Fall 2024 Best of Show
NSPA names individual, staff Best of Show winners
Nov. 9, 2024
PHILADELPHIA – Associated Collegiate Press presented Best of Show awards at the conclusion of the JEA/NSPA Fall National High School Journalism Convention, Nov. 9, 2024, in Philadelphia.
The Best of Show competition honored current student work in two categories posted below —
See the winners below:
Individual recognition
Broadcast: News Story
Best of Show
Larry Liu, Jack Mancuso, Sydney Beach
KCBY-TV
Coppell High School
Pinkerton Closes
Second Place
Jonathan Harling, Sam Mitchell, Kaarlo Anderson
DPNews
Dos Pueblos High School
Old Town Goleta gets a face-lift
Third Place
Sydney Ortiz
Kingwood Park Times
Kingwood Park High School
Kingwood copes with Hurricane Beryl aftermath
Fourth Place
Sydney Ortiz
Kingwood Park Times
Kingwood Park High School
Journalism workshop provides resources
Fifth Place
Tyler McCutchen, Wyatt Loffer, Lucas AbuGhazaleh
DPNews
Dos Pueblos High School
Checked In, Phones Out: High Schools Now Locking Away Devices in Cell Hotels
Sixth Place
Ben Hass
Northmen News
Oak Park High School
eSports team start this fall
Seventh Place
Hemi Riojas, Arisha Hasan, Aishwarya Aishwarya Anandkumar, Jia Capucao
KCBY-TV
Coppell High School
Garba Festival
Eighth Place
Braeden Kettinger, Laney Quandt
FHNtodayTV
Francis Howell North High School
FCA Rekindles Organization
Ninth Place
Owen Salgado, Mychal Nuno, John Cortez
DPNews
Dos Pueblos High School
School Spirit Meets Asian Heritage: A Deep Dive Into Asian Student Alliance
Broadcast: Feature Story
Best of Show
Lucas Trexler, Townes Wdiger
DPNews
Dos Pueblos High School
This is Surf Country
Second Place
Staff
The Hauberk
Shawnee Mission East High School
Driven to Compete
Third Place
Kane Manfull
FHNtodayTV
Francis Howell North High School
Humans of FHN | Kevin McGuire
Fourth Place
Pranav Ganji, Aryas Raut, Elliott Patton, John Amundson
KCBY-TV
Coppell High School
Cross Country Feature
Fifth Place
Sophia Pixley
DPNews
Dos Pueblos High School
Committed: the Journey to D1
Sixth Place
Sydney Ortiz
Kingwood Park Times
Kingwood Park High School
Summer Media Camp inspires young journalists
Seventh Place
Larry Liu, Eason Sun, Suraj Baratam, Davis Butts
KCBY-TV
Coppell High School
Plunger Boy Feature
Eighth Place
Townes Widger, Arthur Bonifield, Lucas Trexler, Everett Womack
DPNews
Dos Pueblos High School
Warm Food Brings a Warm Community at the Nugget
Ninth Place
Rachel Janusas, Zenia Potter, Luke Knight
DPNews
Dos Pueblos High School
Keeping the water safe from an early age
Tenth Place
Verner Guzman, Erik San Juan Villegas, Trestan Garcia
DPNews
Dos Pueblos High School
Community Feeds Success
Editorial Leadership: All Media
Best of Show
Wyatt Meyer
Odyssey Newsmagazine
Clarke Central High School
Editorial Leadership, Wyatt Meyer
Second Place
Caroline Zhang
The Fine Print
East Ridge High School
Third Place
Addie Moore
The Hauberk
Shawnee Mission East High School
Fourth Place
Fallon Head
Kingwood Park Times
Kingwood Park High School
Fifth Place
Ayaan Shah
The Stinger
Emmaus High School
Sixth Place
Arti Jain
Ladue Publications
Ladue Horton Watkins High School
Seventh Place
Terina Papatu
Hawkeye Mountlake Terrace High School
Eighth Place
Vanessa Ng
FHNtodayTV
Francis Howell North High School
Ninth Place
Amanda Brantley
The Review
Saint John’s School
Tenth Place
Maria Gonzalez
Legend
Wando High School
Design: Newspaper/Newsmagazine
Best of Show
Margaret Myckatyn
Ladue Publications
Ladue Horton Watkins High School
Medical Mindset
Second Place
Bri Taliaferro
FHNtodayTV
Francis Howell North High School
Jumping Into Fall
Third Place
Michaela Manfull
FHNtodayTV
Francis Howell North High School
Rediscover the Outdoors
Fourth Place
Charlotte Schwarte
The Dispatch
James Bowie High School
Feature page 5
Fifth Place
Addie Moore
The Hauberk
Shawnee Mission East High School
Just a Threat?
