Awards

 National Scholastic Press Association

The 2011-12 Odyssey Newsmagazine received an All-American evaluation by the National Scholastic Press Association.  The publication received Marks of Distinction for Coverage/Content, Writing/Editing, Photos/Art/Graphics, and Leadership.  All-American publications must score a minimum of 3,200 points.  The Odyssey rated 4,218 as a total score.

The 2011-12 Odyssey Online received an honor rating of First Class with Two Marks of Distinction in the NSPA Publication Website Critique Service.

The 2012-3 Odyssey Online website was named a Pacemaker Finalist http://studentpressblogs.org/nspa/2013-nspa-online-pacemaker-finalists-announced/

Katie Downs won Fifth Place in the Cartoon of the Year competition for the Cartooning Award.
http://studentpressblogs.org/nspa/?p=387
http://studentpress.org/nspa/winners/cartoon12.html

Carlo Nasisse received Honorable Mention in the in Photo of the Year competition for News Photography.
http://studentpress.org/nspa/winners/photo12.html

Gabe Saupe received Honorable Mention in the Photo of the Year Competition for Sports Action photography.
http://studentpress.org/nspa/winners/photo12.html

The ODYSSEY was awarded 10th Place in the Best of Show competition for Newsmagazines at the Fall NSPA/JEA Journalism Conference in San Antonio, Texas.

The ODYSSEY Online was awarded 7th Place in the Best of Show competition for Publication Website – Small School at the Fall NSPA/JEA Journalism Conference in San Antonio, Texas. 

The ODYSSEY Online was awarded a Pacemaker Finalist for the second consecutive year and went on to be named a Pacemaker.

http://www.studentpress.org/nspa/winners/opm13.html

The Iliad Literary-Arts Magazine was awarded 10th Place in the Best of Show competition for Literary Magazines at the Fall NSPA/JEA Journalism Conference in San Antonio, Texas.
http://studentpress.org/nspa/winners/f12bs.html 

The Iliad Literary-Arts Magazine was recognized as First Class with 464 accumulated points.  The magazine received Marks of Distinction for Content, Writing and Editing and Layout.

Southern Interscholastic Press Association 

The 2012-13 Odyssey was recognized as All-Southern by the Southern Interscholastic Press Association for the eighth-consecutive year.  This is SIPA’s highest evaluation rating. These publications demonstrate excellence in all areas of scholastic journalism production. These publications effectively integrate writing, design and photography/art to give readers an excellent record of the school.  The Odyssey was rated All-Southern for Reader Services, Overall Visuals, Editing, Advertising, News, Opinions, Features and Sports.

The 2012 Iliad was as recognized as All-Southern by the Southern Interscholastic Press Association for sixth time in eight years. This is SIPA’s highest evaluation rating. These publications demonstrate excellence in all areas of scholastic journalism production. These publications effectively integrate writing, design and photography/art to give readers an excellent record of the school.  The Iliad received top evaluations in Reader Services, Design, Special Touches and Creative Writing.

The 2012-13 Odyssey Online site was recognized as All Southern.  These sites demonstrate excellence in all areas of scholastic journalism website production. This site effectively integrates coverage and content, design and navigation, breaking news, interactivity and community and rich media to give users an excellent record of the school and up-to-date information. The ODYSSEY Online received top evaluations in Coverage & Content, Design & Navigation and Interactivity & Community.  This is the second consecutive

Staff Awards

Iliad – Scroggins Award – Best Literary Magazine In SIPA

Odyssey – Best Newspaper in Georgia

 

Evaluation Ratings

Odyssey online – All-Southern

Odyssey Newsmagazine – All-Southern

Iliad – All-Southern

 

2013 Mail-In Contest Winners

Literary Magazine

 

Poetry

First Place: India Zerelda Hawkins, Clarke Central HS

Second Place: Dory MacMillan, Clarke Central HS

Prose Fiction and Narrative

First Place: Kayli Read, Clarke Central HS

Third Place: Margo Rothstein, Clarke Central HS

 

Prose Non-Fiction

First Place: Alexa Friedman, Clarke Central HS

 

Newspaper

 

Editorial Column

First Place: Hannah Greenberg, Clarke Central HS

Second Place: Aaron Holmes, Clarke Central HS

 

Entertainment/Feature Column

Second Place: Emma Kissane, Clarke Central HS

 

Feature Story

First Place: Dory MacMillan, Clarke Central HS

 

Personality Feature

First Place: Alexa Friedman, Clarke Central HS

 

Review

First Place: James Lumpkin, Clarke Central HS

 

Sports Column

Second Place: Loran Posey, Clarke Central HS

 

Sports Feature

Second Place: Blaine Wooten, Clarke Central HS

 

2013 Carry-In Contest Winners

Editorial Cartoon

Best of Show: William Kissane, ODYSSEY Newsmagazine, Clarke Central HS

 

Best Spread

Honorable Mention: Carlo Nasisse, Iliad, Clarke Central HS

 

Best Spread

Award of Merit: Carlo Nasisse, Iliad, Clarke Central HS

 

Best Spread

Best of Show: Carlo Nasisse, Iliad, Clarke Central HS

 

Literary Magazine Cover

Best of Show: Porter McLeod, Iliad, Clarke Central HS

 

Newspaper Sports Page

Award of Merit: Jenny Alpaugh, Odyssey, Clarke Central HS

 

Academic Photo

Best of Show: Porter McLeod, Iliad, Clarke Central HS

 

News Photo

Honorable Mention: Porter McLeod, Odyssey, Clarke Central HS

 

News Photo

Award of Merit: Porter McLeod, Odyssey, Clarke Central HS

 

