BluePrints Magazine attends both Georgia Scholastic Press Association (GSPA) conferences in Athens, Georgia, and the Southern Interscholastic Press Association (SIPA) conference in Columbia, South Carolina annually. The following are awards that BluePrints and its members have won through these conferences.
2022 Georgia Scholastic Press Association Spring Awards
Publication Awards
Superior News Website- BluePrints
Superior New Magazine- BluePrints
Individual Awards
Superior Illustration- Eva Lucero “Fallen Arch”
Superior Photo Essay- Ikeoluwa Ojo and Zaya Roberson “Tatted Up”
All-Georgia News Photograph- Melanie Frick “Getting Vaccinated”
All-Georgia Commentary- Violet Calkin “The World is Crumbling Why Even Apply?”
Superior Commentary- Ikeoluwa Ojo “My Dark Truth: Navigating a Color-Struck World”
Superior Feature Story- Isabella Morgan “Odhiambo’s Odyssey”
Superior Feature Story- Kira Law “Hustling Heredia”
Superior Feature Story- Ava Maddox “The Dead Rise in Athens”
All-Georgia In-Depth News Story- Jackie Wright “CCSD bus drivers cooperate and sacrifice to transport students”
Superior In-Depth News Story- Melanie Frick “Growing Gifted: CCSD Program Evolves to Become More Inclusive”
All-Georgia News Story- Savannah Duncan-Barnett “Local educators protest anti-critical race theory resolution”
Superior News Story- Ikeoluwa Ojo “Right to pads”
All Georgia COVID-19 Reporting- Lilly McGreevy “Distrust causes low vaccination rates”
Superior COVID-19 Reporting- Jackie Wright “Tracing Trials”
Superior Social Justice Reporting- Lilly McGreevy “Abolitionist teaching brings a new perspective to education”
Superior Sports Photograph- Megan Wise “On the Mat”
All-Georgia Sports Column- Jacob Weiszer “At long last, Dawgs on top”
All-Georgia Sports Feature Story- Megan Wise “Slamming the Standard”
Superior Sports Feature Story- Jacob Weiszer “From Whit to Wofford”
Superior Sports Game Coverage- Jacob Weiszer “Cedar Shoals drop third consecutive Classic City Championship 42-21”
Superior Sports Game Coverage- Gabriel Holcomb “Jags clinch playoff spot in 27-20 win over Chestatee”
Superior Sports News Story- Gabriel Holcomb “Injuries hamper Lady Jags softball season”
Broadcast
All-Georgia Sports Package- Alexander Holland “Preparations underway for baseball season”
All-Georgia Feature Package- Violet Calkin “30×30: restoring green spaces to Athens”
Superior Feature Package- Melanie Frick and Lilly McGreevy “Think Before You Move”
Superior News Package- Ruby Calkin and Aissatou Sarr “Counseling office opens news clothes closet”