2020 Photo of the Year

Nov. 21, 2020

National Scholastic Press Association announces the finalists in its 2020 Photo of the Year competition —

News Photo

Feature Photo

Sports Game/Action Photo

Sports Feature Photo

Environmental Portrait

Winners of NSPA Individual Awards and NSPA Pacemaker awards in broadcast, specialty magazine and newspaper/newsmagazine were announced during the JEA/NSPA Fall National High School Journalism Convention on Nov. 21 in a virtual awards ceremony.

2020 Individual Awards
BroadcastCartoonDesign
Digital StoryPhotoPortfolioStory
Social Justice ReportingLocal Climate Change Reporting
Best Use of Social MediaCOVID-19 Coverage
Middle School

Fall 2020 NSPA Pacemaker Awards
Broadcast • Newspaper/Newsmagazine/Specialty Magazine

Fall 2020 Best of Show
JEA/NSPA Fall National High School Journalism Convention,
Nov. 21, 2020

WATCH the awards presentation.

NSPA Awards page

NSPA Awards archive


News Photo

First
Carly Liggett
BVWNews
Blue Valley West High School, Overland Park, Kansas

Second
Mariana Ramirez
ManestreamNews
McKinney High School, McKinney, Texas

Third
Leah Anderson
El Paisano
Westlake High School, Austin, Texas

Fourth
Rachel McCrea
Scot Scoop
Carlmont High School, Belmont, California

Fifth
Bela Tapperson
The Shield
McCallum High School, Austin, Texas

Honorable Mention
Abigail Weihe
Hornet
Bryant High School, Bryant, Arkansas

Honorable Mention
Carly Liggett
BVWNews
Blue Valley West High School, Overland Park, Kansas

Honorable Mention
Abby Ryan
The Northwest Passage
Shawnee Mission Northwest High School, Shawnee, Kansas

Honorable Mention
Hunter Musi
Tribal Tribune
Wando High School, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

Honorable Mention
Alex Daggett
The Talon News
Argle High School, Argyle, Texas


Feature Photo

First
Caleb Melville
The Shield
McCallum High School, Austin, Texas

Second
Landry Raymond
ManestreamNews
McKinney High School, McKinney, Texas

Third
Elizabeth Chan
The Lion
McKinney High School, McKinney, Texas

Fourth
Savannah Drnec
Central Focus
Francis Howell Central High School, Cottleville, Missouri

Fifth
Alex Melton
Hornet
Bryant High School, Bryant, Arkansas

Honorable Mention
Abigail Weihe
Hornet
Bryant High School, Bryant, Arkansas

Honorable Mention
Eriyale Williams
The Howl
Southwest Career and Technical Academy, Las Vegas, Nevada

Honorable Mention
Kris Robledo
El Paisano
Westlake High School, Austin, Texas

Honorable Mention
Aric Shah
El Paisano
Westlake High School, Austin, Texas

Honorable Mention
Seth Miller
The Arena
Legacy High School, Mansfield, Texas


Sports Game/Action Photo

First
Landry Raymond
The Lion
McKinney High School, McKinney, Texas

Second
Aric Shah
El Paisano
Westlake High School, Austin, Texas

Third
Landry Raymond
ManestreamNews
McKinney High School, McKinney, Texas

Fourth
Joseph Grech
Legend
Wando High School, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

Fifth
Andrew Maier
Eastside
Cherry Hill High School East, Cherry Hill, New Jersey

Honorable Mention
Jack Weaver
Legend
Lafayette High School, Wildwood, Missouri

Honorable Mention
Ava Bathurst
Ledoian
Aledo High School, Aledo, Texas

Honorable Mention
Jacob Grosch
Bridgeland Student Media
Bridgeland High School, Cypress, Texas

Honorable Mention
Rebecca Rockenbach
The Leopard
Lovejoy High School, Lucas, Texas

Honorable Mention
Mariana Ramirez
The Lion
McKinney High School, McKinney, Texas


Sports Feature Photo

First
Kevin Reyes
CCNN Live
Christopher Columbus High School, Miami, Florida

Second
Ishika Samant
Westwood Student Press
Westwood High School, Austin, Texas

Third
Grace Denckhoff
Pioneer
Kirkwood High School, Kirkwood, Missouri

Fourth
Andrew Maier
Eastside
Cherry Hill High School East, Cherry Hill, New Jersey

Fifth
Alex Melton
Hornet
Bryant High School, Bryant, Arkansas

Honorable Mention
Sophia Rocha
The Redwood Bark
Redwood High School, Larkspur, California

Honorable Mention
Joseph Grech
Legend
Wando High School, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

Honorable Mention
Aric Shah
El Paisano
Westlake High School, Austin, Texas

Honorable Mention
Elizabeth Chan
The Lion
McKinney High School, McKinney, Texas

Honorable Mention
Mariana Ramirez
ManestreamNews
McKinney High School, McKinney, Texas


Environmental Portrait

First
Margaret Debenport
Tiger Times
Texas High School, Texarkana, Texas

Second
Anna Garcia
The Shield
McCallum High School, Austin, Texas

Third
Nick Styers
The Lair
Shawnee Mission Northwest High School, Shawnee, Kansas

Fourth
Zac Anderson
The Antler
Minnehaha Academy, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Fifth
Sophia Eaton
Bearing News
Rock Bridge High School, Columbia, Missouri

Honorable Mention
Caroline Barker
West Side Story
Iowa City West High School, Iowa City, Iowa

Honorable Mention
Paras Bassuk
West Side Story
Iowa City West High School, Iowa City, Iowa

Honorable Mention
Maya Kogulan
The Huron Emery
Ann Arbor Huron High School, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Honorable Mention
Haley Drouin
Lone Star
James Bowie High School, Austin, Texas

Honorable Mention
Elizabeth Warren
Tribal Tribune
Wando High School, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina