The Columbia Scholastic Press Association (CSPA) announced its top awards for scholastic publications at the 82nd annual Scholastic Convention at Columbia University in the City of New York.
Of the 2,016 current CSPA members eligible to enter the Crown Awards, 1,472 magazines, newspapers and yearbooks actually submitted copies for this particular judging. Judging took place at Columbia University from December 17-20, 2005 by the Board of Crown Judges. Publications were judged on writing/editing, design, concept, photography, art and graphics.
Twenty-six newspapers, 18 magazines, and 15 yearbooks received Gold Crown Awards while 93 other scholastic publications received the second highest CSPA award, known as the Silver Crown. Gold Crowns have been presented annually since 1982, and Silver Crowns have been given since 1984.
The Awards Convocation took place in the Arledge Auditorium, Lerner Hall, located at Columbia’s historic Morningside Heights campus, on Friday, March 17thn at 2:30pm.
Edmund J. Sullivan announced the winners while C. Bruce Watterson presented plaques to those winners attending the event. Sullivan is executive director of professional prizes at the Graduate School of Journalism and executive director of the CSPA.
Watterson, chief communications officer at Darlington School, (Rome, GA) is chair of the Columbia Scholastic Press Advisers’ Association’s (CSPAA) Committee on Judging Standards and Practices. Remaining awards will be mailed to winners beginning March 27th.
Gold Crown Middle School Magazines
Made-You-Look, Poughkeepsie Day School Poughkeepsie, NY;
Prism, Tejeda Middle School,San Antonio,TX.
Silver Crown Middle School Magazines
Illusions, Grand Avenue, Middle School, Bellmore, NY.
Gold Crown Middle School Newspapers
The Daytime, Frank Ashley Day Middle School, Newtonville, MA;
The Trojan Times, Pierce Middle School, Grosse Pointe Park, MT.
Silver Crown Middle School Newspapers
Blue and White, Roosevelt Junior High School, Altoona, PA;
The Wildcat Roar, Fruitvale Junior High School, Bakersfield, CA;
Tiger’s Tale, MacArthur Intermediate School,Santa Ana, CA.
Gold Crown Middle School Yearbooks
Hartbeat, Thomas Hart Middle School, Pleasanton, CA;
Panther, Newhart Middle School, Mission Viejo, CA;
Polaris, Northern Burlington County Regional Middle School, Columbus, NJ;
Windward, C E Utt Middle School, Tustin, CA;
Silver Crown Middle School Yearbooks
Cub Trax, Cupertino Middle School, Cupertino,CA;
Eagle, Maize South Middle School, Wichita, KS;
Panther Pride, Lawton Childs Middle School, Oviedo, FL;
Sentry, Robinson Middle School, Fairfax, VA;
Stampede, North Shore Middle School, Houston, TX;
The OIS Scenario, Orinda Intermediate School, Orinda, CA;
The Patriot, Harvest Park Middle School, Pleasanton, CA;
The Surfer, Coronado Middle School, Coronado,CA.
Gold Crown High School Magazines
Blue Review, Mercersburg Academy, Mercersburg, PA;
Esse 2005, Ursuline Academy of Dallas, Dallas, TX;
Gallimaufry, Cranbrook Kingswood School, Bloomfield Hills, MI;
Images, Jackson Academy, Jackson, MS;
Itinerary, The Episcopal School of Dallas, Dallas, TX;
Literati, Our Lady of Lourdes Academy, Miami, FL;
Maret Literary & Visual Arts, The Maret School, Washington, DC
Marque, St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas, TX;
Molten Art, Colonial Forge High School, Stafford, VA;
Onfire, Crossroads School for Arts and Sciences, Santa Monica, CA;
Polyphony, Germantown Friends School, Philadelphia, PA;
Reflections, Cistercian Prepatory School, Irving, TX;
Talisman, Wakefield School, The Plains, VA;
Vibrato, Hockaday School, Dallas, TX;
Windscript, Ridley High School, Folsom, PA
Xanadu, Westside High School, Omaha, NE
Silver Crown High School Magazines
Avalon, Centennial High School, Rowell, GA;
Avatar, Houston High School, Germantown, TN;
Backspace, William T. McFatter Technical High School, Davie, FL;
Beachplums, East Hampton High School, East Hampton, NY;
Chaos, Clarkstown High School North, New City, NY;
Colophon, Towson High School, Towson, MD;
Daedalus, Greenwich Academy, Greenwich, CT;
Earthwinds, Jackson Preparatory School, Jackson, MS;
Erehwon, Winston Churchill High School, Potomac, MD;
Escapades, Wantagh High School, Wantagh, NY
Fine Lines (Spectrum), Richard Montgomery High School, Rockville, MD;
Icons, Saginaw Arts & Sciences AcademySaginaw, MI;
Images, Plainview-Old Bethpage J.F.K. High School, Plainview, NY
In The Margins, Arlington High School, Arlington, TX
Montage, Greenhill School, Addison, TX;
Parallax, Ramaz Upper School, New York, NY;
Riverbend Review, Benjamin Franklin High School, New Orleans, LA;
Runes Literary Art Magazine, Brighton High School, Salt Lake City, UT;
The Lit, The Lawrenceville School, Lawrenceville, NJ
The Rapier, Marist School, Atlanta, GA;
Verve, Northside College Preparatory High School, Chicago, IL
Voices and Visions, St. John the Baptist D. High School, West Islid, NY
Gold Crown High School Newspapers
Carpe Diem, Decatur High School, Decatur, GA;
Chronicle, Harvard-Westlake School, North Hollywood, CA;
Crossfire, The Students’ Voice, Crossroads School for Arts and Sciences, Santa Monica, CA;
Eagle Eye, DeSoto High School, DeSoto, TX
North Star, Francis Howell North High School, St. Charles, MO;
Owl, Warren Central High School, Indianapolis, IN;
Panorama, Ladue High School, St. Louis, MO;
Pilot’s Log, Hasbrouck Heights High School, Hasbrouck Heights, NJ;
Prospector, Prospect High School, Mt. Prospect, IL;
Register, Central High School, Omaha, NE;
Revolution, Freedom High School, Tampa, FL;
The Apple Leaf, Wenatchee High School, Wenatchee, WA;
The Blue & Gold, Center High School, Antelope, CA;
The Crusader, Salpointe Catholic High School, Tucson, AZ;
The Echo, St. Louis Park High School, St. Louis Park, MN;
The Falconer, Torrey Pines High School, San Diego, CA;
The Harbinger, Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie Village, KS;
The Liberator, Lyndon B. Johnson High School, Austin, TX;
The Marquee, Marcus High School, Flower Mound, TX;
The ReMarker, St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas, TX;
The Roar, A&M Consolidated High School, College Station, TX;
The Squall, Dexter High School, Dexter, MI;
The Triangle, Columbus North High School, Columbus, IN;
U-High Midway, University High School, Chicago, IL;
Verde, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, CA.
