{"id":302631,"date":"2019-10-21T20:28:45","date_gmt":"2019-10-22T01:28:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/?p=302631"},"modified":"2019-10-25T11:01:14","modified_gmt":"2019-10-25T16:01:14","slug":"2019-portfolio-of-the-year-finalists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/2019-portfolio-of-the-year-finalists\/","title":{"rendered":"2019 Portfolio of the Year finalists"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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National Scholastic Press Association has announced its finalists for the 2019 Portfolio 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.
Category names are linked to a shared folder of student work. <\/strong><\/a>
Winner names, when linked, go to the students’ online portfolio<\/em>s.<\/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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Artist of the Year<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Elizabeth Posey<\/strong>
Bear Witness
Branham High School
San Jose, California<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Evie Horton<\/strong>
The King\u2019s Courier
El Camino Real Charter High School
Woodland Hills, California<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chloe-Amelie Aikman<\/strong>
Pep O\u2019 Plant
H.B. Plant High School
Tampa, Florida<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Caroline Robbins<\/strong>
Devil\u2019s Advocate
Stanton College Preparatory School
Jacksonville, Florida<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mara Nicolaie<\/strong>
The Prospector
Prospect High School
Mt. Prospect, Illinois<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lilah Powlas<\/strong>
Hauberk
Shawnee Mission East High School
Prairie Village, Kansas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eva McCord<\/a><\/strong>
The Tower
Grosse Pointe South High School
Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mckenna Lewis<\/a><\/strong>
Spark
Lakota East High School
Liberty Township, Ohio<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sumner Woldridge<\/strong>
Eagle Edition
The Episcopal School of Dallas
Dallas, Texas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Broadcast Journalist of the Year<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Mandy Hitchcock<\/a><\/strong>
ScotCenter
Carlmont High School
Belmont, California<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Theodore Rackauskas<\/strong>
WAHS News
American Heritage High School
Plantation, Florida<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jillian Lamkins<\/strong>
The Flash
Eastview High School
Apple Valley, Minnesota<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Emily Hood<\/a><\/strong>
FHNtodayTV
Francis Howell North High School
St. Charles, Missouri<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jackie Carroll<\/strong>
The Red Ledger
Lovejoy High School
Lucas, Texas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ally Tauber<\/a><\/strong>
MHS1
McKinney High School
McKinney, Texas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Haylee Brown<\/strong>
Eagle Nation News
Prosper High School
Prosper, Texas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alex Tinkham<\/strong>
The Review Online
St. John\u2019s School
Houston, Texas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Designer of the Year<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Hannah Ilao<\/strong>
El Corazon
El Camino Real Charter High School
Woodland Hills, California<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rebecca Wadsworth<\/a><\/strong>
Reflections
Brighton High School
Brighton, Colorado<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Caroline Dixon<\/strong>
Tigrium
Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy
Melbourne, Florida<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sami Turner<\/strong>
The Budget
Lawrence High School
Lawrence, Kansas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kylah Woods<\/strong>
North Star
Francis Howell North High School
St. Charles, Missouri<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bhavana Veeravalli<\/strong>
Roars and Whispers
Providence Senior High School
Charlotte, North Carolina<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Caroline Koeman<\/strong>
Tribal Tribune
Wando High School
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Victoria Willox<\/strong>
Eagle Edition
The Episcopal School of Dallas
Dallas, Texas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cianna Chairez<\/strong>
The Dispatch
James Bowie High School
Austin, Texas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kayla Thompson<\/strong>
The Lion
McKinney High School
McKinney, Texas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Marketer of the Year<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Rachel Matatyaou<\/a><\/strong>
Highlander
Carlmont High School
Belmont, California<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hannah Lee<\/a><\/strong>
El Estoque
Monta Vista High School
Cupertino, California<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vivian Bui<\/strong>
San Marin Pony Express
San Marin High School
Novato, California<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thomas Duong<\/strong>
West Side Story
Iowa City West High School
Iowa City, Iowa<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Multimedia Journalist of the Year<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Hannah Lee<\/a><\/strong>
El Estoque
Monta Vista High School
Cupertino, California<\/p>\n\n\n\n

David Obadare<\/strong>
The Budget
Lawrence High School
Lawrence, Kansas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jackson Estwanick<\/strong>
MHSNews
Marquette High School
Chesterfield, Missouri<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stella Shenkman<\/a><\/strong>
The Shield
McCallum High School
Austin, Texas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sophia Kontos<\/strong>
The Review Online
St. John\u2019s School
Houston, Texas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photojournalist of the Year<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Nathan Hayes<\/strong>
The Carillon
Bellarmine College Preparatory
San Jose, California<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Katie Drake<\/strong>
Hauberk
Shawnee Mission East High School
Prairie Village, Kansas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Emily Kruse<\/strong>
Red & Black
Lawrence High School
Lawrence, Kansas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Andrew Maier<\/strong>
Eastside
Cherry Hill HIgh School East
Cherry Hill, New Jersey<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sunnya Hadavi<\/strong>
Prowler
Providence Senior High School
Charlotte, North Carolina<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Abbie Reynolds<\/strong>
Legend
Wando High School
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elizabeth Chan<\/strong>
The Lion
McKinney High School
McKinney, Texas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ben Stewart<\/strong>
The Oak
Klein Oak High School
Spring, Texas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Preston Rolls<\/strong>
The Dispatch
James Bowie High School
Austin, Texas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Grace Nguyen<\/strong>
The Red Ledger
Lovejoy High School
Lucas, Texas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Writer of the Year<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Shuvi Jha<\/a><\/strong>
El Estoque
Monta Vista High School
Cupertino, California<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Madaleine Rubin<\/strong>
The Muse
A.W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts
Boca Raton, Florida<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella Ramirez<\/strong>
WAHS
American Heritage High School
Plantation, Florida<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ayse Eldes<\/strong>
The Prospector
Prospect High School
Mt. Prospect, Illinois<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anjali Huynh<\/strong>
West Side Story
Iowa City West High School
Iowa City, Iowa<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nicole Konoeplko<\/strong>
The Booster Redux
Pittsburg High School
Pittsburg, Kansas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sarah Zimmerman<\/strong>
North Star
Francis Howell North High School
St. Charles, Missouri<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Grace Snelling<\/strong>
The Globe
Clayton High School
Clayton, Missouri<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Ashlynn Roberts<\/strong>
The Talon News
Argyle High School
Argle, Texas
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