Sixth Place
Bentlee Toland
The Dispatch
James Bowie High School
Entertainment page 12
Seventh Place
Stella Palm, Meg Imherr
Knight Media
Prospect High School
Building culture one Knight at a time
Eighth Place
Serina Yan
The Review Saint John’s School
ZYNSANITY
Ninth Place
Serina Yan
The Review
Saint John’s School
Brat Alternatives for Autumn
Tenth Place
Kendall Bowers
Legend Wando High School
A deep dive into scuba
Design: Yearbook
Best of Show
Caroline Entrup, Julian DeWeese, Lydia Hines, Oona Pogue
Spirit
Lindbergh High School
Cue the New
Second Place
Lydia Stoneman
Ladue Publications
Ladue Horton Watkins High School
Week 8
Third Place
Bethany Goodson, Lillian Mullins, Audrey Scarpace
Spirit
Lindbergh High School
Foodie
Fourth Place
Staff
The Howl
Southwest CTA
Bustin’ Ours to Kick Yours
Fifth Place
Hannah Whitaker
Legend
Wando High School
Beauty in Business
Sixth Place
Hannah Whitaker
Legend
Wando High School
Notes from the Dreamhouse
Seventh Place
Hannah Whitaker
Legend
Wando High School
Prom on Film
Eighth Place
Kiarra Kramer
Spirit
Lindbergh High School
It’s Stick Season
Ninth Place
Amelia Vander May, Will Parisse
DPNews
Dos Pueblos High School
Summertime
Tenth Place
Staff
The How
Southwest CTA
Fresh New Set
Photojournalism: Feature Photo
Best of Show
Vincent Hsiao
Ladue Publications
Ladue Horton Watkins High School
Song Surfer
Second Place
Emmy Barrett
The Hauberk
Shawnee Mission East High School
Tunnel of Excitement
Third Place
Shelby Townsend
Kingwood Park Times
Kingwood Park High School
New Technology
Fourth Place
Mackenzie Moore
Legend
Wando High School
Fright Night
Fifth Place
Oliver Barrera
Spirit
Lindbergh High School
Senior Assembly
Sixth Place
Austin Griffin
Excalibur
Francis Howell North High School
Flag on the Field
Seventh Place
Paige Bean
The Hauberk
Shawnee Mission East High School
Painting the Future
Eighth Place
Amelia Vander May
DPNews
Dos Pueblos High School
Surf’s up!
Ninth Place
Sophia Dolloff
Legend Wando High School
Stay or Go?
