2023 Portfolio of the Year
NSPA honors
top scholastic journalism portfolios
Portfolio of the Year
Artist of the Year • Broadcast Journalist of the Year
Designer of the Year • Marketer of the Year
Multimedia Journalist of the Year
Photojournalist of the Year • Writer of the Year
Nov. 4, 2023
National Scholastic Press Association salutes the winners of its 2023 Portfolio of the Year competition.
NSPA’s Individual Awards are among the top prizes in scholastic media, and the awards are a showcase of journalistic excellence.
Winners were announced during the JEA/NSPA Fall National High School Media Convention, on Nov. 4, in Boston.
2023 NSPA Individual Awards
Broadcast Story of the Year
Cartoon of the Year
Design of the Year
Digital Story of the Year
Photo of the Year
Story of the Year
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Fred Ross Systemic Change
Student Journalism Competition
Local Climate Change Reporting
Portfolio of the Year
Best Use of Social Media
Junior High/
Middle School Awards
Fall Pacemakers
presented in fall 2023
Spring Pacemakers
to be presented in spring 2024
Innovation
Literary Arts Magazine
Online
Yearbook
Artist of the Year
Second Place
Violet Young
Briars & Ivy
Briarcliff High School
Briarcliff Manor, New York
Third Place
Liv Knight
Roars and Whispers
Providence Senior High School
Charlotte, North Carolina
Fourth Place
Serina Yan
The Review
St. John’s School
Houston, Texas
Fifth Place
Olivia Chen
Panorama
Ladue Horton Watkins High School
St. Louis, Missouri
Honorable mentions
Iris Libson
Zephyrus, Edina High School, Edina, Minnesota
Asher Hagan
The Dispatch, James Bowie High School, Austin, Texas
Evie Barnard
The Shield, McCallum High School, Austin, Texas
Morgan Chow
The ReMarker, St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas, Texas
Sonia Verma
El Estoque, Monta Vista High School, Cupertino, California
Broadcast Journalist of the Year
Second Place
Brandon McVay
Hill Top News
Rock Hill High School
Frisco, Texas
Third Place
Johann Rodriguez Viera
Code Blue News
Holbrook Middle High School
Holbrook, Massachusetts
Fourth Place
Karina Bhatt
WMHS News
McLean High School
McLean, Virginia
Fifth Place
Logan Baird
KRAM
Rampart High School
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Honorable mentions
Carol Queiroz
Tower, The Masters School, Dobbs Ferry, New York
Sydney Tao
Scot Scoop, Carlmont High School, Belmont, California
Alaina Greenlee
West Side Story, Iowa City West High School, Iowa City, Iowa
Parker Smith
North Star, Francis Howell North High School, St. Charles, Missouri
Elliott Jorgensen
Messenger, Marquette High School, Chesterfield, Missouri
Designer of the Year
Second Place
Elise Gierhart
Legend
Wando High School
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Third Place
Gabriella Polliard
Reflections
Brighton High School
Brighton, Colorado
Fourth Place
Ella Rosewarne
The Communicator
Community High School
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Fifth Place
Michaela Manfull
North Star
Francis Howell North High School
St. Charles, Missouri
Honorable mentions
Meghan Milligan
Lions Roar, Christ Presbyterian Academy, Nashville, Tennessee
Erinn Varga
West Side Story, Iowa City West High School, Iowa City, Iowa
Daniela Peñafiel
The Muse, Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts, West Palm Beach, Florida
Isabella del Nido
The Dispatch, James Bowie High School, Austin, Texas
Morgan Hooker
Call, Kirkwood High School, Kirkwood, Missouri
Marketer of the Year
Second Place
Alice Scott
The Shield
McCallum High School
Austin, Texas
Third Place
Molly Martin
The Torch
Kennedy High School
Swisher, Iowa
Fourth Place
Gracia Shao-Xue
Scot Scoop
Carlmont High School
Belmont, California
Fifth Place
Carlos Heredia
Tower
The Masters School
Dobbs Ferry, New York
Honorable mention
Kevin Xiang
The Messenger, Northview High School, Johns Creek, Georgia
Multimedia Journalist of the Year
Second Place
Annabel Chia
Scot Scoop
Carlmont High School
Belmont, California
Third Place
Ingrid Smith
The Shield
McCallum High School
Austin, Texas
Fourth Place
Claire Steigelman
The Communicator
Community High School
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Fifth Place
Amber Winkler
North Star
Francis Howell North High School
St. Charles, Missouri
Honorable mention
Hanna Schiciano
Tower, The Masters School, Dobbs Ferry, New York
Photojournalist of the Year
Second Place
Inaaya Omer
Scot Scoop
Carlmont High School
Belmont, California
Third Place
Kaya Kinsey
Voice
Vandegrift High School
Austin, Texas
Fourth Place
Macy Crosser
The Harbinger
Shawnee Mission East High School
Prairie Village, Kansas
Fifth Place
Gergo Major
The Shield
McCallum High School
Austin, Texas
Honorable mentions
Josie Menna
Tabulae, Lyons Township High School, La Grange, Illinois
Vincent Hsiao
Panorama, Ladue Horton Watkins High School, St. Louis, Missouri
Bella Schwinne
Legend, Wando High School, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Logan Reid
Lions Roar, Christ Presbyterian Academy, Nashville, Tennessee
Maya Ortiz
Kingwood Park Times, Kingwood Park High School, Kingwood, Texas
Writer of the Year
Second Place
Nathan Yuan
Central Times
Naperville Central High School
Naperville, Illinois
Third Place
Gabrielle Shore
Scot Scoop
Carlmont High School
Belmont, California
Fourth Place
Maya Ortiz
Kingwood Park Times
Kingwood Park High School
Kingwood, Texas
Fifth Place
Lanie Sepehri
The Shield
McCallum High School
Austin, Texas
Honorable mentions
Arden Margulis
M-A Chronicle, Menlo-Atherton High School, Atherton, California
Elise Spenner
The Burlingame B, Burlingame High School, Burlingame, California
Radian Hong
The Flash, Rocklin High School, Rocklin, California
Rory Lustberg
Panorama, Ladue Horton Watkins High School, St. Louis, Missouri
Jane McGill
The Register, Omaha Central High School, Omaha, Nebraska