Hawaii Baptist takes top honor in state journalism competition

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Hawaii Baptist: Front row, Karly Tom, left, Danielle Toda, Danielle Woo, Jaryd Sugihara, Amelia Mckenzie and Mikayla Mau. Second row, Shannon Mau, Aaron Wilford, Tanner Isaacs and Kylie Yamauchi.

Hawaii Baptist Academy’s student journalists bested 16 other public and private schools to take the top award Wednesday in the annual Hawaii High School Journalism Awards competition.

The independent school was named best in state, followed by Mililani High School and Kamehameha Schools Maui.

"We came last year and we placed third. We tried so hard to do our best over the past year, and it paid off," said Hawaii Baptist senior Danielle Woo, co-editor of the Eagle Eye student newspaper. "This competition motivated me and all of us."

"We really wanted to take first place this year," added Eagle Eye co-editor Jaryd Sugihara.

Nine public schools and eight private schools statewide competed in 21 categories.

In an initial round of judging, public school entries and private school entries were separately awarded winners in each category, ranging from best news writing and feature writing to best layout and digital illustration.

The winning public school entry and winning private school entry in each category were then judged to determine an overall state winner for each category. Schools garnering the most points across all categories won the top best in state awards.

For Hawaii Baptist, that meant collecting seven first-place awards in the private school division, and an additional five first-place awards in the state division.

Mililani High — last year’s overall top winner — received six first-place awards in the public school division, and one first-place award in the state division this year.

"We all know it’s not about the win, but I’m glad that the work of the staff was validated. Everyone worked really hard," said Mililani senior Lauren Barbour, editor in chief of the Trojan Times.

This year, entries were not separated by print and online publications.

The contest was sponsored by the Hawaii Publishers Association, Honolulu Star-Advertiser, MidWeek, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Morris Visitor Publications and Hagadone Printing.

STATE WINNERS

As selected by a panel of judges.

CATEGORY	FIRST	SECOND
News writing	Kamehameha Maui	Kaiser High
Feature writing	Kamehameha Maui	Radford High
Profile writing	Kamehameha Kapalama	Radford High
Sports writing	Kamehameha Maui	Mililani High
Editorial writing	Hawaii Baptist Academy	Mililani High
Commentary writing	Radford High	Hawaii Baptist Academy
Photography	Lahainaluna High	‘Iolani
Photo essay	Maui High	Kamehameha Maui
Action photography	Mid-Pacific Institute	Mililani High
Portrait photography	Hawaii Baptist Academy	Maui High
Layout and design	Lahainaluna High	‘Iolani
Hand-drawn illustration	Seabury Hall	Kaiser High
Digital illustration	Kaiser High	‘Iolani
Infographic	‘Iolani	Mililani High
Editorial cartoon	Hawaii Baptist Academy	Waipahu High
Comic strip	Mid-Pacific Institute	Kaiser High
Online video	Maui High	Hawaii Mission Academy
Multimedia story presentation	Kamehameha Maui	Mililani High
Blog	Hawaii Baptist Academy	Radford High
Website	Hawaii Baptist Academy	McKinley High
Single issue	Mililani High	Kamehameha Maui

DIVISION WINNERS

Division winners were selected by a panel of judges. Another panel then picked the state winners.

