2025 Portfolio of the Year finalists
Sept. 11, 2025
MINNEAPOLIS — The National Scholastic Press Association has named 468 finalists in its popular Individual Awards competition.
The winners will be announced at the NSPA Awards Ceremony on Saturday, Nov. 15, at the Fall National High School Journalism Convention in Nashville.
After the winners are announced on Nov. 15, a gallery of the winners and honorable mentions will be shared on this website allowing student journalists and advisers to see all of the entries recognized in the competition. Slide shows featuring the winners will also be available for classroom use.
Congratulations to the finalists in the following Portfolio of the Year contests —
Artist of the Year
listed by state
Skylin Lui
Scot Scoop
Carlmont High School, Belmont, California
Isabelle Kok
El Estoque
Monta Vista High School, Cupertino, California
Talia Boneh
C Magazine
Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, California
Anwen Chen
The Nueva Current
The Nueva School, San Mateo, California
Francesca Lorusso
The Harbinger
Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie Village, Kansas
Fiona Van Allen
Panorama
Ladue Horton Watkins High School, St. Louis, Missouri
Rose Yuan
Tower
The Masters School, Dobbs Ferry, New York
Mary Wolters
The Spoke
Conestoga High School, Berwyn, Pennsylvania
Sophia Sepulveda
The Dispatch
James Bowie High School, Austin, Texas
Mira Patel
The Shield
McCallum High School, Austin, Texas
Broadcast Journalist of the Year
listed by state
Brooke Thomas
Lincoln Live
Gahanna Lincoln High School, Gahanna, Ohio
Kane Manfull
FHNtoday
Francis Howell North High School, Saint Charles, Missouri
Sophia Pixley
DPNews
Dos Pueblos High School, Goleta, California
Gus Creech
Tower Broadcast News
The Masters School, Dobbs Ferry, New York
Carmen Sautelet
Code Blue News
Holbrook Middle-High School, Holbrook, Massachusetts
Reese Thrower
Tiger TV
Auburn High School, Auburn, Alabama
Nathan Turnbeaugh
Scot Scoop
Carlmont High School, Belmont, California
Vanessa Ng
North Star
Francis Howell North High School, Saint Charles, Missouri
Raymond Laurey
The Rider Online
Legacy High School, Mansfield, Texas
Artin Safaie
WMHS News
McLean High School, McLean, Virginia
Designer of the Year
listed by state
Fay Zhao
The Trinity Voice
Trinity Preparatory School, Winter Park, Florida
Murray Ellington
Jabberwokk
Darlington School, Rome, Georgia
Gabe Deedler
The Communicator
Community High School, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Celina Zhou
Panorama
Ladue Horton Watkins High School, St. Louis, Missouri
Savannah Stein
Lion’s Roar
Christ Presbyterian Academy, Nashville, Tennessee
Hannah Salz
Lone Star
James Bowie High School, Austin, Texas
Aradhya Bharti
Replay
Rouse High School, Leander, Texas
Hilton Sampson
ReMarker
St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas, Texas
Samantha Kubena
El Paisano
Westlake High School, Austin, Texas
Ruby Rogers
The Standard
The American School in London, London, United Kingdom
Marketer of the Year
listed by state
Iny Li
The Burlingame B
Burlingame High School, Burlingame, California
Maya Godina
Scot Scoop
Carlmont High School, Belmont, California
Miya Widman
The Prospector
Cupertino High School, Los Gatos, California
Jillian Ju
El Estoque
Monta Vista High School, Cupertino, California
Lian Dussie
The Marquee
Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts, West Palm Beach, Florida
Sonya Pandya
The Messenger
Northview High School, Johns Creek, Georgia
Lila Finnegan
Tabulae
Lyons Township High School, La Grange, Illinois
Brady Forbes
Excalibur
Francis Howell North High School, Saint Charles, Missouri
Multimedia Journalist of the Year
listed by state
Shiori Chen
Scot Scoop
Carlmont High School, Belmont, California
Sophia D’Sa
El Estoque Monta Vista High School, Cupertino, California
Ria Mirchandani
C Magazine
Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, California
Maya Diaz
The Mirror
Van Nuys High School, Van Nuys, California
Lea D’Angelo
Odyssey Media Group
Clarke Central High School, Athens, Georgia
Anna Greenlee
West Side Story
Iowa City West High School, Iowa City, Iowa
Meher Parsinni
The Pitch
Walter Johnson High School, Bethesda, Maryland
Rhea Chowdhary
The Sidekick
Coppell High School, Coppell, Texas
Gabby Bochey
The Dispatch
James Bowie High School, Austin, Texas
Sophia Bateman
The Standard The American School in London, London, United Kingdom
Photojournalist of the Year
listed by state
Will Holmes
Jabberwokk
Darlington School, Rome, Georgia
Delaney Connell
U-High Midway
University of Chicago Laboratory High School, Chicago, Illinois
Simon Vaang
U-Highlights
University of Chicago Laboratory High School, Chicago, Illinois
Anders Benson
The Free Press
Free State High School, Lawrence, Kansas
Finn Bedell
Northwest Passage
Shawnee Mission Northwest High School, Shawnee, Kansas
Caroline Kraft
Odyssey
Francis Howell Central High School, Cottleville, Missouri
Alexis Bailey
Tribal Tribune
Wando High School, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Sydney Ortiz
Kingwood Park Times Kingwood Park High School, Kingwood, Texas
Max Dearinger
The Arena
Legacy High School, Mansfield, Texas
Lillian Gray
The Shield
McCallum High School, Austin, Texas
Writer of the Year
listed by state
Naomi Hsu
Scot Scoop
Carlmont High School, Belmont, California
Wyatt Meyer
Odyssey
Clarke Central High School, Athens, Georgia
Dominic Niyo
The Pinion
McKinley High School, Honolulu, Hawaii
Peter Radosh
The Prospector
Prospect High School, Mount Prospect, Illinois
Claire Rosen
Hauberk
Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie Village, Kansas
Annabel Hall
Northwest Passage
Shawnee Mission Northwest High School, Shawnee, Kansas
Neena Atkins
Tower Broadcast News
The Masters School, Dobbs Ferry, New York
Sydney Ortiz
Kingwood Park Times
Kingwood Park High School, Kingwood, Texas
Lillian Gray
The Shield
McCallum High School, Austin, Texas
Eshna Das
The Review
St. John’s School, Houston, Texas