Spring 2019 On-The-Spot Contest Winners
Poetry
First Place: American
Heritage School (Plantation), JH Multimedia, Sara Kaufman
Second Place:
Boca Raton Community High School, The Paw Print, Lauren Festa
Third Place: Pine
View School, The Python, Lora Rini
Honorable
Mention: Cooper City High School, The Lariat, Abbie Tuschman
Honorable
Mention: Coral Gables Senior High School, Catharsis, Devon Rall
Opinion
Column
First Place: Hagerty
High School, BluePrint, Charlotte Mansur
Second Place:
Pompano Beach High School, Beanpicker, Johnathan Lash
Third Place: Seminole
High School, The Seminole, Yashaswini Meduri
Honorable
Mention: West Broward High School, The Lynx Newspaper, Sebastian Rodriguez
Honorable
Mention: Pine View School, The Torch, Brianna Nelson
Hand-drawn
Illustration
First Place: Coral
Gables Senior High School, Catharsis, Malika Mckenney
Second Place:
Pine View School, The Torch, Zoe Merritt
Third Place: Gulliver
Prep, The Raider, Maria Latour
Honorable
Mention: Steinbrenner High School, The Oracle, Maeve Campbell
Copy
and Caption Writing
First Place: Coral
Gables Senior High School, Cavaleon, Sabrina Bonavita
Second Place:
Pace High School, Patriot Pages, Emma Tetreault
Third Place: Cambridge
Christian School, The Sceptre, Lianna Baum
Honorable
Mention: Coral Glades High School, The Prowl, Mariel Pardo
Honorable
Mention: Gulf Breeze High School, Angle of Reflection, Mary Brandon
Honorable
Mention: American Heritage School (Plantation), Spotlight, Rachel Taylor
Press
Conference
First Place: West
Shore Jr./Sr. High School, Roar, Sophia Bailly
Second Place:
Hagerty High School, BluePrint, Luke Goodwin
Third Place: Cooper
City High School, The Lariat, Alexandra Sansone
Honorable
Mention: Pace High School, Liberator, Chloe Fair
Review
Writing
First Place: Hagerty
High School, BluePrint, Emily Cosio
Second Place:
Steinbrenner High School, Odyssey, Eric Jotch
Third Place: American
Heritage School (Plantation), Patriot Post, Joanne Haner
Honorable
Mention: Pine View School, The Torch, Ben Gordon
Honorable
Mention: Coral Gables Senior High School, Cavsconnect, Jana Faour
Honorable
Mention: American Heritage School (Boca/Delray), Stampede, Ashley Ulbrich
Honorable
Mention: Steinbrenner High School, The Oracle, Katelyn Payne
Short
Story
First Place: American
Heritage School (Boca/Delray), Perspectives, Aliza Chazin
Second Place:
Coral Gables Senior High School, Cavaleon, Rachek Dopico
Third Place: John
I. Leonard High School, The Knight Times, Jada Dash
Honorable
Mention: Steinbrenner High School, The Oracle, Mitchell Miller
Honorable
Mention: Viera High School, Viera High TV News, Emily Hyde
Middle
School Short Story
First Place: American
Heritage School (Plantation), JH Multimedia, Sienna Crosby
Second Place:
Pine View School, The Match, Alyson Mizanin
Third Place: Miami
Arts Studio 6-12 @ Zelda Glazer, MAS News: Middle School Edition, Isabella
Objio
Honorable
Mention: Raider Student Network, Gulliver Academy, Lucia Rose Dahn
Honorable
Mention: Pine View School, The Python, Aleksandra Masiulis
Steven
J. Thor Mixed Company
First Place: Boca
Raton Community High School, The Paw Print, Lauren Pires
First Place: Coral
Gables Senior High School, Cavsconnect, Ana Capiro
First Place: Deerfield
Beach High School, Reflections, Jordan Ewing
First Place: West
Broward High School, The Lynx Newspaper, Omolola Suleiman
Second Place:
American Heritage School (Boca/Delray), The Stallion Sentinel, Bryce Szala
Second Place:
H.B. Plant High School, Panther, Kennedy Logan
Second Place:
Oak Ridge High School, The Pathfinder, Jasmine Boyens
Second Place:
Pace High School, Patriot Pages, Hannah Mock
Third Place: Gulf
Breeze High School, Cetacea, Jenna Robertson
Third Place: John
