Local students honored at THSPA awards

The Tennessee High School Press Association 2023-24 student media awards took place at Lipscomb University on March 4, and several local students were honored at the ceremony. 

In addition, Page High School's Dr. Katie Hill was named the Administrator of the Year. 

"Dr. Hill has truly been fantastic to our program," PHS senior Kaelyn Hemingway said. "During the development of our new school building, she kept our program in mind the whole time and helped design the room exactly as we needed. She has allowed us to grow and try new things. She always wants what's best for all the Page High programs."

The following Williamson County and Nashville-area students were honored at the student media awards: 

H.L. Hall Outstanding Student Journalist

First Place, Margot Ross, University School of Nashville

Second Place, Amelia Alexopoulos, Harpeth Hall 

Newspaper

Best News Story Second Place Harpeth Hall — Logos Nashville mayoral race heads to a runoff Lucy Farringer

Best Feature Story Second Place Harpeth Hall — Logos A novel idea: Ann Patchett celebrates new release at Harpeth Hall Josey Beavers

Best Feature Story Third Place University School of Nashville — The Peabody Press Independent studies transform passions into credit Annie Cox

Best Sports Story Second Place University School of Nashville — The Peabody Press Wellons vies for U20 USA frisbee spot Margot Ross

Best Sports Story Third Place Harpeth Hall — Logos Marathon mania sweeps Harpeth Hall student body Lily Bowen

Best Column First Place Harpeth Hall — Logos Sleepy students fight HH's prohibition of energy drinks Mabry Neuman 

Best Review Second Place University School of Nashville — The Peabody Press “Five Nights at Freddy’s” is one night of mediocrity Bronson Schmidt

Best Review Third Place (Tie) Harpeth Hall — Logos Best believe she's still bejeweled: Student review of Taylor Swift's Eras Tour Sophie Landry

Best Illustration/Cartoon First Place University School of Nashville — The Peabody Press On Magnolia Lawn Margot Ross

Best Illustration/Cartoon Second Place Harpeth Hall — Logos Winter Wonderland Lilly Cashen

Best Front Page Design Second Place Montgomery Bell Academy -- The Bell Ringer Front Page Commencement Issue Staff

Best Front Page Design Third Place Harpeth Hall — Logos March 2023 Staff

Best Inside Page Design First Place Montgomery Bell Academy -- The Bell Ringer MBA Travels the World on Exchange Staff

Best Overall Newspaper/Newsmagazine Honorable Mention Montgomery Bell Academy — The Bell Ringer

Yearbook

Best Academics Copy First Place Christ Presbyterian Academy — Lions Roar Fierce Competition Leighton Baird

Best Academics Copy Second Place Christ Presbyterian Academy — Lions Roar The Narwhal Brawl Debby Oluwole

Best Academics Copy Third Place Christ Presbyterian Academy — Lions Roar One in a Minion Maddie Wagley

Best Clubs/Organizations Copy First Place Christ Presbyterian Academy — Lions Roar Sculpting a Friendship Olivia Stritikus

Best Clubs/Organizations Copy Second Place Christ Presbyterian Academy — Lions Roar Discovering the Data Todd Harrison

Best Clubs/Organizations Copy Third Place Brentwood Academy — Aerie Robotics Elize Cazayoux

Best Sports Copy First Place Christ Presbyterian Academy — Lions Roar Every Moment Matters Piper Magargee

Best Sports Copy Second Place Brentwood Academy — Aerie Boys' Basketball Cameron Greene, Mimi Husband

Best Sports Copy Third Place Brentwood Academy — Aerie Homecoming Football Game Averi Hodge

Best Student Life Copy First Place Christ Presbyterian Academy — Lions Roar Vector Forever Debby Oluwole

Best Student Life Copy Second Place Christ Presbyterian Academy — Lions Roar Slaying Dragons Mary Ely Lodge

Best Student Life Copy Third Place Christ Presbyterian Academy — Lions Roar Release the Reindeer Hannah Ulm

