126 students were ranked in 24 categories as being among the Best of the South in the SEJC’s annual journalism awards competition. The SEJC competition is open to the organization’s member schools from the states recognized in its constitution as eligible for entry. This year’s competition included 330 eligible entries from 32 member schools. Judges for the competition came from states outside the SEJC’s member region and included 22 journalism professionals from newspapers, broadcast outlets and magazines across the country