I. Leonard High School, The Javelin, Chabeli Maqueda
Third Place: Pace
High School, Liberator, Kenndrick Glaze
Honorable
Mention: American Heritage School (Plantation), Patriot Post, Emma Remudo
Honorable
Mention: Felix Varela High School, Crotalus, Michelle Paderni
Honorable
Mention: Gulf Breeze High School, Angle of Reflection, Isabel Erickson
Honorable
Mention: Hagerty High School, Fusion, Mizbah Ateeq
Honorable
Mention: Pine View School, The Match, Jonas Meyer
Honorable
Mention: Seminole High School, The Seminole, Kruthi Munugeti
Module
Design
First Place: Cooper
City High School, The Lariat, Genna Nordling
Second Place:
American Heritage School Boca/Delray, The Stampede, Ryan Brander
Third Place: Lake
Brantley High School, Patriots' Pride, Sabrina Bonadio
Honorable
Mention: Pace High School, Patriot Press, Krissy Tellez
Honorable
Mention: Steinbrenner High School, The Oracle, Grace Barnett
Literary
Magazine Spread Design
First Place: American
Heritage School Boca/Delray, Perspectives, "Aliza Chazin, Olivia Biggs, Danielle
Leal, Julia Abcug"
Second Place:
H.B. Plant High School, Panther, "Logan Black, Elena Bassart, Lily
Riopelle"
Third Place: Felix
Varela Senior High School, Vox Vipera, "Isabella Cerioni, Esteban Bejarano,
Sabrina V. Peralta, Kevin Dominguez"
Honorable
Mention: American Heritage School Plantation, Expressions, "Ariann Barker,
Simran Dulay, Jordan Romeril, Caitlyn Pyson-Titman"
Honorable
Mention: Deerfield Beach High School, Reflections, "Thatiana Pierre, Christina
Fuller, Larissa de Freitas, Cassidy Schuck"
Weather
Report
First Place: Viera
High School, Viera High TV News, "Ophelie Jacobson, Gavin Keith, Cole
Bennett, Morgan Ogden"
Second Place:
John A. Ferguson Senior High School, FBN, "Edward Franco, Abigail Lopez, Katherine
Avila"
Third Place: Christopher Columbus High School, CCNN Live, "Christopher Gomez, Arthur Falconi, Giancarlos Miguel, Rene M. De la Mar"
Honorable
Mention: Alonso and Tracy Mourning Senior High School, WSRK Sharks News, "Thomas
Heckler, Anais Denucciopastiu, Ornella Piatti"
Honorable
Mention: Somerset Oaks Academy, Oaks TV, "Jacqueline Orozco, Stephanie
Segundo, Mairene Rodriguez, Emily Saucedo"
Broadcast
Commentary
First Place: American
Heritage School Plantation, WAHS News, "Theodore Rackauskas, Alexander
Nazareth, Jeremiah Bang"
Second Place:
Christopher Columbus High School, CCNN Live, "Marcus Callegari, Thomas
Pozo, Carlos Rodriguez, Brent Becerra"
Third Place: MAS
@ Zelda Glazer, High School Edition, "Jasmine Arocha, Elizabeth Aleman, Samantha
Horta, Daniel Fernandez"
Honorable
Mention: MAS 6-12 @ Zelda Glazer, The Enchanted, "Alejandra Freyre, Kathleen
Gomez, Gabriella De Armas, Destinee Granadilla"
Collaborative
PSA
First Place: American
Heritage School Plantation, WAHS News, Shivan Giroti
First Place: Archbishop
McCarthy High School, Mav News, Ian Lynch
First Place: Deerfield
Beach High School, DBTV, Sandrene Johnson
Second Place:
South Dade High School, Riptide, Brandon Tomas
Second Place:
West Broward High School, WBTV, Jack Bart
Third Place: Seminole
Ridge High School, WSRH News, Shelby Hatcher
Third Place: Sickles
High School, WSTV News, Ryan Grey
Honorable
Mention: Gaither High School, GTV, Jacqileen Custer
Honorable
Mention: Gulf Breeze High School, The Morning Breeze, Lizabeth Wilson
Honorable
Mention: John A. Ferguson Senior High School, FBN, Veronica Borges
Honorable
Mention: Pompano Beach High School, PTVI-News, Joshua Tinoco
Middle
School News Package
First Place: Somerset
Oaks Academy, Oaks TV, "Samantha Sloan, Elena Perez, Arianne Camaraza, Brianna
Angeles"
Second Place:
MAS @ Zelda Glazer, Middle School Edition, "Briana Barja, Brianna Sanchez,
Ashlee Dalie"
Third Place: Doral
Academy Middle School, Firebird TV, "Madison Exposito, Vania Zarak, Stephanie