Environmental Portrait Photo

Honorable Mention: Porter McLeod, Iliad, Clarke Central HS

 

Environmental Portrait Photo

Award of Merit: Porter McLeod, Iliad, Clarke Central HS

 

Environmental Portrait Photo

Best of Show: Porter McLeod, Iliad, Clarke Central HS

 

Sports Photo

Best of Show: Porter McLeod, Iliad, Clarke Central HS

 

Student Life Photo

Award of Merit: Porter McLeod, Iliad, Clarke Central HS

 

Columbia Scholastic Press Association

The 2011-2012 Clarke Central Iliad Literary-Art Magazine was rated as a Gold Medalist in the Columbia Scholastic Press Association’s Student Magazine Critique for 2011.  The Iliad received 960/1000 points and three All-Columbian designations – Organization, Content and Design.  The Iliad has received three consecutive Gold Medalist Awards.

The 2011-12 Clarke Central Odyssey Newsmagazine was rated as a Gold Medalist in the Columbia Scholastic Press Association’s Newspaper Critique for 2012.  The Odyssey received All-Columbian honors (top ranking) for Essentials, Visual and Verbal.  Overall, the magazine received 967/1000 points.

Certificate of Merit – Dory MacMillan, “Life, undocumented,”  Odyssey Newsmagazine, Clarke Central High School, Athens, GA.
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/cspa/docs/contests-and-critiques/gold-circle-awards/recipients/2012-scholastic-circles.html

 

Quill and Scroll Honor Society

The magazine was awarded Superior Evaluations for Overall Coverage, Visuals and Writing/Editing from the Quill and Scroll Honor Society, thus earning a Henry Gallup Award- top recognition.  This is the fourth time the publication has received a Gallup Award from the Quill and Scroll Honor Society.

Georgia Scholastic Press Association 

The 2012-13 Odyssey was recognized as GSPA’s All Georgia Newsmagazine (highest honors); the publication was recognized as All Georgia for the fifth time in six years (2008, 2009, 2011, 2012 and 2013).  The Odyssey received the General Excellence award for the eighth consecutive year, as well as a Superior rating.  The Iliad Literary-Art Magazine for 2011-12 received the General Excellence award and a Superior rating.  The Odyssey Online website received the 2012-2013 General Excellence News Website award and was rated All Georgia (highest honors).

    Also of note, Odyssey Editor-in-Chief Chloe Hargrave was named 3rd place runner up in Georgia Champion Journalist competition.  Chloe follows Champion Journalist Runners Up Julia K. Wilson (2005), Rachel Bowers (2007), Lisa Glaser (2008), Caroline Foster (2009), Isabel Atkinson (2010), Lauren Pruitt (2011) and Emma Kissane (2012). Odyssey Print Managing Editor Jenny Alpaugh was named Junior Champion Journalist for Georgia and Austin Defoor placed second.

Illiad – Superior

Odyssey – Superior 

Odyssey Online- Superior 

News Website- All Georgia – Odyssey Online 

Newsmagazine- All Georgia- Odyssey 

Literary Magazine General Excellence- Illiad 

News Website General Excellence- Odyssey Online 

Odyssey- Newsmagazine General Excellence 

All Georgia Column- Chloe Hargrave 

Georgia Champion Journalist- 3rd Place- Chloe Hargrave 

Editorial Cartoon- All Georgia- William Kissane 

News Photograph- All Georgia- Porter McLeod 

Cover Design Literary Magazine- All Georgia- Porter McLeod 

Sports Photography- Superior- Porter McLeod 

Illustration- All Georgia- Gabe Harper 

Artwork- All Georgia- Gabe Harper 

Editorial Cartoon- Superior- Gabe Harper 

Photography Literary Magazine- All Georgia- Carlo Nasisse 

Spread Design- All Georgia- Carlo Nasisse 

News Story- All Georgia- Jenny Alpaugh 

Column- Superior- Jenny Alpaugh 

Junior Champion Journalist- Jenny Alpaugh 

Short Story- Superior – Alexa Friedman 

Poem- Superior- India Zerelda

Poem- Superior- Emma Kissane 

In-Depth News Story- Superior- Loran Posey 

Feature Profile- Superior- Kevin Mobley 

Sports News Story- Superior- Kevin Mobley 

Feature Profile- Superior- Louise Platter 

Double Truck/Layout Design- Superior- Aaron Holmes, Louise Platter 

1st Amendment Essay- 3rd Place- Aaron Holmes

Column- Superior- Chloe Alexander 

Critical Review- Superior- James Lumpkin 

Sports Feature Story- Superior- Robert Walker 

Photo Essay- Superior- Isabella Zaccaria Jeffers, Porter McLeod, Chloe Alexander 

Junior Champion Journalist 2nd Place- Austin DeFoor

2011-12 

National Scholastic Press Association

The 2010-11 Odyssey Newsmagazine received an All-American evaluation by the National Scholastic Press Association.  The publication received Marks of Distinction for Coverage/Content, Writing/Editing, Photos/Art/Graphics, Layout/Design and Leadership.
The 2010-11 Odyssey was named a National Scholastic Press Association Pacemaker for Newsmagazines, which is the organization’s highest honor and a first for the Odyssey in its nine-year existence.
http://studentpress.org/nspa/winners/npm11.html

The 2012 Odyssey Online website was named a Pacemaker Finalist.  http://studentpress.org/nspa/winners/opm12.html.

The 2011 Iliad Literary-Art Magazine has been evaluated as an All-American publication by the National Scholastic Press Association.  The magazine received Marks of Distinction for Content; Photography, Art, Graphics and Typography; Layout and Concept.

