McCallum wins 2021 Staff Excellence Blue and Gold Award
School takes home top honor for third time in the last four years
McCallum High School of Austin, Texas has won the 2021 Blue and Gold Award for Staff Excellence in the 2021 International Writing, Photo and Multimedia Contest. This is the third time in four years McCallum has walked away with top honors – MHS previously won the award in 2018 and 2019.
Students from six countries submitted 2,508 entries in 34 categories, and judges chose 273 winning entries produced by 320 students, or National Winners. Every winning entry earns a Quill and Scroll Gold Key. Individual winners are listed at the bottom of this page.
Quill and Scroll honors Sweepstakes Winners (First Place) in every category with a special 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 15. Certificates and letters will be mailed to schools soon. If you see any errors in the names below, please contact Quill and Scroll ASAP by emailed [email protected].
Schools with the most winning entries receive Blue and Gold Awards for Writing, Visuals and Overall Excellence. We award the top three performing schools in each Award Category. Here are those winning schools:
Staff Excellence
McCallum HS (Austin, TX)
Writing Excellence
- McCallum HS (Austin, TX)
- Shawnee Mission East HS (Prairie Village, KS)
- Parkway West HS (Ballwin, MO)
Visual Excellence
- McCallum HS (Austin, TX)
- Ladue Horton Watkins HS
- Bryant HS (Bryant, AR)
Multimedia Excellence
- Shawnee Mission East HS (Prairie Village, KS)
- Prosper HS (Prosper, TX)
- Gulliver Preparatory School (Pinecrest, FL)
- Mira Costa HS (Manhattan Beach, CA)
Below find the top three entries in each category, and below that find all 170 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: Connor Raffa – Trinity Preparatory School, Winter Park, Florida
Second Place: Ulaa Kuziez – Parkway West HS, Ballwin, Missouri
Third Place: Rose Kanaley – Shawnee Mission East HS, Prairie Village, Kansas
News Writing
SWEEPSTAKES WINNER: Kelly Murphy — Shawnee Mission East HS, Prairie Village, Kansas
Second Place: Zoe DeYoung — Parkway West HS, Ballwin, Missouri
Third Place: Natalie Schliekelman — Clarke Central HS, Athens, Georgia
Pandemic Coverage - Single Story
SWEEPSTAKES WINNER: Emily Early — Parkway West HS, Ballwin, Missouri
Second Place: Keira Beller — Shalhevet HS, Los Angeles, California
Third Place: Alice Meng — Iowa City West HS, Iowa City, Iowa
Pandemic Coverage - Series of Stories
SWEEPSTAKES WINNER: The KHS Journalism Partnership — Kirkwood HS, Kirkwood, Missouri
Second Place: Timberlines & Woodman Staff — Greenwood Community HS, Greenwood, Indiana
Third Place: S. Ellison, M. Chairs, K. Gordon, C. Pray, M. Hudson, C. Horstman, E. Becker, A. Thomas, J. Brewer, L. Taliaferro, M. Williams, S. Bondada, I. Lowery, A. Sathishkumar, M. Helbig, K. Williams, R. O’Donnell, A. Perez, A. Winkler, P. Kilen — Francis Howell North HS, St. Charles, Missouri
Feature Writing
SWEEPSTAKES WINNER: Madelynn Niles — McCallum HS, Austin, Texas
Second Place: Campbell Wood — Shawnee Mission East HS, Prairie Village, Kansas
Third Place: Emily Moser — Blue Valley Northwest HS, Overland Park, Kansas
Column Writing
SWEEPSTAKES WINNER: Isabelle Wilson – The John Carroll School, Bel Air, Maryland
Second Place: Ellie Kim – Pascack Valley HS, Hillsdale, New Jersey
Third Place: Jessica Montoya Moreno – McCallum HS, Austin, Texas
Review Writing
SWEEPSTAKES WINNER: Emily Davis — Starr’s Mill HS, Fayetteville, Georgia
Second Place: Campbell Wood — Shawnee Mission East HS, Prairie Village, Kansas
Third Place: Hugh Chan — Ladue Horton Watkins HS, St. Louis, Missouri
In-Depth Reporting: Individual
SWEEPSTAKES WINNER: Alexandra Rozmarin — University Preparatory Academy, San Jose, California
