NSPA honors top scholastic social media

Best Use of Social Media

Social Media Promotion • Social Media Reporting

Nov. 15, 2025

National Scholastic Press Association salutes the winners of its 2025 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. 15, in Nashville.

2025 Fall Convention Awards

Fall 2025 Pacemakers
Broadcast
Newspaper/Newsmagazine/ Specialty Magazine

2025 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 and Inclusion
Fred Ross Systemic Change Student Journalism Competition
Local Climate Change Reporting
Portfolio of the Year
Best Use of Social Media

Nashville Best of Show
Individual Recognition
Staff Recognition

First Place
Staff
The Shield
McCallum High School
Austin, Texas
The Shield

Second Place
Edie Ash, Peter Atchley, Lea D’Angelo, Liya Taylor
Odyssey
Clarke Central High School
Athens, Georgia
Odyssey

Third Place
Staff
HiLite
Carmel High School
Carmel, Indiana
HiLite

Fourth Place
Olivia Graeser
FHNtoday
Francis Howell North High School
Saint Charles, Missouri
FHNgameday

Fifth Place
Katie Kim, Nikhil Krishnaswamy, Miya Widman
The Prospector
Cupertino High School
Cupertino, California
The Prospector

Honorable Mention
Ellora Kirbat, Kennedy McDonald, Paige Plavnick, Amelia Sandstrom
The Communicator
Community High School (MI)
Ann Arbor, Michigan
The Communicator

Alayah Buman
Tesserae
Corning-Painted Post High School
Corning, New York
Tesserae  

Staff
West Side Story
Iowa City West High School
Iowa City, Iowa
West Side Story

Staff
The Standard
The American School in London
London, United Kingdom
The Standard

Samantha Kubena, Jakeman Strelitz
El Paisano
Westlake High School (TX)
Austin, Texas
El Paisano

First Place
Vanessa Ng
North Star
Francis Howell North High School
Corning, New York
FHNtoday & FHNgameday

Second Place
Peter Atchley, Lea D’Angelo, Wyatt Meyer, Liya Taylor
Odyssey Media Group
Clarke Central High School
Athens, Georgia
Odyssey

Third Place
Amrita Brar, Nitya Dhulipala, Katie Kim, Miya Widman
The Prospector
Cupertino High School
Cupertino, California
The Prospector

Fourth Place
Staff
West Side Story
Iowa City West High School
Iowa City, Iowa
West Side Story

Fifth Place
Ramy Makawi, Lily Rantanen
The Little Hawk
Iowa City High School
Iowa City, Iowa
The Little Hawk

Honorable Mention
Margo McDaniel
Iliad Literary-Art Magazine
Clarke Central High School
Athens, Georgia
Iliad Literary-Art Magazine

Wendy Le, Kavya Lokhande
The Sidekick
Coppell High School
Coppell, Texas
The Sidekick  

Alayah Buman
Tesserae
Corning-Painted Post High School
Corning, New York
Tesserae

Staff
The Rider Online
Legacy High School (Mansfield, TX)
Mansfield, Texas
Legacy Student Media

Faye Zayed
Replay
Rouse High School
Leander, Texas
RHSRumbler