Awards

2017

Frederick News-Post Mike Powell Excellence in Journalism Awards

• Kate Leckie Excellence in News Writing, first place – Kiley Hill
• Kate Leckie Excellence in News Writing, honorable mention – Tyler Harrison
• Best Feature Story, third place – Kim Fleming
• Best Profile Story, first place – Evan Ruderman
• Best Column on a State or National Subject, third place – Bridget O’Toole
• Best Column Writing – Humor, second place – Abbe Pannucci
• Best Review of Music, TV show, or Movie, third place – Lucy Kiefert
• Best Sports Story, first place – Garrett Baker
• Best Sports Story, second place – Miles Bradford
• Best Sports Feature, first place – Garrett Baker and Bridget O’Toole
• Best Sports Feature, second place – Kim Fleming
• Best News Photography, first place – Max Smullen
• Best News Photography, third place – Erin Cowan
• Skip Lawrence Excellence in Feature Photography, first place – Erin Cowan
• Skip Lawrence Excellence in Feature Photography, second place – Sydney Shipe
• Best Sports Photography, first place – Sydney Shipe
• Best Sports Photography, second place – Madison Blumenauer
• Best Sports Photography, third place – Audrey Fisher
• Best Website, first place
• Best Online Storytelling Package, third place – Abbe Pannucci and Garrett Baker
• Best Online Blog/Column, second place – Jake Stafford
• Best Online Blog/Column, third place – Kiley Hill

2016

Frederick News-Post Mike Powell Excellence in Journalism Awards

• Sweepstakes Award for best overall paper
• Kate Leckie Excellence in News Writing, first place – Sam Beltran and Ali Williams
• Kate Leckie Excellence in News Writing, third place – Harry Plunkett
• Kate Leckie Excellence in News Writing, honorable mention – Katie Russell
• Best Feature Story, second place – Kiley Hill
• Best Feature Story, third place – Clara Tam
• Best Column on a State or National Subject, third place – Kim Fleming
• Best Column on a State or National Subject, honorable mention – Daniel Pirrone
• Best Review of Music, TV show, or Movie, second place – Alyssa Klink
• Best Review of Music, TV show, or Movie, second place – Kim Fleming
• Best Sports Story, first place – Evan Moreland
• Best Sports Feature, first place – Abbe Pannucci
• Best Sports Feature, second place – Garrett Baker
• Best News Photography, first place – Harry Plunkett
• Best News Photography, third place – Sydney Shipe
• Best News Photography, honorable mention – Adrienne Lowery
• Skip Lawrence Excellence in Feature Photography, second place – Maya Aylor
• Best Sports Photography, second place – Hannah Prensky
• Best Sports Photography, honorable mention – Evan Ruderman
• Best Website, first place
• Best Online Blog/Column, first place – Laurel Fogle
• Best Online Blog/Column, second place – Aniston Morris

2015

Frederick News-Post Mike Powell Excellence in Journalism Awards

• Sweepstakes Award for best overall paper
• Kate Leckie Excellence in News Writing, first place – Molly Spillman
• Kate Leckie Excellence in News Writing, second place – Samantha Breeze
• Kate Leckie Excellence in News Writing, third place – Freddy Roberts
• Kate Leckie Excellence in News Writing, honorable mention – Emily Scoggins
• Best Continuing Coverage, second place – Dylan O’Toole
• Best Feature Story, first place – Eva Tooley
• Best Feature Story, second place – Clare Pugh
• Best Feature Story, third place – Taylor Bushey
• Best Feature Story, third place – Tucker Ziegler
• Best Profile Story, first place – Nick Forbes
• Best Profile Story, second place – Hunter Hill
• Best Profile Story, second place – Freddy Roberts
• Best Profile Story, third place – Emma Stokes
• Best Editorial on an Issue, second place – Eva Tooley
• Best Editorial on an Issue, third place – Taylor Bushey
• Best Column on an Education Subject, honorable mention – Nick Forbes
• Best Column on a State or National Subject, first place – Nick Forbes
• Best Column on a State or National Subject, second place – Laura Myers
• Best Sports Story, first place – Dylan O’Toole
• Best Sports Story, third place – Kaela Pratt
• Best Sports Feature, first place – Dylan O’Toole
• Best Sports Feature, second place – Taylor Green
• Best Sports Feature, second place – Nick Forbes
• Best News Photography, first place – Eva Tooley
• Best News Photography, second place – Molly Spillman
• Skip Lawrence Excellence in Feature Photography, second place – Eva Tooley
• Skip Lawrence Excellence in Feature Photography, third place – Madison Milhous
• Skip Lawrence Excellence in Feature Photography, honorable mention – Adrienne Lowery
• Best Sports Photography, first place – Molly Spillman
• Best Sports Photography, second place – Freddy Roberts
• Best Sports Photography, third place – Madison Milhous
• Best Website, first place
• Best Online Storytelling – Abbe Pannucci and Freddy Roberts
• Best Online Storytelling, second place – Garrett Baker and Freddy Roberts