Second Place: Kylie Clifton — Portage Northern HS, Portage, Michigan
Third Place: Ava Smith — Henry W. Grady HS, Atlanta, Georgia
In-Depth Reporting: Team
SWEEPSTAKES WINNER: Kylie Clifton, Astrid Code, Maya Daniels, Sloan Markin, Bryana Quick — Portage Northern HS, Portage, Michigan
Second Place: Melissa Liu, Bedansh Pandey — Northview HS, Johns Creek, Georgia
Third Place: Emma Lingo, Maddie Meyers, Malcia Greene, Kiden-Aloyse Smith, Rachel Finan, Charlotte Heinrich — Kirkwood HS, Kirkwood, Missouri
Sports Feature Writing
SWEEPSTAKES WINNER: Sam Hawkins — Carmel HS, Carmel, Indiana
Second Place: Julianna Berry-Stoelzle — Iowa City HS, Iowa City, IA
Third Place: Kathleen Ortiz — Kingwood Park HS, Kingwood, Texas
Sports Game/Event Coverage
SWEEPSTAKES WINNER: Thomas Melina Raab — McCallum HS, Austin, Texas
Second Place: Spencer Goldstein — Pascack Valley HS, Hillsdale, New Jersey
Third Place: Abigail Carter — Starr’s Mill HS, Fayetteville, Georgia
Profile Writing
SWEEPSTAKES WINNER: Charlotte Heinrich — Kirkwood HS, Kirkwood, Missouri
Second Place: Morgan Reese — Prosper HS, Prosper, Texas
Third Place: Andrew Robinson — Clarke Central HS, Athens, Georgia
Political Writing
SWEEPSTAKES WINNER: Ella West — St. John’s School, Houston, Texas
Second Place: George Lekowicz — Henry W. Grady HS, Atlanta, Georgia
Third Place: Ananya Kulkarni — Conestoga HS, Berwyn, Pennsylvania
Health, Science and Agricultural Writing
SWEEPSTAKES WINNER: Kathleen Ortiz — Kingwood Park HS, Kingwood, Texas
Second Place: Leah Tan — Carmel HS, Carmel, Indiana
Third Place: Alysa Spiro — McCallum HS, Austin, Texas
Climate and Environment Writing
SWEEPSTAKES WINNER: Julianne Berry-Stoelzle – Iowa City HS, Iowa City, Iowa
Second Place: Archit Kalra – Carmel HS, Carmel, Indiana
Third Place: Emily Rutledge – Bryant HS, Bryant, Arkansas
News Feature Photography
SWEEPSTAKES WINNER: Alex Melton — Bryant HS, Bryant, Arkansas
Second Place: Abigail Weihe — Bryant HS, Bryant, Arkansas
Third Place: Alex Melton — Bryant HS, Bryant, Arkansas
Sports Action Photography
SWEEPSTAKES WINNER: Bella Russo — McCallum HS, Austin, Texas
Second Place: Caleb Melville — McCallum HS, Austin, Texas
Third Place: Mia Paladino — Nixa HS, Nixa, Missouri
Sports Reaction Photography
SWEEPSTAKES WINNER: Jennifer Xia — Northview HS, Johns Creek, Georgia
Second Place: Caleb Melville — McCallum HS, Austin, Texas
Third Place: Rachel Sarff — Blue Valley Northwest HS, Overland Park, Kansas
Photo Illustration
SWEEPSTAKES WINNER: Sarah Golder — Shawnee Mission East HS, Prairie Village, Kansas
Second Place: Nora Hosic — North Kansas City HS, North Kansas City, Missouri
Third Place: Mitri Krishna — Blue Valley Northwest HS, Overland Park, Kansas
Photo Slideshow
SWEEPSTAKES WINNER: Nayeli Brewster — University Preparatory Academy, San Jose, California
Second Place: Paulina Solorzano — Whitney HS, Rocklin, California
Third Place: Staff — McCallum HS, Austin, Texas
Profile Portrait
SWEEPSTAKES WINNER: Sydney Laput — Huntley HS, Huntley, Illinois
Second Place: Sydney Laput — Huntley HS, Huntley, Illinois
Third Place: Soomin Chung — Prosper HS, Prosper, Texas
Editorial Cartoon
SWEEPSTAKES WINNER: Malia Miguel – Redlands East Valley HS – Redlands, California
Second Place: Anna Rachwalski – Henry W. Grady HS, Atlanta, Georgia
Third Place: Erin Liebig – Iowa City HS, Iowa City, Iowa
Informational Graphic
SWEEPSTAKES WINNER: Ishan Madan — University Preparatory Academy, San Jose, California
Second Place: Edward Dong — Carmel HS, Carmel, Indiana
Third Place: Heloise Schep — Sacramento Country Day School, Sacramento, California
News Magazine Front Page Design
SWEEPSTAKES WINNER: Charlie Trent — Blue Valley HS, Overland Park, Kansas
