Iowa City West HS wins 2020 Staff Excellence Blue and Gold Award
Iowa City West High School of Iowa City, Iowa, has won the 2020 Blue and Gold Award for Staff Excellence in the 2020 Quill and Scroll International Writing, Photo and Multimedia Contest.
Students from five countries submitted 2,439 entries in 30 categories, and judges chose 277 winning entries produced by 319 students, or National Winners. Every winning entry earns a Quill and Scroll Gold Key. (Keep scrolling to get to the individual winners!)
Quill and Scroll honors Sweepstakes Winners (First Place) in every category with a special framed certificate. All National Winners (Sweepstakes, Second Place, Third Place and Honorable Mention) receive award letters and are eligible to apply for Quill and Scroll Scholarships, which have an application deadline of May 10. Certificates and letters will be mailed to schools before April 5. If you see any errors in the names below, please contact Quill and Scroll ASAP by emailing Judy Hauge at [email protected].
Schools with the most winning entries receive Blue and Gold Awards for Writing, Visual and Overall Excellence. Here are those winning schools:
Staff Excellence
Iowa City West HS (Iowa City, Iowa)
Writing Excellence
- West HS (Iowa City, Iowa)
- Shalhevet HS (Los Angeles, California)
- Henry W. Grady HS (Atlanta, Georgia)
Visual Excellence
- Ladue Horton Watkins HS (St. Louis, Missouri)
- McCallum HS (Austin, Texas)
- Lawrence HS (Lawrence, Kansas)
Multimedia Excellence
- Prosper HS (Prosper, Texas)
- Miami Arts Studio 6-12 at Zelda Glazer (Miami, Florida)
- Shalhevet HS (Los Angeles, California)
If you would like a slideshow of the winning entries, with links to and visual representations of the top three entries in all 30 categories, please email Judy Hauge at [email protected].
Below find the top three entries in each category, and below that find all 187 Honorable Mention entries organized alphabetically by the name of the school.
Individual Winners
(1st, 2nd and 3rd places; honorable mentions below)
Click on the category to reveal the winners!
Editorial Writing
SWEEPSTAKES WINNER: Drew Miller — Trinity Preparatory School, Winter Park, Florida
Second Place: Jenna Wang — Iowa City West High School, Iowa City, Iowa
Third Place: Southwest Shadow Editorial Board — Southwest Career and Technical Academy, Las Vegas, Nevada
News Writing
SWEEPSTAKES WINNER: Eva Chillura — Wando High School, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Second Place: Richard Li — Contestoga High School, Berwyn, Pennsylvania
Third Place: Sarah Shane — De Toledo High School, West Hills, California
Feature Writing
SWEEPSTAKES WINNER: Kira Kadar — Dublin Coffman High School, Dublin, Ohio
Second Place: Kiersten Riedford — Carmel High School, Carmel, Indiana
Third Place: Kate Orlanski — Shalhevet High School, Los Angeles, California
Opinion Writing
SWEEPSTAKES WINNER: Georgia Bernbaum — Winter Park High School, Winter Park, Florida
Second Place: Jacob Joseph Lefkowitz Brooks — Shalhevet High School, Los Angeles, California
Third Place: Nola Levings — Lawrence High School, Lawrence, Kansas
Review Writing
SWEEPSTAKES WINNER: Betty Nguyen — University Preparatory Academy, San Jose, California
Second Place: Jacob Joseph Lefkowitz Brooks — Shalhevet High School, Los Angeles, California
Third Place: Ellie Armstrong — Huntley High School. Huntley, Illinois
In-Depth Individual Reporting
SWEEPSTAKES WINNER: Anna Mullins — Lakota East High School, Liberty Township, Ohio
Second Place: Jamie Lattin — Acalanes High School, Lafayette, California
Third Place: Caroline Christensen — Johnston High School, Johnston, Iowa
In-Depth Team Reporting
SWEEPSTAKES WINNER: Westerner Staff Members — Maine West High School, Des Plaines, Illinois
Second Place: Mill Stream Staff Members — Noblesville High School, Noblesville, Indiana
Third Place: West Side Story Staff Members — Iowa City West High School, Iowa City, Iowa
Sports Writing
SWEEPSTAKES WINNER: Hanah Kitamoto — Iowa City West High School, Iowa City, Iowa
Second Place: Noah Bullwinkle — Iowa City High School, Iowa City, Iowa
