Recognition opportunities for MHSPA publication staffers

Forms are now available to nominate students for MHSPA’s annual All-Minnesota Editors, All-State Journalists and Distinguished Journalists awards. The awards are based on years of participation in student publications and grade point average. The awards are free for MHSPA members. Download the forms here and submit entries by the May 2, 2008, deadline to get recognition for your deserving student staff members.

Guthrie review contest winners published in Star Tribune

Star Tribune, March 22, 2008:

The Minnesota High School Press Association annually selects promising young high-school journalists to visit the Guthrie Theater for a day-long session that includes lectures, a tour and a chance to see and write reviews of a Guthrie show. In March, about 30 students saw Wendy Wasserstein’s final play, “Third,” and submitted reviews. The two reviews below rose to the top of the heap and were selected for publication on the Star Tribune’s website.

Congratulations to Hannah Rank and Charl Coetzee on being selected for publication by the Star Tribune. Here is the link to the stories:

http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/onstage/16913596.html

2008 MHSPA Write-off event

Save the date! MHSPA is again pleased to offer the Write-Off contests on Friday, May 16 at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. Click to download the information sheet and registration form. Registration and payment are due by May 2. Note the format and contest changes from last year.

New MHSPA adviser award

MHSPA this year is recognizing a teacher/adviser through the Journalism Educator of the Year award. Anyone can nominate a current journalism educator in Minnesota, so get thinking about who deserves this honor (heck, you an even nominate yourself) and send in a letter. The recipient will have the opportunity to spend the day in the newsroom of the Star Tribune newspaper, hosted by the top two editors, Nancy Barnes and Scott Gillespie.

Click here to download the nomination form. The deadline is April 18.

2008 MHSPA Review Writing Contest

MHSPA and the Journalism Educators of Minnesota are pleased to again offer the Arts Journalism/Review Writing contest in conjunction with the Guthrie Theater on March 12 in Minneapolis. Participation is limited. Those interested must apply by Feb. 22 to be considered for selection. This event is open to MHSPA members only. Download the application form.

Update: The deadline has been extended to Tuesday, Feb. 26.

2008 Minnesota Wild Event contest results

Winning entries from the MHSPA Wild Media Day held Jan. 15, 2008, at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, with judge comments:

STORY WRITING
Winner: Elise Butler, St. Paul Academy, “Unique Rookie Receiving Warm Welcome
The lede quickly establishes the subject - Aaron Voros’s rookie season with the Minnesota Wild - and engages the reader with a crisp athletic writing style that complements the subject. Butler localizes the story well and uses quotations from Voros and others to provide important detail and a broad sense of the player, the Wild, and the Minnesota fan base.

PHOTOJOURNALISM
Winner: Sam Oldenburg, Owatonna
Nice attention to details, with the repetition of bottles lining the wall. Good attention paid to depth of field (player is in focus).

BROADCAST
Winner: Mike Luebner and Evan Batten, Eastview High

Awards announced at 2007 State Convention

More than 400 students and advisers attended the 2007 MHSPA State High School Journalism Convention Oct. 17, 2007 at the University of Minnesota. Below are the award winners announced at the convention:

2007 MHSPA BEST OF SHOW

Yearbooks

First Place: Kabekonian, Stillwater HS, Stillwater

Second Place: Rebelation, Champlin Park HS, Champlin

Third Place: Wopacan, Park HS, Cottage Grove

Newspapers 1-12 Pages

First Place: Pony Express, Stillwater HS, Stillwater

Second Place: The Viewer, Mounds View HS, Arden Hills

Third Place: The Eyrie, Eden Prairie HS, Eden Prairie

Newspapers 13+ Pages

First Place: The Rubicon, St. Paul Academy and Summit School, St. Paul

Second Place: Knight Errant, Benilde-St. Margaret’s School, St. Louis Park

Literary Magazines

First Place: Art & Literature, St. Paul Academy and Summit School, St. Paul

Second Place: Stylus, Stillwater HS, Stillwater

Third Place: Chimera, Owatonna HS, Owatonna

2007 MHSPA GOLD MEDALLION AWARDS

Newspapers

News Story

First Place: Michael Bonin, Viewer, Mounds View HS, Arden Hills

Second Place: Tanya Bui, Rubicon, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School, St. Paul

Third Place: Erika Lantz, Knight Errant, Benilde-St. Margaret’s School, St. Louis Park

