On Wednesday, March 30, the Mississippi Scholastic Press Association announced the news publication, broadcast, podcast, and streaming finalists and winners from its annual Best of Mississippi contest. The Best of Mississippi honorees in yearbook and literary magazine were announced in the spring.

Although over 30 Prep students were set to travel by bus to the awards ceremony and accompanying convention, a forecast of dangerous weather forced the conference to be cancelled. Awards were announced via a video posted by the MSPA.

The Best of Show competition covered student product from the current semester, while the Best of Mississippi contest covers everything from February 2021 to February 2022. A complete list of Best of Mississippi winners, along with links to individual winning pieces, can be viewed on the MSPA website. Prep winners and finalists are listed below.

JACKSON PREP HONOREES

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Mississippi Scholastic Press Association contests

BEST OF SHOW

BEST BROADCAST – JPTV staff, finalist

BEST NEWSPAPER – Sentry staff, finalist

BEST CREATIVE VIDEO – Blake Martin (JPTV), finalist

BEST GRAPHIC ILLUSTRATION – Anna Cate Hays (Sentry), finalist

BEST HEADLINE – Lilly Grace Sites & Julia Stradinger (Sentry), finalists

BEST SINGLE PAGE DESIGN – Jane Hurst & Hannah Polk (Sentry), WINNERS

BEST NEWS FRONT – Jane Hurst & Hannah Polk (Sentry), finalists

BEST OF MISSISSIPPI 2022

NEWS PUBLICATION OF THE YEAR – Sentry staff, finalists

BEST SPORTS WRITING – Sentry staff, finalists

BEST OPINION WRITING – Sentry staff, finalists

BEST LAYOUT & DESIGN – Sentry staff, finalists

BEST IN-STUDIO ANCHOR – Jake Vineyard (JPTV), finalist

BEST LONGFORM STORY – Peter Downing (JPTV), finalist

BEST OPENING SEQUENCE – JPTV staff

BEST DEPTH REPORTING – Jane Hurst & Hannah Polk, finalists

BEST NEWS STORY – Jake Mathews (Sentry), finalist

BEST FEATURE STORY – Maggie Boswell (Sentry), finalist

BEST STAFF EDITORIAL – Baty Newman (Sentry), finalist

BEST STAFF EDITORIAL – Megan Tomlinson (Sentry), finalist

BEST STAFF EDITORIAL – Jack Dryden (Sentry), WINNER

BEST EDITORIAL CARTOON – Hannah Polk (Sentry), finalist

BEST EDITORIAL CARTOON – MEGAN TOMLINSON (Sentry), finalist

BEST SPORTS STORY – Haddon McLeod (Sentry), finalist

JoAnne Sellers Newspaper Adviser of the Year – Lain Hughes, finalist