2009 NSPA Story of the Year Winners
co-sponsored by the American Society of Newspaper Editors

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Diversity

First Place
Jeremy Bleeke, Nina Oberman
Globe, Clayton HS, Clayton, Mo.

Second Place
Eva Crowe
Odyssey, Clarke Central HS, Athens, Ga.

Third Place
Thanh Lu, Herb Wade
The Tam News, Tamalpais HS, Mill Valley, Calif.

Honorable Mention
Hana Kajimura
The Viking, Palo Alto HS, Palo Alto, Calif.

Honorable Mention
Seth Zweifler
The Spoke, Conestoga HS, Berwyn, Pa.

Honorable Mention
Natty Hawley, Amy Rosenberg
Ink, Georgiana Bruce Kirby Preparatory School, Santa Cruz, Calif.

Editorial/Opinion

First Place
Ashley Heath
The Spartana, Homestead HS, Fort Wayne, Ind.

Second Place
Matt Holstein
Tribal Tribune, Wando HS, Mt. Pleasant, S.C.

Third Place
Corinne Chin
Oracle, Glenbrook South HS, Glenview, Ill.

Honorable Mention
Elaine Andell
The Prowler, O'Fallon Township HS, O'Fallon, Ill.

Honorable Mention
Roy Lee, Karyn Smoot
The Lowell, Lowell HS, San Francisco, Calif.

Honorable Mention
Adam Zernik
The Viking, Palo Alto HS, Palo Alto, Calif.

Feature Story

First Place
Seth Zweifler
The Spoke, Conestoga HS, Berwyn, Pa.

Second Place
Malaika Drebin
The Viking, Palo Alto HS, Palo Alto, Calif.

Third Place
Billy Lawton
Spark, Lakota East HS, Liberty Township, Ohio

Honorable Mention
Nikki McGee
The Wolf's Howl, Timberland HS, Wentzville, Mo.

Honorable Mention
Jennifer Pritchard
Lariat, Cooper City HS, Cooper City, Fla.

Honorable Mention
Mac Douglass, Max Schieble, Sam Mandell
The Tam News, Tamalpais HS, Mill Valley, Calif.

Multimedia Package

First Place
Henry Rome
The Spoke, Conestoga HS, Berwyn, Pa.

Second Place
Fareeha Amir
FHNtoday.com, Francis Howell North HS, St. Charles, Mo.

Third Place
Lauren Burdick, Michelle Hu
The HiLite, Carmel HS, Carmel, Ind.

News Story

First Place
Henry Rome
The Spoke, Conestoga HS, Berwyn, Pa.

Second Place
Lauren Parcel, Brittany Hopkins
El Estoque, Monta Vista HS, Cupertino, Calif.

Third Place
Billy Eichenholz
The ReMarker, St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas, Texas

Honorable Mention
Jessie Frary
Odyssey, Clarke Central HS, Athens, Ga.

Honorable Mention
Jackie Tortorello, Andrea Perkins
The Correspondent, John Hersey HS, Arlington Heights, Ill.

Honorable Mention
Elizabeth Young
The Viking Longboat, Haslett HS, Haslett, Mich.

Sports Story

First Place
Tom Haskin
The Lion's Roar, Newton South HS, Newton Centre, Mass.

Second Place
Sam Osborne
Purple Gem, Bowling Green HS, Bowling Green, Ky.

Third Place
Kaitlynn Kerley
Spark, Lakota East HS, Liberty Township, Ohio

Honorable Mention
Nadia Farjood
The Falconer, Torrey Pines HS, San Diego, Calif.

Honorable Mention
Sam Kovzan
The Harbinger, Shawnee Mission East HS, Prairie Village, Kan.

Honorable Mention
Matt Stanley
Round Up, Brophy College Preparatory School, Phoenix, Ariz.