{"id":4380,"date":"2016-09-15T12:59:00","date_gmt":"2016-09-15T17:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/?page_id=4380"},"modified":"2016-12-07T15:50:33","modified_gmt":"2016-12-07T21:50:33","slug":"soy16","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/awards\/soy16\/","title":{"rendered":"2016 Story of the Year Winners"},"content":{"rendered":"

The National Scholastic Press Association is pleased to announce Story of the Year finalists. They are as follows:<\/p>\n

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News Story<\/h3>\n

1.\u00a0Emma Stiefel<\/a><\/strong>
\nSpark
\nLakota East High School
\nLiberty Township, Ohio<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0Gina Mathew, Kali Poenitske<\/a><\/strong>
\nThe Booster Redux
\nPittsburg High School
\nPittsburg, Kansas<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0Kevin Mobley<\/a><\/strong>
\nOdyssey
\nClarke Central High School
\nAthens, Georgia<\/p>\n

4.\u00a0Brooke Fletcher<\/a><\/strong>
\nLegend
\nWando High School
\nMount Pleasant, South Carolina<\/p>\n

5.\u00a0Ceili Doyle<\/a><\/strong>
\nLion
\nLyons Township High School
\nLaGrange, Illinois<\/p>\n

6.\u00a0Cara Maines<\/a><\/strong>
\nThe Review
\nSt. John’s School
\nHouston, Texas<\/p>\n

7.\u00a0Gregory Block, Henry Tantum<\/a><\/strong>
\nRedwood Bark
\nRedwood High School
\nLarkspur, California<\/p>\n

8.\u00a0Nathaniel Bolter, David Li<\/a><\/strong>
\nThe Lion’s Roar
\nNewton South High School
\nNewton, Massachusetts<\/p>\n

9.\u00a0Philip Smart, Will Clark<\/a><\/strong>
\nThe ReMarker
\nSt. Mark’s School of Texas
\nDallas, Texas<\/p>\n

10.\u00a0Hannah Rubenstein<\/a><\/strong>
\nThe Communicator
\nCommunity High School
\nAnn Arbor, Michigan<\/p>\n

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Feature Story<\/h3>\n

1.\u00a0Camille Respess, Ellie Tomasson, Alex Bernard<\/a><\/strong>
\nThe Globe
\nClayton High School
\nClayton, Missouri<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0Amanda Beard<\/a><\/strong>
\nThe Messenger
\nNorthview High School
\nJohns Creek, Georgia<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0Willzie Connelly, Hannah Chorley, James Finn<\/a><\/strong>
\nThe Tam News
\nTamalpais High School
\nMill Valley, California<\/p>\n

4.\u00a0Margo Johnson, Blake Gustafson<\/a><\/strong>
\nThe Standard
\nBlue Valley Southwest High School
\nOverland Park, Kansas<\/p>\n

5.\u00a0Josephine Dang<\/a><\/strong>
\nThe Lowell
\nLowell High School
\nSan Francisco, California<\/p>\n

6.\u00a0Anna Nakai, Gabriela Rossner<\/a><\/strong>
\nVerde
\nPalo Alto Senior High School
\nPalo Alto, California<\/p>\n

7.\u00a0Jessica Mo<\/a><\/strong>
\nThe HiLite
\nCarmel High School
\nCarmel, Indiana<\/p>\n

8.\u00a0Malka Himelhoch, Carol Silber<\/a><\/strong>
\nThe Lion’s Tale
\nCharles E. Smith Jewish Day School
\nRockville, Maryland<\/p>\n

9.\u00a0Celeste Chadwick, Madeline Deninger<\/a><\/strong>
\nThe Little Hawk
\nIowa City High School
\nIowa City, Iowa<\/p>\n

10.\u00a0Julia Fox<\/a><\/strong>
\nThe Tower
\nGrosse Pointe South High School
\nGrosse Pointe Farms, Michigan<\/p>\n

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Sports Story<\/h3>\n

1.\u00a0Mike Stanford<\/a><\/strong>
\nThe Prospector
\nProspect High School
\nMount Prospect, Illinois<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0Claire Noack, Innes Hicsasmaz<\/a><\/strong>
\nThe Little Hawk
\nIowa City High School
\nIowa City, Iowa<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0Alexis Marvin<\/a><\/strong>
\nNorthwest Horizons
\nNorthwest Guilford High School
\nGreensboro, North Carolina<\/p>\n

4.\u00a0Maggie Brenan<\/a><\/strong>
\nThe Messenger
\nNorthview High School
\nJohns Creek, Georgia<\/p>\n

5.\u00a0Michael Droogan<\/a><\/strong>
\nThe Blackfriar Chronicle
\nMalvern Preparatory School
\nMalvern, Pennsylvania<\/p>\n