Second Place: Grace Hu — Ladue Horton Watkins HS, St. Louis, Missouri
Third Place: Kaya Javin — Marquette HS, Chesterfield, Missouri
Newspaper Front Page Design
SWEEPSTAKES WINNER: Kathleen Zhang — Troy HS, Fullerton, California
Second Place: Cali Peterson — Munster HS, Munster, Indiana
Third Place: Louisa Stuhec — Washtenaw International School, Ypsilanti, Michigan
Feature Page Design
SWEEPSTAKES WINNER: Sophia Liu – Ladue Horton Watkins HS, St. Louis, Missouri
Second Place: Annika Johnson – Minnehaha Academy, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Third Place: Mia Rice – Blue Valley HS, Overland Park, Kansas
Sports Page Design
SWEEPSTAKES WINNER: Domenic Fenoglio — Ladue Horton Watkins HS, St. Louis, Missouri
Second Place: Zoey Guo, Iowa City West HS, Iowa City, Iowa
Third Place: Aniket Biswal — Carmel HS, Carmel, Indiana
Editorial Page Design
SWEEPSTAKES WINNER: TKC Staff – Kirkwood HS, Kirkwood, Missouri
Second Place: Maya Cornish – Clarke Central HS, Athens, Georgia
Third Place: Sanjana Anand – Sacramento Country Day School, Winter Park, Florida
Video News Package
SWEEPSTAKES WINNER: Roberto Galicia — Shawnee Mission East HS, Prairie Village, Kansas
Second Place: Nina Castro Alves — Gulliver Preparatory Academy, Miami, Florida
Third Place: Matthew Cullen and Walker Watson — Mira Costa HS, Manhattan Beach, California
Video Sports Package
SWEEPSTAKES WINNER: Tosh Klever — Iowa City West HS, Iowa City, Iowa
Second Place: Emily Baldwin — Prosper HS, Prosper, Texas
Third Place: Josh Briscoe — St. Joseph Catholic HS, Madison, Mississippi
Video Features Package
SWEEPSTAKES WINNER: Lawder DeSantis — Shawnee Mission East HS, Prairie Village, Kansas
Second Place: Lucas Figueroa — Gulliver Preparatory Academy, Miami, Florida
Third Place: Tara Woodard — Dos Pueblos HS, Goleta, Florida
Documentary Video
SWEEPSTAKES WINNER: Lance Wilhelm – Fox Chapel Area HS, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Second Place: Liu Yumeng – Pegasus California School, Qingdao, China
Third Place: Hu Tianze, Wu Yifan – Suzhou HS, Jiangsu Province, China
Audio Podcast Single Episode
SWEEPSTAKES WINNER: Elena Hubert, Ava Smith and Kamryn Harty – Henry W. Grady HS, Atlanta, Georgia
Second Place: Tyler Kinzy – Parkway West HS, Ballwin, Missouri
Third Place: Duy Lam – North Kansas City HS, North Kansas City, Missouri
News Show for Web or TV: Single Episode
SWEEPSTAKES WINNER: Eagle Nation News — Prosper HS, Prosper, Texas
Second Place: Bruin News Now Staff — St. Joseph Catholic School, Madison, Mississippi
Third Place: Tolou Shams — Mira Costa HS, Manhattan Beach, California
Honorable Mentions
Organized alphabetically by school name
STUDENT NAME | SCHOOL NAME | CITY | STATE | CATEGORY | TITLE OR HEADLINE |
Noah Glosson | Acalanes HS | Lafayette | CA | Column Writing | Noah’s Notion |
Binti Sohn | Acalanes HS | Lafayette | CA | Feature Writing | Piecing Together The Broken Reflection |
Jamie Lattin | Acalanes HS | Lafayette | CA | Feature Writing | Lamorinda Responds to Local and National Racism |
Madisyn Hudson | Adlai Stevenson HS | Sterling Heights | MI | Column Writing | Good Hygiene for Only Wealth Wallets |
Kayla Rubenstein | American Heritage | Plantation | FL | Review Writing | Book Review: “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes” |
Tori Patton, Angel Brown, Emporess Whitfield, Maryann Matt | Azle HS | Azle | TX | Pandemic Coverage – Series | The Sting Focuses on Mental Health: A Series |
Mizuki Kai | Bellaire HS | Bellaire | TX | Pandemic Coverage – Single | Students transition to online learning |
David Bournat | Bellaire HS | Bellaire | TX | Review Writing | A rundown of Call of Duty Warzone: the game that got me through the pandemic |
