Maryland-District of Columbia Scholastic Press Association

2012-2015 No Contests Entered

2011 Publications Contest

Gold Rating, The Stampede
Marylander Award Winner
Alexandra Vinci and Alexis Jenkins, Editors in Chief
Matthew Nunez, Copy Chief
Charles Shryock, IV, Faculty Adviser

2011 Individual Writing and Editing  – Newspaper

Comic, 2nd Place
Marcellus Lopez, Adam’s Wish

Informational Graphic, 1st Place
Taylor Parker and Leslie Martin, Battle of the Smart Phones

Informational Graphic, Honorable Mention
Cathy Anderson, Leslie Martin, and Matt Nunez | Study Tours: Spain

News, 3rd Place
Matthew Nunez, De-Tweeted

Photography, 1st Place
Matthew Nunez, Marcus Thornton Rises

Photography, 2nd Place
Amber Booth, Academic Signing Ceremony

Photography, 3rd Place
Carmela Rourke, Art Fight

Profiles, Honorable Mention
Taylor Parker, From Principal to President

Single (Inside) Page Layout, 1st Place
Michael Breton, Leslie Martin, Alexis Jenkins, Elise Nagy, and Matt Nunez | The American Crew

Single (Inside) Page Layout, Honorable Mention
Luciana Rodrigues, Shannell Smith, and Lezla Gooden; Anti-Valentine’s Day

Sports (News or Feature), 1st Place
Luciana Rodrigues, The Injury You Don’t See

2011 Individual Writing and Editing  – Website

Sports Writing, 1st Place
Andrew Feather, DeMatha Wins Controversial Game at the Buzzer for DCSportsFan.com

Sports Writing, Honorable Mention
Andrew Feather, Taylor Brown Wins Maryland Gatorade Player of the Yearfor DCSportsFan.co

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Maryland-District of Columbia Scholastic Press Association

2010 Publications Contest

Gold Rating, The Stampede
Jacqueline Corley and Joshua Crockett, Editors in Chief
Dillon DiSalvo, Copy Chief
Charles Shryock, IV, Faculty Adviser

Silver Rating, The Stampede Online
Alexandra Vinci and Jacqueline Wills, Online Editors
Charles Shryock, IV, Faculty Adviser

2010 Individual Writing and Editing  – Newspaper

Comic, 1st Place
Josh Sanders and Colleen Fleming, ‘Life’s Grim (Homecoming)’

Editorial Cartoon, Honorable Mention
Shannell Smith, ‘Collywobbles and Defenstration (Facebook)’

News, Honorable Mention
Megan Ardovini, ‘President Obama Envisions an Exit’

Front Page Layout, 2nd Place
Brandi Bottalico, ‘President Obama Envisions an Exit’

Opinion/Editorial Page Layout, 1st Place
Jacqueline Wills, Ann Czecha, Megan Timms and Jerica Deck, ‘Sexting’

Photography, 1st Place
Grant Hill, ‘Tyler Bryant (Swimming)’

Photography, 3rd Place
A.J. Gonzalez, ‘The Crucible: Abigail and Chorus’

Photography, Honorable Mention
Jacqueline Wills, ‘Exam Week/Buckley’

Review, Honorable Mention
Marie Blair, ‘Fall Musical: South Pacific’

2010 Individual Writing and Editing  – Web

Feature Writing, 1st Place
Alexandra Vinci and Jacqueline Wills, ‘In the Hijab of a Muslim Woman’

News, 3rd Place
Alexis Jenkins, ‘McNamara Announces Next Principal’

News, Honorable Mention
Brandi Bottalico, ‘Facebook Changes Default Settings’

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Maryland-District of Columbia Scholastic Press Association

2009 Publications Contest

Gold Rating, The Stampede
Melissa August, Jackie Corley, Joshua Crockett, Editors in Chief
Dillon DiSalvo, Copy Chief
Charles Shryock, IV, Faculty Adviser

2009 Individual Writing and Editing – Newspaper

Editorial Cartoon, 1st Place
Alexandra Vinci, ‘Bailout‘

Comic, 1st Place
Colleen Fleming and Alexandra Vinci, ‘Inauguration Day‘

Comic, 2nd Place
Melanie Ngami, McNamara Time

Comic, Honorable Mention
Colleen Fleming and Alexandra Vinci, ‘Bad Puns‘

Photography, Honorable Mention
Grant Hill, ‘Sweeney Todd the Musical‘

Photography, Honorable Mention
Melissa August and Marli Washington, ‘Obama Speaks to Audiences before Election‘

Sports News or Sports Feature Writing, Honorable Mention
Joshua Crockett, “Make the Grade or Miss the Game”