Spring 2020 Best of Show winners were announced during NSPA Live From Minneapolis, the spring awards presentation on April 17, 2020.
Presented below are the Best of Show winners, from COVID-19 coverage through yearbooks.
The virtual ceremony presented all awards that were to be announced at the canceled Spring National High School Journalism Convention, in Nashville, including Pacemaker Award finalists and winners in magazine, online and yearbook, as well as the Best of Show competition.
First
RNE-TV, Richland Northeast High School, Columbia, South Carolina
Second
Eye of the Tiger News, Roseville High School, Roseville, California
Third
CRN-TV, Catawba Ridge High School, Fort Mill, South Carolina
Fourth
Bird’s Eye View/ STTV, Staley High School, Kansas City, Missouri
Fifth
Eagle Nation News, Prosper High School, Prosper, Texas
Sixth
KRAM, Rampart High School, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Seventh
Mustang News Team, Fulton Science Academy Private School, Alpharetta, Georgia
Eighth
Razorback TV News, Arkansas High School, Texarkana, Texas
Ninth
CCNN Live, Christopher Columbus High School, Miami, Florida
Tenth
Niles West News (The NWN), Niles West High School, Skokie, Illinois
First
HiLite, Carmel High School, Carmel, Indiana
Second
The Standard, The American School in London, London, U.K.
Third
GraniteBayToday.org, Granite Bay High School, Granite Bay, California
Fourth
Coppell Student Media, Coppell High School, Coppell, Texas
Fifth
U-High Midway, University of Chicago Laboratory High School, Chicago, Illinois
Sixth
Bearing News, Rock Bridge High School, Columbia, Missouri
Seventh
Cedar Post, Sandpoint High School, Sandpoint, Idaho
Eighth
Timber Creek Talon, Timber Creek High School, Fort Worth, Texas
Ninth
On the Record, duPont Manual High School, Louisville, Kentucky
Tenth
The Budget, Lawrence High School, Lawrence, Kansas
First
The Mirror, Van Nuys High School, Van Nuys, California
Second
The Harbinger, Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie Villiage, Kansas
Third
The Tower, Grosse Pointe South High School, Grosse Point Farms, Michigan
Fourth
The Northern Lights, North Central High School, Indianapolis, Indiana
Fifth
The Charger, Oxford High School, Oxford, Mississippi
Sixth
The Messenger, Marquette High School, Chesterfield, Missouri
Seventh
Winged Post, The Harker School, San Jose, California
Eighth
The Pylon, Salina Central High School, Salina, Kansas
Ninth
Granite Bay Gazette, Granite Bay High School, Granite Bay, California
Tenth
The Standard, The American School in London, London, U.K.
First
Black and Gold, Rock Canyon High School, Highlands Ranch, Colorado
Second
Oro, Cactus Canyon Junior High School, Apache Junction, Arizona
Third
Lone Star, James Bowie High School, Austin, Texas
Fourth
Vieo, Castle View High School, Castle Rock, Colorado
Fifth
Horizon, Blue Valley Northwest High School, Overland Park, Kansas
Sixth
Templar, Temple City High School, Temple City, California
Seventh
The Lair, Leander High School, Leander, Texas
Eighth
Pantera, Mead High School, Spokane, Washington
Ninth
The Purgold, North Kansas City High School, North Kansas City, Missouri
Tenth
The Spectator, Liberty High School, Liberty, Missouri
First
HTV Magazine, Hillcrest High School, Springfield, Missouri
Second
MHS1, McKinney High School, McKinney, Texas
Third
The Voyage, Christopher Columbus High School, Miami, Florida
Fourth
Ladue View, Ladue Horton Watkins High School, St. Louis, Missouri
Fifth
The Ship, Christopher Columbus High School, Miami, Florida
Sixth
Panther TV, Plymouth South High School, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Seventh
RNE-TV Live, Richland Northeast High School, Columbia, Missouri
Eighth
Centennial Student News, Centennial High School, Las Cruces, New Mexico
Ninth
Lincoln Live, Gahanna Lincoln High School, Gahanna, Ohio
Tenth
Bird’s Eye View, Staley High School, Kansas City, Missouri
First
KBTV, Kealing Middle School, Austin, Texas
Second
WSMS TV News, Willow Springs Middle School, Lucas, Texas
First
Iris: Art + Lit, St. Paul Academy and Summit School, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Second
Inkblot, Kealing Middle School, Austin, Texas
Third
Inkslinger, Darlington School, Rome, Georgia
Fourth
The Lost Art, McKinney High School, McKinney, Texas
