{"id":619155,"date":"2023-10-10T14:14:45","date_gmt":"2023-10-10T19:14:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/?page_id=619155"},"modified":"2023-11-04T16:49:06","modified_gmt":"2023-11-04T21:49:06","slug":"2023-digital-story-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/2023-digital-story-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"2023 Digital Story of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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NSPA honors
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Digital Story of the Year<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Multimedia News Story \u2022 Multimedia Feature Story
Multimedia Sports Story
Photo Slideshow \u2022 Interactive Graphic
Podcast \u2022 Blog<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Nov. 4, 2023<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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National Scholastic Press Association salutes the winners of its 2023 Digital Story of the Year competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NSPA’s Individual Awards are among the top prizes in scholastic media, and the awards are a showcase of journalistic excellence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Winners were announced during the JEA\/NSPA Fall National High School Media Convention, on Nov. 4, in Boston.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2023 NSPA Individual Awards<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/a>Broadcast Story of the Year<\/a>
Cartoon of the Year<\/a>
Design of the Year<\/a>
Digital Story of the Year<\/a>
Photo of the Year<\/a>
Story of the Year<\/a>
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion<\/a>
Fred Ross Systemic Change
Student Journalism Competition<\/a>
Local Climate Change Reporting<\/a>
Portfolio of the Year<\/a>
Best Use of Social Media<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Junior High\/<\/strong>
Middle School Awards<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fall Pacemakers<\/strong><\/strong>
presented in fall 2023<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Broadcast<\/a>
Newspaper\/Newsmagazine<\/a>
Specialty Magazine<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Spring Pacemakers<\/strong><\/strong>
to be presented in spring 2024<\/em>
Innovation
Literary Arts Magazine
Online
Yearbook<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ACP awards archive<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ACP contests at a glance<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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First Place<\/strong>
Katie Murphy
The Harbinger
Shawnee Mission East High School
Prairie Village, Kansas
A New Extreme<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n



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Second Place<\/strong>
Audrey Finigan, Emma Goldman, Elaine Jiang, Benjamin Romanowsky, Daniella Smit
Scot Scoop
Carlmont High School
Belmont, California
Celebrate the Music 2023<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Third Place<\/strong>
Sophia Canabal, Skyler Glenn
The Blueprint
Hagerty High School
Oviedo, Florida
Opening the floodgates<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Fourth Place<\/strong>
Nathan Yuan
Central Times
Naperville Central High School
Naperville, Illinois
The hidden homeless<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fifth Place<\/strong>
Mack Jones, Milo Slevin, Ahania Soni
The Evanstonian
Evanston Township High School
Evanston, Illinois
Food Deserts: A reflection of a failed system<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Honorable mentions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kiana Hinkson, Inaaya Omer, Adelaide Reinshagen, Gabrielle Shore
Scot Scoop, Carlmont High School, Belmont, California
Fanning the Flames: d.tech administration\u2019s response to rebellion ignites controversy<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jason Arevalo, Satenik Ayrapetyan, Jenica Felicitas, Naamah  Silcott, Maggie Simonyan
The Pearl Post, Daniel Pearl Magnet High School, Lake Balboa, California
As SEIU strike comes to a close, no deal reached with LAUSD<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Staff
Eastside, Cherry Hill High School East, Cherry Hill, New Jersey
A look into college entrance exams around the world<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Varun Saravanan, Athena Tseng
Wingspan, Liberty High School, Frisco, Texas
Here in Frisco, \u201ceverything\u2019s better\u201d for some as H-E-B opens flagship store<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maarya Shafqat Adil, Rudi Chamria, Grace Hamilton, Clara Martinez
The Standard, The American School in London, London, United Kingdom
Death of Queen Elizabeth II ripples through community<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Multimedia Feature Story<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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First Place<\/strong>
Audrey Burnley, Annabel Chia, Kiana Hinkson, Lucille Sanders, Gabrielle Shore
Scot Scoop
Carlmont High School
Belmont, California
Out of control: The pattern of gun violence in the U.S.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n



