National Scholastic Press Association presented Best of Show awards Saturday at the Fall National High School Journalism Convention, Nov. 9, 2024, in Philadelphia.

More than 3,500 scholastic journalists, advisers, speakers and exhibitors attended the conference, sponsored by the Journalism Education Association and NSPA. Convention attendees were eligible to participate in the on-site contest.

The Best of Show competition honored current student work in two categories posted below —

Individual Recognition

Staff Recognition

Fall 2024 Pacemakers
presented Nov. 9, 2024

Broadcast
Newspaper/Newsmagazine/ Specialty Magazine

2024 Individual Awards
presented Nov. 9, 2024

All categories
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 and Inclusion
Fred Ross Systemic Change Student Journalism Competition
Local Climate Change Reporting
Portfolio of the Year
Best Use of Social Media

Philadelphia Best of Show
presented Nov. 9, 2024

Individual Recognition
Staff Recognition

First Place
Larry Liu, Jack Mancuso, Sydney Beach
KCBY-TV, Coppell High School
Pinkerton Closes

Second Place
Jonathan Harling, Sam Mitchell, Kaarlo Anderson
DPNews, Dos Pueblos High School
Old Town Goleta gets a face-lift

Third Place
Sydney Ortiz
Kingwood Park Times, Kingwood Park High School
Kingwood copes with Hurricane Beryl aftermath

Fourth Place
Sydney Ortiz
Kingwood Park Times, Kingwood Park High School
Journalism workshop provides resources

Fifth Place
Tyler McCutchen, Wyatt Loffer, Lucas AbuGhazaleh
DPNews, Dos Pueblos High School
Checked In, Phones Out: High Schools Now Locking Away Devices in Cell Hotels

Sixth Place
Ben Hass
Northmen News, Oak Park High School
eSports team start this fall

Seventh Place
Hemi Riojas, Arisha Hasan, Aishwarya Aishwarya Anandkumar, Jia Capucao
KCBY-TV, Coppell High School
Garba Festival

Eighth Place
Braeden Kettinger, Laney Quandt
FHNtodayTV, Francis Howell North High School
FCA Rekindles Organization

Ninth Place
Owen Salgado, Mychal Nuno, John Cortez
DPNews, Dos Pueblos High School
School Spirit Meets Asian Heritage: A Deep Dive Into Asian Student Alliance

First Place
Lucas Trexler, Townes Wdiger
DPNews, Dos Pueblos High School
This is Surf Country

Second Place
Staff
The Hauberk, Shawnee Mission East High School
Driven to Compete

Third Place
Kane Manfull
FHNtodayTV, Francis Howell North High School
Humans of FHN | Kevin McGuire

Fourth Place
Pranav Ganji, Aryas Raut, Elliott Patton, John Amundson
KCBY-TV, Coppell High School
Cross Country Feature

Fifth Place
Sophia Pixley
DPNews, Dos Pueblos High School
Committed: the Journey to D1

Sixth Place
Sydney Ortiz
Kingwood Park Times, Kingwood Park High School
Summer Media Camp inspires young journalists

Seventh Place
Larry Liu, Eason Sun, Suraj Baratam, Davis Butts
KCBY-TV, Coppell High School
Plunger Boy Feature

Eighth Place
Townes Widger, Arthur Bonifield, Lucas Trexler, Everett Womack
DPNews, Dos Pueblos High School
Warm Food Brings a Warm Community at the Nugget

Ninth Place
Rachel Janusas, Zenia Potter, Luke Knight
DPNews, Dos Pueblos High School
Keeping the water safe from an early age

Tenth Place
Verner Guzman, Erik San Juan Villegas, Trestan Garcia
DPNews, Dos Pueblos High School
Community Feeds Success

