Six Mile Post

Inside February 22, 2005's Issue

-News-

Board of Regents imposes new exemption rules for Regents' Test

Cultural Awareness Society plans trips

FC/Darton College medical lab tech student scores high

Deadline for Bahamas trip fast approaching

Peer educators plan to poll students on alcohol/drug use

Financial aid refunds sent later than many colleges'

Maymester and summer student advising and class registration to begin soon

'SMP' wins 19 awards from State Press Assoc.

By Jacki Padgett
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Staff Writer

Georgia Highlands College's student newspaper, the "Six Mile Post," came home with a total of 19 awards presented at the Georgia College Press Association's annual press institute held Feb. 5 in Macon.

Best Campus Community Service Awards included second place in Sports and third place in Features, Editorial Excellence and News. The SMP also received second place in the Improvement and General Advertising Excellence categories, as well as third place in General Photography Excellence.

The SMP took third place in the Best Newspaper Website category, competing against both two- and four-year college online newspapers.

Atteka Abdou won the Impact Award for her editorial cartoons. Abdou was chosen for this award from among all two-year and four-year college's entries.

Other individual award winners include the late Rick Climer, who won a first place award for Best Sports Photography.

Lindy Dugger, assistant editor of the SMP, received second place in the Best Sports Story category and the Best News Based on Interpretive or Investigative Reporting category.

Third place for Best Review went to Ashley Morris, and Editor Sam Chapman took third place in the Best News Article Based on Objective Reporting category.

Former "Six Mile Post" staff members won awards as well for their work at the paper. Bobby Moore won first place in the Best Feature Story category and second place in the Best News Article Based on Objective Reporting category. Stephanie McCombs received third place in the Best Sports Story category, and Joanna Selman won third place in the Best Editorial or Feature Photograph category. Jason Sapp was awarded third place in the Best Column category. Ten "Six Mile Post" staff members and two advisers attended the press institute at the Crowne Plaza, which concluded with a banquet lunch followed by the presentation of awards.

Awards were based on newspapers printed during the 2004 calendar year.

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