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Paper Clips -
Paper Clips submissions are first selected from writings within English classes. After these papers are submitted, the English faculty reads all the selections and chooses those that will be published in Paper Clips. The essays published in Paper Clips are representative of some of the college's finest student writing.
Congratulations to the following students whose works appear in Paper Clips:
Spring 2012:
- Tina Coates - 2011-2012 Composition II Essay Award Winner
- Abby Dickerson
- Catherine Dulan - 2011-2012 Overall Writing Excellence Award Winner and 2011-2012 Researched Writing Essay Award Winner
- Faye Sims - 2011-2012 Short Written Work Award Winner
- Penny Johnson - 2011-2012 Analysis Essay Award Winner
- Erin Maas
- Shannon Pelczynski
- Colleen Prividera
- Kathy Rovik
Fall 2011:
- Christine Blasi - 2011-2012 Literary Criticism Award Winner
- Shantae Chapman
- Catherine Dulan
- Maddy Ehley
- Catherine Flowers
- Barb Kolb
- Heather Krisman
- Celia Mullarkey
- Amanda Schmidt
- Faye Sims
- Bao Yang - 2011-2013 Composition I Essay Award Winner
Arches -
Arches, the Mount Mary student newspaper, is a member of the Wisconsin Newspaper Association and the Associated Collegiate Press and offers a printed version and an online version (shown at right).
Arches operates as both a learning lab and a student organization. There are many opportunities for involvement including:
- writing
- photography
- illustration
- page design
Arches staff and several Arches students won awards in the Wisconsin Newspaper Association's annual Collegiate Better Newspaper Contest for the best student journalism in Wisconsin. The panel of judges included Wisconsin publishers, general managers, editors, reporters, photographers, copy editors and other newspaper staffers. Award winners were recognized at a special awards ceremony at the Wisconsin Newspaper Association/Associated Press Convention & Trade Show in Middleton on Feb. 28, 2013.
• First Place - General Web Excellence - archesnews.com – Staff
• First Place - Graphics - Branded, Fantasy Football, Marketing Yourself - Barbara Kolb
• First Place - Sports Reporting - "Angels plunge into special Olympics head first" - Shantae Chapman
• First Place - Best Advertisement - Carizma - Barbara Kolb
• Second Place - Graphics - Bump up Your Backside, Jaci's Awards, Polar Plunge - Melissa Lor
• Second Place - Best Editorial - "Rise above Mount Mary's mean girls" - Nastassia Putz
• Honorable Mention - General Reporting - Branded - Kirby McMahon
Arches, finished 3rd place in the Best of Show category for four-year, non-weekly newspapers at the Associate Collegiate Press national conference in Chicago November 3, 2012. Arches competed against hundreds of student publications from colleges and universities of all sizes from across the nation.
Arches, received fifth place in Best of Show, Publication Website, from the Associated Collegiate Press at the Midwest convention on February 13, 2011. Arches competed against student publications from Midwest colleges and universities of all sizes. See the list of award winners.
Arches was given an honor rating of "First Class with One Mark of Distinction for Writing and Editing" from the Associated Collegiate Press (ACP). The publication also received third place for "General Excellence" in the Wisconsin Newspaper Association's annual collegiate competition.
To learn more or to support Arches, call 414-258-4810 ext. 327 or e-mail mmc-arches@mtmary.edu.