NSPA honors
top scholastic journalism portfolios

Nov. 12, 2022

National Scholastic Press Association salutes the winners of its 2022 Portfolio of the Year 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
Morgan Chow
The ReMarker
St. Mark’s School of Texas
Dallas, Texas

portfolio

Second Place
Liz Nedelescu
The Highlander
McLean High School
McLean, Virginia

portfolio

Third Place
Sydney Starkey
Tower
The Masters School
Dobbs Ferry, New York

portfolio

Fourth Place
Bailey Niles
Voice
Vandegrift High School
Austin, Texas

portfolio

Fifth Place
Catherine Zhou
The Epic
Lynbrook High School
San Jose, California

portfolio

Honorable mentions

Kai Kirkham Macias
The Shield, McCallum High School, Austin, Texas

Nava Mach
The Augur Bit, Georgetown Day School, Washington, District of Columbia

Zainab Shafqat Adil
The Standard, The American School in London, London, United Kingdom

Isabella del Nido
The Dispatch, James Bowie High School, Austin, Texas

Michaela Manfull
North Star, Francis Howell North High School, St. Charles, Missouri

First Place
Alice Scott
The Shield
McCallum High School
Austin, Texas

portfolio

Second Place
Alaina Greenlee
West Side Story
Iowa City West High School
Iowa City, Iowa

portfolio

Third Place
Sarah Conner
OneMaize Media
Maize Career Academy
Wichita, Kansas

portfolio

Fourth Place
Lindsay Augustine
Scot Scoop
Carlmont High School
Belmont, California

portfolio

Fifth Place
Hayden Houts
Red & Black
Lawrence High School
Lawrence, Kansas

portfolio

Honorable mentions

Toby Goldfarb
Inklings News, Staples High School, Westport, Connecticut

Kyle Button
North Star, Francis Howell North High School, St. Charles, Missouri

James Li
The Review, St. John’s School, Houston, Texas

First Place
Sabrina San Agustin
The Express
Blue Valley Northwest High School
Overland Park, Kansas

portfolio

Second Place
Mariana Colom
The Muse
Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts
West Palm Beach, Florida

portfolio

Third Place
Grace Peng
The Messenger
Northview High School
Johns Creek, Georgia

portfolio

Fourth Place
Carly Johnson
The Knight
McCallum High School
Austin, Texas

portfolio

Fifth Place
Peyton Moore
The Harbinger
Shawnee Mission East High School
Prairie Village, Kansas

portfolio

Honorable mentions

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

Clara Barresi
Legend, Wando High School, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

Grace Nugent
The Shield, McCallum High School, Austin, Texas

Isabelle Holcombe
The Marquee, Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts, West Palm Beach, Florida

Diane Guo
The Review, St. John’s School, Houston, Texas

First Place
Chesney Evert
Scot Scoop
Carlmont High School
Belmont, California

portfolio

Second Place
Natalie Cullen
The Dispatch
James Bowie High School
Austin, Texas

portfolio

Third Place
Angelina Liu
The Sidekick
Coppell High School
Coppell, Texas

portfolio

Fourth Place
Arik Karim
The Muse
Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts
West Palm Beach, Florida

portfolio

Fifth Place
Carol Queiroz
Tower
The Masters School
Dobbs Ferry, New York

portfolio

Honorable mentions

Lucy Walker
The Review, St. John’s School, Houston, Texas

Krish Dev
El Estoque, Monta Vista High School, Cupertino, California

Vivian Rong
Eastside, Cherry Hill High School East, Cherry Hill, New Jersey

Lucy Marco
The Shield, McCallum High School, Austin, Texas

Amber Winkler
FHNtoday, Francis Howell North High School, St. Charles, Missouri

First Place
Maya Ortiz
Kingwood Park Times
Kingwood Park High School
Kingwood, Texas

portfolio

Second Place
Sydney Endicott
OneMaize Media
Maize Career Academy
Wichita, Kansas

portfolio

Third Place
Laura Benteman
The Express/Horizon
Blue Valley Northwest High School
Overland Park, Kansas

portfolio

Fourth Place
Anna Jerolimov
El Estoque
Monta Vista High School
Cupertino, California

portfolio

Fifth Place
Madi Hermeyer
FHC Publications
Francis Howell Central High School
Missouri, Missouri

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Honorable mentions

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

Macy Crosser
The Harbinger, Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie Village, Kansas

Reagan Zuniga
The Dispatch, James Bowie High School, Austin, Texas

Sofia Valladares
Voice, Vandegrift High School, Austin, Texas

Sofia Hennessey-Correa
The Muse, Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts, West Palm Beach, Florida

First Place
Hudson Fox
Scot Scoop
Carlmont High School
Belmont, California

portfolio

Second Place
Samhita Kumar
The Octagon
Sacramento Country Day School
Sacramento, California

portfolio

Third Place
Francesca Stamati
The Harbinger
Shawnee Mission East High School
Prairie Village, Kansas

portfolio

Fourth Place
Valerie Chu
The Campanile
Palo Alto High School
Palo Alto, California

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Fifth Place
Cuyler Dunn
Red & Black
Lawrence High School
Lawrence, Kansas

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Honorable mentions

Christina Chang
Saratoga Falcon, Saratoga High School, Saratoga, California

Anna Holme
The Dispatch, James Bowie High School, Austin, Texas

First Place
Mandy Mah
Scot Scoop
Carlmont High School
Belmont, California

portfolio