Five members won numerous awards in the National Federation of Press Women’s annual contest, the group announced during a digital celebration June 6.
The Indiana members were first place winners in the WPCI contest earlier this year. First place winners at the affiliate level compete in the national contest.
Indiana high school students also earned several awards for their entries, which also won first-place honors in the WPCI contest.
WPCI professional winners are:
Beth Edwards
First place, Specialty Articles, Green/Environmental
Natalie Hoefer
First place, Photography, Photographer-Writer
Third place, Specialty Articles, History
Third place, Specialty Articles, Religion
Third place, Photography, News or Feature Photo
Carol Michel
First place, Non-fiction Books for Adult Readers, Humor
Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp
First place, Electronic Newsletter, Personal
Second place, Publication Regularly Edited by Entrant, Newsletter or Other Publication, Non-profit, Government or Educational
Jessica Shrout
First place, Speech
Second place, Column, Informational
Second place, Social Media Campaign, Non-profit, Government or Educational
Honorable mention, Website Edited or Managed by Entrant, Non-profit, Government or Educational
Indiana high school winners are:
Rachel Bayler, Southport High School, second place, columns or blogs
Eli Beck, Southport High School, second place, sports story
Zion Brown, Ben Davis, honorable mention, television interview or talk show
Sowmya Chundi, Rhea Acharya, Carmel High School, first place, environment
Clare Dierckman, Carmel High School, second place, news or feature photo
Khera Goss, Ben Davis, first place, video sports story
Rachael Hinshaw, Ann Ramsey, Lawrence North High School, second place, yearbook layout
Anna Lowe, Greenwood High School, third place, review
Gray Martens, Marvin Fan, Carmel High School, honorable mention, graphics/photo illustration
Ray Mo, Carmel High School, second place, sports photo
Angela Qian, Carmel High School, first place, double-truck layout
Kendall Reynolds, Hope Lynas, Jon Page, Jenna Schweikert, Noblesville High School, honorable mention, feature story
Cole Sherman, Lawrence North High School, honorable mention, yearbook copywriting
John Yun, Fishers High School, honorable mention, opinion
Learn more:
See the list of WPCI contest winners.
Check out Indiana high school communicators awards and honors.
