Award Winners: 2008

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Broadcast Winners

On the Spot: Individual News Anchor
1st: Felix Varela Senior High, Ana Torres
2nd: Martin County High School, Amanda Paul
3rd: American Heritage School, Mateus Falci
HM: Pace High School, Kelly Milligan

On the Spot Feature Package;
1st: East Ridge High School
2nd: Dr. Michael Krop High School
3rd: Pace High School
HM: Reagan/Doral High School

On the Spot Feature Package with Editing:
1st: Cypress Bay High School
2nd: McArthur High School
3rd: Pace High School
HM: Martin County High School

On the Spot Script Writing:
1st: McArthur High School
2nd: Coral Gables High School
3rd: Deerfield Beach High School

On the Spot Video Photojournalism:
1st: Manatee High School
2nd: Reagan/ Doral High School
3rd: Felix Varela Senior High School

Carry In:

Everybody Has a Story:
1st: McArthur High school
2nd: Viera High School
3rd: Coral Gables High School

News Package:
1st: West Shore jr/sr High School
2nd: McArthur High School
3rd: NO WINNER

Sports:
1s: East Ridge High School
2nd: Felixa Varela Senior High School
3rd: Deerfield Beach High School
HM: Pace High School

PSA #1:
1st: Felix Varela Senior High School
2nd: Ferguson High School
3rd: East Ridge High School
HM: Deerfield Beach High School

Computer Graphic:
1st: Pace High School

Web Site:
1st: Lecanto High School
2nd: Coconut Creek High School

NON-BROADCAST

Computer Yearbook – Sports Design
HM:     Allexandra Kalymeras
            Kylie Smith
            Cara Holly
            Alyssa Palmer
            Deerfield Beach High School
            Reflections
            Steven Jay Thor

HM:    Alyssa Goldman
            Christopher Kepler
            Victoria Heda
            Cypress Bay High School
            The Storm
            Ms. Schacter

3rd:     Jessica White
            Bianca Salvaggio
            Jennifer Brashear
            Katie Turman
            Pace High School
            Liberator
            Monica Bondurant

2nd:     Courtney Randolph
            Lindsey Goldstein
            Alyse Silver
            Arthur Yidi
            American Heritage School
            Spotlight
            Diana Adams

1st:    Maggie Fletcher
            Stephanie Chu
            Diedra Rodriguez
            Karina Veracierto
            Ridge Community High School
            Stacey Creecy

On The Spot Literary Magazine
HM:      Marie Blake
            Sarai Beas
            Renee Brown
            Chris Anzalone
            Coconut Creek High School
            Omnibus
            Stephanie Polin

3rd:     Barrett White
            Sarah Papadelias
            Susannah Walters
            Kyle Maxwell
            BT Washington High School
            Camenae
            Heather Gaffney-Hsu

2nd:     Rachel Rowan
            Stephanie Sharp
            Gabby Watson
            Aubrey Nguyen
            BT Washington High School
            Flashback
            Heather Gaffney-Hsu

1st:       Katie Colding
            Abby Cruz
            Alba Avila
            Kayla Muse
            Desoto County High School
            Pedigree
            Jill Maassen

On the Spot News Editorials
HM:      Sarah Darville
            Erica McKinley
            Samatha Rosier
            Libbie Dailey
            Coral Glades High School
            The Prowl
            Dan Alonso

3rd:     Michelle Lawrence
            Raheem Polk
            Amanda Mercer
            William Cline
            DeSoto County High School
            Bulldogs’ Bark
            Jill Maassen

2nd:     Emon Reiser
            Sarah Lam
            Katie Gillen
            Mara Rudolph
            JP Taravella High School
            The Chariot
            Barbara Cremin

1st:      Alex Angert
            Alix Cohen
            Reed Yaras
            Holly Beilin
            Cypress Bay High School
            The Circuit
            Rhonda Weiss

On-the-Spot Entertainment
3rd:             Joel Gutman
            Krop Senior High School
            The Lightning Strike
            Mary K. Sullivan

2nd:            Michael Snyder
            Coral Glades High School
            The Prowl
            Dan Alonso

1st:             Jessica Niestzche
            South Plantation High School
            Prospectus
Robyn Snitehurst

Write Off: Feature
HM:            Rhonda Truong
            Coral Springs High School
            The Chronicle
            Joan Wassburg

3rd:            Molly Bruno
            BT Washington High School
            The Growl
            Heather Gaffney-Hsu

2nd:            Christina Ramos
            Wharton High School
            Predator
            Terry Sollazzo

1st:             Cassidy Williams
            Ridge Community High School
            Voltage
            Stacey Creecy

Write Off: Editorial
HM:            Sharon Porter
            Coconut Creek High School
            Harbinger
            Stephanie Polin

3rd:             Alex Beck
            America Heritage School
            Patriot Post
            Diana Adams

2nd:             Charesse James
            Cypress Bay High School
            The Circuit
            Rhonda Weiss

1st:             Zach Evans
            BT Washington
            The Growl
            Heather Gaffney-Hsu

Write Off: News
HM:             Erica McKinley
            Coral Glades High School
            The Prowl
            Dan Alonso

3rd:             Rebecca Schechner
            Cypress Bay High School
            The Circuit
            Rhonda Weiss

2nd:             Divya Kumar
            C. Leon King High School
            Scepter
            Christine Munoz

1st:             Stephen Simmons
            Wharton High School
            The Predator
            Terry Sollazzo

On the Spot Art
HM:             Meg Wagner
            Chamberlain High School           
            The Chieftain
            Sean Marcus

