2023-24 Clips & Clicks

NSPA announces winners
of spring 2024 Clips & Clicks contest

Aug. 9, 2024

MINNEAPOLIS — Congratulations to the winners of the Clips & Clicks contest for the spring 2024 semester — and to the NSPA-member student media outlets earning Sweepstakes recognition. 

The competition, open to all NSPA members, honors current work among student journalists, and the spring-semester winners feature work produced from Dec. 14, 2023, to May 8, 2024.

There were approximately 896 submissions in the spring 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, 119  entries, approximately 13 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 Harbinger, Shawnee Mission East High School, 
claims 2023-24 Sweepstakes

Congratulations to The Harbinger, Shawnee Mission East High School, winner of this year’s Clips & Clicks Sweepstakes trophy. 

Sweepstakes rankings are by NSPA-member student media outlet, not by school. Results of both fall and spring contests generate final standings. 

The Top 10 winners are listed below. In all, 58 student-media outlets scored points in the contest.

121

Sweepstakes Winner

The Harbinger
Shawnee Mission East High School
Prairie Village, Kansas

118

Second

CCNN Live
Christopher Columbus High School
Miami, Florida

101

Third

The Shield
McCallum High School
Austin, Texas

85

Fourth

Panorama
Ladue Horton Watkins High School
St. Louis, Missouri

84

Fifth

Odyssey
Clarke Central High School
Athens, Georgia

80

Sixth

The Review
St. John’s School
Houston, Texas

67

Seventh

The Dispatch
James Bowie High School
Austin, Texas

60

Eighth

Raider
Gulliver Preparatory School
Pinecrest, Florida

57

Ninth

The Rock
Rock Canyon High School
Highlands Ranch, Colorado

55

10th

Hauberk
Shawnee Mission East High School
Prairie Village, Kansas



Broadcast

Broadcast News Story

First
Zero Waste
Staff
CCNN Live
Christopher Columbus High School
Miami, Florida

Second
The Impact of Social Media on Journalism
Gonzalo Vidaguren, Lucas Armando, Daniel Lipof, Vikram Sebastian
RaiderVision
Gulliver Preparatory School
Pinecrest, Florida

Third
Little Strong
Coleman Meier, Cali Swick, Colton Boston
Eagle Nation News
Prosper High School
Prosper, Texas


Broadcast Feature Story

First
Chasing The High
Avaleigh Miller, Ellysabeth Edwards, Ryan Jones
The Talon News
Argyle High School
Argyle, Texas

Second
David
Andrew Ahrendt, Brandon Pineyro, Matthew Quesada, Mia Ortiz, Nicholas Dovales
CCNN Live
Christopher Columbus High School
Miami, Florida

Third
Danny Jacobson
Sebastian Broche, Matthew Quesada, Gabriel Fraga, Brandon Pineyro
CCNN Live
Christopher Columbus High School
Miami, Florida

Fourth
Grant Miller
Andrew Ahrendt, Brandon Pineyro, Matthew Quesada, Mia Ortiz, Nicholas Dovales
CCNN Live
Christopher Columbus High School
Miami, Florida

Fifth
HEAL Ministries Feature Story
Madelyn Maners, Syndey Moore, Sam Mazzo, Kenzie Edwards, Lyla Kelley
CPA Media Studio
Christ Presbyterian Academy
Nashville, Tennessee


Broadcast Sports Story

First
Columbus vs Evans Semifinals
Nicholas Dovales, Thomas Zarut, Nicolas Oliva, Jason Fernandez, Rodolfo Gonzalez
CCNN Live
Christopher Columbus High School
Miami, Florida

Second
Columbus vs Key West
Nicolas Oliva, Adriano Boutros, Gabriel Fraga, Thomas Zarut, Rodolfo Gonzalez
CCNN Live
Christopher Columbus High School
Miami, Florida

Third
Girl’s Basketball
Bradston Swick
Eagle Nation News
Prosper High School
Prosper, Texas


Broadcast Commentary

First
Gender Pay Equality
Chris Sanchez, Dylan Biondo, Luca Oliveira, Alex Hanna
RaiderVision
Gulliver Preparatory School
Pinecrest, Florida

