Fall 2022 Clips & Clicks
NSPA announces winners
of fall Clips & Clicks contest
Feb. 1, 2023
MINNEAPOLIS — Congratulations to the winners of the Clips & Clicks contest for the fall 2022 semester — and to the NSPA-member student media outlets competing for this year’s Sweepstakes.
The competition, open to all NSPA members, honors current work among student journalists, and the fall-semester winners feature work produced from May 28-Dec. 8 2022.
There were approximately 635 submissions in the fall competition. Judges were collegiate professors, student media advisers and professional journalists.
“The judges consistently said they were very impressed with the quality of the entries submitted,” associate director Gary Lundgren said.
In all, 105 entries, approximately 17 percent of those entered, were recognized. The number of winners in each category was determined by the judges based on the quantity and quality of the entries. When calculating Sweepstakes, the following points are assigned —
First Place: 10
Second Place: 9
Third Place: 8
Fourth Place: 7
Fifth Place: 6
Honorable Mention: 5
The 2023 spring-semester competition is open to content published from Dec. 9, 2022-May 3, 2023. The BetterBNC submission site opens Feb. 17, with a contest deadline of May 3.
Fall 2022 leaders
Here are the top winners going into the spring competition. Sweepstakes rankings are by NSPA-member student media outlets, not by school.
When spring results are added in June, we’ll announce the winner of the Clips & Clicks Sweepstakes trophy.
119
First
CCNN Live
Christopher Columbus High School
Miami, Florida
110
Second
The Harbinger
Shawnee Mission East High School
Prairie Village, Kansas
66
Third
The Shield
McCallum High School
Austin, Texas
57
Fourth
Panorama
Ladue Horton Watkins High School
St. Louis, Missouri
48
Fifth
Veteran
Vandegrift High School
Austin, Texas
40
Sixth
Odyssey
Clarke Central High School
Athens, Georgia
27
Seventh
Scot Scoop
Carlmont High School
Belmont, California
26
Eighth
Eagle Edition
Episcopal School of Dallas
Dallas, Texas
24
Ninth (tie)
The Communicator
Community High School
Ann Arbor, Michigan
The Dispatch
James Bowie High School
Austin, Texas
OneMaize Media
Maize Career Academy
Maize, Kansas
Broadcast
Broadcast News Story
First
Emma’s recovery: Journey to Congress
Ella Daniel, Sam Record
The Rock
Rock Canyon High School
Highlands Ranch, Colorado
Second
Battle for the budget
Staff
CCNN Live
Christopher Columbus High School
Miami, Florida
Third
The last straw
Staff
CCNN Live
Christopher Columbus High School
Miami, Florida
Broadcast Feature Story
Second
Dia De Los Muertos crossing the divide
Nicolas Dovales, Lucas Batalla, Christopher Gonzalez, Adrian Perez
CCNN Live
Christopher Columbus High School
Miami, Florida
Third
Sphar faces everyday battles through cerebral palsy
Noah Byer, Emma Stillings, Ella Stillings
OneMaize Media
Maize Career Academy
Maize, Kansas
Fourth
Nick Vujicic
Parker Reynolds, Grace Esquibel
Eagle Nation News
Prosper High School
Prosper, Texas
Fifth
Danielle Whitmire
Landry Long, Parker Reynolds
Eagle Nation News
Prosper High School
Prosper, Texas
Broadcast Sports Story
Second
The Irvins
Staff
CCNN Live
Christopher Columbus High School
Miami, Florida
Third
All Hands On Deck
Staff
CCNN Live
Christopher Columbus High School
Miami, Florida
Fourth
The Rodeo Kid
Staff
CCNN Live
Christopher Columbus High School
Miami, Florida
Fifth
iCRYO Cryotherapy offers recovery services to Maize athletes
Melanie Coombs, Sarah Conner
OneMaize Media
Maize Career Academy
Maize, Kansas
Broadcast Commentary
First
How is your sleep affected by screen time before bed?
Haley Barnard, Sydney Lampkin, Stahley Sears, Kinsley Morrison
OneMaize Media
Maize Career Academy
Maize, Kansas
Second
iPhones. How much is too Much?
Anthony Martinez, Michael Martinez
CCNN Live
Christopher Columbus High School
Miami, Florida
Third
The Everglades
Anthony Martinez, Michael Martinez
CCNN Live
Christopher Columbus High School
Miami, Florida
Design
Newspaper Front Page
First
Heroes among us
Peyton Moore
The Harbinger
Shawnee Mission East High School
Prairie Village, Kansas
Second
Are you game?
Maddy Hammett, Grace Worsham, Abby Baughman, Iris Hernandez, Charlotte Traylor
Eagle Edition
Episcopal School of Dallas
Dallas, Texas
Newspaper Page/Spread
First
Sports Betting Spread
Francesca Stamati
The Harbinger
Shawnee Mission East High School
Prairie Village, Kansas
Second
Seeing these stars
Sophie Leung-Lieu, Naomi Di-Capua, Alice Scott
The Shield
McCallum High School
Austin, Texas
Third
Wait – AI can paint now?