Tenth Place
Caroline Kraft
FHCtoday
Francis Howell Central High School
Shake it off
Photojournalism: Sports Photo
Best of Show
Josie Mangine
The Hauberk
Shawnee Mission East High School
Header Hopes
Second Place
Kayla Nguyen
The Sidekick
Coppell High School
Homecoming crashers: Cowboys take down Wildcats, 31-24
Third Place
Mallory Thompson
Free State Journalism Lawrence
Free State High School Journalism
Coin Flip
Fourth Place
Vincent Hsiao
Ladue Publications
Ladue Horton Watkins High School
Pause before Pass
Fifth Place
Sydney Ortiz
Kingwood Park Times
Kingwood Park High School
Final kick
Sixth Place
Reagan Arnold
DPNews
Dos Pueblos High School
Royal Defeat
Seventh Place
Taylor Griffin
Excalibur
Francis Howell North High School
Up in the Air
Eighth Place
Kelly Montague
The Panther Press
Strath Haven High School
Falling to Victory
Ninth Place
William Griffith
The Hauberk
Shawnee Mission East High School
Pulled to Goal
Tenth Place
Matthew Ramirez
The Panther Press
Strath Haven High School
Before the Win
Reporting: News Story
Best of Show
Sydney Ortiz
Kingwood Park Times
Kingwood Park High School
Recovery tests patience in Kingwood after Hurricane Beryl’s destruction
Second Place
Wyatt Meyer
Odyssey Newsmagazine
Clarke Central High School
Breaking news: CCSD, CCHS host safety assemblies
Third Place
Mikail Khan
The Review
Saint John’s School
Fire disrupts Lower School, power restored within a day
Fourth Place
Ayaan Shah, Carina McCallum
The Stinger
Emmaus High School
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro visits Emmaus High School to promote new education budget
Fifth Place
Matteo Ventresca, Clark Kerkstra
The Panther Press
Strath Haven High School
School Board faces backlash amid superintendent’s departure, teacher contract disputes
Sixth Place
Sneha Lele
The Falconer
Torrey Pines High School
Fall for Dance concert
Seventh Place
Ellie Koff, Makaylah Gerling
The Falconer
Torrey Pines High School
Campus theft over summer
Eighth Place
Liberty Pittman
The Dispatch
James Bowie High School
Misinformation in modern media
Ninth Place
Rae Murphy
The Stinger
Emmaus High School
ESL program revamped, merges with CP English
Tenth Place
Sahasra Chakilam
The Sidekick
Coppell High School
Breaking the bank: District aims to alleviate budget constraints through VATRE, possible school consolidation
Reporting: Feature Story
Best of Show
Eshna Das, Lee Monistere, Dalia Sandberg
The Review
Saint John’s School
ZYNSANITY
Second Place
Sophia Bateman
The Standard
The American School in London
Tamara Smith strengthens cross-cultural ties through Olympics volunteering
Third Place
Cass Love, Sophia Gorba
The Falconer
Torrey Pines High School
Migrating monarchs
Fourth Place
Cass Love
The Falconer
Torrey Pines High School
Behind barricaded doors
Fifth Place
Emlyn McKinney, Wyatt Meyer
Odyssey Newsmagazine
Clarke Central High School
The weight of the scale
Sixth Place
Emmerson Winfrey
The Hauberk
Shawnee Mission East High School
A Noteable Player
Seventh Place
Fallon Head
Kingwood Park Times
Kingwood Park High School
Potters rebuild after tree destroys home
Eighth Place
Annabelle Reagan
Ladue Publications
Ladue Horton Watkins High School
Strings Attached
Ninth Place
Amanda Feinberg
KnightMedia
Prospect High School
Rethinking AI reframes classe
Tenth Place
Drew Johnson
FHNtodayTV
Francis Howell North High School
#uKnighted Through Community
Reporting: Election 2024
Best of Show
C.J. Getting, Jay Deegan, Sarah Segvich
Central Times
Naperville Central High School
Youth voices amplified
Second Place
Oskar Doepke, Ruby Rogers
The Standard
The American School in London
A pit of vipers’: School culture complicates political expression
Third Place
Amanda Feinberg
Knight Media
Prospect High School
The great divide
Fourth Place
Loewy Nalle
Tower Broadcast News
The Masters School
