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News Story
First Place
Kristen Dreisig
Spark
Lakota East High School
Liberty Township, Ohio
Second Place
Hannah Johnson
Century Star
Century High School
Bismarck, N.D.
Third Place
Alison Stokes
Featherduster
Westlake High School
Austin, Texas
Honorable Mention
Clare Krusing
The Kirkwood Call
Kirkwood High School
Kirkwood, Mo.
Honorable Mention
Megan Nyheim, Natasha Saiyed, Trent Stafford
The Devils’ Advocate
Hinsdale Central High School
Hinsdale, Ill.
Honorable Mention
Jessica Switch
Scriptor
Wylie E. Groves High School
Beverly Hills, Mich.
Feature Story
First Place
Dean Carson, Emily Dansereau, Kyle Hargus, Zach Hartnett, Molly Swenson, Becca Varon, Dana Wu
The Garfield Messenger
Garfield High School
Seattle, Wash.
Second Place
Carolyn Deutsch
Century Star
Century High School
Bismarck, N.D.
Third Place
Aparna Mehra
The Express
Blue Valley Northwest High School
Overland Park, Kan.
Honorable Mention
Ariel Case
What’s Bruin
Northrop High School
Fort Wayne, Ind.
Honorable Mention
Susie Typher
The Rock
Rock Canyon High School
Highlands Ranch, Colo.
Honorable Mention
Teresa Pham, Mai-Chi Vu
The Voice
Presentation High School
San Jose, Calif.
Sports Story
First Place
Coby Ascunce
The Highlander
McLean High School
McLean, Va.
Second Place
Ann Kolkmeyer
Spark
Lakota East High School
Liberty Township, Ohio
Third Place
Stephen Montemayor
The Mission
Shawnee Mission North High School
Overland Park, Kan.
Honorable Mention
Mike Gerrity
Stampede
C.M. Russell High School
Great Falls, Mont.
Honorable Mention
P.J. Thompson
Prep News
Rockhurst High School
Kansas City, Mo.
Editorial
First Place
Ben Lockshin
Eagle
GlenOak High School
Canton, Ohio
Second Place
Caroline Sun
Mirada
Rio Americano High School
Sacramento, Calif.
Third Place
Greg Salter
Round Up
Barrington High School
Barrington, Ill.
Honorable Mention
Clare Krusing
The Kirkwood Call
Kirkwood High School
Kirkwood, Mo.
Diversity
First Place
Tess Olsen
The Purple and Gold
Hickman High School
Columbia, Mo.
Second Place
Katy Lafen
Silver Chips
Montgomery Blair High School
Silver Spring, Md.
Third Place
Tana Tipton
The Network
Marian High School
Omaha, Neb.
Honorable Mention
Andrew Schein
The Chronicle
Harvard-Westlake School
North Hollywood, Calif.
Honorable Mention
Laura Fong
The Lowell
Lowell High School
San Francisco, Calif.