The 2011 Iliad Literary Magazine received a 2nd Place in the Magazine Page/Spread competition, recognizing Lauren Pruitt for design.

http://www.studentpress.org/nspa/winners/design11.html

Quill and Scroll Honor Society

The magazine was awarded Superior Evaluations for Overall Coverage, Visuals and Writing/Editing from the Quill and Scroll Honor Society, thus earning a Henry Gallup Award- top recognition.

Columbia Scholastic Press Association

The 2010-11 Clarke Central Odyssey Newsmagazine was rated as a Gold Medalist in the Columbia Scholastic Press Association’s Newspaper Critique for 2011.  The Odyssey received All-Columbian honors (top ranking) for Essentials and Verbal.  Overall, the magazine received 934/1000 points.

The 2010-11 Clarke Central Odyssey Newsmagazine was rated as a Silver Crown winner from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association.

The 2011-2012 Clarke Central Odyssey Online was rated as a Silver Crown winner from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association.
http://cspa.columbia.edu/docs/contests-and-critiques/crown-awards/recipients/2012-scholastic-crown.html

The 2010-2011 Clarke Central Iliad Literary-Art Magazine was rated as a Gold Medalist in the Columbia Scholastic Press Association’s Student Magazine Critique for 2011.  The Iliad received 937/1000 points and one All-Columbian designation.

Southern Interscholastic Press Association

The 2011 Iliad was as recognized as All-Southern by the Southern Interscholastic Press Association for fifth time in seven years. This is SIPA’s highest evaluation rating. These publications demonstrate excellence in all areas of scholastic journalism production. These publications effectively integrate writing, design and photography/art to give readers an excellent record of the school.  The Iliad received top evaluations in Reader Services, Design, Artwork/Photography, Special Touches and Non-Fiction.

The Iliad went on to be named the Albert T. Scroggins Award winner for overall excellence at SIPA’s Courage To Connect Convention in Columbia, SC on March 4, 2012.

The 2011-12 Odyssey was recognized as All-Southern by the Southern Interscholastic Press Association for the seventh-consecutive year.  This is SIPA’s highest evaluation rating. These publications demonstrate excellence in all areas of scholastic journalism production. These publications effectively integrate writing, design and photography/art to give readers an excellent record of the school.

The 2011-12 Odyssey Online site was recognized as All Southern at the convention.

Staff awards:

All-Southern: Newspaper – ODYSSEY
All Southern: Literary Magazine — Iliad
Scroggins Award: Literary Magazine – Iliad – second consecutive year
Best in State: Newspaper – ODYSSEY  – seventh consecutive rating

Individual awards:
Chloe Hargrave, SIPA student officer president

Literary Magazine

Poetry
First Place: Hanna Harper
Second Place: Olivia Murphy

Prose Fiction and Narrative
First Place: Kayli Read
Third Place: Mollie Sherman

Prose Non-Fiction
First Place: Emily Allen

Newspaper

Editorial Column
First Place: Kinsey Lee Clark

Staff Editorial
Third Place: Mollie Sherman

News Story
Second Place: Emma Kissane

Personality Feature
Second Place: Kinsey Lee Clark

Sports Feature
First Place: Claire Dennis
Second Place: Fakari Gresham

Carry-In Contest Winners
(1st Place – Best of Show; 2nd Place – Award of Merit; 3rd Place – Honorable Mention)

Special Effects in Camera
Honorable Mention: Carlo Nasisse
Academic Photo Award of Merit: Porter McLeod
News Photo Honorable Mention: Carlo Nasisse
News Photo Best of Show: Carlo Nasisse
Club Photo Best of Show: Carlo Naisisse
Club Photo Award of Merit: Porter McLeod
Computer Special Effects Award of Merit: Caleb Hayes
Computer Special Effects Award of Merit: Carlo Nasisse
Environmental Portrait Photo Best of Show: Carlo Nasisse
Environmental Portrait Photo Award of Merit: Carlo Nasisse
Sports Photo Best of Show: Gabrielle Saupe
Sports Photo Award of Merit: Carlo Nasisse
Sports Photo Honorable Mention: Gabrielle Saupe
Student Life Photo Award of Merit: Carlo Nasisse
Computer Graphic Honorable Mention: Austin Defoor
Computer Graphic Award of Merit: Caleb Hayes
Newsmagazine Front Page/Cover Best of Show: Kinsey Clark and Paula Hilario
Newsmagazine Front Page/Cover Best of Show: Caleb Hayes and Carlo Nasisse
Newspaper Sports Page Best of Show: Carlo Nasisse and Mollie Sherman
Newspaper Sports Page Honorable Mention: Paola Hilario and Mattie Jasiulevicius
Newspaper OP/ED Page Honorable Mention: Alexa Friedman, William Kissane, and Olivia Murphy
Newspaper Feature Page Honorable Mention: Lauren Pruitt
Newspaper Entertainment Page Award of Merit: Paula Hilario and Claire Dennis
Newspaper Centerspread Honorable Mention: Carlo Nasisse
Best Spread Award of Merit: Carlo Nasisse
Best Spread Best of Show: Carlo Nasisse and Lauren Pruitt
Literary Magazine Cover Award of Merit: Carlo Nasisse and Lauren Pruitt

National Council of Teachers of English

The 2011 Iliad Literary and Art Magazine received the 2011 Program to Recognize Excellence Student Literary Magazines’ Highest Award.

