2009 Convention Award Winners
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Broadcast Winners
Newspaper Winners
Yearbook Winners
Photography Winners
Writing Winners
Art, Advertising, Sports and Other Winners
Please note: In some cases, there may not be a winner for every place. Judges had the option of not selecting a winner for each place. In some cases, the judges may have selected a winner that was later disqualified. In either case, the remaining winners will maintain their previous position and will NOT move up to the vacated position.
Broadcast Winners
Carry in: Show Intro
1st: Ronald W. Reagan / Doral Senior High School
2nd: Cypress Bay High School
3rd: Oviedo High School
Carry in: Podcast
1st: Viera High School
2nd: Cypress Bay High School
3rd: Oviedo High School; Melbourne High School
HM: Ronald W. Reagan / Doral Senior High School
Carry in: PSA
1st: East Ridge High School
2nd: Oviedo High School
3rd: Viera High School
HM: American Heritage High School
Carry in: Web Site
1st: Oviedo High School
2nd: J.P. Taravella High School
3rd: Deerfield Beach High School
HM: Ridge Community High School
Video Photo Journalism
1st: Cypress Bay High School
2nd: Deerfield Beach High School
3rd: East Ridge High School
Individual News Anchor
1st: Martin County High School
2nd: Ronald W. Reagan / Doral Senior High School
3rd: West Shore High School
HM: Vero Beach High School
Cinema Challenge
1st: Deerfield Beach High School
2nd: Pace High School
3rd: Viera High School
HM: Oviedo High School
Press Release
1st: Cypress Bay High School
2nd: Viera High School
3rd: East Ridge High School
Collaborative Commercial
1st: Cypress Bay High School; G. Holmes Braddock High School; Vero Beach High School
2nd: Martin County High School; Viera High School; Tate High School
3rd: East Ridge High School; Hillsborough High School; West Shore Jr./Sr. High School
Every Student Has A Story
1st: Ronald W. Reagan / Doral Senior High School
2nd: Oviedo High School
3rd: Deerfield Beach High School; Viera High School
Newspaper Winners
Carry in: Layout
1st: Claudia Aquire (Ronald Reagan / Doral Senior High School)
2nd: Jessica Cabrera (Coral Gables High School)
3rd: Angelina Malamo & Chelsea O'Toole
HM: Alex Ford (Douglas High School); Carson Bailey (Oviedo High School)
On the spot: Newspaper Editorial
1st: Red & Black (Hillsborough High School)
2nd: Blue & Gold (Gulf Breeze High School)
3rd: Highlights (Coral Gables High School); The Growl (Booker T. Washington High School)
On the spot: Newspaper Sports
1st: The Circuit (Cypress Bay High School)
2nd: The Eye (Palm Harbor University High School)
3rd: The Braddock Times (G. Holmes Braddock High School)
HM: Charter Chapters (Coral Springs Charter School)
On the spot: Newspaper Front Page
1st: The Roar (West Shore High School)
2nd: The Torch (Pine View School)
3rd: The Pathfinder (Deerfield Beach High School)
HM: Hoofbeat (J.W. Mitchell High School); The Lynx (West Broward High School)
On the spot: Newspaper Double Truck
1st: The Outlet (Cypress Bay High School)
2nd: The Sceptor (King High School); Lion's Tale (Oviedo High School)
3rd: The Chronicle (Coral Springs High School)
HM: Predator (Wharton High School)
Yearbook Winners
Carry in: Yearbook Layout
1st: Lauren Byers (Dwyer High School)
2nd: Karina Vercierto (Ridge Community School)
3rd: Aubrey Brown (Vero Beach High School)
On the spot: Yearbook Student Life
1st: Clarion (King High School)
2nd: Arrowhead(Vero Beach High School)
3rd: Liberator (Pace High School)
HM: Oklawewa (Titusville High School)
On the spot: Yearbook Sports
1st: Voltage (Ridge Community School)
2nd: Panthera (William T. Dwyer High School)
3rd: Renaissance (Dr. Michael Krop High School)
HM: The Storm (Cypress Bay High School)
On the spot: Yearbook Academics
1st: Arcadia (West Shore High School)
2nd: Arrowhead I (Vero Beach High School)
3rd: Aftermath (Palm Harbor University High School)
HM: Cavaleon (Coral Gables High School)
Photography Winners
Carry in: Color News
1st: Alicia Jeffrey (Gulf Breeze High School)
2nd: David Argov (J.P. Taravella High School)
3rd: Erin O'Brien (Vero Beach High School)
Carry in: Black & White News
1st: Alicia Jeffrey (Gulf Breeze High School)
2nd: Antony Brown (Vero Beach High School)
3rd: Andres Bedoya (Coral Springs High School)
Carry in: Color Sports
1st: Nestor Rossi (Ridge Community High School)
2nd: Ian Jeffrey (Gulf Breeze High School)
3rd: Karina Jimenez (J.P. Taravella High School)
HM: Alisha Volkammer (Coral Glades High School)
Carry in: Black & White Sports
1st: Ian Jeffre (Gulf Breeze High School)
2nd: Kelly Carpenter (Pace High School)
3rd: Ketheryn Paschal (Pace High School)
Carry in: Color Portrait
1st: Kelly Carpenter (Pace High School)
2nd: Kimberly Baird (Cypress Bay High School)
3rd: Sarah Burns (Titusville High School)
HM: Jenny Achiam (Pine View High School); Erin O'Brien (Vero Beach High School); Elizabeth Mero (Braddock High School)
Carry in: Black & White Portrait
1st: Karina Jimenez (J.P. Taravella High School)