First Place
Wyatt Meyer
Odyssey Newsmagazine, Clarke Central High School

Second Place
Caroline Zhang
The Fine Print, East Ridge High School

Third Place
Addie Moore
The Hauberk, Shawnee Mission East High School

Fourth Place
Fallon Head
Kingwood Park Times, Kingwood Park High School

Fifth Place
Ayaan Shah
The Stinger, Emmaus High School

Sixth Place
Arti Jain
Ladue Publications, Ladue Horton Watkins High School

Seventh Place
Terina Papatu
Hawkeye, Mountlake Terrace High School

Eighth Place
Vanessa Ng
FHNtodayTV, Francis Howell North High School

Ninth Place
Amanda Brantley
The Review, Saint John’s School

Tenth Place
Maria Gonzalez
Legend, Wando High School

First Place
Margaret Myckatyn
Ladue Publications, Ladue Horton Watkins High School
Medical Mindset

Second Place
Bri Taliaferro
FHNtodayTV, Francis Howell North High School
Jumping Into Fall

Third Place
Michaela Manfull
FHNtodayTV, Francis Howell North High School
Rediscover the Outdoors

Fourth Place
Charlotte Schwarte
The Dispatch, James Bowie High School
Feature page 5

Fifth Place
Addie Moore
The Hauberk, Shawnee Mission East High School
Just a Threat?

Sixth Place
Bentlee Toland
The Dispatch, James Bowie High School
Entertainment page 12

Seventh Place
Stella Palm, Meg Imherr
Knight Media, Prospect High School
Building culture one Knight at a time

Eighth Place
Serina Yan
The Review, Saint John’s School
ZYNSANITY

Ninth Place
Serina Yan
The Review, Saint John’s School
Brat Alternatives for Autumn

Tenth Place
Kendall Bowers
Legend, Wando High School
A deep dive into scuba

First Place
Caroline Entrup, Julian DeWeese, Lydia Hines, Oona Pogue
Spirit, Lindbergh High School
Cue the New

Second Place
Lydia Stoneman
Ladue Publications, Ladue Horton Watkins High School
Week 8

Third Place
Bethany Goodson, Lillian Mullins, Audrey Scarpace
Spirit, Lindbergh High School
Foodie

Fourth Place
Staff
The Howl, Southwest CTA
Bustin’ Ours to Kick Yours

Fifth Place
Hannah Whitaker
Legend, Wando High School
Beauty in Business

Sixth Place
Hannah Whitaker
Legend, Wando High School
Notes from the Dreamhouse

Seventh Place
Hannah Whitaker
Legend, Wando High School
Prom on Film

Eighth Place
Kiarra Kramer
Spirit, Lindbergh High School
It’s Stick Season

Ninth Place
Amelia Vander May, Will Parisse
DPNews, Dos Pueblos High School
Summertime

Tenth Place
Staff
The How, Southwest CTA
Fresh New Set

First Place
Vincent Hsiao
Ladue Publications, Ladue Horton Watkins High School
Song Surfer

Second Place
Emmy Barrett
The Hauberk, Shawnee Mission East High School
Tunnel of Excitement

Third Place
Shelby Townsend
Kingwood Park Times, Kingwood Park High School
New Technology

Fourth Place
Mackenzie Moore
Legend, Wando High School
Fright Night

Fifth Place
Oliver Barrera
Spirit, Lindbergh High School
Senior Assembly

Sixth Place
Austin Griffin
Excalibur, Francis Howell North High School
Flag on the Field

Seventh Place
Paige Bean
The Hauberk, Shawnee Mission East High School
Painting the Future

Eighth Place
Amelia Vander May
DPNews, Dos Pueblos High School
Surf’s up!

Ninth Place
Sophia Dolloff
Legend, Wando High School
Stay or Go?

