2018 Portfolio of the Year Finalists

Artist of the Year

Annie Chen
Annie Chen, Palo Alto High School
Palo Alto, California

Catherine Monroy
Bear Witness, Branham High School
San Jose, California

Om Gokhale
Tidal, Nueva High School
San Mateo, California

Kennedy Homan
Metea Media, Metea Valley High School
Aurora, Illinois

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

Chloe Hooker
The Kirkwood Call, Kirkwood High School
Kirkwood, Missouri

Rebekah Myers
North Star, Francis Howell North High School
Saint Charles, Missouri

Isabelle Del Rosario
Southwest Shadow, Southwest Career and Technical Academy
Las Vegas, Nevada


Broadcast Journalist of the Year

Katherine Swartz (Portfolio)
JNN, Joseph Gregori High School
Modesto, California

Samalya Thenuwara
West Side Story, Iowa City West High School
Iowa City, Iowa

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

Jake Fein
Eagle Nation News, Prosper High School
Prosper, Texas

Alicia Kain
CHS Wired, Cody High School
Cody, Wyoming


Designer of the Year

Elizabeth Han
El Estoque, Monta Vista High School
Cupertino, California

Julia Kolman (Portfolio)
Bear Witness, Branham High School
San Jose, California

William Satler
Reflections, Brighton High School
Brighton, Colorado

Matthew Raeside
Crimson & Gold, Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School
Atlanta, Georgia

Lydia Guo
West Side Story, Iowa City West High School
Iowa City, Iowa

Kimball Gogel
Hauberk, Shawnee Mission East High School
Prairie Village, Kansas

Jenny She
The Hawkeye, Bloomfield Hills High School
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

Emma Carter
Roars and Whispers, Providence Senior High School
Charlotte, North Carolina

Elena Henderson
The Knight, McCallum High School
Austin, Texas

Maddie Doran
The Shield, McCallum High School
Austin, Texas

Libby Hurt
Round-Up, Coppell High School
Coppell, Texas


Marketer of the Year

Katelyn Pan
The Epitaph, Homestead High School
Cupertino, California


Multimedia Journalist of the Year

Kaylee George
Scot Scoop, Carlmont High School
Belmont, California

Claire Torii
The Epitaph, Homestead High School
Cupertino, California


Photojournalist of the Year

Samantha Dahlberg
Scot Scoop, Carlmont High School
Belmont, California

David Hickey
Viking Sports Magazine, Palo Alto High School
Palo Alto, California

Theresa Nguyen
The Mirror, Van Nuys High school
Van Nuys, California

Liam O’Connor
Chi Rho, Trinity Preparatory
Winter Park, Florida

Elise Baker (Portfolio)
Hauberk, Shawnee Mission East High School
Prairie Village, Kansas

Michael Melinger (download file to view)
The Globe, Clayton High School
Clayton, Missouri

Alex Rowe
North Star, Francis Howell North High School
Saint Charles, Missouri

Madison Olsen
The Shield, McCallum High School
Austin, Texas

Ian Falkenbury
The Talon, Hendrickson High School
Pflugerville, Texas

Tina Dang
Cleveland Publications, Cleveland STEM High School
Seattle, Washington


Writer of the Year

Ilena Peng
El Estoque, Monta Vista High School
Cupertino, California

Katie Cologna
Granite Bay Gazette, Granite Bay High School
Granite Bay, California

Rebecca Schneid
The Eagle Eye, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
Parkland, Florida

Sarah Kallis
Crimson & Gold, Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School
Atlanta, Georgia

Nicole Konopelko
The Booster Redux, Pittsburg High School
Pittsburg, Kansas

Lila Taylor (download file to view)
The Globe, Clayton High School
Clayton, Missouri

Sarah Zimmerman
FHNtoday.com, Francis Howell North High School
St. Charles, Missouri

Sidney Li
Spark, Lakota East High School
Liberty Township, Ohio

Violet Glenewinkel (Portfolio)
The Dispatch, James Bowie High School
Austin, Texas

Amelia Vanyo
The Sidekick, Coppell High School
Coppell, Texas