Nov. 12, 2022
National Scholastic Press Association salutes the winners of its 2022 Best Use of Social Media competition.
NSPA’s Individual Awards are the top prizes in scholastic journalism, and the awards are a showcase of journalistic excellence.
Winners were announced during the Fall National High School Journalism Convention, Nov. 10-13, in St. Louis.
Broadcast Story of the Year
Cartoon of the Year
Design of the Year
Digital Story of the Year
Photo of the Year
Story of the Year
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Awards
Local Climate Change Reporting
Portfolio of the Year
Best Use of Social Media
Junior High/Middle School
Pacemakers in Innovation, Literary Arts Magazine, Online and Yearbook will be presented in spring 2023.
First Place
Staff
The Shield
McCallum High School
Austin, Texas
Second Place
Mandy Mah, Karla Lee,
Adelaide Reinshagen, Piper Diehn,
Gracia Shao-Xue
Scot Scoop
Carlmont High School
Belmont, California
Third Place
Staff
Bear Witness
Branham High School
San Jose, California
Fourth Place
Aza Khan, Maya Clement
Odyssey Media Group
Clarke Central High School
Athens, Georgia
Fifth Place
Staff
North Star
Francis Howell North High School
St. Charles, Missouri
Honorable mentions
Melody Cui, Anna Jerolimov
El Estoque, Monta Vista High School, Cupertino, California
Arista Luong, Sam Cao, Cate Weiser
The Communicator, Community High School, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Hayley Parsons
The Arena, Legacy High School, Mansfield, Texas
Celia Condon, Sydney Newton, Campbell Wood, Sophie Henschel
The Harbinger, Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie Village, Kansas
Staff
Tesserae, Corning-Painted Post High School, Corning, New York
First Place
Staff
West Side Story
Iowa City West High School
Iowa City, Iowa
Second Place
Cate Demaria, Kaija Gilbertson Hall
Iliad literary-art magazine
Clarke Central High School
Athens, Georgia
Third Place
Maya Ortiz, Kathleen Ortiz
Kingwood Park Media
Kingwood Park High School
Kingwood, Texas
Fourth Place
Aza Khan
Odyssey Media Group
Clarke Central High School
Athens, Georgia
Fifth Place
Staff
The Knight/The Shield
McCallum High School
Austin, Texas
Honorable mentions
Melody Cui, Anna Jerolimov
El Estoque, Monta Vista High School, Cupertino, California
Maddie Palm, Cooper Lyon
Tesserae, Corning-Painted Post High School, Corning, New York
Staff
Rockmedia, Rock Canyon High School, Highlands Ranch, Colorado
Leona Barocas
Ibid, St. Paul Academy and Summit School, St. Paul, Minnesota
Isabel Blasdel, Kayla Nicol, Taylor Roetzer, Lakin Zamorano
OneMaize Media, Maize Career Academy, Wichita, Kansas