Spring 2024 Convention Contest Winners
Students 794 entries to our Spring 2024 Convention Contests, showcasing their skills in areas such as writing, design, photography, filmmaking, broadcast storytelling and much more. Congratulations to our winners, who were recognized April 20 at the FSPA Convention Closing. Send name corrections to fspacontests (at) gmail (dot) com. Hyperlinks to winning entries are included.
Broadcast Commentary
Middle School Second Place Somerset Oaks Academy, Broadcast Rachel Rodriguez, Chloe Schrofronick, Isaac Hillary, Emilie Perez
Middle School Second Place Somerset Academy Bay Lucas Piles, Gabriel Hernandez, Dominic Munecas, Brandon Rodriguez
Middle School First Place Somerset Academy Prep, SoPrepTV Madison Martinez, Natalia Caballero, Keira Rodriguez, Natalie Garcia
Honorable Mention Oviedo High School, WROR-TV Caroline Krywonos, Adyson Armour, Caden Martz
Third Place Gulliver Prep (Upper School), RaiderVision Christian Sanchez, Dylan Biondo, Ethan Barras
Second Place Seminole Ridge High School, WSRH News Reagan Bresnahan, Shayla Stillwaggon
First Place Christopher Columbus High School, CCNN Live Andrew Ahrendt, Jason Fernandez, Christopher Gonzalez, Daniel Medina
Collaborative Commercial
Honorable Mention Pinecrest North Preparatory Alexia Junco and Doral Academy Middle School Matthew Silvero
Third Place COHEA, Legacy Abraham Alvarez and Someset Prep Cyrus Alba and Pinecrest North Preparatory Alexa Mainegra
Second Place Pinecrest North Preparatory Stephania Garcia and Steinbrenner High School Prahas Kandukuri and Pine View School, The Torch Sanya Patel
First Place Seminole Ridge High School Lilian Amiryan and Pinecrest North Preparatory Ashley Gonzalez and Evangelical Christian School Lauren Taylor
Creative Portrait
Middle School Honorable Mention Yulee Middle School, Journalism Sophia Whiteman
Honorable Mention Zephyrhills High School, Yearbook Reena Hayes
Honorable Mention Doral Academy High, Photography Pricilla Gocende
Honorable Mention East Ridge High School, Legacy Ruth Eveillard
Third Place Oviedo High School, The Oviedian Haidyn Dykes
Second Place Doral Academy High School, Firebird TV Andrea Garcia
First Place Doral Academy Prep, FB Digital Jada Izquierdo
Eclipse Broadcast Package
Middle School Second Place Somerset Academy Prep, SoPrepTV Staff
Third Place / Middle School First Place Bak Middle School of the Arts, Bak MSOA Today Nala Sahman
Second Place Christopher Columbus High School, CCNN Live Carlos Soto-Angulo, Nicholas Dovales, Morgan Lewis
First Place Doral Academy High School, Firebird TV Eric Hernandez, Rhea Gaudi, Sofia Arevalo
Eclipse Reaction Photo
Middle School Honorable Mention Gulliver Prep (Middle Campus), Yearbook Sammy Fine
Middle School Honorable Mention Gulliver Prep (Middle Campus), Yearbook Annabelle Rivas-Vasquez
Third Place Doral Academy High, Photography Priscilla Gocende
Second Place Doral Academy High, Photography Isabella Godoy
First Place Doral Academy Prep, FB Digital Melanie Souza
Eclipse Yearbook/Magazine Spread
Third Place Forest High School, WCAT Brooke McLaughlin, Sacha Walker, Ase Gordy, Lauren Mano, Parker Tew, Jonathon Ruiz
Second Place Steinbrenner High School, Odyssey Jayda Thybulle, Juliana Guerrero, Lauren Jones, Carson Smith, Hannah Chen, Kelsey Brink
First Place Christopher Columbus High School, Adelante Jeff Bandy
