2022 Awards of Excellence

The traditional awards ceremony celebrated success at the conclusion of the workshop.

Instructors recognized the top students in each class. Video and photo shows highlighted outstanding storytelling, scholarship winners were announced, and the hardest-working schools were recognized.

Hardest Working School
Little Rock Central High School
Thomas C. Marsh Preparatory School
Shawnee Mission East High School
Texas High School

Scholarship Finalists
Elizabeth Morton, College Station High School
Adriana Rao, Tom C. Clark High School
Ashley Xue, McKinney Boyd High School

Scholarship Winners

Jim Davidson Scholarship
Lydia Payne, Bryant High School

Jane Pak Scholarship
Rusty Gonzales, Prosper High School

Sherri Taylor Scholarship
Charles Shanks, McNeil High School

Digital Courses

Digital Reporting

Hardest Working Student
Jack Ritter, Lawrence High School

Most Creative
Finn Lotton-Barker, Lawrence High School

Rising Star Award
Sean Buck, Canyon High School
Marissa Liberda, Shawnee Mission East High School
Channing Morse, Lawrence High School

Super Trooper Award
Amie Jackson, Lewisville High School

Beginning Video

Top Video Storytelling Team
Ian Perkins, Lawrence High School
Harrison Hamre, Marcus High School
Caroline Gould, Shawnee Mission East High School

Outstanding Work Ethic
Marcus High School
North Garland High School

Advanced Video

Outstanding Interview Project
Harley Smith, Marcus High School

Outstanding Old Town Carrollton Story
Hayden Houts, Lawrence High School
Janie Slocum, Memorial High School
Cristina Yturralde, Memorial High School 

Outstanding Teacher Tribute Story
Dakota Dennard, Texas High School

Design Courses

Beginning Publication Design

MVP Top Designer
Lydia Kish, Liberty North High School

Top Design
Brooklyn Bridwell-Keaton, Shawnee Mission Northwest High School
Sarina Mahmud, Marcus High School
Jordan Pindell, Shawnee Mission East High School
Caroline Reiser, Shawnee Mission East High School
Audrey Teel, Shawnee Mission Northwest High School
Morgan Tate, Shawnee Mission Northwest High School

Advanced Publication Design

Outstanding Personal Nameplate Design
Korin Gonzales, Shawnee Heights High School
Ashley Bretado, McKinney Boyd High School
Katelyn Ta, Bellaire High School
Jennifer Banh, Marcus High School

Outstanding Headline Design
Addie Moore, Shawnee Mission East High School
Anna Mitchell, Shawnee Mission East High School
Asher Wolfe, Lawrence High School

Outstanding Spread Design
Cayla Reeves, Shawnee Mission East High School
Claire Schudy, Shawnee Mission East High School

Outstanding Social Media Design
Mia Vogel, Shawnee Mission East High School

Outstanding Page Design
Mason Deitcher, Shawnee Heights High School
Ellie Zeller, Shawnee Mission Northwest High School
Bridget Connelly, Shawnee Mission East High School

Outstanding Story Design
Ginger Hawes, Shawnee Mission East High School
Mekaela Malinowski, Shawnee Mission Northwest High School

Newspaper Courses

Newspaper Boot Camp

Journalistic Excellence In Copy Editing
Jerry Fan, Carnegie Vanguard High School

Journalistic Excellence In Leadership
Lydia Payne, Bryant High School

Journalistic Excellence In News Writing
Tristan Scott, Shawnee Heights High School

Journalistic Excellence In Feature Writing
Thomas Shell, Memorial High School

Journalistic Excellence In Sourcing/Interviewing
Wanyun “Annie” Wang, Marriotts Ridge High School

Feature Writing

Outstanding Feature Stories
Sophia Finkbeiner, Little Rock Central High School
Jack Tell, Lawrence High School
Neela Ravi, Carnegie Vanguard High School

Best Overall Feature Writer
Ada Lillie Worthington, Shawnee Mission East High School

