The Scene student newspaper at St. Louis Community College at Forest Park won 28 awards in this year’s Missouri College Media Association contest.
That includes the coveted first-place award in the Sweepstakes category, where points are allocated according to total number and level of awards.
“When our name was announced, we all started cheering the loudest,” said Theodore “Teddy” Geigle, The Scene’s editor-in chief.
“I think everybody felt really proud because a lot of our hard work went into that. It’s a fantastic feeling. Everyone felt accomplished. I’m really happy that we all worked together to get that.”
The MCMA is an association of student newspapers and other media at colleges and universities in the state of Missouri. The Scene competes in Division 4 with community colleges.
Awards were presented on April 1 at the annual MCMA conference at Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau.
Here’s the list of awards:
NEWS WRITING – Theodore “Teddy” Geigle, first place.
IN-DEPTH NEWS REPORTING – Theodore “Teddy” Geigle, first place; and Obersy “Obi” Robles Valdez, second place.
INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING – Theodore “Teddy” Geigle and Cristian Romero, honorable mention.
REGULAR COLUMN – April Green, first place and second place.
ENTERTAINMENT REVIEW – Markell Tompkins, three first-place awards.
SPORTS COLUMN – Koko Alapbe, honorable mention. NEWS PHOTOGRAPHY – Deborah Moss and Theodore “Teddy” Geigle, first place; and Michelle Compton, honorable mention.
FEATURE PHOTOGRAPHY – Leilani England, first place and third place; and Markell Tompkins, second place.
POLITICAL/EDITORIAL CARTOON – April Green, first place and second place. NON-
POLITICAL/ENTERTAINMENT CARTOON – Zane Scott, first place. PAGE ONE DESIGN – Evans Agyemang, third place.
FEATURE PAGE – Shauna Stagner, Zane Scott, George Estes and Sophia Garthe, first place; Nicole DeLapp and Cristian Romero, honorable mention.
PHOTO PAGE – Leilani England, first place; George Estes and Leilani England, second place; and Theodore “Teddy” Geigle and Deborah Moss, third place.
WEBSITE – The Scene staff, first place.
SWEEPSTAKES – The Scene staff, first place.
BEST OVERALL NEWSPAPER – The Scene staff, second place