BHS Journalism

National Scholastic Press Association

Best of Yearbook Sports

For thirteen years, the acclaimed National Scholastic Press Association has published a soft-cover book called Best of High School Press. As NSPA states in the preface,”If your work is in this book, we congratulate you.”

For the first time, BHS made the cut in “Best of Yearbook Sports,” one of 16 yearbooks in the entire U.S.

Designer - Gabrielle Wilt, ’06
Reporters – Whitney Hartman & Alicia Smith, ‘07

VHSL 2007 Writing/Photography/Design Journalism Contest Results

A total of 578 examples of outstanding scholastic journalism - writing, photography and design - were recognized in VHSL’s 2007 competition for magazine, newspaper, and yearbook journalists. They were selected from entries submitted by 34 different student publications. Judging in the first round was based on meeting standards for outstanding journalism. Then the top five entries were ranked on the basis of quality in each category by a different VHSL group of judges.

Certificates of achievement were presented at a luncheon at the VHSL Championship Journalism Workshop on October 27.

BHS was represented in three divisions-yearbook, literary magazine, and newspaper/magazine, but each of these includes its own categories:

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Group AA Newspaper

Bylined Personal Opinion/Column

First Jeff Harris	Honorable Mention Jared Stidham

Inside Page Layout/Spread

Honorable Mention
Ashley Elwood

Advertising

Third
Allison Vandevander

Newsmagazine Cover

First James Hardesty	Second James Hardesty	Third Allison Vandevander

Group AA Yearbook

Advertising

Third Jeff Harris	Honorable Mention Michael Thomas

People Spread

First
Ashley Elwood/Whitmey Hartman

Sports Spread

Honorable Mention
Jazmin Cardoso

Student Life Spread

Third Holly Fox	Honorable Mention Holly Fox

Clubs/Organizations Spread

First
Mindi Sue Armentrout/Nicky Scott

Academics Spread

Second
Rachel Puckett/Charity Roberts

Overall
	For the first time, the Virginia Journalism Teachers Association awarded a "Best in Show" to one A, AA, and AAA school. BHS won the AA "Best in Show."
Best in Show BHS

Concept Packaging (This yearbook category requires submitting the opening, closing, and two division spreads.)

First Alicia Smith/Becky Baker

Group AA Literary Magazine

Cover

First
Destini Price

Table of Contents

First
Destini Price

Photography

First Brently Hilliard	Second Destini Price	Third Brently Hilliard

Computer Art

First
Phillip Wachter

3D Art

First
Anne Lantz

Drawing

First Jordan Shiflet	Second Hunter Derrow	Third Phillip Wachter

Art Gallery Spread

First
Destini Price

Poetry Spread

First Margaret Lantz	Second Holly Harpine	Third Destini Price/Holly Harpine

Painting

First Alyssa Weider	Second John Albert	Third Phillip Wachter

Prose Spread

First Ross Hamrick	Second Danielle Turner	Third Danielle Turner/Maria Dreidiger,

Concept Packaging (This literary magazine category requires submitting an opening, closing, and two spreads.)

First Destini Price/Tabetha Napora/Carolyn Knott/Margaret Lantz/Holly Harpine

Congratulations to BHS publications students and to their adviser, Mrs. Karen Harden!