Celebrity endorsements lead young voters to register
Fifth Place
Neena Atkins
Tower Broadcast News
The Masters School Social media is fueling political polarization
Sixth Place
Hannah Halterman
FHCtoday
Francis Howell Central High School
Imitation is not flattering
Seventh Place
Biraj Khadka
The Standard
The American School in London
Never Trump’ Republican Trevon Ashton reflects on upcoming election
Eighth Place
Tara Behbehani
The Standard
The American School in London
Non-American citizens share outlook on US presidential election
Ninth Place
Michaela Manfull
FHNtodayTV
Francis Howell North High School
Can You See Through the Misinformation
Tenth Place
Rooke Wiser
Tower Broadcast News
The Masters School
New Yorkers to vote on Proposition 1 to broaden anti-discrimination protections
Staff recognition
Broadcast News Program
Best of Show
HTV Magazine
Hillcrest High School
Springfield, Missouri
Second Place
KCBY
Coppell High School
Coppell, Texas
Third Place
DPNews
Dos Pueblos High School
Goleta, California
Fourth Place
JNN
Joseph Gregori High School
Modesto, California
Fifth Place
HCA Today
Horse Creek Academy
Aiken, South Carolina
Sixth Place
Cougar Roundup
Shawnee Mission Northwest High School
Shawnee, Kansas
Seventh Place
WTHS Media
Tupelo High School
Tupelo, Mississippi
Eighth Place
KNET News
Liberty North High School
Liberty, Missouri
Ninth Place
The Morning Bru
Lake Braddock Secondary School
Burke, Virginia
Tenth Place
FHNtodayTV
Francis Howell North High School
Saint Charles, Missouri
Broadcast News Program (Junior High/Middle School)
Best of Show
Swarm Productions
Bryant Junior High School
Bryant, Arkansas
Literary Arts Magazine
Best of Show
Melodrama
Ladue Horton Watkins High School
St. Louis, Missouri
Second Place
The Fine Print
East Ridge High School
Woodbury, Minnesota
Third Place
Reflections
Gulliver Preparatory School
Pinecrest, Florida
Fourth Place
Iliad
Clarke Central High School
Athens, Georgia
Fifth Place
The Tartan
McLean High School
McLean, Virginia
Sixth Place
Odyssey
James Bowie High School
Austin, Texas
Seventh Place
Voice
Community High School
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Eighth Place
Menagerie
Lyons Township High School
La Grange, Illinois
Ninth Place
Inscriptions
Shawnee Mission South High School
Overland Park, Kansas
Tenth Place
Illumine
Christ Presbyterian Academy
Nashville, Tennessee
Newspaper (fewer than 1,800)
Best of Show
The Harbinger
Shawnee Mission East High School
Prairie Village, Kansas
Second Place
The Remarker
St. Mark’s School of Texas
Dallas, Texas
Third Place
Eagle Edition
The Episcopal School of Dallas
Dallas, Texas
Fourth Place
U-High Midway
University of Chicago Laboratory High School
Chicago, Illinois
Fifth Place
The Review
St. John’s School
Houston, Texas
Sixth Place
The Puma Press
University Prep
Seattle, Washington
Seventh Place
The Standard
The American School in London
London, England
Eighth Place
The Southerner
Midtown High School
Atlanta, Georgia
Ninth Place
The Lancer
Thousand Oaks High School
Thousand Oaks, California
Tenth Place
Redwood Bark
Redwood High School
Larkspur, California
Newspaper (more than 1,800)
Best of Show
The Mirror
Van Nuys High School
Van Nuys, California
Second Place
The Dispatch
James Bowie High School
Austin, Texas
Third Place
The Lion’s Roar
Newton South High School
Newton, Massachusetts
Fourth Place
The Epitaph
Homestead High School
Cupertino, California
Fifth Place
The Sidekick
Coppell High School
Coppell, Texas
Sixth Place
The Oracle
Glenbrook South High School
Glenview, Illinois
Seventh Place
The Spoke
Conestoga High School
Berwyn, Pennsylvania
Eighth Place
The Trailblazer
McNeil High School
Austin, Texas
Ninth Place
The Nexus
Westview High School
San Diego, California
Tenth Place
The Prospector
Prospect High School
Mount Prospect, Illinois
Newsmagazine (fewer than 1,800)
