{"id":622261,"date":"2025-04-14T18:51:55","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T23:51:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/?p=622261"},"modified":"2025-05-20T16:19:38","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T21:19:38","slug":"2024-story-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/2024-story-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"2024 Story of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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NSPA honors top scholastic reporting & feature writing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Story of the Year<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

News Story \u2022 Feature Story
Sports Story \u2022 Editorial<\/strong> \u2022<\/strong> Opinion<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nov. 9, 2024<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

National Scholastic Press Association salutes the winners of its 2024 Story of the Year competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NSPA’s Individual Awards are among the top prizes in scholastic media, and the awards are a showcase of journalistic excellence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Winners were announced during the JEA\/NSPA Fall National High School Media Convention, on Nov. 9, in Philadelphia.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2024 Fall Convention Awards<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Fall 2024 Pacemakers<\/strong>
Broadcast<\/a>
Newspaper\/Newsmagazine\/ Specialty Magazine<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2024 Individual Awards<\/strong>
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Broadcast Story of the Year<\/a>
Cartoon of the Year<\/a>
Design of the Year<\/a>
Digital Story of the Year<\/a>
Photo of the Year<\/a>
Story of the Year<\/a>
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion<\/a>
Fred Ross Systemic Change Student Journalism Competition<\/a>
Local Climate Change Reporting<\/a>
Portfolio of the Year<\/a>
Best Use of Social Media<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Awards slideshow<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Philadelphia Best of Show<\/strong>
Individual Recognition
<\/a>Staff Recognition<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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News Story<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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First Place
<\/strong>Alice Scott
The Shield
McCallum High School
Austin, Texas
Book rating law blocked<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Second Place
<\/strong>Katie Murphy
The Harbinger
Shawnee Mission East High School
Prairie Village, Kansas
A Turning Point<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Third Place
<\/strong>Morgan Cook
Tribal Tribune
Wando High School
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Disarray Downtown<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Fourth Place
<\/strong>Chase Pray
FHNtoday
Francis Howell North High School
Saint Charles, Missouri
Board of Education Faces Backlash After Removing Black-Focused Electives<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fifth Place
<\/strong>Jay Deegan
Central Times
Naperville Central High School
Naperville, Illinois
Chronically Absent: How nearly a quarter of D203 high schoolers missed more than 10% of school last year<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Honorable Mention<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Matthias Jaylen, Alexa Murphy
Tower
The Masters School
Dobbs Ferry, New York
Migrants bussed across country find safe landing in local Rivertown<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Milly Miao, Sydney Mulford, Kevin Xiang
The Messenger
Northview High School
Johns Creek, Georgia
Fire alarms send students into freezing downpour<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jack Baker, Sybil Curran, Josh McNeil
The Tiger
Little Rock Central High School
Little Rock, Arkansas
Blindsided<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fallon Head
Kingwood Park Times
Kingwood Park High School
Kingwood, Texas
Transfer Trend<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Satvika Ramanathan
The Huron
Emery Huron High School
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Through teachers’ eyes: How the $25 million budget cut is affecting AAPS staff<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Feature Story<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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First Place
<\/strong>Aisha Rashid
Veteran
Vandegrift High School
Austin, Texas
Losing home, finding hope<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Second Place
<\/strong>Krista Fleming
The Hawk Eye
Hebron High School
Carrollton, Texas
The next destination<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Third Place
<\/strong>Sofia Ball
The Northwest Passage
Shawnee Mission Northwest High School
Shawnee, Kansas
All At Once<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Fourth Place
<\/strong>Josh McNeil
The Tiger
Little Rock Central High School
Little Rock, Arkansas
Pages from the past<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fifth Place
<\/strong>Olivia Evans
The Hawk Eye
Hebron High School
Carrollton, Texas
Moving forward<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Honorable Mention<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adrianna Bean
The Mirror
Van Nuys High School
Van Nuys, California
The untold story of a real-life storyteller<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ingrid Smith
The Shield
McCallum High School
Austin, Texas
Conservation photographer captures world to change it<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sean Campbell, Harald Tollerup
The Breakdown
Davis Senior High School
Davis, California
Curley’s life changes in a heartbeat<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lynn-Clara Tun
Zephyrus
Edina High School
Edina, Minnesota
