July 7, 2021
Congratulations to our 2021 student award winners!
Overall Hardest Working School Winners
Geneva School of Boerne
McKinney High School
Marcus High School
Newspaper Boot Camp
Pete LeBlanc, instructor
Top-notch writer
Katie Huber, DTH Middle School
Top-notch writer
Aryana Makati, Berkeley Preparatory School
Top-notch writer
Danielle Yampuler, Carnegie Vanguard High School
Top-notch writer
Karis Chen, Bellaire High School
Specialized Writing
David Knight and Scott Winter, instructors
Funkadelic Writing Awards
Alice Scott, McCallum High School
Anna Mitchell, Shawnee Mission East High School
Caroline Reiser, Shawnee Mission East High School
Francesca Stamati, Shawnee Mission East High School
Garrison Acree, Marcus High School
Hilary Nguyen, Carnegie Vanguard High School
Jordan Pindell, Shawnee Mission East High School
Kate Moores, Bishop Miege High School
Madison Elmer, Shawnee Mission North High School
Marshall Gatlin, Lovejoy High School
Mathias Alling, Lovejoy High School
Mia Vogel, SME High School
Muna Nnamani, Marcus High School
Nataly Delcid, McKinney High School
Nicole Mendez, Shawnee Mission North High School
Peyton Moore, Shawnee Mission East High School
Rylie Peterson, Shawnee Mission North High School
Sofia Wehner, Shawnee Mission East High School
Advanced Photography
Mike McLean and Wade Kennedy, instructors
Outstanding photo portfolio
Callie Zuniga, Geneva School of Boerne
Emma Kate Squires, Shawnee Mission East High School
Katey Eichorn, Shawnee Mission South High School
Olivia Lauter, Lovejoy High School
Beginning Publication Design
Alyssa Boehringer, instructor
Top logo designer
Samuel Elliott, Robinson High School
Most improved designer
Alexandria Bussey, Geneva School
Excellence in layout/design
Charlie Shanks, McNeil High School
Emily Winter, Shawnee Mission East High School
Milly Morgan, Shawnee Mission East High School
Claire Moore, Shawnee Mission Northwest High School
Ella Hayes, Liberty North High School
Online Publishing
Jennifer Delafuente, instructor
Most initiative
Liv Zender, Notre Dame de Sion High School
All-around awesome
Kate Heitmann, Shawnee Mission East High School
Lydia Payne, Bryant High School
Perseverance award
Ananya Nandyala, Rock Hill High School
Feature Writing
Bobby Hawthorne and Lori Oglesbee, instructors
Outstanding short writing
Alanna Reed, Marcus High School
Helen Citino, Bellaire High School
Emma Malkowski, Geneva School of Boerne
Best class participation
Sydney Maddox, Bryant High School
Best first-person story
Julian Namerow, Carnegie Vanguard High School
Best overall writer
Nashmia Kibria, McKinney High School
Yearbook Editorial Leadership
Charla Harris, instructor
Excellence in theme development
Bellaire High School editors
Shawnee Mission West editors
Geneva School editors
Outstanding theme packet
Reedy High School
Outstanding graphic design
McKinney High School editors
Yearbook Editorial Leadership
Cindy Todd, instructor
Fresh theme planning
Legacy editors, Klein Collins High School
Excellent theme development and planning
Ayrie editors, Liberty North High School
Hornet editors, Bryant High School
The Brick House editors, Shawnee Mission North High School
Outstanding theme development and planning
The Frontier editors, Chisholm Trail High School
Hauberk editors, Shawnee Mission East High School
Intermediate Yearbook
Tamra McCarthy, instructor
Outstanding performance and participation in Intermediate Yearbook
Lauren Sandoval, Reedy High School
Camille Harrelson, Pleasant Grove High School
Anna Cho, Reedy High School
Elaina Shellogg, Pleasant Grove High School
