Nov. 11, 2201

National Scholastic Press Association salutes the winners of its 2021 Best Use of Social Media competition.

Winners of NSPA Individual Awards, plus NSPA Pacemaker Awards in Broadcast, Newspaper/Newsmagazine and Specialty Magazine, were announced during the JEA/NSPA Fall National High School Journalism Convention on Nov. 11, 2021, in a virtual awards ceremony.

First
“@FHNtoday Reporting”
Emily Zhang
FHN Media
Francis Howell North High School
Saint Charles, Missouri

Second
“Bear Witness social media reporting”
Staff
Bear Witness
Branham High School
San Jose, California

Third
“Black Lives Matter”
Kimi Lillios, Sophia Baginskis
C Magazine
Palo Alto High School
Palo Alto, California

Fourth
“Social Media Coverage Throughout the 2020-21 School Year”
Lola Shipman, Jonny Isaacson, Jack Nitz , Mitri Krishna, Rachel Sarff
BVNWnews
Blue Valley Northwest High School
Overland Park, Kansas

Fifth
“Instagram”
Lainey Hogg, Georgia Holliday, Sophia Hays, Siena Pack
Pioneer
Kirkwood High School
Kirkwood , Missouri

Honorable Mention
“Reporting”
Mira Bhatt, Maddy Mercado, Karla Lee
Scot Scoop
Carlmont High School
Belmont, California

Honorable Mention
“Social Media Reporting”
Devin Gupta
El Estoque
Monta Vista High School
Cupertino, California

Honorable Mention
“The Communicator Social Media Reporting Presentation”
Noah Bernstein, Lily Sickman-Garner, Cate Weiser
The Communicator Magazine
Community High School
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Honorable Mention
“Social Media Reporting — @tesseraeybk”
Staff
Tesserae
Corning-Painted Post High School
Corning, New York

First
“Social Media Promotion”
Staff
El Estoque
Monta Vista High School
Cupertino, California

Second
“iliad Literary-Art Magazine Social Media Promotions”
Kaija Gilbertson Hall
Iliad Literary-Art Magazine
Clarke Central High School
Athens, Georgia

Third
“@FHNtoday Promotion”
Emily Zhang
FHN Media
Francis Howell North High School
Saint Charles, Missouri

Fourth
“Social Media Promotion — @tesseraeybk”
Mykaela Reed
Tesserae
Corning-Painted Post High School
Corning, New York

Fifth
“MacJournalism — Best Use of Social Media Promotion Entry”
Staff
The Knight, The Shield
McCallum High School
Austin, Texas

Honorable Mention
“@theraidervoice on Instagram”
Sabrina Bierman, Kathleen Lewis
The Raider Voice
Gulliver Preparatory School
Miami, Florida

Honorable Mention
“Instagram”
Maddie Handrich, Lily Hieronymus
Drops of Ink
Libertyville High School
Libertyville, Illinois

Honorable Mention
“West Side Story social media accounts”
Staff
West Side Story
Iowa City West High School
Iowa City, Iowa

Honorable Mention
“Chick-Fil-A Fundraiser”
Georgia Holliday
Pioneer
Kirkwood High School
Kirkwood, Missouri

Honorable Mention
“Social Media Promotion”
Cadence Russell, Isabella Roske
MyDSHSNews, Paw Print, Tiger Cry
Dripping Springs High School
Dripping Springs, Texas