NSPA Best of Show awards were presented at the Fall National High School Journalism Convention awards ceremony, Nov. 12, 2022, in St. Louis.

More than 3,100 high school journalists and advisers attended the conference, with National Scholastic Press Association and Journalism Education Association as hosts.

Fall 2022 convention awards
Awards ceremony photo gallery and NSPA awards archive

Broadcast News Program

high school

First Place
JNN
Joseph Gregori High School, Modesto, California

Second Place
KCBY-TV
Coppell High School, Coppell, Texas

Third Place
RNE-TV
Richland Northeast High School, Columbia, South Carolina

Fourth Place
Tonight on TBN
The Masters School, Dobbs Ferry, New York

Fifth Place
WIN-TV
Wakeland High School, Frisco, Texas

Sixth Place
DPNews
Dos Pueblos High School, Goleta, California

Seventh Place
MHSNews
Marquette High School, Chesterfield, Missouri

Eighth Place
EagleAir TV
Nixa High School, Nixa, Missouri

Ninth Place
Eureka Broadcast Network
Eureka High School, Eureka, Missouri

Tenth Place
The Knightly Show
Francis Howell North High School, Saint Charles, Missouri

Literary arts magazine

First Place
Iliad
Clarke Central High School, Athens, Georgia

Second Place
Menagerie
Lyons Township High School, La Grange, Illinois

Third Place
Melodrama
Ladue Horton Watkins High School, St. Louis, Missouri

Fourth Place
Voice
Community High School, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Fifth Place
Silhouette
Sparkman High School, Huntsville, Alabama

Sixth Place
Graffiti
Lawrence High School, Lawrence, Kansas

Seventh Place
Iris: Art + Lit
St. Paul Academy and Summit School, St. Paul, Minnesota

Eighth Place
Kaleidoscope
West Linn High School, West Linn, Oregon

Ninth Place
Burn
Marian High School, Omaha, Nebraska

Tenth Place
One Blue Wall
duPont Manual High School, Louisville, Kentucky

Newsmagazine

high school / enrollment of less than 1,800

First Place
Le Journal
Notre Dame de Sion High School, Kansas City, Missouri

Second Place
Kirkwood Call
Kirkwood High School, Kirkwood, Missouri

Third Place
Crimson Crier
Sparkman High School, Huntsville, Alabama

Fourth Place
The Communicator Magazine
Community High School, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Fifth Place
The Pitch
Archie Williams High School, San Anselmo, California

Sixth Place
CHS Today
Conifer High School, Conifer, Colorado

Seventh Place
Panorama
Ladue Horton Watkins High School, St. Louis, Missouri

Eighth Place
Globe
Clayton High School, Clayton, Missouri

Ninth Place
North Star
Francis Howell High School North, St. Charles, Missouri

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

Newsmagazine

high school / enrollment of 1,800 or more

First Place
On the Record
duPont Manual High School, Louisville, Kentucky

Second Place
Central Focus
Frances Howell Central High School, St. Louis, Missouri

Third Place
Roundup
Barrington High School, Barrington, Illinois

Fourth Place
Talon
Staley High School, Kansas City, Missouri

Fifth Place
Amplifier
West Linn High School, West Linn, Oregon

Sixth Place
Wingspan
Nixa High School, Nixa, Missouri

Seventh Place
Odyssey
Clarke Central High School, Athens, Georgia

Eighth Place
The Image
Lafayette High School, Wildwood, Missouri

Ninth Place
The Lance
Westside High School, Omaha, Nebraska

Tenth Place
EV
Liberty North High School, Liberty, Missouri

Newspaper

high school / enrollment of less than 1,800

First Place
The Review
St. John’s School, Houston, Texas

Second Place
U-High Midway
University of Chicago Labratory High School, Chicago, Illinois

Third Place
The Standard
The American School in London, London, England

Fourth Place
The Shield
McCallum High School, Austin, Texas

Fifth Place
The Crier
Munster High School, Munster, Indiana

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

Seventh Place
The Puma Press
University Prep, Seattle, Washington

Eighth Place
The Corral
Parkway Central High School, Chesterfield, Missouri

Ninth Place
Tower
The Masters School, Dobbs Ferry, New York

Tenth Place
The Huron Emery
Huron High School, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Newspaper

high school / enrollment of 1,800 or more

First Place
The Mirror
Van Nuys High School, Van Nuys, California

Second Place
The Harbinger
Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie Village, Kansas

Third Place
The Messenger
Marquette High School, Chesterfield, Missouri

Fourth Place
The Lion’s Roar
Newton South High School, Newton, Massachusetts

Fifth Place
Tribal Tribune
Wando High School, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

