2024 SCSPA Fall Literary-Arts Magazine & Yearbook Awards

October 16, 2024

Best in State Literary-Arts Magazine

Voices – Nation Ford High School, Fort Mill, SC

Best in State Yearbook

Legend – Wando High School, Mount Pleasant, SC

Yearbook Palmetto Awards

Palmetto Award Class 3

Retrospect – Hartsville High School, Hartsville, SC

Palmetto Award Class 4

The Ambush – Lucy Beckham High School, Mount Pleasant, SC

Palmetto Award Class 5

Legend – Wando High School, Mount Pleasant, SC

Literary-Arts Magazine Evaluations

Superior – Golden Armor – Laurens District 55 High School, Laurens, SC

Superior – Visions – Northwestern High School, Rock Hill, SC

Superior – The Ville – Powdersville High School, Powdersville, SC

All-State – Voices – Nation Ford High School, Fort Mill, SC

Yearbook Evaluations

Honor – Retrospect – Hartsville High School, Hartsville, SC

Superior – Paragon – Sumter High School, Sumter, SC

All-State – Cat’s Paw – Lexington High School, Lexington, SC

All-State – The Ambush – Lucy Beckham High School, Mount Pleasant, SC

All-State – Kaleidoscope – Lugoff-Elgin High School, Lugoff, SC

All-State – Reflections – Mauldin High School, Mauldin SC

All-State – The Ford – Nation Ford High School, Fort Mill, SC

All-State – Aeneid – Northwestern High School, Rock Hill, SC

All-State – The Tributary – River Bluff High School, Lexington, SC

All-State – Legend – Wando High School, Mount Pleasant, SC

Literary-Arts Magazine Individual Awards

Art (digital)

First Place – Isabella Pogue – Voices – Nation Ford High School, Fort Mill, SCSecond Place – Ashlyn Navis – The Ville – Powdersville High School, Powdersville, SCThird Place – Laurel McDowell – Golden Armor – Laurens District 55 High School, Laurens, SC

Art (sketch)First Place – Amron’ Neeley – Voices – Nation Ford High School, Fort Mill, SCSecond Place – Gracie Grant – Visions – Northwestern High School, Rock Hill, SCThird Place – Jay Williams – Golden Armor – Laurens District 55 High School, Laurens, SC

Cover

First Place- Ashlyn Navis – The Ville – Powdersville High School, Powdersville, SC

Second Place – Amaris Arroyave – Voices – Nation Ford High School, Fort Mill, SCThird Place – De Asia Jacobs – Psyche – Richland Northeast High School, Columbia, SC

Fiction

First Place – Aaron Good – Psyche – Richland Northeast High School, Columbia, SC

Second Place – Caroline Dupree – The Ville – Powdersville High School, Powdersville, SC

Third Place – Lily Lyda – Golden Armor – Laurens District 55 High School, Laurens, SC

Nonfiction

First Place – Emily Cacciatore – Voices – Nation Ford High School, Fort Mill, SC

Second Place – Ayden Sellars – Golden Armor – Laurens District 55 High School, Laurens, SC

Third Place – Neveah Humphrey – The Ville – Powdersville High School, Powdersville, SC

Photography

First Place – Molly Haas – The Ville – Powdersville High School, Powdersville, SC

Second Place – Storm Medlin – Golden Armor – Laurens District 55 High School, Laurens, SC

Third Place – Bryson Deese – Visions – Northwestern High School, Rock Hill, SC

Poetry

First Place – Erica Thompson – Visions – Northwestern High School, Rock Hill, SC

Second Place – Delaney Vickery – Voices – Nation Ford High School, Fort Mill, SC

Third Place – Lily Lyda – Golden Armor – Laurens District 55 High School, Laurens, SC

ReviewFirst Place – Em Clemens – Visions – Northwestern High School, Rock Hill, SC

Second Place – Olivia Lee – The Ville – Powdersville High School, Powdersville, SC

Script/Screenplay/Drama

First Place – Nick Norman and Dakota Nichols – Voices – Nation Ford High School, Fort Mill, SC

Second Place – Ein Moscowitz – Psyche – Richland Northeast High School, Woodfield, SC