Fifth
Footnotes, Haas Hall Academy, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Sixth
Reflections, Gulliver Preparatory School, Miami, Florida
Seventh
The Artisan, Park Tudor School, Indianapolis, Indiana
Eighth
The Talon, Woodberry Forest School, Woodberry Forest, Virginia
Ninth
Evoke, Oxford High School, Oxford, Mississippi
Tenth
Artifex, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Parkland, Florida
First
Paw Print, Dripping Springs High School, Dripping Springs, Texas
Second
The Rock, Rock Bridge High School, Columbia, Missouri
Third
The Bulldogger, North Platte High School, North Platte, Nebraska
Fourth
Eye of the Tiger, Roseville High School, Roseville, California
Fifth
The Booster Redux, Pittsburg High School, Pittsburg, Kansas
Sixth
The Tower, Grosse Pointe South High School, Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan
Seventh
Spoke, Conestoga High School, Berwyn, Pennsylvania
Eighth
The Campanile, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, California
Ninth
Tower, The Masters School, Dobbs Ferry, New York
Tenth
The Exonian, Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, New Hampshire
First
Winged Post, The Harker School, San Jose, California
Second
Bear Witness, Branham High School, San Jose, California
Third
U-High Midway, University of Chicago Laboratory High School, Chicago, Illinois
Fourth
The Mirror, Van Nuys High School, Van Nuys, California
Fifth
Echo, St. Louis Park High School, St. Louis Park, Minnesota
Sixth
The Messenger, Marquette High School, Chesterfiield, Missouri
Seventh
The Orator, Bryan High School, Omaha, Nebraska
Eighth
Red & Black, Hillsborough High School, Tampa, Florida
Ninth
Crier, Munster High School, Munster, Indiana
Tenth
The Eagle’s Eye, Eisenhower High School, Shelby Township, Michigan
First
The Harbinger, Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie Village, Kansas
Second
The Shield, McCallum High School, Austin, Texas
Third
The Chronicle, Harvard-Westlake School, Studio City, California
Fourth
The Marquee, Marcus High School, Flower Mound, Texas
Fifth
The Standard, The American School in London, London, U.K.
Sixth
The Sidekick, Coppell High School, Coppell, Texas
Seventh
The Rubicon, St. Paul Academy and Summit School, St. Paul, Minnesota
Eighth
Tribal Tribune, Wando High School, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Ninth
Granite Bay Gazette, Granite Bay High School, Granite Bay, California
Tenth
The Hawk, Hendrickson High School, Pflugerville, Texas
First (tie)
The Image Magazine, Lafayette High School, Wildwood, Missouri
Scout, Lake Central High School, St. John, Indiana
Second
Hi Lite, Carmel High School, Carmel, Indiana
Third
The Eagle Eye, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Parkland, Florida
Fourth
The Express, Blue Valley Northwest High School, Overland Park, Kansas
Fifth
El Estoque, Monta Vista High School, Cupertino, California
Sixth
The Kirkwood Call, Kirkwood High School, Kirkwood, Missouri
Seventh
Spark, Lakota East High School, Liberty Township, Ohio
Eighth
The Communicator, Community High School, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Ninth
The Fourth Estate, Laguna Blanca High School, Santa Barbara, California
Tenth
The Budget, Lawrence High School, Lawrence, Kansas
First
The Sequoyah Scribe, John Sevier Middle School, Kingsport, Tennessee
Second
The Epigram, Northern Secondary School, Toronto, Ontario
First
The Communicator Magazine, Community High School, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Second
Le Journal, Notre Dame de Sion High School, Kansas City, Missouri
Third
The JagWire, Mill Valley High School, Shawnee, Kansas
Fourth
Spark, Lakota East High School, Liberty Township, Ohio
Fifth
Panorama, Ladue Horton Watkins High School, St. Louis, Missouri
Sixth
The Kirkwood Call, Kirkwood High School, Kirkwood, Missouri
Seventh
Tribal Tribune, Wando High School, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Eighth
Red & Black, HIllsborough High School, Tampa, Florida
Ninth
The Eagle Eye, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Parkland, Florida
Tenth
Acumen, Carmel High School, Carmel, Indiana
First
Wayland Student Press Network, Wayland High School, Wayland, Massachusetts
Second
The Standard, The American School in London, London, U.K.