Sixth Place
Falconer
Torrey Pines High School, San Diego, California

Seventh Place
The View
Castle View High School, Castle Rock, Colorado

Eighth Place
The Northwest Passage
Shawnee Mission Northwest High School, Shawnee, Kansas

Ninth Place
The Sidekick
Coppell High School, Coppell, Texas

Tenth Place
Lion
Lyons Township High School, LaGrange, Illinois

Newspaper

junior high/middle school

First Place
The Scroll
The American School in London (Middle School), London, England

Second Place
Crane
Cranbook Kingswood Middle School, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

Website

high school / enrollment of less than 1,800

First Place
FHNtoday
Francis Howell North High School, St. Charles, Missouri

Second Place
The Oracle
The Archer School for Girls, Los Angeles, California

Third Place
The Budget
Lawrence High School, Lawrence, Kansas

Fourth Place
The Kirkwood Call
Kirkwood High School, Kirkwood, Missouri

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

Sixth Place
The Standard
The American School in London, London, England

Seventh Place
U-High Midway
University of Chicago Laboratory High School, Chicago, Illinois

Eighth Place
The La Salle Falconer
La Salle Catholic College Preparatory, Milwaukie, Oregon

Ninth Place
Fusion Online
Maize Career Academy, Maize, Kansas

Tenth Place
The Review Online
St. John’s School, Houston, Texas

Website

high school / enrollment of 1,800 or more

First Place
Coppell Student Media
Coppell High School, Coppell, Texas

Second Place
The Rider Online
Legacy High School, Mansfield, Texas

Third Place
The Shield Online
McCallum High School, Austin, Texas

Fourth Place
Odyssey Media Group
Clarke Central High School, Athens, Georgia

Fifth Place
Scot Scoop
Carlmont High School, Belmont, California

Sixth Place
The Catalyst
Millard West High School, Omaha, Nebraska

Seventh Place
Westside Wired
Westside High School, Omaha, Nebraska

Eighth Place
LHSToday
Liberty High School, Lake St. Louis, Missouri

Ninth Place
The Messenger
Marquette High School, Chesterfield, Missouri

Tenth Place
The Mirror
Van Nuys High school, Van Nuys, California

Website

junior high/middle school

First Place
The Cougar Star
Clague Middle School, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Yearbook

high school / 28-208 pages

First Place
The Minuteman
Lexington High School, Lexington, Nebraska

Second Place
The Bard
Hill Country Christian School, Austin, Texas

Third Place
Purgold
North Kansas City High School, North Kansas City, Missouri

Fourth Place
Crusader
Bryan High School, Omaha, Nebraska

Fifth Place
Paragon
Munster High School, Munster, Indiana

Sixth Place
The Trojan
Caney Valley High School, Ramona, Oklahoma

Seventh Place
Ibid
St. Paul Academy and Summit School, St. Paul, Minnesota

Eighth Place
Canis Lupus
Conifer High School, Confir, Colorado

Ninth Place
The Archer
Antwerp Local School, Antwerp, Ohio

Tenth Place
The Accolade
Spectrum High School, Elk River, Minnesota

Yearbook

high school / 224-278 pages

First Place
Reflections
Brighton High School, Brighton, Colorado

Second Place
The Knight
McCallum High School, Austin, Texas

Third Place
U-Highlights
University of Chicago Laboratory High School, Chicago, Illinois

Fourth Place
Details
Whitney High School, Rocklin, California

Fifth Place
Pawesehi
Parkway West High School, Ballwin, Missouri

Sixth Place
Talon
Liberty High School, Lake Saint Louis, Missouri

Seventh Place
Tiger Paw
Oakville High School, St. Louis, Missouri

Eighth Place
Red and Black
Lawrence High School, Lawrence, Kansas

Ninth Place
The Clipper
Kearney High School, Kearney, Missouri

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

Yearbook

high school / 279-328 pages

First Place
Lions Roar
Christ Presbyterian Academy, Nashville, Tennessee

Second Place
Brickhouse
Shawnee Mission North High School, Overland Park, Kansas

Third Place
Tesserae
Corning-Painted Post High School, Corning, New York

Fourth Place
The  Arena
Legacy High School, Mansfield, Texas

Fifth Place
Wingspan
James Enochs High School, Modesto, California

Sixth Place
Parliament
Olathe West High School, Olathe, Kansas

Seventh Place
Howelltonian
Francis Howell High School, St. Charles, Missouri

Eighth Place
Carillon
Bellaire High School, Bellaire, Texas

Ninth Place
The Edge
Glacier Peak High School, Snohomish, Washington

Tenth Place
Rambler
Ladue Horton Watkins High School, St. Louis, Missouri

Yearbook

high school / 329-585 pages

First Place
Lair
Shawnee Mission Northwest High School, Shawnee Mission, Kansas

Second Place
Hauberk
Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie Village, Kansas

