Richland’s The Rebel yearbook staff recently received 14 total awards during the 2019 Quill & Scroll National Yearbook Contest, including four Sweepstakes (first place) Awards.

The yearbook staff as a whole also received the Blue and Gold Award Staff Excellence for Comprehensive Visuals along with various photography and writing awards.

Posing for the photo sre, front left: Editor-in-Chief Allison Jones, 2019 graduate Kate Wyman, and Page Editor Alesia Eaton. Back, from left, 2019 graduates Emily Blunt and Liza King, Photo Editor Dacie Ritch, and Production Coordinator Devin Duffie.

Ritch, Duffie, Blunt, and King all received Sweepstakes Awards for being the overall winners in various photo categories.

Ritch received the most awards of any student in the contest, with seven, including one sweepstakes, two second places, two third places, and two honorable mentions – all for photography.

Individual Award Winners were:

Dacie Ritch: Sweepstakes Award for Feature Photography 

Second Place for Photo Illustration 

Second Place for Clubs/Organization Photography 

Third Place for Sports Action Photography 

Third Place for Feature Photography 

Honorable Mention for Sports Action Photography 

Honorable Mention for Academic Photography 

Devin Duffie: Sweepstakes Award for Academic Photography 

Alesia Eaton: Second Place for Caption Writing

Allison Jones: Third Place for Clubs/Organization Photography 

Emily Blunt: Sweepstakes Award for Student Life Photography 

Honorable Mention for Sports Action Photography 

Liza King: Sweepstakes Award for Sports Action Photography 

Photo by Kyle Carter / Richland Schools