Area High School Students Win A-State Communications Day Awards
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 Tech
First 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 Tech
First Place: Clayton Bridger, Hogan Dailey, and Britton McCall, Nettleton
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
Second Place: Jeff Adams, Broderick Burnett, and Elijah Garner; Nettleton
First Place: Tim Rowland, Greene County Tech
TV ANCHORING
Honorable Mention: Kaden Brown, Greene County Tech
Third Place: TIE - Mary Conroy, Valley View and Adam Hartness, Greene County Tech
Second Place: Raley Malone, Greene County Tech
First Place: Fredrick Price, Watson Chapel
BROADCAST NEWS WRITING
Third Place: Tim Rowland, Greene County Tech
Second Place: Raley Malone, Greene County Tech
First Place: Abigail Holifield, Greene County Tech
EDITORIAL WRITING
Honorable Mention: Emily Davis, Armorel; Larz Roberts II, Jonesboro; Camden Methany, Buffalo Island Central; Jordan McClure, Armorel
Third Place: Shyla Clayton, Buffalo Island Central
Second Place: Kensie Walker, Buffalo Island Central
First Place: Mary Conroy, Valley View
SPORTS WRITING
Honorable Mention: J. T. Lawrence, Armorel and Kaden Brown, Greene County Tech
Third Place: Adam Hartness, Greene County Tech
Second Place: Joseph Fondren, Armorel
First 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 Tech
Second Place: Mary Conroy, Valley View
First Place: Raley Malone, Greene County Tech
RADIO ANNOUNCING
Honorable Mention: Hope McAlee, Homeschool and Kaden Brown, Greene County Tech
Third Place: Mary Conroy, Valley View
Second Place: Frederick Price, Watson Chapel
First Place: Adam Hartness, Greene County Tech
WEBSITE/ONLINE PUBLICATION
First Place: Buffalo Island Central
FEATURE WRITING
Third Place: Cadyn Qualls, Buffalo Island Central
Second Place: Harrison Hudson, Southwest Christian Academy
First Place: Stephanie Atchley, Buffalo Island Central
NEWS WRITING
Honorable Mention: Harrison Hudson, Southwest Christian Academy
Third Place: Stephanie Atchley, Buffalo Island Central
Second Place: Haley Cluck, Armorel
First 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, Jonesboro
Third Place: Colton Dancer, Greene County Tech
Second Place: Shyla Clayton, Buffalo Island Central
First Place: Jonathan Merideth, Greene County Tech
HEADLINE WRITING
Third Place: Charity Sanders, Jonesboro
Second Place: Katelyn Randolph, Armorel
First Place: Harrison Hudson, Southwest Christian Academy
IMPROMPTU DEBATES
Honorable Mention: J.T. Lawrence, Armorel
Third Place: Joseph Fondren, Armorel
Second Place: Mason Jones, Armorel
First Place: Hope McAlee, Homeschool
EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING
First Place: Abigail Holifield, Greene County Tech
NEWSPAPER COPY READING
Third Place: Jonathan Merideth, Greene County Tech
Second Place: Kelsey Brooks, Armorel
First Place: Shelby Herron, Armorel
VIDEO PROMOTION
Second Place: Tim Rowland, Austin Wycoff and Hunter West, Greene County Tech
First Place: Colton Dowdy and Grant Register, Greene County Tech
EDITORIAL CARTOONING
Second Place: Brook Berry, Armorel
First Place: Jordan McClure, Armorel
DOCUMENTARY SHORT
Second Place: Fredrick Price, Watson Chapel
First Place: Austin Wycoff, Greene County Tech
MUSIC VIDEO
Second Place: Raley Malone, Greene County Tech
First Place: Clayton Bridger, Jake Harbin, and Hogan Dailey; Nettleton
