Wando Newspaper Sweeps Awards

Wando High School's student newspaper Tribal Tribune dominated this year's Media Women of South Carolina High School Communications Contest.

The paper's staff made a clean sweep of all entry categories, with entries in 12 categories heading on to national competition in the National Federation of Press Women High School Communication Contest. 

This is the third year in a row that Wando students have earned top honors. Those moving on to national competition include:

Michael O’Brien (Editorial)
Michael O’Brien (Environment)
Sarah Yergin (Opinion)
Caitie Armstrong & Emilee Kutyla (News)
Elizabeth Levi (Feature)
Jonathan Rice (Sports)
Liz Benson (Feature Photo)
Jordan Tooley (Sports Photo)
Jessica Afrin (Review)
Turner Hoisington & Josie Maszk (Graphic)
Kelsey Vories (Single Page Layout)
MT Boueque (Double-Truck Layout)

The annual contest offers 17 competition categories designed to encourage young journalists, photographers, and writers. Work can be published in public or private school newspapers (print or online), in school news broadcasts, or in community news publications.

“It is always exciting to see the judges’ response to student work and have the students receive the kind of feedback they need to continue to develop their journalistic skills,” said Kim Atchley, MWSC President and HSCC Contest Director.

Entries were judged by Alexander Hicks, Jr., Lee Healy, Lynne Shackleford, Ann Patterson, and Bob Dalton, veteran staff members of the Spartanburg Herald Journal.

The NFPW sponsors the only nationwide communications competition for high school students. The contest is endorsed by the National Association of Secondary School Principals.

Dow Jones announces first-place winners and promotes the competition in its publication distributed to journalism advisers across the nation, giving students and their teachers/advisers local and nationwide recognition.