{"id":623640,"date":"2025-11-15T13:45:24","date_gmt":"2025-11-15T19:45:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/?p=623640"},"modified":"2025-11-15T17:11:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-15T23:11:11","slug":"2025-design-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/2025-design-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 Design of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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NSPA honors top scholastic designs & illustrations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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

Newspaper Front Page \u2022 Newspaper Page\/Spread
Newsmagazine Cover \u2022 Newsmagazine Page\/Spread<\/strong>
Literary\/Specialty Magazine Cover \u2022 Yearbook Spread<\/strong>
Yearbook Theme Package \u2022 Informational Graphic<\/strong> \u2022 Illustration<\/strong> \u2022 Artwork<\/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 Broadcast Story 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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Newspaper Front Page<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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First Place<\/strong>
Matthew Ramirez
Panther Press
Strath Haven High School
Wallingford, Pennsylvania
About the Box<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Second Place<\/strong>
Joshua Goforth, Hilton Sampson
ReMarker
St. Mark’s School of Texas
Dallas, Texas
Sculpting Perfection<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Third Place<\/strong>
Abigail Kim
The Mirror
Van Nuys High School
Van Nuys, California
The Rise and Fall of Generation Alpha<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Fourth Place<\/strong>
Serina Yan
The Review
St. John’s School
Houston, Texas
Living with the Death Penalty<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fifth Place<\/strong>
Elena Pozzo
The Puma Press
UPrep
Seattle, Washington
Washington, Not Washington (DC)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Honorable Mention<\/strong>
Stella Bartley, Reese Rawson
Eagle Edition
Episcopal School of Dallas
Dallas, Texas
The Nation’s Return to Red<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kate Xia, Lucas Yuan
The Campanile
Palo Alto High School  Campanile
Palo Alto, California
Seniors Strike Gold  <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joshua Goforth, Hilton Sampson
ReMarker
St. Mark’s School of Texas
Dallas, Texas
The Lonely Generation<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rina Kobayashi, Laila Taraporevala
The Standard
The American School in London
London, United Kingdom
Confronting Racist Humor Culture at School<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Taariq Ahmed
U-High Midway
University of Chicago Laboratory High School
Chicago, Illinois
DEI Celebrated Amid Backlash<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Newspaper Page\/Spread<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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First Place<\/strong>
Lynn Soivilus
The Eagle Eye
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
Parkland, Florida
Victory Visit<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Second Place<\/strong>
Nathalia Arias
Verde
Palo Alto High School  Verde
Palo Alto, California
Livin’ in the Golden State<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Third Place<\/strong>
Amanda Hsu
The Rubicon
St. Paul Academy and Summit School
St. Paul, Minnesota
Hidden Racism<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Fourth Place<\/strong>
Olivia Martin
The Chronicle
Shorecrest Preparatory School
St. Petersburg, Florida
Shorecrest Moves Mountains<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fifth Place<\/strong>
Marisa Chi, Lucy de Leon, Rafaella Kolesnik, Kaitlyn Lu, Mali Nangia
Torch
Glenbrook North High School
Northbrook, Illinois
Teen Budgeting<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Honorable Mention<\/strong>
Manasa Borra
The Sidekick
Coppell High School
Coppell, Texas
How Coppell Athletes Balance Success, Sacrifice<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jaiden Han, Rafaella Kolesnik, Kaitlyn Lu
Torch
Glenbrook North High School
Northbrook, Illinois
Behind the Headlines<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kora Smith
The Bell
Liberty High School (Liberty, MO)
Liberty, Missouri
Quiet on Set<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lillian Antin, Akash Krishna, Lily Phillips
Patriot Press
Liberty High School (Renton, WA)
Renton, Washington
Overconsumption Is Consuming the Holiday Season<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hamna Humanyou
The Highlander
McLean High School
McLean, Virginia
A Model Student<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Newsmagazine Cover<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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First Place<\/strong>
Josephine Lim
The Blueprint
Hagerty High School
Oviedo, Florida
Who Holds the Power?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Second Place<\/strong>
Mira Patel
The Shield
McCallum High School
Austin, Texas
