{"id":299837,"date":"2019-10-20T13:52:32","date_gmt":"2019-10-20T18:52:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/?p=299837"},"modified":"2019-10-23T10:57:24","modified_gmt":"2019-10-23T15:57:24","slug":"2019-story-of-the-year-finalists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/2019-story-of-the-year-finalists\/","title":{"rendered":"2019 Story of the Year finalists"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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National Scholastic Press Association has announced its finalists for the 2019 Story of the Year competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All finalists will be recognized and the winners announced for the first time in a Saturday afternoon awards ceremony at the National High School Journalism Convention,<\/a><\/strong> Nov. 21-24, 2019, at the Washington Marriott Wardman Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First- through fifth-place winners will receive plaques, and five honorable mention winners will receive certificates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finalists are shown below in alphabetical order by state.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

RELATED: 2019 Individual Award Finalists
<\/strong>Photo<\/strong><\/a> | <\/strong>Design<\/strong><\/a> | <\/strong>Cartoon<\/strong><\/a> | <\/strong>Broadcast<\/strong><\/a> | <\/strong>Social Justice Reporting<\/strong><\/a> |
<\/strong>Story<\/strong><\/a> | <\/strong>Social Media<\/strong><\/a> | Portfolio<\/a> | Digital Story<\/a> | Local Climate Change Reporting<\/a> | Middle School<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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News Story<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Laura Horta, Alondra Salgado
No child is left behind when it comes to housing insecurity<\/a>
<\/strong>Grizzly Gazette
Godinez Fundamental High School
Santa Ana, California<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mikey Bennett, Zak Kerr, Maddie Poch
Partial shutdown: How government employees survived the longest shutdown in American history
<\/strong>The C&G
Holy Innocents\u2019 Episcopal School
Atlanta, Georgia
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Abby McCoy, Ryann Redinger
Smoke and mirrors: A look into the connection between teens and Juuls<\/a>
<\/strong>Play
Maize High School
Maize, Kansas
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Anna Cowden
2018 graduate Camille Sturdivant files civil lawsuit against district, others<\/a>
<\/strong>BVNW News
Blue Valley Northwest High School
Overland Park, Kansas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ben Henschel, Will Tulp
The price to pay for acceptance
<\/strong>The Harbinger
Shawnee Mission East High School
Prairie Village, Kansas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Melissa Nie, Noah Raaum
Short-lived Twitter account raises questions about diversity<\/a>
<\/strong>RubicOnline
St. Paul Academy and Summit School
St. Paul, Minnesota<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sarah Zimmerman
Still rising from ruins: Sophomore Andres Cancel\u2019s family recovers from the devastating hurricane that swept over Puerto Rico
<\/strong>North Star
Francis Howell North High School
St. Charles, Missouri<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jenna Barackman, Maleah Downton
Budding business: As more and more states legalize and decriminalize marijuana, the marijuana industry is becoming a staple of the United States economy
<\/strong>Le Journal
Notre Dame de Sion High School
Kansas City, Missouri<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Maleah Downton, Kamryn Rogers
The new drunk driving: Distracted driving is the newest epidemic as car accidents grow to be the number one killer of teens
<\/strong>Le Journal
Notre Dame de Sion High School
Kansas City, Missouri<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Alexandra Fernholz, Anna Mullins
The nico-teens: the newest teen epidemic has many parents, school officials and government health officials concerned
<\/strong>Spark
Lakota East High School
Liberty Township, Ohio<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Feature Story<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Nicole Konopelko
Fostering a life: Price tells the story of his two years in the Kansas foster care system, where he spent time at a group home, psychiatric residential treatment facility, contracting office and more<\/a><\/strong>
The Booster Redux
Pittsburg High School
Pittsburg, Kansas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jackie Cameron<\/strong>
A true friendship<\/strong>
The Harbinger
Shawnee Mission East High School
Prairie Village, Kansas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sarah Zimmerman<\/strong>
Peace, prejudice and positivity: Facing challenges in your environment<\/strong>
North Star
Francis Howell North High School
St. Charles, Missouri<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Thomas Birmingham<\/strong>
The top priority<\/a>
<\/strong>The Kirkwood Call
Kirkwood High School
Kirkwood, Missouri<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Alexandra Fernholz
Lending a hand: Four senior engineering students have been building a prosthetic hand for a five-year-old Shawnee student as their capstone engineering project
<\/strong>Spark
Lakota East High School
Liberty Township, Ohio<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tiffany He<\/strong>
Devon chef cooks up a storm on \u2018Chopped\u2019<\/strong>
The Spoke
Conestoga High School
Berwyn, Pennsylvania<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Morgan Carpenter
A seven-year journey: After spending seven years in a refugee camp in Malawi, immigrant family finds new home in America<\/strong>
Tribal Tribune
Wando High School
Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ariel Kokoricha<\/strong>
Sharing a part of herself: Junior siblings establish deeper bond through brother\u2019s illness, sister\u2019s gift<\/a>
<\/strong>The Red Ledger
Lovejoy High School
Lucas, Texas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Luke Piazza, Siddhartha Sinha, Eric Yoo<\/strong>
Turning the page to the next chapter
<\/strong>The ReMarker
St. Mark\u2019s School of Texas
Dallas, Texas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lily Hager<\/strong>
Faces of the Fair: Victor Ramirez <\/a>
<\/strong>The Red Ledger
Lovejoy High School
Lucas, Texas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sports Story<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Zakir Ahmad, Alex Feng
Gold glory giving back: How three Olympians are establishing a new culture for badminton
<\/strong>Verde
Palo Alto High School
Palo Alto, California<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jules Popiel, Lilly Randolph
She shoots, she scores: Communications freshman Se\u2019maj Griffin becomes the first girl to join the Dreyfoos basketball team
<\/strong>The Muse
A.W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts
West Palm Beach, Florida
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Staff
Concussed: Crash of the cerebrum
<\/strong>The C&G
Holy Innocents\u2019 Episcopal School
Atlanta, Georgia<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sameen Siddiqui
Sports or politics: Despite controversial Nike ad, CHS sports uniforms stay with Nike brand
<\/strong>HiLite
Carmel High School
Carmel, Indiana
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Sophie Stephens
Silent tradition: Head coach Garrett Hartwid instilled mandatory quiet time two years ago to provide time for the varsity football team to focus on game day
<\/strong>West Side Story
Iowa City West High School
Iowa City, Iowa<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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Julie Heng
Olympic coach and daughter working with Huron divers
<\/strong>The Huron Emery
Huron High School
Ann Arbor, Michigan<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jacob LeGesse,  Shane LaGesse,  James Malone, Michael Melinger
Why do we still play football?
