NSPA announces winners
of 2022-23 Clips & Clicks contest

July 6, 2023

MINNEAPOLIS — Congratulations to the winners of the Clips & Clicks contest for the spring 2023 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. 8, 2022, to May 1, 2023.

There were approximately 892 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, 124 entries, approximately 14 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 —

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CCNN Live, Christopher Columbus High School, claims 2022-23 Sweepstakes

Congratulations to CCNN Live, Christopher Columbus High School, Miami, Florida, 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, 52 student-media outlets scored points in the contest.

First
Miami Circle
Staff
CCNN Live
Christopher Columbus High School
Miami, Florida

Honorable mentions

Temporary pandemic SNAP benefits end in NY
Hanna Schiciano
Tower Broadcast News, The Masters School, Dobbs Ferry, New York

Students struggle with what career paths to pursue before graduation
Stahley Sears, Kareegan Tipton, Grace Harris
OneMaize Media, Maize Career Academy, Maize, Kansas

First
Moro’s return
Jason Fernandez, Anthony Martinez, Michael Martinez, Daniel Rossi-Montero
CCNN Live
Christopher Columbus High School
Miami, Florida

Honorable mentions

Project rebound
Staff
CCNN Live, Christopher Columbus High School, Miami, Florida

Gracie Archibeque
Landry Long, Kross Nickerson
Eagle Nation News, Prosper High School, Prosper, Texas

Earth, Wind & Fire
Christina Krasnova, Coleman Meier
Eagle Nation News, Prosper High School, Prosper, Texas

The pen is mightier than the sword, but Macbeth actors learn both
Carol Queiroz
Tower Broadcast News, The Masters School, Dobbs Ferry, New York

Aviating adolescent
Sebastian Broche, Dominic Gatto,  Genesis Trujillo, Abbey Suarez
CCNN Live, Christopher Columbus High School, Miami, Florida

First
Balling through battles
Staff
CCNN Live
Christopher Columbus High School
Miami, Florida

First
Should obesity be normalized?
Andrew Ahrendt, Damian Fernandez, Jason Fernandez, Genesis Trujillo
CCNN Live
Christopher Columbus High School
Miami, Florida

First
Head first
Katie Murphy
The Harbinger
Shawnee Mission East High School
Prairie Village, Kansas

First
Living the American dream
Molly Harwell
Odyssey
Clarke Central High School
Athens, Georgia

Second
Brickmasters construct complex creations
Amanda Brantley
The Review
St. John’s School
Houston, Texas

Third
Let’s taco ’bout a new lunch spot
JoJo Barnard
The Shield
McCallum High School
Austin, Texas

Fourth
Nowhere to go, number 2
Molly Harwell
Odyssey
Clarke Central High School
Athens, Georgia

Fifth
All things … Brennan
Peyton Moore
The Harbinger
Shawnee Mission East High School
Prairie Village, Kansas

Honorable mentions

Ready or not
Amanda Brantley, Serina Yan
The Review, St. John’s School, Houston, Texas

Who is Dr. Robbie P. Hooker?
Wyatt Meyer
Odyssey, Clarke Central High School, Athens, Georgia

What is your driving CO₂ emissions?
Alice Scott
The Shield, McCallum High School, Austin, Texas

Nowhere to go
Molly Harwell, Wyatt Meyer
Odyssey, Clarke Central High School, Athens, Georgia

First
Title IX
Kellyn Scheel
C Magazine
Palo Alto High School
Palo Alto, California

First
When the truth comes out
Abby Baughman
Itinerary
Episcopal School of Dallas
Dallas, Texas

Second
The weather like feelings
Annie Zhao
Melodrama
Ladue Horton Watkins High School
St. Louis, Missouri

Third
Trash fashion
Addi Hinesman, Morgan McClease
The Communicator
Community High School
Ann Arbor, Michigan

First
BeReal
Katie Burke, Danie Eaves
The Lair
Shawnee Mission Northwest High School
Shawnee, Kansas

Second
Striking a chord
Madison Floyd, Danica Gallant, Ava McCaulley, Brighton Moffitt
The Marquee
Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts
West Palm Beach, Florida

Third
Roe v. Wade Overturned
Ella Yun
Hauberk
Shawnee Mission East High School
Prairie Village, Kansas

Fourth
Right on time
Julia Fogel
Raider
Gulliver Preparatory School
Miami, Florida

Fifth
Laser focused
Valentina Fernandez
Raider
Gulliver Preparatory School
Miami, Florida

Honorable mentions

Capture the moment
Chiara Zecchini
Raider, Gulliver Preparatory School, Miami, Florida

The Best of the World Cup 2023
Mia Farber, Elani Kodner
The Crestian, Pine Crest School, Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Take Your Pick
Valentina Fernandez
Raider, Gulliver Preparatory School, Miami, Florida

Llama drama
Kristin Doebele
Carrillon, Episcopal School of Dallas, Dallas, Texas

Our summer itinerary
Ava Geiger, Elani Kodner, Sofia Mukamal, Isabella Medeiros, Alison Natt
The Crestian, Pine Crest School, Fort Lauderdale, Florida

First
Taking care of business
Mahith Samarathunga, Mimi Zhou
Panorama
Ladue Horton Watkins High School
St. Louis, Missouri

Second
Bloody brilliant: Female health processes
Seiya Mutreja, Bailey Niles
Veteran
Vandegrift High School
Austin, Texas

Third
Horti-culture
Tarek Al-Husseini
Panorama
Ladue Horton Watkins High School
St. Louis, Missouri

