2025 Cartoon of the Year

NSPA honors top scholastic cartoons

Comic Strip/Panel • Editorial Cartoon

Nov. 9, 2024

National Scholastic Press Association salutes the winners of its 2024 Cartoon of the Year 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. 9, in Philadelphia.

Fall 2024 Pacemakers
Broadcast
Newspaper/Newsmagazine/ Specialty Magazine

2024 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

Philadelphia Best of Show
Individual Recognition
Staff Recognition

First Place
Georgia Andrews
The Review
St. John’s School
Houston, Texas
Freeda of the Press

Second Place
Rozalia Finkelstein
Theogony
Alexandria City High School
Alexandria, Virginia
West End Girls Issue 7

Third Place
Rhea Noumair
The Pitch
Walter Johnson High School
Bethesda, Maryland
Virtual Snow Days

Fourth Place
Novalee Kinney
Update
H.H. Dow High School
Midland, Michigan
Snackccidents Happen

Fifth Place
Rozalia Finkelstein
Theogony
Alexandria City High School
Alexandria, Virginia
West End Girls Issue 8

Honorable Mention
Shelby Townsend
Kingwood Park Times
Kingwood Park High School
Kingwood, Texas
Types of people on Valentine’s Day

Lennon Sharp
North Star
Francis Howell North High School
Saint Charles, Missouri
Kingsley

Michael Gabriel
The Polygon Poly Prep
Country Day School
Brooklyn, New York
Early Decision Application Pressure

Alex Lee
Tiger Times
Seoul International School
Seongnam-si
Graduation

Grace Zhang
Crane Clarion
Cranbrook Kingswood Schools
Broomfield Hills, Michigan
Culture of closeted conformity

First Place
Elise Anderson
The Review
St. John’s School
Houston, Texas
Vote. Somebody’s next meal depends on it.

Second Place
Charlotte Baxter
Tribal Tribune
Wando High School
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Moms for Liberty, Puppet Masters

Third Place
Iris Libson
Zephyrus
Edina High School
Edina, Minnesota
Disney vs Public Domain

Fourth Place
Grace Stiefel
Scot Scoop
Carlmont High School
Belmont, California
Raising the red flag on bullfighting

Fifth Place
Jaden Cho
Torch
Glenbrook North High School
Northbrook, Illinois
Frequent use of cannabis

Honorable Mention
Albert Rho
Crane Clarion
Cranbrook Kingswood Schools
Broomfield Hills, Michigan
GOP Explosion

Kelly Zhang
Panorama
Ladue Horton Watkins High School
St. Louis, Missouri
Shopping for Stanley

Maddie Behrmann
Spark
Lakota East High School
Liberty Township, Ohio
Not Your Decision

Luca Nicolaie
The Prospector
Prospect High School
Mount Prospect, Illinois
Not what they seem

Isabela Arca
The Mirror
Van Nuys HIgh School
Van Nuys, California
Criminal president or geriatric president?