Edit to the Beat
Middle School Third Place Gulliver Prep (Middle), Raider Student Network RSN Olivia Sartor , Aisha Sheikh
Middle School Third Place Somerset Oaks Academy, Broadcast Patrick Edwards, Elisabeth Edwards, Kaycee Santana
Middle School Second Place Doral Academy Middle School, Firebird TV Middle Ava Diaz, Emiliana Mayorca
Middle School First Place Somerset Academy Prep, SoPrepTV Armando Hernandez, Patricio Zaldivar, Natalie Marchand, Alain Carra
Honorable Mention Gulliver Prep (Upper School), RaiderVision Miranda De Armas, Camila Figueroa, MJ Lopez
Honorable Mention South Dade High School, Southernaire Destini Perez, Shayne Swank
Third Place Doral Academy Prep, The Flare Daniella Pineda, Sarah Mayorca, Paula Castillo, Bailey Garcia
Second Place Doral Academy High School, Firebird TV Priscila De Santana Custodio, Annajulia Quintero, Ellie Cardelle, Valeria De Souza
First Place Christopher Columbus High School, CCNN Live Nicholas Dovales, Alejandro Broche , Iker Urresti
Film Scene / Director's Challenge
Honorable Mention Seminole Ridge High School, WSRH News Michael Mills, Jose Guerra, Kylie Irons, Mason Contessa, Ryan Hansen
Third Place Blake High School, Blake TV and Film Jordan Luddy, Adriana Clarke, Carmen Thomas
Second Place MAS @ Zelda Glazer-High School Edition Destiny Gonzalez, Olivia Longoria, Idelis Perez, Fabiana Jaime, Madelisa Hernandez, Emily Carroguas
First Place West Broward High School, WBTV Giancarlo Zarich, Sophia Truong, Maximus Colon, Chloe Martin, Nick LeBoeuf
Hand-Drawn Illustration
Middle School Honorable Mention Somerset Academy Bay Arianna Frances
Honorable Mention Immaculata-La Salle HS, LTV Emma Garcia Banos
Honorable Mention One School of the Arts, The Lion's Pride Brinn Victoria
Third Place Pembroke Pines Charter High School, Newspaper Camila Vaca
Second Place American Heritage Plantation, Expressions Alina Sukhovskaya
First Place Doral Academy Prep, FB Digital Emma Hernandez
Literary Magazine Team
Honorable Mention South Dade High School, Southernaire Alexa Torrens, Keira Faddis, Jennifer Diaz
Third Place Coral Gables Senior High School, Catharsis Caitlin Savage, Maya Carmenate, Lucia Astorga
Second Place American Heritage Palm Beach, Perspectives Mary Louise Aling, Stephanie Herzog, Dallan Kasavana, Isabella Ickovics
First Place Gulliver Prep (Upper School), The Raider Voice Valentina Mouhaffel Mattey
Module Design
Honorable Mention Gulliver Prep (Upper School), The Raider Voice Valentina Mouhaffel Mattey, Mia Hall
Honorable Mention Coral Gables Senior High School, Cavaleon Serafina Baraloto, Samantha Gonzalez
Third Place Cypress Bay High School, The Storm Paulina Vallecio , Jonah Feldman
Second Place Doral Academy High, Photography Sofia Cornejo, Camila Nunez
First Place Doral Academy Prep, The Phoenix Olivia Amoedo, Andrea Garcia
Motion Graphic
Middle School First Place Somerset Academy Prep, SoPrepTV Patricio Zaldivar
First Place Christopher Columbus High School, CCNN Live Sebastian Broche
Nature Photo
Middle School Honorable Mention Babcock Neighborhood School, BNS Yearbook Halle Treece
Honorable Mention Cypress Creek High School, The Howler Morgan Carbone
Honorable Mention Doral Academy High, Photography Isabella Godoy
Third Place Coral Springs Charter School, CTV2 Jacob Janacek
Second Place COHEA, Mass Communications Academy Gian Perez