Tenth Place
Caroline Kraft
FHCtoday, Francis Howell Central High School
Shake it off

First Place
Josie Mangine
The Hauberk, Shawnee Mission East High School
Header Hopes

Second Place
Kayla Nguyen
The Sidekick, Coppell High School
Homecoming crashers: Cowboys take down Wildcats, 31-24

Third Place
Mallory Thompson
Free State Journalism, Lawrence Free State High School Journalism
Coin Flip

Fourth Place
Vincent Hsiao
Ladue Publications, Ladue Horton Watkins High School
Pause before Pass

Fifth Place
Sydney Ortiz
Kingwood Park Times, Kingwood Park High School
Final kick

Sixth Place
Reagan Arnold
DPNews, Dos Pueblos High School
Royal Defeat

Seventh Place
Taylor Griffin
Excalibur, Francis Howell North High School
Up in the Air

Eighth Place
Kelly Montague
The Panther Press, Strath Haven High School
Falling to Victory

Ninth Place
William Griffith
The Hauberk, Shawnee Mission East High School
Pulled to Goal

Tenth Place
Matthew Ramirez
The Panther Press, Strath Haven High School
Before the Win

First Place
Sydney Ortiz
Kingwood Park Times, Kingwood Park High School
Recovery tests patience in Kingwood after Hurricane Beryl’s destruction

Second Place
Wyatt Meyer
Odyssey Newsmagazine, Clarke Central High School
Breaking news: CCSD, CCHS host safety assemblies

Third Place
Mikail Khan
The Review, Saint John’s School
Fire disrupts Lower School, power restored within a day

Fourth Place
Ayaan Shah, Carina McCallum
The Stinger, Emmaus High School
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro visits Emmaus High School to promote new education budget

Fifth Place
Matteo Ventresca, Clark Kerkstra
The Panther Press, Strath Haven High School
School Board faces backlash amid superintendent’s departure, teacher contract disputes

Sixth Place
Sneha Lele
The Falconer, Torrey Pines High School
Fall for Dance concert

Seventh Place
Ellie Koff, Makaylah Gerling
The Falconer, Torrey Pines High School
Campus theft over summer

Eighth Place
Liberty Pittman
The Dispatch, James Bowie High School
Misinformation in modern media

Ninth Place
Rae Murphy
The Stinger, Emmaus High School
ESL program revamped, merges with CP English

Tenth Place
Sahasra Chakilam
The Sidekick, Coppell High School
Breaking the bank: District aims to alleviate budget constraints through VATRE, possible school consolidation

First Place
Eshna Das, Lee Monistere, Dalia Sandberg
The Review, Saint John’s School
ZYNSANITY

Second Place
Sophia Bateman
The Standard, The American School in London
Tamara Smith strengthens cross-cultural ties through Olympics volunteering

Third Place
Cass Love, Sophia Gorba
The Falconer, Torrey Pines High School
Migrating monarchs

Fourth Place
Cass Love
The Falconer, Torrey Pines High School
Behind barricaded doors

Fifth Place
Emlyn McKinney, Wyatt Meyer
Odyssey Newsmagazine, Clarke Central High School
The weight of the scale

Sixth Place
Emmerson Winfrey
The Hauberk, Shawnee Mission East High School
A Noteable Player

Seventh Place
Fallon Head
Kingwood Park Times, Kingwood Park High School
Potters rebuild after tree destroys home

Eighth Place
Annabelle Reagan
Ladue Publications, Ladue Horton Watkins High School
Strings Attached

Ninth Place
Amanda Feinberg
KnightMedia, Prospect High School
Rethinking AI reframes classes

Tenth Place
Drew Johnson
FHNtodayTV, Francis Howell North High School
#uKnighted Through Community

First Place
C.J. Getting, Jay Deegan, Sarah Segvich
Central Times, Naperville Central High School
Youth voices amplified

Second Place
Oskar Doepke, Ruby Rogers
The Standard, The American School in London
A pit of vipers’: School culture complicates political expression

Third Place
Amanda Feinberg
Knight Media, Prospect High School
The great divide

Fourth Place
Loewy Nalle
Tower Broadcast News, The Masters School
Celebrity endorsements lead young voters to register

Fifth Place
Neena Atkins
Tower Broadcast News, The Masters School
Social media is fueling political polarization

Sixth Place
Hannah Halterman
FHCtoday, Francis Howell Central High School
Imitation is not flattering

Seventh Place
Biraj Khadka
The Standard, The American School in London
Never Trump’ Republican Trevon Ashton reflects on upcoming election