Silver Crown High School Newspapers
Accolade, Sunny Hills High School, Fullerton, CA;
Arapahoe Herald, Arapahoe High School, Centennial, CO;
Blue and Gold, Findlay High School, Findlay, OH;
Blue and Gold, Marist High School, Atlanta, GA;
Campanile, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, CA;
Central Times, Naperville Central High School, Naperville, IL;
Epic, Shawnee Mission West High School, Overland Park, KS;
Evergreen, Greenhill School, Addison, TX;
Globe, Clayton High School, Clayton, MO;
High Tide, Redondo Union High School, Redondo Beach, CA;
Hi-Lights, William R. Boone High School, Orlando, FL;
Hilite, Carmel High School, Carmel, IN;
Iniwa, Great Falls High School, Great Falls, MT;
Knights Herald, Thomas Downey High School, Modesto, CA;
Munsonian, Muncie Central High School, Muncie, IN;
Newsstreak, Harrisonburg High School, Harrisonburg, VA;
Newtonite, Newton North High School, Newtonville, MA;
Orange and Black, Grand Junction High School, Grand Junction, CO;
Panther Prints, Duncanville High School, Duncanville, TX;
Polaris, McKinney North High School, McKinney, TX;
Rampage, Rockville High School, Rockville, MD;
Scholar & Athlete, Tracy High School, Tracy, CA;
Silver Chips, Montgomery Blair High School, Silver Spring, MD
That Magazine, Tamalpais High School, Mill Valley, CA;
The Academy Times, Charles Wright Academy, Tacoma, WA;
The Broadview, Convent of the Sacred Heart High School, San Francisco, CA;
The Charger, Oxford High School, Oxford, MS;
The Chronicle, Tom C. Clark High School, San Antonio, TX;
The Connection, John B. Connally High School, Austin, TX;
The Devils’ Advocate, Hinsdale Central High School, Hinsdale, IL;
The Purple Tide, Chantilly High School, Chantilly, VA;
The Roar, West Shore Junior & Senior High School, Melbourne, FL;
The Southerner, Henry W. Grady High School, Atlanta, GA;
The Tiger Times, Shady Spring High School, Shady Spring, WV;
The Tower, Grosse Pointe South High School, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI;
Tide Lines, Pottsville Area High School, Pottsville, PA;
Tribal Tribune, Wando High School, Mt. Pleasant, SC;
Gold Crown High School Yearbooks
Decamhian, Del Campo High School, Fair Oaks, CA;
Epic, Center High School, Antelope, CA;
Fentonian, Fenton High School, Fenton, MI;
Log, Columbus North High School, Columbus, IN;
Marksmen, St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas, TX;
Roundup, Great Falls High School, Great Falls, MT
The Belltower, St. Thomas’ Episcopal School, Houston, TX;
The Chronicle, Charter Oak High School, Covina, CA;
Tonitrus, Rocklin High School, Rocklin, CA;
Wings, Arrowhead Christian Academy, Redlands, CA.
Silver Crown High School Yearbooks
Aquin, St. Thomas High School, Houston, TX;
Cauldron, Liberty High School, Bethlehem, PA;
Caxton, McQueen High School, Reno, NV;
Ceniad, East Lansing High School, East Lansing, MI;
El Paisano, Westlake High School, Austin, TX;
Equus, Dobson High School, Mesa, AZ;
Helios, Sunny Hills High School, Fullerton, CA;
Hoofbeats, Burges High School, El Paso, TX;
Lexington Yearbook, Lexington High School, Lexington, MA;
Odyssey, Chantilly High School, Chantilly, VA;
Pantheron, Brookwood High School, Brookwood, AL;
Pegasus, Homestead High School, Cupertino, CA;
Pilot, Redondo Union High School, Redondo Beach, CA;
Quinault, Aberdeen High SchoolAberdeen, WA;
Rampages, Casa Roble High School, Orangevale, CA
Saga, Loudoun Valley High School, Purcellville, VA;
Sunset, Corona del Sol High School, Tempe, AZ;
Talon, Hebron High School, Carrollton, TX;
The Hawk, Pleasant Grove High School, Texarkana, TX;
The Spectator, Louise S. McGehee School, New Orleans, LA;
The Stampede, J.W. Mitchell High School, New Port Richey, FL;
Tiger, Texas High School, Texarkana, TX.
