2023 Local Climate Change Reporting
NSPA honors
top scholastic reporting on
climate change
Nov. 4, 2023
National Scholastic Press Association salutes the winners of its 2023 Local Climate Change Reporting 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
Local Climate Change Reporting
First Place
Ella Bobbitt, Molly Jane Teasley, Elysa Matula, Ava Neck, Logan Reid
CPA Media Studio
Christ Presbyterian Academy
Nashville, Tennessee
Whitebark Pine Restoration
Second Place
Andre Parker, Kyla Smith
Silver Chips
Montgomery Blair High School
Silver Spring, Maryland
Canary in a coal mine
Third Place
Staff
The Standard
The American School in London
London, United Kingdom
Confronting the climate crisis
Fourth Place
Nafsiya Hafiz
The Express
Blue Valley Northwest High School
Overland Park, Kansas
Fighting for Climate Justice
Fifth Place
Pierce DuRard, Logan Reid
CPA Media Studio
Christ Presbyterian Academy
Nashville, Tennessee
Navarre Beach Sea Turtle Conservation Center
Honorable mentions
Arianna Zhu
Scot Scoop, Carlmont High School, Belmont, California
Reviving the colors of the ocean
Bhart Lal, Evan Michaeli, Arianna Parede, Mary Wang
The Gator, Brimmer and May School, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Pollution: Undermining Our Planet’s Health
Ella Bobbitt, Kenzie Edwards, Sam Miller, Ava Neck, Logan Reid
CPA Media Studio, Christ Presbyterian Academy, Nashville, Tennessee
Preventing Catastrophic Mussel Infestation
Pierce DuRard, Logan Reid
CPA Media Studio, Christ Presbyterian Academy, Nashville, Tennessee
Out of Sight
Jonah McMillen, Sydney Moore, Debby Oluwole, Jon Wallace Teller, Sarah Wright
CPA Media Studio, Christ Presbyterian Academy, Nashville, Tennessee
The Clean Water Act