Nov. 11, 2201

National Scholastic Press Association salutes the winners of its 2021 Portfolio 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
Alanna Jimenez

El Corazón
El Camino Real Charter High School
Woodland Hills, California

Complete entry

Second
Celine Huang

Review
St. John’s School
Houston, Texas

Complete entry

Third
Erin Lawson

Tribal Tribune
Wando High School
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

Complete entry

Fourth
Rae Gray

The Dispatch
James Bowie High School
Austin, Texas

Complete entry

Fifth
Jane Chao

Silver Chips
Montgomery Blair High School
Silver Spring, Maryland

Complete entry

Honorable Mention
Melissa Liu

The Messenger
Northview High School
Johns Creek, Georgia

Complete entry

Honorable Mention
Kailey Gee

West Side Story
Iowa City West High School
Iowa City, Iowa

Complete entry

Honorable Mention
Natalie Scholz

The Harbinger
Shawnee Mission East High School
Prairie Village, Kansas

Complete entry

Honorable Mention
Brittany Jiang

Earthwinds
Jackson Preparatory School
Flowood, Mississippi

Complete entry

First
Anica Hankey

Hill Top News
Rock Hill High School
Frisco, Texas

Complete entry

Second
Christopher Gomez

CCNN Live
Christopher Columbus High School
Miami, Florida

Complete entry

Third
Lanie Wolf

OneMa1ze Broadcasting
Maize Career Academy
Maize, Kansas

Complete entry

Fourth
Kiana George

Scot Scoop
Carlmont High School
Belmont, California

Complete entry

Fifth
Anna Beth Smith

Lovejoy News Network
Lovejoy High School
Lucas, Texas

Complete entry

Honorable Mention
Samuel Elliott

EVTV
Eagle Valley High School
Gypsum, Colorado

Complete entry

Honorable Mention
Katie Simons

Inklings News
Staples High School
Westport, Connecticut

Complete entry

Honorable Mention
Devan Varma

The City Voice
City High Middle School
Grand Rapids, Michigan

Complete entry

Honorable Mention
Madison Adam

MBeat
Marian High School
Omaha, Nebraska

Complete entry

Honorable Mention
Sean Nguyen

tjTODAY on YouTube

Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology

Alexandria, Virginia

Complete entry

First
Ryan Kinney

Lone Star
James Bowie High School
Austin, Texas

Complete entry

Second
Faith Lawrence

The Dispatch
James Bowie High School
Austin, Texas

Complete entry

Third
Melissa Liu

The Messenger
Northview High School
Johns Creek, Georgia

Complete entry

Fourth
Jamie Mahowald

The ReMarker
St. Mark’s School of Texas
Dallas, Texas

Complete entry

Fifth
David Dablo

El Corazón
El Camino Real Charter High School
Woodland Hills, California

Complete entry

Honorable Mention
Jespyn Bishop

Reflections
Brighton High School
Brighton, Colorado

Complete entry

Honorable Mention
Madison Genoways

Network
Marian High School
Omaha, Nebraska

Complete entry

Honorable Mention
Sydney Caldwell

The Lion
McKinney High School
McKinney, Texas

Complete entry

Honorable Mention
Taylor Olson

The Highlander
McLean High School
McLean, Virginia

Complete entry

First
Mira Bhatt

Scot Scoop
Carlmont High School
Belmont, California

Complete entry

Second
Devin Gupta

El Estoque
Monta Vista High School
Cupertino, California

Complete entry

First
Kaylene Lin

Scot Scoop
Carlmont High School
Belmont, California

Complete entry

Second
Grace Peng

The Messenger
Northview High School
Johns Creek, Georgia

Complete entry

Third
Sade Young

The Muse

Alexander W. Dreyfoos
School of the Arts

West Palm Beach, Florida

Complete entry

Fourth
Alice Scott

The Shield Online
McCallum High School
Austin, Texas

Complete entry

Fifth
Natalie Cullen

The Dispatch
James Bowie High School
Austin, Texas

Complete entry

Honorable Mention
Jayanti Jha

El Estoque
Monta Vista High School
Cupertino, California

Complete entry

First
Maya Ortiz

Kingwood Park Times
Kingwood Park High School
Kingwood, Texas

Entry statement

Portfolio

Second
Sophia Allen

Le Flambeau
Notre Dame de Sion High School
Kansas City, Missouri

Complete entry

Third
Aric Shah

El Paisano
Westlake High School
Austin, Texas

Complete entry

Fourth
Owen Aanestad

West Side Story
Iowa City West High School
Iowa City, Iowa

Complete entry

Fifth
Nikolas Liepins

The Rubicon
St. Paul Academy and Summit School
St. Paul, Minnesota

Complete entry

Honorable Mention
Jespyn Bishop

Reflections
Brighton High School
Brighton, Colorado

Complete entry

Honorable Mention
Mitri Krishna

The Express
Blue Valley Northwest High School
Overland Park, Kansas

Complete entry

Honorable Mention
Sarah Golder

The Harbinger
Shawnee Mission East High School
Prairie Village, Kansas

Complete entry

Honorable Mention
Kennedy Weatherby

The Knight
McCallum High School
Austin, Texas

Complete entry

Honorable Mention
Jerry Zhao

Focus Magazine
St. Mark’s School of Texas
Dallas, Texas

Complete entry

First
Anushka De

El Estoque
Monta Vista High School
Cupertino, California

Complete entry

Second
Rose Kanaley

The Harbinger
Shawnee Mission East High School
Prairie Village, Kansas

Complete entry

Third
Cristian Pereira

Focus Magazine
St. Mark’s School of Texas
Dallas, Texas

Complete entry

Fourth
Sally Parampottil

The Sidekick
Coppell High School
Coppell, Texas

Complete entry

Fifth
Ava Huelskamp

Spark
Lakota East High School
Liberty Twp, Ohio

Complete entry

Honorable Mention
William Tong

Central Times
Naperville Central High School
Naperville, Illinois

Complete entry

Honorable Mention
Mary-Michael O’Hara

Legend
Wando High School
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

Complete entry

Honorable Mention
Cade Spencer

The Dispatch
James Bowie High School
Austin, Texas

Complete entry

Honorable Mention
Kathleen Ortiz

Kingwood Park Times
Kingwood Park High School
Kingwood, Texas

Entry statement

Portfolio

Honorable Mention
Gabriella Winans

Eagle Nation Online
Prosper High School
Prosper, Texas

Complete entry