Area High School Students Win A-State Communications Day Awards

March 05, 2016
JONESBORO — Greene County Tech High School of Paragould won the overall sweepstakes award Saturday, March 5, at the 78th Annual Communication Day at Arkansas State University. Buffalo Island Central High School was named first runner-up, followed by Armorel High School, second runner-up, and Valley View third runner-up. Students competed in more than 20 newspaper, web, communications, debate and video competitions.

JONESBORO — Greene County Tech High School of Paragould won the overall sweepstakes award Saturday, March 5, at the 78th Annual Communication Day at Arkansas State University. Buffalo Island Central High School was named first runner-up, followed by Armorel High School, second runner-up, and Valley View third runner-up. Students competed in more than 20 newspaper, web, communications, debate and video competitions.

First place winners include Tim Rowland from Greene County Tech High School, public service announcement; Austin Wycoff from Greene County Tech, documentary short; Tim Rowland and Kaden Brown from Greene County Tech, sports news reporting; Clayton Bridger, Jake Harbin, and Hogan Dailey from Nettleton High School, music video; Adam Hartness from Greene County Tech High School, television reporting; Adam Hartness, Austin Wycoff and Colton Dowdy from Greene County Tech, sports programming, Buffalo Island Central, online publication; Colton Dowdy and Grant Register from Greene County Tech, video promotion; Clayton Bridger, Hogan Dailey, and Britton McCall from Nettleton, television commercial; Harrison Hudson from Southwest Christian Academy, headline writing; Jonathan Merideth from Greene County Tech, photography; Fredrick Price from Watson Chapel, television anchoring; Stephanie Atchley from Buffalo Island Central, feature writing; Abigail Holifield from Greene County Tech, broadcast news writing; Raley Malone from Greene County Tech, social media; Shelby Herron from Armorel High School, newspaper copy reading; Mary Conroy from Valley View High School, editorial writing; Jordan McClure from Armorel High School, editorial cartooning; Hope McAlee, homeschool, impromptu debate; Adam Hartness from Greene County Tech, radio announcing; Cadyn Qualls from Buffalo Island Central, news writing; and Abigail Holifield from Greene County Tech, extemporaneous speaking.

Arkansas State’s College of Media and Communication combines a foundation in the liberal arts and sciences with a core of professional courses to give students the knowledge base and skill set needed to succeed in communications. Studies in the college allow students to learn to gather, organize, synthesize and communicate information professionally in a democratic, multi-cultural society.

They learn to think critically and communicate effectively in preparation for productive roles in news, radio, television, film, public relations, social media management, organizational communication, advertising, photojournalism, graphic communications, web and multimedia production and design or health communication.

The Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism & Mass Communications (ACEJMC) certifies the college for A-State’s undergraduate programs in journalism and radio-television. Only 109 schools in the U.S. are accredited by ACEJMC. For more information, visit the website at www.astate.edu/communications.

Here is a list of all contest finishers:

TELEVISION NEWS REPORTING

Second Place: Tim Rowland and Colton Dowdy, Greene County TechFirst Place: Adam Hartness, Greene County Tech

SPORTS NEWS REPORTING

First Place: Tim Rowland and Colton Dowdy, Greene County Tech

TV COMMERCIAL

Second Place: Adam Hartness, Greene County TechFirst Place: Clayton Bridger, Hogan Dailey, and Britton McCall, Nettleton

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT

Second Place: Jeff Adams, Broderick Burnett, and Elijah Garner; NettletonFirst Place: Tim Rowland, Greene County Tech

TV ANCHORING

Honorable Mention: Kaden Brown, Greene County TechThird Place: TIE - Mary Conroy, Valley View and Adam Hartness, Greene County TechSecond Place: Raley Malone, Greene County TechFirst Place: Fredrick Price, Watson Chapel

BROADCAST NEWS WRITING

Third Place: Tim Rowland, Greene County TechSecond Place: Raley Malone, Greene County TechFirst Place: Abigail Holifield, Greene County Tech

EDITORIAL WRITING

Honorable Mention: Emily Davis, Armorel; Larz Roberts II, Jonesboro; Camden Methany, Buffalo Island Central; Jordan McClure, ArmorelThird Place: Shyla Clayton, Buffalo Island CentralSecond Place: Kensie Walker, Buffalo Island CentralFirst Place: Mary Conroy, Valley View

SPORTS WRITING

Honorable Mention: J. T. Lawrence, Armorel and Kaden Brown, Greene County TechThird Place: Adam Hartness, Greene County TechSecond Place: Joseph Fondren, ArmorelFirst Place: Harrison Hudson, Southwest Christian Academy

SPORTS PROGRAMMING

First Place: Adam Hartness, Austin Wycoff and Kaden Brown; Greene County Tech

SOCIAL MEDIA:

Third Place: Adam Hartness, Greene County TechSecond Place: Mary Conroy, Valley ViewFirst Place: Raley Malone, Greene County Tech

RADIO ANNOUNCING

Honorable Mention: Hope McAlee, Homeschool and Kaden Brown, Greene County TechThird Place: Mary Conroy, Valley ViewSecond Place: Frederick Price, Watson ChapelFirst Place: Adam Hartness, Greene County Tech

WEBSITE/ONLINE PUBLICATION

First Place: Buffalo Island Central

FEATURE WRITING

Third Place: Cadyn Qualls, Buffalo Island CentralSecond Place: Harrison Hudson, Southwest Christian AcademyFirst Place: Stephanie Atchley, Buffalo Island Central

NEWS WRITING

Honorable Mention: Harrison Hudson, Southwest Christian AcademyThird Place: Stephanie Atchley, Buffalo Island CentralSecond Place: Haley Cluck, ArmorelFirst Place: Cadyn Qualls, Buffalo Island Central

PHOTOGRAPHY

Honorable Mention: Camden Methany, Buffalo Island Central; Kensie Walker, Buffalo Island Central; Stephen Johnson; Northeast Arkansas Christian Home Educators; Hope McAlee, Homeschool; Catherine Bryant, JonesboroThird Place: Colton Dancer, Greene County TechSecond Place: Shyla Clayton, Buffalo Island CentralFirst Place: Jonathan Merideth, Greene County Tech

HEADLINE WRITING

Third Place: Charity Sanders, JonesboroSecond Place: Katelyn Randolph, ArmorelFirst Place: Harrison Hudson, Southwest Christian Academy

IMPROMPTU DEBATES

Honorable Mention: J.T. Lawrence, ArmorelThird Place: Joseph Fondren, ArmorelSecond Place: Mason Jones, ArmorelFirst Place: Hope McAlee, Homeschool

EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING

First Place: Abigail Holifield, Greene County Tech

NEWSPAPER COPY READING

Third Place: Jonathan Merideth, Greene County TechSecond Place: Kelsey Brooks, ArmorelFirst Place: Shelby Herron, Armorel

VIDEO PROMOTION

Second Place: Tim Rowland, Austin Wycoff and Hunter West, Greene County TechFirst Place: Colton Dowdy and Grant Register, Greene County Tech

EDITORIAL CARTOONING

Second Place: Brook Berry, ArmorelFirst Place: Jordan McClure, Armorel

DOCUMENTARY SHORT

Second Place: Fredrick Price, Watson ChapelFirst Place: Austin Wycoff, Greene County Tech

MUSIC VIDEO

Second Place: Raley Malone, Greene County TechFirst Place: Clayton Bridger, Jake Harbin, and Hogan Dailey; Nettleton