{"id":1510,"date":"2015-09-15T21:01:20","date_gmt":"2015-09-15T21:01:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/?page_id=1510"},"modified":"2015-09-15T21:01:20","modified_gmt":"2015-09-15T21:01:20","slug":"2015-story-of-the-year-finalists","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/awards\/2015-story-of-the-year-finalists\/","title":{"rendered":"2015 Story of the Year Finalists"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEWS STORY<\/h3>\n

Madie Whalen<\/strong>
\nFollowing – and watching<\/a>
\nEye of the Tiger
\nRoseville HS, Roseville, California<\/p>\n

Joseph Kim, JoyAnne Ibay<\/strong>
\nNew online state testing brings technical difficulties, turning three days into four weeks<\/a>
\nThe Lowell
\nLowell HS, San Francisco, California<\/p>\n

Alli Baden, Joshua Lee<\/strong>
\nFlirting with disaster: A public look at a private life<\/a>
\nThe Booster Redux
\nPittsburg HS, Pittsburg, Kansas<\/p>\n

Hailey Pecic<\/strong>
\nSex ed debate goes viral<\/a>
\nThe Viking Longboat
\nHaslett HS, Haslett, Michigan<\/p>\n

Emma Censky, Abby Schilly<\/strong>
\nHomelessness in Rockwood: Rockwood students defy sterotypes of homelessness<\/a>
\nMarquette Messenger
\nMarquette HS, Chesterfield, Missouri<\/p>\n

Faith Harron<\/strong>
\nSecondhand smoke: E-cigarettes and the proposed legislation<\/a>
\nCentury Star
\nCentury HS, Bismarck, North Dakota<\/p>\n

Annabel Thorpe<\/strong>
\nStudents, Teacher Witness Collapse of Framework for New Indoor Athletic Complex<\/a>
\nThe Talon
\nArgyle HS, Argyle, Texas<\/p>\n

Bryce Newberry<\/strong>
\nBus trip assault chaos caught on video<\/a>
\nThe Apple Leaf
\nWenatchee HS, Wenatchee, Washington<\/p>\n

\n

FEATURE STORY<\/h3>\n

Chris Roussell, Josh Jean-Marie<\/strong>
\nNo Home for Homework: Examining child homelessness within JCPS<\/a>
\nThe Crimson Record
\nduPont Manual HS, Louisville, Kentucky<\/p>\n

Sarah Asch<\/strong>
\nCuring our culture<\/a>
\nThe Tam News
\nTamalpais HS, Mill Valley, California<\/p>\n

Anna Nakai, Gabriela Rossner<\/strong>
\nHands Up, Don’t Shoot: Exploring the dynamic between police and race<\/a>
\nVerde
\nPalo Alto HS, Palo Alto, California<\/p>\n

Trisha Vasquez<\/strong>
\nThe Fosters<\/a>
\nEl Camino Real
\nSan Gabriel HS, San Gabriel, California<\/p>\n

Morgan Carothers, Alice Koltchev, Jonathan Kay, Ewan Whittaker-Walker, Gillian Weatherford<\/strong>
\nTrickle Down Tales<\/a>
\nInk
\nGeorgiana Bruce Kirby Preparatory School, Santa Cruz, California<\/p>\n

Julia Poe<\/strong>
\nA New Rhythm<\/a>
\nThe Harbinger
\nShawnee Mission East HS, Prairie Village, Kansas<\/p>\n

Mariam Jiffar<\/strong>
\nFree minds: The healing brotherhood of a book club behind bards<\/a>
\nSilver Chips
\nMontgomery Blair HS, Silver Spring, Maryland<\/p>\n

Colleen Grablick<\/strong>
\nOne year later, mom not found<\/a>
\nThe Stinger
\nEmmaus HS, Emmaus, Pennsylvania<\/p>\n

Nyssa Kruse<\/strong>
\nDark side of the rainbow<\/a>
\nThe Hawk
\nHendrickson HS, Pflugerville, Texas<\/p>\n

Antonija Antunovic, Kennedy Huff<\/strong>
\nKindness Matters<\/a>
\nPanther Prowler
\nPflugerville HS, Pflugerville, Texas<\/p>\n

\n

SPORTS STORY<\/h3>\n

Sophie Tulp<\/strong>
\nIn a heartbeat<\/a>
\nThe Harbinger
\nShawnee Mission East HS, Prairie Village, Kansas<\/p>\n

Becca Meyer, Dominic Balesteri-Fox<\/strong>
\nRunning with Edward<\/a>
\nThe Little Hawk
\nIowa City HS, Iowa City, Iowa<\/p>\n

Josh Lee, Miranda Moore<\/strong>
\nThe weight of success<\/a>
\nThe Booster Redux
\nPittsburg HS, Pittsburg, Kansas<\/p>\n

Nathaniel Bolter<\/strong>
\nGay athletes still battle locker room culture<\/a>
\nThe Lion’s Roar
\nNewton South HS, Newton Centre, Massachussetts<\/p>\n