Honorable Mention: Jenna Fish, The Heights Herald, Columbia Heights HS, Columbia Heights

Editorial/Opinion Column

First Place: Mitch Biermann, The Hoofprint, Buffalo HS, Buffalo

Second Place: Jonah Newman, Southerner, South HS, Minneapolis

Third Place: Nikhil Gupta, Viewer, Mounds View HS, Arden Hills

Arts Review

First Place: Nadia Hulett, Knight Errant, Benilde-St. Margaret’s School, St. Louis Park

Second Place: Tina Xu, Trojan Tribune, Wayzata HS, Plymouth

Third Place: Jimmy Nord, Knight Errant, Benilde-St. Margaret’s School, St. Louis Park

Feature Story

First Place: Katy Sly, Pony Express, Stillwater HS, Stillwater

Second Place: Jenna Fish, The Heights Herald, Columbia Heights HS, Columbia Heights

Third Place: Kat Ladwig, Ahlahasa, Albert Lea HS, Albert Lea

Honorable Mention: Andy Knaak, Pony Express, Stillwater HS, Stillwater

Sports Story

First Place: Andy Knaak, Pony Express, Stillwater HS, Stillwater

Second Place: Michael Gaio, Trojan Tribune, Wayzata HS, Plymouth

Third Place: Jacki Ostertag, Pony Express, Stillwater HS, Stillwater

Honorable Mention: Jenna Fish, The Heights Herald, Columbia Heights HS, Columbia Heights

News/Feature Photo

First Place: Louise Parker, Rubicon, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School, St. Paul

Second Place: Sam Oldenburg, Magnet, Owatonna Senior HS, Owatonna

Third Place: Nick Cairl, Viewer, Mounds View HS, Arden Hills

Sports Photo

First Place: Eli Krumholtz, The Hoofprint, Buffalo HS, Buffalo

Second Place: Nick Cairl, Viewer, Mounds View HS, Arden Hills

Third Place: Colleen Erkel, Talon, Minnehaha Academy, Minneapolis

Page One Design

First Place: Jeehyun Choi, Rubicon, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School, St. Paul

Second Place: Eli Edlson-Stein, Southerner, South HS, Minneapolis

Third Place: Samantha Overgaard, Ahlahasa, Albert Lea HS, Albert Lea

Single-page Design

First Place: Hannah Johnson, Southerner, South HS, Minneapolis

Second Place: Samantha Haglo, Pony Express, Stillwater HS, Stillwater

Third Place: Liz Roemer, Viewer, Mounds View HS, Arden Hills

Center Spread Design

First Place: Mariah Laqua, The Hoofprint, Buffalo HS, Buffalo

Second Place: Jeehyun Choi, Rubicon, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School, St. Paul

Third Place: Laura Linder-Scholer and Lauren Thornton, Viewer, Mounds View HS, Arden Hills

Honorable Mention: Aly Meier, Pony Express, Stillwater HS, Stillwater

Editorial Cartoon

First Place: Luke Rogness, The Hoofprint, Buffalo HS, Buffalo

Second Place: Graham Clark Stecklein, Viewer, Mounds View HS, Arden Hills

Honorable Mention: Jacob Stramer, Beacon, Harding Senior HS, St. Paul

Literary Magazines

Short Story

First Place: Tatiana Crane, Literary Magazine, Eden Prairie HS, Eden Prairie

Poem

First Place: Amanda Hanzlick, Stylus, Stillwater HS, Stillwater

Second Place: Alyssa Snyder, Literary Magazine, Eden Prairie HS, Eden Prairie

Third Place: Sunny Thao, Viewer, Mounds View HS, Arden Hills

Magazine Photo

First Place: Christine Nicholson, i-Mag, Albert Lea HS, Albert Lea

Second Place: Tatiana Craine, Literary Magazine, Eden Prairie HS, Eden Prairie

Honorable Mention: Nathan Wagner, Literary Magazine, Eden Prairie HS, Eden Prairie

