Oct. 27, 2021

National Scholastic Press Association announces the finalists in its 2021 Junior High/Middle School 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.

“Six Ways We Survived Quarantine”
Isabella Stewart
Oro
Cactus Canyon Junior High School
Apache Junction, Arizona

“Calendar Feature”
Macklaine Easton
The Round-up
Woodland Junior High School
Fayetteville, Arkansas

“Can’t say we do”
Sean Yilmaz, Chloe Bosley, Korinne Culp
The Prowl
Powell Middle School
Littleton, Colorado

“Fast and furious”
Jordan Winterbottom, Connor Baclawski, Waverly Aye
The Prowl
Powell Middle School
Littleton, Colorado

“Lessons we learned”
Julian Isroff, Grace Visscher, Claire Plisko, Sasha Tomeo
The Prowl
Powell Middle School
Littleton, Colorado

“Speechless: Female competitors in forensics face double standards”
Sarah Currie
The Trinity Voice
Trinity Preparatory School
Winter Park, Florida

“Summer Divider”
Vy Nguyen, Liza Hoard, Brooke Switalski
The Scrapbook
Westfield Middle School
Westfield, Indiana

“Learning Lowdown”
Vy Nguyen, Liza Hoard, Brooke Switalski
The Scrapbook
Westfield Middle School
Westfield, Indiana

“The Snow Down”
Kamryn Quitugua
The Panther
Ridgeview Middle School
Round Rock, Texas

“Social media use increased during COVID-19”
Sophia Hsu
The Scroll
The American School in London (Middle School)
London, United Kingdom

“Working Through It”
Isabella Stewart
Oro
Cactus Canyon Junior High School
Apache Junction, Arizona

“Fixing a Broken Heart”
Makayla Leath
Oro
Cactus Canyon Junior High School
Apache Junction, Arizona

“Ending the Streak”
Marlee Means
The Round-up
Woodland Junior High School
Fayetteville, Arkansas

“Count Your Blessings”
Nicolas Pullas, Cruz Young
The Prowl
Powell Middle School
Littleton, Colorado

“Work Your Way Out of the Pandemic”
Lindsey Yared
The Trinity Voice
Trinity Preparatory School
Winter Park, Florida

“An Array of Holidays”
Adi Burgos
The Trinity Voice
Trinity Preparatory School
Winter Park, Florida

“Community Service Locked Out”
Skye Johannsen-Williams
The Trinity Voice
Trinity Preparatory School
Winter Park, Florida
 

“Are You Paying the Right Amount for Your E-Book?”
Sam Ostrow
The City Voice
City High Middle School
Grand Rapids, Michigan
 

“Tick Tock, TikTok:
Is Time Up For One Of The Largest Social Media Platforms?”
Krishna Mano
The City Voice
City High Middle School
Grand Rapids, Michigan
 

“The Snow Down”
Kamryn Quitugua
The Panther
Ridgeview Middle School
Round Rock, Texas

“He Did It”
Natalee Anforth
Oro
Cactus Canyon Junior High School
Apache Junction, Arizona

“Get a Good Look”
Summer Mittendorf
Oro
Cactus Canyon Junior High School
Apache Junction, Arizona

“Hold Still”
Ragan Stoltz
Oro
Cactus Canyon Junior High School
Apache Junction, Arizona

“Going up Strong”
Stella Sutton
The Round-up
Woodland Junior High School
Fayetteville, Arkansas

“Stick it”
Vivi Garton
The Round-up
Woodland Junior High School
Fayetteville, Arkansas

“Mixed Emotions”
Ruby Templeton
The Round-up
Woodland Junior High School
Fayetteville, Arkansas

“Eyes on the Size”
Nathan McDaniel
The Scrapbook
Westfield Middle School
Westfield, Indiana

“Look Out Below”
Nathan McDaniel
The Scrapbook
Westfield Middle School
Westfield, Indiana

“Just Breathe”
Nick Peck
The Scrapbook
Westfield Middle School
Westfield, Indiana

“Double Tackle”
Molly Naiser
The Panther
Ridgeview Middle School
Round Rock, Texas