Private School Journalism Association Contest Winners

Trinity Preparatory School earned first place. In all, PSJA and Quill and Scroll gave out 40 awards. Here they are:

Blue and Gold award

First Place — Trinity Preparatory School, Winter Park, Florida

Editorial Leadership

First Place — Sam Gross, Molly Kurtzer-Ellenbogen and Teresa Dean, Georgetown Day School, Washington, D.C.

Second Place — Carol Marques, Peyton Alch, David Steinberg, Nikhil Daniel, Amanda Rose DeStefano, Ashwin Anand, Karl Loiseau, Jack Aaron, Mila Taylor, Trinity Preparatory School, Florida

Third Place — Ella Bilu, Tanvi Chawla, Reed Dietrick, Sophene Avedissian, Mirella Comai, Kristin Chuang, Valentina Vera, Rebecca Lopez, Tekle Skiles-Januta, Westridge School, California

Continuous Team Coverage

First Place — Rebecca Lopez, Kristin Chuang, Keira Krishnaiah, Valentina Vera, Gia Song, Lilah Rangel, Frances Bell, Josie Stempel-Jung, Westridge School, California

Second Place — Sam Gross, Gilly Lyons, Rachel Hellman, Alexandra Ezrow and Arielle Stopak, Georgetown Day School, Washington, D.C.

Third Place — Tekle Skiles-Januta, Sophene Avendissian, Tanvi Chawla, Mirella Comai, Ella Bilu, Josie Stempel-Jung, Westridge School, California

Freshman of the Year

First Place — Karalim Cruikshank, Westridge School, California

Second Place — Janav Ramprakash, Trinity Preparatory School, Florida

Third Place — Sophia Kim, St. John’s School, Texas

Sophomore of the Year

First Place — Rebecca Lopez, Westridge School, California

Second Place — Alexa Nasatir, Latin School of Chicago, Illinois

Third Place — Aarav Gupta, Trinity Preparatory School, Florida

Junior of the Year

First Place — Gus Creech, The Masters School, New York

Second Place — Neena Atkins, The Masters School, New York

Third Place — Aien Du, St. John’s School, Texas

New Writer of the Year

First Place — Rebecca Lopez, Westridge School, California

Second Place — Ella Bilu, Westridge School, California

Third Place — Amelia Bowman, Brimmer and May School, Massachusetts

Features Writer of the Year

First Place — Sophia Hsu, The American School in London, England

Second Place — Eshna Das, St. John’s School, Texas

Third Place — Fay Zhao, Trinity Preparatory School, Florida

Sports Writer of the Year

First Place — Jonah Levy, Georgetown Day School, Washington, D.C.

Second Place — Ella Bilu, Westridge School, California

Third Place — Gabe Cohen, Brimmer and May School, Massachusetts

Opinions Writer of the Year

First Place — Ashwin Anand, Trinity Preparatory School, Florida

Second Place — Yasmine Rivera, The American School in London, England

Third Place — Karl Loiseau, Trinity Preparatory School, Florida

Photographer of the Year

First Place — Sims Skaff, Davidson Day School, North Carolina

Second Place — Ezra Victor, Minnehaha Academy, Minnesota

Third Place — Ayanna Beckett, The Masters School, New York

Social Media Journalist of the Year

First Place — Nuria Alvarez Martin, The American School in London, England

Second Place — Loewy Nalle, The Masters School, New York

Third Place — Frances Bell, Westridge School, California

Versatile Journalist of the Year

First Place — Sophia Bateman, The American School in London, England

Second Place — Nikhil Daniel, Trinity Preparatory School, Florida

Third Place — Jack Aaron, Trinity Preparatory School, Florida

Designer of the Year

First Place — Fay Zhao, Trinity Preparatory School, Florida

Second Place — Aarav Gupta, Trinity Preparatory School, Florida

Third Place — Teddy Lampert, Latin School of Chicago, Illinois