Song Lyrics

First Place – Erica Thompson – Visions – Northwestern High School, Rock Hill, SC

Spread Design

First Place – Shade Hall – Voices – Nation Ford High School, Fort Mill, SC

Second Place – Rebecca Simmons – Golden Armor – Laurens District 55 High School, Laurens, SC

Third Place – De Asia Jacobs – Psyche – Richland Northeast High School, Woodfield, SC

Theme

First Place – Amaris Arroyave and Emily Cacciatore – Voices – Nation Ford High School, Fort Mill, SC

Second Place – Emily Whitmire, Ella Gean and Jaxon Moss – The Ville – Powdersville High School, Powdersville, SC

Third Place – De Asia Jacobs – Psyche – Richland Northeast High School, Columbia, SC

Yearbook Individual Awards

Academics Spread

First Place – Hannah Whitaker – Legend – Wando High School, Mount Pleasant, SC

Second Place – Amelia Safnauer and Elise Croft – The Venom – Catawba Ridge High School, Fort Mill, SC

Third Place – Riley Nahrgang and Mallory Hurst – Aeneid – Northwestern High School, Rock Hill, SCHonorable Mention – Carly Pace – Reflections – Maudlin High School, Mauldin, SC

Honorable Mention – Shana Turner – Kaleidoscope – Lugoff-Elgin High School, Lugoff, SC

Alternative Copy

First Place – Ava Theriault – Legend – Wando High School, Mount Pleasant, SC

Second Place – Isabella Silva – Reflections – Mauldin High School, Mauldin, SC

Third Place – Clara Brown and Gabrielle Howell – The Venom – Catawba Ridge High School, Fort Mill, SC

Honorable Mention – John Carpenter – Tributary – River Bluff High School, Lexington, SC

Clubs/Organizations Spread

First Place – Jordan Condie – Legend – Wando High School, Mount Pleasant, SC

Second Place – Brooklin Ferguson, Luna Martinez and Sergio Silva – Aeneid – Northwestern High School, Rock Hill, SC

Third Place – Adyson Graham – Tributary – River Bluff High School, Lexington, SC

Honorable Mention – Destiny Heflin – The Archive– Richland Northeast High School, Columbia, SC

Honorable Mention- Violet Schuyler, Madison Schneider, Grace Lindemuth and Aubrey Burke –

The Ambush – Lucy Beckham High School, Mount Pleasant, SC

Cover

First Place – Isbella Sila – Reflections – Mauldin High School, Mauldin, SC

Second Place – Emery Branham, Ava Greenway and Ridge Tate – Kaleidoscope – Lugoff-Elgin High School, Lugoff, SC

Third Place – Sophie Keiper and Emily Allred – Cat’s Paw – Lexington High School, Lexington, SC

Honorable Mention – Payton Ritchie – Tributary – River Bluff High School, Lexington, SC

Honorable Mention – Luna Martinez and Riley Nahrgang – Aeneid – Northwestern High School, Rock Hill, SC

Extended Caption

First Place – Alondra Perez – Aeneid – Northwestern High School, Rock Hill, SC

Second Place – Hannah Whitaker – Legend – Wando High School, Mount Pleasant, SC

Third Place – Joanna Baldwin – Reflections – Mauldin High School, Mauldin, SC

Honorable Mention – Payton Ritchie – Tributary – River Bluff High School, Lexington, SC

Honorable Mention – Ava Greenway – Kaleidoscope – Lugoff-Elgin High School, Lugoff, SC

Feature Copy

First Place – Olivia Cyr – Legend – Wando High School, Mount Pleasant, SC

Second Place – Jasmin Camacho-Garcia – Aeneid – Northwestern High School, Rock Hill, SC

Third Place – Pilar Teasdel – The Archive – Richland Northeast High School, Columbia, SC

Honorable Mention – Audrey Wilcoxson – Reflections – Mauldin High School, Mauldin, SC

Honorable Mention – Layla Brindisi – The Venom – Catawba Ridge High School, Fort Mill, SC

