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The "Six Mile Post" was recognized as the best two-year college newspaper in Georgia at the annual Georgia College Press Association's Press Institute in Macon on Feb 3. The "Six Mile Post" placed first in the two-year college General Excellence category for the first time since the publication began in 1972. The SMP won six awards overall in the state-wide contest, including: first in General Excellence, first in Best Campus Community Service-News, first in Best Campus Community Service-Editorial Excellence, second in General Advertising Excellence, second in Best Campus Community Service-Sports and second in Best Community Service-Features. During the individual awards portion of the ceremony, the staff won seven awards. These included first place for Zack Bolien for Best Review, first place for Josh Kelley for Best Sports Photograph, second place for Sara Baggett for Best Column, second place for Nicole Duck for Best Editorial or Feature Photograph, second place for Dustin Taylor for Best Sports Story, third place for Megan Van Meter for Best Feature Story and third place for Sarah Abercrombie for Best Editorial or Editorial Series. The entries in the "Better Newspaper Contest" sponsored by the Georgia College Press Association (GCPA) are judged by professional journalists. The awards were presented at a luncheon in the Macon Ramada Plaza Hotel. Jehna Holder, SMP editor, was elected treasurer of the GCPA, and Jake Carter, staff writer, was elected to the GCPA Board of Directors. Student journalists from various two-year and four-year colleges from throughout the state attended the Press Institute. Workshops were held from 9 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. and were conducted by speakers from different newspapers and colleges, such as Rick Crotts, presentation editor for the "Atlanta Journal-Constitution." Jehna Holder, editor of the "Six Mile Post," said, "I am very excited about all of the awards the "Six Mile Post" won as a whole in Macon in the Georgia College Press Association contest, and I am eager to win more. I am looking forward to being the new treasurer of the GCPA and to helping plan the Press Institute for next year. Also, knowing that this is the first time ever winning the award for General Excellence was very rewarding." The staff came back from the trip with a total of 13 awards and two state officer elections, giving the SMP one of the most successful trips to the Press Institute that the publication has ever had, according to Dr. K. Kemper, SMP adviser. |
