Georgia Scholastic Press Association success for Central publications

April 25, 2014

By THE ODYSSEY STAFF

The Georgia Scholastic Press Association released annual awards today via an online broadcast. The event was rewarding for members of Clarke Central High School’s Iliad Literary-Art Magazine, Odyssey Online, ODTV and Odyssey Newsmagazine.

The 2013-14 Odyssey was recognized as GSPA’s All Georgia Newsmagazine (highest honors); the publication was recognized as All Georgia for the sixth time in seven years (2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014). The Odyssey received the General Excellence award for the ninth consecutive year, as well as a Superior rating. The Iliad Literary-Art Magazine for 2012-13 received the General Excellence award and aSuperior rating- a repeat of 2013’s evaluations. The Odyssey Online website received the 2013-14 General Excellence News Website award and was rated All Georgia (highest honors) for two consecutive years.

Also of note, Odyssey Editor-in-Chief Jenny Alpaugh was named Georgia Champion Journalist. Jenny follows Bryan Barks (2009), Kinsey Clark (2011), and Carlo Nasisse (2012) as Odyssey winners. Odyssey PR Manager Austin Defoor was named 3rd place runner up in Georgia Champion Journalist competition. Austin follows Champion Journalist Runners Up Julia K. Wilson (2005), Rachel Bowers (2007), Lisa Glaser (2008), Caroline Foster (2009), Isabel Atkinson (2010), Lauren Pruitt (2011), Emma Kissane (2012) and Chloe Hargrave (2013).

Additionally, Odyssey News Editor Aaron Holmes was named Junior Champion Journalist for Georgia, which follows Kinsey Clark (2010) and Jenny Alpaugh (2013) as previous winners, and Features Editor Louise Platter placed third, which follows runner up Emma Kissane (2011).

“After 11 years of Odyssey and 13 years of the Iliad, our Leadership Team continues to challenge our staff members to grow, expand and evolve. Under the leadership of Ethan Crane and his team on the Iliad and Jenny Alpaugh, Geneva Hinkle, Porter McLeod and Susanna Conine-Nakano on the Odyssey and Odyssey Online, we adjusted to new work parameters and continued to adapt our creative process,” adviser David Ragsdale said.

A comprehensive list of awards follows…

2012-2013 Literary Magazine Rankings

Superior

Iliad, Clarke Central High School

2013-2014 Newsmagazine Rankings

Superior

Odyssey, Clarke Central High School

2013-2014 Broadcast Rankings

Excellent

ODTV, Clarke Central High School

2013-2014 News Website Rankings

Superior

Odyssey Online, Clarke Central High School

General Excellence

2012-2013 Literary Magazine (sponsored by Herff Jones)

Clarke Central High School “Iliad”

2013-14 Newsmagazine

Clarke Central High School “Odyssey”

2013-14 News Website

Clarke Central High School “Odyssey Online”

All Georgia

“Best of the Best”

2013-14 News Website

Clarke Central High School “Odyssey Online”

2013-14 Newsmagazine

Clarke Central High School “Odyssey”

Individual Awards

2013-14 Georgia Champion Journalist

Third – Austin DeFoor

First – Jenny Alpaugh

2013-14 Georgia Junior Champion Journalist

Third – Louise Platter

First – Aaron Holmes

Broadcast Production:

All Georgia

Ella Sams, “CCHigh School Library Trick-or-Treat Book Week,” ODTV, Clarke Central High School

News Story:

Superior

Tiernan O’Neill, “Breaking Bread, “Odyssey Newsmagazine,” Clarke Central High School

Broadcast News Package:

Superior

Nicholas Byrne, Jankiem Ellison & Tiernan O’Neill, “Independent Baking Company Movies In,” ODTV, Clarke Central High School

In-Depth News Story

Superior

Jenny Alpaugh, “Scheduling Conflicts,” Odyssey Newsmagazine, Clarke Central High School
Ethan Crane, “Relocating the Roaster,” Odyssey Newsmagazine, Clarke Central High School

