{"id":356001,"date":"2019-11-21T19:22:17","date_gmt":"2019-11-22T01:22:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/?page_id=356001"},"modified":"2020-04-01T15:14:25","modified_gmt":"2020-04-01T20:14:25","slug":"2019-digital-story-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/2019-digital-story-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"2019 Digital Story of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Announced at the Fall National High School Journalism Convention, Nov. 23, 2019, in Washington, D.C.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

RELATED:<\/strong>
2019 Newspaper\/Newsmagazine Pacemaker Awards<\/a><\/strong>
2019 Broadcast Pacemaker Awards<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2019 Individual Awards<\/strong>
Broadcast Story of the Year<\/strong><\/a>  |  <\/strong>Cartoon of the Year<\/strong><\/a>  |  <\/strong>Design of the Year<\/strong><\/a>  |  <\/strong>Digital Story of the Year<\/strong><\/a>  |  <\/strong>Photo of the Year<\/strong><\/a>
Story of the Year <\/strong><\/a> |  <\/strong>Social Justice Reporting<\/strong><\/a>  |  <\/strong>Portfolio of the Year<\/strong><\/a>  |  <\/strong>Best Use of Social Media<\/strong><\/a>  |  <\/strong>Local Climate Change Reporting<\/strong><\/a>
Middle School <\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

RELATED: DC 2019 Best of Show Awards<\/a><\/strong>
RELATED: DC 2019 Pioneer Award-winning advisers<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

RELATED: Announced in spring 2019<\/strong>
2019 Online Pacemakers<\/a>  |  2018 Yearbook Pacemakers<\/a>  |  2018 Magazine Pacemakers<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Multimedia News Story Package<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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First
Cole Eberhard, Madi Loff, Jasmine Romero
Walk Two Moons<\/a>
<\/strong>Crimson Newsmagazine
Paso Robles High School
Paso Robles, California<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Second
Andrew Rowan
Making MFS history: de la Torre Installed During Rainy Convocation<\/a>
<\/strong>MFS WordsWorth
Moorestown Friends School
Moorestown, New Jersey<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Third
Staff
Smoke on the water: Bay Area shelters from Camp Fire smoke<\/a>
<\/strong>Scot Scoop
Carlmont High School
Belmont, California<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fourth
Megan Huber, Jordan Del Valle Tonoian
Breaking ground<\/a>
<\/strong>Eye of the Tiger
Roseville High School
Roseville, California<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fifth
Molly Litvak, Ellie Orlanski
Flood: All basement classrooms under inches of water after city main breaks<\/a>
<\/strong>The Boiling Point
Shalhevet High School
Los Angeles, California<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Honorable mention
Eric Fang, Kathy Fang, Anna Vazhaeparambil, Arushi Saxena
Blue wave rolling: Democratic presidential hopefuls reach out to voters in California Democratic State Convention
<\/a><\/strong>Harker Aquila
The Harker School
San Jose, California<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Honorable mention
Mori Ono
Livonia Robotics Competition: Creativity breaks through<\/a>
<\/strong>The Communicator Online
Community High School
Ann Arbor, Michigan<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Honorable mention
Amanda Kurukulasuriya, Allie Pigg, Jack Speake
Global village enlightens cross-cultural understanding<\/a>
<\/strong>Bearing News
Rock Bridge High School
Columbia, Missouri<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Honorable mention
Lucas Barr
Clearing the air: A special report on teens and vaping<\/a>
<\/strong>Wingspan
Liberty High School
Frisco, Texas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Honorable mention
Staff
Midterm mayhem: The impact of politics at St. John\u2019s<\/a>
<\/strong>Review Online
St. John\u2019s School
Houston, Texas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Multimedia Feature Story Package<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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First
Alya Mehrtash, Ava Seccuro
Student pilot finds identity through aviation<\/a>
<\/strong>Beverly Highlights
Beverly Hills High School<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Second
Max Goldrich, Michelle Wei
AFYA Holiday Market
<\/a><\/strong>Tower
The Masters School
Dobbs Ferry, New York<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Third
Evy Apostolou, Rae Walberg
Scanlonville: A place of culture and community<\/a>
<\/strong>Tribal Tribune
Wando High School
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fourth
Danielle Bennett, Jordan Del, Valle Tonoian
Roberts speaks the language of children<\/a><\/strong>
Eye of the Tiger
Roseville High School<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fifth
Ayah Ali-Ahmad, Ruth Feng, Shuvi Jha, Dhruvika Randad, Swara Tewari
To build a home: Exploring a local Muslim community<\/a>
<\/strong>El Estoque
Monta Vista High School<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Honorable mention
Kathy Fang, Jessie Wang
Meet your teacher: Biology teacher experiences joy of beekeeping<\/a>
Harker Aquila
<\/strong>The Harker School
San Jose, California<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Honorable mention