Gonzalez"
Honorable
Mention: American Heritage School Boca/Delray, Stallion Today, "Angelina
Mazza, Selina Ergisi, Kyle Winter, Zach Simon"
News
Package
First Place: Christopher
Columbus High School, CCNN Live, "Neo Gaitan, Gianmarco Maestri, Juan
Pablo Garcia-Casals, Alexander Someillan"
Second Place:
American Heritage School Plantation, WAHS News, "Alycia Cypress , Courtney
Medwin, Cole Holifield"
Third Place: John
A. Ferguson Senior High School, FBN, "Aleah Ortega, Jeremy Arana"
Honorable
Mention: Seminole Ridge High School, WSRH News, "Bryce Brant, Evan Upson, Kayla
Wright, Carly Swanson"
Podcast
First Place: American
Heritage School Plantation, WAHS News, "Alex Solomon, Ryan Seese, Owen
Lynch"
Second Place:
Christopher Columbus High School, CCNN Live, "Joseph Fernandez, Steven Lee,
Kevin Angueira"
Third Place: Viera
High School, Viera High TV News, "Olivia Byrd, Emily Hyde, Victoria
Pugliese"
Honorable
Mention: Pine View School, The Torch, Gwyn Petersen
Honorable
Mention: Western High School, Paw Prints, Jillian Douglas
Video
Tip
First Place: Pompano
Beach High School, Pompanotvi.com, "Daniel Morales, Sara Klein, Kylie
Frantello"
Second Place:
West Broward High School, WB Films, "Emma Gillian, Tyler Cohen, Chyanne
Flores, Kayla Baker"
Third Place: Doral
Academy High School, Firebird TV, "Debbie Sargen, AJ Morales, Isabela
Morales, Veronica Silvosa"
Honorable
Mention: Christopher Columbus High School, CCNN Live, "Lukas Guerra, Emmanuel
Naccarato , Adrian Botton, Michael Novo"
Feature
Photography
First Place: Robinson
High School, Excalibur, Kaitlyn Patterson
Second Place:
Pace High School, Liberator, Chloe Fair
Third Place: Hagerty
High School, Fusion, Shayne Watson
Honorable
Mention: Boca Raton Community High School, The Paw, Megan Pietanza
Honorable
Mention: Coral Springs Charter School, O Tempora, "Alexandria Wallach, Taylor
Marino"
Middle
School Feature Photography
First Place: Doral
Academy Middle School, Doral Middle Photo, Sofia Rueda
News
Photography
First Place: Gulliver
Preparatory School, Reflections, Paulina Guajardo
Second Place:
Coral Glades High School, Imprint, "Kylee Weener, Jordan Andrews"
Third Place: Deerfield
Beach High School, DBTV, Cassidy Schuck
Honorable
Mention: Pine View School, The Match, Leo Lenerz
Honorable
Mention: West Shore Jr/Sr High School, Arcadia, Haley Alvarez-Lauto
Social
Media Convention Coverage
First Place: Christopher
Columbus High School, CCNN Live, "Benjamin Cure, Harrison Dunbar, Andre
Ionescu, Manny Modrono"
Second Place:
Doral Academy, Photography, Anthony Vieites
Third Place: MAS
@ Zelda Glazer, High School Edition, Mia Rodriguez
Honorable
Mention: Doral Academy High School, Firebird TV, "Blas Gotera, Carolynn
Arias, Marcelo Villar-Ojito"
Honorable
Mention: Viera High School, Viera High TV News, "Julia Sivco, Ophelie
Jacobson"
Middle
School Social Media Convention Coverage
First Place: MAS
@ Zelda Glazer, Middle School Edition, "Michelle Suarez, Anaris Otano, Ariana
Otano"
Second Place:
American Heritage School Plantation, AHS Junior, Sydni Studesville
Third Place: Pine
View School, The Match, Elena D'Amato
Newspaper
Spread Design
First Place: Hillsborough
High School, Red & Black, "Marin Fehl, John Doan, Reema Patel, Katie
Delk"
Second Place:
Cooper City High School, The Lariat, "Genna Nordling, Abbie Tuschman, Alexandra
Sansone, Kayla Gates"
Third Place: West
Shore Jr/Sr High School, The Roar, "Auston Gonzalez, Valery Linkenhoker, Madhav
Pamidimukkala, Sophia Bailly"
Honorable
Mention: Steinbrenner High School, The Oracle, "Katelyn Payne, Mitchell
Miller, Elena Melikian, Grace Beilman"
Multimedia
Coverage
First Place: Hillsborough
High School, Red & Black, "Jaden Shemesh, Reema Patel, Katie Delk, Asher