Third Place: Crosslin Silcott — Kingwood Park High School, Kingwood, Texas
Profile Writing
SWEEPSTAKES WINNER: Karleigh Gentry — Harrisonburg High School, Harrisonburg, Virginia
Second Place: Dominik Zelek — Wando High School, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Third Place: Isabella Abraham — Prosper High School, Prosper, Texas
Political Writing
SWEEPSTAKES WINNER: Sam Rubanowitz — Shalhevet High School, Los Angeles, California
Second Place:Charlotte Spears, Tyler Jones and Katherine Esterl — Henry W. Grady High School, Atlanta, Georgia
Third Place: Olivia Silvey — Kirkwood High School, Kirkwood, Missouri
Health, Science and Agricultural Writing
SWEEPSTAKES WINNER: Julia Smith — St. John’s High School, Houston, Texas
Second Place: Kathleen Ortiz — Kingwood Park High School. Kirkwood, Texas
Third Place: Ruchi Sankolli — Cedar Park High School, Cedar Park, Texas
News Feature Photography
SWEEPSTAKES WINNER: Clare Dierckman — Carmel High School, Carmel, Indiana
Second Place: Gabby Sherwood — McCallum High School, Austin, Texas
Third Place: Devin Duffie — Richland R-1 High School, Essex, Missouri
Sports Action Photography
SWEEPSTAKES WINNER: Andrew Maier — Cherry Hill High School East, Cherry Hill, New Jersey
Second Place: Caleb Melville — McCallum High School, Austin, Texas
Third Place: Landry Raymond — McKinney High School, McKinney, Texas
Sports Reaction Photography
SWEEPSTAKES WINNER: Yan Qiu — Haidian Foreign Language Shiyan School, Beijing, China
Second Place: Andrew Maier — Cherry Hill High School East, Cherry Hill, New Jersey
Third Place: Sam Bitman — Moorestown Friends School, Moorestown, New Jersey
Photo Illustration
SWEEPSTAKES WINNER: Paras Bassuk —Iowa City West High School, Iowa City, Iowa
Second Place: Grace Hu and Nicole Kalishman — Ladue Horton Watkins High School, St. Louis, Missouri
Third Place: Sami Williams — Lawrence High School, Lawrence, Kansas
Photo Slideshow
SWEEPSTAKES WINNER: Showdown Staff — McKinney High School, McKinney, Texas
Second Place: Paulino Solorzano and Katelyn Vengersammy — Whitney High School, Rocklin, California
Third Place: Eagle Nation Staff Members — Prosper High School, Prosper, Texas
Environmental Profile Portrait
SWEEPSTAKES WINNER: Mitri Krishna — Blue Valley Northwest High School, Overland Park, Kansas
Second Place: Ryan Latterel — Trinity Preparatory School, Winter Park, Florida
Third Place: Emily Haynes and Kate Draine — Noblesville High School, Noblesville, Indiana
Editorial Cartoon
SWEEPSTAKES WINNER: Shourya Arashanapalli — South Forsyth High School, Cumming, Georgia
Second Place: Anisa Khatana — Sycamore High School, Montgomery, Ohio
Third Place: Evie Horton — El Camino Real Charter High School, Woodland Hills, California
Informational Graphic
SWEEPSTAKES WINNER: Sami Turner — Lawrence High School, Lawrence, Kansas
Second Place: Gray Martens and Marvin Fan — Carmel High School, Carmel, Indiana
Third Place: Naisha Roy — South Forsyth High School, Cumming, Georgia
Newspaper Magazine Cover Design
SWEEPSTAKES WINNER: Sydney Christensen and Fin Soto — Acalanes High School, Lafeyette, California
Second Place: Alex Gergova and Ayla Dursun — Stevenson High School, Linconshire, Illinois
Third Place: Sunny Lu and Anna Liner — Stevenson High School, Linconshire, Illinois
Newspaper Front Page Design
SWEEPSTAKES WINNER: Charlie Hofferth — Munster High School, Munster, Indiana
Second Place: Alexis Lindenmayer — Munster High School, Munster, Indiana
Third Place: Kavya Jain, Jeff Swift and Jackson Estwanick — Marquette High School, Chesterfield, Missouri
Feature Page Design
SWEEPSTAKES WINNER: Hugh Chan — Ladue Horton Watkins High School, St. Louis, Missouri
Second Place: Natalie Conrad — Dublin Coffman High School, Dublin, Ohio
Third Place:Cassie Beisheim, Anna Liner and Sunny Lu — Ladue Horton Watkins High School, St. Louis, Missouri
Sports Page Design
SWEEPSTAKES WINNER: Amy Liao — Iowa City West High School, Iowa City, Iowa
Second Place: Jackson Bry — Ladue Horton Watkins High School, St. Louis, Missouri
Third Place: Jeff Swift — Marquette High School, Chesterfield, Missouri
Editorial Page Design
SWEEPSTAKES WINNER: Shea Peters — Clarke Central High School, Athens, Georgia
