2025 Portfolio of the Year
NSPA honors top scholastic journalism portfolios
Portfolio of the year
Artist of the Year • Broadcast Journalist of the Year
Designer of the Year • Marketer of the Year
Multimedia Journalist of the Year
Photojournalist of the Year • Writer of the Year
Nov. 9, 2024
National Scholastic Press Association salutes the winners of its 2024 Broadcast Story 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.
2024 Fall Convention Awards
Fall 2024 Pacemakers
Broadcast
Newspaper/Newsmagazine/ Specialty Magazine
Philadelphia Best of Show
Individual Recognition
Staff Recognition
Artist of the Year
First Place
Allen Jiang
Carillon
Bellaire High School
Houston, Texas
Second Place
Iris Libson
Zephyrus
Edina High School
Edina, Minnesota
Third Place
Bee Whalen
The Communicator Online
Community High School
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Fourth Place
Cherry Clark
North Star
Francis Howell North High School
Saint Charles, Missouri
Fifth Place
Savannah Hancock
The Prospector
Apache Junction High School
Apache Junction, Arizona
Honorable Mention
Emily Liu
Panorama
Ladue Horton Watkins High School
St. Louis, Missouri
Asher Hagan
The Dispatch
James Bowie High School
Austin, Texas
DonnaBella Gaetano
M-A Chronicle
Menlo-Atherton High School
Atherton, California
Selena Jiang
The Heartbeat
Sacred Heart Preparatory
Atherton, California
Alexander Liu
The Prospector
Cupertino High School
Cupertino, California
Broadcast Journalist of the Year
First Place
Jackson Vaerewyck
The Spirit
Frisco High School
Frisco, Texas
Second Place
Aneesh Tiwari
InFocus
Palo Alto High School
Palo Alto, California
Third Place
Sean Campbell
The Breakdown
Davis Senior High School
Davis, California
Fourth Place
Franklin Kuo
Scot Scoop
Carlmont High School
Belmont, California
Fifth Place
Rowan Chetty
The Spoke
Conestoga High School
Berwyn, Pennsylvania
Honorable Mention
Jules Steelsmith
DPNews
Dos Pueblos High School
Goleta, California
Keely Crawford
The North Report
Edmond North High School
Edmond, Oklahoma
Karina Bhatt
WMHS News
McLean High School
McLean, Virginia
Kaitlyn O’Keeffe
KRAM
Rampart High School
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Caroline Krywonos
WROR-TV
Oviedo High School
Oviedo, Florida
Designer of the Year
First Place
Emily Liu
Panorama
Ladue Horton Watkins High School
St. Louis, Missouri
Second Place
Gabriella Polliard
Reflections
Brighton High School
Brighton, Colorado
Third Place
Lauren Harmon
Excalibur
Francis Howell North High School
Saint Charles, Missouri
Fourth Place
Alexa Rondez
The Howl
Southwest Career and Technical Academy
Las Vegas, Nevada
Fifth Place
Mazzy Warren
The Dispatch
James Bowie High School
Austin, Texas
Honorable Mention
Emerald Tang
Carillon
Bellaire High School
Houston, Texas
Hannah Whitaker
Legend
Wando High School
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Michaela Manfull
North Star
Francis Howell North High School
Saint Charles, Missouri
John Walton
Lone Star
James Bowie High School
Austin, Texas
Sophia Sardiña
Eagle Edition
Episcopal School of Dallas
Dallas, Texas
Marketer of the Year
First Place
Hailey Ryu
The Prospector
Cupertino High School
Cupertino, California
Second Place
Carter Houdeshell
Excalibur
Francis Howell North High School
Saint Charles, Missouri
Third Place
Milly Miao
The Messenger
Northview High School
Johns Creek, Georgia
Fourth Place
Penelope Singh
Scot Scoop
Carlmont High School
Belmont, California
Fifth Place
Jami Lim
El Estoque
Monta Vista High School
Cupertino, California
Multimedia Journalist of the Year
First Place
Elaine Jiang
Scot Scoop
Carlmont High School
Belmont, California
Second Place
Zoe Karibian
The Standard
The American School in London
London, United Kingdom
Third Place
Kathryn Foo
El Estoque
Monta Vista High School
Cupertino, California
Fourth Place
Seyun Park
The Pitch
Walter Johnson High School
Bethesda, Maryland
Fifth Place
Matthias Jaylen
Tower
The Masters School
Dobbs Ferry, New York
Honorable Mention
Austin Ikard
The Dispatch
James Bowie High School
Austin, Texas
Grace Guo
HiLite Online
Carmel High School
Carmel, Indiana
Emily Hu
The Huron
Emery Huron High School
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Sean Campbell
The Breakdown
Davis Senior High School
Davis, California
Ray Hathcock
North Star
Francis Howell North High School
Saint Charles, Missouri
Photojournalist of the Year
First Place
Vincent Hsiao
Panorama
Ladue Horton Watkins High School
St. Louis, Missouri
Second Place
Mason Sajna
The Harbinger
Shawnee Mission East High School
Prairie Village, Kansas
Third Place
Katherine Rollins
Lions Roar
Christ Presbyterian Academy
Nashville, Tennessee
Fourth Place
Olin Nafziger
U-Highlights
University of Chicago Laboratory High School
Chicago, Illinois
Fifth Place
Mallory Barker
Excalibur
Francis Howell North High School
Saint Charles, Missouri
Honorable Mention
Lauren Gruca
Tabulae
Lyons Township High School
La Grange, Illinois
Gabbi Mortellaro
Legend
Wando High School
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Sydney Ortiz
The Pride
Kingwood Park High School
Kingwood, Texas
Gianna Liu
West Side Story
Iowa City West High School
Iowa City, Iowa
Luca Vostrejs
Campanile
Palo Alto High School
Palo Alto, California
Writer of the Year
First Place
Sofia Ball
The Northwest Passage
Shawnee Mission Northwest High School
Shawnee, Kansas
Second Place
Addie Moore
The Harbinger
Shawnee Mission East High School
Prairie Village, Kansas
Third Place
Sydney Ortiz
The Pride
Kingwood Park High School
Kingwood, Texas
Fourth Place
Morgan Cook
Tribal Tribune
Wando High School
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Fifth Place
McKenna Hudson
FHNtoday
Francis Howell North High School
Saint Charles, Missouri
Honorable Mention
Maria Gonzalez
Legend
Wando High School
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Ananya Chaudhary
El Estoque
Monta Vista High School
Cupertino, California
Taylor Graham
Marauder
Marcus High School
Flower Mound, Texas
Jackson Sneeringer
Scot Scoop
Carlmont High School
Belmont, California
Chloe Lewcock
The Shield
McCallum High School
Austin, Texas