LSR7 Students Win Big at Statewide Journalism Competition
Students from all three Lee's Summit R-7 School District high schools raked in the awards at J-Day 2023.
Students submitted work to the Missouri Interscholastic Journalism Association and earned recognition for their work both in journalism and yearbook work when they attended J-Day at the University of Missouri in Columbia.
Lee's Summit High School
Best of Show:
- Payton Sutton, News Photo
All Missouri:
- Amelia Hicks, Peyton Fisher, Ashlyn Bellamy & Makya Clayton, Yearbook Sports Package
- Addison Ditamore, Online Feature Package
- Abbie Speight, Sports Feature/Reaction Photo
- Anna Seck & Lily Ullery, Yearbook Student Life Package
- Oliver Matney & Carter Nave, Broadcast Human Interest Feature
Superior Ratings:
- Payton Sutton & Norah Wareham, Student Life/Organization Photo
- Grant Thomas, Ayden Warner, Sophia Eyre & Paige Gregoire, Broadcast Sports Feature Story
- Khalia Woods, Online Feature Package
- Abbie Speight & Anna Seck, Yearbook Academic Package
Excellent Ratings:
- Addi Moore & Peyton Fisher, Yearbook Writing
- Luke Gallegos & Elaina Gassmann, Yearbook Student Life Package
- Carmelita Carrillo & Jayden McMahan, Yearbook Sports Package
- Makya Clayton & Nolan Strickland, Live Sports Broadcast -Team
- Sophia Eyre & Osahon Ogbevoen, Broadcast Human Interest Feature
- Madeline Francis & Khalia Woods, Online Feature Package
Honorable Mentions:
- Lauryn Berry & Makya Clayton, Broadcast Feature Story
- Khalia Woods & Jackson Hocker, Online Sports Package
- Payton Sutton, Sports Photo
- Anna Seck, Yearbook Sports Package
- Julianna Belzeski & Garrett McMillin, Broadcast Human Interest Feature
LSHS also received an Honorable Mention for its broadcast newsmagazine and an All Missouri award for the 2022 Reflector yearbook.
Lee's Summit North
Best of Show:
- Franki Farmer, Yearbook Writing
- Daniel Schmidt & Tyson Tingue, Live Sports Broadcast -Talent
- Lincoln Hamaker & Daniel Schmidt, Broadcast Sports News Story
All Missouri:
- Nick Yearout, Karsten Keller & Samuel Mazariegos, Broadcast News Story
- Lincoln Hamaker & Daniel Schmidt, Broadcast Sports News Story
Superior Ratings:
- Abigail Fry, Portrait Photography
- Morgan Hubert, Academic Photography
Excellent Ratings:
- Parker Krysa & Max Pettegrew, Broadcast News Story
- Morgan Hubert, Yearbook Academic Package
Honorable Mentions:
- Parker Krysa & Max Pettegrew, Broadcast News Story
- Bailey Woodbury, Student Life/Organization Photo
- Jadyn Delgado, Yearbook Writing
- Bailey Woodbury & Nyjia Hudson-Jones, Yearbook Student Life Package
- Layla Cosper & Evanne Riley, Broadcast News Feature
LSN's Yearbook staff also earned an Excellence Rating for the Yearbook Overall Theme/Concept.
Lee's Summit West
Best of Show:
- Emily Gerhart & Hayden Peters, Radio/Podcast Talk Show: "The One Where the Students Take Over"
- Sydney Parks, Yearbook Traditional Package: "Moments in the Woods"
Superior Ratings:
- Evelyn Beatty, Yearbook Traditional Package: "Titans Take Europe"
- Sebastian Coleman & Evan Watson, Broadcasting Sports Feature: "Run It Back"
- Emily Spano, Social Media Reporting: lswest.ontiktok
- Emily Gerhart, News Feature: "One Pill can Kill"
Excellent Ratings:
- Noah Symes, Newsmagazine Editorial/Op-Ed: "All Falls Down"
- Sarah Hall, Newsmagazine In-depth Feature: "More than a Trend: Eating Disorders"
Honorable Mentions:
- Hailee Davidson & Jadeyn Jones, Yearbook Traditional Package: "Just Dance"
- Grace Batch, Ellie Gilbert, & Kamryn McDonald, Yearbook Traditional Package: "Time to BeReal"
- Kylie Murphy, Yearbook Traditional Package: "A Different Take on the Future"
- Nate Wernsman & Brooke Hayes, Broadcasting Human Interest Feature: "Cale Schaaf Races Toward Future"
- Ellie Johnson, News Writing: "Deep Dive into Diversity"
- Emily Gerhart, Newsmagazine Centerspread Page Design: "One Pill Can Kill: The Fentanyl Crisis is Real"
The Titan Scroll also received a Superior Rating in the Overall Newsmagazine category, Epic Yearbook received an Excellent Rating in the Overall Yearbook category, and LSWestonline brought home an Excellent Rating for Overall Online publication.