3rd:             Nicole Lulinski
            Krop Senior High School
            The Lightning Strike
            Mary K. Sullivan

2nd:            Sarah Papadelias
            BT Washington High School
            Camenae
            Heather Gaffney-Hsu

1st:             Twiggy Boyer
            Coconut Creek High School
            Harbinger News
            Stephanie Polin and Marcus Bickler

On-the-Spot Creative Writing: Short Story
HM:             Emon Reiser
            JP Taravella High School           
            The Chariot
            Barbara Cremin

3rd:             Katie Gillen
            JP Taravella
            The Chariot
            Barbara Cremin

2nd:             Greisy Padron
            Ferguson Senior High School
            Talon Newspaper
            Tracey Burger

1st:             Elizabeth Rodriguez
            Cypress Bay High School
            The Circuit
            Rhonda Weiss

On-the-Spot Creative Writing: Poetry
HM:             Analise Wise
            Gulf Breeze High School           
            The Blue and Gold
            Ken Killam

3rd:             Amanda Mesa
            American Heritage School
            Expressions
            Diana Adams

2nd:            Rachel Rowan
            BT Washington
            Flashback
            Heather Gaffney-Hsu

1st:            Rachel Stephens
            American Heritage School
            The Patriot Post
            Diana Adams

Yearbook Sports
HM:            Jessica Gillespie
            Kristen Rhinesmith
            Ashley Ritter
            Lauren Byers
            Dwyer High School           
            Panthera
            Boyd Allen

3rd:            Jill Kremer
            Erica Gorsuch
            Christine Sandberg
            Paridhe Patel
            West Shore Jr. Sr. High School
            Arcadia
            Mark Schledorn

2nd:             Tara McCarty
            Blair Neader
            Lauren Martin
            Lindsey Humburg
            St. Pete High School
            NoSoWeEa
            Donna Smith

1st:             Aubrey Brown
            Kendall Kalish
            Kelsey Cowen
            Grace Cussan
            Vero Beach High School
            Arrowhead
            Donna Griffith

On-the-Spot News Features Double Truck

3rd:             Sharon Porter
            Justin Margerum
            Jumar Forrest
            Coconut Creek High School
            Harbinger
            Stephanie Polin

2nd            Alexandra Rosenberg
            JoAnna Schulman
            Joseph DiMarco
            Deerfield Beach High School
            Pathfinder
            Steven Jay Thor

1st             Catalina Quintana
            Chris Cintron
            Ana Rodriguez
            Ravika Rameshwar
            Coral Springs High School
            The Chronicle
            Joan Wassburg

On-the-Spot Yearbook Student Life

HM:             Alisha Vollkommer
            Coral Glades High School
            Felidae
            Kristen Reisig
           
3rd            Esten Pierce
            Jessica Halcomb
            Erica Thomas
            Megan Root
            Vero Beach High School
            Arrowhead
            Donna Griffith

2nd            Stephanie Canter
            Kristen Vogel
            Heather Lupinacci
            Bridget O’Connell
            JP Taravella High School
            Odyssey
            Betsy Oberlander

1st            Bri Copper
            Caroline Arnold
            Lisa Shipman
            Kristina Martin
            West Florida High School
            Lair
            Katie Lane

Mixed Company

3rd:             Clarissa Reyes
            Coconut Creek High School
            Harbinger
            Stephanie Polin
           
            Carina Seagrove
            Vero Beach High School
            Arrowhead
            Donna Griffith
           
            Allie Adkinson
            Pace High School
            The Liberator
            Monica Bondurant
           
2nd            Nancy Shipley
            Vero Beach High School
            Arrowhead
            Donna Griffith

            Claire Aronson
            Cypress Bay High School
            The Circuit
            Rhonda Weiss

            Jenna Johnson
            Pace High School
            The Liberator
            Monica Bondurant

1st             Jordan Carr
            Gulf Breeze High School           
            Cetacea
            Jennifer Close

            Abigail Stokes
            Tate High School
            The Crimson and Grey Tradition
            Christina Hamilton

            Aubrey Brown
            Vero Beach High School
            Arrowhead
            Donna Griffith
           
            Shreya Murthey
            King High School
            Scepter
            Christine Munoz

On-the-Spot News Double Truck

HM:             Kaimi Howard
            Elma Albizu
            Anaisa Negron
            Raymond DeJesus
            Ridge Community High School
            The Striker
            Stacey Creecy

3rd            Shreya Murthey
            Leouie Barkakati
            Dirya Kuma
            Payal Mehta
            King High School
            The Scepter
            Christine Munoz

2nd            Ashton Courtney
            Liz Godwin
            Abby Stokes
            Lauren Campbell
            JM Tate High School
            The Crimson and Grey Tradition
            Christina Hamilton

1st             Ariel Rothfield
            Emily Miller
            Kara Goldman
            Shelby Ross
            Cypress Bay High School
            The Circuit
            Rhonda Weiss

On-the-Spot SPORTS
HM:             Wesley Goldberg
            JP Taravella High School
            The Chariot
            Barbara Cremin

3rd             Toni-Ann Miller
            Dwyer High School
            Panther Paradigm
            Boyd Allen

2nd             Alex Cobb
            Wharton High School
            The Wharton Predator
            Terry Sollazzo

1st             Andres Rivero
            Coral Gables Sr High School
            Highlights
            Otto Zequiera

On-the-Spot Advertising
3rd            Trevor Ballard
            Cypress Bay High School
            The Circuit
            RhondaWeiss

2nd            Xi Yu
            King High School
            The Scepter
            Christine Munoz

3rd            Stephanie Prasse
            West Shore JrSr High School
            The Roar
            Mark Schledorn