Feature Photo

First Place – Isabella Silva – Reflections – Mauldin High School, Mauldin, SC

Second Place – Gabbi Mortellaro – Legend – Wando High School, Mount Pleasant, SC

Third Place – Olivia Call – The Venom – Catawba Ridge High School, Fort Mill, SC

Honorable Mention – Chloe Levesque – The Chief – Socastee High School, Socastee, SC

Honorable Mention – John Carpenter – Tributary – River Bluff High School, Lexington, SC

Personality Profile

First Place – Caroline Bierman – Legend – Wando High School, Mount Pleasant, SC

Second Place – Zaniyah Bryant – Paragon – Sumter High School, Sumter, SC

Third Place – Delaney Peck – The Archive – Richland Northeast High School, Columbia, SC

Honorable Mention – Tiana Duncan, Key’Ara Walker – The Chief – Socastee High School, Socastee, SC

Honorable Mention – Cobee Keisler – Kaleidoscope – Lugoff-Elgin High School, Lugoff, SC

Sports Action Photo

First Place – Bells Martin – The Ambush – Lucy Beckham High School, Mount Pleasant, SC

Second Place – Rollin Cartee – Cat’s Paw – Lexington High School, Lexington, SC

Third Place – Ava Greenway – Kaleidoscope – Lugoff-Elgin High School, Lugoff, SC

Honorable Mention – Gabbi Mortellaro – Legend – Wando High School, Mount Pleasant, SC

Honorable Mention – Isabella Silva – Reflections – Mauldin High School, Mauldin, SC

Sports Copy

First Place – Charlotte Praete – Legend – Wando High School, Mount Pleasant, SC

Second Place – Hannah Houston – Paragon – Sumter High School, Sumter, SCThird Place – Langley Crane – The Ambush – Lucy Beckham High School, Mount Pleasant, SC

Honorable Mention – Isabella Barisoff – The Chief – Socastee High School, Socastee, SC

Honorable Mention – Shana Turner – Kaleidoscope – Lugoff-Elgin High School, Lugoff, SC

Sports Reaction photo

First Place – Gabbi Mortellaro – Legend – Wando High School, Mount Pleasant, SC

Second Place – Isabella Silva – Reflections – Mauldin High School, Mauldin, SC

Third Place – Gabriel Lilly – Aeneid – Northwestern High School, Rock Hill, SC

Honorable Mention – Ridge Tate – Kaleidoscope – Lugoff-Elgin High School, Lugoff, SC

Honorable Mention – Myah Harvey – Retrospect – Hartsville High School, Hartsville, SC

Sports Spread

First Place – Isabella Silva – Reflections – Mauldin High School, Mauldin, SC

Second Place – Addie Norman – Legend – Wando High School, Mount Pleasant, SC

Third Place – Emery Branham – Kaleidoscope – Lugoff-Elgin High School, Lugoff, SC

Honorable Mention – Trey Dixon – Tributary – River Bluff High School, Lexington, SC

Honorable Mention – Luna Martinez, Riley Nahrgang and Angelina Parish – Aeneid – Northwestern High School, Rock Hill, SC

Student Life Spread

First Place – Hannah Whitaker – Legend – Wando High School, Mount Pleasant, SCSecond Place – Luna Martinez and Angelina Parish – Aeneid – Northwestern High School, Rock Hill, SC

Third Place – Claire Davis – Kaleidoscope – Lugoff-Elgin High School, Lugoff, SC

Honorable Mention – Carly Pace – Reflections – Mauldin High School, Mauldin, SC

Honorable Mention – Virginia Anne Chapman – Retrospect – Hartsville High School, Hartsville, SC

Theme

First Place – Caroline Bierman, Jordan Davis and Elise Gierhart – Legend – Wando High School, Mount Pleasant, SC

Second Place – Isabella Silva – Reflections – Mauldin High School, Mauldin, SC

Third Place – Emery Branham, Ava Greenway and Ridge Tate – Kaleidoscope – Lugoff-Elgin High School, Lugoff, SC

Honorable Mention – Payton Ritchie – Tributary – River Bluff High School, Lexington, SC

Honorable Mention – Luna Martinez and Riley Nahrgang; Ariana Walk and Madyson Beard – Aeneid – Northwestern High School, Rock Hill, SC