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Second Place<\/strong>
Staff
Eastside
Cherry Hill High School East
Cherry Hill, New Jersey
Danger Lurks in Our Screens: Cyberwarfare and Cybersecurity<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Third Place<\/strong>
McKenna Hudson, Amelia Pierce
North Star
Francis Howell North High School
St. Charles, Missouri
Mini Knights Program Offers Present and Future Knights a Place to Learn<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Fourth Place<\/strong>
Grace Hamilton
The Standard
The American School in London
London, United Kingdom
Rebuilding: Syrian refugee girls pursue education<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fifth Place<\/strong>
Harris Ellington, Justin Small
Messenger
Marquette High School
Chesterfield, Missouri
MHS Raises Awareness by Re-enacting Car Crash During Ac Lab<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Honorable mentions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Staff
The Mix, Monarch High School, Louisville, Colorado
Cheatbot<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reem Kirja, Gianna Liu, Rosemary Timmer-Hackert
West Side Story, Iowa City West High School, Iowa City, Iowa
Destination West<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ella De Young, Alaina Greenlee, Jessie Li, Laney Prelle
West Side Story, Iowa City West High School, Iowa City, Iowa
A lifetime of discovery<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Staff
Southwest Shadow, Southwest Career and Technical Academy, Las Vegas, Nevada
Everything Wrong with Gen-Z<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Multimedia Sports Story<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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First Place<\/strong>
Meredith Ho
The Oracle
The Archer School for Girls
Los Angeles, California
Benefitting and learning through sports: Student athletes develop endurance, time management<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n



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Second Place<\/strong>
Sadie Johnson, Haley Ward
Wingspan
Liberty High School
Frisco, Texas
\u201cRing Getters\u201d get their rings<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Third Place<\/strong>
Stella Pavao, Gracia Shao-Xue
Scot Scoop
Carlmont High School
Belmont, California
A season with the Scots: the new NorCal champions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Fourth Place<\/strong>
Matt Petres, William Tan
U-High Midway
University of Chicago Laboratory High School
Chicago, Illinois
Balancing Act: A brotherly bond drives twin gymnasts Akshay and Kavan Puri to success<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fifth Place<\/strong>
Adam Borenstein, Gia Gupta, Brielle Lampf, Lucas Tang, Lauren Winslow
Eastside
Cherry Hill High School East
Cherry Hill, New Jersey
Mental Health in Sports<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Honorable mentions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Evan Beller, Benjamin Gamson
The Boiling Point, Shalhevet High School, Los Angeles, California
V<\/a>i<\/a>c<\/a>t<\/a>o<\/a>r<\/a>y<\/a> <\/a>a<\/a>n<\/a>d<\/a> <\/a>h<\/a>i<\/a>s<\/a>t<\/a>o<\/a>r<\/a>y<\/a>: Firehawks girls basketball team wins school\u2019s first-ever state CIF championship<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jonah Delson, Martzi Hirsch, Benjamin Kolieb
The Boiling Point, Shalhevet High School, Los Angeles, California
After Championship win, three coaches are leaving at once to take head coach positions elsewhere<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joseph Bianchini
Tigercast, Roseville High School, Roseville, California
RHS sports to move down a league<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nico Jaffer
The Gator, Brimmer and May School, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
From 18 Down to One Up, Boys XC Wins Threepeat<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ivy Raya
The Rubicon, St. Paul Academy and Summit School, St. Paul, Minnesota
Fencing\u2019s first tournament leads to SPA dominance<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Photo Slideshow<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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First Place<\/strong>
Claire Bauer
The Rock
Rock Canyon High School
Highlands Ranch, Colorado
Photo Recap: Boys Wrestling Faces Chaparral High School<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n



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Second Place<\/strong>
Patrice Graham
U-High Midway
University of Chicago Laboratory High School
Chicago, Illinois
Video: Volunteers decorate South Side to spread holiday spirit<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Third Place<\/strong>
Merideth Langton
The Torch
Kennedy High School
Swisher, Iowa
Kennedy Boys Basketball Wraps Up Season in The Well<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Fourth Place<\/strong>
Staff
The Shield
McCallum High School
Austin, Texas
McCallum Quincea\u00f1era celebrates comeback<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fifth Place<\/strong>
Quinn Rudnick
The Union St. Journal
Cherry Creek High School
Greenwood Village, Colorado
Creek Senior Amelia Mindlin-Leitner Wins Prominent Theater Award: See Moments From Bobby G Awards Ceremony Here<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Honorable mentions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Evan Beller
The Boiling Point, Shalhevet High School, Los Angeles, California
Larger than life, portraits in undulating colors now brighten hallways<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Abigail Wood
The Rock, Rock Canyon High School, Highlands Ranch, Colorado
Jaguar Football Takes on Arapahoe High School Warriors: Photo Recap<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jimmy Dalton, Jay Deegan, D\u2019Niya Little-Segers, Jake Pfeiffer
Central Times, Naperville Central High School, Naperville, Illinois
Opinion: Our top 10 photos of 2022-23<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sandra Fu, Gina Ko, Daniel Lee
The Huron Emery, Huron High School, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Multi-culti Returns: An Unforgettable Voyage<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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First Place<\/strong>
Aanya Bansal, Maggie Kissick
The Harbinger
Shawnee Mission East High School
Prairie Village, Kansas
Colorful Futures<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n



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Second Place<\/strong>
Martzi Hirsch
The Boiling Point
Shalhevet High School
Los Angeles, California
Keiter defeats Jacobson in fast-moving school chess championship<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Third Place<\/strong>
Juliana Defilippo, Aidan Smith, Aiden Velez
The Muse
Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts
West Palm Beach, Florida
The Demographics of Dreyfoos<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Fourth Place<\/strong>
Michael Seton, Andie Johnston, Maddie Sofnas, Lauren Poulin
The Redwood Bark
Redwood High School
Larkspur, California
Incorporation of gun laws, govenor viewpoints and safety<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fifth Place<\/strong>
Claire Steigelman
The Communicator
Community High School
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Decorations Downtown<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Ben Choucroun
The Redwood Bark, Redwood High School, Larkspur, California
Explainer: Ongoing military conflicts<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nicole Lee
West Side Story, Iowa City West High School, Iowa City, Iowa
Which character from \u201cClue\u201d are you?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Rubicon, St. Paul Academy and Summit School, St. Paul, Minnesota
Thirsty? Fill it up.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alice Scott
The Shield, McCallum High School, Austin, Texas
Bend and snap<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ingrid Smith
The Shield, McCallum High School, Austin, Texas
Pumpkin spice and everything nice<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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First Place<\/strong>
Ingrid Smith
The Shield
McCallum High School
Austin, Texas
Future teachers face obstacles, follow passion<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n



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Second Place<\/strong>
Louis Auxenfans
U-High Midway
University of Chicago Laboratory High School
Chicago, Illinois
A rite of passage: Seniors reflect on first voting experience<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Third Place<\/strong>
Michael Campbell, Salai Diekumpuna
Iliad Literary-Art Magazine
Clarke Central High School
Athens, Georgia
The BlackBoard: Ep. 1<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Fourth Place<\/strong>
Jonah Delson, Benjamin Kolieb
The Boiling Point
Shalhevet High School
Los Angeles, California
The Talking Point Season 3, Episode 2: Farewell to Schultz and Plax, assistant Firehawk basketball coaches<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fifth Place<\/strong>
Jordan Battey, Athena Tseng
Wingspan
Liberty High School
Frisco, Texas
Dumb and Dumber: how to live without Tik Tok<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Isaac Wright
The Muse, Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts, West Palm Beach, Florida
Dreyfoos Student Enterprises Feature Fish Dip<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eli Frommes
The McHenry Messenger, McHenry High School, McHenry, Illinois
The Hall Pass: Pops concert, Montana\u2019s TikTok ban, and the debt ceiling<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alison Mitchell
The Rubicon, St. Paul Academy and Summit School, St. Paul, Minnesota
Through Their Eyes: Ep. 5 ChatGPT and the rise of AI<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

James Li
The Review, St. John\u2019s School, Houston, Texas
Voting Explained<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tanner Coerr
The Highlander, McLean High School, McLean, Virginia
Core Commentary Episode 5: Joe Cockerham<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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First Place<\/strong>
Maggie Simonyan
The Pearl Post
Daniel Pearl Magnet High School
Lake Balboa, California
The weight of remembering: Being a descendant of Armenian genocide survivors in the 21st century<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n



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Second Place<\/strong>
Ella Mitchell
The Prospector
Prospect High School
Mount Prospect, Illinois
‘Flipping\u2019 gender norms: female M&M\u2019s run the world in shoes they can walk in<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Third Place<\/strong>
Alyx Goldensoph
The Torch
Kennedy High School
Swisher, Iowa
Get a Hobby<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Fourth Place<\/strong>
Gauri Manoj
El Estoque
Monta Vista High School
Cupertino, California
My could-have-been name<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fifth Place<\/strong>
Clare Daudelin, Maya Raphael
The La Salle Falconer
La Salle Catholic College Preparatory
Milwaukie, Oregon
Fed-Up, Fatigued, and Feminine: Existing as a Woman in a World of Men<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Celeste Zucker
M-A Chronicle, Menlo-Atherton High School, Atherton, California
Bear Bites: La Biscotteria<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kevin Lynch
The Prospector, Prospect High School, Mount Prospect, Illinois
Ranking all 75 movies I watched in 2022<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Juli Mejia
The Lancer Feed, Lafayette High School, Wildwood, Missouri
Food is not Protest<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sindhuja Pannuri
Wingspan, Liberty High School. Frisco, Texas
International Insight<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eden Leavey
The Standard, The American School in London, London, United Kingdom
Environment, Explained: Climate anxiety must be more prevalent in our community<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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