OHS Journalism Programs Win Big at MSPA Conference

Noel Walsh, Sudu Upadhyay, and Dora Chen were three students from Oxford who received many awards, and were voted to MSPA leadership positions.

On Friday March 30, 2012 Oxford High School’s four Journalism programs attended the Mississippi Scholastic Press Association Conference, there they racked up many awards.  While racking up awards Noel Walsh was voted President of MSPA, Sudu Upadhyay was voted Vice President, while Dora Chen was voted Secretary and Treasurer.

Newspaper (theCharger):  -Newswriting: 1^st

-Layout and Design 1^st

-Feature Writing 2nd

-Staff Opinion Writing 2^nd

-Sports Writing 2^nd

-Cartoons: 2^nd Place- Heather Rodgers

-Feature Writing: 1^st Place and 3^rd Place- Dora Chen

- Sports Writing: 2nd Place-Dora Chen

- Page Design: 2nd Place-Andrew Mullen; 3rd Place-Jack Schultz

- Review Writing: 1st Place-Sudu Upadhyay; HM-Noel Walsh

- News Writing: 2nd Place-Taide Ding

- Editorial Writing: 1st Place-Andrew Mullen

- Column Writing: 1st Place-Dora Chen; 2nd Place-Rosalie Doerksen; 3rd Place-Taide Ding

- Photos News/Feature: 2nd Place-Mikayla Jekabsons; HM-Noel Walsh

- Entertainment Writing: 1st Place-Dora Chen

- Depth Reporting: 1st Place-Tal Toole; 2nd Place-Roya Gordji

- Sports Writing: 1st Place-Noel Walsh; 3rd Place-Jack Schultz

- Advertising: 3rd Place-Harleigh Huggins

-Newspaper Best of Show: 1^ST PLACE

-Newspaper Front Page Design: 1^st Place – Andrew Mullen

-Newspaper Inside Page Design: 1^st Place – Jack Schultz; 3^rd Place – Dora Chen

-Newspaper Nameplate Design: 1^st Place – Andrew Mullen

Yearbook (theFlashback):  2^nd Place – General Excellence

2^nd Place – Theme

2^nd Place – Cover

3^rd Place – Photos

2^nd Place – Copy

2^nd Place – Ad Design

1^st Place – Original Art

-Photography: News/Features: 1^st Place- Haley Hembree

-Photography: Sports: 2^nd Place- Renee Sullivan-Gonzalez

-Yearbook Ad Design: 2^nd Place (Staff)

Broadcast (CTV):  1st place- General Excellence

1st place- Best Technical Work

3rd place- Best Technical Work

2nd place- General Excellence

Broadcast Editor of the Year- Sudu Upadhyay

1st place Sports Story- Sudu Upadhyay

1st place Best Story Feature- Sudu Upadhyay

1st place Best News Story- Sudu Upadhyay

3rd place Sports Story- Jenny Pierce

2nd place News Story- Rachel Vanlandingham

1st place News Story- Sarah Baker

3rd place Best Story Feature- Kaitlyn Jamison

2nd place Best Story Feature- Jenny Pierce

2nd place Best News Story- Rachel Vanlandingham

Online (theChargerOnline):  Editor of the Year- Sudu Upadhyay and Adhi Ravishankar

Online Staff Member of the Year:  Sudu Upadhyay

1st place Online Technical Add-Ins- Sudu Upadhyay and Adhi Ravishankar

1st place Online Opening Page- Sudu Upadhyay and Adhi Ravishankar

1st place Online Coverage- Sudu Upadhyay and Adhi Ravishankar