Montgomery"
Second Place:
Hagerty High School, BluePrint, "Ahilyn Aguilar, Hayden Turner, Bryson
Turner, Michael Gibson"
Third Place: Pompano
Beach High School, PTVI-News, Sara Kline
Honorable
Mention: H.B. Plant High School, PHSNews.com, "Graham Hill, Maddie White ,
Caton Gonzalez, Kate Caranante"
Honorable
Mention: Viera High School, Viera High TV News, "Ophelie Jacobson, Jessie
Dalheim, Cole Bennett, Olivia Roman"
Yearbook
Spread Design
First Place: Pace
High School, Liberator, "Michaela McCarthy, Haley Bondurant, Alexis
Bjourklund, Riley McPheeters"
Second Place:
H.B. Plant High School, The Panther, "Elena Bassart, Logan Black, Lily
Riopelle"
Third Place: American
Heritage School Plantation, Spotlight, "Erin Bryan, Hannah Myers, Kolby
Fleming, Rachel Taylor"
Honorable
Mention: Cooper City High School, The Roundup, "Angeline Perez, Alexandra
Porras, Skyler Anderson, Lillie Biegner"
Honorable
Mention: University High School, Odyssey, "Brooke Williams, Chloe Evers, Natasha
Sweet, Morgan Costner"
Edit
to the Beat
First Place: West
Broward High School, WB Films, "Isaiah Fernandez, Alondra Vega, Dylan
Dearman, Josh Lederberger"
Second Place:
Deerfield Beach High School, DBTV, "Jack Brand, Joshua Harris, Leila
Plummer, Edwin Lopez"
Third Place: MAS
@ Zelda Glazer, High School Edition, "Osvaldo Concepcion, Adrian Saavedra,
Kevin Gil"
Honorable
Mention: Pace High School, WPHS, "John David Cobb, Jackson Wright, Shawn
Kerta Yasa, Christian Heath"
Honorable
Mention: Viera High School, Viera High TV News, "Cole Bennett, Morgan
Ogden, Gavin Keith, Josiah Cuda"
Middle
School Edit to the Beat
First Place: Doral
Academy Middle School, Firebird TV, "Gabriella Nassiff, Melanie Macias, Gabriela
Sotomayor"
Second Place:
Gulliver Academy Middle School, Raider Student Network, "Lucas Figueroa , Nina
Castro Alves, Lucia Rose Dahn , Sascha Davenport"
Third Place: AP
Mays Media Middle School, APMays Media MS, "Nectaly Moreno, Juliana
Moscoso, K'yani Smith, Omari Hines"
Honorable
Mention: American Heritage School Boca/Delray, Stallion Today, "Isaac
Salcedo, Roman Riccioli, Logan Brown, Sebastian Hernandez"
Honorable
Mention: MAS @ Zelda Glazer, Middle School Edition, "Gabriella Garcia, Briana
Barja, Brianna Sanchez"
Short
Film
First Place: Doral Academy High School, Firebird TV "Dylan Vento, Sophia Bolivar, Melanie Marquez, Camila
Alomia"
Second Place:
Archbishop McCarthy High School, Mav News, "Gabriel Lopez, David Delgado, Ayden
Dow, Ryker Flam"
Third Place: Doral
Performing Arts & Entertainment Academy, Firebird TV Plus, "Carolina
Herrera, Jaclyn Menendez, Mathew Dirnfeld, Nicolas Miguel Malena
Fernandez"
Honorable
Mention: Seminole Ridge High School, WSRH News, "Alexa Grieco, Hunter Wood,
Oliver Brown"
Honorable
Mention: West Broward High School, WB Films, "Chris Perez, Juan Urdaneta, Lorelei
Layton Nena Olivares, Noelle Ramsay"
Middle
School Short Film
First Place: Doral
Academy Middle School, Firebird TV, "Justin Ruiz, Nathalie Perez"
Second Place:
AP Mays Media Middle School, APMays Media MS, "Rigel Gonzalez, Jennifer
Concepcion, Harlem Sullivan, Elya Vigilant"
Third Place: The
Greene School, Greene TV, "Bianca Zapatier, Elie Guyard"
News Anchor
First Place: Doral
Performing Arts & Entertainment Academy, Firebird TV Plus, Marcello
Viar-Ojeto
Second Place:
Christopher Columbus High School, CCNN Live, Alexander Someillan
Third Place: John
A .Fergusion Senior High School, FBN, Aleah Ortega
Pardon the Interruption
First Place: Christopher
Columbus High School, The Log, "Alexander Ramos, Kevin Reyes"
Second Place:
West Shore Jr/Sr High School, WCTZ News, "Shawn Humphrey, Matthew Marcinkowski"
Third Place: Christopher
Columbus High School, CCNN Live, "Alexander Someillan, Benjamin Cure"