Andrew Kalmowitz<\/strong>
\nThe other half<\/a>
\nPilot’s Log
\nHasbrouck Heights HS, Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey<\/p>\n

Nina Brillhart<\/strong>
\nFor the love of the game<\/a>
\nSpark
\nLakota East HS, Liberty Township, Ohio<\/p>\n

Ned Weingart<\/strong>
\nWill Shaker ever let there be light?<\/a>
\nThe Shakerite
\nShaker Heights HS, Shaker Heights, Ohio<\/p>\n

Alex Nicoll<\/strong>
\nAthletes face pressure on, off the field<\/a>
\nThe Sidekick
\nCoppell HS, Coppell, Texas<\/p>\n

Kylie Ruffino<\/strong>
\nThe most dangerous games<\/a>
\nThe Hawk
\nHendrickson HS, Pflugerville, Texas<\/p>\n

Irvin Zhang<\/strong>
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u02dcOld Man Pete’<\/a>
\nHawkeye
\nMountlake Terrace HS, Mountlake Terrace, Washington<\/p>\n

\n

EDITORIAL\/OPINION<\/h3>\n

Staff<\/strong>
\nDistrict let down Lomond students<\/a>
\nThe Shakerite
\nShaker Heights HS, Shaker Heights, Ohio<\/p>\n

Lucy Tantum<\/strong>
\nParental drinking inadvertently influences teenagers<\/a>
\nRedwood Bark
\nRedwood HS, Larkspur, California<\/p>\n

Joslyn Carrell, Haley Guardino, Sei\u00c3\u00a9nna Papini, Carlie Reader<\/strong>
\nRoyalty selection process full of flaws<\/a>
\nEye of the Tiger
\nRoseville HS, Roseville, California<\/p>\n

Ophir Cohen-Simayof, Danielle Flores<\/strong>
\nWhat’s right and wrong with the anonymous Facebook page \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcLowell Confessions’<\/a>
\nThe Lowell
\nLowell HS, San Francisco, California<\/p>\n

Staff<\/strong>
\nWe the students<\/a>
\nThe Standard
\nAmerican School in London, London, England<\/p>\n

Akash Borde<\/strong>
\nSecuring our school with a student resource office<\/a>
\nWest Side Story
\nIowa City West HS, Iowa City, Iowa<\/p>\n

Anne Rogers<\/strong>
\nSchool policies misleading<\/a>
\nBlack & White
\nJohnston HS, Johnston, Iowa<\/p>\n

Breanna Cooper<\/strong>
\nChange can be good<\/a>
\nSpotlight
\nBen Davis HS, Indianapolis, Indiana<\/p>\n

Staff<\/strong>
\nWhy arguments against gun control are flawed<\/a>
\nHawkeye
\nMountlake Terrace HS, Mountlake Terrace, Washington<\/p>\n

Greta Rainbow<\/strong>
\nTeaching the arts<\/a>
\nThe Talisman
\nBallard HS, Seattle, Washington<\/p>\n

\n

DIVERSITY<\/h3>\n

Staff<\/strong>
\nBlurred Lines<\/a>
\nSpark
\nLakota East HS, Liberty Township, Ohio<\/p>\n

Raqshan Khan<\/strong>
\nI Belong<\/a>
\nThe Tam News
\nTamalpais HS, Mill Valley, California<\/p>\n

Erin Woggon<\/strong>
\nPeering Past the Prejudice: Muslim students face discrimination in school<\/a>
\nThe Crimson Record
\nduPont Manual HS, Louisville, Kentucky<\/p>\n

Brenda Diazdelvalle<\/strong>
\nEscape: Central American Teens Flee Violence in Home Country<\/a>
\nThe Rampage
\nRockville HS, Rockville, Maryland<\/p>\n

Isabel Ratner<\/strong>
\nMore than a survivor<\/a>
\nCommunicator
\nComm. HS, Ann Arbor, Michigan<\/p>\n

Jaycie Sabala<\/strong>
\nHargis brings home medals<\/a>
\nRed and Black
\nJefferson City HS, Jefferson City, Missouri<\/p>\n

Irene Ryan<\/strong>
\nMcCaskill proposes bi-partisan anti-rape bill<\/a>
\nEcho
\nWebster Groves HS, Webster Groves, Missouri<\/p>\n

Laura Yuan<\/strong>
\nFiguring it out: Sophomore student keeps skating and academics in sync<\/a>
\nThe Glen Echo
\nGlen Rock HS, Glen Rock, New Jersey<\/p>\n

Joshlyn Thomas<\/strong>
\nStudents needle little something more<\/a>
\nKingwood Park Times
\nKingwood Park HS, Kingwood, Texas<\/p>\n

Dorrian Murphy, Desiree Castillo<\/strong>
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u02dcGive the kindness people aren’t willing to give you’<\/a>
\nPanther Prowler
\nPflugerville HS, Pflugerville, Texas<\/p>\n

\n

Winners will be announced at the JEA\/NSPA Fall National High School Journalism Convention<\/a> in Orlando, Florida, Nov. 12-15.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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