Voice of the Voter<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Third Place<\/strong>
Max Bykowski, Marley Helfer
Talisman
Ballard High School
Seattle, Washingon
Rolling the Dice on Teen Gambling<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Fourth Place<\/strong>
Quinn Rudnick
The Union Street Journal
Cherry Creek High School
Denver, Colorado
When Students Drink<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fifth Place<\/strong>
Michaela Manfull, Violet Newton
North Star
Francis Howell North High School
Saint Charles, Missouri
Generative AI and the Future<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Honorable Mention<\/strong>
Kiara Benoit
The Muse
Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts
West Palm Beach, Florida
District Pilots AI Student Surveillance Program<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yomi Hemley, Lily Rantanen
The Little Hawk
Iowa City High School
Iowa City, Iowa
Battle for the Phones<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lily Rantanen
The Little Hawk
Iowa City High School
Iowa City, Iowa
Brain Drain<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maya VanVleet
The Mix
Monarch High School
Louisville, Colorado
Torn Apart<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alex Gaines, Allison Ginzburg, Madison Sanjuas, Olivia Signorile
Inklings News
Staples High School
Westport, Connecticut
Hometown Haunts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Newsmagazine Page\/Spread<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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First Place<\/strong>
Victoria Damaso
The Eagle Eye
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
Parkland, Florida
Brace for Impact<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Second Place<\/strong>
Vincent Hsiao
Panorama
Ladue Horton Watkins High School
St. Louis, Missouri
Full Throttle<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Third Place<\/strong>
Nate Williams
The Shield
McCallum High School
Austin, Texas
Eye on the Target<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Fourth Place<\/strong>
Kendall Bowers
Tribal Tribune
Wando High School
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
A Vote for Redemption, the Lesser of Two Evils, or a Historical First?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fifth Place<\/strong>
Kendall Bowers
Tribal Tribune
Wando High School
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Triple Threat<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Honorable Mention<\/strong>
Peter Philpott, Quinn Rudnick
The Union Street Journal
Cherry Creek High School
Denver, Colorado
In Our Backyard<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gabe Deedler
The Communicator
Community High School (MI)
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Bullet by Bullet<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Harper Finck
The Free Press
Free State High School
Lawrence, Kansas
Environmental Footprint<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nate Williams
The Shield
McCallum High School
Austin, Texas
Read Banned Books<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lydia Greves, Rachel Larsen, Greta Van Steenberg
The Mix
Monarch High School
Louisville, Colorado
Torn Apart<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Literary\/Specialty Magazine Cover<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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First Place<\/strong>
Gina Copetti, Valentina Mouhaffel Mattey
Reflections
Gulliver Preparatory School
Miami, Florida
Our Voices<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Second Place<\/strong>
Elizabeth Buescher, Julia Ramadan
Burn
Marian High School
Omaha, Nebraska
Burn<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Third Place<\/strong>
Roman Farley, Annika Kim
Iris: Art + Lit
St. Paul Academy and Summit School
St. Paul, Minnesota
Missing Piece\/Peace<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Fourth Place<\/strong>
Ethan Wang
Viking
Palo Alto High School  Viking Sports Mag
Palo Alto, California
Mind, Body, Meds<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fifth Place<\/strong>
Olivia Hendershot
Illiad Literary-Art Magazine
Clarke Central High School
Athens, Georgia
Sound & Color<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Honorable Mention<\/strong>
Temira Bolds
Inkslinger
Darlington School
Rome, Georgia
Equilibrium<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Emmy Warren
Pawprints
H.B. Plant High School
Tampa, Florida
Now Feel<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maya Mathew
Panorama
Ladue Horton Watkins High School
St. Louis, Missouri
Identity<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Camille Dotson, Kyla Granville, Gabby Short, Nathan Terrio
Silent Voices
Woodward Academy
College Park, Georgia
Silent Voices<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Literary\/Specialty Magazine Page\/Spread<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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First Place<\/strong>
Isabella Luo
Vibrato
The Hockaday School
Dallas, Texas
Ink and Paper Lives<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Second Place<\/strong>