News Photograph

All-Georgia

Porter McLeod, “Pointing in the Right Direction,” Odyssey Newsmagazine, Clarke Central High School

Broadcast In-Depth News Package

Superior

Nicholas Byrne & Tiernan O’Neill, “The Career of Jim McKay,” ODTV, Clarke Central High School

All-Georgia

Nicholas Byrne, “Clarke Central & Cedar Shoals to perform Les Miserables,” ODTV, Clarke Central High School

Feature Story

Superior

Hannah Dunn-Grandpre, “Breaking Away from the Block,” Odyssey Newsmagazine, Clarke Central High School

All-Georgia

Louise Platter, “Teaching from the Shadows,” Odyssey Newsmagazine, Clarke Central High School

Feature Profile

All-Georgia

Mary Merritt, “Leaving Leukemia Behind,” Odyssey Newsmagazine, Clarke Central High School

Feature Photograph

All-Georgia

Porter McLeod, “The Colors of the J&J,” Odyssey Newsmagazine, Clarke Central High School

Broadcast Feature Package

Superior

Ella Sams, “A Journey with Journey Juice,” ODTV, Clarke Central High School

Column

All-Georgia

Jenny Alpaugh, “We are the Church,” Odyssey Newsmagazine, Clarke Central High School

Editorial Cartoon

Superior

Gabe Harper, “Standing Strong,” Odyssey Newsmagazine, Clarke Central High School

All-Georgia

Ella Sams, “Held Captive,” Odyssey Newsmagazine, Clarke Central High School

Sports News Story

Superior

Henry Scott, “Seniors have a Sixth Sense,” Odyssey Newsmagazine, Clarke Central High School

Sports Game Coverage

Superior

Kevin Mobley, “Gladiators Top the Jaguars 45-15,” The Odyssey Online, Clarke Central High School

Sports Feature Story

Superior

Henry Scott, “Return of the Iron Men,” Odyssey Newsmagazine, Clarke Central High School

All-Georgia

Chad Rhym, “Playing Hide and Seek,” Odyssey Newsmagazine, Clarke Central High School

Sports Photograph

Superior

Porter McLeod, “Clarke Central vs. Riverwood,” Odyssey Newsmagazine, Clarke Central High School
Porter McLeod, “Clarke Central vs. Gwinnett,” Odyssey Newsmagazine, Clarke Central High School

All-Georgia

Chad Rhym, “A Season’s Close,” Odyssey Newsmagazine, Clarke Central High School

Broadcast Sports Package

All-Georgia

Julie Alpaugh, “Cedar Shoals vs. Clarke Central,” ODTV, Clarke Central High School

Photo Essay

Superior

Sarah Hoyt, Porter McLeod & Chloe Alexander, “Mucho Gusto & Costa de Jalisco,” Odyssey Newsmagazine, Clarke Central High School
Amy Hoyt, “Here to Stay,” Odyssey Newsmagazine, Clarke Central High School

All-Georgia

Porter McLeod, “Rethinking Robotics,” Odyssey Newsmagazine, Clarke Central High School

Illustration

Superior

Gabe Harper, “Assessing the Damages,” Odyssey Newsmagazine, Clarke Central High School

Photo Illustration

All-Georgia

Austin DeFoor, “Eye on iOS,” Odyssey Newsmagazine, Clarke Central High School

Advertising Design

Superior

Radford Brosius, “We Bleed Red and Gold,” Odyssey Newsmagazine, Clarke Central High School

All-Georgia

Austin DeFoor, “Bounce,” Odyssey Newsmagazine, Clarke Central High School

Kevin Mobley

Kevin Mobley is a senior at Clarke Central High School in Athens, Ga., and the Editor-in-Chief of the ODYSSEY Newsmagazine after four years in the program. He is the current Vice President of the Southern Interscholastic Press Association student board, and was named Third Place Georgia Junior Champion Journalist in April 2015. His goal as a journalist is to share the personalities of CCHS and provide fair, accurate and balanced coverage.