First Place
Paul Sumethasorn
Mini-Marque
St. Mark’s School of Texas
Dallas, Texas
The Days of Color

First
Shayan Siddiqui
The Crane
Cranbrook Kingswood Middle School for Boys
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Fencing Champ Zheng

Second
Yushi Bai
The Crane
Cranbrook Kingswood Middle School for Boys
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
New CKTV Show Broadcasts

Third
Anton Barrera
The Sequoyah Scribe
John Sevier Middle School
Kingsport, Tennessee
Social media usage

Fourth
Diana Mynzhanova, Amy Sergeant
The Scroll
The American School in London Middle School
London, England
Eighth-grade students learn about new cultures, tour the world

Fifth
Benjamin Podurgiel
The Scroll
The American School in London Middle School
London, England
Grade 8 basketball wins first national championship

Honorable mention

Gabriel Whitehead
The Sequoyah Scribe, John Sevier Middle School, Kingsport, Tennessee
May 2023 front page

First
Melody San Juan Cepeda, Blake Guajardo
The Panther
Ridgeview Middle School
Round Rock, Texas
The road to victory

Second
Addi Wiencken
The Scrapbook
Westfield Middle School
Westfield, Indiana
Caught on camera

Third
Savannah Hancock
Oro
Cactus Canyon Junior High School
Apache Junction, Arizona
Choosing between the islands

Fourth
Amelia Bramlett
The Round-Up
Woodland Junior High School
Fayetteville, Arkansas
What in the World

Fifth
Sophia Echeverria, Aubrey Lee, Samantha Wu
Prowler
Pioneer Middle School
Tustin, California
Scholarly Success

Honorable mentions

Garrett XuAmelia Bramlett, Gracie Epps
The Round-Up, Woodland Junior High School, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Academics and Student Life Divider

Faith Kruse, Kylie Redel, Grace Talbert, Scarlett Twillegar
Husky Pride, Raymore-Peculiar East Middle School, Raymore, Missouri
Being Past Isn’t Just About Running

Scott Sunderland
Coral Academy of Science Yearbook, Coral Academy of Science, Sparks, Nevada
Graffiti for Good

Sydney Poleon
The BluePrint, Haskett Junior High School, Katy, Texas
The Same But Different

Mayuko Kawase
Spotlight, American School in London Middle School, London, England
Keep on Rowing

First
Emily Iannazzo
The Scroll
The American School in London
London, England
Lunar New Year Photo Booth

Second
Olivia Hicks
The BluePrint
Haskett Junior High School
Katy, Texas
Sixth graders study chemical changes

Third
Gracie Epps
The Round-Up
Woodland Junior High School
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Scream and shout

Fourth
Kate Lampkin
Crimson Wings
Maize Middle School
Maize, Kansas
Eating pizza as fast as he can

Fifth
Amelia Macias
The Panther
Ridgeview Middle School
Round Rock, Texas
Wearable science

Honorable mentions

Rebekah Hale
The Round-Up, Woodland Junior High School, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Berry blast

Aubrey Lee
Prowler, Pioneer Middle School, Tustin, California
“Electrolysis of Water” lab

Lily Wood
The Falcon’s Yearbook, Coral Academy of Science, Sparks, Nevada
The power of friendship: A hug at recess

Alexis Jewell
The BluePrint, Haskett Junior High School, Katy, Texas
Pep squad

Elledy Keraghan
The Panther, Ridgeview Middle School, Round Rock, Texas
Aladdin

First
Alyssa Temple
The BluePrint
Haskett Junior High School
Katy, Texas
That’s Match Point!

Second
Emma Solie
Oro
Cactus Canyon Junior High School
Apache Junction, Arizona
Keep Your Cool

Third
Amelia Bramlett
The Round-Up
Woodland Junior High School
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Going Up

Fourth
Riley Parris
Oro
Cactus Canyon Junior High School
Apache Junction, Arizona
Hold Your Ground

Fifth
Sierra Henning
Crimson Wings
Maize Middle School
Maize, Kansas
Jumping Up High

Honorable mentions

Noah Stainton
The Panther, Ridgeview Middle School, Round Rock, Texas
Fire It Up

Delaney Blair
The Scrapbook, Westfield Middle School, Westfield, Indiana
Words of Wisdom

Olivia Hicks
The BluePrint, Haskett Junior High School, Katy, Texas
Hes’ Got Ups

Gracie Epps
The Round-Up, Woodland Junior High School, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Block and Run

Ryann Thomas
Husky Pride, Raymore-Peculiar East Middle School, Raymore, Missouri
You Can’t Escape Us

First
Claire Cross, Alyssa Weiler
Cub News Network
Franklin Community Middle School
Franklin, Indiana
State Testing and Mental Health

Honorable mention

Nikolas Roche
The Scroll’s Eagle News Network, The American School in London Middle School, London, England
Under Armour Pursuit BP review

First
Gabriella Marcotti
The Scroll
The American School in London Middle School
London, England
Administration creates new generative AI policies

Second
Ishan Kumbar
The Crane
Cranbrook Kingswood Middle School for Boys
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Robotics Takes on Worlds

Third
Mikaela Pyatte
The Sequoyah Scribe
John Sevier Middle School
Kingsport, Tennessee
Tennessee allows carrying of handgun without permit

Fourth
Haoming Guo
The Crane
Cranbrook Kingswood Middle School for Boys
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Survey Provides Important Data

Fifth
Gabriella Marcotti
The Scroll
The American School in London Middle School
London, England
New homework policy introduced to grades seven, eight

Honorable mentions

Ava Kryzanowsky
The Round-Up, Woodland Junior High School, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Saving the Streak

Jordan Guidroz
The Panther, Ridgeview Middle School, Round Rock, Texas
Ice Baby

Abby Hardman
The Round-Up, Woodland Junior High School, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Starting It Out Fresh

Scott Sunderland
The Falcon’s Yearbook, Coral Academy of Science, Sparks, Nevada
Graffiti for Good

Cali Groenewold
The Sequoyah Scribe, John Sevier Middle School, Kingsport, Tennessee
Play tradition canceled after more than twenty years

First
Edward Chang
The Crane
Cranbrook Kingswood Middle School for Boys
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Gamification Helps Learning

Second
Jessyca Cook
The Sequoyah Scribe
John Sevier Middle School
Kingsport, Tennessee
Sixth grade student takes interest in go-kart racing

Third
Addison Holman
The Paw Post
Franklin Community Middle School
Franklin, Indiana
Girl’s Wrestling

Fourth
Apollo Gettleman
The Scroll
The American School in London Middle School
London, England
Ruby Carrion competes at Tottenham Hotspur Academy

Fifth
Kayden Spicer
Oro
Cactus Canyon Junior High School
Apache Junction, Arizona
Bold Move

Honorable mentions

Diana Mynzhanova
The Scroll, The American School in London Middle School, London, England
In Aberdovey, Wales students engage in Outward Bound experience

Atharva Mody
The Crane, Cranbrook Kingswood Middle School for Boys, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Pushing Himself to Higher Academic Levels

Sydney Gentry
The Sequoyah Scribe, John Sevier Middle School, Kingsport, Tennessee
Pulling fire alarm comes with high cost

Fatima Samir
The Falcon’s Yearbook, Coral Academy of Science, Sparks, Nevada
Deadlines & Headlines

Fatima Samir
The Falcon’s Yearbook, Coral Academy of Science, Sparks, Nevada
Flying in Style