NSPA Best of Show awards were presented at the Spring National High School Journalism Convention awards ceremony, April 22, 2023, in San Francisco.

More than 3,300 high school journalists and advisers attended the conference, with National Scholastic Press Association and Journalism Education Association as hosts.

The competition honored two main categories —

Individual Recognition

Staff Recognition

First Place
Andrew Massie, Owen Weis
RJTV
Regis Jesuit High School
Aurora, Colorado
Joe Dorais Breaks 3-Point Record

First Place
Ella Daniel, Sam Record
The Rock
Rock Canyon High School
Highlands Ranch, Colorado
Emma’s Recovery: Journey to Congress

Sixth Place
Jonathan Harling, Logan Surber, Nate Vincent, Natalee Zbinden
DPNews, Dos Pueblos High School, Goleta, California
As Seen in Australia

Seventh Place
Nikki Heydarpour, Eliza Roth
InFocus News, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, California
Polynesian Club Works to Raise Awareness

Eighth Place
Gabriel Casselman, Conor Dolan, Chris Pagliaro
DPNews, Dos Pueblos High School, Goleta, California
Keeping it Fresh and Local

Ninth Place
Andrew Massie
RJTV, Regis Jesuit High School, Aurora, Colorado
Entrepreneurship Class Practices Real World Business Proposals

Tenth Place
Gabriel Casselman, Conor Dolan, Chris Pagliaro
DPNews, Dos Pueblos High School, Goleta, California
Classic Cars

First Place
Zachary Balcoff
Gladiator
Troy High School
Troy, Michigan

First Place
Grace Sykes
The Pitch
Archie William High School
San Anselmo, California
Lifestyle or Trend: A look into the revival of record players

First Place
Angelina Gevorgyan, Beverly Regino, Angelica Venturina
The Mirror
Van Nuys High School
Van Nuys, California
Unleashing the Imagination

Sixth Place
Sabrina San Agustin
The Express, Blue Valley Northwest High School, Overland Park, Kansas
At What Cost?

Seventh Place
Yushi Bai
The Crane, Cranbrook Kingswood Middle School for Boys, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Music on another Level

Eighth Place
Olivia Atkinson, Nidhi Thummalapalli
The Campanile, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, California
Are you Ready?

Ninth Place
Maya Clement
Odyssey, Clarke Central High School, Athens, Georgia
Cultivating a Dream

Tenth Place
Isabella del Nido
The Dispatch James Bowie High School, Austin, Texas
Free to Speak

First Place
Keara McGuffey, Madison White
Columbian
Columbia High School
Lake City, Florida
Yum

Sixth Place
Karyss Butler, Alex Collins, Lexi Sanders
Columbian, Columbia High School, Lake City, Florida
Showing Out

Seventh Place
Emma Hasson
The Legend, Don Antonio Lugo High School, Chino, California
Learning to Do

Eighth Place
Amelia Vander May
The Image, Dos Pueblos High School, Goleta, California
Camp Champs

Ninth Place
Violet Vance, Amelia Vander May, Gracie Weinbender
The Image, Dos Pueblos High School, Goleta, California
Portraits Divider

Tenth Place
Zachary Balcoff, Jessica Yu
Gladiator, Troy High School, Troy, Michigan
All You Knead

First Place
Riley Eck
The Harbinger
Shawnee Mission East High School
Prairie Village, Kansas
Tire Time

Sixth Place
Daniya Yousuf
The Spirit, Frisco High School, Frisco, Texas
So Close!

Seventh Place
Angelo Cordero
The Howl, Southwest Career and Technical Academy, Las Vegas, Nevada
Follow Through

Eighth Place
Blake Cartwright
The Rock, Rock Canyon High School, Highlands Ranch, Colorado
Battling for the Chair

Ninth Place
Annabel Thomas
Horizon, Blue Valley Northwest High School, Overland Park, Kansas
Locking in

Tenth Place
Annelies Conover
Gladiator, Troy High School, Troy, Michigan
Open the Curtains

First Place
Claire Bauer
The Rock
Rock Canyon High School
Highlands Ranch, Colorado
Connected

Sixth Place
Lucas Donnelly
Odyssey, Clarke Central High School, Athens, Georgia
Making Baskets

Seventh Place
Lauren Poulin
Redwood Bark, Redwood High School, Larkspur, California
Front Cover Soccer Photo

Eighth Place
Samantha Ramos
The Mirror, Van Nuys High School, Van Nuys, California
Two on Two

Ninth Place
Claire Bauer
The Rock, Rock Canyon High School, Highlands Ranch, Colorado
Getting Pinned

Tenth Place
Caroline Martucci
The Harbinger, Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie Village, Kansas
Hard Pill

