News Story
First Place
Staff
Spark, Lakota East HS, Liberty Township, Ohio
Ingrained in the gun culture of America
Second Place
Zoe Shancer
The Oracle, Glenbrook South HS, Glenview, Ill.
Sunset Village residents struggle to secure homes
Third Place
Robbie Kravec
Courier, Marjory Stoneman Douglas HS, Parkland, Fla.
Student’s letter inspires Nike design
Fourth Place
Alyyan Malick, Iman Charania
The Review, St. John’s School, Houston, Texas
Race against time leads to purchase of Taub property
Fifth Place
Camille Douglas
The Talon, Rochester HS, Rochester Hills, Mich.
Common Core sets new standards for teachers and students
Honorable Mention
Madeleine Fitzgerald
The Muse, Dreyfoos School of the Arts, West Palm Beach, Fla.
Dreyfoos gets political
Honorable Mention
Yoni Hirsch
Evanstonian, Evanston Township HS, Evanston, Ill.
Saying goodbye to Dajae Coleman
Honorable Mention
Emma Stancey, Eloise Fischer-Fortney
North Star, Naperville North HS, Naperville, Ill.
The achievement gap
Honorable Mention
Anne Marie Pavlis
Southwords, Maine South HS, Park Ridge, Ill.
Maine South transitions to 1:1 computing
Honorable Mention
Caitlin Falk
The Shield, McCallum HS, Austin, Texas
STAAR Wars
Feature Story
First Place
Lisie Sabbag
Verde, Palo Alto HS, Palo Alto, Calif.
Rape Culture: You Can’t Tell Me I Wasn’t Raped
Second Place
Billie Mandelbaum
The Tam News, Tamalpais HS, Mill Valley, Calif.
Life According to Arman
Third Place
Monica Tan
Featherduster, Westlake HS, Austin, Texas
Concussed
Fourth Place
Josh Rosenblat
Deerprints, Deerfield HS, Deerfield, Ill.
True Warrior stays strong against all odds
Fifth Place
Kyle Rieger
The Kirkwood Call, Kirkwood HS, Kirkwood, Mo.
Music is his first language
Honorable Mention
Staff
Ink, Georgiana Bruce Kirby Preparatory School, Santa Cruz, Calif.
Follow the Money
Honorable Mention
Juliann Skarda
West Side Story, Iowa City West HS, Iowa City, Iowa
Seeking Shelter
Honorable Mention
Naomi Borowsky
The Royal Page, Hopkins HS, Minnetonka, Minn.
Bates reintroduces himself to HHS
Honorable Mention
Nomin-Erdene Jagdagdorj
The Rock, Rock Bridge Sr. HS, Columbia, Mo.
A Long Journey Home
Honorable Mention
Allyson Krupinsky
Century Star, Century HS, Bismarck, N.D.
Filling: Coping through the loss of suicide
Sports Story
First Place
Julia Poe
The Harbinger, Shawnee Mission East HS, Prairie Village, Kan.
Sophomore pursues professional table tennis ranking
Second Place
Peter Baugh
Globe, Clayton HS, Clayton, Mo.
A part of history
Third Place
Emily Haynes
Spark, Lakota East HS, Liberty Township, Ohio
Out of the game
Fourth Place
Ryanne Bruns
Drops of Ink, Libertyville HS, Libertyville, Ill.
Making a STATEment
Fifth Place
Audrey De Bruine, Nora Rosati
The Viking, Palo Alto HS, Palo Alto, Calif.
Cut short
Honorable Mention
Cosy Burnett
MavLife, La Costa Canyon HS, Carlsbad, Calif.
Athletes cope with concussions
Honorable Mention
Evan Hamlin, Claire Parker
The Beacon, Woodrow Wilson Sr. HS, Washington, D.C.
Tigers disqualified from championship
Honorable Mention
Daniel Dolford
The Red & Black, Hillsborough HS, Tampa, Fla.
King of the ring
Honorable Mention
Lane Maguire, Sara Meurer
Dart, St. Teresa’s Academy, Kansas City, Mo.
A numbers game
Honorable Mention
Jacob Prothro
Featherduster, Westlake HS, Austin, Texas
For the love of the game
Editorial/Opinion
First Place
Josh Rosenblat
Deerprints, Deerfield HS, Deerfield, Ill.
School chest should be more than a blind check
Second Place
Kori Cooper
Prowler, Stony Point HS, Round Rock, Texas
Trustees should adopt abstinence plus curriculum which includes lessons in effective contraception use
Third Place
Almado Doko
Vanguard, Stevenson HS, Sterling Heights, Mich.
Right to work legislation sparks union protests
Fourth Place
Alexus Martin
The Rolling Stone, Manlius Pebble Hill HS, DeWitt, N.Y.
Life lessons
Fifth Place
Francesca Otero-Vargas, Ximena Hasbach-Covian
The Muse, Dreyfoos School of the Arts, West Palm Beach, Fla.
Dreyfoos’ campus bunkers down
Honorable Mention
Staff
The Tam News, Tamalpais HS, Mill Valley, Calif.
The injustice of tradition
Honorable Mention
Vanessa De La Rosa
Matador, San Gabriel HS, San Gabriel, Calif.
Penalty for sexual assault should be more severe
Honorable Mention
Joe Redmond
Arapahoe Herald, Arapahoe HS, Centennial, Colo.
Republican Party leaves youth behind
Honorable Mention
Staff
Communicator, Community HS, Ann Arbor, Mich.
After Steubenville rape case, we must discuss rape culture
Honorable Mention
Sophie Jones
The Roosevelt News, Roosevelt HS, Seattle, Wash.
Feminist and proud
Diversity
First Place
Jessica Cao, Nikita Dhesikan
The Epic, Lynbrook HS, San Jose, Calif.
Speaking out against rape: Two girls voice their experiences
Second Place
Danny Nett
Northwest Horizons, Northwest Guilford HS, Greensboro, N.C.
After 17 years of hiding, I am finally myself
Third Place
Chad Rhym, Aaron Holmes
Odyssey, Clarke Central HS, Athens, Ga.
The white line
Fourth Place
Mae Puckett
The Tam News, Tamalpais HS, Mill Valley, Calif.
Letting the Indian Go
Fifth Place
Sarah Novicoff
The Chronicle, Harvard-Westlake School, North Hollywood, Calif.
1 in 5 students on financial aid
Honorable Mention
Haley Massara
The Gazette, Granite Bay HS, Granite Bay, Calif.
Whatever suits you
Honorable Mention
Ellie Rodriguez
The Red & Black, Hillsborough HS, Tampa, Fla.
Students decide: 18 too late
Honorable Mention
Ena Sarancic
Niles West News, Niles West HS, Skokie, Ill.
Ruhi Qurashi: The passionate Muslim gymnast
Honorable Mention
Yaneidy Lora, Elizabeth Phan
The Howl, Clarksburg HS, Clarksburg, Md.
Service dog provides disable student with greater access
Honorable Mention
Maria Kalaitzandonakes
The Rock, Rock Bridge Sr. HS, Columbia, Mo.
Kids serve as interpreters for parents