Second
Why Choose Healthy
Finn Spach, Rocky Thoman, Jonathan Harling
DPNews
Dos Pueblos High School
Goleta, California

Third
Should Social Media be banned for teens?
Thomas Zarut, Adriano Boutros, Gabriel Fraga, Victor Baro
CCNN Live
Christopher Columbus High School
Miami, Florida



Design

Newspaper/Newsmagazine Front Page

First
Celebrating #1 state success
Lynn-Clara Tun, Olivia Wegmann-Krider
Zephyrus
Edina High School
Edina, Minnesota

Second
The new McCallum
Sophie Leung-Lieu
The Shield
McCallum High School
Austin, Texas

Third
Growing Up Sephora
Amanda Brantley, Serina Yan
The Review
St. John’s School
Houston, Texas

Fourth
Issue 3
Molly Harwell
Odyssey
Clarke Central High School
Athens, Georgia


Newspaper/Newsmagazine Page/Spread

First
Up In Smoke
Kiara Benoit
The Muse
Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts
West Palm Beach, Florida

Second
A Deadly Year
Lucy Stephens
The Harbinger
Shawnee Mission East High School
Prairie Village, Kansas

Third
Helping hand
Maya Clement
Odyssey
Clarke Central High School
Athens, Georgia

Fourth
Songwriting strikes a chord
Sophie Leung-Lieu, Chloe Lewcock
The Shield
McCallum High School
Austin, Florida

Fifth
Not a wild child
Elaine Jiang
Scot Scoop
Carlmont High School
Belmont, California

Honorable mentions

4,000 years of history
Elaine Jiang
Scot Scoop, Carlmont High School, Belmont, California

Splashing Records
Vincent Hsiao
Panorama, Ladue Horton Watkins High School, St. Louis, Missouri


Magazine Cover

First
Girl.
Mia Rodriguez
Literati
Our Lady of Lourdes Academy
Miami, Florida

Second
Prometheus
Olivia Hendershot
Iliad Literary-Art Magazine
Clarke Central High School
Athens, Georgia

Third
Reverie
Mimi Zhou
Melodrama
Ladue Horton Watkins High School
St. Louis, Missouri

Fourth
Odyssey
John Walton, Iris Robertson
Odyssey
James Bowie High School
Austin, Texas


Magazine Page/Spread

First
Romantic demise
Olivia Hendershot
Iliad Literary-Art Magazine
Clarke Central High School
Athens, Georgia

Second
Guiding Light
Mac Huffman, Ella Braig
ID
Ladue Horton Watkins High School
St. Louis, Missouri

Third
Just a girl
Mia Rodriguez
Literati
Our Lady of Lourdes Academy
Miami, Florida

Fourth
Remembrance of Autumn
Olivia Hendershot
Iliad Literary-Art Magazine
Clarke Central High School
Athens, Georgia

Fifth
Growing Pains
John Walton, Devyn Barnes, Rosemarie Nevland
Odyssey
James Bowie High School
Austin, Texas


Yearbook Spread

First
The Winner Takes it All
Ava Fiala, Kaylyn Ross, Raiqa Rayhan, Ana Valdarrama Lemus
Marquee
Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts
West Palm Beach, Florida

Second
Bright Minds
Gina Copetti
Raider
Gulliver Preparatory School
Miami, Florida

Third
Fashion forward
Sofia Wehner
Hauberk
Shawnee Mission East High School
Prairie Village, Kansas

Fourth
On the Floor
Alexis Acosta
Raider
Gulliver Preparatory School
Miami, Florida

Fifth
Strike a Pose
Hannah Salz, Sara Hernandez
Lone Star
James Bowie High School
Austin, Texas

Honorable mentions

The Bar Was Raised
Laurel Hansen
Brickhouse, Shawnee Mission North High School, Overland Park, Kansas

All Together Now
Maisy James, Kathryn Hagen
Whigrean, Edina High School, Edina, Minnesota

It’s Showtime
Juanpablo Espinosa, Davaughn Russell
Adelante, Christopher Columbus High School, Miami, Florida

Spencer & Owen
Ella Yun
Hauberk, Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie Village, Kansas

Courage Over Fear
Ivan Guerra, Brian Bech, Davaughn Russell
Adelante, Christopher Columbus High School, Miami, Florida