6.\u00a0Hallie Fischer<\/a><\/strong>
\nThe Red Ledger
\nLovejoy High School
\nLucas, Texas<\/p>\n

7.\u00a0John Corvari<\/a><\/strong>
\nThe Highlander
\nMcLean High School
\nMcLean, Virginia<\/p>\n

8.\u00a0Casey Aguilar<\/a><\/strong>
\nPanther Prowler
\nPflugerville High School
\nPflugerville, Texas<\/p>\n

9.\u00a0Madison Castle<\/a><\/strong>
\nCarpe Diem
\nDecatur High School
\nDecatur, Georgia<\/p>\n

10.\u00a0Reese Anderson<\/a><\/strong>
\nThe Kirkwood Call
\nKirkwood High School
\nKirkwood, Missouri<\/p>\n

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Editorial\/Opinion Story<\/h3>\n

1.\u00a0Nick Smith<\/a><\/strong>
\nThe Red Ledger
\nLovejoy High School
\nLucas, Texas<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0Sonny Lee<\/a><\/strong>
\nU-High Midway
\nUniversity High School
\nChicago, Illinois<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0Claire Dinshaw<\/a><\/strong>
\nInklings
\nStaples High School
\nWestport, Connecticut<\/p>\n

4.\u00a0Ariel Censor, Rajan Cutting<\/a><\/strong>
\nTower
\nThe Masters School
\nDobbs Ferry, New York<\/p>\n

5.\u00a0Jack Killeen<\/a><\/strong>
\nEcho
\nWebster Groves High School
\nWebster Groves, Missouri<\/p>\n

6.\u00a0The Oracle Editorial Board<\/a><\/strong>
\nThe Oracle
\nGlenbrook South High School
\nGlenview, Illinois<\/p>\n

7.\u00a0Vivian Kolks<\/a><\/strong>
\nSpark
\nLakota East High School
\nLiberty Township, Ohio<\/p>\n

8.\u00a0Sarah Campbell, Aja Diffin<\/a><\/strong>
\nThe Precedent
\nPerry High School
\nGilbert, Arizona<\/p>\n

9.\u00a0Gitika Nalwa<\/a><\/strong>
\nThe Saratoga Falcon
\nSaratoga High School
\nSaratoga, California<\/p>\n

10.\u00a0Anna Gao<\/a><\/strong>
\nThe Hub
\nDavis Senior High School
\nDavis, California<\/p>\n

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Diversity Story<\/h3>\n

1.\u00a0Maddie Davis<\/a><\/strong>
\nThe Tiger Print
\nBlue Valley High School
\nOverland Park, Kansas<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0Maddie Weikel<\/a><\/strong>
\nSpark
\nLakota East High School
\nLiberty Township, Ohio<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0ReMarker Staff<\/a><\/strong>
\nThe ReMarker
\nSt. Mark’s School of Texas
\nDallas, Texas<\/p>\n

4.\u00a0Anna James<\/a><\/strong>
\nImage
\nLafayette High School
\nWildwood, Missouri<\/p>\n

5.\u00a0Heather Rollins, Brandon Lee<\/a><\/strong>
\nMasterpiece Yearbook
\nBak Middle School of the Arts
\nWest Palm Beach, Florida<\/p>\n

6.\u00a0Alex White<\/a><\/strong>
\nThe Lion’s Tale
\nOviedo High School
\nOviedo, Florida<\/p>\n

7.\u00a0Lily Bakour<\/a><\/strong>
\nScot Scoop News
\nCarlmont High School
\nBelmont, California<\/p>\n

8.\u00a0Staff<\/a><\/strong>
\nThe Lake
\nStandley Lake High School
\nWestminster, Colorado<\/p>\n

9.\u00a0Brooke Kushwaha, Cara Maines, Gabe Malek, Megan Shen<\/a><\/strong>
\nThe Review
\nSt. John’s School
\nHouston, Texas<\/p>\n

10.\u00a0Connie Xiao, Nithya Mahakala<\/a><\/strong>
\nThe Messenger
\nNorthview High School
\nJohns Creek, Georgia<\/p>\n

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\n

Winners will be announced at the\u00a0Fall National High School Journalism Convention<\/a> in Indianapolis\u00a0on Saturday, Nov. 12, 2016.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The National Scholastic Press Association is pleased to announce Story of the Year finalists. They are as follows:   News Story 1.\u00a0Emma Stiefel Spark Lakota East High School Liberty Township, Ohio 2.\u00a0Gina Mathew, Kali Poenitske The Booster Redux Pittsburg High School Pittsburg, Kansas 3.\u00a0Kevin Mobley Odyssey Clarke Central High School Athens, Georgia 4.\u00a0Brooke Fletcher Legend […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":22,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"single.php","meta":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4380"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4380"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4380\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4686,"href":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4380\/revisions\/4686"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4380"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}