2020 Junior High/Middle School Awards finalists
Nov. 13, 2020
National Scholastic Press Association announces the finalists in its 2020 Junior High/Middle School Awards competition —
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
Design of the Year
Coronavirus Spread
Tiffany Hutcheson
Oro
Cactus Canyon Junior High School
Apache Junction, Arizona
ABC Trends
Mallory Mayo
The Round-Up
Woodland Junior High School
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Index A-H
Skyla Nguyen
The Lair
Drake Middle School
Arvada, Colorado
It’s Spirit Time!
Audrey Dines, David Moritz, Logan Wilson
The Prowl
Powell Middle School
Littleton, Colorado
Bigger is Better
Sofia Carter, Isabel Holmes, Lauren Schleper
The Scrapbook
Westfield Middle School
Westfield, Indiana
Issue 1 Front Page
Meredith Mooney
The Sequoyah Scribe
John Sevier Middle School
Kingsport, Tennessee
Thanksgiving
Sofia Castano
The Vespa
Kealing Middle School
Austin, Texas
8th Grade Volleyball
Amanda Miller, Samantha Reif, Juliana Wassmuth
Panther
Ridgeview Middle School
Round Rock, Texas
Experiences of students in China, Italy give a glimpse into ASL’s future
Clara Martinez
The Scroll
The American School in London (Middle School)
London, United Kingdom
Five months that changed the world
Sophia Bassi, Clara Martinez
The Scroll
The American School in London (Middle School)
London, United Kingdom
Story of the Year
A Christmas Myracle
Rosy Barraza
Oro
Cactus Canyon Junior High School
Apache Junction, Arizona
Second Half Sorrow
Marlee Means
The Round-Up
Woodland Junior High School
Fayetteville, Arkansas
There’s Snow Place Like Home
Karter Dominguez, Alexandra Trauernicht
The Prowl
Powell Middle School
Littleton, Colorado
March Sadness
Cameran Lancaster, Mac Whitesell
The Scrapbook
Westfield Middle School
Westfield, Indiana
Plymouth 400
Keira McLaughlin
Plymouth Public Schools EDTV
Plymouth South Middle School
Plymouth, Massachusetts
Former Sevier orchestra teacher loses battle with cancer
Anna Harrington
The Sequoyah Scribe
John Sevier Middle School
Kingsport, Tennessee
Student hairstyles causes controversies across nation
Aubree Puckett
The Sequoyah Scribe
John Sevier Middle School
Kingsport, Tennessee
Chromebooks one to one
Jayden White, Yale Xie
KBTV
Kealing Middle School
Austin, Texas
Every Day, More Good
Sofia Castano
The Vespa
Kealing Middle School
Austin, Texas
Eighth grade books open students’ eyes to mature themes
Clara Martinez
The Scroll
The American School in London (Middle School)
London, United Kingdom
Photo of the Year
Almost Had It
Bailey Brummer
Oro
Cactus Canyon Junior High School
Apache Junction, Arizona
Get It Back
Emily Araiza
Oro
Cactus Canyon Junior High School
Apache Junction, Arizona
Fruity Experimentation
Hailey Webb
Oro
Cactus Canyon Junior High School
Apache Junction, Arizona
Feeling Out the Future of Ice Cream
Joanne Grossman
Ingenium
Greenfield Junior High School
Mesa, Arizona
Locked In
Edie Brannon
The Round-Up
Woodland Junior High School
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Danced All Night
Edie Brannon
The Round-Up
Woodland Junior High School
Fayetteville, Arkansas
All In
Luci Delisa
The Lair
Drake Middle School
Arvada, Colorado
Volleyball
Hannah Karcz
The Prowl
Powell Middle School
Littleton, Colorado
The Catch
Carter Himango
Eagle Eye View
Sierra Middle School
Parker, Colorado
Don’t Cross the Goggle Line
Clara Cameron
The Scrapbook
Westfield Middle School
Westfield, Indiana