<\/strong>The Globe
Clayton High School
Clayton, Missouri<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Matthew Connelly,  Andrew Herweck, Charlotte Witt
(Neer)ing success: Players talk about their victory over Vianney during Frozen Four Feb. 11
<\/strong>Pioneer
Kirkwood High School
Kirkwood, Missouri<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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William Aniol, Colin Campbell, Parker Davis, Luke Nayfa
Empty banners: Coming off of a year with no championships, Lions athletes and coaches combine positive lessons learned
<\/strong>The ReMarker
St. Mark\u2019s School of Texas
Dallas, Texas
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Editorial<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Staff
BACR must stay
<\/strong>The Tam News
Tamalpais High School
Mill Valley, California
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Staff
Arm teacher with books not bullets
<\/strong>The Eagle Eye
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
Parkland, Florida <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Isabella Ank
Parking problems: Parents and students need to be conscious of how and where they are driving on campus
<\/strong>Pep O\u2019 Plant
H.B. Plant High School
Tampa, Florida
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Chloe-Amelie Aimkan
Making a mess: Privatizing janitorial services costs more than it saves
<\/strong>Pep O\u2019 Plant
H.B. Plant High School
Tampa, Florida<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Audrey Matzke
Disciplinary hearings need student voice
<\/strong>U-High Midway
University of Chicago Laboratory High School
Chicago, Illinois<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Staff
Discrimination lawsuit needs more attention, student input<\/a>
<\/strong>Echo
St. Louis Park High School
St. Louis Park, Minnesota
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Maddie Murphy
Send out schedule information earlier
<\/strong>The Rock
Rock Bridge High School
Columbia, Missouri<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Staff
Consider limiting AP courses
<\/strong>The Spoke
Conestoga High School
Berwyn, Pennsylvania
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Lily Hager
Praising security changes<\/a>
<\/strong>The Red Ledger
Lovejoy High School
Lucas, Texas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Staff
Things we care about, and you should too
<\/strong>The Apple Leaf
Wenatchee High School
Wenatchee, Washington
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Opinion<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Alya Mehrtash
Transgender military ban reflects Trump\u2019s hateful message<\/a>
<\/strong>Beverly Highlights
Beverly Hills High School
Beverly Hills, California<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Emily Sweet
Destigmatizing society\u2019s touchiest subject: female masturbation<\/a>
<\/strong>The Redwood Bark
Redwood High School
Larkspur, California
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Mikey Bennett
Why he\u2019s right
<\/strong>The C&G
Holy Innocents\u2019 Episcopal School
Atlanta, Georgia<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Victoria Sponar
Notre Dame outrage proves societal inequities<\/a>
<\/strong>The Prowler
Starr\u2019s Mill High School
Fayetteville , Georgia
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Mystika Allison-Barnes
Black 365: How Black History Month can limit the black community and why we shouldn\u2019t let it
<\/strong>The Mission
Shawnee Mission North High School
Overland Park, Kansas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Logan Crews
We\u2019re still here<\/a>
<\/strong>The Kirkwood Call
Kirkwood High School
Kirkwood, Missouri
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Atiyah Lane
Teach my history, too
<\/strong>The Rock
Rock Bridge High School
Columbia, Missouri<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Anna Biddle
The sleeping giant
<\/strong>Spark
Lakota East High School
Liberty Township, Ohio<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Noura Jabir
You\u2019re not racist? Then stop using the N-word
<\/strong>The Review
St. John\u2019s School
Houston, Texas
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Pramika Kadari
Ending \u201csmart Asian\u201d stereotypes<\/a>
<\/strong>The Sidekick
Coppell High School
Coppell, Texas
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