First Place Christopher Columbus High School, The Log Oscar Pinto
News Anchor
Middle School First Place Gulliver Prep (Middle), Raider Student Network RSN Olivia Sartor
Honorable Mention Gulliver Prep (Upper School), RaiderVision Christian Sanchez
Honorable Mention Christopher Columbus High School, The Log Marcos Montesino
Third Place Sickles High School, Sickles TV Mia Vanessa Prom
Second Place Christopher Columbus High School, CCNN Live Andrew Ahrendt
First Place Christopher Columbus High School, CCNN Live Carlos Soto-Angulo
News Package
Middle School Second Place Somerset Academy Prep, SoPrepTV Bianca Kolossowski, Anthony Carrillo, Lucia Navarro, Katia Avila
Middle School Second Place Somerset Oaks Academy, Broadcast Kevin Urquia, Elissa Rodriguez, Gabriella Avila, Arnulfo Nunez, Valeria Guerrero
Middle School First Place Somerset Academy Prep, SoPrepTV Natalie Marchand, Armando Hernandez, Ximena Perez, Zara Saieh
Honorable Mention Sickles High School, Sickles TV Annaleis Holz, Anna Bullock, Kaelyn Sullivan
Third Place West Shore Junior/Senior High School, WCTZ News Cameron Coalter, Addy Carroll, Ethan Bergman, Rooney Saleh
Second Place Christopher Columbus High School, CCNN Live Carlos Soto-Angulo, Morgan Lewis, Rodolfo Gonzalez, Jan-Manuel Granda
First Place NSU University School, USchool Network Dylan Poliakoff, Ethan Scharf
News Story
Honorable Mention American Heritage Plantation, iPatriotPost Cara Xie
Third Place Christopher Columbus High School, The Log Ty Guzman
Second Place Cypress Bay High School, The Circuit Joshua Stoll
First Place Dreyfoos School of the Arts, Marquee Ben Seelig
Newsmagazine Team
Honorable Mention Coral Gables Senior High School, Highlights Julia Volman, Emily Kardjian, Georgia Rau, Hazel Grosell
Honorable Mention Gulf Breeze High School, Blue and Gold Lena Estrada, Autumn Peeks, Ryan Hoffman, Jon Rose
Third Place Dreyfoos School of the Arts, The Muse Priya Gowda, Daniela Penafiel, Ellie Symons, Aiden Velez
Second Place Hagerty High School, BluePrint Kailey Calvo, Ava West, Brooke Bohan, Jessica Johnson
First Place Dreyfoos School of the Arts, The Muse Sofia Hennessey-Correa, Mariana Colom, Makena Senzon, Yemaya Gaspard
Opinion Column
Honorable Mention South Dade High School, The Current Mardochee Nazaire
Honorable Mention Coral Gables Senior High School, Highlights Camila Perez-Clavarino
Second Place Dreyfoos School of the Arts, The Muse Aiza Khan
First Place Trinity Preparatory School, thetrinityvoice.com Mila Taylor
Pardon the Interruption (Sports Debate)
Middle School Honorable Mention Yulee Middle School Colby Witt, Jaison Brown
Honorable Mention Gulliver Preparatory Upper School Tommy Thornton, Otto Hellmund
Honorable Mention Gulliver Preparatory Upper School Chris Sanchez, Desmond Howard
Honorable Mention Christopher Columbus High School Benny Fragela, Sebastian Broche
Third Place Christopher Columbus High School Nico Oliva, Marcos Montesino
Second Place Archbishop McCarthy High School Bella Kenhan, Isabella Ruiz
First Place Christopher Columbus High School Thomas Zarut, Andrew Ahrent
Podcast
Middle School Third Place Somerset Academy Bay Matthew Chacon, Alexis Cruzeta
Middle School Second Place Somerset Academy Bay Luciana Gattamorta, Kayla Quintanilla
Middle School First Place Doral Academy Middle School, Firebird TV Middle Asher Ellis, Nicholas Paliz, Fabian Rodriguez