Best Academics Design First Place Christ Presbyterian Academy — Lions Roar A-Z Meghan Milligan

Best Academics Design Third Place Christ Presbyterian Academy — Lions Roar Lattes and Literature Blair Duckworth

Best Organizations/Clubs Design First Place Christ Presbyterian Academy — Lions Roar Pasta La Vista Maria Giovanetti

Best Sports Design First Place Christ Presbyterian Academy — Lions Roar Tackle the Unknown Ford Bunton

Best Sports Design Second Place Brentwood Academy — Aerie US Swim Avery Harr, William McCoy

Best Sports Design Third Place Christ Presbyterian Academy — Lions Roar Every Moment Matters Emercyn Randolph

Best Student Life Design First Place Christ Presbyterian Academy — Lions Roar Barclay's Back Emercyn Randolph

Best Student Life Design Second Place (Tie) Christ Presbyterian Academy — Lions Roar Slaying Dragons Meghan Milligan

Best Student Life Design Third Place Christ Presbyterian Academy — Lions Roar Unlikely Union Gray Seibert

Best Index Design First Place Brentwood Academy — Aerie Index Design Sophie Jacobson

Best Index Design Second Place Christ Presbyterian Academy — Lions Roar This Only Happens Once Index Maria Giovanetti

Best Academics Photograph First Place Christ Presbyterian Academy — Lions Roar Chemically Bound Logan Reid

Best Academics Photograph Second Place Christ Presbyterian Academy — Lions Roar Behind the Weights Sally West

Best Academics Photograph Third Place Christ Presbyterian Academy — Lions Roar Future Memories Rachel Klich

Best Organizations/Clubs Photograph First Place Christ Presbyterian Academy — Lions Roar Surpassing Standards Logan Reid

Best Organizations/Clubs Photograph Second Place Christ Presbyterian Academy — Lions Roar Tedious Tasks Rachel Klich

Best Organizations/Clubs Photograph Third Place Christ Presbyterian Academy — Lions Roar Colorful Cats Lyla Kelley

Best Sports Photograph Second Place (Tie) Christ Presbyterian Academy — Lions Roar Spirited Nostalgia Lyla Kelley

Best Sports Photograph Third Place Independence High School — The Talon Autumn Brick Garner

Best Student Life Photograph Second Place Christ Presbyterian Academy — Lions Roar Tug Together Lyla Kelley

Best Student Life Photograph Third Place (Tie) Christ Presbyterian Academy — Lions Roar Clutch Shot for Second Rachel Klich

Best Student Life Photograph Third Place (Tie) Independence High School — The Talon November Brick Garner

Best Advertisement First Place Christ Presbyterian Academy — Lions Roar Senior Ads Hattie Funk

Best Advertisement Second Place Christ Presbyterian Academy — Lions Roar Senior Ads Hattie Funk

Best Advertisement Third Place Christ Presbyterian Academy — Lions Roar Senior Ads Hattie Funk

Best Headline First Place Christ Presbyterian Academy — Lions Roar One in a Minion Maddie Wagley

Best Headline Second Place Christ Presbyterian Academy — Lions Roar The Narwhal Brawl Debby Oluwole

Best Theme First Place Christ Presbyterian Academy "this only happens once"

Best Theme Second Place Brentwood Academy "Well, How Was It?"

Best Overall Yearbook First Place Christ Presbyterian Academy Lion's Roar

Best Overall Yearbook Second Place Brentwood Academy Aerie 

Literary Magazine

Best Poem First Place Harpeth Hall -- Hallmarks Traditional Beef Noodles Allyson Mao

Best Poem Second Place Christ Presbyterian Academy — Illumine Hamlet Emulation EmmyLayne Myers

Best Poem Third Place Christ Presbyterian Academy — Illumine All Alone, All the Time Elysa Matula

Best Short Story First Place Harpeth Hall -- Hallmarks A Cause for Celebration Josey Beavers

Best Short Story Second Place Christ Presbyterian Academy — Illumine All That Flies Maddie Wagley

