Spring 2021 Convention Contest Winners
While our 2021 convention was virtual one, we didn't miss a beat with contests. Students competed from their homes or campuses in 25 different categories, showcasing skills in writing, design, photography, filmmaking, broadcast storytelling and more. Congratulations to our winners, who were announced during our virtual banquet on Friday, April 30. Hyperlinks to the first-place entries are provided below.
Broadcast Edit to the Beat
First Place: Doral Academy High School, Firebird TV Stephania Acosta, Hans Kunzke, Annajulia Quintero, Alexa Felipe
Second Place: Alonzo & Tracy Mourning, WSRK Sharks News Thomas Hecker, Joao Carvalho
Third Place: Sickles High School, Sickles TV Jillian Horowitz, Josh Rielo, Walker Ramspott
Honorable Mention: Pine View School, The Torch Felicity Chang, Jada Davidson, Si Nuo Wang
Outstanding Middle School Entry: Merritt Brown Middle School, Bear Television Nico Bacot, Jadyn Sutton, Matthew Buckley, Abel Cisneros
Broadcast News Themed Episode
First Place: Sickles High School, Sickles TV Megan Sullivan, Anya Mathur, Alexis Tran, Oriana Ramos
Second Place: MAS @ Zelda Glazer-High School Edition MAS News Crew
Third Place: Christopher Columbus High School, CCNN Live Staff
Yearbook Team
First Place: Hagerty High School, Fusion Sarena Wilkerson, Sarah Hinnant, Lorelei Stillwell, Jada Mullen
Second Place: Robinson High School, Excalibur Hannah Carlson, Ally Clement, Zoe McIntyre, Gabe Candelario
Third Place: Dreyfoos School of the Arts, Marquee kamryn bailey, emma kutcher
Honorable Mention: Coral Springs Charter School, O Tempora Jasmine Poutre, Marilynn Ghantous, Charleey Kaplan, Caroline Riquelme
Literary Magazine Team
First Place: Oviedo High School, The Lion's Tale Veronika Maynard, Elliott Siress, Diego Lara
Second Place: American Heritage B/D, Perspectives Julia Abcug, Aliza Chazin, Cole Moran, Olivia Joffe
Third Place: Coral Gables Senior High School, Catharsis Rodrigo Rosado, Alana Jefferson, Emily Felipe
Honorable Mention: Steinbrenner High School, The Echo Grace Beilman, Elke Stelter, Kcai Thybulle, Emma Bunkley
Newspaper Team
First Place: Maclay School, The Andalusian Mary Leah Yearty, Logan Sundberg, Shelby Watson, Veronica Marshall-Kirk
Second Place: West Shore Junior/Senior High School, The Roar Sophia Bailly, McKenna Slaughter
Third Place: Hagerty High School, BluePrint Zoey Young, Charlotte Mansur, Lukas Goodwin, Peyton Sutch
Short Film
First Place: Forest High School, WCAT Cole Webb, Kyle Allen, Jackson Reed, Jadon Tierra Liam Bishop
Second Place: Key West High School, Conch 5 Studios Robert Malcom, Christopher "Andre" Otto, Landon Stotts, Tyler Verne
Third Place: Christopher Columbus High School, CCNN Films STAFF
Honorable Mention: American Heritage Boca Delray, Stallion TV STAFF
Outstanding Middle School Entry MAS @ Zelda Glazer-Middle School Edition Mariana Arboli, Isabela Mendez, Nia Kostopoulos, Chelsea Jarquin
Student Life Photography
First Place: Christopher Columbus High School, CCNN Live Leon Garcia
Second Place: MAS @ Zelda Glazer-Middle School Edition Angelica Rivera
Third Place: Pompano Beach High School, The Beanpicker Crystiana Clemmons
Honorable Mention: Coral Springs Charter School, O Tempora Kylie Wojcik
Outstanding Middle School Entry: Gulliver Prep (Middle Campus), Yearbook Anna Cruz, Tate Krawiecki Gazes
Broadcast Commentary
