Nov. 11, 2201

National Scholastic Press Association salutes the winners of its 2021 Cartoon of the Year competition.

Winners of NSPA Individual Awards, plus NSPA Pacemaker Awards in Broadcast, Newspaper/Newsmagazine and Specialty Magazine, were announced during the JEA/NSPA Fall National High School Journalism Convention on Nov. 11, 2021, in a virtual awards ceremony.

First
“Unity”
E’nissa Golden
The Lodge
St. George’s Independent School
Collierville, Tennessee

Second
“Opinions on Debate”
Natalie Scholz
The Harbinger
Shawnee Mission East High School
Prairie Village, Kansas

Third
“The invention of the model minority myth”
Mei Lin Lee-Stahr
Bear Witness
Branham High School
San Jose, California

Fourth
“The media mutes Mr. President”
Kasey Liu
Scot Scoop
Carlmont High School
Belmont, California

Fifth
“Seen but not heard: How medical bias endangers Black women”
Celine Huang
Review
St. John’s School
Houston, Texas

Honorable Mention
“Stepping into the Red Zone”
Linda Lin
Scot Scoop
Carlmont High School
Belmont, California

Honorable Mention
“Virtual Snow Days”
Aidan Topolinski
The Black and White
Johnston High School
Johnston, Iowa

Honorable Mention
“Ground-breaking”
Morgan Chow
The ReMarker
St. Mark’s School of Texas
Dallas, Texas

Honorable Mention
“How to roll with the punches… literally”
Celine Huang
Review
St. John’s School
Houston, Texas

Honorable Mention
“College Admissions Process Adapts”
Cameron Tebo
The Highlander
McLean High School
McLean, Virginia

First
“System Malfunction”
Makayla Huerta
The Wildcat
Brea Olinda High School
Brea, California

Second
“Unplug yourself”
Kasey Liu
Scot Scoop
Carlmont High School
Belmont, California

Third
“Freeda of the Press”
Celine Huang
Review
St. John’s School
Houston, Texas

Fourth
“What Virus?”
Vi Dao
Spark
Lakota East High School
Liberty Township, Ohio

Fifth
“Hybrid Feelings”
Makayla Huerta
The Wildcat
Brea Olinda High School
Brea, California

Honorable Mention
“Social Media Bans Trump”
Phoebe Raborn
The Tiger
Little Rock Central High School
Little Rock, Arkansas

Honorable Mention
“Bluewood”
Kalyn Dawes
Redwood Bark
Redwood High School
Larkspur, California

Honorable Mention
“Banned”
Charlie Acquisto
The Octagon
Sacramento Country Day School
Sacramento, California

Honorable Mention
“Connected Apart”
Vi Dao
Spark
Lakota East High School
Liberty Township, Ohio

Honorable Mention
“One day at the edge of a cliff …”
Srihari Yechangunja
Coppell Student Media
Coppell High School
Coppell, Texas

First
“Stay Home”
Natalie Scholz
The Harbinger
Shawnee Mission East High School
Prairie Village, Kansas

Second
“Abolish the College”
Julia Landy
The Eagle Eye
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
Parkland, Florida

Third
“Inform and educate before posting”
Elle Chen
The Rubicon
St. Paul Academy and Summit School
Saint Paul, Minnesota

Fourth
“What It Feels Like When Talking to a Trump Supporter”
Makayla Huerta
The Wildcat
Brea Olinda High School
Brea, California

Fifth
“The two-party system has us pitted against each other”
Kyla Pelham
The Harbinger
Algonquin Regional High School
Northborough, Massachusetts

Honorable Mention
“Do you have a pad?”
Oishee Misra, Diya Bahl
El Estoque
Monta Vista High School
Cupertino, California

Honorable Mention
“Trump administration seeks to rewrite history with 1776 Commission”
Anna Rachwalski
The Southerner
Midtown High School
Atlanta, Georgia

Honorable Mention
“European Super League Will Ruin Soccer”
Emmie Foley
The Messenger
Marquette High School
Chesterfield, Missouri

Honorable Mention
“Calm After the Storm”
Mason Kellerman
The Messenger
Marquette High School
Chesterfield, Missouri

Honorable Mention
“Growing up in the ‘Age of Disappointment’”
Celine Huang
Review
St John’s School
Houston, Texas