Henderson Community College's student newspaper The Hill earned nearly a dozen awards recently in the 40th annual Kentucky Community and Technical College System Student Newspaper Competition.
More than 100 students in the KCTCS system submitted entries in categories for editorial, news, feature and sports writing, as well as layout, advertising and photography.
The Bridge, the student newspaper for Somerset Community College, was honored as the best overall paper in the 2009 KCTCS competition.
Two other student newspapers also received medals in the best newspaper category. HCC's The Hill received the silver award and Bluegrass Community and Technical College's BCTC Courier received the bronze award.
The following institutions and students earned top awards in the contest:
- Overall paper layout -- First, The Hill, HCC.
- Single page layout -- First, B.C. Thomas, The Hill, HCC.
- Cartoon panel or strip - First, "Educating Dan," Tabitha Shofner and Jamie Mahurin, The Hill, HCC.
- Editorial -- First, "Students Skip KCTCS Day," B.C. Thomas, The Hill, HCC.
- Critical review -- Second, "RockNRolla Leaves You Rocked and Rolled," Chris Wright, The Hill, HCC.
- Illustration -- First, "Red Hot Lovers," Debbie Dunn, The Hill, HCC.
- Sports story -- Third, "Boot Camp Paying Dividends," B.C. Thomas, The Hill, HCC.
- Sports column -- Third, "Wright Coaching to Give Back to Community," Kyle Greenwell, The Hill, HCC.
- Sports photo -- Second, "Harris Dunk," B.C. Thomas, The Hill, HCC.
- Photo essay -- Second, "Community Day," Brent and Debbie Dunn, The Hill, HCC.
- Feature photo -- Third, "Food Selection," Kristina Smith, The Hill, HCC.
