The National Scholastic Press Association is pleased to announce the first individual contest finalists in the 2011 NSPA “Roll-Out Week.” Each day this week, NSPA will announce finalists for one or more of the 2011 Individual Awards and Pacemaker contests.
New for 2011: For the first time, NSPA is honoring up to 10 entries in each of the Individual Awards. The top five entries in each category will be announced as finalists now, be announced as first through fifth place winners later at the fall convention. Up to five honorable mentions have additionally been awarded in each category. The honorable mentions are not ranked. First through fifth places will receive plaques and honorable mentions will receive award certificates.
The Picture of the Year contest is co-sponsored by the National Press Photographers Association and honors student photographers in six categories: News, Feature, Sports Action, Sports Reaction, Environmental Portrait and Jr. High/Middle School. The contest yielded a total of 1,047 entries. Entries were judged based on technical quality, artistic value and journalistic content.
View the list of finalists here
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The Cartooning Awards are co-sponsored by Universal Uclick and yielded a total of 185 entries in two categories: Editorial Cartoon and Comic Panel/Strip.
Cartoon entries were judged based on:
View the list of finalists here
First through fifth places and honorable mentions will be announced at the JEA/NSPA Fall National High School Journalism Convention on Nov. 19 in Minneapolis, Minn.
Comments from all judging teams will be published on the NSPA website after the winners have been announced.
Please contact Kathy Huting, NSPA Contest and Critique Coordinator, with questions at contests@studentpress.org.