Kristina Rosebrook, Sophie Stephens <\/strong>
Novel conversations: Author Nic Stone<\/a>
<\/strong>West Side Story
Iowa City West High School
Iowa City, Iowa<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Honorable mention
Tai Tworek
The struggle for black history visibility within the Ann Arbor Bubble<\/a>
<\/strong>The Communicator Online
Community High School
Ann Arbor, Michigan<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Honorable mention
Mimi Geller
Hodges promotes project, uncovers history of racial covenants<\/a>
<\/strong>RubicOnline
St. Paul Academy and Summit School
St. Paul, Minnesota<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Honorable mention
Staff
Love in the time of social media<\/a>
<\/strong>Southwest Shadow
Southwest Career and Technical Academy
Las Vegas, Nevada<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Multimedia Sports Story Package<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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First
James Malone, Michael Melinger, Jacob LaGesse, Shane LaGesse
Why do we still play football?<\/a>
<\/strong>The Globe
Clayton High School
Clayton, Missouri<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Second
Will Conrad, Deniz Ince
Why not women, too?<\/a>
<\/strong>West Side Story
Iowa City West High School
Iowa City, Iowa<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Third
Kirubel Mesfin, Josh Pietsch, Noah Semeria, Jack Tarantino
Dynasty: Six state championships, three years, two teams and one school<\/a>
<\/strong>The North Star
Naperville North High School
Naperville, Illinois<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fourth
Jackie Carroll, Kelsey Carroll
Leap of faith: Cold conditions don\u2019t dampen steeplechasers\u2019 efforts at invitational meet<\/a>
<\/strong>The Red Ledger
Lovejoy High School
Lucas, Texas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fifth
Phoebe Corgiat, Brighton Garrett
Athletes to keep an eye on<\/a>
<\/strong>Crimson Newsmagazine
Paso Robles High School
Paso Robles, California<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Honorable mention
Kimberly Mitchell
Scots swim their way to success<\/a>
<\/strong>Scot Scoop
Carlmont High School
Belmont, California<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Honorable mention
Ankit Gupta, Justine Ha, Sreya Kumar, Brandon Ng, Herman Saini
Behind gameday: Exploring how different MVHS sports teams prepare for gameday<\/a>
<\/strong>El Estoque
Monta Vista High School
Cupertino, California<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Honorable mention
Jordan Del Valle Tonoian, Cam Medrano
Moffet sticks with childhood passion<\/a>
<\/strong>Eye of the Tiger
Roseville High School
Roseville, California<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Honorable mention
Abigail Mynahamn
Amplify: AJ Reeves \u201918 is on fire in Big East<\/a>
<\/strong>The Gator
Brimmer and May School
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Honorable mention
Staff
A tour of the trophy case<\/a>
<\/strong>Eastside
Cherry Hill High School East
Cherry Hill, New Jersey<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo Slideshow<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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First
Noah Siderhurst
Boys varsity basketball defeats TA 74-55<\/a>
<\/strong>The Newsstreak
Harrisonburg High School
Harrisonburg, Virginia<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Second
Alyssa Hui, Tabitha Mendez
Santa Claus comes to town<\/a>
<\/strong>El Estoque
Monta Vista High School
Cupertino, California<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Third
Grace Nguyen
Volleyball wins state semifinals: Leopards down Dripping Springs in 3 sets to lock up 9th state championship appearance<\/a>
<\/strong>The Red Ledger
Lovejoy High School
Lovejoy, Texas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fourth
Ellie Brutsch\u00e9
Border Brawl football game<\/a>
<\/strong>The Rider Online
Legacy High School
Mansfield, Texas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fifth
Shelby Foster
Pantherettes bring home second consecutive state championship<\/a>
<\/strong>The Prowler
Starr\u2019s Mill High School
Fayetteville, Georgia<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Honorable mention
Kalei Owen
A long course of laughter<\/a>
<\/strong>The Current
Bear River High School
Grass Valley, California<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Honorable mention
Kara Wagenknecht
Boys basketball moves on to state tournament<\/a>
<\/strong>West Side Story
Iowa City West High School
Iowa City, Iowa<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Honorable mention
Grace Farley, Sophie Livingston, Abby Prestholdt, Carissa Prestholdt, Ruby Stillman
Homecoming week at a glance<\/a>
<\/strong>Echo
St. Louis Park High School
St. Louis Park, Minnesota<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Honorable mention
Cecilia Mohacsi, Taylor Pitzl, Dani Rotert, Stephanie Vince
Purple and White Spirit Fight: Students celebrated the end of spirit week with an all-school field day<\/a>
<\/strong>Le Journal Live
Notre Dame de Sion High Shool
Kansas City, Missouri<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Honorable mention
Audrey Berns, Sarah Nash
Global youth strike for climate
<\/a><\/strong>The Kirkwood Call
Kirkwood High School
