The following Grady journalists earned awards in the 2012 Southern Interscholastic Press Association Mail-In Contest. The winners were announced last Sunday at the annual SIPA convention at the University of South Carolina in Columbia.
2012 Southern Interscholastic Press Association Mail-In Contest Winners
Newspaper
• Editorial Column
– Second Place: Nile Kendall, “Teachers’ responsibilities must include protecting students from bullying,” Southerner, Volume 64, Issue 4
• Staff Editorial
– First Place: Sam Weinstock, “Recall option needed,” Southerner, Volume 64, Issue 7
• Feature Story
– First Place: Emma Powers, “Rehearsal gauntlet turns Hairspray cast into family,” Southerner, Volume 64, Issue 5
• Sports Column
– Second Place: Phillip Suitts, “Practice locations remain scarce despite new stadium,” Southerner, Volume 65, Issue 3
• Sports Story
– Second Place: Lucy Leonard, “Gauntlet goes 4-2 at tourney,” Southerner, Volume, 64, Issue 6
Photo Cutlines
• Feature Cutline
– First Place: Williamae Boling, “Classic eatery offers its clientele ‘country club’ amidst strip clubs,” Nexus, Volume 7, Number 3
– Second Place: Diana Powers, “To Be or Not to Be,” Southerner, Volume 65, Issue 3
• Sports Cutline
– First Place: Phillip Suitts, “Gaining Ground,” Southerner, Volume 65, Issue 2
– Third Place: Joe Lavine and Ollie Aberle-Grasse, “Tricked Out,” Southerner, Volume 65, Issue 3