More than 500 student journalists from 21 high schools throughout the Mahoning Valley participated in the annual Press Day at Youngstown State University. The event included 75 sessions featuring

More than 500 student journalists from 21 high schools throughout the Mahoning Valley participated in the annual Press Day at Youngstown State University. The event included 75 sessions featuring various local print, radio and television journalists and covering topics ranging from blogging and newspaper design to photography and ethics. The keynote speaker was Paul Nyden, award-winning investigative reporter with the Charleston Gazette in West Virginia. The winners were:
Dolores Sullivan/Pat Shively Scholarship Award
Stephanie Sahli, Struthers
Adviser of the Year
Michele Parella, Struthers
Staff Member of the Year
Paul Finan, Lakeview
Most Improved Newspaper
The Aerial Review, Columbiana
Best Overall Newspaper
Division I (Over 500 enrollment)
First: The Bulldog Bulletin, Lakeview; Second: The Student Prints, Struthers; Third: The Cardinal, Canfield.
Division II (Under 500 enrollment)
The Sentinel, Springfield
Literary Magazine
First: Spontaneous Combustion, Hubbard
INDIVIDUAL WRITING AWARDS
Division I (enrollment over 500)
First: Tribune Chronicle, Page One; Second: Hubbard High School, The Hub; Third: Boardman High School, The Bugle.
Division II (enrollment under 500)
First: Columbiana High, The Aerial Review; Second: Springfield, The Sentinel; Third: Western Reserve, Devil's Den.
Video
First: Hubbard; Second: Columbiana; Third: Canfield
Web Design
First: Austintown Fitch, The Talon Online; Second (tie): Tribune Chronicle, Page One Online and Hubbard, The Hub; Third: Hubbard - Reed Middle School.
CERTIFICATE WINNERS
Video
Imaginative
First: Hubbard
Live Segments
First: Hubbard
Music Video/Entertainment
First (tie): Columbiana and Canfield; Second: Hubbard; Third: Canfield.
Commercial
First: Columbiana; Second: Hubbard.
Morning News/Announcements
First: Hubbard; Second: Columbiana.
Documentary
First: Hubbard; Second: Columbiana.
INDIVIDUAL WRITING AWARDS
News Article
First: Paul Finan, Lakeview; Second: Lisa Roth; Third: Nicholas Sikora.
Feature Article (Division I)
First: Hannah Miller, Page One; Second: Chris Farmakis; Third: Mary Therese Bridge, Page One.
Feature Article (Division II)
First: Katlin Bowman, Columbiana; Second: Jaclyn Lipp, Springfield; Third: Trisha Ott, Springfield.
Editorial
First: Savanna Rezabek, Lakeview; Second: Katlyn Pero, Hubbard; Third: Paul Finan, Lakeview.
Editorial Cartoon
First: Alyssa Nelson, Salem; Second: Brian Coulter, Columbiana; Third: Jeff Randall, Struthers.
Column/Opinion (Division I)
First: Rachael Prokop, Page One; Second: Stephanie Mislevy, Hubbard; Third: Kyle Tennant, Page One.
Column/Opinion (Division II)
First: Ashley Lewis, Jaclyn Lipp, Springfield
In-depth/Series
First: Stephanie Mislevy, Leigh Ann Logan, Tina Takash, Hubbard; Second: Caitlin Anderson, Stacey Danso, Lakeview; Third: Rachel McGowan, Canfield.
Photography
First: Jason Bouchard, The Almanac; Second: Megan Liddle, Page One; Third: Pam Galioto, Struthers.
Sports News Article (Division I)
First: Carrie Melia, Boardman; Second: Andrew Woodley, Greenville; Third: Paul Finan, Lakeview.
Sports News Article (Division II)
First: Ashley Stewart
Sports Feature Article
First: Kelsey Sommers, Page One; Second: Jessie Black, Page One; Third: Ashley Stewart, Columbiana.
Sports Photography
First: Toby Hibbs, Pleasant Valley; Second: Chris Haering, Howland
Third: Matt Liptak, Boardman.
Headline Writing (Division I)
First: Nick Antonucci, Boardman; Second: Molly Toth, Struthers; Third: Mike Detwiler, Austintown Fitch.
Headline Writing (Division II)
First: Ashley Stewart, Columbiana
Review (Division I)
First: Kelly Lake, Boardman; Second: Molly Toth, Struthers; Third: Jill Maples, Hubbard.
Review (Division II)
First: Ashly Kephart, Springfield; Second: Brian Coulter, Columbiana.
Review (teen sections)
First: Mary Therese Bridge, Page One; Second: Nicole Kish, The Almanac.
Personality Profile
First: Hannah Miller, Page One; Second: Stephanie Mislevy, Hubbard; Third: Matt Narducci, Canfield.
Advertisement
First: Jared Bennett, Boardman; Second: Kayla Seybert, Columbiana.
Artwork
First: Lara Downing, Page One; Second: Lauren Hunt, Howland; Third: Margreta Karousis, Lakeview.
Short Fiction
First: Stephanie Mislevy, Hubbard; Second: Kayla Turek, Sara Serbin, Brooke McCullough, Canfield.
Poetry
First: Katlin Bowman, Columbiana; Second: Bryan Sebrell, Salem; Third: Kevin Sheffar, Boardman.
Layout and Design/ Page One
First: Rachael Prokop, Page One; Second: Christine Kim, Howland; Third: Matt Liptak, Boardman.
Layout and Design/Sectional (Division I)
First: Bonnie Besze, Billy Leet, Hubbard; Second: Amanda Macovitz, Dana Varga, Struthers; Third: Caitlin Anderson, Holly Miller, Amy Downs, Lauren Catuogno, Stacey Danso, Lakeview.
Layout and Design/Sectional (Division II)
First: Ashley Sanders, Springfield; Second: Kaitlin Bowman, Columbiana..
Investigative Reporting
First: Hilary Ray, Lakeview; Second: Courtney McElhaney, Howland; Third: Kellie Stewart, Salem.
Staged News Event
First: Mary Therese Bridge, Page One; Second: Hannah Miller, Page One; Third: Evan Brown, Lakeview.