Nov. 11, 2201

National Scholastic Press Association salutes the winners of its 2021 Broadcast Story of the Year 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
“Trained to Carry”
William Wehmer, Emma Tracy
HTV.buzz
Hillcrest High School
Springfield, Missouri

Second
“Watchdogs of Petland”
Grant Johnson
Hill Top News
Rock Hill High School
Frisco, Texas

Third
“Stocking the Hawk Pantry”
Haley Pacheco
Hawk TV
Hebron High School
Carrollton, Texas

Fourth
“SC State Fair”
Ebony Christie, Breize Brown
RNE-TV
Richland Northeast High School
Columbia, South Carolina

Fifth
“Devastating tornado touches down in Naperville, Ill.”
Katie Dalton
Central Times
Naperville Central High School
Naperville, Illinois

Honorable Mention
“Bruce’s Beach”
Maya Hernandez, Matthew Cullen
Mustang Morning News
Mira Costa High School
Manhattan Beach, California

Honorable Mention
“No matter how small”
Jenna Reynolds, Dana Summers
MWHS Wildcat News
Millard West High School
Omaha, Nebraska

Honorable Mention
“The fish are drowning”
Morgan Eye
The Shield Online
McCallum High School
Austin, Texas

Honorable Mention
“We migrated to this country for the way of work”
Alicia Hernandez
WTV Daily Update
Liberty High School
Frisco, Texas

Honorable Mention
“Small Town, Big Change”
Brandon McVay, Anica Hankey, Grant Johnson
Hill Top News
Rock Hill High School
Frisco, Texas

First
“RR BBQ”
Ebony Christie, Alani Hamilton, Te’Veon Cooper
RNE-TV
Richland Northeast High School
Columbia, South Carolina

Second
“The Voice of the Explorers”
Neo Gaitan, Adrian Botton, Joseph Gonzalez, Manuel Naccarato, Christopher Gomez
CCNN Live
Christopher Columbus High School
Miami, Florida

Third
“The bearded beekeeper”
Christopher Gomez, Nicolas Casanueva, Joseph Gonzalez, Adrian Botton, Andrew Ordieres
CCNN Live
Christopher Columbus High School
Miami, Florida

Fourth
“Local Farm Grows Sustainable Flowers”
Ben Hughes
MHSNews
Marquette High School
Chesterfield, Missouri

Fifth
“Mastering Mechanics”
Jake Piccirillo , Connor Dunn, George Burrus
Lovejoy News Network
Lovejoy High School
Lucas, Texas

Honorable Mention
“Capturing Kids Hearts”
Brooks Bell
Lakeside TV
Lakeside High School
Hot Springs, Arkansas

Honorable Mention
“AAPI hate”
Aneesh Tiwari
InFocus
Palo Alto High School
Palo Alto, California

Honorable Mention
“Acapella Adapts”
Caroline Richards, Karen Phan
Plymouth North News (PNN)
Plymouth North High School
Plymouth, Massachusetts

Honorable Mention
“Playground For All”
Becky Gardner, Jordan Shafferkoetter
HTV Magazine
Hillcrest High School
Springfield, Missouri

Honorable Mention
“History Made”
Grant Johnson, Anica Hankey
Hill Top News
Rock Hill High School
Frisco, Texas

First
“Underdog triumphs against undefeated team”
Lucas Figueroa, Lucas Delgado, Alexis Vivanco, Manuel Fraga, Jordan Perez
CCNN Live
Christopher Columbus High School
Miami, Florida

Second
“Wrestling under the lights”
Lucas Figueroa
CCNN Live
Christopher Columbus High School
Miami, Florida

Third
“New Skate Park Opens in Chesterfield Mall”
Will Bratton
MHSNews
Marquette High School
Chesterfield, Missouri

Fourth
“Sallis leads Mustangs to pull away from Wildcats”
Edison Geiler, Jonathan Willis
MWHS Wildcat News
Millard West High School
Omaha, Nebraska

Fifth
“Water Polo”
Sarah Cronin, Kaylee Johnson
Hill Top News
Rock Hill High School
Frisco, Texas

Honorable Mention
“Tyler Hanley Profile”
Kaylin Herbet
WROR-TV
Oviedo High School
Oviedo, Florida

Honorable Mention
“Twitter Story”
Kristi Perez, Jackson Stanton, Everette Joyner
RNE-TV
Richland Northeast High School
Columbia, South Carolina

Honorable Mention
“A New Belt”
Kaylee Johnson
Hill Top News
Rock Hill High School
Frisco, Texas

Honorable Mention
“Aubrey O’Connell”
Emily Baldwin
Eagle Nation News
Prosper High School
Prosper, Texas

Honorable Mention
“Van Alstyne Fishing Team”
Mollie Gallagher, Emma Donald
VATV
Van Alstyne High School
Van Alstyne, Texas

First
“Seeing Things”
Lily Weisbart, Sam Saliba
KYOT
Monarch High School
Louisville, Colorado

Second
“Should college athletes be paid?”
Anthony Martinez, Michael Martinez, Alexis Vivanco, Andrew Falconi
CCNN Live
Christopher Columbus High School
Miami, Florida

Third
“The camera on crisis”
Christopher Gomez, Lucas Figueroa, Gianmarco Maestri, Nicolas Casanueva, Andrew Falconi
CCNN Live
Christopher Columbus High School
Miami, Florida

Fourth
“YouTube Virality”
Kaylin Herbet
WROR-TV
Oviedo High School
Oviedo, Florida

Fifth
“Keep our snow days”
Kathrin Houston, Cameron Parker
KYOT
Monarch High School
Louisville, Colorado

Honorable Mention
“Social Media Use”
Maddy Love
WROR-TV
Oviedo High School
Oviedo, Florida

Honorable Mention
“Delivery Service”
Lazaro Negrin, Owen Lynch, Sawyer Lyons
WAHS News
American Heritage School
Plantation, Florida

Honorable Mention
“Water”
Shivan Giroti, Lazaro Negrin, Cole Holifield
WAHS News
American Heritage School
Plantation, Florida

Honorable Mention
“Female Gamers”
Kirslyn Gunter, Alani Hamilton
RNE-TV
Richland Northeast High School
Columbia, South Carolina

Honorable Mention
“A message to President Biden and Vice President Harris from the voters of tomorrow”
Alice Scott
The Shield Online
McCallum High School
Austin, Texas