Informational Graphic

First
Coastal Crisis
Emily Liu
Panorama
Ladue Horton Watkins High School
St. Louis, Missouri

Second
Solar Eclipse
Aisha Rashid
Veteran
Vandegrift High School
Austin, Texas

Third
What’s Trending
Nicole Mendez
Brickhouse
Shawnee Mission North High School
Overland Park, Kansas

Fourth
School Money: Where Does It Go?
Brooke Yang
The Muse
Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts
West Palm Beach, Florida

Fifth
Hip Hop
Mazzy Warren
The Dispatch
James Bowie High School
Austin, Texas



Photojournalism

News Photo

First
Speak Out
Samantha Atkins
Hauberk
Shawnee Mission East High School
Prairie Village, Kansas

Second
School gathers for coast-to-coast eclipse viewing
Lex Langlais
The Review
St. John’s School
Houston, Texas

Third
Physics
Paula Canadell
Veteran
Vandegrift High School
Austin, Texas

Fourth
Snow Prince
Vincent Hsiao
Panorama
Ladue Horton Watkins High School
St. Louis, Missouri

Fifth
Helping hand
Aza Khan
Odyssey
Clarke Central High School
Athens, Georgia


Feature Photo

First
Waving the Flags
Anahi Silva
Brickhouse
Shawnee Mission North High School
Overland Park, Kansas

Second
Buzzer Beater
Aiden Velez
The Muse
Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts
West Palm Beach, Florida

Third
Don’t Crack the Egg
Maggie Condon
The Harbinger
Shawnee Mission East High School
Prairie Village, Kansas

Fourth
Split Sequence
Hannah Salz
Lone Star
James Bowie High School
Austin, Texas

Fifth
“Mary” solo
Teryn DeBey
Brickhouse
Shawnee Mission North High School
Overland Park, Kansas


Sports Photo

First
Springing Senior
Paige Bean
The Harbinger
Shawnee Mission East High School
Prairie Village, Kansas

Second
A duel at dusk
Julia Copas
The Shield
McCallum High School
Austin, Texas

Third
Goal Attitude
Gabriella Memmen
Raider
Gulliver Preparatory School
Miami, Florida

Fourth
Freezing the Competition
Elly Brooks
The Rock
Rock Canyon High School
Highlands Ranch, Colorado

Fifth
Dive and Catch
Teryn DeBey
Brickhouse
Shawnee Mission North High School
Overland Park, Kansas

Honorable mentions

Coaching Success
Matthew Quesada
CCNN Live, Christopher Columbus High School, Miami, Florida

Best Teammate
Caroline Martucci
The Harbinger, Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie Village, Kansas

Roles reversed
Julia Copas
The Shield, McCallum High School, Austin, Texas



Writing

News Story

First
Students stage walk out for Palestine
Nate Williams
The Shield
McCallum High School
Austin, Texas

Second
A Glimpse at the Eclipse
Dee Lee, Claire Bauer
The Rock
Rock Canyon High School
Highlands Ranch, Colorado

Third
Two-hour recess called at Edina School Board meeting following protests
Urva Jha
Zephyrus
Edina High School
Edina, Minnesota

Fourth
Rodents spotted in ‘Stoga: Conestoga students, staff see mice around the building
Jui Bhatia, Aren Framil
The Spoke
Conestoga High School
Berwyn, Pennsylvania

Fifth
Cooking up a storm
Isabella Westrich
Odyssey
Clarke Central High School
Athens, Georgia

Honorable mentions

A Groundbreaking Change
Zachary Kleiman
The Trinity Voice, Trinity Preparatory School, Winter Park, Florida

PAEA teachers, staff rally over impasse with PAUSD at Board of Education meeting
Luca Vostrejs, Meryem Orazova
The Campanile, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, California

Biden kicks off 2024 reelection campaign in Montgomery County
Ben Shapiro, Shreya Vaidhyanathan
The Spoke, Conestoga High School, Berwyn, Pennsylvania

Japanese Americans embrace heritage through Cherry Blossom Festival
Shiori Chen
Scot Scoop, Carlmont High School, Belmont, California

Embracing diversity: Heritage Fair 2024
Jackson Sneeringer, Rachel Alcazar, Elaine Jiang, Isabella Rice, Kiana Chen
Scot Scoop, Carlmont High School, Belmont, California