Third Place
Pantera
Mead High School, Spokane, Washington

Fourth Place
Lone Star
James Bowie High School, Austin, Texas

Fifth Place
Heritage
Shawnee Mission South High School, Overland Park, Kansas

Sixth Place
Black and Gold
Rock Canyon High School, Highlands Ranch, Colorado

Seventh Place
Ayrie
Liberty North High School, Liberty, Missouri

Eighth Place
Spirit
Lindbergh High School, St. Louis, Missouri

Ninth Place
Clamo
Clayton High School, Clayton, Missouri

Tenth Place
The Crimson
duPont Manual High School, Louisville, Kentucky

Yearbook

junior high/middle school

First Place
The Round-Up
Woodland Junior High School, Fayetteville, Arkansas

Second Place
The Scrapbook
Westfield Middle School, Westfield, Indiana

Third Place
Paw Prints
Ranch View Middle School, Highlands Ranch, Colorado

Fourth Place
Oro
Cactus Canyon Junior High, Apache Junction, Arizona

Fifth Place
The Falcon’s Yearbook
Coral Academy of Science Middle School, Reno, Nevada

Sixth Place
2022 Yearbook
The American School in London Middle School, London, England

Broadcast: News Story

First Place
Hanna Schiciano, Carol Queiroz
Tower Broadcast News, The Masters School, Dobbs Ferry, New York
Trash to treasure: getting the dirt on Masters’ composting

Second Place
Sofia German, Natalie Garcia, Fatima Syed
KCBY, Coppell High School, Coppell, Texas
Cost of being a senior

Third Place
Braden Altrup
LHSToday, Liberty High School, Lake St. Louis, Missouri
Liberty’s Friday Night Lights

Broadcast: Feature Story

First Place
Sidd Sivakumar, Stephen Bunker Harris, Swarra Mudgulkar, Tarun Chintha
KCBY, Coppell High School, Coppell, Texas
Burnout: Mach E GT

Second Place
Hanna Schiciano, Carol Queiroz
Tower Broadcast News, The Masters School, Dobbs Ferry, New York
The talent show with one rule…

Third Place
Hanna Schiciano, Ellie Yang, Maia Barantsevitch
Tower Broadcast News, The Masters School, Dobbs Ferry, New York
Passing the Torch

Fourth Place
Anumitha Vaka
LHSToday, Liberty High School, Lake St. Louis, Missouri
Getting to Know Mr. Schaper

Fifth Place
Abby Lee
The Harbinger, Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie VIllage, Kansas
Lancer Day Video

Sixth Place
Rylie Halk, Ashley Henderson, Elijah Ward, Nick West, Brenna Walters
The Talon News, Argyle High School, Argle, Texas
Songs of Change

Seventh Place
Bunker Harris, Tarun Chintha, Angela Chon
KCBY, Coppell High School, Coppell, Texas
Student section brings energy to Friday Night Lights

Eighth Place
Carol Queiroz, Hanna Schiciano
Tower Broadcast News, The Masters School, Dobbs Ferry, New York
Delta clinches Founders Day tug of war

Ninth Place
Issac Mercado, Sophie Daiker, Sadie Klement
KCBY, Coppell High School, Coppell, Texas
The Perfect Pair

Tenth Place
Sidd Sivakumar, Harrison Snodgrass, Angela Chon
KCBY, Coppell High School, Coppell, Texas
Taylor Young sets volleyball record

Editorial Leadership

First Place
Grace Hamilton
The Standard, The American School in London, London, United Kingdom

Second Place
Ashley Henderson
The Talon News, Argyle High School, Argle, Texas

Third Place
Bridget Frawley
The Muse/Marquee, Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts, West Palm Beach, Florida

Fourth Place
Francesca Stamati
The Harbinger, Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie VIllage, Kansas

Fifth Place
Rhett Cunningham
Talon, Liberty High School, Lake St. Louis, Missouri

Sixth Place
Karina Rower
wlhsNOW, West Linn High School, West Linn, Oregon

Seventh Place
Emily Pavlik
The Oracle, Glenbrook South High School, Glenview, Illinois

Eighth Place
Abby Milkes
The Shield, Bishop Kenny High School, Jacksonville, Florida

Ninth Place
Jessie Norwood
The Oracle, Glenbrook South High School, Glenview, Illinois

Tenth Place
Henry Pratt
The Pitch Online, Archie Williams High School, San Anselmo, California

