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2017 Picture of the Year Finalists

2017 Picture of the Year Finalists

Picture of the Year winners will be announced at the JEA/NSPA Fall National High School Journalism Convention, Nov. 16-19 in Dallas.

News Picture

David Fulton
Hornet, Bryant High School
Bryant, Arkansas

Brian Nuevo
Eye of the Tiger, Roseville High School
Roseville, California

Alyson Kuennen
West Side Story, West High School
Iowa City, Iowa

Ryan Barrett
Spotlight, Blue Valley West High School
Overland Park, Kansas

Morgan Browning
The Harbinger, Shawnee Mission East High School
Prairie Village, Kansas

Katie Kuhlman
Hauberk, Shawnee Mission East High School
Prairie Village, Kansas

Brynne Yeazel
Reflections, Blue Valley High School
Stilwell, Kansas

Corey Hadfield
Pawprint, Millard West High School
Omaha, Nebraska

Jack Rogers
Tribal Tribune, Wando High School
Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina

Diego Gutierrez
The Shield, McCallum High School
Austin, Texas

Feature Picture

Aaliyah Davis
Strike Press, KIPP Blytheville Collegiate High School
Blytheville, Arkansas

Hannah Martin
Hornet, Bryant High School
Bryant, Arkansas

Jessica Hovey
Sword and Shield, Saugus High School
Santa Clarita, California

Channing Smith
Inklings, Staples High School
Westport, Connecticut

Morgan Vonderburgge
Indian, Shawnee Mission North High School
Overland Park, Kansas

Aubrey Bolinger
The Purple and White, Pittsburg High School
Pittsburg, Kansas

Zach Milonas
Pinnacle, Rockwood Summit High School
Fenton, Missouri

Ali Mashburn
El Paisano, Westlake High School
Austin, Texas

Bailey Boelter
Panther Tale, Duncanville High School
Duncanville, Texas

Amanda Barber
The Creek, Timber Creek High School
Fort Worth, Texas

Sports Action

Hayley Canal
Chi Rho, Trinity Preparatory School
Winter Park, Florida

Brandon Brooks
Beacon, Calvary Day School
Savannah, Georgia

Kaitlyn Stratman
The Harbinger, Shawnee Mission East High School
Prairie Village, Kansas

Max Behm
Echo, Grand Blanc High School
Grand Blanc, Michigan

Michael Melinger
The Globe, Clayton High School
Clayton, Missouri

Nathan Warner
Legend, Wando High School
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

Christopher Piel
The Talon News, Argyle High School
Argyle, Texas

Matheus DeSiqueira
The Lion, McKinney High School
McKinney, Texas

Jacob Johnson
Paragon, Oakton High School
Vienna, Virginia

K.J. Pankratz
The Talon, Woodberry Forest School
Woodberry Forest, Virginia

Sports Reaction

Tehya Hinkson
Hornet, Bryant High School
Bryant, Arkansas

Maddy Emerson
The Purple and White, Pittsburg High School
Pittsburg, Kansas

Katie Kuhlman
Hauberk, Shawnee Mission East High School
Prairie Village, Kansas

Haley Bell
The Harbinger, Shawnee Mission East High School
Prairie Village, Kansas

Jessica Pierce
Esprit de Corps, Eisenhower High School
Shelby Township, Michigan

Elaina Ewing
Pawprint, Millard West High School
Omaha, Nebraska

Nathan Warner
Legend, Wando High School
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

Christopher Piel
The Talon News, Argyle High School
Argyle, Texas

Claire Gustafson
The Creek, Timber Creek High School
Fort Worth, Texas

Michael Gutierrez
The Lion, McKinney High School
McKinney, Texas

Environmental Portrait

Martin Kruk
The Pilot, Redondo Union High School
Redondo Beach, California

Melissa Kwan
Harker Aquila, The Harker School
San Jose, California

Maria Thames
Drops of Ink, Libertyville High School
Libertyville, Illinois

Ryan Barrett
Illumination, Blue Valley West High School
Overland Park, Kansas

Maddy Emerson
The Purple and White, Pittsburg High School
Pittsburg, Kansas

Maddy Emerson
The Purple and White, Pittsburg High School
Pittsburg, Kansas

Mazey Perry
The Communicator, Community High School
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Alec Redding
The Communicator, Community High School
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Jack Rogers
Tribal Tribune, Wando High School
Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina

Parker Nolan
The Red Ledger, Lovejoy High School
Lucas, Texas

Junior High/Middle School

Eliza Hapgood
The Round-Up, Woodland Junior High School
Fayetteville, Arkansas

Anna Trumbo
The Round-Up, Woodland Junior High School
Fayetteville, Arkansas

Hailey Hertzler
Eagle Eye View, Sierra Middle School
Parker, Colorado

Cayley Hayes
Eagle Eye View, Sierra Middle School
Parker, Colorado

Anushka Lakum
Portfolio, Bak Middle School of the Arts
West Palm Beach, FL

James Ahn
The Knights, Gyeonggi Suwon International School
Suwon, Gyeonggi Province

Grace Denney
The Scrapbook, Westfield Middle School
Westfield, IN

Sophie Gorecki
The Scrapbook, Westfield Middle School
Westfield, IN

Ella Friedman
The Roar, Gorzycki Middle School
Austin, Texas

Hannah Griesmer
The Vespa, Kealing Middle School
Austin, Texas