Public Schools
CATEGORY	FIRST	SECOND	THIRD
News writing	Kaiser High	Radford High	McKinley High
Feature writing	Radford High	McKinley High	Lahainaluna High
Profile writing	Radford High	Mililani High	Kaiser High
Sports writing	Mililani High	Moanalua High	Waipahu High
Editorial writing	Mililani High	Moanalua High	Waipahu High
Commentary writing	Radford High	Mililani High	Moanalua High
Photography	Lahainaluna High	McKinley High	Moanalua High
Photo essay	Maui High	Mililani High	Kaiser High
Action photography	Mililani High	Lahainaluna High	McKinley High
Portrait photography	Maui High	Kaiser High	McKinley High
Layout and design	Lahainaluna High	Mililani High	McKinley High
Hand-drawn illustration	Kaiser High	Lahainaluna High	Mililani High
Digital illustration	Kaiser High	Mililani High	—
Infographic	Mililani High	Kaiser High	Lahainaluna High
Editorial cartoon	Waipahu High	Kaiser High	Mililani High
Comic strip	Kaiser High	Mililani High	Lahainaluna High
Single issue	Mililani High	Lahainaluna High	Moanalua High
Online video	Maui High	Mililani High	McKinley High
Multimedia story presentation	Mililani High	McKinley High	—
Website	McKinley High	Radford High	Mililani High
Blog	Radford High	Mililani High	McKinley High

Private Schools
CATEGORY	FIRST	SECOND	THIRD
News writing	Hawaii Baptist Academy	Kamehameha Maui	‘Iolani
Feature writing	Kamehameha Maui	Hawaii Baptist Academy	Kamehameha Kapalama
Profile writing	Kamehameha Kapalama	‘Iolani	Hawaii Baptist Academy
Sports writing	Kamehameha Maui	‘Iolani	Sacred Hearts Academy
Editorial writing	Hawaii Baptist Academy	Mid-Pacific Institute	Kamehameha Maui
Commentary writing	Hawaii Baptist Academy	Seabury Hall	Kamehameha Maui
Photography	‘Iolani	Hawaii Mission Academy	Hawaii Baptist Academy
Photo essay	Kamehameha Maui	Hawaii Baptist Academy	‘Iolani
Action photography	Mid-Pacific Institute	Hawaii Baptist Academy	Kamehameha Maui
Portrait photography	Hawaii Baptist Academy	Hawaii Mission Academy	Kamehameha Maui
Layout and design	‘Iolani	Hawaii Mission Academy	Kamehameha Maui
Hand-drawn illustration	Seabury Hall	Hawaii Baptist Academy	‘Iolani
Digital illustration	‘Iolani	Kamehameha Maui	Hawaii Baptist Academy
Infographic	‘Iolani	Kamehameha Maui	Hawaii Baptist Academy
Editorial cartoon	Hawaii Baptist Academy	‘Iolani	Kamehameha Maui
Comic strip	Mid-Pacific Institute	‘Iolani	Hawaii Baptist Academy
Single issue	Kamehameha Maui	Hawaii Baptist Academy	Kamehameha Kapalama
Online video	Hawaii Mission Academy	Kamehameha Maui	Hawaii Baptist Academy
Multimedia story presentation	Kamehameha Maui	Hawaii Baptist Academy	Hawaii Mission Academy
Website	Hawaii Baptist Academy	Seabury Hall	Kamehameha Maui
Blog	Hawaii Baptist Academy	Kamehameha Maui	Hawaii Mission Academy

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MOST VALUABLE STAFFERS

Selected by the staff and adviser of each school newspaper.

WAIPAHU
Chavonnie Ramos
Designer & Photographer

HAWAII BAPTIST
Danielle Woo
Co-Editor

MOANALUA
Eunica Escalante
Editor in Chief

KAISER
Gianni Marabella
Co-Editor in Chief

RADFORD
Hanh Pham
Editor

SACRED HEARTS
Kristen Kate Tumacder
Webmaster

MILILANI
Lauren Barbour
Editor in Chief

MCKINLEY
Lin Song
Co-Editor

‘IOLANI
Lindsey Combs
Editor in Chief

HAWAIIAN MISSION
Lydia Earles
Editor

KAMEHAMEHA MAUI
Maile Sur
Editor in Chief

KAMEHAMEHA
Pono Suganuma
Editor in Chief

LAHAINALUNA
Sofia Fredy
Editor in Chief

LUTHERAN
Tess Fukuyama
Editor in Chief

MID-PACIFIC
Thomas Nitta
Staff writer