2023 Best Use of Social Media
NSPA honors
top scholastic
social media
Best Use of Social Media
Social Media Reporting • Social Media Promotion
Nov. 4, 2023
National Scholastic Press Association salutes the winners of its 2023 Best Use of Social Media competition.
NSPA’s Individual Awards are among the top prizes in scholastic media, and the awards are a showcase of journalistic excellence.
Winners were announced during the JEA/NSPA Fall National High School Media Convention, on Nov. 4, in Boston.
2023 NSPA Individual Awards
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
Fred Ross Systemic Change
Student Journalism Competition
Local Climate Change Reporting
Portfolio of the Year
Best Use of Social Media
Junior High/
Middle School Awards
Fall Pacemakers
presented in fall 2023
Spring Pacemakers
to be presented in spring 2024
Innovation
Literary Arts Magazine
Online
Yearbook
Social Media Reporting
First Place
Jolie Han, Sania Mehta, Lisa Zivanic
The Prospector
Cupertino High School
Cupertino, California
Honorable mentions
Celine Chen, Jolene Chu, Sonia Freedman
M-A Chronicle, Menlo-Atherton High School, Atherton, California
Meggie Chen, Sarah Liu, Kalyani Puthenpurayil, Lillian Wang
El Estoque, Monta Vista High School, Cupertino, California
Kaitlyn Dolphin, Molly Martin
The Torch, Kennedy High School, Swisher, Iowa
Mia Vogel, Paige Zadoo
The Harbinger, Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie Village, Kansas
Isabelle Blasdel, Kyler Sevart, Nathan Wituk, Lakin Zamorano
OneMaize Media, Maize Career Academy, Wichita, Kansas
Social Media Promotion
Second Place
Staff
The Viking
Loudoun Valley High School
Purcellville, Virginia
Third Place
Celine Chen, Jolene Chu, Sonia Freedman
M-A Chronicle
Menlo-Atherton High School
Atherton, California
Fourth Place
Staff
The Rock
Rock Canyon High School
Highlands Ranch, Colorado
Fifth Place
Mia Vogel, Paige Zadoo
The Harbinger
Shawnee Mission East High School
Prairie Village, Kansas
Honorable mentions
Joseph Zuloaga
The Crusader, Archbishop Riordan High School, San Francisco, California
Gabriella Polliard, Jacob “Coby” Puzio, Elizabeth Rolfs
Reflections, Brighton High School, Brighton, Colorado
Wyatt Meyer
Odyssey, Clarke Central High School, Athens, Georgia
Staff
West Side Story, Iowa City West High School, Iowa City, Iowa
Isabelle Blasdel, Leah Brown, Avery Liedl, Nathan Wituk, Lakin Zamorano
OneMaize Media, Maize Career Academy, Wichita, Kansas