Georgia Scholastic Press Association

Staff awards
2010-11 All-Georgia Literary Magazine “The Best in the State” (top honors) Iliad
2011-12 All-Georgia Newsmagazine “The Best in the State” (top honors) – Odyssey Newsmagazine
2010-11 Literary Magazine General Excellence – Iliad Literary Art Magazine
2011-12 General Excellence News Website – Odyssey Online
2011-12 General Excellence Newsmagazine – The Odyssey Newsmagazine
Superior – Odyssey Online in 2011-12 News Website Competition
Superior – Odyssey Newsmagazine in 2011-12 Newsmagazine Competition

Individual awards
National Journalist of the Year Runner up – Carlo Nasisse
Georgia Champion Journalist – Carlo Nasisse
Georgia Champion Journalist Runner Up – Emma Kissane
3rd Place First Amendment Essay Competition – Jenny Alpaugh
All Georgia Photo Illustration – Carlo Nasisse
All Georgia Photo Essay – Gabe Saupe and Carlo Nasisse
All Georgia Feature Photograph – Carlo Nasisse
All Georgia Sports Feature Story – Blaine Wooten
All Georgia Sports Game Coverage – Austin DeFoor
All Georgia Sports News Story – Loran Posey
All Georgia Critical Review – Dory MacMillan
All Georgia Photography Literary Magazine – Carlo Nasisse
Superior Short Story (literary magazine) – Kayli Read
Superior Artwork (literary magazine)  – Laura Sherman
Superior News Story – Caleb Hayes
Superior Spread Design – Ambrianna Echols and Lauren Pruitt
Superior Feature Story – Aaron Holmes
Superior Feature Story – Hannah Dunn-Grandpre
Superior Column – Caleb Hayes
Superior Sports Game Coverage – Andre Mack-Robinson
Superior Sports Feature Story – Andre Mack-Robinson
Superior News Photograph – Carlo Nasisse
Superior Sports Photograph – Gabrielle Saupe
Superior Sports Photograph – Carlo Nasisse
Superior News Photograph – Porter McLeod
Superior Double Truck Design – Carlo Nasisse & Emma Kissane
Superior Photo Illustration – Gabrielle Saupe & Caleb Hayes

2010-11 

Georgia Scholastic Press Association

Staff awards
2010-2011 All-Georgia Newspaper (Best in State) – Odyssey Newsmagazine
2009-2010 Literary Magazine General Excellence –  Iliad Literary-Art Magazine
2010-2011 Newspaper General Excellent-Odyssey Newsmagazine
Superior in Newsmagazine Competition – Odyssey Newsmagazine
Best Sports Coverage-Odyssey

Individual awards

Iliad
Superior Short Story-Lauren Pruitt
Superior Poem-Katie Downs
Superior Cover Design Literary Magazine-Gayatri Setia

Administrator of the Year –Dr. Robbie P. Hooker
2011 Georgia Champion Journalist-Kinsey Clark
Runner-Up Georgia Champion Journalist – Lauren Pruitt
Runner-Up Junior Champion Journalist – Emma Kissane
All Georgia Sports Photograph-Carlo Nasisse
All-Georgia Column — Kinsey Clark
All Georgia Sports Feature Story-Kinsey Clark and Fakari Gresham
All Georgia Sports News Story-Madison Jasiulevicius
All Georgia Critical Review-Jake Marrano
All Georgia Commentary-Lauren Pruitt
All Georgia Feature Profile-Kinsey Lee Clark
Superior Feature Photograph-Carlo Nasisse
Superior News Photograph-Carlo Nasisse
Superior Sports Photograph-Carlo Nasisse
Superior Sports Photograph-Carlo Nasisse
Superior Sports Feature Story-Claire Dennis
Superior Sports News Story-Madison Jasiulevicius
Superior News Story-Emma Kissane
Superior News Story-Jesse Siebentritt
Superior In-Depth News Story-Emma Kissane
Superior Feature Story-Kayli Read
Superior Feature Profile-Tamar Schmidt
Superior Column-Samuel Worz
Superior Opposing Viewpoints Column-Mary Winn Granum and Kinsey Lee Clark

Southern Interscholastic Press Association

The 2010-11 Odyssey was recognized as All-Southern by the Southern Interscholastic Press Association for the sixth-consecutive year.  This is SIPA’s highest evaluation rating. These publications demonstrate excellence in all areas of scholastic journalism production. These publications effectively integrate writing, design and photography/art to give readers an excellent record of the school.  The Odyssey received top evaluations in Reader Services, Overall Visuals, Editing, Advertising, News, Opinion, Features, and Sports.

The 2010 Iliad was as recognized as All-Southern by the Southern Interscholastic Press Association for fourth time in six years. This is SIPA’s highest evaluation rating. These publications demonstrate excellence in all areas of scholastic journalism production. These publications effectively integrate writing, design and photography/art to give readers an excellent record of the school.  The Iliad received top evaluations in Reader Services, Special Touches and Non-Fiction.  The Iliad went on to be named the Albert T. Scroggins Award winner for overall excellence at SIPA’s All Access Convention in Columbia, SC on March 6, 2011.