Photojournalism: Feature Photo

First Place
Bella Schwinne
Legend, Wando High School, Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina
Bright Tides

Second Place
Lola Daniher
Legend, Wando High School, Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina
Harbor Shenanigans

Third Place
Kelly Montague
Haven, Strath Haven High School, Wallingford, Pennsylvania
In the Moment

Fourth Place
Charlie Partheymuller
The Shield, McCallum High School, Austin, Texas
Sweet revenge

Fifth Place
Scarlett Lewis
Tribal Tribune, Wando High School, Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina
I See You

Sixth Place
JoJo Barnard
The Shield, McCallum High School, Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina
A sweet surprise

Seventh Place
Alix Queen
LHSToday, Liberty High School, Lake St. Louis, Missouri
Calming Canines

Eighth Place
Caroline Martucci
The Harbinger, Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie VIllage, Kansas
Royalty Announced

Ninth Place
Lola Daniher
Legend, Wando High School, Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina
Let Em Hear It

Tenth Place
Caroline Martucci
The Harbinger, Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie VIllage, Kansas
Buzz Off

Photojournalism: Sports Photo 

First Place
Rachel Bingham
The Harbinger, Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie VIllage, Kansas
Squall of Overalls

Second Place
Macy Crosser
The Harbinger, Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie VIllage, Kansas
Celebration Time

Third Place
Nicholas West
The Talon News, Argyle High School, Argle, Texas
Equilibrium

Fourth Place
Bella Schwinne
Legend, Wando High School, Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina
Let’s Ride

Fifth Place
Macy Crosser
The Harbinger, Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie VIllage, Kansas
Off the Header

Sixth Place
Anna Evilsizor
Paragon, Munster High School, Munster, Indiana
A race to the finish

Seventh Place
Sophie Hegyi
LHSToday, Liberty High School, Lake St. Louis, Missouri
Their Last-First Game

Eighth Place
Riley Scott
The Harbinger, Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie VIllage, Kansas
Riley header

Ninth Place
Jolie Gabriel
The Shield, McCallum High School, Austin, Texas
Raider repellent

Tenth Place
Catlyn Owen
The Lion, Jessieville High School, Hot Springs Village, Arkansas
Winning Volley

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Design: Magazine

First Place
Amira Adkins, Eva Orbock, Temprince Battle
Iliad Literary-Art Magazine, Clarke Central High School, Athens, Georgia
A Young Butterfly

Second Place
Eva Orbock, Emily Couch, Elise Siegmund
Iliad Literary-Art Magazine, Clarke Central High School, Athens, Georgia
I Am Not A Person Today

Design: Newspaper/Newsmagazine

First Place
Francesca Stamati
The Harbinger, Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie VIllage, Kansas
Sports Betting Spread

Second Place
Sophie Leung-Lieu
The Shield, McCallum High School, Austin, Texas
A losing lineup

Third Place
Peyton Moore, Nora Lynn
The Harbinger, Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie VIllage, Kansas
Unraveling

Fourth Place
Lanie Sepehri
The Shield, McCallum High School, Austin, Texas
New kids on the pyramid

Fifth Place
Alice Scott
The Shield, McCallum High School, Austin, Texas
Back to the beginning

Sixth Place
Peyton Moore
The Harbinger, Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie VIllage, Kansas
Street Style

Seventh Place
Emory Robinson
Tribal Tribune, Wando High School, Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina
States Fight Over States’ Rights

Eighth Place
Srihari Yechangunja
The Sidekick, Coppell High School, Coppell, Texas
Volume 34 No. 1 Student Life page 10

Ninth Place
Inna Voloshchuk
Tribal Tribune, Wando High School, Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina
More Than a Stage

Tenth Place
Anna Marquardt
The Oracle, Glenbrook South High School, Glenview, Illinois
Chronic Conditions: Students share stories

Design: Yearbook

First Place
Harper Duffy
Legend, Wando High School, Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina
Life’s Passion

Second Place
Rhett Cunningham, Alix Queen
Talon, Liberty High School, Lake St. Louis, Missouri
Mamma Mia

Third Place
Brooke Tribolet
Legend, Wando High School, Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina
Live to Skate

Fourth Place
Anusha Singh
Legend, Lafayette High School, Wildwood, Missouri
Music

Fifth Place
Kendall Warren
Legacy, Staley High School, Kansas City, Missouri
Girls Tennis 

Sixth Place
Anusha Singh
Legend, Lafayette High School, Wildwood, Missouri
Opening

Seventh Place
Kendall Warren
Legacy, Staley High School, Kansas City, Missouri
Emeralds