Honorable Mention Dreyfoos School of the Arts, The Muse Lila Goldin, Charlotte Handel, Graeme Melcher, Jacob Spiegel
Third Place Gulliver Prep (Upper School), The Raider Voice Tommy Thornton, Otto Hellmund
Second Place Christopher Columbus High School, CCNN Live Andrew Ahrendt , Christopher Gonzalez, Gabriel Fraga, Adriano Boutros
First Place Doral Academy High School, The Nest Sarah Madueño, Jack Herrera, Andrea Cumare
Poetry Writing
Honorable Mention Pace High School, WPHS Megan Cueno
Honorable Mention Western High School, Paw Prints Kara Mullins
Third Place / Middle School First Place Yulee Middle School, Journalism Sophia Whiteman
Second Place West Shore Junior/Senior High School, The Roar Arabella Dias
First Place One School of the Arts, The Lion's Pride Lexie Williams
Review Writing
Honorable Mention American Heritage B/D, The Stallion Sentinel Valentina De Carvalho
Honorable Mention Christopher Columbus High School, The Log Benjamin Corral
Third Place Coral Springs Charter School, Paw Print Kasi Kaleva
Second Place Coral Gables Senior High School, CavsConnect Gabriela Vega
First Place Christopher Columbus High School, The Log Joseph Alonso
Short Film - Prompt A ("It Be Like That Sometimes")
Third Place Middle School Yulee Middle School, Journalism Sadie Brehmer, Karli Mathis, Kyli Mathis, Annabelle Wilson
Second Place Middle School American Heritage Palm Beach, Stallion Today Ava Gold, Allison Cowing, Aleeza Siddiqui, Mcconihay Terry, Matthew Bard
First Place Middle School NSU University School Middle, USchool Network Emi Optekar, Max Bratter, Alex Haime, Zack Lankerani
Honorable Mention Forest High School, WCAT Luis Semidei-Lossada, Marcus Von Rosenberg, Max Osuna
Third Place West Broward High School, WBTV Santiago Salazar, Nicolas Gallon, Ava Nepola, Anisa Olivieri, Jaiden Theodore
Second Place Blake High School, Blake TV and Film Jordy Hindman-Woodward, Joe'l Harris, Conner Babcock, Christian Hobbs, Brooke Robinson
First Place Doral Academy High School, Firebird TV Hans Kunzke, Leandro Rutigliano, Alexa Felipe
Short Film - Prompt B ("Infinite")
Middle School First Place Doral Academy Middle School, Firebird TV Middle Asher Ellis, Fabian Rodriguez, Matthew Silvero, Nicholas Paliz
Honorable Mention Archbishop McCarthy, Mav News Julia Kim, Jessica Pyke, Valeria Guerra, Madison McGinn
Third Place Doral Academy Prep, The Flare Angeline Martinez, Alana Montilla , Marco Garcia , Andres Rodriguez
Second Place Sickles High School, Sickles TV Alina Tewksbury, Natalia Gaunt, Nida Erturk, Matthew Turner, Christian Velez, Emilie Roosa
First Place Key West High School, Conch 5 Studios Monika Jaroszewicz, Angelina Diaz, Andrew Bassett, Wyatt Ferrel
Short Story
Middle School Honorable Mention Somerset Academy Bay Arianna Frances
Honorable Mention Steinbrenner High School, Odyssey Jayda Rodriguez
Honorable Mention East Ridge High School, Legacy Carly Goble
Third Place Christopher Columbus High School, The Log Nicholas Roiz
Second Place One School of the Arts, The Lion's Pride Jillian Wilson
First Place West Shore Junior/Senior High School, WCTZ News Kian Nezamoddini-Kachouie
Sports Writing
Honorable Mention Cypress Bay High School, The Circuit Riley Orovitz
Honorable Mention Hagerty High School, BluePrint Ava West
Third Place Trinity Preparatory School, thetrinityvoice.com David Steinberg
