2019-20 OSMA Awards
2018-19 OSMA Awards
Granville High School’s BluePrints newsmagazine earned the All Ohio award, which is the highest rating by the Ohio Scholastic Press Association (OSMA) for the first time in school history. The website received a second place rating. Additionally, the staff won 38 individual OSMA awards including 6 Superiors, 13 Excellents and 19 Honorable Mentions.
Led by editor-in-chief Sarah Carpenter, the members of the 2019-20 BluePrints staff are Jake Barry, Faith Blankemeyer, Emily Gold, Paige Grunden, Andy Hoben, Lauren Kiernan, Liam McCamish, Anna Mialky, Kennedy Ogden, Grace Portzline, Gavin Robinson, Nicholas Williams and Molly Wilson.
Individual awards are listed below.
Faith Blankemeyer (’20)
- Online Package, Superior (with Paige Grunden, Anna Mialky and Grace Portzline)
- Newspaper/Newsmag Package, Superior or Excellent (with Molly Wilson, Paige Grunden, Gavin Robinson and Kennedy Ogden)
- Newspaper/Newsmag Package, Superior or Excellent (with Sarah Carpenter, Kennedy Ogden and Grace Portzline)
- In-depth Reporting/Team, Excellent (with Paige Grunden)
Sarah Carpenter (’20)
- Facing Pages Layout, Superior
- Online Package, Superior (with Lauren Kiernan, Emily Gold and Kennedy Ogden)
- Newspaper/Newsmag Package, Superior or Excellent (with Faith Blankemeyer, Kennedy Ogden and Grace Portzline)
- News Feature, Excellent
- Online Opinion, Excellent
- Online Interactivity or Graphic Elements, Excellent
- Front Page/Cover Newsmagazine Layout, Honorable Mention
- Front Page/Cover Newsmagazine Layout, Honorable Mention
- Feature Page Layout, Honorable Mention
Emily Gold (’20)
- Online Package, Superior (with Sarah Carpenter, Lauren Kiernan and Kennedy Ogden)
- Personality Profile, Honorable Mention
- Opinion Page Layout, Honorable Mention
- Opinion Page Layout, Honorable Mention
Paige Grunden (’20)
- Online Package, Superior (with Faith Blankemeyer, Anna Mialky and Grace Portzline)
- Newspaper/Newsmag Package, Superior or Excellent (with Faith Blankemeyer, Molly Wilson, Gavin Robinson and Kennedy Ogden)
- In-depth Reporting/Team, Excellent (with Faith Blankemeyer)
- Commentary, Excellent
- Online Sports Story, Honorable Mention
- Online Interactivity or Graphic Elements, Honorable Mention
Andy Hoben (’20)
- Sports Coverage, Excellent
- Sports Feature, Excellent
- Online Sports Story, Excellent
- Sports Coverage, Honorable Mention
- Sports Feature, Honorable Mention
Lauren Kiernan (’20)
- Online Package, Superior (with Sarah Carpenter, Emily Gold and Kennedy Ogden)
- Personality Profile, Honorable Mention
- Online News Story, Honorable Mention
Anna Mialky (’20)
- Online Package, Superior (with Paige Grunden, Faith Blankemeyer and Grace Portzline)
- Alternative Copy, Excellent
- Sports Page Layout, Honorable Mention
Kennedy Ogden (’21)
- Commentary, Superior
- Online Package, Superior (with Sarah Carpenter, Lauren Kiernan and Emily Gold)
- Newspaper/Newsmag Package, Superior or Excellent (with Faith Blankemeyer, Molly Wilson, Paige Grunden and Gavin Robinson)
- Newspaper/Newsmag Package, Superior or Excellent (with Sarah Carpenter, Faith Blankemeyer and Grace Portzline)
- Art/Non-Editorial, Honorable Mention
- Photo Illustration, Honorable Mention
Grace Portzline (’20)
- Online Package, Superior (with Paige Grunden, Faith Blankemeyer and Anna Mialky)
- Newspaper/Newsmag Package, Superior or Excellent (with Sarah Carpenter, Faith Blankemeyer and Kennedy Ogden)
- General Feature, Honorable Mention
Gavin Robinson (’20)
- Newspaper/Newsmag Package, Superior or Excellent (with Faith Blankemeyer, Molly Wilson, Paige Grunden and Kennedy Ogden)
- Editorial, Excellent
- Online Opinion, Honorable Mention
Nicholas Williams (’20)
- Editorial Page Layout, Superior
- Review, Excellent
Molly Wilson (’20)
- Newspaper/Newsmag Package, Superior or Excellent (with Faith Blankemeyer, Paige Grunden, Gavin Robinson and Kennedy Ogden)
- Sports Page Layout, Excellent
- News Feature, Honorable Mention