Canyon Morgan, Rider High School
Reyna Castillo, Hebron High School
Riley Heffron, Loudoun Valley High School
Katie Gibbs, Loudoun Valley High School
Beginning Yearbook
Margie Raper, instructor
Sophia Kenville, Liberty North High School
Angie Fernandez Alvarez, Shawnee Mission North High School
Dylan Bloxham, McKinney High School
Laurel Hansen, Shawnee Mission North
Lydia Klish, Liberty North High School
Kelsey O’Riley, Liberty North High School
Rachelle Whaley, McKinney High School
People’s Choice Award yearbook spread
Halle Goodwin, Liberty North High School
Lydia Klish, Liberty North High School
Sam Myers, Abbey Williams, Sophia Kenville, Liberty North
Yearbook rising star
Liliana Layfield, Emerson High School
Dylan Bloxham, McKinney High School
Advanced Video
Don Goble, instructor
Most improved
Cassidy Allen, Legacy High School
Best editor
Sam Forst, Bryant High School
Best collaboration award
Nia Harmon, Brylin Schrock and Madison Metcalf, McKinney High School
Teamwork award
Claire McMahon, Reece Roome and Michelle Galviz, Marcus High School
Newspaper Editorial Leadership
Corey Hale, instructor
Outstanding editors’ project
Veronica Meiss, Ally Pruente, Stella Grist, Shawnee Mission Northwest High School
Sonya Kulkarni, Bellaire High School
Outstanding editors’ project / honorable mention
Celia Condon, Sydney Newton, Shawnee Mission East High School
Liz Alcala, Oliver Ni, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Sofia Aguayo, Notre Dame de Sion High School
Action Star Award
Campbell Wood, Shawnee Mission East High School
Awards chosen by fellow editors
Positivity Award
Ally Pruente, Shawnee Mission Northwest High School
Small Staff Survivors Award
Annalie Polen, Reese Woods, Shawnee Mission South High School
Big Fun/Chef’s Hat/Best Spirit Award
Cate Emma Warren, Prosper High School
Vibe Check Award
Gianna Ortner, Rock Hill High School
Kindest Person Ever Award
Grace Knight, Shawnee Mission West High School
Most Outgoing/Super Cool Fun Person Award
Olivia Davenport, Rider High School
Echo of Excellence Award
Shriya Mukkavilli, Marcus High School
Social Butterfly Award
Sofia Aguayo, Notre Dame de Sion High School
Welcoming Friend/No Stone Unturned Award
Sophia Craig, Marcus High School
Taking Initiative Award
Sophia Henschel, Shawnee Mission East High School
Hard Worker Award
Stella Grist, Shawnee Mission Northwest High School
Beginning Video
Jim McCarthy, instructor
Outstanding performance and participation in Beginning Video
Luke Andrews, Marcus High School
Neil Trevino, Marcus High School
Sarah Koonce, Marcus High School
Ethan Shepherd, Marcus High School
Braydon Cyranowicz, Rock Hill High School
Braylen Garren, Texas High School
Dakota Dennard, Texas High School
Yearbook Editorial Leadership
Becky Tate, instructor
Best team theme effort
Texas High School
Olivia George, Helen Clark Hays, William Carter, Alex Reed, Carrigan Brush, Reagan Hickerson, Emma Hickerson, Olivia Turner, Lydia Horton, Helen Chen, Desiree Anderson and Ellison Davis
Outstanding verbal theme concept
Shawnee Mission South High School
Gretchen, Coco, Madeleine, Samantha
Best theme copy
Shawnee Mission Northwest High School
Katie and Maddy
Outstanding theme design concept
Notre Dame de Sion High School
Paige Dernier, Juliana Vergara
Outstanding verbal and visual theme concept
Bishop Miege High School
Eleanor Werner, Alena Gillespie, Emily Lynn, Raegan O’Connor, Kate Moores, Stella Callahan, Emma Goulding, Sophia Anderson, Miranda Reyes
Gloria Shields NSPA Media Workshop
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