Fourth
It all starts here
Hannah Carrasco, Angelina Lim, Diana Ramon, Olivia Winton
The Lair
Leander High School
Leander, Texas

Fifth
Plummer and Chen by the numbers
Sophie Leung-Lieu, Alice Scott, Francie Wilhelm
The Shield
McCallum High School
Austin, Texas

First
Making history
Jordan Perez
CCNN Live
Christopher Columbus High School
Miami, Florida

Second
Just be here
Vincent Hsiao
Panorama
Ladue Horton Watkins High School
St. Louis, Missouri

Third
IDC rally
Joss Broward
The Epitaph
Homestead High School
Cupertino, California

First
Sparks fly
Kaya Kinsey
Veteran
Vandegrift High School
Austin, Texas

Second
Finding the light
Olivia Straus
The Lair
Leander High School
Leander, Texas

Third
Stroll four years
Thien-An Truong
Imprint
Christopher High School
Gilroy, California

Fourth
Girls on fire
Abi Limbird
Hauberk
Shawnee Mission East High School
Prairie Village, Kansas

Fifth
Setting the stage
Gergő Major
The Shield
McCallum High School
Austin, Texas

Honorable mentions

Cannon of joy
Jordan Perez
CCNN Live, Christopher Columbus High School, Miami, Florida

Treasured traditions
Thien-An Truong
Imprint, Christopher High School, Gilroy, California

Midnight pride
Thien-An Truong
Imprint, Christopher High School, Gilroy, California

Soprano singing
Aza Khan
Odyssey, Clarke Central High School, Athens, Georgia

Winning showmanship
Kaya Kinsey
Veteran, Vandegrift High School, Austin, Texas

First
Stolen bag
Quinn Carbery
Aerie
Los Altos High School
Los Altos, California

Second
Get low!
Quinn Carbery
Aerie
Los Altos High School
Los Altos, California

Third
Golf putt
Brody Carlson
Northwest Passage
Shawnee Mission Northwest High School
Shawnee, Kansas

Fourth
First-ever state CIF championship
Evan Beller
The Boiling Point
Shalhevet High School
Los Angeles, California

Fifth
Making baskets
Lucas Donnelly
Odyssey
Clarke Central High School
Athens, Georgia

Honorable mentions

Wrestling team makes impact at Capital Classic
Lillian Gray
The Shield, McCallum High School, Austin, Texas

Good start, unfortunate finish
Camilla Vandegrift
The Shield, McCallum High School, Austin, Texas

A balanced race
Saira Naqvi
Aerie, Los Altos High School, Los Altos, California

Soaring
Jordan Perez
CCNN Live, Christopher Columbus High School, Miami, Florida

Fever pitch
Naomi Di-Capua
The Shield, McCallum High School, Austin, Texas

First
Nowhere to go
Riley Ramsey, Nico Willman
Odyssey
Clarke Central High School
Athens, Georgia

Honorable mentions

LAUSD shuts down schools on first day of union strike
Satenik Ayrapetyan, Maggie Simonyan
The Pearl Post, Daniel Pearl Magnet High School, Lake Balboa, California

District to reduce language offerings
Nicole Kim, Erin Loh
The Epitaph, Homestead High School, Cupertino, California

Unaccommodated
Caroline Gould
The Harbinger, Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie Village, Kansas

Ice storm leaves students, teachers in dark
Ingrid Smith
The Shield, McCallum High School, Austin, Texas

Teachers, students discuss increase in D’s, F’s in Algebra 2
Lia Klebanov, Erin Loh
The Epitaph, Homestead High School, Cupertino, California

First
What’s love got to do with it
Ella Piper Claffy
The Review
St. John’s School
Houston, Texas

Honorable mentions

Living the American dream
Miles Lawrence
Odyssey, Clarke Central High School, Athens, Georgia

Through Reichman’s lens
Lanie Sepehri
The Shield, McCallum High School, Austin, Texas

“Dream over drama”
Lauren Lu
The Octagon, Sacramento Country Day School, Sacramento, California

Breaking barriers
Isabella Westrich
Odyssey, Clarke Central High School, Athens, Georgia

He’s got the meats
Sydney Collinger
Panorama, Ladue Horton Watkins High School, St. Louis, Missouri

First
Pioneering progress
Grace Gormley, Aspen Stitt
Viking Magazine
Palo Alto High School
Palo Alto, California

Honorable mentions

The end of an era is just the beginning
Claire Bauer
The Rock, Rock Canyon High School, Highlands Ranch, Colorado

Old-school, new school
Wyatt Meyer
Odyssey, Clarke Central High School, Athens, Georgia

Basketball Senior Night 2023
Wyatt Meyer
Odyssey, Clarke Central High School, Athens, Georgia

CIF semifinal game marred by ethnic taunts
Benjamin Gamson
The Boiling Point, Shalhevet High School, Los Angeles, California

Dreams to reality
David Steinberg
The Trinity Voice, Trinity Preparatory School, Winter Park, Florida

First
Where did old Austin go?
Kate Boyle
The Shield
McCallum High School
Austin, Texas

First
Hidden in plain sight
Evie Barnard
The Shield
McCallum High School
Austin, Texas

Honorable mentions

The boys which never existed
David Bryskin
The Trinity Voice, Trinity Preparatory School, Winter Park, Florida

UnAmerican
Izzie Jacob
The Communicator, Community High School, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Op-Ed: I’m an artist, AI doesn’t scare me
Marlie Kass
The Gator, Brimmer and May School, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts