{"id":618430,"date":"2023-08-16T11:18:40","date_gmt":"2023-08-16T16:18:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/?p=618430"},"modified":"2023-08-24T12:44:39","modified_gmt":"2023-08-24T17:44:39","slug":"2023-digital-story-of-the-year-finalists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/2023-digital-story-of-the-year-finalists\/","title":{"rendered":"2023 Digital Story of the Year finalists"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Aug. 24, 2023<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

National Scholastic Press Association announces the finalists in its 2023 Digital Story of the Year competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Individual Award winners will be announced at the JEA\/NSPA Fall National High School Journalism Convention,<\/a><\/strong> in Boston, at the 3:30 p.m. awards ceremony on Saturday, Nov. 4. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A gallery of winners will be posted after the Nov. 4 announcement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finalists below are listed by state.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Individual Award finalists<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Broadcast Story of the Year<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cartoon of the Year<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Design of the Year<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Digital Story of the Year<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photo of the Year<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Story of the Year<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Awards<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fred Ross Systemic Change Student Journalism Competition<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Local Climate Change Reporting<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Portfolio of the Year<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Use of Social Media<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Convention website<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

3:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 4, awards ceremony<\/strong>
Winners announced \u2014
Individual Awards
Broadcast Pacemaker
Newspaper\/Newsmagazine Pacemaker
Specialty Magazine Pacemaker
Best of Show<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best of Show<\/a><\/strong>
Schools and students attending the convention are eligible. Categories, rules and entry deadlines will be announced on the convention site.<\/a><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spring Pacemakers<\/strong>
Pacemakers in Innovation, Literary Arts Magazine, Online and Yearbook will be presented at the Kansas City, Missouri, convention, April 4-6, 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Multimedia News Story<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Audrey Finigan, Emma Goldman, Elaine Jiang,
Benjamin Romanowsky, Daniella Smit
<\/strong>Scot Scoop, Carlmont High School, Belmont, California
Celebrate the Music 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Multimedia Sports Story<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Stella Pavao, Gracia Shao-Xue
<\/strong>Scot Scoop, Carlmont High School, Belmont, California
A season with the Scots: the new NorCal champions<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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

Evan Beller, Benjamin Gamson
<\/strong>The Boiling Point, Shalhevet High School, Los Angeles, California
VICTORY AND HISTORY: Firehawks girls basketball team wins school\u2019s first-ever state CIF championship<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Matt Petres, William Tan
<\/strong>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<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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

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

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

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Photo Slideshow<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Evan Beller
<\/strong>The Boiling Point, Shalhevet High School, Los Angeles, California
Larger than life, portraits in undulating colors now brighten hallways<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Quinn Rudnick
<\/strong>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<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Interactive Graphic<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Michael Seton, Andie Johnston,
Maddie Sofnas, Lauren Poulin
<\/strong>The Redwood Bark, Redwood High School, Larkspur, California
Incorporation of gun laws, govenor viewpoints and safety<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Podcast<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Jonah Delson, Benjamin Kolieb
<\/strong>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<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Blog<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Celeste Zucker
<\/strong>M-A Chronicle, Menlo-Atherton High School, Atherton, California
Bear Bites: La Biscotteria<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Maggie Simonyan
<\/strong>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<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ella Mitchell
<\/strong>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<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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

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

Clare Daudelin, Maya Raphael
<\/strong>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<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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

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