Eighth Place
Tara Behbehani
The Standard, The American School in London
Non-American citizens share outlook on US presidential election

Ninth Place
Michaela Manfull
FHNtodayTV, Francis Howell North High School
Can You See Through the Misinformation

Tenth Place
Rooke Wiser
Tower Broadcast News, The Masters School
New Yorkers to vote on Proposition 1 to broaden anti-discrimination protections

First Place
HTV Magazine
Hillcrest High School

Second Place
KCBY
Coppell High School

Third Place
DPNews
Dos Pueblos High School

Fourth Place
JNN
Joseph Gregori High School

Fifth Place
HCA Today
Horse Creek Academy

Sixth Place
Cougar Roundup
Shawnee Mission Northwest High School

Seventh Place
WTHS Media
Tupelo High School

Eighth Place
KNET News
Liberty North High School

Ninth Place
The Morning Bru
Lake Braddock Secondary School

Tenth Place
FHNtodayTV
Francis Howell North High School

First Place
Swarm Productions
Bryant Junior High School

First Place
Melodrama
Ladue Horton Watkins High School

Second Place
The Fine Print
East Ridge High School

Third Place
Reflections
Gulliver Preparatory School

Fourth Place
Iliad
Clarke Central High School

Fifth Place
The Tartan
McLean High School

Sixth Place
Odyssey
James Bowie High School

Seventh Place
Voice
Community High School

Eighth Place
Menagerie
Lyons Township High School

Ninth Place
Inscriptions
Shawnee Mission South High School

Tenth Place
Illumine
Christ Presbyterian Academy

First Place
The Harbinger
Shawnee Mission East High School

Second Place
The Remarker
St. Mark’s School of Texas

Third Place
Eagle Edition
The Episcopal School of Dallas

Fourth Place
U-High Midway
University of Chicago Laboratory High School

Fifth Place
The Review
St. John’s School

Sixth Place
The Puma Press
University Prep

Seventh Place
The Standard
The American School in London

Eighth Place
The Southerner
Midtown High School

Ninth Place
The Lancer
Thousand Oaks High School

Tenth Place
Redwood Bark
Redwood High School

First Place
The Mirror
Van Nuys High School

Second Place
The Dispatch
James Bowie High School

Third Place
The Lion’s Roar
Newton South High School

Fourth Place
The Epitaph
Homestead High School

Fifth Place
The Sidekick
Coppell High School

Sixth Place
The Oracle
Glenbrook South High School

Seventh Place
The Spoke
Conestoga High School

Eighth Place
The Trailblazer
McNeil High School

Ninth Place
The Nexus
Westview High School

Tenth Place
The Prospector
Prospect High School

First Place
The Communicator Magazine
Community High School

Second Place
North Star
Francis Howell North High School

Third Place
The Pearl Post
Daniel Pearl Magnet High School

Fourth Place
The Yeti
Urban School of San Francisco

Fifth Place
Panorama
Ladue Horton Watkins High School

Sixth Place
The Patriot
Shawnee Mission South High School

Seventh Place
The Free Press
Lawrence Free State High School

Eighth Place
Northwest Passage
Shawnee Mission Northwest High School

Ninth Place
The Muse
Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts

Tenth Place
The Kirkwood Call
Kirkwood High School

First Place
Odyssey
Clarke Central High School

Second Place
The Highlander
McLean High School

Third Place
The Pride
Kingwood Park High School

Fourth Place
Statesman
Adlai E. Stevenson High School

Fifth Place
The Triangle
Columbus North High School

Sixth Place
Eagle Eye
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School

