENN Photo Staff, Epic Charter Schools

Third Place: Bekah Disney, Epic Charter Schools

Second Place: Catamount Staff, Ada High School

Spring Media Monday 2021 Awards First Place: ENN Photo Staff, Epic Charter Schools Photo Gallery,

Sports Third Place: Previously Published & On Deadline Combined Landry Jansen, Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School

Second Place: Vanessa William, Epic Charter Schools

First Place:

Spring Media Monday Abby Machetta, Ada High School 2021 Awards Podcast Episode Previously Published & On Deadline Combined

Third Place: Kaelyn Smith, Epic Charter School

Second Place: Griffin Gurley, Alex McGill & Austyn Morris, Ada High School

Spring Media Monday 2021 Awards First Place: ENN Staff, Epic Charter Schools “OF THE YEAR” AWARDS

“Of the Year” student awards consider a student’s body of work for the academic year in one of four categories: Writer of the Year, the Laura Schaub* Designer of the Year, Photographer of the Year, and the Karen Beavers** Editor of the Year. All divisions and publication types are judged together.

Additionally, we award the Lois A. Thomas Newspaper Adviser of the Year, named for Thomas, a retired journalism teacher and publications adviser at Putnam City High School in Oklahoma City. This award recognizes excellence in scholastic media advising and service to the field.

*Laura Schaub served as the OIPA (now known as OSM) director from 1991-2003 and continues to support the organization in a variety of ways. She has a long history teaching publications design, which she continues in her position with the Lifetouch yearbook company.

**On July 30, 2018, OSM lost a great friend and educator, Karen Beavers, who passed away in her home. Karen had just begun retirement after spending many years as a teacher and publications adviser at Lawton High School. She was incredibly adept at nurturing student leaders, and for this reason, OSM named this award for her. SPRING MEDIA MONDAY 2021 NEWS PUBLICATION “OF THE YEAR” AWARDS

Writer of the Year:

Anne Daniel, Harding Charter Preparatory High School SPRING MEDIA MONDAY 2021 NEWS PUBLICATION “OF THE YEAR” AWARDS

Laura Schaub Designer of the Year:

Albina Mustafi, Ada High School

Photographer of the Year: no entries for 2021 SPRING MEDIA MONDAY 2021 NEWS PUBLICATION “OF THE YEAR” AWARDS

Karen Beavers Editor of the Year:

Delaney Beak, Ada High School SPRING MEDIA MONDAY 2021 NEWS PUBLICATION “OF THE YEAR” AWARDS

Lois A. Thomas Adviser of the Year:

M. Scott Carter, Epic Charter Schools OVERALL PUBLICATION CRITICAL SERVICE AWARDS, 2021

NEWSPAPER, MAGAZINE & ONLINE PUBLICATIONS

OSM member publications earn an overall distinction based on a critical service review of the full publication from a media professional serving as judge. From lowest rank to highest, these distinctions include: Award of Merit, Award of Distinguished Merit, Award of Honors, Award of Highest Honors. Critical Service Rankings 2021 Newspaper or Magazine ALL DIVISIONS Highest Honors Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School Riverfield Country Day School

Honors Marlow High School

Spring Media Monday 2021 Awards Distinguished Merit: none for 2021

Merit: none for 2021 Critical Service Rankings 2021 Online News Publication All Divisions Highest Honors Epic Charter Schools Ada High School Harding Charter Canton Public Schools

Honors Duncan Middle School Distinguished Merit: Spring Media Monday Edmond Schools 2021 Awards none for 2021 Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School Merit: Yukon High School none for 2021 All-Oklahoma Awards

Those publications receiving the rank of Highest Honors are considered for the additional All-Oklahoma distinction, indicating the top-scoring publications in each division; usually, two - five publications are named All-Oklahoma per division and publication type yearly.

Spring Media Monday 2021 Awards All-Oklahoma Newspaper or Magazine All Divisions

Those publications receiving the rank of Highest Honors are considered for the additional All-Oklahoma distinction, indicating the top-scoring publications in each division; usually, two - five publications are named All-Oklahoma per division yearly. This year for Divisions II and III combined, they are:

Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School

Spring Media Monday 2021 Awards Riverfield Country Day School All-Oklahoma Online News Publication All Divisions

Those publications receiving the rank of Highest Honors are considered for the additional All-Oklahoma distinction, indicating the top-scoring publications in each division; usually, two - five publications are named All-Oklahoma per division yearly. This year for Online News Publications, they are: Epic Charter Schools Ada High School Harding Charter Preparatory High School Spring Media Monday 2021 Awards Canton Public Schools James F. Paschal Sweepstakes Winners

The top-scoring publication in each division and publication type is further awarded the James F. Paschal Memorial Sweepstakes Award. A former OU professor, Paschal served as the director of OSM (known then as OIPA) from 1963 - 1991 and is remembered fondly for his dedication to scholastic journalism.

Spring Media Monday 2021 Awards James F. Paschal Sweepstakes Winner Newspaper or Magazine All Divisions

The top-scoring publication in each division is further awarded the James F. Paschal Memorial Sweepstakes Award. A former OU professor, Paschal served as the director of OSM (known then as OIPA) from 1963 - 1991 and is remembered fondly for his dedication to scholastic journalism.

The 2021 Sweepstakes winner is: Spring Media Monday 2021 Awards Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School James F. Paschal Sweepstakes Winner Online News Publication All Divisions

The top-scoring publication in each division is further awarded the James F. Paschal Memorial Sweepstakes Award. A former OU professor, Paschal served as the director of OSM (known then as OIPA) from 1963 - 1991 and is remembered fondly for his dedication to scholastic journalism.

The 2021 Online News Publication Spring Media Monday 2021 Awards Sweepstakes winner is: Ada High School A few parting notes to advisers

◦ OSM will email you your scorebooks and judges’ letters for critical service shortly after the awards ceremony. ◦ If you noticed any spelling errors in students’ names, or other errors, on the awards PowerPoint, please email OSM as soon as you can. We will get that corrected and update the copy on our website. It will also help us make sure your awards certificates are correct. ◦ Awards certificates will be in the mail heading you way on Tuesday April 27 ◦ Awards plaques will follow in about a week to 10 days CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE WINNERS!

THIS HAS BEEN A VIRTUAL SPRING MEDIA MONDAY, 2021

SEE YOU (MOST HOPEFULLY IN PERSON) NEXT YEAR!