2013

Frederick News-Post Mike Powell Excellence in Journalism Awards

• Sweepstakes Award for best overall paper
• Best Website, first place
• Kate Leckie Excellence in News Writing, first place – Samantha Carter
• Kate Leckie Excellence in News Writing, honorable mention – Johanna Yee
• Best Continuing Coverage, first place – Ben Spector
• Best Continuing Coverage, third place – Dylan O’Toole
• Best Continuing Coverage, honorable mention – Jake Dziubla
• Best Feature Story, second place (tie) – Jake Dziuble
• Best Feature Story, second place (tie) – Johanna Yee
• Best Feature Story, third place (tie) – Ashlyn Miller
• Best Profile Story, first place – Ashlyn Miller
• Best Editorial on an Issue, first place – Ashlyn Miller
• Best Editorial on an Issue, third place – Eva Tooley
• Best Column on an Education Subject, second place (tie) – Johanna Yee
• Best Sports Story, second place – Ben Spector
• Best Sports Feature, second place – Ashlyn Miller
• Best Sports Feature, third place – Ben Spector
• Best News Photography, first place – Jess Molander
• Best News Photography, second place – Samantha Carter
• Best News Photography, honorable mention – Anna Ramsey
• Skip Lawrence Excellence in Feature Photography, first place – Jess Molander
• Skip Lawrence Excellence in Feature Photography, third place – Johanna Yee
• Best Sports Photography, first place – Jess Molander
• Best Sports Photography, third place – Ashlyn Miller
• Best Newspaper Design, honorable mention – Ashlyn Miller
• Best Online Storytelling, first place – Dylan O’Toole and Ben Spector
• Best Online Storytelling, second place – Nick Forbes, Samantha Carter and Jess Molander
• Best Online Blog/Column, second place – Ally Caho

 

West Virginia University High School Journalism Competition

• Critical Review, second place – Johanna Yee
• Feature Writing, first place – Johanna Yee
• Feature Writing, third place – Ashlyn Miller
• News Writing, first place – Ashlyn Miller
• News Writing, second place – Johanna Yee
• Opinion Writing, first place – Johanna Yee
• Opinion Writing, second place – Ashlyn Miller
• Photojournalism, first place – Jess Molander
• Photojournalism, second place – Samantha Carter
• Sports Writing, first place – Jake Dziubla
• Sports Writing, second place – Johanna Yee
• Sports Writing, third place – Samantha Carter

2012

Frederick News-Post Mike Powell Excellence in Journalism Awards

• Sweepstakes Award for best overall paper
• Kate Leckie Excellence in News Writing, first place – Rebecca Holcomb
• Kate Leckie Excellence in News Writing, second place (tie) – Julia Karcewski
• Kate Leckie Excellence in News Writing, second place (tie) – Jake Dziubla
• Best Feature Story, first place – Jake Dziubla
• Best Feature Story, second place (tie) – Alexis Ramsey
• Best Feature Story, third place (tie) – Ashlyn Miller
• Best Profile Story, second place (tie) – Jake Dziubla
• Best Editorial on an Issue, first place (tie) – Johanna Yee
• Best Editorial on an Issue, first place (tie) – Adryana Billotti
• Best Column on a State or National Subject, first place – Blair Donald
• Best Column on a State or National Subject, second place – Brendan Raleigh
• Best Column on a State or National Subject, third place (tie) – Adryana Billotti
• Best Column on a State or National Subject, third place (tie) – Lisa Conley
• Best Sports Story, second place (tie) – Victoria Bauer
• Best Sports Story, second place (tie) – Julia Karcewski
• Best Sports Story, third place – Jake Dziubla
• Best Sports Feature, first place – Julia Karcewski
• Best News Photography, second place – Blair Donald
• Skip Lawrence Excellence in Feature Photography, first place – Blair Donald
• Skip Lawrence Excellence in Feature Photography, second place – Victoria Bauer
• Skip Lawrence Excellence in Feature Photography, third place – Shannon McKenna
• Skip Lawrence Excellence in Feature Photography, honorable mention – Jess Molander
• Best Sports Photography, first place – Shannon McKenna
• Best Sports Photography, second place – Blair Donald
  

 

West Virginia University High School Journalism Competition

• Critical Review, first place – Shannon McKenna
• News Writing, first place – Julia Karcewski
• News Writing, third place – Lisa Conley
• Feature Writing, first place – Jake Dziubla
• Feature Writing, third place – Cortney St. John
• Opinion Writing, first place – Lisa Conley
• Opinion Writing, second place – Emma Trapp
• Opinion Writing, third place – Adryana Billotti
• Sports Writing, first place – Victoria Bauer
• Sports Writing, second place – Shannon McKenna
• Newspaper Layout and Design, first place – Cortney St. John
• Newspaper Layout and Design, second place – Shannon McKenna
• Photojournalism, second place – Shannon McKenna
• Photojournalism, third place – Blair Donald