First Place: Christopher Columbus High School, CCNN Live Christopher Gomez, Gianmarco Maestri, Damian Fernandez, Andrew Falconi
Second Place: Forest High School, WCAT Triana Hernandez, Grace Brill, Cheyenne Paquette
Third Place: American Heritage B/D, 909live Angelina Mazza, Isabela Fedele, Gabe Curry
Honorable Mention: Palm Beach Gardens High School, GNN Isaiah Swasey
PTI Sports Debate
First Place: Doral Academy High School, Firebird TV Eric Hernandez , Lucas Chayeb, Gabriel Castillo
Second Place: Forest High School, WCAT Grayson Waters, Taylor Main, Emily Ristow, Jackson Merriam
Broadcast PSA
First Place: MAS @ Zelda Glazer-High School Edition Annie Coiras, Adriana Diaz, Lily Harrison
Second Place: Our Lady of Lourdes Academy, OLLA TV Rebecca Gonzalez, Riley Guell
Third Place: Seminole Ridge High School, WSRH News Nick Coffey, Travis Fritz, Zack Jeters, Jacob White
Honorable Mention: Christopher Columbus High School, CCNN Live Adrian Morgade, Alejandro Vital, Dominic Gatto, Daniel Rossi-Montero
Outstanding Middle School Entry: Gulliver Prep (Middle), Raider Student Network RSN Mariajose Larenas , Alexa Smith , Alessandra Di Mise
Poetry
First Place: Columbia High School, Columbian Bralyn Lamb
Second Place: American Heritage Boca Delray, Perspectives Julia Abcug
Third Place: J.W. Mitchell High School, The Stampede Cosette Ganci
Honorable Mention: Coral Springs Charter School, Paw Print Garrett Shanley
Outstanding Middle School Entry: Farnell Middle School, Soar Ryan Bui
Opinion Column
First Place: Dreyfoos School of the Arts, The Muse Jarom Gordon
Second Place: Pine View School, The Torch Mahitha Ramachandran
Third Place: American Heritage B/D, The Stallion Sentinel Abigail Hobbs
Honorable Mention: Lake Brantley High School, The Brantley Banner Shelby Brunson
Podcast
First Place: Christopher Columbus High School, CCNN Live Juan Carlos Chaoui, Anthony Martinez, Michael Martinez, Alexis Vivanco
Second Place: Pine View School, The Torch Joanna Malvas
Third Place: MAS @ Zelda Glazer-High School Edition Bryan Ferreiro, Brian Olmo, Dylan Masvidal
Honorable Mention: Dreyfoos School of the Arts, The Muse Jenna Lee, George Wu, Miles Wang, Yemaya Gaspard
Short Story
First Place: Coral Gables Senior High School, Catharsis Melanie Hernandez
Second Place: Pompano Beach High School, PTVI-News Rachel Roeder
Third Place: Doral Academy High School, Firebird TV Iris Savotovsky
Outstanding Middle School Entry: Pine View School, The Torch Alyson Mizanin
Multimedia Team
First Place: Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Eagle Eye Ivy Lam, Haley Jackson, Kate Becker
Second Place: Hagerty High School, BluePrint Gabriella Hernandez, Hayden Turner, Alexis Madlang, Skyler Glenn
Third Place: Dreyfoos School of the Arts, The Muse Sade Young, Alissa Gary, Arik Karim
Honorable Mention: Lake Brantley High School, The Brantley Banner Makayla Martindale, Brooke Holland, Avery Ranum, Kyra Martin
Outstanding Middle School Entry: MAS @ Zelda Glazer-High School Edition Isabella Cuzan, Emma Sanchez
Broadcast News Package
First Place: Christopher Columbus High School, CCNN Live Juan Pablo Garcia-Casals, Lucas Figueroa, Neo Gaitan, Adrian Botton
Second Place: MAS @ Zelda Glazer-High School Edition Sofia Dominguez, Isabella Gattamorta, Isabelle Greiner, Alexander Bobadilla
Third Place: West Broward High School, WBTV Tyler Cohen , Ethan Cates , Lauren Martinez , maria Gonzalez