Second Place: Sami Turner — Lawrence High School, Lawrence, Kansas
Third Place: Claire Guo — Contestoga High School, Berwyn, Pennsylvania
Video News Package
SWEEPSTAKES WINNER: Grant Johnson — Propser High School, Prosper, Texas
Second Place: Sam Rubanowitz — Shalhevet High School, Los Angeles, California
Third Place: Valerio Pucci — Contestoga High School, Berwyn, Pennsylvania
Video Sports Package
SWEEPSTAKES WINNER: Owen Donnelly and Colin Frick — Clarke Central High School, Athens, Georgia
Second Place: Jackson Estwanick — Marquette High School, Chesterfield, Missouri
Third Place: Sabrina Juhan — Shalhevet High School, Los Angeles, California
Video Feature Package
SWEEPSTAKES WINNER: Nicole Calderon, Yeishaliz Cancel Ortiz, Allison Ferguson and Kelsey Golden — Dominion High School, Sterling, Virginia
Second Place: Julian Sandoval, Rodrigo Perez, Jose Pages and Brian Olmo — Miami Arts Studio 6-12 @ Zelder Glazer, Miami, Florida
Third Place: Camron Silva — Prosper High School, Prosper, Texas
Documentary Video
SWEEPSTAKES WINNER: Shuqian Lyu — UWC Atlantic College, St. Donats, Wales
Second Place:Sofia Dominguez, Isabella Gattamorta, Brandon Tapia, Alexander Bobadilla and Isabelle Greiner — Miami Arts Studio 6-12 @ Zelda Glazer, Miami. Florida
Third Place: Mary Sebbas — Noblesville High School, Noblesville, Indiana
Audio Podcast Single Episode
SWEEPSTAKES WINNER: David Wolfe Bender and Trace Held — Park Tudor School, Indianapolis, Indiana
Second Place: Naomi Birenbaum — Berkeley High School, Berkeley, California
Third Place: Michael Duda, Jeff Flanders and Michael Godfrey — Ritenour High School, St. Louis, Missouri
News Show for Web or TV Single Episode
SWEEPSTAKES WINNER: MHS1 Staff — McKinney High School, McKinney, Texas
Second Place: Broadcast Journalism Students — St. Joseph Catholic School, Madison, Mississippi
Third Place: Eagle Nation News — Prosper High School, Prosper, Texas
Honorable Mentions
Organized alphabetically by school name
| STUDENT NAME(S) | SCHOOL NAME | CITY | STATE | CATEGORY | TITLE OR HEADLINE |
| Emerson Brown, Stella Heo, and Katrina Ortman | Acalanes High School | Lafayette | CA | In-Depth: Team | Local Fires and Power Outages Shake Community |
| Nelson Rogers | Acalanes High School | Lafayette | CA | Opinion Writing | Danger of Taking Huck Off the Shelf |
| Nicole Prozan | Acalanes High School | Lafayette | CA | Opinion Writing | Rejecting Roe Restrictions and the Pro-Life Problem |
| Claire Mueller | Acalanes High School | Lafayette | CA | Review Writing | Captain Marvel Introduces the First Female Lead in Cinematic Universe |
| Laya Reddy | Adlai E. Stevenson High School | Lincolnshire | IL | Opinion Writing | The Case for Electronic Learning |
| Bella Ramirez | American Heritage | Plantation | FL | Sports Writing | Breaking the Boundaries: These Three Patriots Are Setting New Standards in Sports |
| Kayla Rubenstein | American Heritage | Plantation | FL | Sports Writing | Kayla in Sports: Batter (not) up! |
| Emma Newman | Beverly Hills High School | Beverly Hills | CA | News Writing | “Imaginary Invalid” to be performed as fall play |
| Emma Newman | Beverly Hills High School | Beverly Hills | CA | Feature Writing | Alexa Wachtel helps teater department, others through sign language |
| McKenna Cole | Blue Valley High School | Stillwell | KS | Opinion Writing | Where do babies come from? |
| Ben Hobbs and Mitri Krishna | Blue Valley Northwest High School | Overland Park | KS | News Magazine Cover Design | Breaking Borders |
| Raabia Qureshi | Blue Valley Northwest High School | Overland Park | KS | Opinion Writing | Why so silent? |
| Lauren Kauth | Blue Valley Northwest High School | Overland Park | KS | Sports Reaction Photo | McQuinn’s walk off pushes No.3 Huskies past No.6 Tigers, win 7-6 |
| Jenna Weyforth | Blue Valley Northwest High School | Overland Park | KS | Feature Writing | Hogs and Kisses |
| Brian Gamble | Brimmer and May | Newton | MA | News Writing | Teachers, Students Weigh In on Canvas |
| Nate Suraci | Brimmer and May School | Chestnut Hll | MA | Political Writing | Tackling the Disparity in Public School Funding |
