Six students participated and four placed in the NMSPA/NMAA state competition on Saturday, April 13, 2013 at Highland High School:
Editorial cartooning: Calvary Fisher ’14 – 3rd
News writing: Jessica Grubesic ’14 – 3rd
Editorial writing: Eric Li ’14 – 1st
Averill Nolte ’15 and Ryen Ormesher ’14 also competed well in their respective events.
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The mail-in competition awarded The Advocate first place in the Overall Newspaper category.
Individual results based on submissions from this year’s publications include:
Feature Story: Nicole Fox ’13 – 1st; Divya Sundaram ’13 – 2nd
Sports Coverage: Caroline Bay ’15 – honorable mention
Sports Feature: Allison Marley ’13 – 1st; Julia Friedmann ’15 – honorable mention
Editorial: Hailey Steichen ’13 – 1st; Eric Li ’14 – 3rd
Ad Design: Geelon So ’13 – 1st
Review Writing: Lucy Bartel ’14 – 1st; Jaimie Lin ’14 – 2nd
Cartoon: Julia Lu ’14 – 1st; Tony Borek ’14 – 2nd; Natalka Georgievova ’13 – 3rd; Rachel Youn ’13, Karen Luo ’15, Averill Nolte ’15, and Simin Liu ’15 – honorable mention
Double Truck Design: Divya Sundaram and Rachel Youn – 1st
News Photo: Gina Marie Storch ’13 – 3rd
Sports Photo: Allison Marley – honorable mention
Page One Design: Nicole Fox and Rachel Youn – 1st; Divya Sundaram – 2nd
Investigative Reporting: Eliza Ennis ’15, Eric Li, Robert Chen ’13, Ryen Ormesher, and Samsara Durvasula ’16 – 1st; Gavin Hall ’13, Maria Vigil ’14, Geelon So, Simin Liu, and Allison Marley – honorable mention
Congratulations to all members of The Advocate staff!
