Congratulations to all of our 2025 Fall Award winners! View the awards slideshow here.
Best in State Literary-Arts Magazine
Voices – Nation Ford High School
Best in State Yearbook
Legend – Wando High School
Yearbook Palmetto Awards
Palmetto Award Class 3
The Archive – Richland Northeast High School
Palmetto Award Class 4
Kaleidoscope – Lugoff-Elgin High School
Palmetto Award Class 5
Legend – Wando High School
Literary-Arts Magazine Evaluations
All-State
Voices – Nation Ford High School
Superior
Tapestry – Richland Northeast High School
Yearbook Evaluations
All-State
Kaleidoscope – Lugoff-Elgin High School
Reflections – Mauldin High School
Tributary – River Bluff High School
Legend – Wando High School
Superior
Cat’s Paw – Lexington High School
Paragon – Sumter High School
The Ambush – Lucy Beckham High School
The Venom – Catawba Ridge High School
Honor
Aeneid – Northwestern High School
Gilbertine – Gilbert High School
Retrospect – Hartsville High School
The Archive – R.B. Stall High School
The Archive – Richland Northeast High School
The Ford – Nation Ford High School
Souvenirs – James F. Byrnes High School
Merit
Dimensions – Sullivan Middle School
Pillars – Horse Creek Academy
Literary-Arts Magazine Individual Awards
First Place – Olivia Spinelli – Voices – Nation Ford High School
Second Place – Stevie Davis – Tapestry – Richland Northeast High School
Art (sketch)
First Place – Carsten Moss – Voices – Nation Ford High School
Second Place – Jazmin Raygoza Galvez – Tapestry – Richland Northeast High School
Cover
First Place- Marissa Hood, Emily Rushing – Voices – Nation Ford High School
Second Place – Lillian Mirosavich – Tapestry – Richland Northeast High School
Fiction
First Place – Tinnin Lewis – Tapestry – Richland Northeast High School
Second Place – Callista Parker – Voices – Nation Ford High School
Nonfiction
First Place – Elena CizMadia – Voices – Nation Ford High School
Second Place – Isis Bryan – Tapestry – Richland Northeast High School
Photography
First Place – Molly Haas – Voices – Nation Ford High School
Poetry
First Place – Alexander Gabriel – Voices – Nation Ford High School, Fort Mill, SC
Second Place – Markell Watson – Tapestry – Richland Northeast High School
Review
First Place – Tinnin Lewis – Tapestry – Richland Northeast High School
Spread Design
First Place – Sam Oliver – Voices – Nation Ford High School
Second Place – Jazmin Raygoza Galvez – Tapestry – Richland Northeast High School
Theme
First Place – Lillian Mirosavich – Tapestry – Richland Northeast High School
Second Place – Emily Rushing, Delaney Vickery, Bon Le, Saimet Delgado – Voices – Nation Ford High School
Yearbook Individual Awards
Academics Spread
First Place – Mackenzie Corbett – Legend – Wando High School
Second Place – Carly Pace – Reflections – Mauldin High School
Third Place – Payton Ritchie – Tributary – River Bluff High School
Alternative Copy
First Place – First Place – Mya Andrus – Legend – Wando High School
Second Place – Katherine Voegele – Cat’s Paw – Lexington High School
Third Place – Ella Robbins, Michael Ballard – The Ambush – Lucy Beckham High School
Honorable Mention – Heidi Alcazar – The Archive – R.B. Stall High School
Clubs/Organizations Spread
First Place – Ava Theriault – Legend – Wando High School
Second Place – Anya Kositz, Charley Neal, Aubrey Burke, Lillian Buxton – The Ambush – Lucy Beckham High School
Third Place – Isabelle Kirkland – Tributary – River Bluff High School
Cover
First Place – Maria Gonzalez, Huntly Poole, Hannah Whitaker – Legend – Wando High School
Second Place – Payton Ritchie – Tributary – River Bluff High School
Third Place – Emily Allred – Cat’s Paw – Lexington High School
Extended Caption
First Place – Ava Theriault – Legend – Wando High School
Second Place – Sophia Morago – Tributary – River Bluff High School
Third Place – Katelyn Mizelle – Paragon – Sumter High School
Feature Copy
First Place – Maria Gonzalez – Legend – Wando High School
Second Place – Lyra Pinner – The Archive – Richland Northeast High School
Third Place – Katelyn Mizelle – Paragon – Sumter High School
Feature Photo
First Place – Sophia Dolloff – Legend – Wando High School
Second Place – Emily Allred – Cat’s Paw – Lexington High School
Third Place – Audrey Wilcoxson – Reflections – Mauldin High School
Personality Profile
First Place – Meghan Zimmerman – Legend – Wando High School
Second Place – Ranya Reed – The Archive – Richland Northeast High School
Third Place – Grace Lindemuth, Madison Lybrand, Noella Norcott – The Ambush – Lucy Beckham High School
Sports Action Photo
First Place – Paige Danish – Legend – Wando High School
Second Place – Isabella Martin – The Ambush – Lucy Beckham High School
Third Place – Madison Derrick – The Archive – Richland Northeast High School
Sports Copy
First Place – Sloane Davis – Legend – Wando High School
Second Place – Katelyn Mizelle – Paragon – Sumter High School
Third Place – Andrew Qiao – Tributary – River Bluff High School
Sports Reaction photo
First Place – Alexis Bailey – Legend – Wando High School
Second Place – Lucy Kersting, Isabella Martin, Adam Rasgo – The Ambush – Lucy Beckham High School
Third Place – Addison Cook – Cat’s Paw – Lexington High School
Sports Spread
First Place – Isabella Reamer – Legend – Wando High School
Second Place – Isabella Martin, Costen Line, Vienne Michaelis, Aubrey Burke, Elizabeth Goldberg, Charlotte Newkirk – The Ambush – Lucy Beckham High School
Third Place – Charolette Clark – Paragon – Sumter High School
Student Life Spread
First Place – Ava Theriault – Legend – Wando High School
Second Place – Carly Pace – Reflections – Mauldin High School
Third Place – Ella Kirkland – Tributary – River Bluff High School
Theme
First Place – Maria Gonzalez, Huntly Poole, Hannah Whitaker – Legend – Wando High School
Second Place – Emily Allred – Cat’s Paw – Lexington High School
Third Place – Abigail Bluestein, Vienne Michaelis, Katherine Ritchey – The Ambush – Lucy Beckham High School
Honorable Mention – Virginia Anne Chapman, Barnes Hall, Sara Preston Hall – Retrospect – Hartsville High School