{"id":623639,"date":"2025-11-15T13:29:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-15T19:29:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/?p=623639"},"modified":"2025-11-15T17:11:41","modified_gmt":"2025-11-15T23:11:41","slug":"2025-cartoon-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/2025-cartoon-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 Cartoon of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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NSPA honors top scholastic cartoons<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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

Comic Strip\/Panel \u2022 Editorial Cartoon<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nov. 15, 2025<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

National Scholastic Press Association salutes the winners of its 2025 Cartoon of the Year competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NSPA\u2019s 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. 15, in Nashville.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2025 Fall Convention Awards<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Fall 2025 Pacemakers<\/strong>
Broadcast<\/a>
Newspaper\/Newsmagazine\/ Specialty Magazine<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2025 Individual Awards<\/strong>
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

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

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First Place<\/strong>
Elena Pozzo
The Puma Press
UPrep
Seattle, Washington
Grade Goals<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Second Place<\/strong>
Anwen Chen
The Nueva School
The Nueva School
San Mateo, California
No Thoughts, Just Summer<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Third Place<\/strong>
Lucy Jeffers
The Redwood Bark
Redwood High School (Larkspur, CA)
Larkspur, California
Student Security<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Fourth Place<\/strong>
Anna Papanastassiou
Southwords
Maine South High School
Park Ridge, Illinois
Snow Go<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fifth Place<\/strong>
Yeju Seol
West Side Story
Iowa City West High School
Iowa City, Iowa
Haunting Headlines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Honorable Mention<\/strong>
Rozalia Finkelstein
Theogony
Alexandria City High School
Alexandria, Virginia
West End Girls<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Callie Lonowski
The WIldcat
Brea Olinda High School
Brea, California
Losing in the Lunch Line<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leon Situ
Zephyrus
Edina High School
Edina, Minnesota
The Forever Election Cycle<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Claire Therond
The Mix
Monarch High School
Louisville, Colorado
Life Cycle of an Artist<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Emily Logan
Eagle Nation Online
Prosper High School
Prosper, Texas
Prosper High School by the Hours<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Editorial Cartoon<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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First Place<\/strong>
Staff
The Campanile
Palo Alto High School  Campanile
Palo Alto, California
Executive Order Attacking Birthright Citizenship Crosses Constitutional Line<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Second Place<\/strong>
Christine Wang
Central Times
Naperville Central High School
Naperville, Illinois
New Swearing Policy Out of Touch with Social Norms, Reality<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Third Place<\/strong>
Alisa Laura
The Mirror
Van Nuys High School
Van Nuys, California
Trump’s Cruel Immigration Machine<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Fourth Place<\/strong>
Chloe Marshall
WordsWorth
Moorestown Friends School
Moorestown, New Jersey
Back to School Shopping<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fifth Place<\/strong>
Francesca Lorusso
The Harbinger
Shawnee Mission East High School
Prairie Village, Kansas
Shadowed Victories<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Honorable Mention<\/strong>
Marlena Reinshagen
Scot Scoop
Carlmont High School
Belmont, California
Battling in Education<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clara Isom
The Stinger
Emmaus High School
Emmaus, Pennsylvania
Trump Chops Down Department of Education<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sakura Mogami
The Highlander
McLean High School
McLean, Virginia
Stop the Silencing<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Penelope Trott
The Redwood Bark
Redwood High School (Larkspur, CA)
Larkspur, California
Schools starved from Lack of USDA Funding<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Annika Kim
The Rubicon
St. Paul Academy and Summit School
St. Paul, Minnesota
Reaffirm Commitment to Diversity to Uphold Values<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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