Best of Show
The Communicator Magazine
Community High School
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Second Place
North Star
Francis Howell North High School
St. Charles, Missouri
Third Place
The Pearl Post
Daniel Pearl Magnet High School
Lake Balboa, California
Fourth Place
The Yeti
Urban School of San Francisco
San Francisco, California
Fifth Place
Panorama
Ladue Horton Watkins High School
St. Louis, Missouri
Sixth Place
The Patriot
Shawnee Mission South High School
Overland Park, Kansas
Seventh Place
The Free Press
Lawrence Free State High School
Lawrence, Kansas
Eighth Place
Northwest Passage
Shawnee Mission Northwest High School
Shawnee, Kansas
Ninth Place
The Muse
Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts
West Palm Beach, Florida
Tenth Place
The Kirkwood Call
Kirkwood High School
Kirkwood, Missouri
Newsmagazine (more than 1,800)
Best of Show
Odyssey
Clarke Central High School
Athens, Georgia
Second Place
The Highlander
McLean High School
McLean, Virginia
Third Place
The Pride
Kingwood Park High School
Kingwood, Texas
Fourth Place
Statesman
Adlai E. Stevenson High School
Lincolnshire, Illinois
Fifth Place
The Triangle
Columbus North High School
Columbus, Indiana
Sixth Place
Eagle Eye
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
Parkland, Florida
Seventh Place
Crimson
Paso Robles High School
Paso Robles, California
Eighth Place
TJ Today
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Alexandria, Virginia
Ninth Place
Tribal Tribune
Wando High School
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Tenth Place
Central Focus
Francis Howell Central High School
Cottleville, Missouri
Newspaper (Junior High/Middle School)
Best of Show
The Scroll
The American School in London
London, England
Second Place
The Crane
Cranbrook Middle School for Boys
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Third Place
The Sun Devils’ Scoop
Kent Denver School
Englewood, Colorado
Fourth Place
The Cougar Star
Clague Middle School
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Fifth Place
The Occurance
Bryant Junior High School
Bryant, Arkansas
Website (fewer than 1,800 students)
Best of Show
The Huron Emery
Huron High School
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Second Place
West Side Story
Iowa City West High School
Iowa City, Iowa
Third Place
The Panther Press
Strath Haven High School
Wallingford, Pennsylvania
Fourth Place
The Southerner
Midtown High School
Atlanta, Georgia
Fifth Place
FHNtoday
Francis Howell North High School
Saint Charles, Missouri
Sixth Place
Southwest Shadow
Southwest Career and Technical Academy
Las Vegas, Nevada
Seventh Place
The Communicator
Community High School
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Eighth Place
Muse
Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts
West Palm Beach, Florida
Ninth Place
The Oracle
The Archer School for Girls
Los Angeles, California
Tenth Place
The Talisman
Rutherford B. Hayes High School
Delaware, Ohio
Website (more than 1,800 students)
Best of Show
HiLite
Carmel High School
Carmel, Indiana
Second Place
FHSToday
Francis Howell Central High School
Cottleville, Missouri
Third Place
Odyssey Media Group
Clarke Central High School
Athens, Georgia
Fourth Place
Crimson Newsmagazine
Paso Robles High School
Paso Robles, California
Fifth Place
Eastside Online
Cherry Hill High School East
Cherry Hill, New Jersey
Sixth Place
Scot Scoop
Carlmont High School
Belmont, California
Seventh Place
The Falconer
Torrey Pines High School
San Diego, California
Eighth Place
KP Times
Kingwood Park High School
Kingwood, Texas
Ninth Place
Manual RedEye
DuPont Manual High School
Louisville, Kentucky
Tenth Place
North Star News
Niles North High School
Skokie, Illinois
Website (Junior High/Middle School)
Best of Show
BJHS Media
Bryant Junior High School
Bryant, Arkansas
