ACE 2006 Regional Newsletter Award Contest – Official Results.

Check out the results from the ACE 2006 Regional Newsletter contest. Displayed after the break are the Judges Choice Award and the Member’s Choice Awards. Nor Cal Dispatch ties for second place in Judges Choice Award! Congratulations are in order for our Nor Cal Dispatch newsletter. The Judge’s Choice Award is based on a 10 point scale, with 10 being the highest rating and 1 being the lowest rating. There are 3 judges that participate in the contest, so the highest score that a regional newsletter could get would be 30 points. This year’s judges were Bryan Edwards of Cedar Point, Scott Anderson of Paramount’s Carowinds and Maureen Kaiser of Paramount’s Kings Island. Here are the official complete results:

1 – 29 pts – Southeast Region – “The Southern Scream” – plaque + $125 added funds
2T – 22 pts – New England Region – “The New England Dispatch”- plaque + $37.50
2T – 22 pts – No. California Region – “Northern California Dispatch” – plaque + $37.50
4 – 19 pts – Southern Ohio Region – “Southern Ohio Area Rollercoastering” (SOAR)
5 – 16 pts – New York Region – “On Track”
6 – 13 pts – Central Pennsylvania Region – “Coaster PA”
7 – 12 pts – Western Pennsylvania Region – “The Fun Times”
8 – 11 pts – South Central Region – “The Queue Line Chronicle”
9 – 10 pts – North Central Region – “Off The Beaten Track”

The Member’s Choice Awards are based on a 3-2-1 scale (3 points for a first place vote; 2 points for a second place vote and 1 point for a third place vote). Those ACE members attending the convention have the opportunity to vote in the Member’s Choice Awards. This year there were 89 valid ballots cast. Here are the results:

1 – 136 pts – New England Region – “The New England Dispatch” – certificate
2 – 118 pts – Southeast Region – “The Southern Scream” – certificate
3 – 70 pts – South Central Region – “The Queue Line Chronicle” – certificate
4 – 62 pts – Southern Ohio Region – “Southern Ohio Area Rollercoastering” (SOAR)
5 – 46 pts – Northern California Region – “Northern California Dispatch”
6 – 40 pts – Western Pennsylvania Region – “The Fun Times”
7 – 34 pts – New York Region – “On Track”
8 – 12 pts – Central Pennsylvania Region – “Coaster PA”
9 – 10 pts – North Central Region – “Off The Beaten Track”

If you are interested in joining our award winning team to participate in writing or submitting photographs, please contact any of the Nor Cal ACE Reps. We would love to hear your suggestions for articles and ideas for the newsletter. Please contact us.