Best Short Story Third Place Christ Presbyterian Academy — Illumine Eternal Ellen Shipman

Best Illustration/Art First Place Christ Presbyterian Academy — Illumine Show Ava Massey

Best Illustration/Art Second Place Harpeth Hall -- Hallmarks Sky, Land, Artist Lilly Kapanka

Best Illustration/Art Third Place Christ Presbyterian Academy — Illumine Peacock Laurel Adkins

Best Photograph First Place Harpeth Hall -- Hallmarks Abandoned Light Conner Folk

Best Photograph Second Place Christ Presbyterian Academy — Illumine Bahamas Stella Green

Best Photograph Third Place Christ Presbyterian Academy — Illumine Venice Gianna Bascomb

Best Layout/Design First Place Harpeth Hall -- Hallmarks Hallmarks

Best Layout/Design Second Place Christ Presbyterian Academy — Illumine Illumine

Best Overall Literary Magazine First Place Harpeth Hall -- Hallmarks Hallmarks

Best Overall Literary Magazine Second Place Christ Presbyterian Academy — Illumine Illumine

Multimedia

Best Photo Essay First Place Page High School — PHS Studios Ruby Rouse - Football State Championship Photos Ruby Rouse

Best Photo Essay Third Place (Tie) Christ Presbyterian Academy — CPA Media Studio Media Arts Travel Studies Logan Reid, Ella Bobbitt

Best Audio for Video Project First Place Christ Presbyterian Academy — CPA Media Studio "Better Hands" Music Video Staff

Best Audio for Video Project Second Place Christ Presbyterian Academy — CPA Media Studio O Come, O Come, Emmanuel Music Video Staff

Best Audio for Video Project Third Place Christ Presbyterian Academy — CPA Media Studio Go Tell It On The Mountain Music Video Staff

Best Video or Documentary First Place [Tie] Christ Presbyterian Academy — CPA Media Studio Music City Short Film Staff

Best Video or Documentary First Place [Tie] Brentwood High School — WBHS 9 747 David Ward, Caden Belville, Hudson Lambourne

Best Video or Documentary Third Place Brentwood High School — WBHS 9 In N Out Burger Mockumentary Gunner Ross, Griffin Goodman

Best Video or Documentary Fourth Place (Tie) Hillsboro High School -- AV Burro TV Stanley's Big Day Tommy Fox, Joshua Miller

Best Video or Documentary Fourth Place (Tie) Franklin High School — FHS Media 22 Games Anna Raye Jones

Best Video or Documentary Fourth Place (Tie) Fairview High School — Television Robumentary Christian Halford, Jacob Halford

Best Sports Video First Place Page High School — PHS Studios Run This Town 2.0 Lincoln Campbell

Best Sports Video Second Place Independence High School — IHS Media Indy Football Hype Ryan Cantabene, Ella Carlisle

Best Sports Video Third Place Christ Presbyterian Academy — CPA Media Studio Game of the Century: 2023 TSSAA DIIAA State Semifinal Silas Bryant

Best Music Video First Place Christ Presbyterian Academy — CPA Media Studio What Child Is This? Staff

Best Music Video Second Place Christ Presbyterian Academy — CPA Media Studio O Come, O Come, Emmanuel Staff

Best Music Video Third Place Christ Presbyterian Academy — CPA Media Studio God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen / We Three Kings Mashup Staff

Best Music Video Fourth Place (Tie) Franklin High School — FHS Media 2023 FHS Lip Dub Staff

Best Music Video Fourth Place (Tie) Brentwood High School — WBHS 9 Color Is Life Lyla Husband

Best Music Video Fourth Place (Tie) Christ Presbyterian Academy — CPA Media Studio My Hometown Staff

Best Overall Website Second Place (Tie) Harpeth Hall — Logos LogosNow Staff

Broadcast

Best Television Reporter First Place Page High School — PHS Studios Hayley Zehnder Hayley Zehnder

