2020 Design of the Year
Nov. 21, 2020
National Scholastic Press Association salutes the winners in its 2020 Design of the Year competition —
Literary/Specialty Magazine Cover
Literary/Specialty Magazine Page/Spread
Winners of NSPA Individual Awards and NSPA Pacemaker Awards in broadcast, specialty magazine and newspaper/newsmagazine were announced during the JEA/NSPA Fall National High School Journalism Convention on Nov. 21 in a virtual awards ceremony.
2020 Individual Awards
Broadcast • Cartoon • Design
Digital Story • Photo • Portfolio • Story
Social Justice Reporting • Local Climate Change Reporting
Best Use of Social Media • COVID-19 Coverage
Middle School
Fall 2020 NSPA Pacemaker Awards
Broadcast • Newspaper/Newsmagazine/Specialty Magazine
Fall 2020 Best of Show
JEA/NSPA Fall National High School Journalism Convention,
Nov. 21, 2020
WATCH the awards presentation.
Newspaper Front Page
First
Heart of the matter
Margaret Debenport, Owen Smith
Tiger Times
Texas High School
Texarkana, Texas
Second
Learning on a curve
Elizabeth Posey
Bear Witness
Branham High School
San Jose, California
Third
Save Australian Forests
Edward Hahm
Tiger Times
Seoul International School
Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Fourth
November Front Cover
Taylor Charles, Kalyn Dawes
The Redwood Bark
Redwood High School
Larkspur, California
Fifth
The Final Straw Front
Staff
The Lion’s Roar
Newton South High School
Newton, Massachusetts
Honorable Mention
Measures of success
Staff
Bear Witness
Branham High School
San Jose, California
Honorable Mention
Coronavirus, influenza, whooping cough on the attack
Kayla Lee, Pilar Sims
The Mirror
Van Nuys High School
Van Nuys, California
Honorable Mention
Adventure Awaits
Lila Tulp
The Harbinger
Shawnee Mission East High School
Prairie Village, Kansas
Honorable Mention
Playing the Race Game
Nick Pranske, Charlotte Vanyo
The Sidekick
Coppell High School
Coppell, Texas
Honorable Mention
An unbreakable bond
Ishan Gupta, Charlie Rose, Aaron Thorne, Sid Vattamreddy, Christopher Wang
The ReMarker
St. Mark’s School of Texas
Dallas, Texas
Newspaper Page/Spread
First
Our hidden issue
Sam Ahmed, Colin Campbell, Sid Vattamreddy
The ReMarker
St. Mark’s School of Texas
Dallas, Texas
Second
Not All Super Heros Wear Capes
Megan Frontz
Elevate Magazine
Regis Jesuit High School
Aurora, Colorado
Third
Coronavirus, influenza, whooping cough… Target: You
Kayla Lee, Pilar Sims
The Mirror
Van Nuys High School
Van Nuys, California
Fourth
Love songs on the fly
Chandler Roberts
Bear Witness
Branham High School
San Jose, California
Fifth
The 2010s
Sarah Feuer
The Boiling Point
Shalhevet High School
Los Angeles, California
Honorable Mention
Missing Middle
Eric Fang, Nina Gee
Winged Post
The Harker School
San Jose, California
Honorable Mention
50 Years in The Making
Lila Tulp
The Harbinger
Shawnee Mission East High School
Prairie Village, Kansas
Honorable Mention
TikTok
Maggie Klaers
Echo
St. Louis Park High School
St. Louis Park, Minnesota
Honorable Mention
Hooked
Ishan Gupta, Sai Thirunagari, Aaron Thorne, Wallace White
The ReMarker
St. Mark’s School of Texas
Dallas, Texas
Honorable Mention
Heart of the matter
Addison Cross, Anna Grace Jones
Tiger Times
Texas High School
Texarkana, Texas
Newsmagazine Cover
First
Tracing Our Roots
Tatyana Esquilin
Devil’s Advocate
Stanton College Preparatory School
Jacksonville, Florida
Second
Problems March
Hannah Lee
El Estoque
Monta Vista High School
Cupertino, California
Third
Through Our Eyes
Joshua Chen
Scout
Lake Central High School
St. John, Indiana
Fourth
Staying afloat
Tara Connick
The Marquee
Marcus High School
Flower Mound, Texas
Fifth
Coronavirus edition
Dasha Makarishcheva
The Highlander
McLean High School
McLean, Virginia
Honorable Mention
Sex-Ed Issue 4
Kavya Gupta
The Prospector
Cupertino High School
Cupertino, California
Honorable Mention
Disconnected
Selina Hua
West Side Story
Iowa City West High School
Iowa City, Iowa
Honorable Mention
Future
Riley Unekis
The Budget
Lawrence High School
Lawrence, Kansas
Honorable Mention
Rooted In Reality
Anna Carroll
Central Focus
Francis Howell Central High School