Third
U-High Midway, University of Chicago Laboratory High School, Chicago, Illinois
Fourth
The Megaphone, Cathedral High School, Indianapolis, Indiana
Fifth
Echo, St. Louis Park High School, St. Louis Park, Minnesota
Sixth
The La Salle Falconer, La Salle Catholic College Preparatory, Milwaukie, Oregon
Seventh
Knight Errant, Benilde-St. Margaret’s School, St. Louis Park, Minnesota
Eighth
Pathfinder, Parkway West High School, Ballwin, Missouri
Ninth
Highlights, Beverly Hills High School, Beverly Hills, California
Tenth
The Communicator, Community High School, Ann Arbor, Michigan
First
HiLite, Carmel High School, Carmel, Indiana
Second
Manual RedEye, duPont Manual High School, Louisville, Kentucky
Third
Scot Scoop, Carlmont High School, Belmont, California
Fourth
Wingspan, Liberty High School, Frisco, Texas
Fifth
The Shield, McCallum High School, Austin, Texas
Sixth
The Rider Online, Legacy High School, Mansfield, Texas
Seventh
The Mirror, Van Nuys High School, Van Nuys, California
Eighth
Eagle Nation Online, Prosper High School, Prosper, Texas
Ninth
The Harbinger, Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie Village, Kansas
Tenth
Coppell Student Media, Coppell High School, Coppell, Texas
First
Odyssey Media Group, Clarke Central High School, Athens, Georgia
Second
The Mirror, Van Nuys High School, Van Nuys, California
Third
Knight Errant, Benilde-St. Margaret’s School, St. Louis Park, Minnesota
Fourth
Tesserae, Corning-Painted Post High School, Corning, New York
Fifth
WLHSnow, West Linn High School, West Linn, Oregon
Sixth
The Shield, McCallum High School, Austin, Texas
Seventh
The Octagon, Sacramento Country Day School, Sacramento, California
First
Bay 11, Hillcrest High School, Springfield, Missouri
Second
Razorback TV, Arkansas High School, Texarkana, Arkansas
Third
The Meridian Daily, Meridian High School, Macon, Illinois
Fourth
Students United Reporting Network, Park Tudor School, Indianapolis, Indiana
Fifth
ProspectorNow, Prospect High School, Mount Prospect, Illinois
Sixth
Coppell Student Media, Coppell High School, Coppell, Texas
Seventh
FHNtoday, Francis Howell North High School, Saint Charles, Missouri
Eighth
GraniteBayToday.org, Granite Bay High School, Granite Bay, California
Ninth
The Red Ledger, Lovejoy High School, Lucas, Texas
Tenth
U-High Midway, University of Chicago Laboratory High School, Chicago, Illinois
First
Munhinotu, Gresham High School, Gresham, Oregon
Second
The Bard, Hill Country Christian School, Austin, Texas
Third
Le Flambeau, Notre Dame de Sion High School, Kansas City, Missouri
Fourth
Kodiak, Bridgeland High School, Cypress, Texas
Fifth
Daedalus, Northeastern High School, Manchester, Pennsylvania
Sixth
The Quest, John Champe High School, Aldie, Virginia
Seventh
Paragon, Munster High School, Munster, Indiana
Eight
The Chase, Chase County Junior/Senior High School, Cottonwood Falls, Kansas
Ninth
Rampages, Casa Roble High School, Orangevale, California
Tenth
Priam, Longmont High School, Longmont, Colorado
First
The Lonestar, Vista Ridge High School, Cedar Park, Texas
Second
Reflections, Brighton High School, Brighton, Colorado
Third
Tigrium, Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy, Melbourne, Florida
Fourth
The Knight, McCallum High School, Austin, Texas
Fifth
Hoofbeats, Burges High School, El Paso, Texas
Sixth
The Hawk, Pleasant Grove High School, Texarkana, Texas
Seventh
The Chronicle, Classical Academy High School, Escondido, California
Eight
Pawesehi, Parkway West High School, Ballwin, Missouri
Ninth
The Green and Gold, West Linn High School, West Linn, Oregon
Tenth
The Belltower, St. Thomas’ Episcopal School, Houston, Texas
First
Tesserae, Corning-Painted Post High School, Corning, New York
Second
Helios, Sunny Hills High School, Fullerton, California
Third
Clamo, Clayton High School, Clayton, Missouri
Fourth
Saga, Loudoun Valley High School, Purcellville, Virginia
Fifth
The Ayrie, Liberty North High School, Liberty, Missouri
Sixth
The Legend, El Dorado High School, El Paso, Texas
Seventh
Wingspan, James Enochs High School, Modesto, California
Eight
Summit, Smoky Hill High School, Aurora, Colorado
Ninth
Lion’s Roar, Christ Presbyterian Academy, Nashville, Tennessee
Tenth
Arena, Legacy High School, Mansfield, Texas
First
The Lion, McKinney High School, McKinney, Texas
Second
The Hauberk, Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie Village, Kansas
Third
The Lair, Shawnee Mission Northwest High School, Shawnee, Kansas
Fourth
Lone Star, James Bowie High School, Austin, Texas
Fifth
Highlander, Highland Park High School, Dallas, Texas
Sixth
Etruscan, Glenbrook South High School, Glenview, Illinois
Seventh
Golden Images, Chaparral High School, Parker, Colorado
Eight
Pantera, Mead High School, Spokane, Washington
Ninth
Cayuse, Walnut High School, Walnut, California
Tenth
Black & Gold, Rock Canyon High School, Littleton, Colorado
First
The Scrapbook, Westfield Middle School, Westfield, Indiana
Second
The Round-Up, Woodland Junior High School, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Third
The Vespa, Kealing Middle School, Austin, Texas
Fourth
Crusader, Castle Rock Middle School, Castle Rock, Colorado
Fifth
Oro, Cactus Canyon Junior High School, Apache Junction, Arizona
Sixth
The Prowl, Powell Middle School, Littleton, Colorado
Seventh
The Panther, Ridgeview Middle School, Round Rock, Texas
Eight
Our Tale, Cimarron Middle School, Parker, Colorado
Ninth
The Roundup, Canyon Vista Middle School, Austin, Texas
Tenth
Eagle Eye View, Sierra Middle School, Parker, Colorado