PAHS
Members of the Pottsville Area High School publications staff received recognition for publications excellence on the national and state level during the summer of 2013.
The Hi-S-Potts yearbook, Tide Lines newspaper and Expression Through Creativity literary art magazine were entered for judging in three contests, as well as 170 student-created stories, spread designs and photos.
On the national level, the National Scholastic Press Association named the 2013 yearbook an All-American, one of the highest honors the organization bestows. To earn this rating, the yearbook had to earn a near perfect score on its evaluation, and received 4,270 points out of a possible 4,500 in addition to marks of distinction in at least four out of five judging categories. The 2013 Hi-S-Potts yearbook received marks in concept, design, writing/editing and photography.
The literary magazine earned a first-class rating and three marks of distinction for content, writing and editing and concept, while the newspaper received a second-class rating as judged as a hybrid of print issues and online content.
Another national level recognition came from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association, affiliated with the Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia University, New York, N.Y., for the newspaper. Judged as a hybrid print and online resource, the association awarded the newspaper a gold medal, the newspaper staff received 802 out of 1,000 points on its evaluation and the magazine earned a silver medalist ranking. The association conducted its yearbook evaluation in the fall and will announce the results in March.
On the state level, the Pennsylvania School Press Association ranked Tide Lines and Expression Through Creativity as silver award winners and the yearbook as a gold award winner. The yearbook was entered into the association's Keystone All-State competition with six other yearbooks statewide.
Individually, 45 publications students from three staffs garnered 131 awards for their work submitted on the state level for evaluation.
The 2013 Hi-S-Potts winners include: 2013 graduate Mairead Casey, three gold awards and one silver for student life and sports photos; graduate Molly Zwiebel, five gold and three silver awards for sports, student life and academic photos; graduate Alexia Tobash, gold award for community feature design; Tobash and graduate Nicole Stephens, gold award for cover design; graduates Tobash, Stephens, Tucker Smink and Tori Saunders, silver award for theme development; senior Timothy Pancheri, one gold, four silver and two bronze awards for sports, activities and student life photos; senior Brittany Sullivan, two gold and five silver awards for sports and student life photos; junior Corey Schuster, four silver and two bronze awards for academic and sports photos; index staff members, including graduates Tobash and Macey Brinich, seniors Taylor Repp and Caitlin Croley and junior Anya Wood, gold awards for index design and content and sports reference sections; people staff members, including graduates Amber Morris, Alexandra Mullin, Brianna Kessock, Stephens and Tobash; senior Angela Wilson; juniors Rachel Salata and Nichole Killeen, three silver and one bronze awards for spread content and design; student life staff, including graduates Tobash and Stephens, seniors Isabel Miske, Brianna Lotz, Allison Soubik and Mikaela Soubik; juniors Rachel Coyle, Maci Roos and Olivia Campion, six gold and 12 silver awards for spread content and design; sports staff, including graduates Cody McDonald, Stephens and Tobash, senior Alyssa Riegel; juniors Lily Keitsock, Haley Ragazinsky, Campion, Roos and Patrick Coyle, eight gold and eight silver awards for spread content and design.
The 2013 Tide Lines winners include: 2013 graduate Ashley Delp, four silver and one bronze award for column and feature writing; graduate Kimberly Kroznuski, four gold, one silver and one bronze award for column, review, feature writing and feature page design; graduate Tyler Pangonis, two gold and four silver awards for straight news, review, feature and sports feature writing; former publications staff member Jacob Shoener, one silver and one bronze award for computer-generated art and infographic design; senior Angelo Disabella, two gold, two silver and one bronze award for computer-generated art; senior Kelsey Hranchock, three gold awards for column and editorial writing; senior Seanna McCabe, two gold, two silver and one bronze for straight news, review and feature writing; senior Adalie Zanis, two gold, one silver and one bronze award for straight news and editorial writing; junior Patrick Keating, one gold, one silver and one bronze for straight news and sports feature writing; junior Autumn Minnich, one gold, two silver and one bronze award for straight sports and straight news writing.
The 2013 Expression Through Creativity winners include: a gold award for the staff for theme selection and development; juniors Olivia Campion and Aaron Tranquillo, silver award for cover design; Campion, silver for a photo; senior Timothy Panchari, one silver and one gold award for photos; senior Shea Polley, one silver and one bronze for photos.