2018 Cartoon of the Year Finalists

Comics Journalism


Rey Gundlach

Triton, Palos Verdes High School
Palos Verdes Estates, California


Catherine Monroy

Bear Witness, Branham High School
San Jose, California


Mimi Geller

RubicOnline, St. Paul Academy and Summit School
St. Paul, Minnesota


John Beutz

Knight Errant, Benilde-St. Margaret’s School
St. Louis Park, Minnesota


Valeria Velasquez

The Rock, Rock Bridge High School
Columbia, Missouri


Rebekah Myers

North Star, Francis Howell North High School
St. Charles, Missouri


Comic Panel/Strip


Vincent Maresca

The Matador, San Gabriel High School
San Gabriel, California


Ella Srholez

The Devils’ Advocate, Eagle Valley High School
Gypsum, Colorado


Zac Abero

Westerner, Maine West High School
Des Plaines, Illinois


Sophia Di Iorio

The Omega, Downers Grove North High School
Downers Grove, Illinois


Elijah Jackson

The Budget, Lawrence High School
Lawrence, Kansas


Elijah Jackson

The Budget, Lawrence High School
Lawrence, Kansas


Emily Wang

The Hawkeye, Bloomfield Hills High School
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan


Iris Funaioli

Update, H. H. Dow High School
Midland, Michigan


John Beutz

Knight Errant, Benilde-St. Margaret’s School
St. Louis Park, Minnesota


Aleesha Shi

Panorama, Ladue Horton Watkins High School
St. Louis, Missouri


Editorial Cartoon


Lexi Romanowsky

The Highlander, Carlmont High School
Belmont, California


Mona Murhamer

The Highlander, Carlmont High School
Belmont, California


Zainab Shafqat Adil

The Scroll, The American School in London
London, England


Sydney Kaehler

Lion, Lyons Township High School
LaGrange, Illinois


Sophia Saidi, Emily Schrader

The Tattler, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School
Bethesda, Maryland


Melissa Nie

The Rubicon, St. Paul Academy and Summit School
St. Paul, Minnesota


Madison Weispfenning

Pony Express, Stillwater Area High School
Stillwater, Minnesota


Alex Fernholz

Spark, Lakota East High School
Liberty Township, Ohio


Sammy Sanchez, Kannan Sharma

The ReMarker, St. Mark’s School of Texas
Dallas, Texas


Noël Madland

The Review, St. John’s School
Houston, Texas