Nov. 1, 2021

National Scholastic Press Association announces the finalists in its 2021 Best Use of Social Media competition.

Winners in this and all Individual Award categories, as well as the NSPA Pacemaker Awards in Broadcast, Newspaper/Newsmagazine and Specialty Magazine, will be announced virtually at 4 p.m. ET Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021.

Finalists are alphabetical by state.

Register for the JEA/NSPA Fall National High School Journalism Convention, presented virtually Nov. 1, 2021, to Jan. 15, 2022.

Enter the Best of Show competition for the fall virtual convention.

Register for the Philadelphia Storytelling Workshop.

NSPA’s first in-person Pacemaker Master Class will be presented Nov. 11-13, 2021, at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown.

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

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

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

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

“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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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