2019 Cartoon of the Year finalists

National Scholastic Press Association has announced its finalists for the 2019 Cartoon of the Year competition.

All finalists will be recognized and the winners announced for the first time in a Saturday afternoon awards ceremony at the National High School Journalism Convention, Nov. 21-24, 2019, at the Washington Marriott Wardman Park.

First- through fifth-place winners will receive plaques, and five honorable mention winners will receive certificates.

Finalists are shown below in alphabetical order by state.

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Comics Journalism 

Jessica Berton
Bear Witness
Branham High School
San Jose, California

Selena Chen
Spark
Lakota East High School
Liberty Township, Ohio

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Comic Strip/Panel 

Jai Uparkar
El Estoque
Monta Vista High School
Cupertino, California

Brenda Gao
West Side Story
Iowa City West High School
Iowa City, Iowa

Maya Weslander
The Budget
Lawrence High School
Lawrence, Kansas

Jaden Dudrey
Spotlight
Blue Valley West High School
Overland Park, Kansas

Isabel Kjaer
Echo
St. Louis Park High School
St. Louis Park, Minnesota

Maggie Klaers
Echo
St. Louis Park High School
St. Louis Park, Minnesota

Grayden Kurtz
The Image
Lafayette High School
Wildwood, Missouri

Vince Hofer
Statesman
Lincoln High School
Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Dasha Makarishcheva
The Highlander
McLean High School
McLean, Virginia

Sanjana Singh
The Woodstocker
Woodstock School
Uttarakhand, Uttarakhand, India

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Editorial Cartoon 

Jessica Berton
Bear Witness
Branham High School
San Jose, California

Annie Zhang
El Estoque
Monta Vista High School
Cupertino, California

Yue Shi
Verde
Palo Alto High School
Palo Alto, California

Evie Horton
The King’s Courier
El Camino Real Charter High School
Woodland Hills, California

Margo Kazak
The Oracle
Glenbrook South High School
Glenview, Illinois

Shannon McGreevy
Southwords
Maine South High School
Park Ridge, Illinois

River Hennick
The Harbinger
Shawnee Mission East High School
Prairie Village, Kansas

Valeria Valesquez
The Rock
Rock Bridge High School
Columbia, Missouri

Alexandra Fernholz
Spark
Lakota East High School
Liberty Township, Ohio

Dasha Makarishcheva
The Highlander
McLean High School
McLean, Virginia