2005 Story of the Year Winners

co-sponsored by the American Society of Newspaper Editors

 

News Story

First Place
Katie Brown
The Northridge Reporter
Northridge High School
Tuscaloosa, Ala.

Second Place
Abby Callard
Pacer
Rolling Meadows High School
Rolling Meadows, Ill.

Third Place
Tricia Bobeda
The Viking Longboat
Haslett High School
Haslett, Mich.

Honorable Mention
Eric Gentry
Eagle Eye
DeSoto High School
DeSoto, Texas

Honorable Mention
Ashley Frey
Paladin
Kapaun Mount Carmel High School
Wichita, Kan.

Honorable Mention
Adam Weinstein
The Shakerite
Shaker Heights High School
Shaker Heights, Ohio

 

Feature Story

First Place
Mark Green
Mane Events
McKinney High School
McKinney, Texas

Second Place
Sam Offerdahl
Century Star
Century High School
Bismarck, N.D.

Third Place
Thomas Pardee
Corinthian
Grace M. Davis High School
Modesto, Calif.

Honorable Mention
Olivia Bevacqua
Silver Chips
Montgomery Blair High School
Silver Spring, Md.

Honorable Mention
Stephanie Cope
North Star
Francis Howell North High School
St. Charles, Mo.

Honorable Mention
Misty Irving and Kristen Daum
The Packer
West Fargo High School
West Fargo, N.D.

 

Sports Story

First Place
David O’Connell
The Shakerite
Shaker Heights High School
Shaker Heights, Ohio

Second Place
Monica Alba
The Voice
Presentation High School
San Jose, Calif.

Third Place
Kacey Levine
Deerprints
Deerfield High School
Deerfield, Ill.

Honorable Mention
Ross Boomer
The Harbinger
Shawnee Mission East High School
Prairie Village, Kan.

Honorable Mention
Vivian Tran
The Connection
John B. Connally High School
Austin, Texas

Honorable Mention
Lauren Smith and Stephanie Smetana
The Spirit
Truman High School
Independence, Mo.

 

Editorial

First Place
Jenni Barnes
Viewer
Mounds View High School
Arden Hills, Minn.

Second Place
Brad Anderson
Image
Lafayette High School
Wildwood, Mo.

Third Place
Max Rose
Pirates Hook
Riverside High School
Durham, N.C.

Honorable Mention
Julie Mann
The Eagle’s Eye
North Broward Preparatory
Coconut Creek, Fla.

 

Diversity

First Place
Erica Edwards
The Lowell
Lowell High School
San Francisco, Calif.

Second Place
Elise Bascom
Spark
Lakota East High School
Liberty Township, Ohio

Third Place
Jenni Barnes and Kelly Mulvaney
Viewer
Mounds View High School
Arden Hills, Minn.

Honorable Mention
Erica Nakanishi-Stanis
Prospector
Prospect High School
Mount Prospect, Ill.