2018 Photo of the Year Winners
The Missouri Journalism Education Association is pleased to announce the Photo of the Year state award winners.
Photo of the Year News
MJEA is proud to announce ANGELINA GARCIA of The Cambia at Oak Park High School and EMILY BLUNT of The Rebel at Richland High School as winners of the News Photo of the Year contest. Please click on their links below to view the winning images. MJEA would also like to honor Michael Melinger of Clayton High School, Sydney Robbins of Francis Howell Central High School and Rachael Geisel of Timberland High School as finalists in the news photo contest.
Winner: Oak Park High School; Angelina Garcia: The Cambia
Winner: Richland; Emily Blunt: The Rebel
Finalist: Clayton High School; Michael Melinger; The Globe
Finalist: Francis Howell Central; Sydney Robbins: Odyssey
Finalist: Timberland High School; Rachael Geisel: Wolf Tracks
Photo of the Year Feature
MJEA is proud to announce ANGELINA GARCIA of The Cambia at Oak Park High School and BRIA WALTERS of The Lincolnian at Lincoln Prep High School as winners of the Feature Photo of the Year contest. Please click on their links below to view the winning images. MJEA would also like to honor Lily Dean of Eureka High School, Allison Jones of Richland High School and Clare Cunningham of Staley High School as finalists in the feature photo contest.
Winner: Oak Park High School; Angelina Garcia: The Cambia
Winner: Lincoln Prep; Bria Walters: Lincolnian
Finalist: Eureka High School; Lily Dean: Eurekana
Finalist: Richland; Allison Jones: The Rebel
Finalist: Staley High School; Clare Cunningham: Legacy
Photo of the Year Sports
MJEA is proud to announce LIZA KING of The Rebel at Richland High School and HALEY ANNE MAHUSAY of The Staley News at Staley High School as winners of the Sports Photo of the Year contest. Please click on their links below to view the winning images. MJEA would also like to honor Sam Cary of Francis Howell North High School and Katie Bullock of Winnetonka High School as finalists in the sports photo contest.
Winner: Richland High School; Liza King: The Rebel
Winner: Staley High School: Haley Anne Mahusay; Staley News
Finalist: Francis Howell North; Sam Cary: North Star
Finalist: Winnetonka High School; Katie Bullock: Tonka News Online
Photo of the Year Portraits
MJEA is proud to announce MICHAEL MELLINGER of The Globe at Clayton High School and LILLIAN HIMMELBERG of The Purgold at North Kansas City High School as winners of the Portrait Photo of the Year contest. Please click on their links below to view the winning images. MJEA would also like to honor Marissa Young of Kirkwood High School, Faith Guinnip of Oak Park High School and Grace Duddy of Staley High School as finalists in the portrait photo contest.
Winner: Clayton High School; Michael Melinger: The Globe
Winner: North Kansas City High School; Lillian Himmelberg: The Purgold
Finalist: Kirkwood High School; Marissa Young: The Pioneer
Finalist: Oak Park High School; Faith Guinnip: The Northmen’s Log
Finalist: Staley High School; Grace Duddy: Legacy
These students submitted impressive pieces of work from this school year that were selected as the winners by a highly-qualified judging team. This is a wonderful honor for all the students and the schools they represent and are indicative of the high quality of their publications programs.
The MJEA Individual Student awards were designed to honor the very best in student writing, photography, design and video storytelling in Missouri by selecting one winner in each of 21 categories.