2nd: Sarah Mejia (Dr. Michael Krop High School)
3rd: Aryn Bradley (Booker T. Washington High School)
HM: Gabrielle Garcia (J.P. Taravella High School)
Carry in: Color Student Life
1st: Maureen Dai (Pine View High School)
2nd: Kenneth Pascascio (Ridge Community High School)
3rd: Mary Kate Clinard (Booker T. Washington High School)
HM: James Bostwick (Dunnellon High School)
Carry in: Black & White Student Life
1st: Courtney Randolph (American Heritage High School)
2nd: Dana Andresen (Vero Beach High School)
3rd: Sanjula Jain (King High School)
Carry in: Special Effects
1st: Nick Page (Martin County High School)
2nd: Quinton Glazier (Vero Beach High School)
3rd: Victoria Heda (Cypress Bay High School)
HM: David Argov (J.P. Taravella High School)
Carry in: Color Pictorial
1st: Jessica Gross (Dr. Michael Krop High School)
2nd: Laley Lauw (Gulf Breeze High School)
3rd: Elizabeth Melo (Braddock High School)
HM: Diana Adams (American Heritage High School)
Carry in: Black & White Pictorial
1st: Ian Gillette (Booker T. Washington High School)
2nd: Stephanie Sharp (Booker T. Washington High School)
3rd: Sarah Peacock (Ridge Community High School)
Carry in: Photographical Expertise
1st: Nick Page (Martin County High School)
2nd: Maureen Dai (Pine View High School)
3rd: Maureen Dai (Pine View High School)
Photography Best of Show
Best of Show: Alicia Jeffrey (Gulf Breeze High School)
On the spot: Photography
1st: Jessica Lettiero (Wharton High School)
Writing Winners
Every Student Has a Story
1st: Dana Andresen (Vero Beach High School)
2nd: Dibbie Whitton (Coral Springs Charter School)
3rd: Alexandra Garfinkle (Dr. Michael Krop High School)
Editorial Write Off
1st: Micaela DiJulio (Ronald W. Reagan/Doral Senior High School)
2nd: Pablo Storch (Dr. Michael Krop High School)
3rd: Alex Beck (American Heritage School)
Feature Write Off
1st: Amanda Levine (Douglas High School)
2nd: Samantha Mackson (Dr. Michael Krop High School)
3rd: Elizabeth Whitton (Coral Springs Charter School)
HM: Rhonda Truong (Coral Springs High School)
News Write Off
1st: Rebecca Schechner (The Outlet, Cypress Bay High School)
2nd: Ariel Rothfield (The Outlet, Cypress Bay High School)
3rd: Kara Goldman (The Circuit, Cypress Bay High School)
Creative Writing: Poetry
1st: Stephanie Sharp (Booker T. Washington High School)
2nd: Barrett White (Booker T. Washington High School)
3rd: Cyndra Kohfeldt (West Shore High School)
HM: Shari Isaacs (Cypress Bay High School)
Creative Writing: Prose
1st: Amanda Mesa (American Heritage School)
2nd: Rebecca Sadek (Cypress Bay High School)
3rd: Nicholas Moore (Western High School)
Creative Writing: Short Story
1st: Alejandros Avalos (Ridge Community High School)
2nd: Catalina Quintana (Coral Springs High School)
HM: Meghan Griffin (Pine View High School)
Art, Advertising, Sports and Other Winners
Carry in: Art
1st: Ramond DeJesus (Ridge Community School)
2nd: Alex Avalos (Ridge Community School)
3rd: Danwei Wu (King High School)
HM: Barrett White (Booker T. Washington High School)
On the spot: Art
1st: Chales Peng (Scepter, King High School)
2nd: Christine Kegel (Clarion, King High School)
3rd: Libby Grigsby (The M View, Pine View School)
HM: Kevin Milian (The Reagan Advocate, Ronald W. Reagan / Doral Senior High School)
Carry in: Advertising
1st: Karina Veracierto (Ridge Community School)
2nd: Calli Sanchez (William T. Dwyer High School)
3rd: Xi Yu (King High School)
HM: Ryan Gillespi (William T. Dwyer High School)
On the spot: Advertising
1st: Xi Yu (King High School)
2nd: Stephanie Prasse (West Shore High School)
3rd: Mary Kate Clinard (Booker T. Washington High School)
HM: Carly Borden (Booker T. Washington High School); Jamie Klein (Coral Springs High School)
On the spot: Sports Individual Contest (Thursday)
1st: Matt Rubin (Wharton High School)
3rd: James Myers (Douglas High School)
HM: Josh Rieger (Douglas High School)
On the spot: Sports Individual Contest (Friday)
1st: Jimmy Sweeney (Pine View High School)
2nd: Christa Childers (Booker T. Washington High School)
3rd: Emmanuel Pando (Braddock High School)
HM: Ian Jeffrey (Gulf Breeze High School)
On the spot: Literary Magazine
1st: Camenae (Booker T. Washington High School)
2nd: Pedigree (DeSoto High School)
3rd: Sketches (Booker T. Washington High School)
On the spot: Mixed Company
1st: Mina Radman (Douglas High School); Shreya Murthy (King High School); Lola Duffort (Coral Gables High School); Jenna Johnson (Pace High School)
2nd: Paige Verhoeven (Vero Beach High School); Carina Seagrave (Vero Beach High School); Savannah Unruh (Vero Beach High School); Jordan Jacobs (Vero Beach High School)
3rd: Alicia Jeffrey (Gulf Breeze High School); Stefanie Cainto (Cypress Bay High School); Allison Todd; Matthew Perez
HM: Kimberly Bailey (Cypress Bay High School); Kelsey Cowan (Vero Beach High School); Indiana Martinez (Coral Gables High School); Sarah Benckenstein (Coral Springs High School)
Humanitarian Award
1st: Buccholz High School
Danny Wellman Display Contest
1st: Armwood High School (Kim Davis, adviser)