Second Place Dreyfoos School of the Arts, The Muse Juliana DeFilippo
First Place West Shore Junior/Senior High School, The Roar Drew Newlin
Spot News Photography
Honorable Mention Doral Academy Prep, Eye of the Phoenix Valeria Yepez
Honorable Mention Steinbrenner High School, The Oracle Saule Kondra
Honorable Mention Dreyfoos School of the Arts, The Muse Ruhaan Sood
Third Place Dreyfoos School of the Arts, The Muse Aiden Velez
Second Place Doral Academy Prep, Eye of the Phoenix Andrea Garcia
First Place Faith Christian Academy, The Lion's Roar Mia Pena
Steven J Thor Mixed Company
Second Place West Broward High School Aleksi Holder and Forest High School Brooke McLaughlin
First Place American Heritage Palm Beach Dylan Gold and Gulf Breeze High School Sarah Lombardo
Themed Show
Middle School Third Place Doral Academy Middle School, Firebird TV Middle Staff
Middle School Second Place Somerset Oaks Academy, Broadcast Staff
Honorable Mention Blake High School, Blake TV and Film WBUZ Staff
Honorable Mention NSU University School, USchool Network Dylan Poliakoff, Ben Chitoff, Ethan Scharf, Sydney Scharf, Alessandra Shires, Peyton Greene
Third Place Doral Academy High School, Firebird TV Staff
Second Place / Middle School First Place Somerset Academy Prep, SoPrepTV Staff
First Place Christopher Columbus High School, CCNN Live Staff
Vertical Man on the Street
Middle School Second Place Gulliver Prep (Middle), Raider Student Network RSN Alessandro Stiglitz, Troy Rohr
Middle School Second Place Doral Academy Middle School, Firebird TV Middle Mia Pagan, Sindhu Kummari
Middle School First Place American Heritage Palm Beach, Stallion Today Allison Cowing, Aleeza Siddiqui
Honorable Mention Christopher Columbus High School, CCNN Live Benny Fragela, Daniel Zukovski
Third Place American Heritage Plantation, WAHS Patriots TV Drew Bank, Myles Rothschild
Second Place Doral Academy High School, Firebird TV Gabriel Castillo, Nicole Gonzalez
First Place West Shore Junior/Senior High School, Arcadia Daniel Li, Alden Dias
Video Short Challenge
Middle School Second Place Somerset Academy Bay Emilian Furones, Lucas Viera, Alejandro Hoed de Beche, Andres Garganta, Andres Bascuas
Middle School First Place Mater Grove Academy, MGA Today MGA Today
Honorable Mention Coral Gables Senior High School, Catharsis Daniela Pajon, Lucas Martinez-Miro
Honorable Mention Doral Academy High School, The Nest Sarah Zuluaga, Jada Izquierdo, Meghan McGuinn
Third Place Seminole Ridge High School, WSRH News Savannah Mazzeo, Heath Wood
Second Place Archbishop McCarthy, Mav News Jessica Pyke , Julia Kim , Madison McGinn
First Place Riviera Prep, Riviera Live WRIV Kiara Visser, Sol Waizbrot
Yearbook Team
Middle School First Place Gulliver Prep (Middle Campus), Yearbook Cara Gazitua, Devon Roy, Clari Sanchez Lago
Honorable Mention Robinson High School, Excalibur Allyson Steele, Stefany Moreira, Monica Cabezas, Gabriella Toranzo
Honorable Mention Oviedo High School, The Oviedian Monica Kamel, Harshini Thupili, Loren Blumenfeld, Paige Hicken
Third Place Coral Springs Charter School, O Tempora Rylie Gentile, Laura Gonzalez
Second Place Steinbrenner High School, Odyssey Hannah Chen, Jayda Thybulle, Juliana Guerrero, Brooke Robinson
First Place Pace High School, Liberator Elijah Nall, Macy Webb, Kyla Glass, Morgan McHenry