Private School Journalism Association Contest Winners

Trinity Preparatory School earned first place. In all, PSJA and Quill and Scroll gave out 39 awards. Here they are:

Blue and Gold award

First Place — St. John’s School, Houston, Texas

Editorial Leadership

First Place — Eshna Das, Lee Monistere, Dalia Sandberg, St. John’s School, Texas
Second Place — Valentina Vera, Kristin Chuang, Rebecca Lopez, Tekle Skiles-Januta, Gemma Arya, Frances Bell, Josie Stempel-Jung, Karalim Cruikshank, Westridge School, California
Third Place — Ellery Kerrigan, Lucia Sugich, Faith Gwati, Xavier Prep, Arizona

Continuous Team Coverage

First Place — La Salle Falconer staff: Kieran Crist-Kenworthy, Clover Martin, Harper Coleman, Finnuala Christensen-McElroy, Emmett Strackany, Grady Wilkinson, Kayah Cieslak, Eli Batcheller, La Salle Catholic College Preparatory, Oregon
Second Place — Valentina Vera, Kristin Chuang, Rebecca Lopez, Jane Kim, Karalim Cruikshank, Westridge School, California
Third Place — Valentina Vera, Katie Labao, Jane Kim, Westridge School, California

Freshman of the Year

First Place — Henry Beck, Minnehaha Academy, MN
Second Place — Payton Tu, St. John’s School, Texas
Third Place — Harry Alig, St. John’s School, Texas

Sophomore of the Year

First Place — Catherine Sime-Mackintosh, Minnehaha Academy, Minnesota
Second Place — Wanya Zafar, St. John’s School, Texas
Third Place — Sloane Singerman, Latin School of Chicago, Illinois

Junior of the Year

First Place — Emmett Strackany, La Salle Catholic College Preparatory, Oregon
Second Place — Omkar Tikalal, Trinity Preparatory School of Florida, Florida
Third Place — Bella Dodig, St. John’s School, Texas

News Writer of the Year

First Place — Finnuala Christensen-McElroy, La Salle Catholic College Preparatory, Oregon
Second Place — Kieran Crist-Kenworthy, La Salle Catholic College Preparatory, Oregon
Third Place — Mary Wang, Brimmer and May, Massachusetts

Features Writer of the Year

First Place — Meher Sareen, The American School in London, England
Second Place — Kristin Chuang, Westridge School, California
Third Place — Sarah Zobel, Trinity Preparatory School of Florida, Florida

Sports Writer of the Year

First Place — Gabe Cohen, Brimmer and May, Massachusetts
Second Place — Ben Kleiman, Trinity Preparatory School of Florida, Florida
Third Place — Laila Taraporevala, The American School in London, England

Opinions Writer of the Year

First Place — Rohan Muni , Brimmer and May, Massachusetts
Second Place — Kieran Crist-Kenworthy, La Salle Catholic College Preparatory, Oregon
Third Place — Omkar Tikalal, Trinity Preparatory School of Florida, Florida

Photographer of the Year

First Place — Ezra Victor, Minnehaha Academy, Minnesota
Second Place — Sims Skaff, Davidson Day School, North Carolina
Third Place — Johnny Ye, The Masters School, New York

Social Media Journalist of the Year

First Place — Frances Bell, Westridge School, California
Second Place — Mikail Khan, St. John’s School, Texas

Versatile Journalist of the Year

First Place — Harper Coleman, La Salle Catholic College Preparatory, Oregon
Second Place — Gabrielle Williams, Trinity Preparatory School of Florida, Florida
Third Place — Sophia Kim, St. John’s School, Texas

Designer of the Year

First Place — Alexandra Theofilopoulou , The American School in London, England
Second Place — Ella Hughes, St. John’s School, Texas
Third Place — Rina Kobayashi, The American School in London, England