Magazine Cover Design

First Place: Brit Balagna, Literary Magazine, Eden Prairie HS, Eden Prairie

Second Place: Mariah Howe, i-Mag, Albert Lea HS, Albert Lea

Magazine Spread Design

First Place: Brit Balagna, Literary Magazine, Eden Prairie HS, Eden Prairie

Second Place: Emilie Colby, Literary Magazine, Eden Prairie HS, Eden Prairie

Third Place: Chelsea Dicken, Summer Teeth, Stillwater Junior HS, Stillwater

Art/Illustration

First Place: Rachel Weiher, Stylus, Stillwater HS, Stillwater

Second Place: Amanda Arends, i-Mag, Albert Lea HS, Albert Lea

Third Place: Kristin Olson, Literary Magazine, Eden Prairie HS, Eden Prairie

Yearbooks

Yearbook Spread Design

First Place: Heather Lindborg, Tatanka, Buffalo HS, Buffalo

Second Place: Kiersten Boehn, Antler, Minnehaha Academy, Minneapolis

Third Place: Ben Fouquette and Chris Banck, Tatanka, Buffalo HS, Buffalo

Academic/Clubs Copy

First Place: Kiandra Trealoff, Kabekonian, Stillwater HS, Stillwater

Sports Copy

First Place: Holly Kasinak and Dani Wojcik, Kabekonian, Stillwater HS, Stillwater

Second Place: Tyler Schmidt and Stephanie Mock, Tatanka, Buffalo HS, Buffalo

Theme/Concept Package

First Place: Jenna Mushro and Jenna Hanson, Light Year, Eastview HS, Apple Valley

Second Place: Yearbook Staff, Tatanka, Buffalo HS, Buffalo

Third Place: Leah Walters and Alizbeth Demmer, Tiger, Albert Lea HS, Albert Lea

Theme Copy

First Place: Jason Hohl and Kory Lacroix, Tatanka, Buffalo HS, Buffalo

Second Place: Lauren Ehlers, Antler, Minnehaha Academy, Minneapolis

Feature Copy

First Place: Hannah Monheim, Kabekonian, Stillwater HS, Stillwater

Second Place: Samantha Polski and Alyssa Graunke, Tatanka, Buffalo HS, Buffalo

Third Place: Emily Ness, Kabekonian, Stillwater HS, Stillwater

Yearbook Photo

First Place: Elias Krumholz, Tatanka, Buffalo HS, Buffalo

Second Place: Holly Kasinak, Kabekonian, Stillwater HS, Stillwater

Third Place: Sam Oldenburg, Glyph, Owatonna Senior HS, Owatonna

2007 ALL-STATE JOURNALISM AWARDS

Yearbooks

All-State Gold: Wayako, Wayzata HS, Plymouth
All-State Gold: Kabekonian, Stillwater HS, Stillwater
All-State Gold: Rebelation, Champlin Park HS, Champlin
All-State Gold: Regalia, Hopkins HS, Minnetonka
All-State Silver: Spartan, Orono HS, Long Lake
All-State Silver: Memorare, Saint Bernard’s HS, St. Paul
All-State Silver: Catamount, Lakeville South HS, Lakeville
All-State Silver: Tatanka, Buffalo HS, Buffalo
All-State Silver: Tiger, Albert Lea HS, Albert Lea
All-State Silver: Eagle, Eden Prairie HS, Eden Prairie
All-State Bronze: Yearbook, Stillwater Junior HS, Stillwater
All-State Bronze: Antler, Minnehaha Academy, Minneapolis
All-State Bronze: Polaris, North Senior HS, North St. Paul
Honorable Mention: Ibid, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School, St. Paul

Newspapers

All-State Gold: Rubicon, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School, St. Paul
All-State Gold: Ahlahasa, Albert Lea HS, Albert Lea
All-State Gold: The Heights Herald, Columbia Heights HS, Columbia Heights
All-State Gold: The Royal Page, Hopkins HS, Minnetonka
All-State Gold: Crier, Saint Francis HS, St. Francis
All-State Silver: Knight Errant, Benilde-St. Margaret’s School, St. Louis Park
All-State Silver: Eagle’s Cry, Eden Valley-Watkins HS, Eden Valley
All-State Silver: The Hoofprint, Buffalo HS, Buffalo
All-State Silver: Pony Express, Stillwater HS, Stillwater
All-State Silver: Viewer, Mounds View HS, Arden Hills
All-State Silver: Southerner, South HS, Minneapolis
All-State Bronze: The Anchor, Southwest HS, Minneapolis
All-State Bronze: Eyrie, Eden Prairie HS, Eden Prairie
All-State Bronze: Talon, Minnehaha Academy, Minneapolis
All-State Bronze: Beacon, Harding Senior HS, St. Paul