Lizzie Allen | Bloomington HS South | Bloomington | IN | Sports Feature Writing | The Story of South’s Very Own Volleyball Dynamic Duo |
Kathryn Case | Blue Valley Northwest HS | Overland Park | KS | Feature Writing | A Minute’s Influence |
Courtney Krebs | Blue Valley Northwest HS | Overland Park | KS | News Magazine Front Page Design | A Minute’s Influence |
Grace Davis | Blue Valley Northwest HS | Overland Park | KS | Profile Portrait | Art of the Body |
Grace Davis | Blue Valley Northwest HS | Overland Park | KS | Sports Action Photo | The Chase |
Abigail Weihe | Bryant HS | Bryant | AR | News Feature Photo | Pans Banging in Unison |
Ashia Walls | Bryant HS | Bryant | AR | Sports Action Photo | Finishing Her Swing |
Carly Lidzy | Bryant HS | Bryant | AR | Sports Feature Writing | Weight of Responsibility |
Carly Lidzy, Emily Rutledge | Bryant HS | Bryant | AR | Sports Page Design | COVID-19 News Mag Page 8-9 |
Grace Lee | Buena Park HS | Buena Park | CA | Feature Writing | The 16-year-old entrepreneur who sells 10,000 slimes each week |
Sam Hawkins | Carmel HS | Carmel | IN | Column Writing | Transition |
Emily Sandy | Carmel HS | Carmel | IN | Column Writing | Respect is my R-Word |
Cady Armstrong | Carmel HS | Carmel | IN | Editorial Writing | Path to Diversity |
Leah Tan | Carmel HS | Carmel | IN | Feature Writing | Feeling Like A Fraud |
Edward Dong | Carmel HS | Carmel | IN | News Magazine Front Page Design | Essential |
Cady Armstrong | Carmel HS | Carmel | IN | Political Writing | Power to the People |
Amanda Wong | Castro Valley HS | Castro Valley | CA | Editorial Cartoon | Day In The Life |
Morgan Kasel | Cedar Park HS | Cedar Park | TX | Pandemic Coverage – Single | From Hands on to Cameras On |
Nick Gangewere | Cherry Hill HS East | Cherry Hill | NJ | Sports Feature Writing | Lynell Payne’s Plan |
Audrey Enghauser | Clarke Central HS | Athens | GA | In-Depth Reporting: Individual | Redress for Linnentown |
Samaiyah Ra’aid, Naomi Hendershot, Ireland McCage, Colin Frick | Clarke Central HS | Athens | GA | In-Depth Reporting: Team | Accepting what’s naturally yours |
Luna Reichert | Clarke Central HS | Athens | GA | Sports Action Photo | Nono Mack Breaks Out |
Lilli Sams | Clarke Central HS | Athens | GA | Video Feature Package | Art: A Second Language |
Ben Shapiro, Abbie Preston, Maya Shah, Shreya Vaidhyanathan, Aishi Debroy | Conestoga HS | Berwyn | PA | Audio Podcast: Single Episode | The “Speak” |
Yilin Wang | Danna Hall School | Wellesley | MA | Review Writing | Finding a “Spark” |
Caelan Jones | Dominion HS | Sterling | VA | Feature Writing | Making a Difference One Desk at a Time |
Jack Meltsner | East Mecklenburg HS | Charlotte | NC | Column Writing | Courtside Commentary: High school atheltic transfers corrupt competition |
Lucie Lee | Eisenhower HS | Shelby TWP, | MI | Column Writing | One hot issue |
Kendall Westgate | Eisenhower HS | Shelby TWP, | MI | Feature Writing | Speak up against inappropriate power |
Jessica Majors | Freedom Area HS | Freedom | PA | Feature Writing | The legacy lives on |
Victoria Poliak | Gulliver Prep | Miami | FL | Feature Page Design | Masked Crusaders |
Miranda Rodriguez | Gulliver Prep | Miami | FL | Pandemic Coverage – Single | No Escape: My Experience with COVID-19 |
Tanisha Gunby | Harvard-Westlake School | Studio City | CA | Feature Writing | Foot in the Door |
Ma Linkun | Hefei No. 8 HS | Hefei | China | Editorial Cartoon | Change!! |
Bram Mansbach | Henry W. Grady HS | Atlanta | GA | Column Writing | Nike pushes sport technology to its brink |
Dana Richie | Henry W. Grady HS | Atlanta | GA | Pandemic Coverage – Single | Silver lining: special education adapts to virtual learning |
Elena Hubert | Henry W. Grady HS | Atlanta | GA | Profile Writing | First African-American valedictorian Williams aspires to inspire |
