2017 Multimedia Story of the Year Finalists

Multimedia Story of the Year winners will be announced at the JEA/NSPA Fall National High School Journalism Convention, Nov. 16-19 in Dallas.


Multimedia News

Mona Murhamer, Sarah Tocatlian, Sophie Penn
Trump Administration’s immigration ban sparks protests
Scot Scoop News, Carlmont High School
Belmont, California

Staff
The Impacts of Climate Change
El Estoque, Monta Vista High School
Cupertino, California

Claire Chang, Sepand Rouz
Doctors, peacemakers and cosplayers: why they marched
El Estoque, Monta Vista High School
Cupertino, California

Staff
Hundreds of students stage walkout and march to City Hall to protest Trump
The Lowell, Lowell High School
San Francisco, California

Jocelyn Brossia
Community rallies for equality at Justice for All March
The Foothill Dragon Press, Foothill Technology High School
Ventura, California

Staff
Students lead anti-hate protest, work to end discrimination
West Side Story, West High School
Iowa City, Iowa

Celia Hack, Ellie Cook, Caroline Heitmann, Morgan Browning
Facing the Problem
The Harbinger, Shawnee Mission East High School
Prairie Village, Kansas

Rudd Fawcett
Andover Joins the March
The Phillipian, Phillips Academy
Andover, Massachusetts

Bennett Durando
Thousands gather for women’s march, rally
Echo, Webster Groves High School
Webster Groves, Missouri

Amy Liu, Emma Shea
Young Political Organization on the Presidential Election
The Review Online, St. John’s School
Houston, Texas


Multimedia Feature

Kaylee George
Women make strides in technology
Scot Scoop News, Carlmont High School
Belmont, California

Staff
The Whisper of a Dream
El Estoque, Monta Vista High School
Cupertino, California

Luke Dahlin, Garet Jatsek, Sam Slade
Graffiti: An overlooked, underappreciated art
The Redwood Bark, Redwood High School
Larkspur, California

Staff 
Beyond the myth: Asian-Americans challenging stereotypes of the model minority
The Lowell, Lowell High School
San Francisco, California

Samalya Thenuwara
Living life with Rett Syndrome
West Side Story, West High School
Iowa City, Iowa

Marti Fromm, Kaleigh Koc, Yashi Wang, Will Tulp
Celebration, Not Separation
The Harbinger, Shawnee Mission East High School
Prairie Village, Kansas

Kaylie MacLaughlin, Raya Lehan, Alison Booth
Drama teacher Jon Copeland’s room encourages creativity, creates home away from home for senior Diana Auckly
Mill Valley News Online, Mill Valley High School
Shawnee, Kansas

Staff
Red/White Week 2016
Manual RedEye, duPont Manual High School
Louisville, Kentucky

Staff
Eastside takes you behind the scenes of Ragtime
Eastside Online, Cherry Hill High School East
Cherry Hill, New Jersey

Staff
Clouding the Population: Planet of the Vapes
Eastside Online, Cherry Hill High School East
Cherry Hill, New Jersey


Multimedia Sports

Jonny Pappas, Sophie Penn, Ryan Geronimo
Varsity soccer wins stunner at Avaya
Scot Scoop News, Carlmont High School
Belmont, California

Staff
DHS hosts annual Halden Invitational, thousands of athletes compete
BlueDevilHUB.com, Davis Senior High School
Davis, California

Kai Oda
The Campanile Covers: Surfing
The Campanile, Palo Alto Senior High School
Palo Alto, California

Staff
Vars boys’ basketball team soars past Washington Eagles in BOTB
The Lowell, Lowell High School
San Francisco, California

Matthew Yam
Game. Set. Champs.
Harvard-Westlake Chronicle, Harvard-Westlake School
Studio City, California

Staff
Victory sends Lions to state championship game
The Budget, Lawrence High School
Lawrence, Kansas

Rohan Palla, Sydney Carter
Dunbar Cheerleaders are World Champions
WPLD Lamplighter, Paul Laurence Dunbar High School
Lexington, Kentucky

Siobhan Richards, Dakota Antelman
Despite Comeback, Softball Falls to Tantasqua in 10th Inning
The Big Red, Hudson High School
Hudson, Massachusetts

Nathanael Ashton-Piper, Lauren Chevalier Brad Shibley
Dance Team wins State Championship in Jazz
Knight Errant, Benilde-St. Margaret’s School
St. Louis Park, Minnesota

Henry Still, Eli Desjardins, William McKone
Small ball strategy pays big dividends
The Review Online, St. John’s School
Houston, Texas