Sneha Budhathoki, Zulema Van der Noordaa
The HUB
Davis Senior High School
Davis, California
Never Ending Cycle<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Third Place<\/strong>
Catherine Buescher, Lucy Mendenhall, Claire Pogge, Ruby Scanlan, Bailey Shea
Burn
Marian High School
Omaha, Nebraska
The Challenge of Painting<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Fourth Place<\/strong>
Juliet Frick, Elena Salvatierra, Sarah Thieman, Lucas Tung
Viking
Palo Alto High School  Viking Sports Mag
Palo Alto, California
Plate of Pressure<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fifth Place<\/strong>
Kaylee Gadepalli, Sylvia Stoermer
Voice Literary + Arts Journal
Community High School (MI)
Ann Arbor, Michigan
The Shrouded One<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Honorable Mention<\/strong>
Meena Chrzanowski, Madeline Chu, Abigail Chung, Phoebe Rubin, Nila Shaines
Briars & Ivy
Briarcliff High School
Briarcliff Manor, New York
Wildflower Wildfire and Glow of a Fire<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Valentina Mouhaffel Mattey
Reflections
Gulliver Preparatory School
Miami, Flora
Where I’m From<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rachel Noh, Rachel Zamsky
The Tartan
McLean High School
McLean, Virginia
October Sunsets<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Emily Ma, Ava Zhang
The Tartan
McLean High School
McLean, Virginia
Life Measured in Bites<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Asra Swinson
Inscriptions
Shawnee Mission South High School
Overland Park, Kansas
Stolen Moments<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Yearbook Spread<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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First Place<\/strong>
Sloan Meyer
Hauberk
Shawnee Mission East High School
Prairie Village, Kansas
Going the Extra Mile<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Second Place<\/strong>
Camden Smith
The Arena
Mansfield, Texas
On the Field<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Third Place<\/strong>
Jillian Freeman, Chloe Johnston
The Spectator
Liberty, Missouri
Top 10 of This Year<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Fourth Place<\/strong>
Lucie Maraine
The Talon
O.D. Tompkins High School
Katy, Texas
Feast or Famine<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fifth Place<\/strong>
Vera Lopresti, Aleah Sawyer
Raider
Gulliver Preparatory School
Miami, Florida
Hot Wheels<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Honorable Mention<\/strong>
Allie Mickel-Lindner
The Talon
Free State High School
Lawrence, Kansas
Swimming for Sport<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jeanine Cruz
The Lion
McKinney High School
McKinney, Texas
Running to Victory<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hannah Hampton, Lynleigh Henderson
The Hawk
Pleasant Grove HIgh School
Texarkana, Texas
It Was a Happy Ending<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Molly McCracken
Heritage
Shawnee Mission South High School
Overland Park, Kansas
TikTok Is On the Clock <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maria Gonzalez, Huntly Poole, Hannah Whitaker
Legend
Wando High School
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Our Turn to Take Over<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Yearbook Theme Package <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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First Place<\/strong>
Kate Basler, Audrey Scarpace, Anna Waters
Spirit
Lindbergh High School
St. Louis, Missouri
We’ve Been Through It All and the Wait Is Finally Over<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Second Place<\/strong>
Elijah Gross, Jay Hillis, Jade Vu
The Arena
Legacy High School 
Mansfield, Texas
Off the Main<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Third Place<\/strong>
Dulce Nu\u00f1ez, Yee Lam Zhou
The Lion
McKinney High School
McKinney, Texas
Unreal<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Fourth Place<\/strong>
Makenna Bendorf, Johanna Frandeen, Callie Huffman, Irene Jones, Ban Puoch
The Burke Book
Omaha Burke High School
Omaha, Nebraska
Maybe You Don’t Know<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fifth Place<\/strong>
Rhea Erukulla, Eleanor Ronan
The Lonestar
Vista Ridge High School
Cedar Park, Texas
Y’all Ready for This?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Honorable Mention<\/strong>
Lainey Green, Ana Ruth Mikos, Emercyn Randolph
Lion’s Roar
Christ Presbyterian Academy
Nashville, Tennessee
All These Things<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Richard Li, Avery Smiley
The Talon
Free State High School
Lawrence, Kansas
This is Why<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Samantha Atkins, Francie Garrison, Camilla Simmons
Hauberk
Shawnee Mission East High School
Prairie Village, Kansas
Here’s Proof.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leila Henderson, Molly McCracken, Delani Young
Heritage
Shawnee Mission South High School
Overland Park, Kansas
We<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wavy Ronning, Flynn Yoshinobu
Showcase
UPrep
Seattle, Washington