Kamryn Harty | Henry W. Grady HS | Athens | GA | Sports Feature Writing | CrossFit helps teen girls gain confidence |
Natalie VonderHeide | Huntley HS | Huntley | IL | Feature Writing | A Trend Nearly Took His Life |
Ruhi Gulati | Huntley HS | Huntley | IL | Political Writing | Stop Putting Politicians On a Pedestal |
Stacie Qin | International School of Dongguan | Dongguan | Feature Writing | Activism, “Slacktivism”, or Performative Activism? | |
Shoshie Hemley | Iowa City HS | Iowa City | IA | Climate and Environment Writing | Energy Usage at City High |
Shoshie Hemley | Iowa City HS | Iowa City | IA | News Writing | A Different Election |
Grace Huang | Iowa City West HS | Iowa City | IA | Feature Page Design | Clues to Cure the Blues |
Maddy Smith | Iowa City West HS | Iowa City | IA | Feature Writing | Vibe Tribe Custom apparel: Creating a community |
Heidi Du, Hanah Kitamoto, Soomin Koh, Maya Chu, Helen Zhang, Fareeha Ahmad | Iowa City West HS | Iowa City | IA | Pandemic Coverage – Series | Detached |
Owen Aanestad | Iowa City West HS | Iowa City | IA | Photo Slideshow | Trojan football team shuts out Liberty in season opener |
Soomin Koh | Iowa City West HS | Iowa City | IA | Profile Writing | Bonding through Swords |
Wang Yiyun | Jiangsu Tianyi HS | Jiangsu | China | Photo Illustration | Desperate but Firm |
Renee Johnson | Johnston HS | Johnston | IA | News Feature Photo | Yoda, Photo 4 |
Abby Lehman | Johnston HS | Johnston | IA | Photo Slideshow | Journey Across Water |
Kathleen Ortiz | Kingwood Park HS | Kingwood | TX | Pandemic Coverage – Single | Alumni adjust to colleges online |
Gabby Norman | Kingwood Park HS | Kingwood | TX | Pandemic Coverage – Single | Worldwide pandemic affects students |
Eliza Gonzalez | Kingwood Park HS | Kingwood | TX | Sports Reaction Photo | Swim Champs |
Kiden-Aloyse Smith | Kirkwood HS | Kirkwood | MO | Column Writing | An ode to historical black colleges and universities |
Genevieve Francois | Kirkwood HS | Kirkwood | MO | Column Writing | Kirkwood, we are the problem |
Emma Lingo | Kirkwood HS | Kirkwood | MO | Feature Writing | Trivia Showdown: Roachez v. The Great Gang |
Tom Mueller | Kirkwood HS | Kirkwood | MO | Sports Feature Writing | Sweet victory: The story of Jay Leeuwenburg |
Catherine Leone | Klein Oak HS | Klein | TX | Column Writing | Halftime Hullabaloo: “Scandalous” show stuns spectators |
Grace Hu | Ladue Horton Watkins HS | St. Louis | MO | Feature Page Design | Swift Stages |
Domenic Fenoglio | Ladue Horton Watkins HS | St. Louis | MO | Feature Writing | Using her voice |
Hugh Chan | Ladue Horton Watkins HS | St. Louis | MO | Review Writing | Hip-Hop Heroes |
Kiran Varadarchari | Ladue Horton Watkins HS | St. Louis | MO | Sports Feature Writing | Girls join Ladue wrestling team |
Carter Van Buskirk | Marquette HS | Chesterfield | MO | Photo Slideshow | Photo Gallery: Black Lives Matter Protest |
Tobin Wine | McCallum HS | Austin | TX | Column Writing | Bogus regulations not fraud disrupts democracy |
Kai Kirkham Macias | McCallum HS | Austin | TX | Editorial Cartoon | Fish Online |
Ellen Fox | McCallum HS | Austin | TX | Editorial Writing | It’s time to back off, not speed ahead |
Ellen Fox | McCallum HS | Austin | TX | Editorial Writing | Hopefully #mindfulAISD is here to stay |
Madelynn Niles | McCallum HS | Austin | TX | Feature Writing | Lozano performs Mozart as Mozart at Mozart’s |
Bella Russo | McCallum HS | Austin | TX | News Feature Photo | Weekend Fire Drill |
Evie Barnard | McCallum HS | Austin | TX | News Feature Photo | Wall of fam |
Madelynn Niles | McCallum HS | Austin | TX | News Feature Photo | Taking a Closer Look |
