2019 Portfolio of the Year

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

Category names and winner names are linked to a shared folder of student work. Linked images go to the work when available online.

RELATED: Announced in spring 2019
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Artist of the Year

First
Chloe-Amelie Aikman
Pep O’ Plant
H.B. Plant High School
Tampa, Florida

Second
Sumner Woldridge
Eagle Edition
The Episcopal School of Dallas
Dallas, Texas

Third
Lilah Powlas
Hauberk
Shawnee Mission East High School
Prairie Village, Kansas

Fourth
Eva McCord
The Tower
Grosse Pointe South High School
Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan

Fifth
Elizabeth Posey
Bear Witness
Branham High School
San Jose, California

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

Honorable Mention
Caroline Robbins
Devil’s Advocate
Stanton College Preparatory School
Jacksonville, Florida

Honorable Mention
Mara Nicolaie
The Prospector
Prospect High School
Mt. Prospect, Illinois

Honorable Mention
Mckenna Lewis
Spark
Lakota East High School
Liberty Township, Ohio

Broadcast Journalist of the Year

First
Jackie Carroll
The Red Ledger
Lovejoy High School
Lucas, Texas

Second
Ally Tauber
MHS1
McKinney High School
McKinney, Texas

Third
Haylee Brown
Eagle Nation News
Prosper High School
Prosper, Texas

Fourth
Emily Hood
FHNtodayTV
Francis Howell North High School
St. Charles, Missouri

Fifth
Theodore Rackauskas
WAHS News
American Heritage High School
Plantation, Florida

Honorable Mention
Mandy Hitchcock
ScotCenter
Carlmont High School
Belmont, California

Honorable Mention
Jillian Lamkins
The Flash
Eastview High School
Apple Valley, Minnesota

Honorable Mention
Alex Tinkham
The Review Online
St. John’s School
Houston, Texas

Designer of the Year

First
Rebecca Wadsworth
Reflections
Brighton High School
Brighton, Colorado

Second
Victoria Willox
Eagle Edition
The Episcopal School of Dallas
Dallas, Texas

Third
Sami Turner
The Budget
Lawrence High School
Lawrence, Kansas

Fourth
Caroline Dixon
Tigrium
Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy
Melbourne, Florida

Fifth
Bhavana Veeravalli
Roars and Whispers
Providence Senior High School
Charlotte, North Carolina

Honorable Mention
Hannah Ilao
El Corazon
El Camino Real Charter High School
Woodland Hills, California

Honorable Mention
Kylah Woods
North Star
Francis Howell North High School
St. Charles, Missouri

Honorable Mention
Caroline Koeman
Tribal Tribune
Wando High School
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

Honorable Mention
Cianna Chairez
The Dispatch
James Bowie High School
Austin, Texas

Honorable Mention
Kayla Thompson
The Lion
McKinney High School
McKinney, Texas

Marketer of the Year

First
Rachel Matatyaou
Highlander
Carlmont High School
Belmont, California

Second
Hannah Lee
El Estoque
Monta Vista High School
Cupertino, California

Third
Vivian Bui
San Marin Pony Express
San Marin High School
Novato, California

Fourth
Thomas Duong
West Side Story
Iowa City West High School
Iowa City, Iowa

Multimedia Journalist of the Year

First
Hannah Lee
El Estoque
Monta Vista High School
Cupertino, California

Second
Stella Shenkman
The Shield
McCallum High School
Austin, Texas

Third
David Obadare
The Budget
Lawrence High School
Lawrence, Kansas

Fourth
Jackson Estwanick
MHSNews
Marquette High School
Chesterfield, Missouri

Fifth
Sophia Kontos
The Review Online
St. John’s School
Houston, Texas

Photojournalist of the Year

First
Elizabeth Chan
The Lion
McKinney High School
McKinney, Texas

Second
Andrew Maier
Eastside
Cherry Hill HIgh School East
Cherry Hill, New Jersey

Third
Ben Stewart
The Oak
Klein Oak High School
Spring, Texas

Fourth
Nathan Hayes
The Carillon
Bellarmine College Preparatory
San Jose, California

Fifth
Katie Drake
Hauberk
Shawnee Mission East High School
Prairie Village, Kansas

Honorable Mention
Emily Kruse
Red & Black
Lawrence High School
Lawrence, Kansas

Honorable Mention
Sunnya Hadavi
Prowler
Providence Senior High School
Charlotte, North Carolina

Honorable Mention
Abbie Reynolds
Legend
Wando High School
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

Honorable Mention
Preston Rolls
The Dispatch
James Bowie High School
Austin, Texas

Honorable Mention
Grace Nguyen
The Red Ledger
Lovejoy High School
Lucas, Texas

Writer of the Year

First
Anjali Huynh
West Side Story
Iowa City West High School
Iowa City, Iowa

Second
Sarah Zimmerman
North Star
Francis Howell North High School
St. Charles, Missouri

Third
Ayse Eldes
The Prospector
Prospect High School
Mt. Prospect, Illinois

Fourth
Ashlynn Roberts
The Talon News
Argyle High School
Argyle, Texas

Fifth
Shuvi Jha
El Estoque
Monta Vista High School
Cupertino, California

Honorable Mention
Madaleine Rubin
The Muse
A.W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts
Boca Raton, Florida

Honorable Mention
Bella Ramirez
WAHS
American Heritage High School
Plantation, Florida

Honorable Mention
Nicole Konoeplko
The Booster Redux
Pittsburg High School
Pittsburg, Kansas

Honorable Mention
Grace Snelling
The Globe
Clayton High School
Clayton, Missouri

Honorable Mention
Thomas Birmingham
The Kirkwood Call
Kirkwood High School
Kirkwood, Missouri