| Emma Whitehouse | Bullitt East High School | Mt Washington | KY | Sports Reaction Photo | Football’s Recent Rivalry Check |
| Vedika Bhaumik | Burlingame High School | Burlingame | CA | Opinion Writing | Why A Universal Basic Income Is Not Viable In The U.S. |
| Calina He | Carmel High School | Carmel | IN | Editorial Page(s) Design | Gift It Your Best |
| Sowmya Chundi | Carmel High School | Carmel | IN | Health, Science and Agriculture Writing | After Indianapolis designated one of most wasteful American cities, Carmel community works to spread awareness, defy stereotype |
| Robbie Ge | Carmel High School | Carmel | IN | Informational Graphic | No “Cap” |
| Rhea Acharya | Carmel High School | Carmel | IN | Photo Illustration | We didn’t Start the Fire. |
| Grace Xu | Carmel High School | Carmel | IN | Feature Writing | In light of recent Fair Oaks incident, students, dietitian explain experienve with, reasoning behind vegan lifestyles |
| Tessa Collinson, Michelle Lu | Carmel High School | Carmel | IN | Feature Writing | Student, parent,teacher describe benefits of arts for students on the autism spectrum |
| Morgan Kasel | Cedar Park High School | Cedar Park | TX | Feature Writing | Bracelets for Rwanda |
| Hajin Jang | Chadwick International School | Incheon | South Korea | Review Writing | Keith Haring: Art for All |
| Sophie Osborn | Chanute High School | Chanute | KS | Sports Action Photo | Swerving the opponents |
| Aine Pierre | Cherry Hill High School East | Cherry Hill | NJ | Opinion Writing | A pep rally sorely lacking in pep |
| Ali Koenig | Cherry Hill High School East | Cherry Hill | NJ | Review Writing | Float provides the perfect relaxation experience |
| Andrew Maier | Cherry Hill High School East | Cherry Hill | NJ | Sports Action Photo | Heads Up! |
| Andrew Maier | Cherry Hill High School East | Cherry Hill | NJ | Sports Reaction Photo | Halftime Shadows |
| Cameron Rollins | Cheyenne Mountain High School | Colorado Springs | CO | News Magazine Cover Design | Streams Like Teen Spirit – March Cover |
| Brandon Saglam | Citrus Valley High School | Redlands | CA | Photo Slideshow | People of Redlands |
| Christina Andronescu | Citrus Valley High School | Redlands | CA | Review Writing | The immortal life of lobsters: A letter to the author of “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” |
| Audrey Enghauser | Clarke Central High School | Athens | GA | News Writing | A restorative approach |
| Claire Guo | Conestoga High School | Berwyn | PA | Opinion Writing | Censure Trump: Impeachment isn’t worth it |
| Matthew Fan | Conestoga High School | Berwyn | PA | Opinion Writing | School board shouldn’t have a majority |
| Audrey Kim, Avery Maslowsky | Conestoga High School | Berwyn | PA | Feature Writing | Community sews pillowcases to honor Oliver Feldman |
| Tim O’Leary | Davenport West High School | Davenport | IA | News Writing | A district dangling by a dollar |
| Mia Citino | Dublin Coffman | Dublin | OH | Sports Writing | Girl Meets Mat |
| Mia Citino | Dublin Coffman High School | Dublin | OH | Feature(s) Page(s) Design | Young World Changers |
| Staff | Dublin Coffman High School | Dublin | OH | News Magazine Cover Design | Perspective May 2019 |
| Kira Kadar | Dublin Coffman High School | Dublin | OH | Profile Writing | Hearing Differently |
| SeRaye Bray | Dublin Coffman High School | Dublin | OH | Feature Writing | Being a Minority in the Majority |
| Gabe Stanton | East Mecklenburg High School | Charlotte | NC | Profile Writing | East Meck senior creates unique, distinctive art |
| Madison DeMasse, Anna Settimo | Eisenhower High School | Shelby TWP | MI | Feature(s) Page(s) Design | Spring break 2019 |
| Aidan Pendleton | Eisenhower High School | Shelby TWP | MI | Opinion Writing | GMOs on the rise |
| Justice Seay | Eisenhower High School | Shelby TWP | MI | Photo Slideshow | Sideline Spirit |
| Evie Horton | El Camino Real Charter High School | Woodland Hills | CA | Editorial Cartoon | How can we ever be prepared? |
