Nov. 11, 2201

National Scholastic Press Association salutes the winners of its 2021 Junior High/Middle School 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
“Can’t say we do”
Sean Yilmaz, Chloe Bosley, Korinne Culp
The Prowl
Powell Middle School
Littleton, Colorado

Second
“Summer Divider”
Vy Nguyen, Liza Hoard, Brooke Switalski
The Scrapbook
Westfield Middle School
Westfield, Indiana

Third
“The Snow Down”
Kamryn Quitugua
The Panther
Ridgeview Middle School
Round Rock, Texas

Fourth
“Learning Lowdown”
Vy Nguyen, Liza Hoard, Brooke Switalski
The Scrapbook
Westfield Middle School
Westfield, Indiana

Fifth
“Social media use increased during COVID-19”
Sophia Hsu
The Scroll
The American School in London (Middle School)
London, United Kingdom

Honorable Mention
“Six Ways We Survived Quarantine”
Isabella Stewart
Oro
Cactus Canyon Junior High School
Apache Junction, Arizona

Honorable Mention
“Calendar Feature”
Macklaine Easton
The Round-up
Woodland Junior High School
Fayetteville, Arkansas

Honorable Mention
“Fast and furious”
Jordan Winterbottom, Connor Baclawski, Waverly Aye
The Prowl
Powell Middle School
Littleton, Colorado

Honorable Mention
“Lessons we learned”
Julian Isroff, Grace Visscher, Claire Plisko, Sasha Tomeo
The Prowl
Powell Middle School
Littleton, Colorado

Honorable Mention
“Speechless: Female competitors in forensics face double standards”
Sarah Currie
The Trinity Voice
Trinity Preparatory School
Winter Park, Florida

First
“Count Your Blessings”
Nicolas Pullas, Cruz Young
The Prowl
Powell Middle School
Littleton, Colorado

Second
“Work Your Way Out of the Pandemic”
Lindsey Yared
The Trinity Voice
Trinity Preparatory School
Winter Park, Florida

Third
“Working Through It”
Isabella Stewart
Oro
Cactus Canyon Junior High School
Apache Junction, Arizona

Fourth
“Are You Paying the Right Amount for Your E-Book?”
Sam Ostrow
The City Voice
City High Middle School
Grand Rapids, Michigan
 

Fifth
“Ending the Streak”
Marlee Means
The Round-up
Woodland Junior High School
Fayetteville, Arkansas

Honorable Mention
“Fixing a Broken Heart”
Makayla Leath
Oro
Cactus Canyon Junior High School
Apache Junction, Arizona

Honorable Mention
“An Array of Holidays”
Adi Burgos
The Trinity Voice
Trinity Preparatory School
Winter Park, Florida

Honorable Mention
“Community Service Locked Out”
Skye Johannsen-Williams
The Trinity Voice
Trinity Preparatory School
Winter Park, Florida
 

Honorable Mention
“Tick Tock, TikTok:
Is Time Up For One Of The Largest Social Media Platforms?”
Krishna Mano
The City Voice
City High Middle School
Grand Rapids, Michigan
 

Honorable Mention
“The Snow Down”
Kamryn Quitugua
The Panther
Ridgeview Middle School
Round Rock, Texas

First
“Eyes on the Size”
Nathan McDaniel
The Scrapbook
Westfield Middle School
Westfield, Indiana

Second
“Look Out Below”
Nathan McDaniel
The Scrapbook
Westfield Middle School
Westfield, Indiana

Third
“Going up Strong”
Stella Sutton
The Round-up
Woodland Junior High School
Fayetteville, Arkansas

Fourth
“He Did It”
Natalee Anforth
Oro
Cactus Canyon Junior High School
Apache Junction, Arizona

Fifth
“Double Tackle”
Molly Naiser
The Panther
Ridgeview Middle School
Round Rock, Texas

Honorable Mention
“Get a Good Look”
Summer Mittendorf
Oro
Cactus Canyon Junior High School
Apache Junction, Arizona

Honorable Mention
“Hold Still”
Ragan Stoltz
Oro
Cactus Canyon Junior High School
Apache Junction, Arizona

Honorable Mention
“Stick it”
Vivi Garton
The Round-up
Woodland Junior High School
Fayetteville, Arkansas

Honorable Mention
“Mixed Emotions”
Ruby Templeton
The Round-up
Woodland Junior High School
Fayetteville, Arkansas

Honorable Mention
“Just Breathe”
Nick Peck
The Scrapbook
Westfield Middle School
Westfield, Indiana