2018 Digital Story of the Year Finalists

Multimedia News Story Package

Staff
March For Our Lives
Scot Scoop, Carlmont High School
Belmont, California

Staff
Leaving a Legacy
El Estoque, Monta Vista High School
Cupertino, California

Cam Medrano, Jack Rosetti
RHS’ maintenance rating drops
Eye of the Tiger, Roseville High School
Roseville, California

Staff
A Year of Trump
The Harbinger, Shawnee Mission East High School
Prairie Village, Kansas

Abigail Hendren, Rohan Palla, Julia Radhakrishnan
A Pension is a Promise
PLD Lamplighter, Paul Laurence Dunbar High School
Lexington, Kentucky

Ella Kitterman, Chloe McKim Jepsen
Brookline community recoils from racist videos, looks to future
The Sagamore, Brookline High School
Brookline, Massachusetts

Jared Heller, Abigail Mynahan
Expressing Ourselves
The Gator, Brimmer and May School
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

Marlee Baron, Mimi Geller, Koji Gutzmann, Sharee Roman
Columbine shooting anniversary inspires student organized walk out
RubicOnline, St. Paul Academy and Summit School
St. Paul, Minnesota

Amelia Vanyo
Nation-wide reaction to gun violence
The Sidekick, Coppell High School
Coppell, Texas

Justyne Bernal, Rachell Ramirez, Lucero Rea, Aryanna Rodriguez
Original faculty, staff recognized at festival’s 25th anniversary
The Magnet Tribune, Vidal M. Trevino School of Communications and Fine Arts
Laredo, Texas


Multimedia Feature Story Package

Camille Herren, Sydney Goggans, Ania Stover, Jacob Whitlock
What is Sexual Assault? #MeToo
The Crimson Crier, Sparkman High School
Harvest, Alabama

Staff
Identity
El Estoque, Monta Vista High School
Cupertino, California

Madi Coons. Valeria Cisneros, Mason Seden-Hansen, Elise Scheiffele, Ysabel Wulfing 
DACA students speak out
Crimson Newsmagazine, Paso Robles High School
Paso Robles, California

Mackenzie Caudill
Hottest corner in town
Odyssey Media Group, Clarke Central High School
Athens, Georgia

McCalee Cain, Sam Diercks, Sarah Donnelly, Cienna Roget
Trumpiversary
Cedar Post, Sandpoint High School
Sandpoint, Idaho

Samalya Thenuwara
An artist’s journey
West Side Story, Iowa City West High School
Iowa City, Iowa

Nicole Konopelko
Following in Dylan’s footsteps
The Booster Redux, Pittsburg High School
Pittsburg, Kansas

Jackelyn Romo, Cosette Zielinski
Adoption: A life changing pocess
Southwest Shadow, Southwest Career and Technical Academy
Las Vegas, Nevada

Jon Calabrese, Nafessa Jaigirdar, Claire Joanson, Joshua Pipe, Luke Shin
Autism Awareness Month
Eastside Online, Cherry Hill High School East
Cherry Hill, New Jersey

Jackie Carroll, Kelsey Carroll, Emma Overholt
Don’t judge ‘Coop’ by his cover
The Red Ledger, Lovejoy High School
Lucas, Texas


Multimedia Sports Story Package

Veronica Roseborough
Athletic determination stays strong despite anemia
Scot Scoop, Carlmont High School
Belmont, California

Jason Harward, Evan Minniti, A.J. Wolken
New turf renovation promises safer experience for athletes
Highlights, Beverly Hills High School
Beverly Hills, California

Staff
Four Teams One Rival
El Estoque , Monta Vista High School
Cupertino, California

Staff
The X-Games
El Estoque, Monta Vista High School
Cupertino, California

Staff
COLOR WAR 2018: Intense competition, shortcuts and penalties, a hard-boiled egg genius and a senior three-peat make it memorable
The Boiling Point, Shalhevet High School
Los Angeles, California

Tobey Lee, Hila Machmali, Noa Segal, Gilad Spitzer
CHAMPIONS!!!! Firehawks win Sarachek
The Boiling Point, Shalhevet High School
Los Angeles, California

Brant Bednarz, Martin Herz, Maddie Krebs, Kirubel Mesfin
Huskie football playoff preview and in-depth season analysis
The North Star, Naperville North High School
Naperville, Illinois

Keegan Williams, Roy Nitzan, Keegan Williams 
McConaughey makes celebrity softball game ‘alright alright alright’
Wingspan, Liberty High School
Frisco, Texas

Sophia Lima, Will McKone
Triple-threat junior captains all seasons
The Review, St. John’s School
Houston, Texas

Jorden Melson
The Curse Has Ended
The Rider Online, Legacy High School
Mansfield, Texas


Photo Slideshow

Staff
Salt Bowl Pep Rally at Everett
Prospective Online, Bryant High School
Bryant, Arkansas

Ashley Hitchings, Rebecca Yao
Hands Off Net Neutrality
Verde, Palo Alto High School
Palo Alto, California