Samantha Powers | McCallum HS | Austin | TX | News Writing | How to be a mate from miles away |
Madelynn Niles | McCallum HS | Austin | TX | Pandemic Coverage – Single | From the band hall to a COVID-19 hospital unit |
Elisha Scott | McCallum HS | Austin | TX | Pandemic Coverage – Single | Mac alums adapt to year disrupted by COVID-19 |
Katie Boyle | McCallum HS | Austin | TX | Pandemic Coverage – Single | Ms. Troy leaves McCallum over safety concerns |
Samantha Powers | McCallum HS | Austin | TX | Political Writing | These Knights are major players on Election Day |
Ellen Fox | McCallum HS | Austin | TX | Profile Writing | Inspired in 2005 to help prospective parents succeed, Moore wrote guide to interracial adoption |
Samantha Powers | McCallum HS | Austin | TX | Profile Writing | These twins have twice the talent |
Olivia Capochiano | McCallum HS | Austin | TX | Review Writing | An informal Capital of Texas taco tour |
Risa Darlington-Horta | McCallum HS | Austin | TX | Sports Action Photo | J.D. Jordan catches his first varsity touchdown |
Alice Scott | McCallum HS | Austin | TX | Sports Feature Writing | Stepping up as leaders |
Olivia Capochiano | McCallum HS | Austin | TX | Sports Feature Writing | While on a break from Mac, Tita works on his ‘steezy kayaking’ with ‘the best people’ |
Caleb Melville | McCallum HS | Austin | TX | Sports Reaction Photo | The Knights lock pinkies and face the crowd |
Alice Scott | McCallum HS | Austin | TX | Video News Package | 2020 Election creates generational divide |
Tennyson Shultz | Minnehaha Academy | Minneapolis | MN | Health, Science and Agriculture Writing | Disordered eating impacts ballet community |
Karenna Johnson | Minnehaha Academy | Minneapolis | MN | News Writing | Teachers pivot to online at holidays |
Ophelia Klimmek | Minnehaha Academy | Minneapolis | MN | Political Writing | Local businesses feel stress of Floyd’s death, riots |
Maya Hernandez | Mira Costa HS | Manhattan Beach | CA | Audio Podcast: Single Episode | Diverse Voices: Kamyjah Blackwell |
Maya Hernandez | Mira Costa HS | Manhattan Beach | CA | Video Feature Package | Costa’s Secret History |
Jayanti Jha | Monta Vista HS | Cupertino | CA | Column Writing | Recycle, reduce, reuse BournVita jars |
Anthony Young | Munster HS | Munster | IN | Feature Page Design | Pasta party |
Qian Che | Nanjing Foreign Language School | Nanjing | China | Audio Podcast: Single Episode | Nanjing Massacre |
Gracie Schwarz | Nixa HS | Nixa | MO | News Writing | Debating the protests |
Michael Foster | North Kansas City HS | North Kansas City | MO | Documentary Video | A Northtown Construction Documentary: Remembering the Old and Embracing the New |
Robert Morrow | North Kansas City HS | North Kansas City | MO | Video Feature Package | BSU and MSA Unity Walk Out |
Melissa Liu | Northview High School | Johns Creek | GA | Informational Graphic | Switch to Microsoft Teams |
Grace Peng | Northview High School | Johns Creek | GA | Informational Graphic | Election Runoff |
Pathfinder Editorial Board | Parkway West HS | Ballwin | MO | Editorial Writing | Editorials Showcase: Parkway Board of Education: We are disappointed |
Kathryn McAuliffe | Parkway West HS | Ballwin | MO | Editorial Writing | It’s not just 2020 |
Zoe DeYoung | Parkway West HS | Ballwin | MO | Feature Writing | The battle to become a man; four years later |
Addie Gleason | Parkway West HS | Ballwin | MO | News Writing | Student activism takes on a new look through COVID-19 |
Mira Nalbandian | Parkway West HS | Ballwin | MO | Political Writing | “This is not America.” Actually, it is. |
Kathryn McAuliffe | Parkway West HS | Ballwin | MO | Political Writing | The student’s guide to the 2020 election |