Ezra Helfand
The Boiling Point
Shalhevet High School
Los Angeles, California
Fourth
Postcards from Dallas
Easterly Yeaman
Eagle Edition
Episcopal School of Dallas
Dallas, Texas
Fifth
Football’s in the family
Wyatt Meyer
Odyssey
Clarke Central High School
Athens, Georgia
Honorable Mentions
High school trips return
Lauren Lu
The Octagon, Sacramento Country Day School, Sacramento, California
Committed to the community
Molly Harwell
Odyssey, Clarke Central High School, Athens, Georgia
A DIY for the duos
Anna Mitchell
The Harbinger, Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie Village, Kansas
Seasonal sippin
Callie Hawkins, Grace Worsham
Eagle Edition, Episcopal School of Dallas, Dallas, Texas
Stitchery club
Ava Eberhart
The Octagon, Sacramento Country Day School, Sacramento, California
Magazine Cover
First
Washed out
Noel Mohamed, Simon Cox, Erika Spencer
The Patriot
Shawnee Mission South High School
Overland Park, Kansas
Second
Empowering women in sports
Eva Orbock, Chloe Sears
Odyssey
Clarke Central High School
Athens, Georgia
Magazine Page/Spread
First
A not so social butterfly and a young Black girl
Eva Adkins, Temprince Battle, Amira Adkins
Iliad Literary-Art Magazine
Clarke Central High School
Athens, Georgia
Second
Growing in style
Addi Hinesman, Morgan McClease
The Communicator
Community High School
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Third
Living up to the standards
Nathan Wituk, Sydney Endicott, Ainsley Cramer
Fusion
Maize Career Academy
Maize, Kansas
Fourth
Blondes have more fun
Fletcher Knowles
The Patriot
Shawnee Mission South High School
Overland Park, Kansas
Fifth
A pretty girl’s guide and inner peace
Eva Orbock, Cadence Schapker, Casey Anglin
Iliad Literary-Art Magazine
Clarke Central High School
Athens, Georgia
Yearbook Spread
First
Sketching out the summer
Addie Kerner
Panorama
Ladue Horton Watkins High School
St. Louis, Missouri
Informational Graphic
Second
All in a day’s work
Mimi Zhou
Panorama
Ladue Horton Watkins High School
St. Louis, Missouri
Third
All About the Music
Adya Burdick
The Harbinger
Shawnee Mission East High School
Prairie Village, Kansas
Fourth
Leading Lancers
Peyton Moore
The Harbinger
Shawnee Mission East High School
Prairie Village, Kansas
Fifth
Let’s taco-bout it: Vandy’s favorite fast food
Seiya Mutreja
Voice
Vandegrift High School
Austin, Texas
Photojournalism
News Photo
Feature Photo
Second
A sweet surprise
JoJo Barnard
The Shield
McCallum High School
Austin, Texas
Third
Yeah, baby!
Jordan Perez
CCNN Live
Christopher Columbus High School
Miami, Florida
Fourth
Senior cheers
Jordan Perez
CCNN Live
Christopher Columbus High School
Miami, Florida
Fifth
Solomon Souza portrait
Evan Beller
The Boiling Point
Shalhevet High School
Los Angeles, California
Honorable Mentions
Legacy
Celeste Shaw
Veteran, Vandegrift High School, Austin, Texas
Band
Jojo Phillips
Veteran, Vandegrift High School, Austin, Texas
Pink Week revenge served
Charlie Partheymuller
The Shield, McCallum High School, Austin, Texas
Sports Photo
Second
Waving proudly
Jordan Perez
CCNN Live
Christopher Columbus High School
Miami, Florida
Third
Through the rain
Jordan Perez
CCNN Live
Christopher Columbus High School
Miami, Florida
Fourth
Double trouble
Joseph Murphy
WLHS Now
West Linn High School
West Linn, Oregon
Fifth
Freshman basketball
Kelsey Simmons
Veteran
Vandegrift High School
Austin, Texas
Honorable Mentions
Header
Macy Crosser
The Harbinger, Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie Village, Kansas
Berger overcomes
Lillian Gray
The Shield, McCallum High School, Austin, Texas
In full swing
Claire Bauer
The Rock, Rock Canyon High School, Highlands Ranch, Colorado
Swim
Kaya Kinsey
Veteran, Vandegrift High School, Austin, Texas
It’s Lancer Day
Macy Crosser
The Harbinger, Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie Village, Kansas
Writing
News Story
First
Budget constraints force Mac orchestra directors to take over Lamar Middle School program
Ingrid Smith
The Shield
McCallum High School
Austin, Texas
Second
Can’t unwind
Katie Murphy
The Harbinger
Shawnee Mission East High School
Prairie Village, Kansas
Third
Restricting rights and infuriating communities
Mazzy Warren
The Dispatch
James Bowie High School
Austin, Texas