Cottleville, Missouri
Honorable Mention
Masks, Issue 5
Alexandra Fernholz
Spark
Lakota East High School
Liberty Township, Ohio
Newsmagazine Page/Spread
First
The Space Between
Courtney Krebs, Mitri Krishna
The Express
Blue Valley Northwest High School
Overland Park, Kansas
Second
Faith in Faith
Clare Dierckman, Victoria Nopporn
HiLite
Carmel High School
Carmel, Indiana
Third
The art of cuisine
Evie Cuffaro, Hahn Park, Sam Saliba
The Pack
Monarch High School
Louisville, Colorado
Fourth
This Mom Rocks
Ben Hobbs, Rachel Sarff
The Express
Blue Valley Northwest High School
Overland Park, Kansas
Fifth
Time Cut Short
Ella Rosewarne
The Communicator
Community High School
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Honorable Mention
Williams, Shemesh
Marin Fehl
Red & Black
Hillsborough High School
Tampa, Florida
Honorable Mention
Unwrapping Sex Ed
Taylor Siebert
Black and White
Johnston High School
Johnston, Iowa
Honorable Mention
Remission Retirement
Sami Turner
The Budget
Lawrence High School
Lawrence, Kansas
Honorable Mention
Finding Balance in Fashion
Zoe Buhalis
The Communicator
Community High School
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Honorable Mention
The power to do anything
Toby Barrett, Sam Goldfarb
Focus Magazine
St. Mark’s School of Texas
Dallas, Texas
Literary/Specialty Magazine Cover
First
Admit One
Quinn Christensen
Iris: Art + Lit
St. Paul Academy and Summit School
St. Paul, Minnesota
Second
Seeds: In Process
Sophia Roberts
Seeds in the Black Earth
Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts
West Palm Beach, Florida
Third
The Talon 12-11-19
Carter Nicoletti, Walker Simmons
The Talon
Woodberry Forest School
Woodberry Forest, Virginia
Fourth
Verbatim
James Kranich
The Lantern
Westfield High School
Westfield, Indiana
Fifth
Front Cover
Bianca Diaz
The Lost Art
McKinney High School
McKinney, Texas
Honorable Mention
All That’s Lit to Print
Ava Richards
All That’s Lit to Print
Carlmont High School
Belmont, California
Honorable Mention
Pain Killers Cover
Ya’el Sarig
Viking Magazine
Palo Alto Senior High School
Palo Alto, California
Honorable Mention
Louder Than Words
Sam Mutz, Sukhman Sahota
C Magazine
Palo Alto Senior High School
Palo Alto, California
Honorable Mention
Senior Edition
Anna Liner
Panorama
Ladue Horton Watkins High School
St. Louis, Missouri
Honorable Mention
Volume 25
Bhavana Veeravalli
Roars and Whispers
Providence Senior High School
Charlotte, North Carolina
Literary/Specialty Magazine Page/Spread
First
The Kingdom of Undying Flowers
Sam Grizelj
Artifex
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
Parkland, Florida
Second
Cups Divider
Anna Bayuk, Sam Grizelj
Artifex
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
Parkland, Florida
Third
MAYA
Lucie Duchene
Reflections
Gulliver Preparatory School
Miami, Florida
Fourth
Italian Sonnets
Sebastian Carranza
Reflection
Bear River High School
Grass Valley, California
Fifth
Fabricated
Madeline Finley, Fiza Jiwani, Amelia Moscowitz
Psyche
Richland Northeast High School
Lugoff, South Carolina
Honorable Mention
Baby Bird
Olivia Martin-Johnson
Reflections
Gulliver Preparatory School
Miami, Florida
Honorable Mention
Le Reveur
Beatrice Acheson
Iliad Literary-Art Magazine
Clarke Central High School
Athens, Georgia
Honorable Mention
Becoming a Wildflower
Paige Kuper
The Lantern
Westfield High School
Westfield, Indiana
Honorable Mention
pp. 26-27, Spring
Madison Adam, Grace Virgillito
Burn
Marian High School
Omaha, Nebraska
Honorable Mention
How I Fell in Love with Speed
Blythe Brewster, Pen Oldham
The Talon
Woodberry Forest School
Woodberry Forest, Virginia
Yearbook Spread
First
Switching Things Up
Iain McCarthy, Omar Ortega
Wingspan
James Enochs High School
Modesto, California
Second
String Theory
Kayla Thompson
The Lion
McKinney High School
McKinney, Texas
Third
Goin’ Viral
Bridgette Hahn, Jayden Murray, Kayla Ramos
Fusion
Hagerty High School
Oviedo, Florida
Fourth
Homecoming
Christine Berberian
El Corazón
El Camino Real Charter School
Valley Village, California
Fifth
Fishing for Answers
Allison Dragoo
Horizon
Blue Valley Northwest High School
