2007 Student Newspaper Conference Winners

The Maine Center for Student Journalism announced the winners of the 2007 Annual High School Student Newspaper Contest during ceremonies held May 17 on the University of Maine campus in Orono. Students from across the state came to the Neville Hall auditorium to receive judges' remarks on the entries and awards for outstanding writing, layout and photographs. There were nearly a hundred entries in ten categories.

The following schools and students were presented with plaques and certificates for first, second, third and honorable mentions.

Editorial Writing, Elise Giasson, Latitude 44, Edward Little High School; Kayla Greenleaf, Raider Review, Fryeburg High School; Sam Dunning, Word in the Times Record; Dan Stearns, RamPage, Bangor High School.

Editorial Cartoon, Peter Hintz, RamPage, Bangor High School; Patrick Harpin, Outside, Orono High School.

Review Writing, Will Connelly, Word, in the Times Record; Rhyanna Anderson, High Times, Houlton High School; Katherine Kusiak Carey, Spectrum, Lawrence High School; Connor McGrath, Ramblings, Deering High School; Julia Butler, The Roar, Biddeford High School.

Photography, Cameron Taylor, RamPage, Bangor High School; Alex Kehr, Raider Review, Fryeburg High School; Anna Nielbala, Eagles' Nest, Erskine Academy; Patrick Harpin, Outside, Orono High School.

Sports Writing, Madeleine Purcell, Word, in the Times Record; Alice Young and Noah Sleeper, Ramblings, Deering High School; Eliot Douin, Eagle Times, Bonny Eagle High School.

News Writing, Hannah Cyrus, The Inside, Orono High School; Taylor Gould, Warrior Call, Nokomis High School; Molly Schaffner, Word, in the Times Record; Morgan Herrell, RamPage, Bangor High School.

Feature Writing, Savanna Pettergill, The Roar, Biddeford High School; Molly Schaffner, Word, in the Times Record; Chelsea Johnson and Christy Alvord, Ramblings, Deering High School; Min Hwang, RamPage, Bangor High School.

Layout and Design, The Roar, Biddeford High School; Ramblings, Deering High School; Eagle Times, Bonny Eagle High School; Raider Review, Fryeburg Academy.

New Entrant, Voicing the View, Mount View; High Times, Houlton High School; Eagles' Nest, Erskine Academy; Raider Review, Fryeburg.

General Excellence, Eagle Times, Bonny Eagle High School; The Roar, Biddeford High School, Ramblings, Deering High School; RamPage, Bangor High School.