Phoebe Corgiat, Brighton Garrett, Camden Tucker
Winter Fashion
Crimson Newsmagazine, Paso Robles High School
Paso Robles, California

Rachel Barber
Varsity falls in 28-20 defeat against Rio Linda
Eye of the Tiger, Roseville High School
Roseville, California

Rachel Barber
Campus, community rallies for 100th anniversary of Homecoming
Eye of the Tiger, Roseville High School
Roseville, California

Saphira Klearman, Ty Murray
Wishes Come True
The Devils’ Advocate and EVTV, Eagle Valley High School
Gypsum, Colorado

Mahmood Khatib
Prom at the Johnson County Arts and Heritage Center
BVNWnews.com, Blue Valley Northwest High School
Overland Park, Kansas

Mac Callahan, Rhea Prem
Photo Essay: Architecture
The Phillipian, Phillips Academy Andover
Andover, Massachusetts

Staff
Students storm Capitol to ask for safer schools
The Shield, McCallum High School
Austin, Texas

Tori Greene
Football Playoffs Round Four
The Rider Online, Legacy High School
Mansfield, Texas


Interactive Graphic

Brooke Chang
Carlmont Class of 2018 Plans
Scot Scoop, Carlmont High School
Belmont, California

Molly Donaldson
College graduates struggle to find affordable Bay Area housing
Scot Scoop, Carlmont High School
Belmont, California

Shabana Gupta
Geothermal heating: eco-friendly, human foe
The Black and White, Johnston High School
Johnston, Iowa

Piper Hansen, Nikhil Warrier
What would Louisville do in a natural disaster?
Manual RedEye, duPont Manual High School
Louisville, Kentucky

Jeffrey Shen, Harvey Zheng
State of the Academy
The Phillipian, Phillips Academy Andover
Andover, Massachusetts

Adrian Doan, Zachary Heimbuch
A Guide for Exploring Detroit From Each QLINE Stop
The Tower Pulse, Grosse Pointe South High School
Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan

Adam Dashevsky, Jacob Kernis, Sophie Levine
Get ready for the East vs. West Homecoming Football Game
Eastside, Cherry Hill High School East
Cherry Hill, New Jersey

Madison Olsen, Julie Robertson, Sophie Ryland
The original 10-0 Knights
The Shield, McCallum High School
Austin, Texas

Emma Overholt
Different DNA, same family
The Red Ledger, Lovejoy High School
Lucas, Texas

Sam Johnson
At look at Men’s Basketball
Hawkeye, Mountlake Terrace High School
Mountlake Terrrace, Washington


Podcast

Mary Allison Kane, Chisom Ukoha
Room 204
Devil’s Advocate, Stanton College Preparatory School
Jacksonville, Florida

Felipe Bautista
Education Re-Imagined
The Spartacus, Miami Country Day School
Miami, Florida

Lars Lonnroth
National School Walk Out
Lion, Lyons Township High School
LaGrange, Illinois

Lars Lonnroth
Jake Elliott Comes Home
Lion, Lyons Township High School
LaGrange, Illinois

Emma Melling
August 2 Stories #10B: Laura DuBois
The Talon, Minnehaha Academy
Mendota Heights, Minnesota

Sasha Agarwal, Katie Saiko
SPS Placed Defibrillators in Schools for Safety
Central Intelligence, Central High School
Springfield, Missouri

Emma Steingraber, Kaylee Sun
Springfield Residents Seek the Difference of Organic Produce
Central Intelligence, Central High School
Springfield, Missouri

Israel Rendon
Living Hispanic in America
Ritemour Live, Ritenour High School
St. Louis, Missouri

Parker Butler
Politics with Parker
Wingspan, Liberty High School
Frisco, Texas

Ben Eyman
Prep Chatter
The Hawkeye.org, Mountlake Terrace High School
Mountlake Terrrace, Washington


Blog

Karla Dougan
Road to recovery
Odyssey Media Group, Clarke Central High School
Athens, Georgia

Elena Webber
From me to you
Odyssey Media Group, Clarke Central High School
Athens, Georgia

Abbey Malbon
Birth control is basic healthcare. Period.
Metea Media, Metea Valley High School
Aurora, Illinois

Lars Lonnroth
Media Mayhem: How a church retreat reminded me of the value of points of view
Lion, Lyons Township High School
LaGrange, Illinois

Kanishka Mehra
Local focal: Selfie swoon
BVNWnews.com, Blue Valley Northwest High School
Overland Park, Kansas

Jessica Shih
‘I too would’ve been an MSD student’
Hi’s Eye, Westfield High School
Westfield, New Jersey

Michelle Wei
Halloween costumes used as a vehicle for activism
Tower, The Masters School
Dobbs Ferry, New York

Josie Woodward
Josie’s journey
Wingspan, Liberty High School
Frisco, Texas

Jazmine Necessary
Dealing With Loss
The Rider Online, Legacy High School
Mansfield, Texas

Christine Zhao
Decoloring My Mind: analyzing racism and resentment in light of the infamous Starbucks arrest
tjTODAY Online, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Alexandria, Virginia