Overland Park, Kansas
Honorable Mention
Spirit Renewed
Kate Perez
Raider
Gulliver Preparatory School
Miami, Florida
Honorable Mention
Fairly big deal
Lilli Haire, Lauren Shore
Clarion
Davie County High School
Mocksville, North Carolina
Honorable Mention
Like & Comment
Rachel Lane, Reagan Petersen
Ledoian
Aledo High School
Aledo, Texas
Honorable Mention
Growing our chapter
Mia Brelsford, Isabella Grahmann
Lone Star
James Bowie High School
Austin, Texas
Honorable Mention
Staying Afloat
Brooks Beck, Macy Wright
The Hawk
Pleasant Grove High School
Texarkana, Texas
Yearbook Theme Package
First
That’s the Point
Carolina Arredondo, Romario Gonzalez, Lia Rodriguez
The Legend
El Dorado High School
El Paso, Texas
Second
Look Closely
Jespyn Bishop, Sophia Rolfs, Anthony Sianis
Reflections
Brighton High School
Brighton, Colorado
Third
All Caught Up
Madelynn Cruz, Madison Gunn, Cara Hudson, Makayla Nguyen, Allie Thome
Kodiak
Bridgeland High School
Cypress, Texas
Fourth
All We Need
Sydney Anderson, Leah Boatman, Sydney Caldwell, Abby McAdams, Kayla Thompson
The Lion
McKinney High School
McKinney, Texas
Fifth
Get This
Lily Henkle, Rose Orrick, Nina Trouvé
Le Flambeau
Notre Dame de Sion High School
Kansas City, Missouri
Honorable Mention
Out There
Paige Fuhrman, Hannah Jetton, Meredith Medford
Hornet
Bryant High School
Bryant, Arkansas
Honorable Mention
It’s Like That
Iain McCarthy, Omar Ortega
Wingspan
James Enochs High School
Modesto, California
Honorable Mention
This is Your Legend
Chandler Fleming
Epic
Legend High School
Parker, Colorado
Honorable Mention
Right Here Right Now
Maci Clark, Max Decker
Westwind
West Henderson High School
Hendersonville, North Carolina
Honorable Mention
… More to it
Camille Klausner, Ellie Price, Eva Randolph
Lion’s Roar
Christ Presbyterian Academy
Nashville, Tennessee
Informational Graphic
First
Which side?
Adam Jasper
Featherduster
Westlake High School
Austin, Texas
Second
Your Guide to Impeachment
Sami Turner
The Budget
Lawrence High School
Lawrence, Kansas
Third
Ohio Graduation Rates
Kelly Johantges
Spark
Lakota East High School
Liberty Township, Ohio
Fourth
Culture of The Decade
Turner DeArmond, Anna Xu
The Rock
Rock Bridge High School
Columbia, Missouri
Fifth
Next level
Amy Liao
West Side Story
Iowa City West High School
Iowa City, Iowa
Honorable Mention
“Survey says…”
Veronica Espinoza, Ella Melcher, Kristen Meyer
Southwords
Maine South High School
Park Ridge, Illinois
Honorable Mention
Seniors
Bryn Deer, Evelyn Diederich, Macey Franko, Jessica Wilson
Reflections
Blue Valley High School
Overland Park, Kansas
Honorable Mention
Running The Risks
Carolyn Popper
The Harbinger
Shawnee Mission East High School
Prairie Village, Kansas
Honorable Mention
Current Events
Ryan Kinney, Sadah Young
Lone Star
James Bowie High School
Austin, Texas
Honorable Mention
Coronavirus by the numbers
Lucas Romualdo
The Standard
The American School in London
London, United Kingdom
Illustration
First
How math is taught just doesn’t add up
Shriya Vanparia, Charlotte Vanyo
The Sidekick
Coppell High School
Coppell, Texas
Second
Uncharted Territory
Ella Hutnick
Horizon
Blue Valley Northwest High School
Overland Park, Kansas
Third
No place to hesitate
Fiona McCracken
The Trinity Voice
Trinity Preparatory School
Winter Park, Florida
Fourth
Women’s Issue
Avery Brundige, Emma Hutchin
Le Journal
Notre Dame de Sion High School
Kansas City, Missouri
Fifth
Physical Perception
Kayla Lee, Mhar Tenorio
The Mirror
Van Nuys High School
Van Nuys, California
Honorable Mention
Losing a legend
Brent Hoover
Details
Whitney High School
Rocklin, California
Honorable Mention
Employed Exploitation
Charlie Trent
The Tiger Print
Blue Valley High School
Overland Park, Kansas
Honorable Mention
Why Are We Hooked?
Noah Bernstein
The Communicator
Community High School
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Honorable Mention
What to Know About Coming Out
Alona Miller
The Shakerite
Shaker Heights High School
Shaker Heights, Ohio
Honorable Mention
Oh what a wonderful world
Hannah Dowding, Hailey Gill, Chloe Quinn
The Lair
Leander High School
Leander, Texas