Jan. 7, 2025
Each year, thousands of student journalists across America submit their best work to the American Scholastic Press Association (ASPA) to compete in the Annual Contest and Review for Scholastic Yearbooks, Magazines and Newspapers. This nationwide competition is based on a 1,000-point system, and the results are in.
The Central High School 2023-2024 Résumé yearbook earned Second Place. The yearbook staff last year consisted of: Ainsley Daccache (Editor-In-Chief), Ollie Francis (assistant editor), Paige Bodnar, Bee Combest, Evan Cornelius-White, Gentry Goode, Meghan Grone, Emily Hernandez, Madelyn Houck, Ivy Hyde, Elseya Ligon, Kevin Myers, Eden Olson, Hampton Richards, Lilly Williams, and Chloe Wootton.
The Central High Times news magazine earned both First Place with Special Merit (within 50 points of a perfect 1,000) and Most Outstanding High School Magazine (only one is awarded this title annually). The magazine staff last year consisted of: Ned Pickett (Editor-In-Chief), Lucy Caplinger (assistant editor), Chloe Cunniff, Sarah Greene, Jack Herr, Emma Lewis, Emmarie Logan, Allison Loughary, Nina Malega, Morgan Martens, Madi Taylor, Tyler VanLaningham, Jack Wegrzyn, and Reese Wood.
"Both of these staffs work incredibly hard every year to produce quality work that is even better than the previous years' outstanding publications," said Kori O'Dell, print journalism adviser at Central High School. "They're always trying to one-up themselves. Their dedication to improvement is inspiring, and I'm blessed to work with these students every day."
