2014 NSPA Picture of the Year Finalists

The National Scholastic Press Association is pleased to announce Picture of the Year finalists. They are as follows:


Junior High/Middle School


Liz Yount
The Spectrum, Harvard-Westlake MS, Los Angeles


Marissa Herrington
Imprints, Mesa MS, Castle Rock, Colo.


Aiden Warner
The Prowl, Powell MS, Littleton, Colo.


Kat Rubano
The Summit, Sierra MS, Parker, Colo.


Justin Edwardo
The Masterpiece, Bak MS of the Arts, West Palm Beach, Fla.


Sierra Zizzo
The Nighthawk, Rocky Heights MIddle School, Littleton, Colo.


News Picture


Tiffini Jarvis
Hornet, Bryant (Ark.) HS


Ryan Michalesko
Dial, Carbondale (Ill.) HS


Lindsey Valdiviez
Dart, St. Teresa’s Academy, Kansas City, Mo.


Mark Vallejo
The Eagle’s Eye, Akins HS, Austin, Texas


Alejandra Velez
The Lion, McKinney (Texas) HS


Bridget Wray
Indian, Shawnee Mission North HS, Overland Park, Kan.


Haley Swinth
The Bruin, McMinnville (Ore.) HS


Josaphine Xayyaraj
Panther Prints, Duncanville (Texas) HS


Feature Picture


Macy Moon
St. Clairion, St. Clair County HS, Odenville, Ala.


Maxx Lamb
Hauberk, Shawnee Mission East HS, Prairie Village, Kan.


Shannon Smith
Crusader, Marian HS, Omaha, Neb.


Melissa Morales
Pilot’s Log, Hasbrouck Heights (N.J.) HS


Aisha Deburr
The Arena, Legacy HS, Mansfield, Texas


Nicholas Huey
Phoenix, Woodward Academy, College Park, Ga.


Noelle McBride
Lake Central Scout, Lake Central HS, St. John, Ind.


Laura Gilligan
El Paisano, Westlake HS, Austin, Texas


Sports Action


Madeline Malhotra
Golden https://www.studentpress.org/nspa/winners/images, Chaparral HS, Parker, Colo.


Ryan Michalesko
Dial, Carbondale (Ill.)


Carleigh Whitman
Lair, Shawnee Mission Northwest HS, Shawnee, Kan.


Morgan Marso
Teresian, St. Teresa’s Academy, Kansas City, Mo.


Alina Tang
Tracks, Cedar Park (Texas) HS


Nicholas Huey
Phoenix, Woodward Academy, College Park, Ga.


Alaina Gustafson
Panther, Derby (Kan.) HS


Matt Garnett
The Talon, Argyle (Texas) HS


Andrew Baggett
El Paisano, Westlake HS, Austin, Texas


Sports Reaction


Paige Staggs
The Prospective, Bryant (Ark.) HS


Madeline Malhotra
Golden https://www.studentpress.org/nspa/winners/images, Chaparral HS, Parker, Colo.


Chad Rhym
Odyssey, Clarke Central HS, Athens, Ga.


Andy Hodapp
Globe, Clayton (Mo.) HS, Clayton, Mo.


Matt Garnett
The Talon, Argyle (Texas) HS


Karla Estrada
Panther Prints, Duncanville (Texas) HS


Environmental Portrait


Sam Herndon
The Pix, Little Rock (Ark.) Central HS


Matt Mardesich
Pilot, Redondo Union (Calif.) HS, Redondo Beach


Joshua Bulawa
Golden Images, Chaparral HS, Parker, Colo.


Kelly Gardella
Teresian, St. Teresa’s Academy, Kansas City, Mo.


Andrew Conroy
Pioneer, Kirkwood (Mo.) HS


Andrew Conroy
Pioneer, Kirkwood (Mo.) HS


Cameron McCarty
Excalibur, Francis Howell North HS, St. Charles, Mo.


Christina Kim
Spark, Lakota East HS, Liberty Township, Ohio


Roark Nelson
Wa-Hi Journal, Walla Walla (Wash.) HS


Winners will be announced at the Fall National High School Journalism Convention in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2014.

Questions? Contact Trevor Ivan, NSPA contest and critique coordinator, at contests@studentpress.org.