{"id":619161,"date":"2023-10-10T14:15:45","date_gmt":"2023-10-10T19:15:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/?page_id=619161"},"modified":"2023-11-04T16:48:55","modified_gmt":"2023-11-04T21:48:55","slug":"2023-story-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/2023-story-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"2023 Story of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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NSPA honors
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Story of the Year<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

News Story \u2022 Feature Story \u2022 Sports Story
Editorial \u2022 Opinion<\/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 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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News Story<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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First<\/strong>
Nathan Yuan
Central Times
Naperville Central High School
Naperville, Illinois
The hidden homeless<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n



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Second<\/strong>
Clementine Cunningham, Sienna Reinders, Lucille Sanders
Scot Scoop
Carlmont High School
Belmont, California
The chaos after the storm<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Third<\/strong>
Caroline Steidley
Call
Kirkwood High School
Kirkwood, Missouri
Former KHS student set to be executed<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Fourth<\/strong>
Arti Jain, Rory Lustberg
Panorama
Ladue Horton Watkins High School
St. Louis, Missouri
Under Fire<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fifth<\/strong>
Arianna Zhu
Scot Scoop
Carlmont High School
Belmont, California
Ozempic shortage unearths American obesity issue<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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

Celine Chen, Katie Doran
M-A Chronicle, Menlo-Atherton High School, Atherton, California
Breaking News: Student Pinned Down by Police Officers, Community Confused and Angry<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Benjamin Gamson
The Boiling Point, Shalhevet High School, Los Angeles, California
CIF semifinal game marred by ethnic taunts from both Shalhevet\u2019s and visitor\u2019s fans<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eesha Dhawan, Samhita Kumar
The Octagon, Sacramento Country Day School, Sacramento, California
A.I allows for intellectual exploration, academic dishonesty<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bridget Baker, Jessica Sehgal, Milo Slevin, Kupu Sumi, Marin Ubersox
The Evanstonian, Evanston Township High School, Evanston, Illinois
A historical tug of war<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jordan Millar
The Polygon, Poly Prep Country Day School, Brooklyn, New York
So You Want to Talk About Racial Literacy?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Feature Story<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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First<\/strong>
Grace Logan
The Northwest Passage
Shawnee Mission Northwest High School
Shawnee, Kansas
No Excuses<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n



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Second<\/strong>
Tina Luo
The Legend
Flower Mound High School
Flower Mound, Texas
Finding Home: A student\u2019s Hurricane Maria survival story<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Third<\/strong>
Eleanor Yarbrough
Tribal Tribune
Wando High School
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Breaking out of the domestic abuse cycle<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Fourth<\/strong>
Allen You
Panorama
Ladue Horton Watkins High School
St. Louis, Missouri
Torn from Home<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fifth<\/strong>
Katie Murphy
The Harbinger
Shawnee Mission East High School
Prairie Village, Kansas
American Dreaming<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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

Alex Cowdrey, Saraphina Wambi
The Express, Blue Valley Northwest High School, Overland Park, Kansas
Unnoticed. Unaddressed. Uncovered.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lily Coash-Johnson
The Epic, Shawnee Mission West High School, Overland Park, Kansas
One in six<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Staff
The Communicator, Community High School, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Pantone Postcards<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Linyang Lee, Dawson Yao
The ReMarker, St. Mark\u2019s School of Texas, Dallas, Texas
A toast to Hollywood<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Annie Jones
The Review, St. John\u2019s School, Houston, Texas
The only thing I could control\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Sports Story<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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First<\/strong>
Jordan DeMario
Tribal Tribune
Wando High School
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Unhindered performance<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n



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Second<\/strong>
Kurt Hausman
The Communicator
Community High School
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Title IX: History of Fighting and Hopes for the Future<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Third<\/strong>
Shay Bowman, Aran Sonnad-Joshi, Archer Streelman
The Southerner
Midtown High School
Atlanta, Georgia
Sports provides greater opportunities<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Fourth<\/strong>
Jilian Denlow
The Evanstonian
Evanston Township High School
Evanston, Illinois
\u2018More than just a basketball league\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fifth<\/strong>
Ajin Jeong, Asha Kulkarni
Verde
Palo Alto High School
Palo Alto, California
Trailblazer<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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

Melody Cui, Kathryn Foo
El Estoque, Monta Vista High School. Cupertino, California
The virtual glass ceiling<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Willem Hummel, Jacob Robinson
Messenger, Marquette High School, Chesterfield, Missouri
Benched By the Brain<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sonya Sud
The Lancer Feed, Lafayette High School, Wildwood, Missouri
Kicking the Competition<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Olivia Craine
Legend, Wando High School, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Living His Legacy<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hyunsung Na
The Marquee, Marcus High School, Flower Mound, Texas
Senior recounts journey as kicker<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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First<\/strong>
Staff
The Lancer Feed
Lafayette High School
Wildwood, Missouri
Board members need consequences, too<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n



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Second<\/strong>
Caroline Owen, Alice Scott
The Shield
McCallum High School
Austin, Texas
Outdated Mac should be included in bond proposals<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Third<\/strong>
Andrew Mikhail, Anna Shesol, Ethan Wolin
The Augur Bit
Georgetown Day School
Washington, District of Columbia
An Action Plan, an Audit and Still Scant Public Data<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Fourth<\/strong>
Katie Murphy
The Harbinger
Shawnee Mission East High School
Prairie Village, Kansas
Teachers With Tacticals?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fifth<\/strong>
Clare O\u2019Connor
U-High Midway
University of Chicago Laboratory High School
Chicago, Illinois
Administrators: Denounce and address hateful actions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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

Staff
The Campanile, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, California
PAUSD should adapt to ChatGPT<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nina Ivancevic
Lion, Lyons Township High School. La Grange, Illinois
Importance of inclusion<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Southwest Shadow Editorial Board
Southwest Shadow, Southwest Career and Technical Academy, Las Vegas, Nevada
Bus drivers need to be treated like people too<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shreyan Daulat
The ReMarker, St. Mark\u2019s School of Texas, Dallas, Texas
LEED-ing to ensure a better tomorrow<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wingspan Staff
Wingspan. Liberty High School, Frisco, Texas
Taking focus off educational needs<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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First<\/strong>
Larkin Brundige
The Harbinger
Shawnee Mission East High School
Prairie Village, Kansas
Beyond Pink<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n



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Second<\/strong>
Katie Murphy
The Harbinger
Shawnee Mission East High School
Prairie Village, Kansas
Typical Asian<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Third<\/strong>
Amy Ren
U-High Midway
University of Chicago Laboratory High School
Chicago, Illinois
U-High must shine a light on Asian American struggles<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Fourth<\/strong>
Sofia Ball
The Northwest Passage
Shawnee Mission Northwest High School
Shawnee, Kansas
No Matter What<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fifth<\/strong>
Gage Chapman
The Mission
Shawnee Mission North High School
Overland Park, Kansas
Running With It<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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April Wang
El Estoque. Monta Vista High School, Cupertino, California
White supremacy is pitting minorities against each other<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gabriel Hawkins
The Nueva Current, The Nueva School, San Mateo, California
Traumazine is Megan Thee Stallion\u2019s renaissance<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Raksha Jayakumar
The Marquee. Marcus High School, Flower Mound, Texas
Happy daughter\u2019s day<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lily Feather
The Review. St. John\u2019s School, Houston, Texas
Instead of encouraging learning, Reading Logs turn a passion into a chore<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Grace Hamilton
The Standard, The American School in London, London, United Kingdom
Wage gap epitomizes stagnation in gender equality efforts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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