{"id":6940,"date":"2022-04-05T20:32:52","date_gmt":"2022-04-05T20:32:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesouthtexan.com\/?p=6940"},"modified":"2022-04-05T20:32:52","modified_gmt":"2022-04-05T20:32:52","slug":"the-south-texan-brings-home-22-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesouthtexan.com\/index.php\/2022\/04\/05\/the-south-texan-brings-home-22-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"The South Texan brings home 22 awards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Student-journalists attend state convention<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The South Texan<\/em> (TST) staff has returned from the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association (TIPA) convention with 22 awards. The convention was held from March 24 to 26 in Fort Worth, Texas. This was the first convention held in person since 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The TST staff won a total of 22 awards, including eight first place awards, at this year\u2019s convention, competing in both a live and pre-published contest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn the pre-published category, we compete against schools of similar size (though our program is relatively small) while the live events place all schools together. Winning a live contest means our students beat contestants from Division I schools. I would place my students against any other school\u2019s students any day,\u201d Student Media Adviser for TST, KTAI<\/em> and the Javelina Broadcast Network <\/em>Nicole Morris said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Five students participated in this year\u2019s live event contests and brought home four awards. The remaining 18 awards were won in the pre-published contests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTo win just one statewide award is an accomplishment, but to win 22 is overwhelming and awesome,\u201d Morris said <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Digital Editor for TST Erik Estrada placed first in the Live News Video contest. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPlacing first meant a lot to me,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019ve never really felt as if I excelled at anything and felt as if I was losing my grip of things when it came to my work but winning first and beating some of the biggest schools in Texas really made me feel like I was doing something right and that I could be successful if I just kept working towards my goals.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is Estrada\u2019s second semester on TST staff and his first participation in the TIPA convention. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt was also nice to prove that you don\u2019t need to attend a fancy school to be successful in what you do, all it takes is hard work, passion and friends that cheer you on every step of the way,\u201d Estrada said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The convention included several workshops with guest speakers and a roundtable for students to meet and discuss freely. An election was also held by student participants to fill officers for the TIPA student executive committee. Editor-in-Chief Ronni Reyna was elected secretary of the committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI want to be able to make an impact to better this convention for students,\u201d Reyna said, \u201cand I am honored to serve.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The convention concluded Saturday morning with an awards ceremony brunch at which students and advisers gathered to see and collect awards from the pre-published and live contest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is something we\u2019ve done well with over the years and Ms. Morris has done a wonderful job of really putting [students] forward and pushing [students] so that [they] do have this high-quality work and then other schools see that, especially when they show up and compete,\u201d Department Chair for Art, Communication & Theatre Todd Lucas said<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Morris gives much credit to her students, who she says work hard every day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs they always do, my student journalists made me extremely proud at this year\u2019s convention. I am proud of them every day, win or lose, but winning these awards provides them validation that they are on the right paths,\u201d Morris said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The awards received included:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First Place:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overall Design Newspaper \u2013 The South Texan<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Breaking News \u2013 Aryssa Enriquez<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Feature Story \u2013 Ronni Reyna<\/p>\n\n\n\n

General News Multimedia Story \u2013 Rae Martinez, Susan Cortez, Luis Briseno, Emeri Drewry & Ronni Reyna<\/p>\n\n\n\n

General News Video Story \u2013 Susan Cortez & Ronni Reyna<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Multimedia Slide Show \u2013 Ronni Reyna & Rae Martinez<\/p>\n\n\n\n

General News Audio Story \u2013 Rae Martinez<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second Place:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In-Depth Reporting – Makaylah Chavez<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Podcast \u2013 Ronni Reyna, Joshua Mendez & Tiffany Hinojosa<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Breaking News \u2013 Aryssa Enriquez<\/p>\n\n\n\n

General News Audio Story \u2013 Amanda DeFrees<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Third Place:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Special Edition (print) \u2013 Ronni Reyna & Gabriella Mastroianni<\/p>\n\n\n\n

General News Video Story \u2013 Rae Martinez, Joshua Mendez, Susan Cortez & Erik Estrada<\/p>\n\n\n\n

General News Story \u2013 Aryssa Enriquez<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Critical Review – Gabriella Mastroianni<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sports Column \u2013 Dylan Sanchez<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Honorable Mention<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overall Excellence Website \u2013 The South Texan<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overall Design Website \u2013 The South Texan<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Live Contest Winners:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Live Video News \u2013 Erik Estrada, First Place<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Print News Writing \u2013 Ronni Reyna, Third Place<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spanish News Writing \u2013 Rae Martinez, Honorable Mention<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TV Announcing Spanish \u2013 Rae Martinez, Honorable Mention<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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