2019 Design of the Year

Announced at the Fall National High School Journalism Convention, Nov. 23, 2019, in Washington, D.C.

RELATED: Announced in spring 2019
2019 Online Pacemakers | 2018 Yearbook Pacemakers | 2018 Magazine Pacemakers

Newspaper front page

First
Laura Amador-Toro, Kelly Wei
The Sidekick
Coppell High School
Coppell, Texas

Second
Naomi James
The Express
Blue Valley Northwest High School
Overland Park, Kansas

Third
Emily Ziessman
Echo
St. Louis Park High School
St. Louis Park, Minnesota

Fourth
Molly Birch, Anikka Thorson
The Update
Herbert Henry Dow High School
Midland, Michigan

Fifth
Elizabeth Posey
Bear Witness
Branham High School
San Jose, California

Honorable mention
Sydney Boswell, Maxton
Preuninger
Prospective
Bryant High School
Bryant, Arkansas

Honorable mention
Cece Giarman
The Broadview
Convent of the Sacred Heart High School
San Francisco, California

Honorable mention
Michaela Edlin
Bear Witness
Branham High School
San Jose, California

Honorable mention
Cianna Chairez
The Dispatch
James Bowie High School
Austin, Texas

Honorable mention
Abigail Hill, McKenna Lucas
The Hawk
Hendrickson High School
Pflugerville, Texas

Newspaper page/spread

First
Jordan Mak
The Nueva Current
The Nueva School
San Mateo, California

Second
Emily Delgado
Eagle Edition
The Episcopal School of Dallas
Dallas, Texas

Third
Noah Baum, Kaahini Jain, Kiana Tavakoli
The Campanile
Palo Alto High School
Palo Alto, California

Fourth
Claire Guo
The Spoke
Conestoga High School
Berwyn, Pennsylvania

Fifth
Kavya Jain, Marta Mieze
The Messenger
Marquette High School
Chesterfield, Missouri

Honorable mention
Zev Kupferman
The Boiling Point
Shalhevet High School
Los Angeles, California

Honorable mention
Lila Tulp
The Harbinger
Shawnee Mission East High School
Overland Park, Kansas

Honorable mention
Ellie Bennett
InPrint
Fenton High School
Fenton, Michigan

Honorable mention
Francis Nguyen
Cleveland Journal
Cleveland STEM High School
Seattle, Washington

Honorable mention
Sophia Dillon
The Apple Leaf
Wenatchee High School
Wenatchee, Washington

Newsmagazine cover

First
Alexa Clark, Elizabeth Dawes
The Hawk Talk
James Madison High School
Vienna, Virginia

Second
Mikayla Kaufman
The Budget
Lawrence High School
Lawrence, Kansas

Third
Owen Piehl
The Courier
Mandan High School
Mandan, North Dakota

Fourth
Kelsey Tasch
The Shield
McCallum High School
Austin, Texas

Fifth
Gila Winefeld
Verde
Palo Alto High School
Palo Alto, California

Honorable mention
Taylor Siebert
Black and White
Johnston High School
Johnston, Iowa

Honorable mention
Naomi James
The Express
Blue Valley Northwest High School
Overland Park, Kansas

Honorable mention
Nick Lamberti
The Tiger Print
Blue Valley High School
Overland Park, Kansas

Honorable mention
Francisco Jimenez, Jena Pae
North Star
Francis Howell North High School
Saint Charles, Missouri

Honorable mention
Mckenna Lewis
Spark
Lakota East High School
Liberty Township, Ohio

Newsmagazine page/spread

First
Kennedy Kramer, Chelsea Park
Illumination
Blue Valley West High School
Overland Park, Kansas

Second
Ethan Mullen
The C&G
Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School
Atlanta, Georgia

Third
Ahilyn Aguilar, Parker North
The BluePrint
Hagerty High School
Oviedo, Florida

Fourth
Jackson Bry
Panorama
Ladue Horton Watkins High School
St. Louis, Missouri

Fifth
Samantha Ferro, Niulan Wright
The Tam News
Tamalpais High School
Mill Valley, California

Honorable mention
Zakir Ahmad, Alex Feng
Verde
Palo Alto High School
Palo Alto, California

Honorable mention
Amy Liao
West Side Story
Iowa City West High School
Iowa City, Iowa

Honorable mention
Kamryn Rogers, Ava Stoltz
Le Journal
Notre Dame de Sion High School
Kansas City, Missouri

Honorable mention
Annie O’Brien
The Kirkwood Call
Kirkwood High School
Kirkwood, Missouri

Honorable mention
Lauren Maier
Spark
Lakota East High School
Liberty Township, Ohio

Literary/specialty magazine page/spread

First
Hadley Mattocks
Itinerary
The Episcopal School of Dallas
Dallas, Texas

Second
Emma Howard, Freeman Spray
Graffiti Magazine
Lawrence High School
Lawrence, Kansas

Third
Emma Howard, Freeman Spray
Graffiti Magazine
Lawrence High School
Lawrence, Kansas

Fourth
Caroline Drew
The Network
Marian High School
Omaha, Nebraska

Fifth
Griffin Dumont
Ingenium
McGill-Toolen Catholic High School
Mobile, Alabama

Honorable mention
Sam Grizelj
Artifex
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
Parkland, Florida

Honorable mention
Kavya Jain
The Messenger
Marquette High School
Chesterfield, Missouri

