2009 Winners

2009 United High School Media Award Winners

Newspaper

Best Newspaper Art

Division I

First- Shady Spring
Second- Wayne
Third- Braxton County

Division II

First- Parkersburg South
Second- Parkersburg
Third- Cabell Midland

Best Newspaper Design

Division I

First-Wayne
Second- Braxton County
Third- Shady Spring

Division II

First- Parkersburg South
Second- Cabell Midland
Third- Parkersburg


Best Feature/Special Events Pages

Division I

First- Shady Spring
Second- Braxton County
Third- Wayne

Division II

First- Parkersburg
Second- Parkersburg South
Third- Huntington


Best Editorial Pages

Division I

First- Braxton County
Second- Wayne
Third- Shady Spring

Division II

First- Parkersburg South
Second- Parkersburg

Best Sports Pages

Division I

First- Shady Spring
Second- Wayne
Third- Braxton County

Division II

First- Huntington
Second- Parkersburg
Third- Parkersburg South

Best News Pages

Division I

First- Shady Spring
Second- Wayne

Division II

First- Parkersburg South
Second- Parkersburg

Best In-depth Reporting

Division I

First- Wayne
Second- Braxton County
Third- Shady Spring

Division II

First- Cabell Midland

Best Original Newspaper Advertisements

Division I

First- Shady Spring
Second- Wayne
Third- Braxton County

Division II

First- Parkersburg South
Second- Huntington
Third- Cabell Midland

Best Newspaper Photography

Division I

First- Wayne
Second- Braxton County
Third- Shady Spring

Division II

First- Parkersburg South
Second- Cabell Midland


Best Overall Newspaper

Division I

First- “The Pioneer” Wayne
Second- “The Tiger Times” Shady Spring
Third- “The Braxton Banner” Braxton County


Division II

First- “Continental Clarion” Parkersburg South
Second- “Journal” Parkersburg
Third- “The Medieval Times” Cabell Midland

Individual Awards

Best Editorial Writing

First- Casey Shreve, Wayne
Second- Olivia Carroll-Hefner, Parkersburg
Third- Katie Hamer, Huntington

Best Feature Writing

First- Casey Shreve, Wayne
Second- Jenny Long, Shady Spring
Third- Emily Damron, Huntington

Best News Writing

First- Zack Waddell, Shady Spring
Second- Ashley Clemens, Shady Spring
Third- Jenny Long, Shady Spring

Best Sports Writing

First- Nikki Dotson, Wayne
Second- Brad Jenkins, Cabell Midland
Third- Tabytha Bills, Wayne

Best Column Writing

First- Drew Thomas, Shady Spring
Second- Alle Settle, Parkersburg
Third (tie)- Megan Russell, Wayne; Ryan Skidmore, Braxton County

Best Feature Photo

First- Olivia Carroll-Hefner, Parkersburg
Second- Casey Shreve, Wayne

Best Informational Graphic

First- Jenny Long, Shady Spring
Second- Casey Shreve, Wayne
Third- Joshua Paul Adams, Parkersburg




Yearbook

Best Yearbook Graphics

Division I

First- Parkersburg Catholic
Second- Wayne
Third- St. Marys

Division II

First- Parkersburg South
Second- Morgantown
Third- Parkersburg


Best Yearbook Cover

Division I

First- Wayne
Second- Braxton County
Third- Parkersburg Catholic

Division II

First- Huntington
Second- Parkersburg South
Third- Parkersburg

Best Yearbook Design

Division I

First- Shady Spring
Second- Wayne
Third- Braxton County

Division II

First- Parkersburg South
Second- Morgantown
Third- Cabell Midland


Best Yearbook Copywriting

Division I

First- Wayne
Second- Braxton County
Third- Shady Spring

Division II

First- Parkersburg South
Second- Huntington
Third- Morgantown

Best Yearbook Original Advertisements

Division I

First- Wayne
Second- Braxton County
Third- St. Marys

Division II

First- Cabell Midland
Second- Parkersburg South


Best Yearbook Theme

Division I

First- Wayne
Second- Shady Spring
Third- Braxton County

Division II

First- Huntington
Second- Parkersburg South
Third- Cabell Midland




Best Yearbook Photography

Division I

First- Shady Spring
Second- Braxton County
Third- Wayne

Division II

First- Parkersburg South
Second- Morgantown
Third- Cabell Midland


Best Yearbook Division Pages

Division I

First- Braxton County
Second- Shady Spring
Third- Wayne

Division II

First- Parkersburg South
Second- Parkersburg
Third- Huntington


Best Overall Yearbook

Division I

First- Wayne
Second- Braxton County
Third- Shady Spring

Division II

First- Parkersburg South
Second- Huntington
Third- Morgantown



Cash Contest

Wayne

SOJMC Alumni Association Scholarship

Casey Shreve, Wayne High School

UHSM Itinerary

Registration Information

February 27, 2009 United High School Media Schedule of Events

1 p.m. Welcome
Smith Hall 154 Auditorium

1:30 - 3:45 pm Workshops

4 pm Media Challenge with Jamie LoFiego

5:15 Awards Banquet

The cost is $20.

Please fax the registration form and any additional pages to 304-696-2732 by Monday, February 23, 2009.

Now let's just hope for a nice warm late-February day.

Feel free to call me at 304-696-2273 or e-mail savage@marshall.edu with any questions.

Hope to see you soon,
Sandy

Deadline Extended

Since last week's weather caused most schools to be out of school most, of not all, week the entry deadline has been extended to

FRIDAY, FEB. 6, 2009