Broadcast News Program

High School

1. Centennial Student News
Centennial High School, Las Cruces, New Mexico

2. KCBY-TV
Coppell High School, Coppell, Texas

3. Husky Headlines
Blue Valley Northwest High School, Overland Park, Kansas

4. KNET Daily Show
Liberty North High School, Liberty, Missouri

5. KRAM
Rampart High School, Colorado Springs, Colorado

6. MHS1
McKinney High School, McKinney, Texas

7. RJTV
Regis Jesuit High School, Aurora, Colorado

8. JNN
Joseph Gregori High School, Modesto, California

9. TigerVision Live
Texas High School, Texarkana, Texas

10. Knightly Show
Francis Howell North High School, St.  Charles, Missouri

Broadcast News Program 

Junior High/Middle School

1. Gold Day
Faith Lutheran Middle School, Las Vegas, Nevada

Literary Arts Magazine

1. Itinerary
The Episcopal School of Dallas, Dallas, Texas

2. Artifex
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Parkland, Florida

3. Menagerie
Lyons Township High School, La Grange, Illinois

4. The Dreamcatcher
Westwood High School, Austin, Texas

5. Iliad
Clarke Central High School, Athens, Georgia

6. Illumine
Christ Presbyterian Academy, Nashville, Tennessee

7. One Blue Wall
duPont Manual High School, Louisville, Kentucky

8. The Glass Knife
Sacramento Country Day School, Sacramento, California

9. Ink
Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, California

10. The Grail
Archbishop Riordan High School, San Francisco, California

Specialty Magazine

1. Focus
St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas, Texas

2. C Magazine
Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, California

3. The Coat of Arms
Menlo School, Atherton, California

4. Viking
Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, California

5. The Harbinger
Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie Village, Kansas

6. [proof]
Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, California

7. Anthro
Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, California

Newspaper 

Fewer than 1,800 students

1. U-High Midway
University of Chicago Laboratory High School, Chicago, Illinois

2. The Epic
Lynbrook High School, San Jose, California

3. Remarker
St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas, Texas

4. Winged Post
The Harker School, San Jose, California

5. The Burlingame B
Burlingame High School, Burlingame, California

6. The Cardinal Times
Lincoln High School, Portland, Oregon

7. Hawkeye
Mountlake Terrace High School, Mountlake Terrace, Washington

8. Eagle Edition
Episcopal School of Dallas, Dallas, Texas

9. The Coat of Arms
Menlo School, Atherton, California

10. The Viking Vanguard
Puyallup High School, Puyallup, Washington

Newspaper 

1,800 or more students

1. Bear Witness
Branham High School, San Jose, California

2. The Dispatch
James Bowie High School, Austin, Texas

3. The Oracle
Henry M. Gunn High School, Palo Alto, California

4. The Accolade
Sunny Hills High School, Fullerton, California

5. The Jacket
Berkeley High School, Berkeley, California

6. The Talon
Los Altos High School, Los Altos, California

7. The Mirror
Van Nuys High School, Van Nuys, California

8. Falconer
Torrey Pines High School, San Diego, California

9. The Campanile
Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, California

Newsmagazine 

Fewer than 1,800 students

1. North Star
Francis Howell North High School, St. Charles, Missouri

2. The Express
Blue Valley Northwest High School, Overland Park, Kansas

3. The Image
Lafayette High School, Wildwood, Missouri

4. NW Passage
Shawnee Mission Northwest High School, Shawnee, Kansas

5. JagWire
Mill Valley High School, Shawnee, Kansas

6. The Pitch
Archie Williams High School, San Anselmo, California

7. The Yeti
Urban School of San Francisco, San Francisco, California

8. The Pearl Post
Daniel Pearl Magnet High School, Los Angeles, California

9. The Epic
Shawnee Mission West High School, Overland Park, Kansas

10. Whirlwind
West Albany High School, Albany, Oregon

Newsmagazine 

1,800 or more students

1. Verde
Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, California

2. On the Record
duPont Manual High School, Louisville, Kentucky

3. Crimson
Paso Robles High School, Paso Robles, California

4. Odyssey
Clarke Central High School, Athens, Georgia

5. Amplifier
West Linn High School, West Linn, Oregon

6. Eagle Eye News
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Parkland, Florida

7. Raven Report
Sequoia High School, Redwood City, California

8. KhQ (Kickapoo High Quarterly)
Kickapoo High School, Springfield, Missouri

9. The Triangle
Columbus North High School, Columbus, Indiana

10. The Highlander
Carlmont High School, Belmont, California

Newspaper