| Jocelyn Huang | El Camino Real Charter High School | Woodland Hills | CA | Editorial Writing | HOW CAN WE EVER BE PREPARED? No active shooter drill wil ever be perfect, but it might be possible to do more |
| Ben Grantonic | Fishers High School | Fishers | IN | Opinion Writing | Modern threat of white nationalism |
| Tom Jamison | Francis Howell North High School | Saint Charles | MO | Audio Podcast Single Episode | FHNAllDay: Amy Stoker |
| Liy Taliaferro | Francis Howell North High School | Saint Charles | MO | Opinion Writing | Do you know the drill? |
| Gracie Bowman | Francis Howell North High School | Saint Charles | MO | Profile Writing | Breaking the Boundaries |
| Emily Hood | Francis Howell North High School | Saint Charles | MO | Profile Writing | Demetrius Washington Overcomes Obstacles to Create a Better Life After Incarceration |
| Emily Hood | Francis Howell North High School | Saint Charles | MO | Feature Writing | Collateral Consequences Affect Opportunities for Growth for Former Inmates |
| Madison Peckinpaugh | Greenwood Community High School | Greenwood | IN | News Feature Photo | News Photo – Madison Peckinpaugh (GHS) |
| Sophie Sallah | Harrisonburg High School | Harrisonburg | VA | Newspaper Front Page Design | A1 October 2019 “Demanding Action” |
| Caleb Goss | Harrisonburg High School | Harrisonburg | VA | Profile Writing | Malashiy hits one million followers on TikTok, spreads positivity through trending characters |
| Stella Mackler | Henry W. Grady High School | Atlanta | GA | News Writing | City district to install speed cameras in school zones |
| Lanier Pickren | Henry W. Grady High School | Atlanta | GA | Opinion Writing | On Campus Flipped classroom model puts students at a disadvantage |
| Kaitlin Palaian and Elias Podber | Henry W. Grady High School | Atlanta | GA | Sports Page(s) Design | Meyers climbs to new heights |
| Bram Mansbach | Henry W. Grady High School | Atlanta | GA | Sports Writing | Cross country, athletics bring growth, teach life lesson |
| Aaliyah Rapping, Kelly Tran, Kamryn Harty and Katherine Esterl | Henry W. Grady High School | Atlanta | GA | Feature Writing | Forgotten Youth: When college is not your First Choice |
| Anna Fedorova | Henry W. Grady High School | Atlanta | GA | Feature Writing | Five years separate Willner “twins” |
| Charlotte Spears and Elena Hubert | Henry W. Grady High School | Atlanta | GA | Feature Writing | Students voice concerns over anti-abortion bills |
| Yei Bin Andrews | Henry W. Grady High School | Atlanta | GA | Feature Writing | Grady teacher helps immigrants obtain citizenship |
| Ellie Winer | Henry W. Grady High School | Atlanta | GA | Feature Writing | Art influences transgender transition |
| Kimberlynn Bjurstrom | Huntley High School | Huntley | IL | Environmental Portrait Photo | Ron Hankin (Portrait Photo) |
| Kenzie Weinberg | Huntley High School | Huntley | IL | News Writing | New Delayed Start Policy Implemented |
| Braden Turk | Huntley High School | Huntley | IL | Review Writing | Anthems of the Soul |
| Ruhi Gulati | Huntley High School | Huntley | IL | Sports Writing | Eat, Sleep, Breathe, Play Volleyball |
| Skylar Sharkey | Huntley High School | Huntley | IL | Feature Writing | HHS Substitute Battles Cancer |
| Victoria Weckmann | Iowa City High School | Iowa City | IA | News Writing | Pocket Points Pushes Its way into City Classes |
| Nina Lavezzo-Stecopoulos | Iowa City High School | Iowa City | IA | Sports Writing | Eat, Sleep, Derby |
| Julianne Berry-Stoelzle | Iowa City High School | Iowa City | IA | Sports Writing | Freshmen to Watch |
| Cecile Bendera | Iowa City High School | Iowa City | IA | Feature Writing | Let’s Talk Business |
| Joe Goodman | Iowa City West High School | Iowa City | IA | Opinion Writing | Boxed out: the exploitation of college athletes |
| Bess Frerichs | Iowa City West High School | Iowa City | IA | Profile Writing | Emmie Boylan: living with spina bifida |
| Alyssa Skala | Iowa City West High School | Iowa City | IA | Sports Action Photo | Boys basketball knocks off highly-ranked Dubuque Hempstead dunking photo |
| Joe Goodman | Iowa City West High School | Iowa City | IA | Sports Writing | Mind over matter |
