2019 Cartoon of the Year

Announced at the Fall National High School Journalism Convention, Nov. 23, 2019, in Washington, D.C.

RELATED:
2019 Newspaper/Newsmagazine Pacemaker Awards
2019 Broadcast Pacemaker Awards

2019 Individual Awards
Broadcast Story of the Year  |  Cartoon of the Year  |  Design of the Year  |  Digital Story of the Year  |  Photo of the Year
Story of the Year  |  Social Justice Reporting  |  Portfolio of the Year  |  Best Use of Social Media  |  Local Climate Change Reporting
Middle School 

RELATED: DC 2019 Best of Show Awards
RELATED: DC 2019 Pioneer Award-winning advisers

RELATED: Announced in spring 2019
2019 Online Pacemakers  |  2018 Yearbook Pacemakers  |  2018 Magazine Pacemakers

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Comics Journalism 

First
Selena Chen
Spark
Lakota East High School
Liberty Township, Ohio

Second
Jessica Berton
Bear Witness
Branham High School
San Jose, California

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Comic Strip/Panel 

First
Dasha Makarishcheva
The Highlander
McLean High School
McLean, Virginia

Second
Maya Weslander
The Budget
Lawrence High School
Lawrence, Kansas

Third
Vince Hofer
Statesman
Lincoln High School
Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Fourth
Grayden Kurtz
The Image
Lafayette High School
Wildwood, Missouri

Fifth
Jaden Dudrey
Spotlight
Blue Valley West High School
Overland Park, Kansas

Honorable mention
Jai Uparkar
El Estoque
Monta Vista High School
Cupertino, California

Honorable mention
Brenda Gao
West Side Story
Iowa City West High School
Iowa City, Iowa

Honorable mention
Isabel Kjaer
Echo
St. Louis Park High School
St. Louis Park, Minnesota

Honorable mention
Maggie Klaers
Echo
St. Louis Park High School
St. Louis Park, Minnesota

Honorable mention
Sanjana Singh
The Woodstocker
Woodstock School
Uttarakhand, Uttarakhand, India

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Editorial Cartoon 

First
Alexandra Fernholz
Spark
Lakota East High School
Liberty Township, Ohio

Second
Jessica Berton
Bear Witness
Branham High School
San Jose, California

Third
Valeria Valesquez
The Rock
Rock Bridge High School
Columbia, Missouri

Fourth
River Hennick
The Harbinger
Shawnee Mission East High School
Prairie Village, Kansas

Fifth
Annie Zhang
El Estoque
Monta Vista High School
Cupertino, California

Honorable mention
Yue Shi
Verde
Palo Alto High School
Palo Alto, California

Honorable mention
Evie Horton
The King’s Courier
El Camino Real Charter High School
Woodland Hills, California

Honorable mention
Margo Kazak
The Oracle
Glenbrook South High School
Glenview, Illinois

Honorable mention
Shannon McGreevy
Southwords
Maine South High School
Park Ridge, Illinois

Honorable mention
Dasha Makarishcheva
The Highlander
McLean High School
McLean, Virginia