Kirkwood, Missouri
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First
Gina Liu
Where to park at Community with only 23 spots<\/a>
<\/strong>The Communicator Online
Community High School
Ann Arbor, Michigan<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Second
Ava Seccuro
The stereotypes surrounding California farming<\/a>
<\/strong>Beverly Highlights
Beverly Hills High School
Beverly Hills, California
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Third
Zachary Khouri
Carlmont students shed light on the abortion debate<\/a>
<\/strong>Scot Scoop
Carlmont High School
Belmont, California<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fourth
Olivia Watts
The free art of ATX<\/a>
<\/strong>The Shield
McCallum High School
Austin, Texas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fifth
Trinity Flaten
Bullying: a national problem<\/a>
<\/strong>The Talon News
Argyle High School
Argyle, Texas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Honorable mention
Naisha Roy
Investigating the real illegal immigration crisis<\/a>
<\/strong>The Bird Feed
South Forsyth High School
Cumming, Georgia<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Honorable mention
Noelle Smagala
Stimulated problems: Stimulants cause more harm than good<\/a>
<\/strong>Metea Media
Metea Valley High School
Aurora, Illinois<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Honorable mention
Joe Goodman
Boxed out: the exploitation of college athletes<\/a>
<\/strong>West Side Story
Iowa City West High School
Iowa City, Iowa<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Honorable mention
Brooklyn Northcross
Rolling into bowling: Guide to local lanes<\/a>
<\/strong>The Tower Pulse
Grosse Pointe South High School
Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Honorable mention
Maddie Meyers
KHS celebrity look-alikes<\/a>
<\/strong>The Kirkwood Call
Kirkwood High School
Kirkwood, Missouri<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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First
Lars Lonnroth
Happenings of the Halls: School security<\/a>
<\/strong>Lion
Lyons Township High School
LaGrange, Illinois<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Second
Katie Cronin, Madeline Price, Bess Von der Heydt
Processing changes in the community<\/a>
<\/strong>The Shakerite
Shaker Heights High School
Shaker Heights, Ohio<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Third
Lars Lonnroth
Happenings of the Halls: Drug use at LT<\/a>
<\/strong>Lion
Lyons Township High School
LaGrange, Illinois
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Fourth
Avery Doan
Aves to Z: Running from the problem<\/a>
<\/strong>Eagle Valley Student Media
Eagle Valley High School
Gypsum, Colorado<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fifth
Kate Hyland
Second-semester seniors succumb to senioritis<\/a>
<\/strong>The Prospector
Prospect High School
Mt. Prospect, Illinois<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Honorable mention
Jacob Posner, Emma Trone
The Bubble<\/a>
<\/strong>U-High Midway
University of Chicago Laboratory High School
Chicago, Illinois<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Honorable mention
Logan Crews
LGBT+ Podcast | LGBT+ students answer anonymous questions<\/a>
<\/strong>The Kirkwood Call
Kirkwood High School
St. Louis, Missouri
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Honorable mention
Thomas Birmingham, Izzy Col\u00f3n
The PolitiCall: Election day<\/a>
<\/strong>The Kirkwood Call
Kirkwood High School
Kirkwood, Missouri
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Honorable mention
Emily Harris
The importance of involvement<\/a>
<\/strong>EagleAir
Nixa High School
Nixa, Missouri<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Honorable mention
Staff
24 hour challenge 2019<\/a>
<\/strong>Ritenour Live
Ritenour High School
St. Louis, Missouri<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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First
Katharina Santos
Destination Health<\/a>
<\/strong>Wingspan
Liberty High School
Frisco, Texas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Second
Townes Hobratschk
Flavor Profiles<\/a>
<\/strong>The Shield
McCallum High School
Austin, Texas
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Third
Max Rhodes
Rhodes traveled<\/a>
<\/strong>The Shield
McCallum High School
Austin, Texas
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Fourth<\/strong>
Kayla Barry
Kayla\u2019s Korner<\/a>
<\/strong>The Smoke Signal
Pascack Valley High School
Hillsdale, New Jersey<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fifth
Ryan Blank
Blank Report<\/a>
<\/strong>BVNW News
Blue Valley Northwest High School
Overland Park, Kansas
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Honorable mention
Eli Maierson
CineMaierson<\/a>
<\/strong>The Review Online
St. John\u2019s School
Houston, Texas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Honorable mention
Sophia Kontos
Make up your mind<\/a>
<\/strong>The Review Online
St. John\u2019s School
Houston, Texas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Honorable mention
Kevin Pizano, Sam Rooker
Popular predictions: A series<\/a>
<\/strong>The Newsstreak
Harrisonburg High School
Harrisonburg, Virginia<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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