| Obsee Abbajabal, Brooklyn Dilley | Johnston High School | Johnston | IA | In-Depth: Team | Born in Between |
| Hank Lucas | Johnston High School | Johnston | IA | News Writing | It Hurts My Heart |
| Ben Pegg | Johnston High School | Johnston | IA | Opinion Writing | Why more Handy-capable People should Join Boys Scouts |
| Andrew Maresca | Johnston High School | Johnston | IA | Photo Illustration | Burnt |
| Kylee Emery | Johnston High School | Johnston | IA | Profile Writing | Arts Against the Odds |
| Obsee Abbajabal | Johnston High School | Johnston | IA | Feature writing | Durags |
| Kathleen Ortiz, Crosslin Silcott, Trinity Curl and Vallery King | Kingwood Park High School | Kingwood | TX | In-Depth: Team | Where are they now? |
| Kathleen Ortiz | Kingwood Park High School | Kingwood | TX | News Writing | Recovering, Again |
| The Kirkwood Call Staff | Kirkwood High School | Kirkwood | MO | Editorial Writing | Call Ed: Education Equality |
| Celia Bergman | Kirkwood High School | Kirkwood | MO | Photo Slideshow | Yearbook: then and now |
| Sunny Lu | Ladue Horton Watkins High School | St. Louis | MO | Environmental Portrait Photo | American Girl |
| Grace Hu | Ladue Horton Watkins High School | St Louis | MO | Informational Graphic | Through the Decades |
| Anna Liner | Ladue Horton Watkins High School | St Louis | MO | Photo Illustration | Title IX |
| Hugh Chan | Ladue Horton Watkins High School | St Louis | MO | Review Writing | Doughnut Telephone |
| Jackson Bry | Ladue Horton Watkins High School | St. Louis | MO | Feature Writing | Bite Sized Baker |
| Shiloh Wolfork, Mia Hilkowitz, Eliza Bush, Riley Higgins, Ava Huelskamp, Ianni Acapulco | Lakota East High School | Liberty Township | OH | In-Depth: Team | Hate Culture |
| Alexandra Fernholz | Lakota East High School | Liberty Township | OH | News Writing | Bring Back Busing |
| Anna Mullins | Lakota East High School | Liberty Township | OH | Political Writing | Find The Facts |
| Sami Turner | Lawrence High School | Lawrence | KS | Feature(s) Page(s) Design | Climate Strike |
| Caitlin Mooney | Lawrence High School | Lawrence | KS | News Feature Photo | Homecoming Parade |
| McKenna White | Lawrence High School | Lawrence | KS | News Feature Photo | Pack the House |
| Zora Lotton-Barker | Lawrence High School | Lawrence | KS | News Writing | Front Page News Print Stories District Works to update security protocol after incident at LMCMS |
| Zora Lotton-Barker | Lawrence High School | Lawrence | KS | Opinion Writing | Remember history, don’t excuse it |
| Kate Tilgham | Lawrence High School | Lawrence | KS | Sports Page(s) Design | First in Kansas |
| Henry DeWitt | Lawrence High School | Lawrence | KS | Sports Writing | Senior tight end makes varsity after two-year football hiatus |
| Skylar Raymond | Lewiston High School | Lewiston | ID | Profile Writing | Erika Pepper reflects on receiving lung transplant |
| Amaya Dressler | Littlestown Senior High School | Littlestown | PA | Opinion Writing | The College Board’s 2020 Changes to the AP Exam |
| Jessica Li | Marquette High School | Chesterfield | MO | Feature(s) Page(s) Design | Photographer captures Australian wildlife |
| Zara Tola | Marquette High School | Chesterfield | MO | News Writing | Petition Calls for Sex Education Revisions |
| Will Roach | Marquette High School | Chesterfield | MO | Opinion Writing | Let Boys Be More Than Boys |
| Shon Sayfuddinov | Marquette High School | Chesterfield | MO | Video Feature Package | MHSNews | Lacing Up: Shoe Entrepreneurs On The Rise |
| Stella Shenkman | McCallum High School | Austin | TX | Audio Podcast Single Episode | New music podcast gets right to The Point |
| Julia Kay Smith | McCallum High School | Austin | TX | Editorial Writing | Banning guns is not a panacea |
| Samantha Powers | McCallum High School | Austin | TX | Editorial Writing | AISD unity act has opposite effect |
| Anna McClellan | McCallum High School | Austin | TX | Informational Graphic | The principal selection process |
| Madelynn Niles | McCallum High School | Austin | TX | News Feature Photo | Their own twist |