Fourth
Journalism teacher Chavira suspended after refusal to remove information from article
Gabrielle Lashley
The Pearl Post
Daniel Pearl Magnet High School
Lake Balboa, California
Fifth
Pressure for Prescriptions
Lyda Cosgrove
The Harbinger
Shawnee Mission East High School
Prairie Village, Kansas
Honorable Mentions
Retention rate crisis
Nico Willman, Sofia Balsamo
Odyssey, Clarke Central High School, Athens, Georgia
Alumni giving shows gratitude, engagement
Brooke Ebner
Eagle Edition, Episcopal School of Dallas, Dallas, Texas
Administrative hold
Cadence Schapker, Maya Clement
Odyssey, Clarke Central High School, Athens, Georgia
Breaking News: Woman beheaded on a San Carlos street
Clementine Cunningham
Scot Scoop, Carlmont High School, Belmont, California
Breaking down the bond
Francie Wilhelm
The Shield, McCallum High School, Austin, Texas
Feature Story
First
Chronic illness isn’t (a) uniform
Lucy Cassell-Kelley, Arista Luong
The Communicator
Community High School
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Second
Torn from Home
Allen You
Panorama
Ladue Horton Watkins High School
St. Louis, Missouri
Third
The streets of the city: a rising residence for youth
Annabel Chia
Scot Scoop
Carlmont High School
Belmont, California
Fourth
Under My Skin
Caroline Gould
The Harbinger
Shawnee Mission East High School
Prairie Village, Kansas
Fifth
Dear Student, the Supreme Court regrets to inform you…
Isabella Xu
The Nueva Current
The Nueva School
San Mateo, California
Honorable Mentions
Students break down Islamic misconceptions
Abigail Lincks
Voice, Vandegrift High School, Austin, Texas
Fact or fiction?
Alayna Majkrzak
The McHenry Messenger, McHenry Community High School, McHenry, Illinois
A new kind of freshie
Rylie Lockerman
Voice, Vandegrift High School, Austin, Texas
Wicked wardrobe
Lourdes Hernandez Peraza
Voice, Vandegrift High School, Austin, Texas
Burning through burnout
Eila Liu
The Rock, Rock Canyon High School, Highlands Ranch, Colorado
Sports Story
Second
Volleyball program savors its championship season
Naomi Di-Capua
The Shield
McCallum High School
Austin, Texas
Third
Zach Munger breaks records at state
Dimitri Silva
The Dispatch
James Bowie High School
Austin, Texas
Fourth
Savannah Bananas: reimagining baseball
Rintaro Sato
Scot Scoop
Carlmont High School
Belmont, California
Fifth
Families that play together stay together
Lanie Sepehri
The Shield
McCallum High School
Austin, Texas
Honorable Mentions
Game coverage: CCHS v. OCHS varsity basketball
Wyatt Meyer
Odyssey, Clarke Central High School, Athens, Georgia
Girls’ cross makes bold ‘state’ment
Alyssa Degan
The Prospector, Prospect High School, Mount Prospect, Illinois
Pioneer field hockey steals state champion title from Skyline
Reagan Masek
The Communicator, Community High School, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Editorial
First
They don’t respect us as student journalists
Delilah Brumer
The Pearl Post
Daniel Pearl Magnet High School
Lake Balboa, California
Second
Make menstrual products free and easily accessible!
Staff
The Octagon
Sacramento Country Day School
Sacramento, California
Third
Teachers with tacticals?
Katie Murphy
The Harbinger
Shawnee Mission East High School
Prairie Village, Kansas
Opinion
Second
Making a case for emergency training to be ISOS’s successor
Aaron Huang
The Nueva Current
The Nueva School
San Mateo, California
Third
Harry Styles is ‘Golden’ during Austin residency
Ingrid Smith
The Shield
McCallum High School
Austin, Texas
Fourth
Satire: The day the robots take over
Gabrielle Shore
Scot Scoop
Carlmont High School
Belmont, California
Fifth
Pop astrology’ pops off
Ella Mitchell
The Prospector
Prospect High School
Mount Prospect, Illinois
Honorable Mentions
Pride, patriotism plummet
Kevin Lynch
The Prospector, Prospect High School, Mount Prospect, Illinois
Issue 1: Letter from the Editor
Molly Harwell
Odyssey, Clarke Central High School, Athens, Georgia
Op-Ed: The Jewish high holidays during COVID-19
Amelia Bowman
The Gator, Brimmer and May School, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Summer 2022 showcases climate crisis on full display
Evan Michaeli
The Gator, Brimmer and May School, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts