2009 Awards
Minotaur wins 6 Gold Circle Awards:
The 2009 edition of the Minotaur received six Gold Circle Awards from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association. These awards are given to the top books in the country for specific categories. This is the first time Bloomingdale has received one. Only three other yearbooks in Florida earned a Gold Circle award.
Second place, Advertisting single ad page design, Maria Machina
Second place, Division page design color, Resa Horta & Grace Semchuck
Certificate of Merit, Feature Writing: Student Life, Heather Franks, Christina Haase & Ashly Shay
Certificate of Merit, People spread with mug shots one spread color, Maria Machina & Natalie Morgan
Certificate of Merit, Opening and closing spread design color, Resa Horta & Grace Semchuck
Certificate of Merit, Design essentials: title page, Resa Horta & Grace Semchuck
The full list of winners can be found here: http://cspa.columbia.edu/docs/contests-and-critiques/gold-circle-awards/recipients/2010-scholastic-circles.html#N1002A
Congratulations to NSPA Journalism Honor Roll students:
Sarah Brand, Kara Buono, Olivia Caramico, Heather Franks, Diana Gonzalez, Christina Haase, Brittany Harris, Samantha Holsten, Maria Machina, Olivia McClamma, Noelle Miller, Natalie Morgan, Natalie Neville, Jessica Sawicki, Alli Schneider, Ashly Shay & Ryan Vazquez
Minotaur takes seven awards at 2008 FSPA District Contest!
We are proud of our 2008 edition, which won awards in:
2008 Sports spread carry-in: Swim & Dive – Resa Horta & Heather Franks, 2nd place
2008 Student life copy carry-in: Religion – Natalie Neville & Grace Semchuck, 2nd place
2008 People section carry-in: Sarah Gold, Natalie Morgan & Raven Miller, 2nd place
Yearbook staffers also won awards for their current photography and on-the-spot contests:
Carry-in portrait: Brittany Harris & Jessica Freeman, 3rd place
Digital design on-the-spot: Grace Semchuck, Brittany Harris, Victoria Hazy & Resa Horta, 2nd place
Yearbook writing, editing & design on-the-spot: Natalie Neville, Kara Buono, Sarah Brand & Taylor Boschee, 2nd place
On the spot photography – Natalie Schaedler, 3rd place