Williamson County Schools media and journalism students are proving once again why they’re among the best in the state.
Numerous WCS students walked away from this year’s Tennessee High School Press Association (THSPA) Awards with trophies for everything from Best Overall Yearbook to Best Commercial.
More than 900 entries were submitted for this year’s competition. The awards ceremony was held March 7 at Lipscomb University.
Congratulations to the following students and programs:
2016 Broadcasting Finalists:
Best Videographer
- First Place: Zach Fulkerson, Independence High
- Second Place: Jacob Ferguson, Franklin High, Demo Reel
- Third Place: Mitchell Mullins, Ravenwood High
Best Commercial
- First Place: Jack Burnette, Reed Smith and Ryan Tyler, Brentwood High, Titleist
- Second Place: Zach Fulkerson, Independence High, IHS 30 Second Spot
- Third Place (tie): Chase Slaughter, Independence High, Retron 5
- Third Place (tie): RHS TV, Ravenwood High, Goldfish
- Honorable Mention: Caitlin Alexander, Jake Fisher, Dakota Payne, Emma Richards and Ben Sherrill, Brentwood High, Phantom 3 Drone
Best Short Feature Story
- First Place: Peter Newsom, Franklin High, Behind the Scenes of Captain Franklin #1
- Second Place: Zach Fulkerson, Independence High, State Football Recap
- Third Place (tie): Madeline Carroll and Juan Lopez, Independence High, Back in My Day
- Third Place (tie): Ally Newsom, Cheyenne Smith and Chat Tetzlaff, Ravenwood High, You Will Flourish
Best News/Sports Package
- First Place: Peter Newsom, Franklin High, Behind the Scenes of Captain Franklin #3
- Third Place: Chris Rowland, Neil Shukla and Nate Stoner, Ravenwood High, State Hype
- Honorable Mention: Ben Sherrill and Abbi Williams, Brentwood High, Paris Attacks
- Honorable Mention: Will Richmond and Reed Smith, Brentwood High, Volleyball State Champs
Best Sports Coverage of a Live Event
- First Place: WBHS 9, Brentwood High, BHS Football v. Dickson County
- Third Place: IHS Media, Directed by James Roberson, Independence High
- Honorable Mention: IHS Media, Directed by Garrett Fee, Independence High
Best Audio for Video Project
- First Place: Caleb Howard and Ben Sherrill, Brentwood High, Impulsion
- Second Place: Jake Fisher, Caleb Howard, Ben Sherrill and Ryan Tyler, Brentwood High, Soul Boy
- Third Place: Christian Whittemore, Franklin High, Dream Sequence of Captain Franklin
Best Video or Documentary
- First Place: Tyler Parrish, Sydney Hampton, Christian Whittemore, Andrew Kochamba, Nial Redha, Mckenna Martin, Connor Wood, Chel Warren, Hope Dyra and Caitlin McFadden, Franklin High, Captain Franklin Episode 1
- Second Place: Caleb Howard, Dakota Payne, Ben Sherrill and Matthew Willoughby, Brentwood High, Chewacla Challenge
- Third Place: Tate Huessman, Andrew Kochamba, Sam Perez and Nial Redha, Franklin High, Harvey Barker
- Honorable Mention: Juan Lopez, Independence High, Some Cat’s Christmas
- Honorable Mention: Ryan Clo, Ben Griffith and Matthew Hughes, Brentwood High, Cross Country
Best Music Video
- First Place: Jake Fisher, Ben Sherrill and Ryan Tyler, Brentwood High, Glory & Gore
- Second Place: Sam Perez, Andrew Kochamba, Nick Meyer, Connor Wood and Christian Whittemore, Franklin High, Alien for Christmas
- Honorable Mention: Landon Allen, Nick Barre, Jon Helton, Noah Jacobs and Andy Knight, Centennial High, New Chapter
Best Television Reporter
- Second Place: Emma Richards, Brentwood High
- Honorable Mention: Zoe Cruz, Centennial High, Day of the Dead Package
Best PSA
- Second Place: Ocean Goins and Juan Lopez, Independence High, Sleep Depravation
Best Sports Show
- Second Place: Jack Burnette, Reed Smith and Ryan Tyler, Brentwood High
- Third Place (tie): Anna Glenn Grove, Sydney Hampton, Jakob Serban and Christian Whittemore, Franklin High, Basketball GameDay
- Third Place (tie): Anthony Bogdan, Waylong Davis, Seth Goering and Juan Vigoya, Independence High, Independence Sports Spotlight
Best Newscast/News Magazine
- Third Place (tie): IHS Media, Independence High, November 20, 2015
- Third Place (tie): Nick Barre, Jon Helton and Noah Jacobs, Centennial High, Take Over Thursday
- Honorable Mention: IHS Media, Independence High, Christmas
Best Overall Station
- Second Place: IHS Media, Independence High
- Third Place: FHS Broadcasting, Franklin High
- Honorable Mention: WBHS 9, Brentwood High
Best Lip Dub Video
- Second Place: WBHS, Brentwood High
Best Audio Project
- Third Place: Max Hanson, Independence High
Best Overall Website
- First Place: Centennial High, Cougar Nation
2016 Yearbook Winners:
Best Black and White Photograph
- First Place: Kameron Ziesig, Brentwood High
Best Color Photograph
- Third Place: Emma Sarappo, Ravenwood High
Best Overall Yearbook
- Honorable Mention: Eye of the Raptor, Ravenwood High
2016 Multimedia Finalists:
Best Digital Art/Graphic Design
- Honorable Mention: Triston Miller, Centennial High
- Honorable Mention: Mitchell Mullins, Ravenwood High
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