That’s All U<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Informational Graphic<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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First Place<\/strong>
Molly McCracken
Heritage
Shawnee Mission South High School
Overland Park, Kansas
See Ya’ Later<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Second Place<\/strong>
Alex Schwind
Spark
Lakota East High School
Liberty Township, Ohio
Seizure Breakdown<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Third Place<\/strong>
Madeline Awad, Josh Devine
Panorama
Ladue Horton Watkins High School
St. Louis, Missouri
Game, Set, Pickle<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Fourth Place<\/strong>
Cassidy Brausa, Blake Dundon, Searcy Mae Ferguson, Gabriela Loewen-Eells, Isabella Villegas
Carillon
Episcopal School of Dallas
Dallas, Texas
Eagles Turn 50<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fifth Place<\/strong>
Anwen Chen
The Nueva Current
The Nueva School
San Mateo, California
The Half-Full Generation?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Honorable Mention<\/strong>
Jeremy Young
On the Record
duPont Manual High School
Louisville, Kentucky
A History of Redlining in Louisville<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anna Greenlee
West Side Story
Iowa City West High School
Iowa City, Iowa
What’s Next?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Will Huelskamp
Spark
Lakota East High School
Liberty Township, Ohio
“Let Them Eat Cake”<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jillian Freeman, Amelia Hunt
The Spectator
Liberty High School (Liberty MO)
Liberty, Missouri
Surveying the Scene<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kate Basler, Cami Dunajcik, Molly Eisele, Demi Jorgji, Lena Pacanowski
Spirit
Lindbergh High School
St. Louis, Missouri
Through the Year<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Illustration<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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First Place<\/strong>
Audrey Finigan, Daniella Smit
Scot Scoop
Carlmont High School
Belmont, California
The Clear Solution<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Second Place<\/strong>
Sofia Exposito
The Sidekick
Coppell High School
Coppell, Texas
Not Your Stereotypical Woman of Color<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Third Place<\/strong>
Joselyn Ambrosio-Fierro
The Burke Book
Omaha Burke High School
Omaha, Nebraska
Finding Faith<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Fourth Place<\/strong>
Mira Patel
The Shield
McCallum High School
Austin, Texas
Winds of Change<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fifth Place<\/strong>
Cathy Wu
The Prospector
Cupertino High School
Los Gatos, California
Jack of All Trades<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Honorable Mention<\/strong>
Katie Kennedy
The Tiger Print
Blue Valley High School
Overland Park, Kansas
And with Every Passing Hour I’m So Glad I Left My Tower<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sydney Ross
FHCtoday
Francis Howell Central High School
Cottleville, Missouri
A Violent Shift<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maya VanVleet
The Mix
Monarch High School
Louisville, Colorado
Torn Apart<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ziching Yang
The Tide
Richard Montgomery High School
Rockville, Maryland
Coachella Draws in New Stars, Old Criticism<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sygne Stole
U-High Midway
University of Chicago Laboratory High School
Chicago, Illinois
Addicted to the Algorithm<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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First Place<\/strong>
Raina Kim
The Wildcat
Brea Olinda High School
Brea, California
The Tide that Brings Us Back<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Second Place<\/strong>
Candace Groves
Pawprints
H.B. Plant High School
Tampa, Florida
Table of Contents<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Third Place<\/strong>
Sneha Budhathoki
The HUB
Davis Senior High School
Davis, California
Game Board<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Fourth Place<\/strong>
Sarah Li
The Tartan
McLean High School
McLean, Virginia
Multifaceted<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fifth Place<\/strong>
Franny Wagner
Iris: Art + Lit
St. Paul Academy and Summit School
St. Paul, Minnesota
Untitled<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Honorable Mention<\/strong>
Kathleen Hwang
Inkslinger
Darlington School
Rome, Georgia
Forever Rotating<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Isabela Cazares
Menagerie
Lyons Township High School
La Grange, Illinois
Learning Spanish<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cindy Chan
The Tartan
McLean High School
McLean, Virginia
Pearfections of a Woman<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Angela Ma
The Review
St. John’s School
Houston, Texas
Color Rush<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Daniele Naujokas
Silent Voices
Woodward Academy
College Park, Georgia
Long Live Lithuania<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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