{"id":614999,"date":"2022-10-18T09:16:33","date_gmt":"2022-10-18T14:16:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/?p=614999"},"modified":"2022-11-05T13:35:33","modified_gmt":"2022-11-05T18:35:33","slug":"2022-junior-high-finalists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/2022-junior-high-finalists\/","title":{"rendered":"2022 Junior High\/Middle School finalists"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:41px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-7\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-3\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>Oct. 19, 2022<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>National Scholastic Press Association announces the finalists in its 2022 Junior High\/Middle School competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Individual Award winners will be announced at <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/fall.journalismconvention.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the JEA\/NSPA Fall National High School Journalism Convention,<\/a><\/strong> at the 3:30 p.m. awards ceremony on Nov. 12.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A gallery of winners will be posted after the Nov. 12 announcement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finalists below are listed by state.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/nspa.blog_.PM_.finalists.junior.high_.101822.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"200\" height=\"194\" src=\"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/nspa.blog_.PM_.finalists.junior.high_.101822.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-615009\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/2022-individual-award-finalists\/\" target=\"_blank\">Individual Award finalists<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/2022-broadcast-story-of-the-year-finalists\/\" target=\"_blank\">Broadcast Story of the Year<\/a><br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/2022-cartoon-of-the-year-finalists\/\" target=\"_blank\">Cartoon of the Year<\/a><br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/2022-design-of-the-year-finalists\/\" target=\"_blank\">Design of the Year<\/a><br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/2022-digital-story-of-the-year-finalists\/\" target=\"_blank\">Digital Story of the Year<\/a><br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/2022-photo-of-the-year-finalists\/\" target=\"_blank\">Photo of the Year<\/a><br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/2022-story-of-the-year-finalists\/\" target=\"_blank\">Story of the Year<\/a><br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/2022-diversity-equity-inclusion-finalists\/\" target=\"_blank\">Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Awards<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/2022-climate-finalists\/\">Local Climate Change Reporting<\/a><br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/2022-portfolio-finalists\/\" target=\"_blank\">Portfolio of the Year<\/a><br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/2022-social-media-finalists\/\" target=\"_blank\">Best Use of Social Media<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/2022-junior-high-finalists\/\">Junior High\/Middle School<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10px\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:8px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"http:\/\/fall.journalismconvention.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/site.AF22.banner.600w.101722.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-614891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/site.AF22.banner.600w.101722.png 600w, https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/site.AF22.banner.600w.101722-300x100.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/fall.journalismconvention.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Register for the convention.<\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/fall.journalismconvention.org\/nspa-best-of-show-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Enter the convention&#8217;s Best of Show contest.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:18px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Pacemaker finalists<\/strong><br><em>These Pacemaker finalists will be honored and winners announced at the Nov. 12 awards ceremony.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/2022-broadcast-pacemaker-finalists\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Broadcast<\/a>  \u2022  <a href=\"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/2022-newspaper-pacemaker-finalists\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Newspaper\/Newsmagazine<\/a><\/strong>  \u2022  <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/2022-newspaper-pacemaker-finalists\/#specialty\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Specialty Magazine<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Pacemakers in Innovation, Literary Arts Magazine, Online and Yearbook will be presented in spring 2023.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:18px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/607538-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pacemaker 100<\/a><\/strong><br><em>To celebrate our 100th birthday, we&#8217;ll honor our top Pacemaker winners and recognize the Top 10 at the fall convention.<\/em> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Design of the Year<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-10\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Ragan Stoltz<br><\/strong>Oro, Cactus Canyon Junior High School, Apache Junction, Arizona<br>Block and Back<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Natalee Anforth<br><\/strong>Oro, Cactus Canyon Junior High School, Apache Junction, Arizona<br>On Location<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Kate Rogers<br><\/strong>The Round-Up, Woodland Junior High School, Fayetteville, Arkansas<br>We Brought Our Game<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Olivia Hapgood<br><\/strong>The Round-Up, Woodland Junior High School, Fayetteville, Arkansas<br>22 in 22<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Geneva Ogrin, Grace Pepe, Brenna Quinlan<br><\/strong>The Prowl, Powell Middle School, Littleton, Colorado<br>Trends_PMS 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Addison Huff<br><\/strong>The Scrapbook, Westfield Middle School, Westfield, Indiana<br>You Might Like to Go Far Away<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Gabe Willis, Addison Huff, Kai Kidwell<br><\/strong>The Scrapbook, Westfield Middle School, Westfield, Indiana<br>Strings Attached<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Roshan Desai<br><\/strong>The Crane, Cranbrook Kingswood Middle School for Boys, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan<br>First League