| Risa Darlington-Horta | McCallum High School | Austin | TX | News Feature Photo | True Colors |
| Zoe Hocker | McCallum High School | Austin | TX | News Magazine Cover Design | Sweet season |
| Bella Russo | McCallum High School | Austin | TX | News Writing | Campus closures spark controversy |
| Evelyn Griffin | McCallum High School | Austin | TX | Opinion Writing | There has to be a simpler way |
| Ellen Fox | McCallum High School | Austin | TX | Photo Illustration | Through the looking glass |
| Bella Russo | McCallum High School | Austin | TX | Photo Slideshow | Trial by fire |
| Lily Prather | McCallum High School | Austin | TX | Photo Slideshow | Setting the stage for Day of the Dead, Halloween |
| Julia Kay Smith | McCallum High School | Austin | TX | Review Writing | Say hey to Glossier |
| Olive Embry | McCallum High School | Austin | TX | Sports Action Photo | Can you dig it? |
| Sarah Slaten | McCallum High School | Austin | TX | Sports Page(s) Design | Fannin: Team bond leads to success |
| Selena De Jesus | McCallum High School | Austin | TX | Sports Writing | Lucky No. 13 is McCallum’s kind-hearted warrior |
| Alex Dowd | McCallum High School | Austin | TX | Feature Writing | The story of a scout |
| Angus Sewell | McCallum High School | Austin | TX | Feature Writing | This film is ‘Rotten’ but not rotten |
| Elizabeth Chan | McKinney High School | McKinney | TX | News Feature Photo | Photo of the Week: 9.4.19 |
| Esmeralda Sosa | McKinney High School | McKinney | TX | Sports Action Photo | Photo of the Week 10.2.19 |
| Sofia Dominguez, Isabella Gattamorta, Isabelle Greiner, Alexander Bobadilla | Miami Arts Studio 6-12 at Zelda Glazer | Miami | FL | Video Feature Package | Fireman Derek’s Feature |
| Danielle Piper, Bella Roeske | Mountain View High School | Stafford | VA | Feature(s) Page(s) Design | Feel Better Recipes |
| Lilia Brunetti, Mercedez Williams | Munster High School | Munster | IN | Feature(s) Page(s) Design | A Rocky Relationship |
| Alexis Lindenmayer | Munster High School | Munster | IN | News Writing | A generation, up in smoke |
| PATV Staff | Padua Academy | Wilmington | DE | Audio Podcast Single Episode | The 14-411- Episode #1- Veterans Day Edition |
| Matt Austin | Pascack Valley High School | Hillsdale | NJ | Sports Action Photo | Photo of the Week |
| Spencer Goldstein | Pascack Valley High School | Hillsdale | NJ | Sports Writing | Indians crowned league champions after thriller vs River Dell |
| Spencer Goldstein | Pascack Valley High School | Hillsdale | NJ | Sports Writing | Kobe Bryant’s death brought out the worst in national media |
| Kennedy Wyles | Prosper High School | Prosper | TX | Sports Writing | Kicking with a cause- Childhood cancer survivor uses football to raise money |
| Cristina Folsom | Prosper High School | Prosper | TX | Video Feature Package | A Living Miracle |
| Malia Miguel | Redlands East Valley High School | Redlands | CA | Editorial Cartoon | Comics: Netflix versus Disney+ |
| Dacie Ritch | Richland R-1 School | Essex | MO | News Feature Photo | A Paw-some Day |
| Staff | Rockwood Summit High School | Fenton | MO | Newspaper Front Page Design | We did it! |
| Jacob Joseph Lefkowitz Brooks | Shalhevet High School | Los Angeles | CA | In-Depth: Individual | No bribes, but Shalhevet students have an edge for college |
| Jacob Joseph Lefkowitz Brooks | Shalhevet High School | Los Angeles | CA | News Writing | No bribes, Shalhevet students have an edge for college |
| Yoonseo Kim | Singapore American School | Singapore | Asia | Review Writing | Exploring Western Australia |
| Olivia Waletzke | South Forsyth High School | Cumming | GA | Photo Slideshow | Southside Vogue: OUR Uniforms |
| Rhamil Taguba | Southwest Career and Technical Academy | Las Vegas | NV | Editorial Cartoon | The evolution of cyberbullying |
| Southwest Shadow Editorial Board | Southwest Career and Technical Academy | Las Vegas | NV | Editorial Writing | School District earns an “F” in contract negotiations |
| Ahmed Ahmed | Southwest Career and Technical Academy | Las Vegas | NV | News Writing | School district budget cuts campus to bone |