Outstanding Personality Profile
Izak Zeller, Shawnee Mission Northwest High School
Neil Yepuri, St. Mark’s School Of Texas

Dogged Persistence
Ananya Nandyala, Rock Hill High School
Ren Park, Shawnee Mission South High School

Specialized Writing

Funkadelic But Sick Love Covenant Writer!
Luke Bell, Shawnee Mission East High School
Kailyn Williams, Texas High School

Funkadelic Love Covenant Writer!
Avery Anderson, Shawnee Mission East High School
Aanya Bansal, Shawnee Mission East High School
Kinlee Boggs, Shawnee Mission North High School
Marissa Buffon, Shawnee Mission Northwest High School
Philip Byrd, Little Rock Central High School
Mithra Cama, Prosper High School
Judith Carrizales, Carnegie Vanguard High School
Elizabeth Chalmers, Tom C. Clark High School
Gage Chapman, Shawnee Mission North High School
Kaylee Elizondo, Tom C. Clark High School
Natalie Ferraciolo, McKinney Boyd High School
Shrayes Gunna, Coppell High School
McKenna Halton, Shawnee Heights High School
Maeslyn Hamlin, Lawrence High School
Kamryn Jean, Texas High School
Aden Juarez, Brandeis High School
Nashita Kalam, Texas High School
Sophie Keller, Texas High School
Maggie Kissick, Shawnee Mission East High School
Jade Kratochvil, Rock Hill High School
Jonas Lord, Lawrence High School
Liberty Maldonado Cowan, Texas High School
Elizabeth McKay, Tom C. Clark High School
Madison Nieto, Brandeis High School
Lex Paull, Marcus High School
Adriano Peralta, Shawnee Mission North High School
Nicole Rodil-Suarez, Carnegie Vanguard High School
Sanaa Smith, Lewisville High School
Shreya Srivathsan, Rock Hill High School
Christopher Staniec, Shawnee Heights High School
Landon Staniec, Shawnee Heights High School
Hassan Sufi, Shawnee Mission East High School
Gracie Tucker, Texas High School

Funkadelic But Sick Covenant Writer!
Kailyn Williams, Texas High School

Newspaper Editorial Leadership

Super Story Ideas
Caroline Wood, Shawnee Mission East High School

Best Editorial Leadership Project
First, Alice Scott, McCallum High School
Second, Editors Of The Harbinger, Shawnee Mission East High School
Third, Emma Short, Hebron High School
Honorable Mentions, Elle Simon, Notre Dame de Sion High School, and Manasa Mohan, Coppell High School

Hard Worker Award
Stephanee Hartfield, Klein Collins High School
Trevor Butler, Glacier Peak High School
Lyda Cosgrove, Shawnee Mission East High School

Fantastic Feedback Award
Macy Maynard, Texas High School
Veronica Meiss, Shawnee Mission Northwest High School
Ava Lim, Carnegie Vanguard High School

Discussion Diamond Award
Neena Sidhu, Prosper High School
Rusty Gonzales, Prosper High School

Infectious Energy Award
Peyton Moore, Shawnee Mission East High School

Creativity Queen Award
Noel Mohamed, Shawnee Mission South High School

Quiet Intensity Award
Gabby Cohen, McNeil High School
Danielle Yampuler, Carnegie Vanguard High School
Dylan Wilson, Shawnee Mission North High School

Inspiration Award
Joseph Haynes-Stewart, Texas High School

Instructor’s Special Recognition Award
Nina Cairo, Plano Senior High School
Perrin Goutler, Lawrence High School
Adriana Rao, Tom C. Clark High School

Photography Courses

Beginning Photography

Outstanding Workshop Photos
Greta Dickerson, Shawnee Mission East High School

Best Photo Story
Sophia Beedle, Shawnee Mission East High School

Outstanding Action Photos
Emily Pina, Rowlett High School

Most Improved
Ava Gomez, Canyon High School

Intermediate Photography

Bravery Award
Jo Mejia, McKinney High School

Most Improved
Soli Guinto, Shawnee Mission West High School

Maximizer Of Glass
Rylee Booher, Rider High School

Outstanding Bubble Portrait
Caroline Martucci, Shawnee Mission East High School

Outstanding Location Coverage
Clara Peters, Shawnee Mission East High School

Training Wheels Removed Award
Anna Haley, Texas High School
Kristina Colburn, Texas High School

