National Scholastic Press Association has announced its finalists for the 2019 Portfolio 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.
Category names are linked to a shared folder of student work.
Winner names, when linked, go to the students’ online portfolios.
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Elizabeth Posey
Bear Witness
Branham High School
San Jose, California
Evie Horton
The King’s Courier
El Camino Real Charter High School
Woodland Hills, California
Chloe-Amelie Aikman
Pep O’ Plant
H.B. Plant High School
Tampa, Florida
Caroline Robbins
Devil’s Advocate
Stanton College Preparatory School
Jacksonville, Florida
Mara Nicolaie
The Prospector
Prospect High School
Mt. Prospect, Illinois
Lilah Powlas
Hauberk
Shawnee Mission East High School
Prairie Village, Kansas
Eva McCord
The Tower
Grosse Pointe South High School
Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan
Mckenna Lewis
Spark
Lakota East High School
Liberty Township, Ohio
Sumner Woldridge
Eagle Edition
The Episcopal School of Dallas
Dallas, Texas
Mandy Hitchcock
ScotCenter
Carlmont High School
Belmont, California
Theodore Rackauskas
WAHS News
American Heritage High School
Plantation, Florida
Jillian Lamkins
The Flash
Eastview High School
Apple Valley, Minnesota
Emily Hood
FHNtodayTV
Francis Howell North High School
St. Charles, Missouri
Jackie Carroll
The Red Ledger
Lovejoy High School
Lucas, Texas
Ally Tauber
MHS1
McKinney High School
McKinney, Texas
Haylee Brown
Eagle Nation News
Prosper High School
Prosper, Texas
Alex Tinkham
The Review Online
St. John’s School
Houston, Texas
Hannah Ilao
El Corazon
El Camino Real Charter High School
Woodland Hills, California
Rebecca Wadsworth
Reflections
Brighton High School
Brighton, Colorado
Caroline Dixon
Tigrium
Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy
Melbourne, Florida
Sami Turner
The Budget
Lawrence High School
Lawrence, Kansas
Kylah Woods
North Star
Francis Howell North High School
St. Charles, Missouri
Bhavana Veeravalli
Roars and Whispers
Providence Senior High School
Charlotte, North Carolina
Caroline Koeman
Tribal Tribune
Wando High School
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Victoria Willox
Eagle Edition
The Episcopal School of Dallas
Dallas, Texas
Cianna Chairez
The Dispatch
James Bowie High School
Austin, Texas
Kayla Thompson
The Lion
McKinney High School
McKinney, Texas
Rachel Matatyaou
Highlander
Carlmont High School
Belmont, California
Hannah Lee
El Estoque
Monta Vista High School
Cupertino, California
Vivian Bui
San Marin Pony Express
San Marin High School
Novato, California
Thomas Duong
West Side Story
Iowa City West High School
Iowa City, Iowa
Hannah Lee
El Estoque
Monta Vista High School
Cupertino, California
David Obadare
The Budget
Lawrence High School
Lawrence, Kansas
Jackson Estwanick
MHSNews
Marquette High School
Chesterfield, Missouri
Stella Shenkman
The Shield
McCallum High School
Austin, Texas
Sophia Kontos
The Review Online
St. John’s School
Houston, Texas
Nathan Hayes
The Carillon
Bellarmine College Preparatory
San Jose, California
Katie Drake
Hauberk
Shawnee Mission East High School
Prairie Village, Kansas
Emily Kruse
Red & Black
Lawrence High School
Lawrence, Kansas
Andrew Maier
Eastside
Cherry Hill HIgh School East
Cherry Hill, New Jersey
Sunnya Hadavi
Prowler
Providence Senior High School
Charlotte, North Carolina
Abbie Reynolds
Legend
Wando High School
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Elizabeth Chan
The Lion
McKinney High School
McKinney, Texas
Ben Stewart
The Oak
Klein Oak High School
Spring, Texas
Preston Rolls
The Dispatch
James Bowie High School
Austin, Texas
Grace Nguyen
The Red Ledger
Lovejoy High School
Lucas, Texas
Shuvi Jha
El Estoque
Monta Vista High School
Cupertino, California
Madaleine Rubin
The Muse
A.W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts
Boca Raton, Florida
Bella Ramirez
WAHS
American Heritage High School
Plantation, Florida
Ayse Eldes
The Prospector
Prospect High School
Mt. Prospect, Illinois
Anjali Huynh
West Side Story
Iowa City West High School
Iowa City, Iowa
Nicole Konoeplko
The Booster Redux
Pittsburg High School
Pittsburg, Kansas
Sarah Zimmerman
North Star
Francis Howell North High School
St. Charles, Missouri
Grace Snelling
The Globe
Clayton High School
Clayton, Missouri
Thomas Birmingham
The Kirkwood Call
Kirkwood High School
Kirkwood, Missouri
Ashlynn Roberts
The Talon News
Argyle High School
Argle, Texas