The Flare Named a Crown Finalist

KILGORE – The Kilgore College student newspaper, The Flare, has been named a Crown Finalist from Columbia Scholastic Press Association in New York. Crown Awards honor top student publications chosen from organization’s members. Crowns are selected for overall excellence in a head-to-head comparison. Also, Kilgore College students received 11 Gold Circle Awards from the institution, highlighting publications produced during the 2016-17 academic year. A total of 1,100 publications were eligible for judging.

KC students winning Gold Circles:

* Elijah Banks: 1st place, sports page design for news publications

* Linda Grimes: Certificate of merit, photo illustration in magazine publications

*Tiffany Johnson: 2nd place, photo layout: full page; 3rd place, photography portfolio of work

*Elizabeth Lumpkin: 2nd place, photo layout — full page

*Meaghan Morton: 2nd place, op-ed or news analysis page design for news publication; 3rd place, first person experience in news publications

*Richard Nguyen: 2nd place, photo layout – full page

*Tina Marie Reed: 2nd place, photography portfolio of work; certificate of merit – photo story for news publications

*Timothy Stuckey: 3rd place, photography portfolio of work in magazine publications

*Grant Worley: Certificate of merit, photo illustration in news publications

*The Flare Staff: 3rd place, alternative story form in news publications