2019 Middle School Individual Awards

Announced at the Fall National High School Journalism Convention, Nov. 23, 2019, in Washington, D.C.

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Design of the Year

First
Isa Matamoros
The Vespa
Kealing Middle School
Austin, Texas

Second
Staff
Roundup
Canyon Vista Middle School
Austin, Texas

Third
Morgan Chow, Branden Song
Mini-Marque
St. Mark’s School of Texas
Dallas, Texas

Fourth
Ryan Barrett, Owen Cook, Kaylee Roberts
The Scrapbook
Westfield Middle School
Westfield, Indiana

Fifth
Ainsley Gibson, Yasmin Martinez
The Panther
Ridgeview Middle School
Round Rock, Texas

Honorable mention
Emily Sosa
Oro
Cactus Canyon Junior High School
Apache Junction, Arizona

Honorable mention
Mia Kieklak
The Round-Up
Woodland Junior High School
Fayetteville, Arkansas

Honorable mention
Sophie Pallman, Mariah Schmeling, Colin Winterbottom
The Prowl
Powell Middle School
Littleton, Colorado

Honorable mention
Lizzy Ahrens, Kaytn Anderson
Eagle Eye View
Sierra Middle School
Parker, Colorado

Honorable mention
Kaylie Johnson
Tigrium
Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy
Melbourne, Florida

Story of the Year

First
Dia Granillo
Dealing with unimaginable grief
Oro
Cactus Canyon Junior High School
Apache Junction, Arizona

Second
Olyvia Fleming
Vaping becomes a dangerous trends among teens
The Sequoyah Scribe
John Sevier Middle School
Kingsport, Tennessee

Third
Ryan Barrett, Laura Shupe
Double trouble: After injury, the boys’ tennis team rallies together
The Scrapbook
Westfield Middle School
Westfield, Indiana

Fourth
Kayla Le
Cutting the cash: A closer look at the budget behind the scenes
The Vespa
Kealing Middle School
Austin, Texas

Fifth
Amber Henderson, Emily Sosa
This is not a drill: After report of a shooting at Apache Junction, students faced a real lockdown
Oro
Cactus Canyon Junior High School
Apache Junction, Arizona

Honorable mention
Ellie Gilbert
Dig for a cure: The eighth grade volleyball team raised money for breast cancer on the way to becoming conference champions
The Round-Up
Woodland Junior High School
Fayetteville, Arkansas

Honorable mention
Ava Osborne
Third time’s a charm: Girls cross country won conference for the third year in a row
The Round-Up
Woodland Junior High School
Fayetteville, Arkansas

Honorable mention
Olyvia Fleming
Neonatal abstinence symdrome is affecting more Tennessee babies
The Sequoyah Scribe
John Sevier Middle School
Kingsport, Tennessee

Honorable mention
Svanik Jaikumar
A pen’s view on life
Mini-Marque
St. Mark’s School of Texas
Dallas, Texas

Honorable mention
Amanda Miller
Run the rainbow: Students compete in the 1 mile Color Fun Run
The Panther
Ridgeview Middle School
Round Rock, Texas

Photo of the Year

First
Laura Shupe
The Scrapbook
Westfield Middle School
Westfield, Indiana

Second
Kylie Mollner
The Round-Up
Woodland Junior High School
Fayetteville, Arkansas

Third
Yasmin Martinez
The Panther
Ridgeview Middle School
Round Rock, Texas

Fourth
Arjun Gupta
Together We’re Better
Creekside Middle School
Carmel , Indiana

Fifth
Brighton Smith
The Round-Up
Woodland Junior High School
Fayetteville, Arkansas

Honorable mention
Sydney Lakeman
Eagle Eye View
Sierra Middle School
Parker, Colorado

Honorable mention
Alize Cardot
Stingray Tales
New Smyrna Beach Middle School
Edgewater, Florida

Honorable mention
Fiona Gildersleeve
What’s Your Beat
Eagle Rock Middle School
Idaho Falls, Idaho

Honorable mention
Lily Duncan
Bulldog’s Tale
Barnwell Middle School
St. Charles, Missouri

Honorable mention
Sydney Simmons
The Vespa
Kealing Middle School
Austin, Texas

NSPA

2019 Middle School Individual Awards

Design of the Year

Story of the Year

Photo of the Year