Honorable mention
Natalie Thulien
Roars and Whispers
Providence Senior High School
Charlotte, North Carolina

Honorable mention
Nathan Han
Focus
St. Mark’s School of Texas
Dallas, Texas

Honorable mention
Sarah Allen, Nicole McCormick
The Walrus
Saint Mary’s Hall Upper School
San Antonio, Texas

Yearbook spread

First
Logan Dorsey, Mia Moore
Lone Star
James Bowie High School
Austin, Texas

Second
Tara Carroll, Caroline Dixon
Tigrium
Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy
Melbourne, Florida

Third
Lexi Harris
The Lion
McKinney High School
McKinney, Texas

Fourth
Hannah Ilao, Ashleigh Soto
El Corazon
El Camino Real Charter High School
Woodland Hills, California

Fifth
Alieu Jagne
The Lair
Shawnee Mission Northwest High School
Shawnee, Kansas

Honorable mention
Emily Cowles
Details
Whitney High School
Rocklin, California

Honorable mention
Madison Sophia
Fusion
Hagerty High School
Oviedo, Florida

Honorable mention
Noah Ginsberg
Red & Black
Lawrence High School
Lawrence, Kansas

Honorable mention
Mason Slover
The Lonestar
Vista Ridge High School
Cedar Park, Texas

Honorable mention
Savannah Gery
The Arena
Legacy High School
Mansfield, Texas

Information graphic

First
Jackie Hur, Hari Patel
HiLite
Carmel High School
Carmel, Indiana

Second
Kimball Gogel, Lilah Powlas
Hauberk
Shawnee Mission East High School
Prairie Village, Kansas

Third
Sami Turner
The Budget
Lawrence High School
Lawrence, Kansas

Fourth
Laura Alvarez
Pep O’ Plant
H.B. Plant High School
Tampa, Florida

Fifth
Staff
Salmagundi
Seminole High School
Sanford, Florida

Honorable mention
Jocelyn Huang
The King’s Courier
El Camino Real Charter High School
Woodland Hills, California

Honorable mention
Ethan Schreiber
The Lair
Shawnee Mission Northwest High School
Shawnee, Kansas

Honorable mention
Anna Xu, Moy Zhong
The Rock
Rock Bridge High School
Columbia, Missouri

Honorable mention
Angelina DeGuzman
Pilot’s Log
Hasbrouck Heights High School
Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey

Honorable mention
Elizabeth Dawes
The Hawk Talk
James Madison High School
Vienna, Virginia

Illustration

First
Carson Sando
Knight Errant Quarterly
Benilde-St. Margaret’s
St. Louis Park, Minnesota

Second
Kyndal Propst
Quatralog
Fred T. Foard High School
Newton, North Carolina

Third
Crystal Kim
West Side Story
Iowa City West High School
Iowa City, Iowa

Fourth
Nick Lamberti
The Tiger Print
Blue Valley High School
Overland Park, Kansas

Fifth
Alyssa Koh
Details
Whitney High School
Rockin, California

Honorable mention
Kayla Lee
The Mirror
Van Nuys High School
Van Nuys, California

Honorable mention
Staff
Salmagundi
Seminole High School
Sanford, Florida

Honorable mention
Lilah Powlas
Hauberk
Shawnee Mission East High School
Prairie Village, Kansas

Honorable mention
Maddie Shrager
The Courier
Olentangy Orange High School
Lewis Center, Ohio

Honorable mention
Jack Stenzel
The Highlander
McLean High School
McLean, Virginia

Literary/specialty magazine cover

First
Ishan Gupta, Tyler Nussbaumer, Austin Zang
The Scientific Marksman
St. Mark’s School of Texas
Dallas, Texas

Second
Isaiah Sheets
The Talon News
Argyle High School
Argyle, Texas

Third
Mira Simonton-Chao
The Communicator
Community High School
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Fourth
Carleigh Dickinson, Gillian Dickinson
Seeds in the Black Earth
Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts
West Palm Beach, Florida

Fifth
Sayrin Kang, Ana Catarina Medas
Opus Silver Linings
Oakton High School
Vienna, Virginia

Honorable mention
Zora Lotton-Barker, Freeman Spray
Red & Black
Lawrence High School
Lawrence, Kansas

Honorable mention
Cecilia Mohacsi
Le Journal
Notre Dame de Sion High School
Kansas City, Missouri

Honorable mention
Gracie Boyce, Laurel Davis
Psyche
Richland Northeast High School
Columbia, South Carolina

Honorable mention
Andrew David Crowe
Focus
St. Mark’s School of Texas
Dallas, Texas

Honorable mention
Frances Mackinnon
The Tartan
Homestead High School
Mequon, Wisconsin

Yearbook theme package

First
Staff
Hauberk
Shawnee Mission East High School
Prairie Village, Kansas

Second
Caroline Dixon, Hanya Irfan
Tigrium
Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy
Melbourne, Florida

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

Fourth
Sydney Anderson, Lexi Harris, Kayla Thompson
The Lion
McKinney High School
McKinney, Texas

Fifth
Staff
Kodiak
Bridgeland High School
Cypress, Texas

Honorable mention
Hannah Ilao
El Corazon
El Camino Real Charter High
School
Woodland Hills, California

Honorable mention
Ananya Asthana, Natalie Bakwin, Marisa McGehee, Yael Rolnik, Alexis Tyndall
U-Highlights
University of Chicago Laboratory High School
Chicago, Illinois