2019 Portfolio of the Year finalists

National Scholastic Press Association has announced its finalists for the 2019 Portfolio of the Year competition.

All finalists will be recognized and the winners announced for the first time in a Saturday afternoon awards ceremony at the National High School Journalism Convention, Nov. 21-24, 2019, at the Washington Marriott Wardman Park.

First- through fifth-place winners will receive plaques, and five honorable mention winners will receive certificates.

Finalists are shown below in alphabetical order by state.
Category names are linked to a shared folder of student work.
Winner names, when linked, go to the students’ online portfolio
s.

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Artist of the Year

Elizabeth Posey
Bear Witness
Branham High School
San Jose, California

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

Chloe-Amelie Aikman
Pep O’ Plant
H.B. Plant High School
Tampa, Florida

Caroline Robbins
Devil’s Advocate
Stanton College Preparatory School
Jacksonville, Florida

Mara Nicolaie
The Prospector
Prospect High School
Mt. Prospect, Illinois

Lilah Powlas
Hauberk
Shawnee Mission East High School
Prairie Village, Kansas

Eva McCord
The Tower
Grosse Pointe South High School
Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan

Mckenna Lewis
Spark
Lakota East High School
Liberty Township, Ohio

Sumner Woldridge
Eagle Edition
The Episcopal School of Dallas
Dallas, Texas


Broadcast Journalist of the Year

Mandy Hitchcock
ScotCenter
Carlmont High School
Belmont, California

Theodore Rackauskas
WAHS News
American Heritage High School
Plantation, Florida

Jillian Lamkins
The Flash
Eastview High School
Apple Valley, Minnesota

Emily Hood
FHNtodayTV
Francis Howell North High School
St. Charles, Missouri

Jackie Carroll
The Red Ledger
Lovejoy High School
Lucas, Texas

Ally Tauber
MHS1
McKinney High School
McKinney, Texas

Haylee Brown
Eagle Nation News
Prosper High School
Prosper, Texas

Alex Tinkham
The Review Online
St. John’s School
Houston, Texas


Designer of the Year

Hannah Ilao
El Corazon
El Camino Real Charter High School
Woodland Hills, California

Rebecca Wadsworth
Reflections
Brighton High School
Brighton, Colorado

Caroline Dixon
Tigrium
Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy
Melbourne, Florida

Sami Turner
The Budget
Lawrence High School
Lawrence, Kansas

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

Bhavana Veeravalli
Roars and Whispers
Providence Senior High School
Charlotte, North Carolina

Caroline Koeman
Tribal Tribune
Wando High School
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

Victoria Willox
Eagle Edition
The Episcopal School of Dallas
Dallas, Texas

Cianna Chairez
The Dispatch
James Bowie High School
Austin, Texas

Kayla Thompson
The Lion
McKinney High School
McKinney, Texas


Marketer of the Year

Rachel Matatyaou
Highlander
Carlmont High School
Belmont, California

Hannah Lee
El Estoque
Monta Vista High School
Cupertino, California

Vivian Bui
San Marin Pony Express
San Marin High School
Novato, California

Thomas Duong
West Side Story
Iowa City West High School
Iowa City, Iowa


Multimedia Journalist of the Year

Hannah Lee
El Estoque
Monta Vista High School
Cupertino, California

David Obadare
The Budget
Lawrence High School
Lawrence, Kansas

Jackson Estwanick
MHSNews
Marquette High School
Chesterfield, Missouri

Stella Shenkman
The Shield
McCallum High School
Austin, Texas

Sophia Kontos
The Review Online
St. John’s School
Houston, Texas


Photojournalist of the Year

Nathan Hayes
The Carillon
Bellarmine College Preparatory
San Jose, California

Katie Drake
Hauberk
Shawnee Mission East High School
Prairie Village, Kansas

Emily Kruse
Red & Black
Lawrence High School
Lawrence, Kansas

Andrew Maier
Eastside
Cherry Hill HIgh School East
Cherry Hill, New Jersey

Sunnya Hadavi
Prowler
Providence Senior High School
Charlotte, North Carolina

Abbie Reynolds
Legend
Wando High School
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

Elizabeth Chan
The Lion
McKinney High School
McKinney, Texas

Ben Stewart
The Oak
Klein Oak High School
Spring, Texas

Preston Rolls
The Dispatch
James Bowie High School
Austin, Texas

Grace Nguyen
The Red Ledger
Lovejoy High School
Lucas, Texas


Writer of the Year

Shuvi Jha
El Estoque
Monta Vista High School
Cupertino, California

Madaleine Rubin
The Muse
A.W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts
Boca Raton, Florida

Bella Ramirez
WAHS
American Heritage High School
Plantation, Florida

Ayse Eldes
The Prospector
Prospect High School
Mt. Prospect, Illinois

Anjali Huynh
West Side Story
Iowa City West High School
Iowa City, Iowa

Nicole Konoeplko
The Booster Redux
Pittsburg High School
Pittsburg, Kansas

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

Grace Snelling
The Globe
Clayton High School
Clayton, Missouri

Thomas Birmingham
The Kirkwood Call
Kirkwood High School
Kirkwood, Missouri

Ashlynn Roberts
The Talon News
Argyle High School
Argle, Texas