Staff awards:

All-Southern: Newspaper – ODYSSEY
All Southern: Literary Magazine — Iliad
Best in State: Literary Magazine – Iliad
Best in State: Newspaper – ODYSSEY  – sixth consecutive rating
Scroggins Award: Literary Magazine – Iliad

Individual awards:

1st Place: Mail-in Contest: Poetry – Harold Hager
2nd Place: Mail-in Contest: Poetry – Katie Downs
1st Place: Mail-in Contest: Prose Fiction and Narrative – Lauren Pruitt
3rd Place: Mail-in Contest: Prose Fiction and Narrative – Tamar Schmidt
2nd Place: Mail-in Contest: Prose Nonfiction – Tyler Elrod
3rd Place: Mail-in Contest: Prose Nonfiction – Nathan Caskey
1st Place: Mail-in Contest: Review – Izzie Atkinson
3rd Place: Mail-in Contest: Personality Feature – Lauren Pruitt
Honorable Mention: Mail-in Contest: Personality Feature – Tamar Schmidt
2nd Place: Mail-in Contest: News Feature Story – Emma Kissane
1st Place: Mail-in Contest: Editorial Column – Emma Kissane
3rd Place: Mail-in Contest: Staff Editorial – Gayatri Setia
3rd Place: Mail-in Contest: Entertainment/Feature Column – Kinsey Clark
1st Place: Mail-in Contest: Sports Story – Jakob Kagel
2nd Place: Mail-in Contest: Sports Story – Alex Morris
2nd Place: Mail-in Contest: Sports Column – Caleb Hayes
Best of Show: Color Ad – Caleb Hayes
Best of Show: Newsmagazine Cover – Kinsey Lee Clark & Carlo Nasisse
Honorable Mention: Newspaper News Spread – Emily Giglio
Honorable Mention: Newspaper Sports Page – Jakob Kagel & Caleb Hayes
Award of Merit: Newspaper Sports Page – Caleb Hayes
Award of Merit: Club Photo – Carlo Nasisse
Honorable Mention: Environmental Portrait – Carlo Nasisse
Best of Show: Pictorial/Scenic – Carlo Nasisse
Award of Merit: Sports Photo – Carlo Nasisse
Honorable Mention: Sports Photo – Carlo Nasisse
Best of Show: Sports Action Photo – Carlo Nasisse

National Council of Teachers of English

The 2010 Iliad Literary and Art Magazine received the 2010 Program to Recognize Excellence Student Literary Magazines’ Highest Award.

Columbia Scholastic Press Association

The 2009-10 Clarke Central Odyssey Newsmagazine was rated as a Gold Medalist in the Columbia Scholastic Press Association’s Newspaper Critique for 2010.  The Odyssey received All-Columbian honors (top ranking) for Coverage, Graphic Presentation, Business Operations and missed All-Columbian honors in Writing and Editing by 4 points (376/400).  Overall, the magazine received 955/1000 points.

This year 1,434 magazines, newspapers, yearbooks and online publications of the current CSPA members were eligible to enter the Crown Awards. Judging for printed publications took place at Columbia University from December 11-13, 2010 by the Board of Crown Judges. Publications were judged on writing/editing, design, content, concept, photography, art and graphics.  The 2010 Odyssey was ranked as Silver Crown winner on March 18, 2011.

National Scholastic Press Association

 

  • NSPA ranked the Odyssey as First Class in its yearly critique, earning 454 out of a possible 500 points.  NSPA gave the Odyssey marks of distinction for Content and also in Concept.

  • NSPA has named the 2010 Iliad as a Pacemaker Award winner.

  • NSPA ranked the Iliad Literary-Art Magazine as First class in its yearly critique, earning 469 of a possible 500 points.  NSPA gave the Iliad marks of distinction for Writing and Editing, as well as for Concept.

  • The ODYSSEY was awarded 6th Place in the Best in Show competition for Newsmagazines at the Fall NSPA/JEA Journalism Conference in Kansas City, MO.

Quill and Scroll Honor Society

The magazine was awarded more than 955 out of a possible 1,000 points from the Quill and Scroll Honor Society, thus earning a Henry Gallup Award- top recognition.

2009-10 

Georgia Scholastic Press Association

Staff Awards Iliad
Iliad, 2008-09 General Excellence Literary Magazines
Iliad, Superior for the Literary Magazine Competition for 2008/9

Staff Awards Odyssey
Odyssey, 2010 General Excellence Newsmagazine
Odyssey, Superior in the Newsmagazine Competition
Best Editorial Page in Georgia
Best Feature Coverage in Georgia

Individuals
Lauren Corcino, All Georgia Sports News Story
Tyler Elrod, All Georgia Column
Lexi Deagen, Isabel Atkinson, Alexander Boza, Hal Hager, Dylan Reeves, All Georgia Photo Essay
Alexander Boza, Superior Advertising Design
Isabel Atkinson, Superior Sports Photograph
Hal Hager, Superior Sports Column
Fakari Gresham, Superior Sports Feature Story
Jeffrey Rogers, Superior Sports Feature Story
Mollie Sherman, Superior Sports News Story
Alex Morris, Superior Sports News Story
Lauren Pruitt, Superior Critical Review
Alexa Friedman, Superior Commentary
Killian Begnaud, Superior Commentary
Carlo Nasisse, Superior Commentary
Hal Hager, Lauren Pruitt, and Jesse Siebentritt, Superior House Editorials
Gayatri Setia, Superior Column
Tyler Elrod, Superior Feature Profile
Kinsey Clark, Superior Feature Story
Tamar Schmidt, Superior In-Depth News Story
Jesse Siebentritt, Superior In-Depth News Story
Kinsey Clark, Superior News Story
Alex Morris, Superior News Story

Georgia Champion Journalist Competition
Isabel Atkinson, 3rd Place Georgia Champion Journalist
Gayatri Setia, Honorable Mention Georgia Champion Journalist
Lauren Corcino, Honorable Mention Georgia Champion Journalist
Betty Migombo, Honorable Mention Georgia Champion Journalist
Killian Begnaud, Honorable Mention Georgia Champion Journalist
Foster Tyler Elrod, Honorable Mention Georgia Champion Journalist
Alexis Deagen, Honorable Mention Georgia Champion Journalist

Southern Interscholastic Press Association

The 2009-10 Odyssey was recognized as All-Southern by the Southern Interscholastic Press Association for the fifth consecutive year.

