2016 Picture of the Year Winners
The National Scholastic Press Association is pleased to announce Design of the Year finalists. They are as follows:
Junior High/Middle School Picture
1. Katie Cranston
The Nighthawk
Rocky Heights Middle School
Highlands Ranch, Colorado
2. Katherine Oung
The Masterpiece
Bak Middle School of the Arts
West Palm Beach, Florida
3. Spencer Howe
The Scrapbook
Westfield Middle School
Westfield, Indiana
4. Eryn Collins
The Nighthawk
Rocky Heights Middle School
Highlands Ranch, Colorado
5. Emma Luedke
The Scrapbook
Westfield Middle School
Westfield, Indiana
6. Nicole Wilkes
Eagle Eye View
Sierra Middle School
Parker, Colorado
7. Ben Davidoff
Farrier
Mirman School
Los Angeles, California
8. Isabella Ramirez
The Masterpiece
Bak Middle School of the Arts
West Palm Beach, Florida
9. Bella Worrell
The Scroll
The American School in London
London, England
10. Cloe Tchelikidi
The Scroll
The American School in London
London, England
News Picture
1. Arianna Ricci
Lancer Express
Carlsbad High School
Carlsbad, California
2. Abby Hines
Quiver
Lake Central High School
Saint John, Indiana
3. Ezra Fax
The Boiling Point
Shalhevet High School
Los Angeles, California
4. Alana Raper
The Knight
McCallum High School
Austin, Texas
5. Emily Yu
The Howl
Southwest Career and Technical Academy
Las Vegas, Nevada
6. Isaac Phillips
The Lion
McKinney High School
McKinney, Texas
7. Aiden Sheckler
Shingle
Ballard High School
Seattle, Washington
8. Hannah Phillips
On the Record
duPont Manual High School
Louisville, Kentucky
9. Alexis Rosebrock
Panther Prints
Duncanville High School
Duncanville, Texas
10. Annabel Thorpe
The Talon News
Argyle High School
Argyle, Texas
Feature Picture
1. Erica Good
The Vision
Blue Valley Southwest High School
Overland Park, Kansas
2. Pavan Tauh
The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle
Harvard-Westlake School
Studio City, California
3. Sydney Carter
The Lamplighter
Paul Laurence Dunbar High School
Lexington, Kentucky
4. Taylor Charlson
Pawprint
Millard West High School
Omaha, Nebraska
5. Angelina Gurrusquieta
Buffalo
Haltom High School
Haltom City, Texas
6. Emily Glynn
The Nighthawk
Rocky Heights Middle School
Highlands Ranch, Colorado
7. Lucy Johnson
Tribal Tribune
Wando High School
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
8. Sadie Seward
The Shield
Mayfield High School
Las Cruces, New Mexico
9. Emily Yu
The Howl
Southwest Career and Technical Academy
Las Vegas, Nevada
10. Darian Julun
Mnemosyne
Stratford High School
Houston, Texas
Sports Action
1. Kelly Boughner
Nexus
Inland Lakes High School
Indian River, Michigan
2. Mary Beth Burns
The Featherduster
Westlake High School
Austin, Texas
3. Daniel Krolopp
Etruscan
Glenbrook South High School
Glenview, Illinois
4. Delaney Oliver
The Standard
Blue Valley Southwest High School
Overland Park, Kansas
5. Cynthia Rangel
Panther Tale
Duncanville High School
Duncanville, Texas
6. Maggie Laird
The Clan
McLean High School
McLean, Virginia
7. Hannah Martin
Hornet
Bryant High School
Bryant, Arkansas
8. Emily Seaton
Pawprint
Millard West High School
Omaha, Nebraska
9. Wallace Li
Wings
Arrowhead Christian Academy
Redlands, California
10. Ethan Uehara
The Apollo
Sunset High School
Portland, Oregon
Sports Reaction
1. Cynthia Rangel
Panther Tale
Duncanville High School
Duncanville, Texas
2. Kenzi Brenton
Hornet
Bryant High School
Bryant, Arkansas
3. Darian Julun
Mnemosyne
Stratford High School
Houston, Texas
4. Kyle Kane
The Dragon
Johnston High School
Johnston, Iowa
5. Kara Maurer
Hornet
Bryant High School
Bryant, Arkansas
6. Michael Gutierrez
The Lion
McKinney High School
McKinney, Texas
7. Cami Wallace
Quiver
Lake Central High School
Saint John, Indiana
8. Daniel Krolopp
Etruscan
Glenbrook South High School
Glenview, Illinois
9. Paige Grider
the Triangle
Columbus North High School
Columbus, Indiana
10. Julia Huebert
Illumination
Blue Valley West High School
Overland Park, Kansas
Environmental Portrait
1. Sydney Carter
The Lamplighter
Paul Laurence Dunbar High School
Lexington, Kentucky
2. Noah Brunson
Olympian
Culver City High School
Culver City, California
3. Sophie Winnick
Legend
Wando High School
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
4. Hailey Hughes
The Harbinger
Shawnee Mission East High School
Prairie Village, Kansas
5. Miranda Ahearn
Pioneer
Kirkwood High School
Kirkwood, Missouri
6. MJ Ivy
Hoof Prints
Buffalo Island Central High School
Monette, Arkansas
7. Zyad Gomaa
Invictus
Ward Melville High School
East Setauket, New York
8. Ryan Barrett
Illumination
Blue Valley West High School
Overland Park, Kansas
9. Kristin Chang
El Estoque
Monta Vista High School
Cupertino, California
10. Alex Unflat
The Featherduster
Westlake High School
Austin, Texas
Winners will be announced at the Fall National High School Journalism Convention in Indianapolis on Saturday, Nov. 12, 2016.