Tyler Kinzy | Parkway West HS | Ballwin | MO | Review Writing | Childish Gambino’s “3.15.20” speaks to a world in limbo |
Emily Moy | Pascack Valley HS | Hillsdale | NJ | News Writing | High school throughout the country face mascot controversies |
Allie Miller | Portage Northern HS | Portage | Mi | Feature Writing | Still breathing: senior Hailey Funk undergoes lung surgery during a pandemic |
Liam Fagan | Portage Northern HS | Portage | MI | Profile Writing | Class of 2019 grad KBeaZy produced Billboard #1 hit |
Gianna Galante | Prosper HS | Prosper | TX | Feature Writing | Aberdeen ‘rocks’ with mission to bring back classic rock |
Gabriella Winans | Prosper HS | Prosper | TX | News Writing | “Black Panther” star’s passing affects fans, leaves parents with dilemma |
Emma Hutchinson | Prosper HS | Prosper | TX | Profile Writing | SpaceX astronaut’s father sheds light on son’s journey to NASA |
Arijit Trivedi | Sacramento Country Day School | Sacramento | CA | Editorial Writing | Neighbors make unreasonable arguments, but traffic discussion needed |
Arjin Claire | Sacramento Country Day School | Sacramento | CA | News Writing | Thousands of lightning strikes spark hundreds of fires across California |
Nihal Gulati | Sacramento Country Day School | Sacramento | CA | News Writing | Sierra homeowners appeal SCDS increase in building space, enrollment cap due to traffic concerns |
Nihal Gulati | Sacramento Country Day School | Sacramento | CA | Pandemic Coverage – Single | Country Day reacts to coronavirus outbreak; alumna evacuates Beijing |
Larkin Barnard-Bahn | Sacramento Country Day School | Sacramento | CA | Pandemic Coverage – Single | COVID-19 pandemic takes major toll on parent health care workers |
Arijit Trivedi | Sacramento Country Day School | Sacramento | CA | Review Writing | Avatar: The Last Airbender’ is the best TV show you’ll ever see |
Liad Machmali | Shalhevet HS | Los Angeles | CA | Feature Writing | When it comes to Chanukah presents, the ritual is whatever you grew up with |
Molly LItvak | Shalhevet HS | Los Angeles | CA | News Writing | George Floyd protests, both peaceful and violent, reach Shalhevet neighborhoods |
Molly Litvak | Shalhevet HS | Los Angeles | CA | News Writing | Constitution vote, set for Friday, may turn on whether new document gives students more or less influence than original |
Katie Orlanski | Shalhevet HS | Los Angeles | CA | Pandemic Coverage – Single | With memes and TikToks, Teens Lighten the Mood of ‘Corona Break’ |
Molly Litvak | Shalhevet HS | Los Angeles | CA | Pandemic Coverage – Single | Exciting, live and ‘weird,’ in-person school re-opens outside in tents |
Keira Beller | Shalhevet HS | Los Angeles | CA | Political Writing | YEAR OF THE YARD SIGN: Election’s conflicts and tensions are playing out on area lawns |
Zhang Yifan | Shanghai Pinghe School | Shanghai | China | Pandemic Coverage – Single | Luxury Boom in China During the Coronavirus |
Cesca Stamati | Shawnee Mission East HS | Prairie Village | KS | Column Writing | Weary of the Webex |
Celia Condon | Shawnee Mission East HS | Prairie Village | KS | Feature Page Design | COVID Crash Course |
Winnie Wolf | Shawnee Mission East HS | Prairie Village | KS | Feature Writing | A Business Proposal |
Lauren West | Shawnee Mission East HS | Prairie Village | KS | Informational Graphic | A Virtual Map of Where the Class of 2020 is headed |
Sydney Newton | Shawnee Mission East HS | Prairie Village | KS | News Writing | CAAnceled |
Annabelle Moore | Shawnee Mission East HS | Prairie Village | KS | Pandemic Coverage – Single | Masked Hero |
Annabelle Moore | Shawnee Mission East HS | Prairie Village | KS | Pandemic Coverage – Single | David Von Drehle |
Sophie Henschel | Shawnee Mission East HS | Prairie Village | KS | Pandemic Coverage – Single | Quaran-zine |
