THSPA at Vanderbilt University

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2004 MTSPA Award Winners

MTSPA is proud to announce the winners of the
2004 Student Media Awards Competition!

The following winners were announced at the
2004 Student Media Workshop
held Tuesday, March 9, 2004
on the campus of Vanderbilt University:

Best News Story

1st
Casey Brown
Lebanon High School

2nd
Nicole Shaver
Montgomery Central High School

3rd
Sarah Almuhairi
Brentwood High School

Best Feature Story

1st
David Weidman
Montgomery Central High School

2nd
LaConya Parham
Springfield High School

3rd
Victoria Guess
Upperman High School

Best Column

1st
Kristina England
Upperman High School

2nd
Kevin Serimeno
Springfield High School

3rd (tie)
Taylor Sitzler
Harpeth Hall High School

Megan Rogers
Upperman High School

Best Editorial

1st
Robin Smith
Upperman High School

2nd
The Devil’s Advocate
Lebanon High School

3rd
Thad Wallus
Montgomery Central High School

Best Photograph (newspaper)

1st
Jan Diehm
Springfield High School

2nd
Kala Eubanks
Springfield High School

3rd
Meleia Montgomery
Lebanon High School

Best Sports Story

1st
Melissa McCord
Harpeth Hall

2nd
Jessica Smith
Lebanon High

3rd
Nicole Sahver
Montgomery Central High School

Best Illustration/Cartoon

1st
Chad Malone
Cookeville High School

2nd
Galen Yacalia
Hendersonville High School

3rd
Chris Spear
Brentwood High School

Best Front Page Design

1st
Megan Rodgers
Upperman High School

2nd
Meleia Montgomery
Lebanon High School

3rd
Colby Kee
Hendersonville High School

Best Inside Page Design

1st
Colby Kee
Hendersonville High School

2nd
Jan Diehm
Springfield High School

3rd
Stephanie Compton
Harpeth Hall High School

Best Advertisement

1st
Jan Diehm
Springfield High School

2nd
Sentra Hadzihuratovic
Cookeville High School

3rd
Jan Diehm
Springfield High School

Best Overall Newspaper

1st
The Calumet
Montgomery Central High School

2nd
The Yellow Jacket
Springfield High School

3rd
The Blackman Voice
Blackman High School

Best Student Life Copy

1st
Patrick Gibson
Christ Presbyterian Academy

2nd
Julia Adames
Montgomery Central High School

3rd
Kendra Caldwell
Grundy County High School

Best Organizations or Sports Copy

1st
Jessica Burtin
Christ Presbyterian Academy

2nd
Kristen Brewer
Nashville Christian School

3rd
Leslie Street
Nashville Christian School

Best Academic Copy

1st
Kendra Cantwell
Christ Presbyterian Academy

2nd
Kristi Turner
Grundy High School

Best Black and White Photograph

1st
Jerrad Clay
Grundy County High School

2nd
Clark Heldman
Christ Presbyterian Academy

3rd
Britney Woodall
Franklin County High

Best Color Photograph

1st
Jacqueline Barlow
Christ Presbyterian Academy

2nd
Ashley Hardesty
Nashville Christian School

3rd
Doug Brown
Franklin County High School

Best Student Life Design

1st
Nathan Sanders
Grundy County High School

2nd
Kendra Caldwell
Grundy County High School

3rd
Leslie Diane Nunn
Montgomery Central High School

Best Sports Design

1st
Grace Duke
Nashville Christian School

2nd
Leslie Diane Nunn
Montgomery Central High School

3rd
Justin Bryant
Grundy County High School

Best Organizations Design

1st
Mary Wallace Keown
Christ Presbyterian Academy

2nd
Chad Bryan
Grundy County High School

3rd
Jordan Knowis
Montgomery Central High School

Best Theme Package

1st (tie)
Lion’s Roar
Christ Presbyterian Academy

Mountain Laurel
Grundy High School

2nd
Mark of the Bruin
Brentwood High School

Best Advertisement

1st
Amber Northcutt
Grundy County High School

2nd
Leslie Diane Nunn
Montgomery Central High School

3rd
Katherine Hayes
Franklin County High School

Best Overall Yearbook

1st
Lion’s Roar
Christ Presbyterian Academy

2nd
Mountain Laurel
Grundy High School

3rd
Blueprint
Franklin Road Academy

Best Poem

1st
Lee Thornton
Scott Jr. High School

2nd
Jeremy Mott
Franklin County High School

3rd
Erica Loftis
Upperman High School

Best Short Story

1st
Michael Bartlett
Upperman High School

2nd
George Mead
Upperman High School

3rd
Jeremy Mott
Franklin County High School

Best Illustration/Art

1st
Jared Watts
Upperman High School

2nd
Erica Loftis
Upperman High School

3rd
Ryan Kelley
Upperman High School

Best Overall Magazine

1st
Buzz Magazine
Upperman High School

2nd
Liralen
Franklin County High School

3rd
We Write/Escribimos
Scott County Junior High School

Best Television Reporting

1st
Megan Lozner
Columbia Central

2nd
Lindsey Howd
Brentwood High School

3rd
Julia Adames
Montgomery Central High School

Best Videographer

1st
Jeff Venable
Brentwood High School

2nd
Amanda Fortunato
Brentwood High School

3rd
Julie Adames
Montgomery Central High School

Best TV Commercial

1st
Frank Ford and Austin Huff
Brentwood High School

2nd
Mike Bush, Drew Brown and Jordan Haslip
Brentwood High School

3rd
Brandon Andover and Chloe Blom
Fairview High School

Best Overall Television Station

1st
Columbia Central High School
CHS-PRIDE TV

2nd
Brentwood High School
Brentwood News Network, Ch. 9

3rd
Montgomery Central High School
The Central Show

Outstanding Student Journalist

Becky Keith
Christ Presbyterian Academy

Special Recognition Student Journalists

Jan Diehm
Springfield High School

Becca Newhouse
Hendersonville High School

Kasi McDaniel
Upperman High School

Shannon Massey
Montgomery Central High School

Outstanding Student Media Adviser

Mark Madison
Brentwood High School

Special Recognition Advisers

Judy Stanley
Springfield High School

Beth Frerking
Montgomery Central High School

Congratulations to our winners!

If you were unable to pick up your award(s)
at the awards ceremony,
we will send them to your adviser.

Special thanks to our contest judges:
Melissa Alzevedo, University of South Florida
Neil Brake, Vanderbilt University
Ralph Braseth, The University of Mississippi
Jackie Bretz, Kentucky High School Media Partnership
Linda Bryant, The Tennessean
Matt Garton, The Tennessean
Anthony Lane, The City Paper
Lorraine Lopez, Vanderbilt University
Jennifer Peebles, The Tennessean
Aleesa Ross, former MTSPA executive director
Susan Hathaway Tantillo, JEA Secretary
Vince Troia, The Tennessean

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2003 MTSPA Award Winners

2005 MTSPA Award Winners
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2006 MTSPA Award Winners
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