Cinco Ranch journalism students traveled to Austin, Texas on Apr. 27-29 for the UIL Interscholastic League Press Conference State Convention (ILPC) where their published material over the past year earned numerous individual awards.
Both County Line newspaper and Panorama yearbook received ILPC’s highest judges’ rating of an Award of Distinguished Merit. Also, both publications were nominated for a Star award, recognizing the elite of those with Distinguished Merit.
Below are the individual results:
Gold medalists
Amy Yu News Feature Writing Teacher who lost home in wildfires
Trevor Nichols Personal Opinion Column Satire on TEA budget cuts
Amy Chen Student Art Art for story on siblings leaving for college
Anita Farsad/Jesse Sparks Online Editorial Writing Student walkout on staff cuts
Silver Medalists
Amy Yu/Victor Huerta Online News Writing Student walkout on staff cuts
Taral Patel Online personal Column Friend dying of pancreatic cancer
Farzeen Rajwani/Giona Vodo Sidebar Graphic Yearbook graphic design element
Emily Ng (2011 grad) Portrait photo Yearbook photography category
Bronze Medalists
Gabrielle Deckelman Sports Feature Writing Kevin Yates injury comeback
Jesse Sparks Online Personal Opinion Column Minority judgmental attitudes
Stark Harle Club/Organization Design Yearbook design and photography on band page
Honorable Mention
Michelle Chong Feature Writing
Anita Farsad Entertainment Feature
Taral Patel Online Sports Feature
Taral Patel Online Personal Column
Morgan Patterson Yearbook Academic Spread Design
Stark Harle/Emily Ng Yearbook Portrait Photography
Alexandra Lavelle Yearbook Caption Writing
Samantha Russell Yearbook Caption Writing