Championship Win<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Gabi Cardenas, Dillon Landry<br><\/strong>The Panther<br>Ridgeview Middle School, Round Rock, Texas, Art, Ukulele Club and Books to Movie Club<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Lila Stenson, Lola Tamman<br><\/strong>The Scroll, The American School in London Middle School, London, United Kingdom<br>Students travel around UK, France<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Story of the Year<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-13\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Ragan Stoltz<\/strong><br>Oro<br>Cactus Canyon Junior High School<br>Apache Junction, Arizona<br>Devil in Disguise<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Serenity Alvarado<\/strong><br>Oro<br>Cactus Canyon Junior High School<br>Apache Junction, Arizona<br>Ellie Cupido<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Amelia Bramlett<\/strong><br>The Round-Up<br>Woodland Junior High School<br>Fayetteville, Arkansas<br>Science Matters<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Lilley Ku, Dani Montgomery<\/strong><br>The Scrapbook<br>Westfield Middle School<br>Westfield, Indiana<br>Above Par<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Kai Kidwell, Katie Bolduc<\/strong><br>The Scrapbook<br>Westfield Middle School<br>Westfield, Indiana<br>Pieces and Pastries<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Atharva Modi<\/strong><br>The Crane<br>Cranbrook Kingswood Middle School for Boys<br>Bloomfield Hills, Michigan<br>Composting at Cranbrook<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Kanav Kalmadi<\/strong><br>The Crane<br>Cranbrook Kingswood Middle School for Boys<br>Bloomfield Hills, Michigan<br>Including Everyone\u2019s Needs is their Number One Ingredient<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Claire Mooney<\/strong><br>The Sequoyah Scribe<br>John Sevier Middle School<br>Kingsport, Tennessee<br>Major teacher staff changes strike Sevier Middle<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Maddison Ball<\/strong><br>The Sequoyah Scribe<br>John Sevier Middle School<br>Kingsport, Tennessee<br>Students earn minimum grade of 60%, even for missing work<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Taishawna Davis<\/strong><br>The Sequoyah Scribe<br>John Sevier Middle School<br>Kingsport, Tennessee<br>African American students report unwanted hair touching<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Broadcast Story of the Year<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-16\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Krishna Mano<\/strong><br>The City Voice, City High Middle School, Grand Rapids, Michigan<br>What We Can Take Away From The Flint Water Crisis: Interview with Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Naima Velasco, Maggie Katin<\/strong><br>ALTV, Armand Larive Middle School, Hermiston, Oregon<br>Assembly tradition makes a comeback<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Isabella Martinez, Mickenzie Marks<\/strong><br>ALTV, Armand Larive Middle School, Hermiston, Oregon<br>Sweet Potato\u2019s Closet<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jonah Sine<\/strong><br>The Scroll, The American School in London Middle School, London, United Kingdom<br>Indoor climbing explained<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Noel Blute<\/strong><br>The Scroll, The American School in London Middle School, London, United Kingdom<br>Changes to Grade 8 Performing Arts program provide more opportunities<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Noel Blute<\/strong><br>The Scroll, The American School in London Middle School, London, United Kingdom<br>Humans of ASL: Annika Gilbert on playing the clarinet<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ollie Grad<\/strong><br>The Scroll, The American School in London Middle School, London, United Kingdom<br>Review: Five Guys<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Multimedia Story of the Year<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-19\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\">\n<p>No winners<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Photo of the Year<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-22\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Brielle McWilliams<\/strong><br>Oro, Cactus Canyon Junior High School, Apache Junction, Arizona<br>Adrenaline Junkie<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Shyanne Bullard<\/strong><br>Oro, Cactus Canyon Junior High School, Apache Junction, Arizona<br>Battle Bruises<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Lilly Landers<\/strong><br>The Round-Up, Woodland Junior High School, Fayetteville, Arkansas<br>Let\u2019s Go Colts<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Olivia Hapgood<\/strong><br>The Round-Up, Woodland Junior High School, Fayetteville, Arkansas<br>Dunked On<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Olivia Hapgood<\/strong><br>The Round-Up, Woodland Junior High School, Fayetteville, Arkansas<br>Erupt<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Amelia Bramlett<\/strong><br>The Round-Up, Woodland Junior High School, Fayetteville, Arkansas<br>A Closer Look<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Geneva Ogrin<\/strong><br>The Prowl, Powell Middle School, Littleton, Colorado<br>GBO_9-13_7TH TRACK (717)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Shea Vohs<\/strong><br>The Scrapbook, Westfield Middle School, Westfield, Indiana<br>Laughing with Lizards<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Brianna Mae Malasaga<\/strong><br>The Falcon\u2019s Yearbook, Coral Academy of Science Middle School, Reno, Nevada<br>Windmill Project<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Autum Decell<\/strong><br>The Falcon\u2019s Yearbook, Coral Academy of Science Middle School, Reno, Nevada<br>Bayblades<br><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" 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Individual Award winners will be announced at the JEA\/NSPA Fall National High School Journalism Convention, at the 3:30 p.m. awards ceremony on Nov. 12.&nbsp; A gallery of winners will be posted after the Nov. 12 announcement. Finalists below [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":615009,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/614999"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=614999"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/614999\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":615334,"href":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/614999\/revisions\/615334"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/615009"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=614999"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=614999"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=614999"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}