2011

The Great Frederick Fair MediaCore Journalism Awards

• Best Layout

Frederick News-Post Mike Powell Excellence in Journalism Awards

• Sweepstakes Award for best overall paper
• Best News Story, first place – Carlee Lammers
• Best Continuing Coverage, second place – Sarah Jacques
• Best Feature Story, first place – Ana Billotti
• Best Feature Story, second place (tie) – Cortney St. John
• Best Feature Story, second place (tie) – Lisa Conley
• Best Profile Story, third place – Chrissy Payne
• Best Column on Education Subject, honorable mention – Sarah Jacques
• Best Column on State or National Subject, third place – Carlee Lammers
• Best Humor Column, second place – Sarah Jacques
• Best Review, second place – Matt Carlstrom
• Best Review, third place – Jordan Sunkel
• Best Sports Story, first place – Shannon McKenna
• Best Sports Story, third place – Brittany Titus
• Best Sports Story, honorable mention (tie) – Julia Karcewski
• Best Sports Story, honorable mention (tie) – Casey Zanowicz
• Best Sports Feature, first place – Julia Karcewski
• Best Sports Feature, third place – Casey Zanowicz
• Best News Photography, first place – Blair Donald
• Best News Photography, honorable mention – Shannon McKenna
• Skip Lawrence Excellence in Feature Photography, first place – Blair Donald
• Skip Lawrence Excellence in Feature Photography, third place – Shannon McKenna
• Best Sports Photography, first place – Shannon McKenna
• Best Sports Photography, second place – Blair Donald
• Best Artwork or Drawing, second place – Emma Trapp
• Best Newspaper Design, first place – Emma Trapp
• Best Newspaper Design, second place – Emma Trapp

West Virginia University High School Journalism Competition

• Critical Review, second place – Shannon McKenna
• Feature Writing, first place – Julia Karcewski
• Feature Writing, second place – Ana Billotti
• Newspaper Layout and Design, first place – Emma Trapp
• NewsWriting, third place – Brittany Titus
• Opinion Writing, first place – Brendan Raleigh
• Sports Writing, first place – Julia Karcewski
• Sports Writing, third place – Shannon McKenna

2010

Frederick News-Post Mike Powell Excellence in Journalism Awards

• Sweepstakes Award for best overall paper

West Virginia University High School Journalism Competition

• Critical Review, first place – Jordan Sunkel
• Feature Writing, first place – Ana Billotti
• Feature Writing, second place – Dana Doggett
• News Writing, first place – Carlee Lammers
• News Writing, second place – Kara Henson
• Opinion Writing, first place – Sarah Jacques
• Photojournalism, first place – Alexa Kane
• Sports Writing, first place – Brooke Ritter
• Sports Writing, second place – Julia Karcewski
• Sports Writing, third place – Preston Frey

2009

Frederick News-Post Mike Powell Excellence in Journalism Awards

• Sweepstakes Award for best overall paper

West Virginia University High School Journalism Competition

• Critical Review, second place – Sean Raleigh
• Editorial Writing, first place – Maegan Clearwood
• Editorial Writing, second place – Preston Frey
• Editorial Writing, third place – Kevin Parker
• Feature Writing, second place – Lauren Redding
• News Writing, second place – Lauren Redding

2008

Frederick News-Post Mike Powell Excellence in Journalism Awards

• Sweepstakes Award for best overall paper

2006

Frederick News-Post Excellence in Journalism Awards

• Best overall paper

2005

Frederick News-Post Excellence in Journalism Awards

• Best overall paper

2004

Frederick News-Post Excellence in Journalism Awards

• Best overall paper

2003

Frederick News-Post Excellence in Journalism Awards

• Best overall paper

2002

Frederick News-Post Excellence in Journalism Awards

• Best overall paper

2001

Frederick News-Post Excellence in Journalism Awards

• Best overall paper

1999

Frederick News-Post Excellence in Journalism Awards

• Best overall paper

1998

Frederick News-Post Excellence in Journalism Awards

• Third place overall

1996

Frederick News-Post Excellence in Journalism Awards

• Third place overall
• Best column on state or national topic, first place – Bonnie Flock
• Best column on state or national topic, honorable mention – Liz Kinland
• Best column on education, honorable mention, Melissa Wolf
• Best editorial, honorable mention – Jessica Montillo
• Best news writing, third place – Elliot Blair
• Best news writing, honorable mention – Erik Freeman
• Best sports writing, second place – Bonnie Flock
• Best feature writing, second place – Elliot Blair
• Best feature writing, honorable mention – Mellisa Wolf
• Best feature writing, honorable mention – Jackie Coblentz
• Best feature writing, honorable mention – Andria Snyder
• Best feature writing, honorable mention – Brian Marick
• Best review writing, third place – Amy Whipp
• Best review wrting, honorable mention – Angela Schaffert
• Best profile writing, third place – Amy Whipp
• Best profile writing, honorable mention – Liz Kinland
• Best profile writing, honorable mention – John Tessier
• Best sports writing, third place – Melissa Wolf
• Best sports writing, honorable mention – Jessica Montillo
• Best sports writing, honorable mention – Andy Grossnickle
• Best sports writing, honorable mention – Jason Grove
• Best sports writing, honorable mention – Sarah Rock
• Best art work or drawing, first place – Bing Kung