LOCAL THURSDAY 4/23/15 >> HONOLULU STAR-ADVERTISER >> B4 2015 HIGH SCHOOL JOURNALISM AWARDS BEST IN STATE

1 2 3 HAWAII BAPTIST MILILANI HIGH KAMEHAMEHA MAUI Front row, Karly Tom, left, Danielle Toda, Danielle Front, Ireland Castillo, left, and Lauren Barbour. Destinee Murray, left, and Maile Sur. Woo, Jaryd Sugihara, Amelia Mckenzie and Mikayla Back row, Matthew Kawamoto, Harlan Rose, Mau. Second row, Shannon Mau, Aaron Wilford, Christopher Sato and Hina Neill. Tanner Isaacs and Kylie Yamauchi. Hawaii Baptist Academy takes home top honor in state competition

By Nanea Kalani STATE WINNERS best layout and digital illustration. [email protected] The winning public school entry and As selected by a panel of judges. winning private school entry in each Hawaii Baptist Academy’s student CATEGORY FIRST SECOND category were then judged to deter- journalists bested 16 other public and News writing Kamehameha Maui Kaiser High mine an overall state winner for each private schools to take the top award category. Schools garnering the most Feature writing Kamehameha Maui Radford High Wednesday in the annual Hawaii High points across all categories won the School Journalism Awards competi- Profile writing Kamehameha Kapalama Radford High top best in state awards. tion. Sports writing Kamehameha Maui Mililani High For Hawaii Baptist, that meant col- The independent school was named Editorial writing Hawaii Baptist Academy Mililani High lecting seven first-place awards in the best in state, followed by Mililani High Commentary writing Radford High Hawaii Baptist Academy private school division, and an addi- School and Kamehameha Schools Photography Lahainaluna High ‘Iolani tional five first-place awards in the Maui. Photo essay Maui High Kamehameha Maui state division. “We came last year and we placed Mililani High — last year’s overall top Action photography Mid-Pacific Institute Mililani High third. We tried so hard to do our best winner — received six first-place over the past year, and it paid off,” said Portrait photography Hawaii Baptist Academy Maui High awards in the public school division, Hawaii Baptist senior Danielle Woo, co- Layout and design Lahainaluna High ‘Iolani and one first-place award in the state editor of the Eagle Eye student news- Hand-drawn illustration Seabury Hall Kaiser High division this year. paper. “This competition motivated Digital illustration Kaiser High ‘Iolani “We all know it’s not about the win, me and all of us.” Infographic ‘Iolani Mililani High but I’m glad that the work of the staff “We really wanted to take first place Editorial cartoon Hawaii Baptist Academy Waipahu High was validated. Everyone worked really this year,” added Eagle Eye co-editor hard,” said Mililani senior Lauren Bar- Comic strip Mid-Pacific Institute Kaiser High Jaryd Sugihara. bour, editor in chief of the Trojan Nine public schools and eight pri- Online video Maui High Hawaii Mission Academy Times. vate schools statewide competed in 21 Multimedia story presentation Kamehameha Maui Mililani High This year, entries were not separated categories. Blog Hawaii Baptist Academy Radford High by print and online publications. In an initial round of judging, public Website Hawaii Baptist Academy McKinley High The contest was sponsored by the school entries and private school en- Single issue Mililani High Kamehameha Maui Hawaii Publishers Association, Hono - tries were separately awarded winners lulu Star-Advertiser, MidWeek, Univer- in each category, ranging from best sity of Hawaii at Manoa, Morris Visitor news writing and feature writing to DIVISION WINNERS Publications and Hagadone Printing. Division winners were selected by a panel of judges. Another panel then picked the state winners.

PUBLIC SCHOOLS PRIVATE SCHOOLS CATEGORY FIRST SECOND THIRD FIRST SECOND THIRD News writing Kaiser High Radford High McKinley High Hawaii Baptist Academy Kamehameha Maui ‘Iolani Feature writing Radford High McKinley High Lahainaluna High Kamehameha Maui Hawaii Baptist Academy Kamehameha Kapalama Profile writing Radford High Mililani High Kaiser High Kamehameha Kapalama ‘Iolani Hawaii Baptist Academy Sports writing Mililani High Moanalua High Waipahu High Kamehameha Maui ‘Iolani Sacred Hearts Academy Editorial writing Mililani High Moanalua High Waipahu High Hawaii Baptist Academy Mid-Pacific Institute Kamehameha Maui Commentary writing Radford High Mililani High Moanalua High Hawaii Baptist Academy Seabury Hall Kamehameha Maui Photography Lahainaluna High McKinley High Moanalua High ‘Iolani Hawaii Mission Academy Hawaii Baptist Academy Photo essay Maui High Mililani High Kaiser High Kamehameha Maui Hawaii Baptist Academy ‘Iolani Action photography Mililani High Lahainaluna High McKinley High Mid-Pacific Institute Hawaii Baptist Academy Kamehameha Maui Portrait photography Maui High Kaiser High McKinley High Hawaii Baptist Academy Hawaii Mission Academy Kamehameha Maui Layout and design Lahainaluna High Mililani High McKinley High ‘Iolani Hawaii Mission Academy Kamehameha Maui Hand-drawn illustration Kaiser High Lahainaluna High Mililani High Seabury Hall Hawaii Baptist Academy ‘Iolani Digital illustration Kaiser High Mililani High — ‘Iolani Kamehameha Maui Hawaii Baptist Academy Infographic Mililani High Kaiser High Lahainaluna High ‘Iolani Kamehameha Maui Hawaii Baptist Academy Editorial cartoon Waipahu High Kaiser High Mililani High Hawaii Baptist Academy ‘Iolani Kamehameha Maui Comic strip Kaiser High Mililani High Lahainaluna High Mid-Pacific Institute ‘Iolani Hawaii Baptist Academy Single issue Mililani High Lahainaluna High Moanalua High Kamehameha Maui Hawaii Baptist Academy Kamehameha Kapalama Online video Maui High Mililani High McKinley High Hawaii Mission Academy Kamehameha Maui Hawaii Baptist Academy Multimedia story presentation Mililani High McKinley High — Kamehameha Maui Hawaii Baptist Academy Hawaii Mission Academy Website McKinley High Radford High Mililani High Hawaii Baptist Academy Seabury Hall Kamehameha Maui Blog Radford High Mililani High McKinley High Hawaii Baptist Academy Kamehameha Maui Hawaii Mission Academy MOST VALUABLE STAFFERS Selected by the staff and adviser of each school newspaper.

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