2019 Best Use of Social Media finalists

National Scholastic Press Association has announced its finalists for the 2019 Best Use of Social Media competition.

All finalists will be recognized and the winners announced for the first time in a Saturday afternoon awards ceremony at the National High School Journalism Convention, Nov. 21-24, 2019, at the Washington Marriott Wardman Park.

First- through fifth-place winners will receive plaques, and five honorable mention winners will receive certificates.

Finalists are shown below in alphabetical order by state.
Category names are linked to a shared folder of student work.
Winner names, when linked, go to the students’ online portfolios
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Social Media Reporting

Staff
Bear Witness
Branham High School
San Jose, California

Mandy Hitchcock, Nisha Marino, Rachel Matatyaou, Emma Romanowsky, Veronica Roseborough
Scot Scoop
Carlmont High School
Belmont, California

Staff
Whitney High Student Media
Whitney High School
Rocklin, California

Samantha DeMers, Tucker Reichow, Rebecca Wadsworth
Reflections
Brighton High School
Brighton, Colorado

Staff
ODYSSEY Media Group
Clarke Central High School
Athens, Georgia

Kayla Reyes
FHCTODAY.COM
Francis Howell Central High School
Cottleville, Missouri

Staff
Hi’s Eye
Westfield High School
Westfield, New Jersey

Staff
McCallum Journalism
McCallum High School
Austin, Texas

Tommy Yarrish
The Bridge
Bridgeland High School
Cypress, Texas

Staff
The Talon News
Argyle High School
Argyle, Texas


Social Media Promotions

Brenna Dickson, Morgan Ham, Sonora Slater
The Current
Bear River High School
Grass Valley, California

Staff
Bear Witness
Branham High School
San Jose, California

Samantha DeMers, Tucker Reichow, Rebecca Wadsworth
Reflections
Brighton High School
Brighton, Colorado

Staff
ODYSSEY Media Group
Clarke Central High School
Athens, Georgia

Staff
The Iliad
Clarke Central High School
Athens, Georgia

Emily Hood, Reinita Lee, Reide Pearson, Hunter Turpin, Emily Zhang
FHNtodayTV
Francis Howell North High School
St. Charles, Missouri

Staff
McCallum Journalism
McCallum High School
Austin, Texas

Staff
The Talon News
Argyle High School
Argyle, Texas

Sophie Bega, Claire Meyer, Mia Moore
Lone Star
James Bowie High School
Austin, Texas

Evelyn Huerta Munoz, Makayla Nguyen
Bridgeland Student Media
Bridgeland High School
Cypress, Texas