{"id":618435,"date":"2023-08-16T11:20:45","date_gmt":"2023-08-16T16:20:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/?p=618435"},"modified":"2023-08-25T15:29:48","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T20:29:48","slug":"2023-story-of-the-year-finalists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/2023-story-of-the-year-finalists\/","title":{"rendered":"2023 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 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

The winners of the Story of the Year compete for NSPA’s Brasler Prize.<\/a><\/strong><\/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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News Story<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Celine Chien, Katie Doran
<\/strong>M-A Chronicle, Menlo-Atherton High School, Atherton, California
Breaking News: Student Pinned Down by Police Officers, Community Confused and Angry<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Feature Story<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Lily Coash-Johnson
<\/strong>The Epic, Shawnee Mission West High School, Overland Park, Kansas
One in six<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Sports Story<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Melody Cui, Kathryn Foo
<\/strong>El Estoque, Monta Vista High School, Cupertino, California
The virtual glass ceiling<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Editorial<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Staff
<\/strong>The Campanile, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, California
PAUSD should adapt to ChatGPT<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Opinion<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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April Wang
<\/strong>El Estoque, Monta Vista High School, Cupertino, California
White supremacy is pitting minorities against each other<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Grace Hamilton
<\/strong>The Standard, The American School in London, London, United Kingdom
Wage gap epitomizes stagnation in gender equality efforts<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Aug. 24, 2023 National Scholastic Press Association announces the finalists in its 2023 Story of the Year competition. Individual Award winners will be announced at the JEA\/NSPA Fall National High School Journalism Convention, in Boston, at the 3:30 p.m. awards ceremony on Saturday, Nov. 4.  The winners of the Story of the Year compete for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":614746,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/618435"}],"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=618435"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/618435\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":618695,"href":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/618435\/revisions\/618695"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/614746"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=618435"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=618435"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=618435"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}