Literary Magazines

All-State Gold: i-Mag, Albert Lea HS, Albert Lea
All-State Gold: Stylus, Stillwater HS, Stillwater
All-State Silver: Summer Teeth, Stillwater Junior HS, Stillwater
All-State Silver: Literary Magazine, Eden Prairie HS, Eden Prairie

Outcome of St. Francis censorship issue remains unclear

From Trends in High School Media - April 30, 2007: In January, the principal of St. Francis (Minn.) High School barred publication of a photograph depicting a student tearing up what appeared to be an American flag.The paper protested, the administration dug in its heels, and outside media and free-speech groups took notice. Months later, a committee of student editors and administrators have yet to resolve the matter, and a lawsuit remains a possibility. Read the full story

2007 MHSPA Write-off results

May 8, 2007, University of Minnesota

Sweepstakes Winner

Trojan Tribune
Wayzata High School
Plymouth

News Writing

First Place
Jason Abrahamson
Champlin Park High School
Champlin

Second Place
Frank Bi
Eden Prairie High School
Eden Prairie

Third Place
Jenna Gibson
Stillwater High School
Stillwater

Sports Writing

First Place
Samantha Hajlo
Stillwater High School
Stillwater

Second Place
Mike Hoffstrom
Wayzata High School
Plymouth

Third Place
Alex Nelson
West Lutheran High School
Plymouth

Honorable Mention
Ali Demmer
Albert Lea High School
Albert Lea

Honorable Mention
Sam Hogan
Anoka High School
Anoka

Yearbook Copy Writing

First Place
Kalyn Heitkamp
Champlin Park High School
Champlin

Second Place
Dan Lund
Champlin Park High School
Champlin

Honorable Mention
Ashley Peterson
Anoka High School
Anoka

Editing

First Place
Ryan Johnson
Eden Prairie High School
Eden Prairie

Second Place
Cassie Tambolini
Wayzata High School
Plymouth

Third Place
Dani Minehart
Albert Lea High School
Albert Lea

Honorable Mention
Elissa Cook
Concordia Academy
Roseville

Honorable Mention
Abbey Nekola
Wayzata High School
Plymouth

Feature Writing

First Place
Kyla Segala
Wayzata High School
Plymouth

Second Place
Ryan Johnson
Eden Prairie High School
Eden Prairie

Third Place
Carrie Su
Wayzata High School
Plymouth

Honorable Mention
Mandi Gordon
Saint Francis High School
St. Francis

Yearbook Caption Writing

First Place
Sujata Saha
Concordia Academy
Roseville

Second Place
Jenny Xiong
Champlin Park High School
Champlin

Editorial Writing

First Place
Laura Cook
Concordia Academy
Roseville

Second Place
Amanda Parker
Saint Francis High School
St. Francis

Third Place
Eric Sheforgen
Saint Francis High School
St. Francis

Editorial Cartoon

First Place
Kia Hysjulien
Wayzata High School
Plymouth

Second Place
Dewayne Khaoone
Champlin Park High School
Champlin

Third Place
Sheta Lo
Saint Francis High School
St. Francis

Advertising

First Place
Eric Sheforgen
Saint Francis High School
St. Francis

Second Place
Ryan Johnson
Eden Prairie High School
Eden Prairie

Third Place
Frank Bi
Eden Prairie High School
Eden Prairie

Headline Writing/ Design

First Place
Megan Hanson
Wayzata High School
Plymouth

Second Place
Caroline Jones
Concordia Academy
Roseville

Third Place
Ali Demmer
Albert Lea High School
Albert Lea

Infographics

First Place
Joel Ruffini
Stillwater High School
Stillwater

Second Place
Rye Nise Sumrall
Champlin Park High School
Champlin

Newspaper Design

First Place
Eric Sheforgen
Saint Francis High School
St. Francis

Second Place
Morgan Pomplun
Wayzata High School
Plymouth

Third Place
Aly Meier
Stillwater High School
Stillwater

Yearbook Layout/DPS

First Place
Dan Lund
Champlin Park High School
Champlin

Second Place
Sam Hogan
Anoka High School
Anoka

Third Place
Holly Bohlen
Albert Lea High School
Albert Lea

Photography

First Place
Eric Sheforgen
Saint Francis High School
St. Francis

Second Place
Signe Brewster
Wayzata High School
Plymouth

Third Place
Christine Nicholson
Albert Lea High School
Albert Lea

Theme Development/Graphics

First Place
Anna Hudson
Anoka High School
Anoka