The magazine was also named “Best Newspaper in Georgia for 2010″ by SIPA for the fifth straight year.

The 2009-10 iliad was recognized as Superior by the Southern Interscholastic Press Association.

Individual awards:

1st Place Mail-in Contest News Story – Emily Allen
1st Place Mail-in Contest Feature Story – Bryan Barks
1st Place Mail-in Contest Sports Feature – Christina Downs
3rd Place Mail-in Contest Personality Feature – Chris Harper

Editorial Cartoon, Katie Downs – Honorable Mention
Newsmagazine Cover, Tyler Elrod – Honorable Mention
Newspaper Headline Package, Jeffrey Rogers – Honorable Mention
Academic Photo, Izzie Atkinson – Honorable Mention
Club Photo, Izzie Atkinson – Award of Merit
Sports Action Photo, Lexi Deagen – Award of Merit
Club Photo, Lexi Deagen – Best in Show

National Scholastic Press Association

 

  •  Eva Crowe received a 2nd place in the Story of the Year Contest for Diversity.

  • Jessie Frary received an Honorable Mention in the News category

  • Emily Silva received an Honorable Mention in the Editorial Cartoon competition.

  • NSPA ranked the Odyssey as All American, NSPA’s top award in its yearly critique earning 294 out of a possible 300 points.  NSPA gave the Odyssey marks of distinction for Coverage and Content; Writing and Editing; Photography, Art and Graphics; and Leadership.

  • NSPA ranked the Odyssey’s sister magazine, the Iliad Literary Magazine, First Class.

 

Columbia Scholastic Press Association

The ODYSSEY received Gold Medalist recognition and All-Columbian honors in Business Operations.

  • Bryan Barks – First Place in General Feature for Newspapers

  • Bryan Barks & Alexis Deagen – Second Place in Photo Layout: Two or More pages Black and White for Newspapers

  • Jeffrey Rogers – Second Place in Sports Features for Newspapers

  • Caroline Foster – Certificate of Merit in Sports Page Design: Newsmagazine or magazine format color for Newspapers

  • Eva Crowe – Certificate of Merit in Personality profile for Newspapers

  • Jin Han – Certificate of Merit in In-Depth news/feature story for Newspapers

The Iliad received Silver Medalist recognition.

Georgia Scholastic Press Association

The Iliad received a Superior for the 2008-9 edition, Day Trip.

Southern Interscholastic Press Association

The Iliad received a Superior for the 2008-9 edition, Day Trip.

National Council of Teachers of English

The 2008-9 Iliad Literary and Art Magazine received the 2009 Program to Recognize Excellence Student Literary Magazines’ Highest Award.

2009 

Quill and Scroll Honor Society

The magazine was awarded more than 950 out of a possible 1,000 points from the Quill and Scroll Honor Society, thus earning a Henry Gallup Award- top recognition.

Georgia Scholastic Press Association 

The Georgia Scholastic Press Association Awards Banquet was full of pleasant surprises this year.

    The 2008-9 Odyssey received GSPA’s General Excellence award for the fourth consecutive year and was recognized as Best Newsmagazine in the State by the GSPA for the second consecutive year–a first in the state within the last five years. As a staff, the Odyssey won Best Photojournalism in Georgia, Best Features Coverage in Georgia and Best Sports Coverage in Georgia. The iliad literary-art magazine also received the General Excellence award and a Superior rating from GSPA.
In one of the most exciting moments of the afternoon, GSPA honored Superintendent James Simms at the 2009 Administrator of the Year. The Odyssey leadership team nominated Simms for this award based on his dedication to and support of the program.
Individual members of both the Odyssey and Iliad staffs also received a number of awards for their hard work.

Individual awards included:

Photo Essay, All Georgia – Top Honors
Lexi Deagan, Isabel Atkinson and Christina Downs

News Photograph, All Georgia – Top Honors
Isabel Atkinson

Sports Feature Story, All Georgia – Top Honors
Chris Harper

Sports News Story, All Georgia – Top Honors
Jeffrey Rogers

Feature Story, All Georgia – Top Honors
Lauren Pruitt

In-Depth News Story, All Georgia – Top Honors
Jessie Frary

Opposing Viewpoints Column, Superior
Gayatri Setia & Tori Bambo

In-Depth News Story, Superior
Jing Han

Feature Story, Superior
Eva Crowe

Feature Story, Superior
Caroline Foster

Feature Profile, Superior
Rachel Amster

Feature Profile, Superior
Lauren Pruitt

Column, Superior
Bryan Barks

House Editorials, Superior
Bryan Barks, Kinsey Clark and Christina Downs

Sports News Story, Superior
Courtney Brown

Sports Feature Story, Superior
Cassie Evans

Headline Writing, Superior
Rachel Amster

Editorial Cartoon, Superior
Emily Silva

Caption Writing, Superior
Killian Begnaud

Sports Photograph, Superior
Cassie Evans

Sports Photograph, Superior
Madison Begnaud

News Photograph, Superior
Isabel Atkinson

Feature Photograph, Superior
Isabel Atkinson

Photo Illustration, Superior
Caroline Foster

Photo Illustration, Superior
Cassie Evans

Advertising Design, Superior
Arielle Golan

2009 Georgia Champion Journalist
Bryan Barks

2009 Georgia Champion Journalist, 2nd place
Caroline Foster

2009 Georgia Champion Journalist, Honorable Mention
Christina Downs
Rachel Amster

Southern Interscholastic Press Association

The 2008-9 Odyssey was recognized as All-Southern by the Southern Interscholastic Press Association for the fourth consecutive year.