Outstanding Middle School Entry: Gulliver Prep (Middle), Raider Student Network RSN Amelie Santini, Bibi Eichenberg
Outstanding Middle School Entry: Somerset Oaks Academy, Broadcast Keila Borrego, Jaqueline Orozco, Janesa Fernandez, Mailin Mazariegos
Mini-Magazine Design
First Place: Dreyfoos School of the Arts, The Muse Allison Robbert, Sophia Roberts, Isabella Tickner, Sasha Bass
Second Place: Hagerty High School, Fusion Maggie Taylor, Hannah Sanchez, Eileen An, Michelle Zou
Third Place: Pine View School, The Torch Jiayi Zhu, Faith Bossman, Lindsay Luberecki, Avery Johanning
Honorable Mention: Gulliver Prep (Middle Campus), Yearbook Camila Figueroa, Evelyn Kelly
Individual News Anchor
First Place: Our Lady of Lourdes Academy, OLLA TV Mariana Brime
Second Place: Doral Academy High School, Fierbird TV Marcelo Villar-Ojito
Third Place: Christopher Columbus High School, CCNN Live Gianmarco Maestri, Christopher Gomez, Damian Fernandez
Honorable Mention: Forest High School, WCAT EmmaBeth Bowman, Lauren Burley, Blake Vrana
Hand-Drawn Illustration
First Place: Dreyfoos School of the Arts, The Muse Sasha Bass
Second Place: Doral Academy High School, Firebird TV Maria Gonzalez
Third Place: Oviedo High School, The Lion's Tale Veronika Maynard
Honorable Mention: Coral Springs Charter School, Paw Print Olivia Spinola
Review Writing
First Place: Maclay School, The Andalusian Taylor Hamilton
Second Place: Pine View School, The View Aleksandra Masiulis
Third Place: Steinbrenner High School, Odyssey Haarika Gurivireddygari
Honorable Mention: Hagerty High School, Fusion Nadia Knoblauch
Outstanding Middle School Entry: MAS @ Zelda Glazer-High School Edition Dylan Masvidal
Press Conference Story
First Place: American Heritage Boca Delray, The Stallion Sentinel Isabella Velez
Second Place: Pompano Beach High School, Tornado Times Eduardo Andrade
Third Place: Hagerty High School, BluePrint Sophia Canabal
Module Design
First Place: J.W. Mitchell High School, The Stampede Cate Miller
Second Place: Hagerty High School, Fusion Mizbah Ateeq
Third Place: American Heritage Boca Delray, The Stampede Ryan Brander
Honorable Mention: Lake Brantley High School, Patriots' Pride Riley Murphy
Outstanding Middle School: Entry Gulliver Prep (Middle Campus), Yearbook Katarina Mladenovic
Academics Photography
First Place: Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Eagle Eye Kelsie Yon
Second Place: Pompano Beach High School, The Beanpicker Bria Kuntz
Third Place: Coral Springs Charter School, Paw Print Madalen Erez
Honorable Mention: South Plantation High School, Sword & Shield Grace Schwab
Broadcast Video Tip
First Place: Christopher Columbus High School, CCNN Live Emanuel Naccarato, Jordan Perez, Sebastian Broche, Carlo Toca-Castillo
Second Place: MAS @ Zelda Glazer-High School Edition Victoria Perez, Katreanna Linder-Conde, Gabriella Gonzalez
Third Place: Gulliver Prep (Middle), Raider Student Network RSN Eden Tzur, Sarah Shapiro
Honorable Mention: Forest High School, WCAT Tori Schenavar, Aaliyah Threats, Emily Ristow, Aubrey Ochoa
Instagram Story
First Place: Pine View School, The View Arya Gupta
Second Place: Cooper City High School, The Lariat Emma Huerta, Chris Gomes
Third Place: Coral Gables Senior High School, CavsConnect Natalie Abrahantes, Maria Fernandez
Honorable Mention: South Plantation High School, Sword & Shield Grace Schwab
Outstanding Middle School Entry: Merritt Brown Middle School, Bear Television Haylynn Sims, Chloe Bischel