Junior High/Middle School

1. The Crane
Cranbook Kingswood Middle School for Boys,
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

2. The Paw Post
Franklin Community Middle School, Franklin, Indiana

Website 

Fewer than 1,800 students

1. U-High Midway
University of Chicago Laboratory High School
Chicago, Illinois

2. Wayland Student Press Network
Wayland High School
Wayland, Massachusetts

3. Southwest Shadow
Southwest Career and Technical Academy
Las Vegas, Nevada

4. FHNtoday
Francis Howell North High School
St.  Charles, Missouri

5. Mill Valley News
Mill Valley High School
Shawnee, Kansas

6. The Harbinger
Shawnee Mission East High School
Prairie Village, Kansas

7. Pathfinder
Parkway West High School
Ballwin, Missouri

8. The La Salle Falconer
La Salle Catholic College Preparatory
Milwaukie, Oregon

9. Harker Aquila
The Harker School
San Jose, California

10. The Burlingame B
Burlingame High School
Burlingame, California

Website 

1,800 or more students

1. The Rider Online
Legacy High School
Mansfield, Texas

2. HHS Media
Harrisonburg High School
Harrisonburg, Virginia

3. The Mirror
Van Nuys High School
Van Nuys, California

4. Scot Scoop
Carlmont High School
Belmont, California

5. The Grandview Chronicle
Grandview High School
Aurora, Colorado

6. Odyssey Media Group
Clarke Central High School
Athens, Georgia

7. North Star News
Niles North High School
Skokie, Illinois

8. The Eagle Eye
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
Parkland, Florida

9. The Dispatch
James Bowie High School
Austin, Texas

10. Westside Wired
Omaha Westside High School
Omaha, Nebraska

Website 

Junior High/Middle School

1. Animo Jefferson Charter Middle School
Los Angeles, California

Yearbook 

32-252 pages

1. The Howl
Southwest Career and Technical Academy, Las Vegas, Nevada

2. Talon
Liberty High School, Lake St. Louis, Missouri

3. The Bard
Hill Country Christian School of Austin, Austin, Texas

4. U-Highlights
University of Chicago Laboratory High School, Chicago, Illinois

5. Felis Tigras
Junction City High School, Junction City, Oregon

6. Priam
Longmont High School, Longmont, Colorado

7. The Clipper
Kearney High School, Kearney, Missouri

8. The Quest
John Champe High School, Aldie, Virginia

9. Aerial
Williams Field High School, Gilbert, Arizona

10. The Corral
Barrington High School, Barrington, Illinois

Yearbook 

253-300 pages

1. Lion’s Roar
Christ Presbyterian Academy, Nashville, Tennessee

2. Pawesehi
Parkway West High School, Ballwin, Missouri

3. Invictus
Ward Melville High School, East Setauket, New York

4. Vieo
Castle View High School, Castle Rock, Colorado

5. Details
Whitney High School, Rocklin, California

6. Talon
The Harker School, San Jose, California

7. The Eye
Owyhee High School, Meridian, Idaho

8. Summit
Smoky Hill High School, Aurora, Colorado

9. The Jag
Mill Valley High School, Shawnee, Kansas

10. Taj
Harrisonburg High School, Harrisonburg, Virginia

Yearbook

301-368 pages

1. Brickhouse
Shawnee Mission North High School, Overland Park, Kansas 

2. Heritage
Shawnee Mission South High School, Overland Park, Kansas

3. Wingspan
James Enochs High School, Modesto, California

4. Black & Gold
Rock Canyon High School, Highlands Ranch, Colorado

5. The Lion
McKinney High School, McKinney, Texas

6. Legend
Lafayette High School, Wildwood, Missouri

7. Columbian
Columbia High School, Lake City, Florida

8. Twister
Casady School, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

9. The Arena
Legacy High School, Mansfield, Texas

10. Excalibur
Francis Howell North High School, St. Charles, Missouri

Yearbook 

369+ pages

1. Lair
Shawnee Mission Northwest High School, Shawnee, Kansas

2. Ledoian
Aledo High School, Aledo, Texas

3. Hauberk
Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie Village, Kansas

4. Carillon
Episcopal School of Dallas, Dallas, Texas

5. Cayuse
Walnut High School, Walnut, California

6. Pantera
Mead High School, Spokane, Washington

7. Horizon
Blue Valley Northwest High School, Overland Park, Kansas

8. Ayrie
Liberty North High School, Liberty, Missouri

9. Marksmen
St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas, Texas

10. Legend
Wando High School, Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina

Yearbook 

Junior High/Middle School

1. The Scrapbook
Westfield Middle School, Westfield, Indiana

2. The Prowl
Powell Middle School, Littleton, Colorado

3. Oro
Cactus Canyon Junior High School, Apache Junction, Arizona

4. La Cresta
Desert Ridge Junior High School, Mesa, Arizona

5. The Falcon
Excelsior Middle School, Byron, California

6. Ingenium
Greenfield Junior High School, Gilbert, Arizona

7. Soar
Farnell Middle School, Tampa, Florida