Seventh Place
Crimson
Paso Robles High School

Eighth Place
TJ Today
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology

Ninth Place
Tribal Tribune
Wando High School

Tenth Place
Central Focus
Francis Howell Central High School

First Place
The Scroll
The American School in London

Second Place
The Crane
Cranbrook Middle School for Boys

Third Place
The Sun Devils’ Scoop
Kent Denver School

Fourth Place
The Cougar Star
Clague Middle School

Fifth Place
The Occurance
Bryant Junior High School

First Place
The Huron Emery
Huron High School

Second Place
West Side Story
Iowa City West High School

Third Place
The Panther Press
Strath Haven High School

Fourth Place
The Southerner
Midtown High School

Fifth Place
FHNtoday
Francis Howell North High School

Sixth Place
Southwest Shadow
Southwest Career and Technical Academy

Seventh Place
The Communicator
Community High School

Eighth Place
Muse
Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts

Ninth Place
The Oracle
The Archer School for Girls

Tenth Place
The Talisman
Rutherford B. Hayes High School

First Place
HiLite
Carmel High School

Second Place
FHSToday
Francis Howell Central High School

Third Place
Odyssey Media Group
Clarke Central High School

Fourth Place
Crimson Newsmagazine
Paso Robles High School

Fifth Place
Eastside Online
Cherry Hill High School East

Sixth Place
Scot Scoop
Carlmont High School

Seventh Place
The Falconer
Torrey Pines High School

Eighth Place
KP Times
Kingwood Park High School

Ninth Place
Manual RedEye
DuPont Manual High School

Tenth Place
North Star News
Niles North High School

First Place
BJHS Media
Bryant Junior High School

Second Place
The Cougar Star
Clague Middle School

First Place
U-Highlights
University of Chicago Laboratory High School

Second Place
The Bard
Hill Country Christian School

Third Place
Green & Gold
West Linn High School

Fourth Place
Vieo
Castle View High School

Fifth Place
Excaliber
T.R. Robinson High School

Sixth Place
Teresian
St. Teresa’s Academy

Seventh Place
Purgold
North Kansas City High School

Eighth Place
The Raider
Larry A. Ryle High School

Ninth Place
The Pride
Kingwood Park High School

Tenth Place
Tempo
Mountlake Terrace High School

First Place
Lion’s Roar
Christ Presbyterian Academy

Second Place
Maverick
McNeil High School

Third Place
The Comet
Austin High School

Fourth Place
Details
Whitney High School

Fifth Place
Clamo
Clayton High School

Sixth Place
Jabberwokk
Darlington School

Seventh Place
Caledonia
McLean High School

Eighth Place
Rambler
Ladue Horton Watkins High School

Ninth Place
Currents
Westview High School

Tenth Place
Poverello
Saint Francis High School

First Place
Black & Gold
Rock Canyon High School

Second Place
Heritage
Shawnee Mission South High School

Third Place
Wingspan
James Enochs High School

Fourth Place
Lone Star
James Bowie High School

Fifth Place
Brickhouse
Shawnee Mission North High School

Sixth Place
Flashback
Rock Bridge High School

Seventh Place
The Arena
Legacy High School

Eighth Place
Marksmen
St. Mark’s School of Texas

Ninth Place
The Talon
Olathe South High School

Tenth Place
Legend
Wando High School

First Place
Hauberk
Shawnee Mission East High School

Second Place
Pantera
Mead High School

Third Place
The Lair
Shawnee Mission Northwest High School

Fourth Place
Chieftain
Jupiter Community High School

Fifth Place
Spirit
Lindbergh High School

Sixth Place
Raider
Gulliver Preparatory School

Seventh Place
Carillon
The Episcopal School of Dallas

Eighth Place
The Marquee
Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts

Ninth Place
Panther
H.B. Plant High School

Tenth Place
Ayrie
Liberty North High School

First Place
The Round-Up
Woodland Junior High School

Second Place
The Blue and White
Bryant Junior High School

Third Place
The Falcon’s Yearbook
Coral Academy of Science Middle School

Fourth Place
Spotlight
The American School in London

Fifth Place
MSB Yearbook
Cranbrook Middle School for Boys

First Place
Focus
St. Mark’s School of Texas

Second Place
ID
Ladue Horton Watkins High School

Third Place
The Kirkwood Call
Kirkwood High School

Fourth Place
The Northern Lights
North Central High School

Fifth Place
Globe
Clayton High School

Sixth Place
KHQ – Kickapoo High Quarterly
Kickapoo High School