First Place
Katie Murphy
The Harbinger
Shawnee Mission East High School
Prairie Village, Kansas
A New Extreme

Second Place
Audrey Finigan, Emma Goldman, Elaine Jiang, Benjamin Romanowsky, Daniella Smit
Scot Scoop
Carlmont High School
Belmont, California
Celebrate the Music 2023

Third Place
Sophia Canabal, Skyler Glenn
The Blueprint
Hagerty High School
Oviedo, Florida
Opening the floodgates

Fourth Place
Nathan Yuan
Central Times
Naperville Central High School
Naperville, Illinois
The hidden homeless

Fifth Place
Mack Jones, Milo Slevin, Ahania Soni
The Evanstonian
Evanston Township High School
Evanston, Illinois
Food Deserts: A reflection of a failed system

Honorable mentions

Kiana Hinkson, Inaaya Omer, Adelaide Reinshagen, Gabrielle Shore
Scot Scoop, Carlmont High School, Belmont, California
Fanning the Flames: d.tech administration’s response to rebellion ignites controversy

Jason Arevalo, Satenik Ayrapetyan, Jenica Felicitas, Naamah  Silcott, Maggie Simonyan
The Pearl Post, Daniel Pearl Magnet High School, Lake Balboa, California
As SEIU strike comes to a close, no deal reached with LAUSD

Staff
Eastside, Cherry Hill High School East, Cherry Hill, New Jersey
A look into college entrance exams around the world

Varun Saravanan, Athena Tseng
Wingspan, Liberty High School, Frisco, Texas
Here in Frisco, “everything’s better” for some as H-E-B opens flagship store

Maarya Shafqat Adil, Rudi Chamria, Grace Hamilton, Clara Martinez
The Standard, The American School in London, London, United Kingdom
Death of Queen Elizabeth II ripples through community

First Place
Audrey Burnley, Annabel Chia, Kiana Hinkson, Lucille Sanders, Gabrielle Shore
Scot Scoop
Carlmont High School
Belmont, California
Out of control: The pattern of gun violence in the U.S.

Second Place
Staff
Eastside
Cherry Hill High School East
Cherry Hill, New Jersey
Danger Lurks in Our Screens: Cyberwarfare and Cybersecurity

Third Place
McKenna Hudson, Amelia Pierce
North Star
Francis Howell North High School
St. Charles, Missouri
Mini Knights Program Offers Present and Future Knights a Place to Learn

Fourth Place
Grace Hamilton
The Standard
The American School in London
London, United Kingdom
Rebuilding: Syrian refugee girls pursue education

Fifth Place
Harris Ellington, Justin Small
Messenger
Marquette High School
Chesterfield, Missouri
MHS Raises Awareness by Re-enacting Car Crash During Ac Lab

Honorable mentions

Staff
The Mix, Monarch High School, Louisville, Colorado
Cheatbot

Reem Kirja, Gianna Liu, Rosemary Timmer-Hackert
West Side Story, Iowa City West High School, Iowa City, Iowa
Destination West

Ella De Young, Alaina Greenlee, Jessie Li, Laney Prelle
West Side Story, Iowa City West High School, Iowa City, Iowa
A lifetime of discovery

Staff
Southwest Shadow, Southwest Career and Technical Academy, Las Vegas, Nevada
Everything Wrong with Gen-Z

First Place
Meredith Ho
The Oracle
The Archer School for Girls
Los Angeles, California
Benefitting and learning through sports: Student athletes develop endurance, time management

Second Place
Sadie Johnson, Haley Ward
Wingspan
Liberty High School
Frisco, Texas
“Ring Getters” get their rings

Third Place
Stella Pavao, Gracia Shao-Xue
Scot Scoop
Carlmont High School
Belmont, California
A season with the Scots: the new NorCal champions

Fourth Place
Matt Petres, William Tan
U-High Midway
University of Chicago Laboratory High School
Chicago, Illinois
Balancing Act: A brotherly bond drives twin gymnasts Akshay and Kavan Puri to success

Fifth Place
Adam Borenstein, Gia Gupta, Brielle Lampf, Lucas Tang, Lauren Winslow
Eastside
Cherry Hill High School East
Cherry Hill, New Jersey
Mental Health in Sports

Honorable mentions

Evan Beller, Benjamin Gamson
The Boiling Point, Shalhevet High School, Los Angeles, California
Victory and history: Firehawks girls basketball team wins school’s first-ever state CIF championship

Jonah Delson, Martzi Hirsch, Benjamin Kolieb
The Boiling Point, Shalhevet High School, Los Angeles, California
After Championship win, three coaches are leaving at once to take head coach positions elsewhere

Joseph Bianchini
Tigercast, Roseville High School, Roseville, California
RHS sports to move down a league

Nico Jaffer
The Gator, Brimmer and May School, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
From 18 Down to One Up, Boys XC Wins Threepeat

Ivy Raya
The Rubicon, St. Paul Academy and Summit School, St. Paul, Minnesota
Fencing’s first tournament leads to SPA dominance

First Place
Claire Bauer
The Rock
Rock Canyon High School
Highlands Ranch, Colorado
Photo Recap: Boys Wrestling Faces Chaparral High School

Second Place
Patrice Graham
U-High Midway
University of Chicago Laboratory High School
Chicago, Illinois
Video: Volunteers decorate South Side to spread holiday spirit

Third Place
Merideth Langton
The Torch
Kennedy High School
Swisher, Iowa
Kennedy Boys Basketball Wraps Up Season in The Well

