2020 Portfolio of the Year finalists
Nov. 13, 2020
National Scholastic Press Association announces the finalists in its 2020 Portfolio of the Year competition —
Broadcast Journalist of the Year
Multimedia Journalist of the Year
Winners in this and all Individual Award categories, as well as the NSPA Pacemaker Awards in broadcast, specialty magazine and newspaper/newsmagazine, will be announced online at 1 p.m. Central Saturday, Nov. 21, as part of the JEA/NSPA Fall National High School Journalism Convention, presented virtually Nov. 19-21.
To view the awards presentation, register for the convention at orlando.journalismconvention.org by 11:59 p.m. Central Nov. 13.
Finalists listed below are alphabetical by state.
Individual Award finalists
Broadcast • Cartoon • Design
Digital Story • Photo • Portfolio • Story
Social Justice Reporting • Local Climate Change Reporting
Best Use of Social Media • COVID-19 Coverage
Middle School
Pacemaker Award finalists for this fall
Broadcast • Newspaper/Newsmagazine/Specialty Magazine
Artist of the Year
Mara Nicolaie
The Prospector
Prospect High School
Mount Prospect, Illinois
Riley Unekis
The Budget
Lawrence High School
Lawrence, Kansas
Ella Hutnick
Horizon
Blue Valley Northwest High School
Overland Park, Kansas
Shashi Arnold
Silver Chips
Montgomery Blair High School
Silver Spring, Maryland
Maggie Klaers
Echo
St. Louis Park High School
St. Louis Park, Minnesota
Emily Zhang
The Lion’s Roar
Newton South High School
Newton, Massachusetts
Ella Tang
Tower
The Masters School
Dobbs Ferry, New York
James Shiao
The Scientific Marksmen
St. Mark’s School of Texas
Dallas, Texas
Celine Huang
Review
St. John’s School
Houston, Texas
Darya Makarishcheva
The Highlander
McLean High School
McLean, Virginia
Broadcast Journalist of the Year
Ava Richards
Scot Scoop
Carlmont High School
Belmont, California
Sanat Singhal
The Prospector
Cupertino High School
Cupertino, California
Cody Hmelar
InFocus
Palo Alto Senior High School
Palo Alto, California
Bella Rulon
EVTV
Eagle Valley High School
Gypsum, Colorado
Alexander Someillan
CCNN Live
Christopher Columbus High School
Miami, Florida
Brooke Brennan
WROR-TV
Oviedo High School
Oviedo, Florida
Chaney Kelly
Leopard Spotlight
Lovejoy High School
Lucas, Texas
Sara Hummadi
MHS1
McKiinney High School
McKinney, Texas
Cristina Folsom
Eagle Nation News
Prosper High School
Prosper, Texas
Wyatt Burichka
CHS Wired
Cody High School
Cody, Wyoming
Designer of the Year
Francesca D’Urzo
Highlander
Carlmont High School
Belmont, California
Anthony Sianis
Reflection
Brighton High School
Brighton, Colorado
Grace Peng
The Messenger
Northview High School
Johns Creek, Georgia
Ian Cox
Drops of Ink
Libertyville High School
Libertyville, Illinois
Alexandra Fernholz
Spark
Lakota East High School
Liberty Township, Ohio
Megan Wooters
Tribal Tribune
Wando High School
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Logan Dorsey
Lone Star
Bowie High School
Austin, Texas
Sam Ahmed
The ReMarker
St. Mark’s School of Texas
Dallas, Texas
Leila Pulaski
Review
St. John’s School
Houston, Texas
Kayla Thompson
The Lion
McKinney High School
McKinney, Texas
Marketer of the Year
Maddy Ting
Scot Scoop
Carlmont High School
Belmont , California
Mishal Charania
The Huron Emery
Huron High School
Ann Arbor , Michigan
Multimedia Journalist of the Year
Kathleen Lewis
The Raider Voice
Gulliver Preparatory School
Miami, Florida
Logan Schiciano
Tower
The Masters School
Dobbs Ferry, New York
Photojournalist of the Year
Justine Ha
El Estoque
Monta Vista High School
Cupertino, California
Benjamin Stein
The Campanile
Palo Alto Senior High School
Palo Alto, California
Jespyn Bishop
Reflections
Brighton High School
Brighton, Colorado
Owen Aanestad
West Side Story
Iowa City West High School
Iowa City, Iowa
Megan Lu
Horizon
Blue Valley Northwest High School
Overland Park, Kansas
Maya Kogulan
Huron Emery
Huron High School
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Andrew Maier
Eastside
Cherry Hill High School East
Cherry Hill, New Jersey
Hunter Musi
Tribal Tribune
Wando High School
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Bella Russo
The Shield
McCallum High School
Austin, Texas
Landry Raymond
The Lion
McKinney High School
McKinney, Texas
Writer of the Year
Oishee Misra
El Estoque
Monta Vista High School
Cupertino, California
Camryn Dillavou
Horizon
Blue Valley Northwest High School
Overland Park, Kansas
Anna Fisher-Lopez
Silver Chips
Montogmery Blair High School
Silver Spring, Maryland
Julie Heng
The Huron Emery
Huron High School
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Tai Tworek
The Communicator
Community High School
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Ivy Reed
The Globe
Clayton High School
St. Louis, Missouri
Eva Chillura
Tribal Tribune
Wando High School
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Sam Ahmed
The ReMarker
St. Mark’s School of Texas
Dallas, Texas
Madi Olivier
The Marquee
Marcus High School
Flower Mound, Texas
Julia Smith
Review
St. John’s School
Houston, Texas