Marissa Goodwin | Southside HS | Fort Smith | AR | Sports Action Photo | Toss up |
Abigail Poag | St. John’s School | Houston | TX | Feature Writing | SJS alum remembers 1946 polio outbreak that prompted School closure |
Julia Smith | St. John’s School | Houston | TX | News Writing | Speak About It promotes consent education |
Celine Huang | St. John’s School | Houston | TX | Review Writing | “Mulan” 2020: What happened to the original plot of the movie? |
Russell Li | St. John’s School | Houston | TX | Sports Game Coverage | Girls’ basketball prepares for rematch against Kinkaid at SPC after buzzer-beating win |
Rachel Laposka | Starr’s Mill HS | Fayetteville | GA | Review Writing | A plea to end the violence |
Victoria Feng | Stevenson HS | Lincolnshire | IL | Column Writing | Beyond Offended |
Sophia Ismail | Stevenson HS | Lincolnshire | IL | Editorial Cartoon | Post and Pickets |
Victoria Feng | Stevenson HS | Lincolnshire | IL | Sports Feature Writing | Females blaze trail |
Southwest Shadow Editorial Board | SWCTA | Las Vegas | NV | Editorial Writing | South Dakota’s Bad Medicine for Transgender Youth |
Hanae Furugaki | SWCTA | Las Vegas | NV | Review Writing | Find your favorite flavor at Ume Tea Shop |
Allison McElroy | Sycamore HS | Cincinnati | OH | Column Writing | Dear Hollywood |
Katie Mott | Sycamore HS | Cincinnati | OH | Feature Page Design | 2020: A Timeline |
Andrew Bachrach | Trinity Prep | Winter Park | FL | Editorial Page Design | Underpaid, Unappreciated, Unprotected |
Jack Ververis | Trinity Preparatory School | Winter Park | FL | Column Writing | Big Tech, Big Consequences |
Yifan Lu | Trinity Preparatory School | Winter Park | FL | Photo Illustration | Golden Cicada Sheds Shell |
Akshara Kollu | University Preparatory Academy | San Jose | CA | Column Writing | Why Indians should stand with the Black Lives Matter movement |
Chelsea Nguyen | University Preparatory Academy | San Jose | CA | Feature Page Design | Focusing on Photography |
Janessa Ulug | University Preparatory Academy | San Jose | CA | Feature Writing | A Night to Remember |
Alexandra Rozmarin | University Preparatory Academy | San Jose | C A | In-Depth Reporting: Individual | Their lives matter, too |
Alexandra Rozmarin | University Preparatory Academy | San Jose | CA | Pandemic Coverage – Single | First UPA student to test positive for COVID-19 reported |
Akshara Kollu | University Preparatory Academy | San Jose | CA | Profile Writing | ‘It kind of sounds like poetry’: Student rapper Young Kristo releases his first album, ‘COLD HEARTED’ |
Janessa Ulug | University Preparatory Academy | San Jose | CA | Profile Writing | Lights, Chemistry, Physics!: New teacher Matthew Bourbeau joins the science department |
Lucy Hildebrand | Wauwatosa West HS | Wauwatosa | WI | Climate and Environment Writing | How a Pipeline Impacts our World |
Sarah Stanislawski | Wauwatosa West HS | Wauwatosa | WI | News Writing | Wauwatosa West Students Working at Mayfair Mall Experience Shooting |
Mehuli Basu Roy | Westlake HS | Austin | TX | Column Writing | Student grieves grandma from halfway across world amidst COVID-19 |
Nora Romman | Westlake HS | Austin | TX | Editorial Writing | Staff Editorial: We strive to be equitable, but how do we really accomplish that? |
Dylan de Valk | Whitney HS | Rocklin | CA | Editorial Writing | Editorial: For the health of students, teachers and staff, the school board should vote to maintain a hybrid schedule |
Georgia Bernbaum | Winter Park HS | Winter Park | FL | Column Writing | It’s Been Years Since the Sports Bra Went Public, So Why Are We Still being Told to Cover UP? |
Zhang Yihan | YK Pao School | Shanghai | China | Sports Action Photo | Monster in the Water |