Fourth Place
Staff
The Shield
McCallum High School
Austin, Texas
McCallum Quinceañera celebrates comeback

Fifth Place
Quinn Rudnick
The Union St. Journal
Cherry Creek High School
Greenwood Village, Colorado
Creek Senior Amelia Mindlin-Leitner Wins Prominent Theater Award: See Moments From Bobby G Awards Ceremony Here

Honorable mentions

Evan Beller
The Boiling Point, Shalhevet High School, Los Angeles, California
Larger than life, portraits in undulating colors now brighten hallways

Abigail Wood
The Rock, Rock Canyon High School, Highlands Ranch, Colorado
Jaguar Football Takes on Arapahoe High School Warriors: Photo Recap

Jimmy Dalton, Jay Deegan, D’Niya Little-Segers, Jake Pfeiffer
Central Times, Naperville Central High School, Naperville, Illinois
Opinion: Our top 10 photos of 2022-23

Sandra Fu, Gina Ko, Daniel Lee
The Huron Emery, Huron High School, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Multi-culti Returns: An Unforgettable Voyage 

First Place
Aanya Bansal, Maggie Kissick
The Harbinger
Shawnee Mission East High School
Prairie Village, Kansas
Colorful Futures

Second Place
Martzi Hirsch
The Boiling Point
Shalhevet High School
Los Angeles, California
Keiter defeats Jacobson in fast-moving school chess championship

Third Place
Juliana Defilippo, Aidan Smith, Aiden Velez
The Muse
Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts
West Palm Beach, Florida
The Demographics of Dreyfoos

Fourth Place
Michael Seton, Andie Johnston, Maddie Sofnas, Lauren Poulin
The Redwood Bark
Redwood High School
Larkspur, California
Incorporation of gun laws, govenor viewpoints and safety

Fifth Place
Claire Steigelman
The Communicator
Community High School
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Decorations Downtown

Honorable mentions

Ben Choucroun
The Redwood Bark, Redwood High School, Larkspur, California
Explainer: Ongoing military conflicts

Nicole Lee
West Side Story, Iowa City West High School, Iowa City, Iowa
Which character from “Clue” are you?

Staff
The Rubicon, St. Paul Academy and Summit School, St. Paul, Minnesota
Thirsty? Fill it up.

Alice Scott
The Shield, McCallum High School, Austin, Texas
Bend and snap

Ingrid Smith
The Shield, McCallum High School, Austin, Texas
Pumpkin spice and everything nice

First Place
Ingrid Smith
The Shield
McCallum High School
Austin, Texas
Future teachers face obstacles, follow passion

Second Place
Louis Auxenfans
U-High Midway
University of Chicago Laboratory High School
Chicago, Illinois
A rite of passage: Seniors reflect on first voting experience

Third Place
Michael Campbell, Salai Diekumpuna
Iliad Literary-Art Magazine
Clarke Central High School
Athens, Georgia
The BlackBoard: Ep. 1

Fourth Place
Jonah Delson, Benjamin Kolieb
The Boiling Point
Shalhevet High School
Los Angeles, California
The Talking Point Season 3, Episode 2: Farewell to Schultz and Plax, assistant Firehawk basketball coaches

Fifth Place
Jordan Battey, Athena Tseng
Wingspan
Liberty High School
Frisco, Texas
Dumb and Dumber: how to live without Tik Tok

Honorable mentions

Isaac Wright
The Muse, Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts, West Palm Beach, Florida
Dreyfoos Student Enterprises Feature Fish Dip

Eli Frommes
The McHenry Messenger, McHenry High School, McHenry, Illinois
The Hall Pass: Pops concert, Montana’s TikTok ban, and the debt ceiling

Alison Mitchell
The Rubicon, St. Paul Academy and Summit School, St. Paul, Minnesota
Through Their Eyes: Ep. 5 ChatGPT and the rise of AI

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

Tanner Coerr
The Highlander, McLean High School, McLean, Virginia
Core Commentary Episode 5: Joe Cockerham

First Place
Maggie Simonyan
The Pearl Post
Daniel Pearl Magnet High School
Lake Balboa, California
The weight of remembering: Being a descendant of Armenian genocide survivors in the 21st century

Second Place
Ella Mitchell
The Prospector
Prospect High School
Mount Prospect, Illinois
‘Flipping’ gender norms: female M&M’s run the world in shoes they can walk in

Third Place
Alyx Goldensoph
The Torch
Kennedy High School
Swisher, Iowa
Get a Hobby

Fourth Place
Gauri Manoj
El Estoque
Monta Vista High School
Cupertino, California
My could-have-been name

Fifth Place
Clare Daudelin, Maya Raphael
The La Salle Falconer
La Salle Catholic College Preparatory
Milwaukie, Oregon
Fed-Up, Fatigued, and Feminine: Existing as a Woman in a World of Men

Honorable mentions

Celeste Zucker
M-A Chronicle, Menlo-Atherton High School, Atherton, California
Bear Bites: La Biscotteria

Kevin Lynch
The Prospector, Prospect High School, Mount Prospect, Illinois
Ranking all 75 movies I watched in 2022

Juli Mejia
The Lancer Feed, Lafayette High School, Wildwood, Missouri
Food is not Protest

Sindhuja Pannuri
Wingspan, Liberty High School. Frisco, Texas
International Insight

Eden Leavey
The Standard, The American School in London, London, United Kingdom
Environment, Explained: Climate anxiety must be more prevalent in our community