The magazine was also named “Best Newspaper in Georgia for 2009″ by SIPA for the fourth straight year.

Individual awards:

Editorial Cartoon
Emily Silva, Best in Show

Cover Page
Tyler Elrod, Best in Show

Center Spread
Bryan Barks, Best in Show

Academic Club Picture
Izzie Atkinson, Best in Show

Sports Photo
Cassie Evans, Best in Show

News Photo
Alexis Deagen, Honorable Mention

Portrait Photo
Arielle Golan, Honorable Mention

2008

Quill and Scroll Honor Society

The magazine was awarded more than 950 out of a possible 1,000 points from the Quill and Scroll Honor Society, thus earning a Henry Gallup Award- top recognition.

Columbia Scholastic Press Association

The ODYSSEY received 898 of a possible 1000 points, which resulted in Silver Medalist recognition and All-Columbian honors in Business Operations. 

National Scholastic Press Association

The ODYSSEY was awarded 4th Place in the Best in Show competition for Newsmagazines at the Fall NSPA/JEA Journalism Conference in St. Louis, MO.

There were 3 winners from CCHS—
First Place in Features – Bryan Barks
2nd place in Diversity – Bryan Barks
3rd in cartoons – Emily Silva.  There were 864 entries.

The ODYSSEY was awarded 294 out of a possible student credit points 300 points from NSPA’s evaluation resulting in a First Class rating.  The magazine received Marks of Distinction in Coverage and content, Writing and Editing, and Leadership.

Georgia Scholastic Press Association

At the May 3, 2008 GSPA Awards Banquet in Macon, Georgia, the ODYSSEY Newsmagazine and its sister publication, the Iliad Literary-Art Magazine received the following awards:

ALL GEORGIA – Top student publication in Georgia as named by GSPA and Cox Communications: Odyssey Newsmagazine.

Best News Coverage
Odyssey Newsmagazine

Literary Magazine
Superior–Iliad Literary-Art Magazine

Newsmagazine Evaluation
Superior–Odyssey Newsmagazine

Individual Awards:

News Story
All Georgia
Claire Rosemond — “How to lose a license in 10 days”

Superior
Lisa Glaser — “Let’s (actually) talk about sex”

In-Depth News Story
All Georgia
Bryan Barks — “Crossing into America”

Feature Story
Superior
Nisha Vashisht — “One More Bite”

Feature Profile
Superior
Leah Pinholster — “Educator finds a second calling”
Lisa Glaser — “Mr. Simms has arrived”

Column
Superior
Lisa Glaser — “Boiling Point”

Opposing Viewpoints Column
Superior
Amber Thomas and Fiona Sheehan — “Food Fight: Meat Eater versus Vegetarian”

Sports News Story
Superior
Hal Hager — “From boys to men”

Sports Feature Story
Superior
Kiersten Hammock — “The Natural”
Rachel Amster — “Sacrificing to succeed”

Editorial
Superior
Emily Silva — “No Child Left Behind”

Sports Photograph
Superior
Hannah McFay — “Take a Breath”

News Photograph
Superior
Hannah McFay, “Mr. Simms”

 

Feature Photograph
All Georgia
Chrismon Hinsch — “Serving up a Smile”

Georgia Champion Journalist
Third Place: Lisa Glaser
Honorable Mention: Kiersten Hammock, Sophie Kohn, Christopher Miller

Southern Interscholastic Press Association

The 2007-8 Odyssey was recognized as All Southern by the Southern Interscholastic Press Association for the third consecutive year.

The magazine was also named “Best Newspaper in Georgia for 2008″ by SIPA for the third straight year.

SIPA Carry-in Contest Winners 2008
Carry-in Categories: Portrait Photo
Name(s): Chrismon Hinsch
School: Clarke Central HS
Publication: Odyssey Newsmagazine
Best of Convention
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Carry-in Categories: Portrait Photo
Name(s): Hannah McFay
School : Clarke Central HS
Publication: Odyssey Newsmagazine
First-Runner Up
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Carry-in Categories: Club Photo
Name(s): Chrismon Hinsch
School: Clarke Central HS
Publication: Odyssey Newsmagazine
Honorable Mention
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Carry-in Categories: Editorial Cartoon
Name(s): Emily Silva
School: Clarke Central HS
Publication: Odyssey Newsmagazine
Best of Convention
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Carry-in Categories: Editorial Cartoon
Name(s): Emily Silva
School: Clarke Cental HS
Publication: Odyssey Newsmagazine
Honorable Mention
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2008 Clarke Central HS mail-in winners
Entertainment/Feature Column
Second Place: Bryan Barks, Clarke Central High School
Third Place: Lateefah Gresham, Clarke Central High School

News Story
First Place: Claire Rosemond, Clarke Central High School

Personality Feature
Third Place: Connelly Crowe, Clarke Central High School

Sports Column
First Place: Paul Kasay, Clarke Central High School

Sports Feature
First Place: Rachel Bowers, Clarke Central High School

2007 

National Scholastic Press Association

The ODYSSEY was awarded 298 out of a possible 300 points from NSPA’s evaluation resulting in an All-American rating. The magazine received Marks of Distinction in Coverage and content, Writing and Editing, Layout and Design, and Leadership.

“The depth of your coverage is amazing. From the front cover to the final page, the publication informs, entertains (and) directs its readers in many ways,” said NSPA judge Ann Suissee.