Best Workshop Portfolio
Makayla Perez, Tom C. Clark High School

Advanced Photography

Outstanding Photo Story
Macy Crosser, Shawnee Mission East High School
Lydia Coe, Shawnee Mission East High School
Abidail Ruiz, East Bernard High School
Evan Johnson, Shawnee Mission North High School
Ashley Xue, McKinney Boyd High School

Outstanding Workshop Photo
Macy Crosser, Shawnee Mission East High School
Ashley Xue, McKinney Boyd High School
Lydia Coe, Shawnee Mission East High School

Yearbook Courses

Yearbook Boot Camp/Middle School

Best Verbal Theme
Staff, Thomas C. Marsh Preparatory School

Out-Of-The-Box Thematic Package
Staff, Franklin Middle School

Best Verbal Thematic Evolution
Staff, Obama Male Leadership Academy

Most Tenacious Team
Staff, D.A. Hulcy Middle School

In Sync Collaborators
Staff, J.L. Long Middle School

Cohesive Collaborators
Staff, Longfellow Middle School

Yearbook Buy-In Award
Staff, Rosemont Middle School

Most Authentic Theme
Staff, Young Men’s Leadership Academy at Florence Middle School

Most Unified Theme
Staff, Greiner Middle School

Graphic Design Artist
Janelle Lawrence, Hulcy Middle School

Most Polite
Taniya Thomas, Hulcy Middle School

Breakout Writer
Diego Najera, Rosemont Middle School
McKenna Kell, Longfellow Middle School
Joshua Olivares, Franklin Middle School

Deep Thinker
Leia Pena, Longfellow Middle School

Shining Photographer
Genesis Valladares, Greiner Middle School

Yearbook Superstar
Adelaide Miller, Longfellow Middle School

Biggest Participator
Henry Tomlin, Longfellow Middle School
Cadence Tomlin, Longfellow Middle School
Irelyn DeLeon, Thomas C. Marsh Prep Middle School
Kayson Loyd, Obama Male Leadership Academy
Jamie Villarroel, Longfellow Middle School
Ivy Wetterauer, J.L. Long Middle School

Yearbook Boot Camp/High School

Terrific Typography
James Vandepas, Richardson High School
Fatima Alvizo, Castleberry High School
Natalie Fleshman, Liberty North High School

Most Creative C.R.A.P.
Juhee Maeng, Memorial High School
Mireya Rodriguez, Rowlett High School

Outstanding Take 5 Package
Ava Fine, Marcus High School
Andrea Ibarra, Memorial High School

Outstanding Take 5 Package & Caption Writing
Laney Andersen, East Bernard High School

Outstanding Profile Story
Taylor Viktorin, East Bernard High School
Kaitlyn Batdorf, Shawnee Mission East High School

Outstanding Spread Design
Francie Garrison, Shawnee Mission East High School
Kashara Robinson, Boswell High School

Best Contributor
Jesus Serrano, Richardson High School

Yearbook Design & Concepts

Best Dynamic Duo
Abi Limbird, Shawnee Mission East High School
Neva Hudson, Shawnee Mission East High School

Best Photographer Turned Designer
Curtezha Woods, Patricia E. Paetow High School

Best Type Design
Lorelei Harrison, College Station High School

Best Spread Design
Kali Lester, Shawnee Mission West High School

Best Solo Staff Member
Katelyn Hodge, Memorial High School

Best Theme Concept
Canyon High School

Best Conceptual Design
Diya Roy, Marcus High School

Yearbook Theme Development

Outstanding Theme Copy
Shawnee Mission North High School
Shawnee Mission Northwest High School

Outstanding Theme Package
Rock Hill High School
McNeil High School
Bellaire High School
Notre Dame de Sion High School