The Communication, Arts, Film & Digital Media (CAF&DM) academy’s annual field trip to the action-packed journalism known as FSPA took place April 24-26. A bus filled with students from all publications (Catharsis, Cavaleon, CavsConnect, GablesLive! and highlights) departed to the Wyndham Orlando Resort, where they competed with other schools’ publications and attended seminars to further their journalistic excellence. Students were able to enjoy organized events like round tables and banquets, allowing for journalistic enthusiasm to spread throughout all convention attendees. Coral Gables’ own Cavaleon and CavsConnect were awarded the overall title of “All Florida”.
“CAF&DM should take away [from FSPA] the need for an integrated journalism network, and how online publications, print publications, and TV are so much better when they work together. If we all help each other out we can get the news out so much more effectively and show the community that despite being student journalists, our reporting, story writing, and interviewing are an integral part of an open and honest school system,” junior Stephan Chamberlin said.
Gables did exceptionally well in their competitions, as they have in years past. The recognitions they received at this year’s convention, themed “Revolution”, are as follows:
All-Florida
Ambar Deleon (Catharsis)– Literary Magazine Spread
Caterina Viscito (Catharsis)– Literary Magazine Prose
Evan Caldwell (Catharsis)– Literary Magazine Prose
Ron Leiferman (Catharsis)– Literary Magazine Poetry
Ann-Marie Bracho (Catharsis)– Literary Magazine Poetry
Vanessa Vazquez (highlights)– Campus News Story
Maya Iskandarani (highlights)– Editorial
Danny Delgado (highlights)– Serious Commentary
Stephan Chamberlin (highlights)– Humorous Commentary
Amanda-Victoria Gonzalez (highlights)– Sports Game Coverage
Octavio Castro (highlights)– Sports Action Photo
Brooke Donner & Maggie Rivers (highlights)– Newspaper Front Page
Catarina Ruggiano (GablesLive!)- Commercial (Best of the Best)
Nestor Justiniani (GablesLive!)– Special Effects Photo (Best of the Best)
Nestor Justiniani (Cavaleon)– Personality Portrait Photo
Sofia Quevedo and Julene Valmana (Cavaleon)– Yearbook Student Life Spread
Hanna Payne and Keana Mercado(Cavaleon) – Yearbook Student Life Spread
Deanna Reyes and Mariuxi Garces (Cavaleon)– Yearbook Student Life Spread
Hanna Payne and Keana Mercado (Cavaleon)– Yearbook Opening/Divider
Sophie Feinberg (CavsConnect)- Campus News Story
Bryce Scanlon (CavsConnect)- Infographic
James Burke (CavsConnect)- Hand-drawn Illustration
Excellent
Ann-Marie Bracho (Catharsis)– Literary Magazine Poetry
Ali Band (highlights)– Off-Campus News Story
Sabrina Fiske (highlights)– Serious Commentary
Cyrus Zeledon (highlights)– Serious Commentary
Angelika Menendez (highlights)– Sports Game Coverage
Catarina Ruggiano (GablesLive!)- Broadcast Profile
Tyler Tolon (GablesLive!)- Feature Package
Javier Cobas, Matthew Forero (GablesLive!)- Short Film
Samuel Tapia (GablesLive!)- Public Service Announcement
Samuel Tapia, Julian Martell (GablesLive!)- Public Service Announcement
Javier Cobas (GablesLive!)- Design Portfolio
Cathryn Cordes and Hanna Payne (Cavaleon)– Sports Game Coverage
Caroline Bauwens (Cavaleon)– Yearbook Sports Spread
Maybel Cerrato and Nicole Juarez (Cavaleon)– Yearbook Sports Spread
Honorable Mention
Evan Caldwell (Catharsis)– Literary Magazine Spread
Ambar Deleon (Catharsis)– Literary Magazine Spread
Aliyah Symes (Catharsis)– Humorous Commentary
Brooke Donner (highlights)– Off-Campus News Story
Olivia Field (highlights)– General Feature Story
Bianca Mangravite (highlights)– Profile Story
Francis Perez (highlights)– Sports Newsfeature
Octavio Castro (highlights)– Review
Olivia Field (highlights)- Review
Christopher Galiano (GablesLive!)
Gaitana Jaramillo and Deanna Reyes (Cavaleon)– Sports Game Coverage
Nestor Justiniani (Cavaleon)– Sports Action Photo
Nestor Justiniani (Cavaleon)– Nature Photo
Oliver Robles (Cavaleon)– Nature Photo
Oliver Robles (Cavaleon)– Tom Pierce Photo Portfolio
Quick Turn Competitions
Samuel Tapia (GablesLive!)- 2nd Place Photo Story
Alexander Duran, Coby Sanchez, Julian Elortegui, and Mark Braun (CavsConnect)- 1st place Video Sketch
On the Spot:
Gianella Rojas (Catharsis)– 1st Place, Review Writing
Paula Hernandez (Cavaleon) – Honorable Mention Short Story
Javier Cobas, Samuel Tapia (GablesLive!)- 2nd Place Edit to the Beat
Nicolas Dabby (GablesLIve!)- Honorable Mention Collaborative Commercial
Isabella Izquierdo, Deanna Reyes, Cathryn Cordes, Nicole Juarez, Gaitana Jaramillo, Adriana Fernandez (Cavaleon)- 1st Place Team Yearbook
Oliver Robles (Cavaleon)- 1st Place News Photo