Columbia Scholastic Press Association

The ODYSSEY received 925 of a possible 1000 points, which resulted in Gold Medalist recognition and All-Columbian honors in Writing and editing, as well as in Business Operations.

Quill and Scroll Honor Society

The magazine was awarded 907 out of a possible 1,000 points from the Quill and Scroll Honor Society, thus earning an International First Place Award-Superior Achievement recognition.

Georgia Scholastic Press Association

The 2006-7 ODYSSEY Newsmagazine received a ranking of General Excellence from the Georgia Scholastic Press Association for the third straight year.

The magazine also received the “Best Features Coverage” award for the third straight year from GSPA.

Individual awards from GSPA were

News Story Superior
Caroline Foster, “Brooklyn Cemetery’s Buried History” ODYSSEY

Feature Story
All Georgia- Bryan Barks and Tanner Scott, “An Ugly Truth”, ODYSSEY Newsmagazine

Feature Profile
All Georgia – Bryan Barks, “Cleaning ‘Round the Clock”
Superior – Tanner Scott, “Give me shelter”, ODYSSEY Newsmagazine

Column
All Georgia – Lateefah Gresham, “Bustin’ ‘Teef: Do Our Morals Coincide with Entertainment?”

Commentary
Superior- Gus Boyd, “The Candy man Cometh” ODYSSEY Newsmagazine, Clarke Central Superior – Lisa Glaser, “Valentine’s Day Massacre” ODYSSEY Newsmagazine, Clarke Central

Sports News Story
All Georgia – Rachel Bowers, “When Getting Spirited Crosses the Line”, ODYSSEY
Superior – -Lisa Glaser, “When the Ketchup Hits the Fan” ODYSSEY

Sports Feature Story
All Georgia – Will Spencer, “Playing with a Purpose”

Sports Columnist
All Georgia – Rachel Bowers, “Bowers Knows Best On the Injured Reserve”

Sports Photograph
Superior– Hannah McFay, ODYSSEY, “Denzel Running”, Clarke Central High School

Double-truck layout/design
Superior – Rachel Bowers, “Playing with a Purpose” ODYSSEY, Clarke Central High School Superior -Tanner Scott, “An Ugly Truth”, ODYSSEY, Clarke Central High School

On the Sport Writing Contest
3rd Place: Bryan Barks

Georgia Champion Journalist Competition
1st Runner-up Georgia Champion Journalist Contest – Rachel Bowers

GSPA Adviser of the Year 2007
David Ragsdale

Southern Interscholastic Press Association

The magazine was also named “Best Newspaper in Georgia for 2007″ by SIPA for the second straight year.

The 2006-7 ODYSSEY Newsmagazine was recognized as All Southern by the Southern Interscholastic Press Association (SIPA) of the University of South Carolina.

2nd place in sports column writing – Rachel Bowers
3rd place in editorial writing – Erin Ayers
3rd place in personality feature story – Tanner Scott
3rd place in news feature story – Christina Downs
3rd place in sports features story – Kirsten Hammock
Dr. Kay Phillips Administrator of the Year- Dr. Maxine Easom, principal of Clarke Central High School

2006 

National Scholastic Press Association

The ODYSSEY Newsmagazine received three Marks of Distinction from NSPA for Coverage and Content, Writing and Editing, and Leadership. Overall, the magazine was rated as First Class – receiving 284 of a possible 300 points in the national competition.

Quill and Scroll Honor Society

The ODYSSEY received an International First Place Award – Superior Achievement from the Quill and Scroll Media Evaluation competition. Receiving 917 points of a possible 1,000, the magazine missed consideration for the Gallup Award by eight points.

Southern Interscholastic Press Association

The ODYSSEY received an All-Southern rating and was named Best Newspaper in Georgia from the Southern Interscholastic press Association.

Staff editorial
Third place

Personal Feature
Third place to Emily Barkelew

News Story
Third place for Meg Granum.

Georgia Scholastic Press Association

The Georgia Scholastic Press Association awarded the ODYSSEY an overall Superior Rating, Best Feature Coverage, as well as Newspaper General Excellence.

Exemplar Feature Profile and Superior Sports News Story – Rachel Bowers.
Superior Advertising Design – Olivia Boyd
Superior Headline Writing – David Gordon
Superior Feature Story – Amy Freeman, Superior Column
Superior Newspaper Double-Truck Design – Tanner Scott
Superior Sports Feature Story – Kalle Horne
Superior Sports Photograph – Phillip Stice

2005 

Georgia Scholastic Press Association

The Georgia Scholastic Press Association ranked the ODYSSEY as General Excellence.

GSPA also awarded the ODYSSEY for “Best Feature Coverage.”

Columbia Scholastic Press Association

The Columbia Scholastic Press Association awarded the ODYSSEY an overall Gold Medal rating.

Champion Journalist Honorable Mention – Julia K. Wilson
3rd Place Sports Feature — Alexa Klein
3rd Place Sports Feature – Alexander Stephens
2nd Place Photo Illustration – Levi Slaboda
2nd Place Information Graphic  – Alexander Stephens
2nd Feature Story – Laura Benson
2nd Commentary/Op-Ed Column – Laura Benson

Southern Interscholastic Press Association

The ODYSSEY received an Excellent rating from the Southern Interscholastic Press Association.

2004 

Georgia Scholastic Press Association

The Georgia Scholastic Press Association gave the ODYSSEY an overall Excellent rating.
First place was won for Best Sports Feature – Katie Buckles
Second place for Best Personal Feature – Christine Barrett.

Southern Interscholastic Press Association

The Southern Interscholastic press Association awarded the ODYSSEY an overall Superior rating.