Second Place
The Cougar Star
Clague Middle School
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Yearbook (144-256 pages)
Best of Show
U-Highlights
University of Chicago Laboratory High School
Chicago, Illinois
Second Place
The Bard
Hill Country Christian School
Austin, Texas
Third Place
Green & Gold
West Linn High School
West Linn, Oregon
Fourth Place
Vieo
Castle View High School
Castle Rock, Colorado
Fifth Place
Excaliber
T.R. Robinson High School
Tampa, Florida
Sixth Place
Teresian
St. Teresa’s Academy
Kansas City, Missouri
Seventh Place
Purgold
North Kansas City High School
North Kansas City, Missouri
Eighth Place
The Raider
Larry A. Ryle High School
Union, Kentucky
Ninth Place
The Pride
Kingwood Park High School
Kingwood, Texas
Tenth Place
Tempo
Mountlake Terrace High School
Mountlake Terrace, Washington
Yearbook (257-304 pages)
Best of Show
Lion’s Roar
Christ Presbyterian Academy
Nashville, Tennessee
Second Place
Maverick
McNeil High School
Austin, Texas
Third Place
The Comet
Austin High School
Austin, Texas
Fourth Place
Details
Whitney High School
Rocklin, California
Fifth Place
Clamo
Clayton High School
St. Louis, Missouri
Sixth Place
Jabberwokk
Darlington School
Rome, Georgia
Seventh Place
Caledonia
McLean High School
McLean, Virginia
Eighth Place
Rambler
Ladue Horton Watkins High School
St. Louis, Missouri
Ninth Place
Currents
Westview High School
San Diego, California
Tenth Place
Poverello
Saint Francis High School
Mountain View, California
Yearbook (305-360 pages)
Best of Show
Black & Gold
Rock Canyon High School
Highlands Ranch, Colorado
Second Place
Heritage
Shawnee Mission South High School
Overland Park, Kansas
Third Place
Wingspan
James Enochs High School
Modesto, California
Fourth Place
Lone Star
James Bowie High School
Austin, Texas
Fifth Place
Brickhouse
Shawnee Mission North High School
Overland Park, Kansas
Sixth Place
Flashback
Rock Bridge High School
Columbia, Missouri
Seventh Place
The Arena
Legacy High School
Mansfield, Texas
Eighth Place
Marksmen
St. Mark’s School of Texas
Dallas, Texas
Ninth Place
The Talon
Olathe South High School
Olathe, Kansas
Tenth Place
Legend
Wando High School
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Yearbook (360+ pages)
Best of Show
Hauberk
Shawnee Mission East High School
Prairie Village, Kansas
Second Place
Pantera
Mead High School
Spokane, Washington
Third Place
The Lair
Shawnee Mission Northwest High School
Shawnee, Kansas
Fourth Place
Chieftain
Jupiter Community High School
Jupiter, Florida
Fifth Place
Spirit
Lindbergh High School
St. Louis, Missouri
Sixth Place
Raider
Gulliver Preparatory School
Pinecrest, Florida
Seventh Place
Carillon
The Episcopal School of Dallas
Dallas, Texas
Eighth Place
The Marquee
Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts
West Palm Beach, Florida
Ninth Place
Panther
H.B. Plant High School
Tampa, Florida
Tenth Place
Ayrie
Liberty North High School
Liberty, Missouri
Yearbook (Junior High/Middle School)
Best of Show
The Round-Up
Woodland Junior High School
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Second Place
The Blue and White
Bryant Junior High School
Bryant, Arkansas
Third Place
The Falcon’s Yearbook
Coral Academy of Science Middle School
Reno, Nevada
Fourth Place
Spotlight
The American School in London
London, England
Fifth Place
MSB Yearbook
Cranbrook Middle School for Boys
Broomfield Hills, Michigan
Specialty Magazine
Best of Show
Focus
St. Mark’s School of Texas
Dallas, Texas
Second Place
ID
Ladue Horton Watkins High School
St. Louis, Missouri
Third Place
The Kirkwood Call
Kirkwood High School
Kirkwood, Missouri
Fourth Place
The Northern Lights
North Central High School
Indianapolis, Indiana
Fifth Place
Globe
Clayton High School
Clayton, Missouri
Sixth Place
KHQ – Kickapoo High Quarterly
Kickapoo High School
Springfield, Missouri