| Naila Yazdani | Southwest Career and Technical Academy | Las Vegas | NV | Review Writing | Race around the world in ‘Mario Kart Tour’ |
| Ella West | St. John’s School | Houston | TX | Audio Podcast Single Episode | Impact: Mariam Matin (’11) |
| Ryan Chang & Sophia Kontos (editors); Megan Chang & Ashley Yen; Ella West, Ella Chen & Indrani Maitra; Bailey Maierson, Gabrielle Solymosy & Ryan Doughty | St. John’s School | Houston | TX | Health, Science and Agriculture Writing | Going Green: Environmentalism and its role at St.John’s |
| James Hindy | Starr’s Mill High School | Fayetteville | GA | News Writing | Peachtree City lacks tunnel vision |
| Victoria Sponar | Starr’s Mill High School | Fayetteville | GA | Opinion Writing | Youth matters |
| Cheryl Chen | Stevenson High School | Lincolnshire | IL | Editorial Writing | ABCs of Sex |
| Nellie Maloney | Stevenson High School | Lincolnshire | IL | Sports Writing | Running Fumes |
| Jini Grover, Greycen Ren, Humza Qazi | Stevenson High School | Lincolnshire | IL | Feature Writing | Veiled Vapor |
| Linya Guo | Sycamore High School | Montgomery | OH | Opinion Writing | Acting against the absence of Asian History |
| Deeya Prakash | Sycamore High School | Montgomery | OH | Sports Writing | Horenziak flips through competition |
| Sophie Fenton | Tigard High School | Tigard | OR | Editorial Writing | A new kind of counselor |
| Delena Do | Tigard High School | Tigard | OR | News Writing | Freshman Wheels Rolls Out |
| James Favot | Tigard High School | Tigard | OR | Feature Writing | Coachless Speech and Debate |
| Ashley Sample | Tigard High School | Tigard | OR | Feature Writing | The new spirit app brings out the best (and worst) in students |
| Elizabeth Ugan | Trinity Preparatory School | Winter Park | FL | News Writing | The gun store next door |
| Jade Bahng | Troy High School | Fullerton | CA | Review Writing | TikTok Takeover |
| Jacqueline Liu | Troy High School | Fullerton | CA | Sports Writing | Hitting the Trails |
| Betty Nguyen | University Preparatory Academy | San Jose | CA | Feature(s) Page(s) Design | Farewell from the Editors |
| Emily Hung | University Preparatory Academy | San Jose | CA | News Writing | Precautions to Protect Our Campus |
| Helen Emerson | Ursuline Academy of Dallas | Dallas | TX | Opinion Writing | Northwestern Reporters Apologize for Reporting |
| Jackie Thomas | Ursuline Academy of Dallas | Dallas | TX | Feature Writing | Botham Jean’s Death Revealed Both Distrust and Hope |
| Hunter Musi | Wando High School | Mount Pleasant | SC | News Feature Photo | Blue Jamboree |
| Gabrielle Villacres | Wando High School | Mount Pleasant | SC | Profile Writing | Claymaking his own reality |
| Sara Stanislawski, Maddie Bishop, Katie McCab | Wauwatosa West High School | Wauwatosa | WI | Video News Package | City of Wauwatosa Uses Murals on North Avenue to Encourage Tosa East Towne Tourism |
| Caterina Tomassini | Wayland High School | Wayland | MA | Opinion Writing | Chat with Cat: Thank You |
| Taylor McGuire | Wayland High School | Wayland | MA | Opinion Writing | B-word ban a bad idea |
| Emily Beebe | Westlake High School | Austin | TX | News Magazine Cover Design | Creativity |
| Sarah Davis | Westlake High School | Austin | TX | Review Writing | Long-awaited Billie Eilish album satisfies growing fan base |
| John McManus | Westlake High School | Austin | TX | Sports Action Photo | Flying past the defense |
| Sarah Davis | Westlake High School | Austin | TX | Feature Writing | Holocaust survivor Eva Schloss speaks in Westlake PAC, encourages youth to be active |
| Clementine Larrouilh | Westwood High School | Austin | TX | News Writing | Removals from Cheer Spark Allegations of Title IX Violation |
| Shawkin Kabir | Westwood High School | Austin | TX | Opinion Writing | Amazon’s Mistreatment of Workers Must End |
| Srilekha Cherukuvada | Westwood High School | Austin | TX | Opinion Writing | The US Prison System Must Change |
| Dylan de Valk | Whitney High School | Rocklin | CA | Feature(s) Page(s) Design | Start time paradox |
| Jack Silva | Whitney High School | Rocklin | CA | Sports Writing | The Basketball Brothers |
