Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Okawville Jr/Sr High School Entry Title: Running the Last Leg of the Season Entry Credit: Jolee Maynard Judge Comment: Good use of running jargon to connect to the content of the story, specifically that it was Regionals. It would be better to create a complete thought (e.g. "Running the last leg ..." does what?)
Place Name: Honorable Mention Contestant Name: Okawville Jr/Sr High School Entry Title: Always Remember the Sun Will Come Out Tomorrow Entry Credit: Olivia Bergmann Judge Comment: Good idea to pull part of a well-known song lyric to generate reader interest, but there's no connection to what the story is intended to communicate about the performance.
Place Name: Honorable Mention Contestant Name: Herscher High School Entry Title: Battle for Hawkins Entry Credit: Avery Jones Judge Comment: The headline touches on familiar wording that the audience will associate with the show; however, it doesn't have a direct connection to the content of the story, which is how students reacted to the show.
