2022 Cartoon of the Year finalists
Oct. 21, 2022
National Scholastic Press Association announces the finalists in its 2022 Cartoon of the Year competition.
Individual Award winners will be announced at the JEA/NSPA Fall National High School Journalism Convention, at the 3:30 p.m. awards ceremony on Nov. 12.
A gallery of winners will be posted after the Nov. 12 announcement.
Finalists below are listed by state.
Register for the convention.
Enter the convention’s Best of Show contest.
Pacemaker finalists
These Pacemaker finalists will be honored and winners announced at the Nov. 12 awards ceremony.
Broadcast • Newspaper/Newsmagazine • Specialty Magazine
Pacemakers in Innovation, Literary Arts Magazine, Online and Yearbook will be presented in spring 2023.
Pacemaker 100
To celebrate our 100th birthday, we’ll honor our top Pacemaker winners and recognize the Top 10 at the fall convention.
Comic Strip/Panel
Calvin Jacobson
Scot Scoop, Carlmont High School, Belmont, California
Tussle for Twitter
Anisha Kumar
The Nueva Current, The Nueva School, San Mateo, California
Wordle Hurdle
Anisha Kumar
The Nueva Current, The Nueva School, San Mateo, California
College Craze
Julius Boxer-Cooper
The Augur Bit, Georgetown Day School, Washington, District of Columbia
Chadwick the Cheerio Applies to College
Michael Wu
The Crane, Cranbrook Kingswood Middle School for Boys, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Comic by Michael Wu
Matt Kanyinku
Echo, St. Louis Park High School, St Louis Park, Minnesota
Park trail, cycle 5
Emma Tyulyayev
Messenger, Marquette High School, Chesterfield, Missouri
Marvel Madness
Grace Winkler
Staley News, Staley High School, Missouri, Missouri
Movies Underutilize Soundtracks
Srihari Yechangunja
The Sidekick, Coppell High School, Coppell, Texas
Doing Time
Editorial Cartoon
Audrey Nguyen
Bear Witness, Branham High School, San Jose, California
Unplugging is hard to do
Catherine Zhou
The Epic, Lynbrook High School, San Jose, California
BBB: Biden Be Better
Julia Landy
The Eagle Eye, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Parkland, Florida
Enough is Enough
Julia Landy
The Eagle Eye, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Parkland, Florida
Safety Theater
Antonio Starks
Odyssey Media Group, Clarke Central High School, Athens, Georgia
Untitled
Anna Rachwalski
The Southerner, Midtown High School, Atlanta, Georgia
Texas abortion law forgets who’s most vulnerable
Alyssa Sanchez
Torch, Glenbrook North High School, Northbrook, Illinois
The Pitfalls of the pink slip
Baeyoung Yoo
Torch, Glenbrook North High School, Northbrook, Illinois
Health comes before P.E. makeups
Caoimhe Farris
The Lancer Feed, Lafayette High School, Wildwood, Missouri
School Board Language
Serina Yan
The Review, St. John’s School, Houston, Texas
Your body, my choice