Best Television Reporter Third Place Brentwood High School — WBHS 9 Eva Candelaria News Reel Eva Candelaria

Best Videographer First Place (Tie) Franklin High School — FHS Media Anna Raye Jones (Homecoming 2023) Anna Raye Jones

Best Videographer First Place (Tie) Christ Presbyterian Academy — CPA Media Studio Claire Wallace Claire Wallace

Best Videographer Second Place (Tie) Franklin High School — FHS Media Brayden Fox Videography Brayden Fox

Best Videographer Second Place (Tie) Christ Presbyterian Academy — CPA Media Studio Silas Bryant Silas Bryant

Best Videographer Third Place Christ Presbyterian Academy — CPA Media Studio Logan Reid Logan Reid

Best Public Service Announcement First Place Page High School -- PHS Studios "Fentanyl: It Takes A Little To Lose A Lot" Shepard White, Hannah Johnson

Best Public Service Announcement Second Place Brentwood High School — WBHS 9 Drowning Maddie Stabile, Katie Stabile

Best Public Service Announcement Third Place (Tie) Fairview High School — Television The New Reality Peyton Garrett, Christionna Seagraves, Dakota Shouse

Best Public Service Announcement Third Place (Tie) Fairview High School — Television Wildfires Hannah Escalante, Izzy Maige, Aiden Lillie

Best Commercial First Place (Tie) Fairview High School — Television Doritos Hutson Hargrove, Jonathan Lester, Parker Billingsley

Best Commercial First Place (Tie) Brentwood High School — WBHS 9 Stickers David Ward, Hudson Guy, Michael Gorokhovsky

Best Commercial Second Place Page High School — PHS Studios "9 to 5" Musical Hayley Zehnder

Best Commercial Third Place (Tie) Fairview High School — Television Nike Just Do It Lyla Brooke May

Best Commercial Third Place (Tie) Fairview High School — Television Jarritos Travon Murry, Brody Miller

Best Commercial Third Place (Tie) Page High School — PHS Studios McLaran GT Showcase Bronson Claflin

Best Sports Show Second Place Christ Presbyterian Academy — CPA Media Studio Fishing for Answers Episode One Sam Godfrey, Grant Thomas, Silas Bryant

Best Sports Show Third Place Christ Presbyterian Academy — CPA Media Studio The Press Conference Episode One: Athletic Commitments Staff

Best Short Feature Story First Place Christ Presbyterian Academy — CPA Media Studio Special Olympics Tennessee Feature Story Staff

Best News Package First Place Christ Presbyterian Academy — CPA Media Studio HEAL Ministries Feature Story Staff 

Best Sports Package First Place Christ Presbyterian Academy — CPA Media Studio TN Special Olympics Flag Football Feature Story Staff

Best Sports Package Second Place (Tie) Christ Presbyterian Academy — CPA Media Studio Dallas Cowboys Feature Story Sassy Schottenheimer, Madelyn Maners, Ansley McEvoy, McHaney Phillips

Best Sports Package Second Place (Tie) Christ Presbyterian Academy — CPA Media Studio CBS Sports Feature Story Tyler Neilsen, Silas Bryant, Cade Whitaker, Boland Turner

Best Sports Package Third Place Franklin High School — FHS Media The Prodigy Noah Sherman

Best Coverage of a Live Sports Event First Place Brentwood High School — WBHS 9 Brentwood High School Football vs. Cane Ridge High Staff

Best Coverage of a Live Sports Event Third Place Brentwood High School — WBHS 9 Brentwood High School Football vs. Houston High Staff

Best Newscast/News Magazine Second Place Christ Presbyterian Academy — CPA Media Studio The Press Conference: Homecoming Edition Staff

Best Newscast/News Magazine Third Place Christ Presbyterian Academy — CPA Media Studio Sound Check: Our Town Edition Staff

Best Broadcast: Mark Madison Best Television Station First Place Christ Presbyterian Academy — CPA Media Studio

Best Broadcast: Mark Madison Best Television Station Third Place Brentwood High School — WBHS 9