2018 Cartoon of the Year

Comics Journalism


1. Valeria Velasquez

The Rock, Rock Bridge High School
Columbia, Missouri


2. John Beutz

Knight Errant, Benilde-St. Margaret’s School
St. Louis Park, Minnesota


3. Catherine Monroy

Bear Witness, Branham High School
San Jose, California


4. Rebekah Myers

North Star, Francis Howell North High School
St. Charles, Missouri


5. Mimi Geller

RubicOnline, St. Paul Academy and Summit School
St. Paul, Minnesota


HM. Rey Gundlach

Triton, Palos Verdes High School
Palos Verdes Estates, California


Comic Panel/Strip


1. John Beutz

Knight Errant, Benilde-St. Margaret’s School
St. Louis Park, Minnesota


2. Elijah Jackson

The Budget, Lawrence High School
Lawrence, Kansas


3. Elijah Jackson

The Budget, Lawrence High School
Lawrence, Kansas


4. Ella Srholez

The Devils’ Advocate, Eagle Valley High School
Gypsum, Colorado


5. Emily Wang

The Hawkeye, Bloomfield Hills High School
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan


HM. Vincent Maresca

The Matador, San Gabriel High School
San Gabriel, California


HM. Zac Abero

Westerner, Maine West High School
Des Plaines, Illinois


HM. Sophia Di Iorio

The Omega, Downers Grove North High School
Downers Grove, Illinois


HM. Iris Funaioli

Update, H. H. Dow High School
Midland, Michigan


HM. Aleesha Shi

Panorama, Ladue Horton Watkins High School
St. Louis, Missouri


Editorial Cartoon


1. Sophia Saidi, Emily Schrader

The Tattler, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School
Bethesda, Maryland


2. Sammy Sanchez, Kannan Sharma

The ReMarker, St. Mark’s School of Texas
Dallas, Texas


3. Alex Fernholz

Spark, Lakota East High School
Liberty Township, Ohio


4. Noël Madland

The Review, St. John’s School
Houston, Texas


5. Melissa Nie

The Rubicon, St. Paul Academy and Summit School
St. Paul, Minnesota


HM. Lexi Romanowsky

The Highlander, Carlmont High School
Belmont, California


HM. Mona Murhamer

The Highlander, Carlmont High School
Belmont, California


HM. Zainab Shafqat Adil

The Scroll, The American School in London
London, England


HM. Sydney Kaehler

Lion, Lyons Township High School
LaGrange, Illinois


HM. Madison Weispfenning

Pony Express, Stillwater Area High School
Stillwater, Minnesota