Behind the scenes with “Barry” editor Ali Greer<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella Yi
The Horizon
Westwood High School
Austin, Texas
King for a Day: Self-Taught Senior Performs with Green Day<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Sports Story<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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First Place
<\/strong>Wyatt Meyer
Odyssey Media Group
Clarke Central High School
Athens, Georgia
The impossible dream<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Second Place
<\/strong>Tanner Coerr
The Highlander
McLean High School
McLean, Virginia
Defying disability<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Third Place
<\/strong>Hailey Neuner
The Marquette Messenger
Marquette High School
Chesterfield, Missouri
No Plan in Place for Aging Locker Rooms<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Fourth Place
<\/strong>Adeline Dodd
The Talon
Minnehaha Academy Upper School
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Diving deep<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fifth Place
<\/strong>Alec Bonnard
Campanile
Palo Alto High School
Palo Alto, California
Student athletes forced into tradeoff between school, club sports<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Honorable Mentions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ben Shapiro
The Communicator Magazine
Community High School
Ann Arbor, Michigan
PIAA puts Conestoga on probation<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hannah Halterman
FHCtoday
Francis Howell Central High School
Cottleville, Missouri
A Hunger to Compeat<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maya Ortiz
The Pride
Kingwood Park High School
Kingwood, Texas
Staying Relentless<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ben Tillisch
The Dispatch
James Bowie High School
Austin, Texas
New beginnings: Mallett’s story<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Blake Furnish
Spark
Lakota East High School
Liberty Township, Ohio
Brotherhood Beyond Borders<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Editorial<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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First Place
<\/strong>Zoey Perrine
The Mix
Monarch High School
Louisville, Colorado
Change the message<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Second Place
<\/strong>Katie Murphy
The Harbinger
Shawnee Mission East High School
Prairie Village, Kansas
Under the Rug<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Third Place
<\/strong>Tai Caputo
The Little Hawk
Iowa City High School
Iowa City, Iowa
Book Bans Infringe Upon Students’ Rights<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Fourth Place
<\/strong>Lexi Jones
The Express
Blue Valley Northwest High School
Overland Park, Kansas
A Plea for Safety<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fifth Place
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Campanile
Palo Alto High School
Palo Alto, California
Breaking Down the Walls program crosses a line<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Honorable Mention<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Noah Braun
The Shield
McCallum High School
Austin, Texas
Live and let go<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Staff
Anthro!
Palo Alto High School
Palo Alto, California
Standing by: Assembling against apathy<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lexi Jones
The Express
Blue Valley Northwest High School
Overland Park, Kansas
Faith in Humanity<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jesus Lara Rivera
The Northwest Passage
Shawnee Mission Northwest High School
Shawnee, Kansas
One Language, Two Tongues<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mars Smith
The Mix
Monarch High School
Louisville, Colorado
We trolled you<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Opinion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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First Place
<\/strong>Eliza Lampert
The Forum
Latin School of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
The Crisis in the Middle East Is Complex; Terrorism Is Not<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Second Place
<\/strong>Juliana Cruz
Eagle Nation Online
Prosper High School
Prosper, Texas
Column: Senior reflects on perspective regarding firearms<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Third Place
<\/strong>Clare McRoberts
U-High Midway
University of Chicago Laboratory High School
Chicago, Illinois
It’s time to end legacy admissions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Fourth Place
<\/strong>Kayah Cieslak
The La Salle Falconer
La Salle Catholic College Preparatory
Milwaukie, Oregon
Pity, Alienation, and The Urge To Be the Same: The Never Ending Plight of a Physical Disability<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fifth Place
<\/strong>Abigail Kim
The Mirror
Van Nuys High School
Van Nuys, California
Unfollowing social media will be the best decision of your life<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Honorable Mention<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joyce Lee, Noah Kang, Shaona Das
The Prospector
Cupertino High School
Cupertino, California
Anti-Homeless Architecture Should be Abolished<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Grace Kweon
Panorama
Ladue Horton Watkins High School
St. Louis, Missouri
A Distorted Democracy<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marley Helfer
Talisman
Ballard High School
Seattle, Washington
They is not working the way it should<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sydney Barnett
The Express
Blue Valley Northwest High School
Overland Park, Kansas
A Moral Condemnation<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Matthias Jaylen
Sandoval Tower
The Masters School
Dobbs Ferry, New York
Salaam, shalom, serenity: Finding peace in freedom from oppression<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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