Feature Story

First
Life of the Party
Ella Piper Claffy, Dalia Sandberg, Lee Monistere
The Review
St. John’s School
Houston, Texas

Second
End of an Appi-era
Addie Moore
The Harbinger
Shawnee Mission East High School
Prairie Village, Kansas

Third
Crescendo
Arti Jain
Panorama
Ladue Horton Watkins High School
St. Louis, Missouri

Fourth
Hip Hop: Raps and rhymes changing times
Mazzy Warren
The Dispatch
James Bowie High School
Austin, Texas

Fifth
Shadowed by sexism: How gender inequality manifests in school community
Sophia Bateman, Anna Reznick
The Standard
The American School in London
London, England

Honorable mentions

Writing the wreckage
Ingrid Smith
The Shield, McCallum High School, Austin, Texas

Thinking differently about thinking differently
Lucy Walker, Elizabeth Hu, Annie Jones
The Review, St. John’s School, Houston, Texas

From the ashes
Katie Myckatyn
ID, Ladue Horton Watkins High School, St. Louis, Missouri

Going the extra mile
Chloe Lewcock
The Shield, McCallum High School, Austin, Texas


Sports Story

First
Andre Mills ’24: The Odyssey of a Basketball Prodigy
Evan Michaeli, Tavio Mares-Van Praag
The Gator
Brimmer and May School
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

Second
Dysmorphia in the details
Nathan Turnbeaugh
Scot Scoop
Carlmont High School
Belmont, California

Third
Strike Up A Friendship
Adriano Peralta
Brickhouse
Shawnee Mission North High School
Overland Park, Kansas

Fourth
The King of Hearts
Eli Schwartzman
The Bobcat Prowl
South Windsor High School
South Windsor, Connecticut

Fifth
Female athletes challenge stereotypes, celebrate Women In Sports Day
Amaya Bharadwaj
The Campanile
Palo Alto High School
Palo Alto, California

Honorable mentions

Student athletes forced into tradeoff between school, club sports
Alec Bonnard
The Campanile, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, California

Dreyfoos on Ice
Gavin Murray
The Muse, Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts, West Palm Beach, Florida

“Play like a girl: Maurillo and Martinez on coed sports teams”
Reese Bassuk
The Urban Legend, Urban School of San Francisco, San Francisco, California

Freezing the Competition
Elly Brooks , Claudia Llado
The Rock, Rock Canyon High School, Highlands Ranch, Colorado

Para-athlete swims for ‘Dawgs
Ben Tillisch
The Dispatch, James Bowie High School, Austin, Texas


Editorial

First
Editorial: We Support Newton Teachers
Editorial Board
The Gator
Brimmer and May School
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

Second
Editorial: AI is a tool, not the future of journalism
Editorial Board
The Oracle
The Archer School for Girls
Los Angeles, California

Third
No Affinity for Diversity
Nikhil Daniel
The Trinity Voice
Trinity Preparatory School
Winter Park, Florida


Opinion

First
Society pressures introverts to transform their personalities, conform to standards
Cynthia Huang
The Campanile
Palo Alto High School
Palo Alto, California

Second
Why I won’t celebrate the Cambodian New Year the way I used to
Jeffrey Heng
The Spoke
Conestoga High School
Berwyn, Pennsylvania

Third
On the Sideline
Kai McPhail
The Harbinger
Shawnee Mission East High School
Prairie Village, Kansas

Fourth
Absent period products
Amya Hopkins
Odyssey
Clarke Central High School
Athens, Georgia

Fifth
Charging your own battery
Gabby Kaplan
The Oracle
The Archer School for Girls
Los Angeles, California

Honorable mentions

Sephora Kids
Ada Lillie Worthington
The Harbinger, Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie Village, Kansas

Tell me, Wy (Issue 2)
Wyatt Meyer
Odyssey, Clarke Central High School, Athens, Georgia

Will We Ever Learn?
Isabella Maldonado
The Communicator, Community High School, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Lawmakers, take a biology class
Miya Cao
The Spoke, Conestoga High School, Berwyn, Pennsylvania

California should pursue Vote16, lower voting age for local elections
Alec Bonnard
The Campanile, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, California