NSPA honors
top journalism in junior high & middle schools

Nov. 12, 2022

National Scholastic Press Association salutes the winners of its 2022 Junior High/Middle School Awards 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.

NSPA awards archive

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First Place
Addison Huff
The Scrapbook
Westfield Middle School
Westfield, Indiana
You Might Like to Go Far Away

Second Place
Kate Rogers
The Round-Up
Woodland Junior High School
Fayetteville, Arkansas
We Brought Our Game

Third Place
Gabe Willis, Addison Huff, Kai Kidwell
The Scrapbook
Westfield Middle School
Westfield, Indiana
Strings Attached

Fourth Place
Gabi Cardenas, Dillon Landry
The Panther
Ridgeview Middle School
Round Rock, Texas
Art, Ukulele Club and Books to Movie Club

Fifth Place
Roshan Desai
The Crane
Cranbrook Kingswood Middle School for Boys
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
First League Championship Win

Honorable mentions

Geneva Ogrin, Grace Pepe, Brenna Quinlan
The Prowl, Powell Middle School, Littleton, Colorado
Trends_PMS 2022

Olivia Hapgood
The Round-Up, Woodland Junior High School, Fayetteville, Arkansas
22 in 22

Ragan Stoltz
Oro, Cactus Canyon Junior High School, Apache Junction, Arizona
Block and Back

Natalee Anforth
Oro, Cactus Canyon Junior High School, Apache Junction, Arizona
On Location

Lila Stenson, Lola Tamman
The Scroll, The American School in London Middle School, London, United Kingdom
Students travel around UK, France

First Place
Claire Mooney
The Sequoyah Scribe
John Sevier Middle School
Kingsport, Tennessee
Major teacher staff changes strike Sevier Middle School

Second Place
Maddison Ball
The Sequoyah Scribe
John Sevier Middle School
Kingsport, Tennessee
Students earn minimum grade of 60%, even for missing work

Third Place
Lilley Ku, Dani Montgomery
The Scrapbook
Westfield Middle School
Westfield, Indiana
Above Par

Fourth Place
Ragan Stoltz
Oro
Cactus Canyon Junior High School
Apache Junction, Arizona
Devil in Disguise

Fifth Place
Serenity Alvarado
Oro
Cactus Canyon Junior High School
Apache Junction, Arizona
Ellie Cupido

Honorable mentions

Atharva Modi
The Crane, Cranbrook Kingswood Middle School for Boys, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Composting at Cranbrook

Amelia Bramlett
The Round-Up, Woodland Junior High School, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Science Matters

Kanav Kalmadi
The Crane, Cranbrook Kingswood Middle School for Boys, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Including Everyone’s Needs is their Number One Ingredient

Taishawna Davis
The Sequoyah Scribe, John Sevier Middle School, Kingsport, Tennessee
African American students report unwanted hair touching

Kai Kidwell, Katie Bolduc
The Scrapbook, Westfield Middle School, Westfield, Indiana
Pieces and Pastries

First Place
Krishna Mano
The City Voice
City High Middle School
Grand Rapids, Michigan
What We Can Take Away From The Flint Water Crisis:
Interview with Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha

Honorable mentions

Isabella Martinez, Mickenzie Marks
ALTV, Armand Larive Middle School, Hermiston, Oregon
Sweet Potato’s Closet

Ollie Grad
The Scroll, The American School in London Middle School, London, United Kingdom
Review: Five Guys

No winners

First Place
Lilly Landers
The Round-Up
Woodland Junior High School
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Let’s Go Colts

Second Place
Olivia Hapgood
The Round-Up
Woodland Junior High School
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Dunked On

Third Place
Olivia Hapgood
The Round-Up
Woodland Junior High School
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Erupt

Fourth Place
Brielle McWilliams
Oro
Cactus Canyon Junior High School
Apache Junction, Arizona
Adrenaline Junkie

Fifth Place
Shea Vohs
The Scrapbook
Westfield Middle School
Westfield, Indiana
Laughing with Lizards

Honorable mentions

Shyanne Bullard
Oro, Cactus Canyon Junior High School, Apache Junction, Arizona
Battle Bruises

Amelia Bramlett
The Round-Up, Woodland Junior High School, Fayetteville, Arkansas
A Closer Look

Geneva Ogrin
The Prowl, Powell Middle School, Littleton, Colorado
GBO_9-13_7TH TRACK (717)

Brianna Mae Malasaga
The Falcon’s Yearbook, Coral Academy of Science Middle School, Reno, Nevada
Windmill Project

Autum Decell
The Falcon’s Yearbook, Coral Academy of Science Middle School, Reno, Nevada
Bayblades