{"id":624559,"date":"2026-04-01T04:25:25","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T09:25:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/?p=624559"},"modified":"2026-04-03T20:37:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T01:37:01","slug":"fall-2025-clips-clicks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/fall-2025-clips-clicks\/","title":{"rendered":"Fall 2025 Clips & Clicks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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NSPA announces winners
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MINNEAPOLIS \u2014 Congratulations to the winners of the Clips & Clicks contest for the fall 2025 semester \u2014 and to the NSPA-member student media outlets competing for this year\u2019s Sweepstakes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The competition, open to all NSPA members, honors current work among student journalists, and the fall-semester winners feature work produced from May 10, 2025 to Dec. 12, 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There were approximately 700 submissions in the fall competition, for a decrease of 194 submissions over fall 2024. Judges were collegiate professors, student media advisers and professional journalists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe judges consistently said they were very impressed with the quality of the entries submitted,\u201d associate director Gary Lundgren said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In all, 114 entries, approximately 16 percent of those entered, were recognized. The number of winners in each category was determined by the judges based on the quantity and quality of the entries. When calculating Sweepstakes, the following points are assigned \u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First Place: 10
Second Place: 9
Third Place: 8
Fourth Place: 7
Fifth Place: 6
Honorable Mention: 5<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 2026 spring-semester contest encompasses work published\/broadcast from Dec. 13, 2025 to May 8, 2026, in an NSPA-member broadcast, publication or website. The BetterBNC submission site opens in April with a contest deadline of May 8, 2026.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Fall 2025 leaders<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Here are the top winners from the fall competition. Sweepstakes rankings are by NSPA-member student media outlets, not by school. When spring results are added, we\u2019ll announce the winner of the Clips & Clicks Sweepstakes trophy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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First<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scot Scoop
Carlmont High School
Belmont, California<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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76<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Second<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Harbinger
Shawnee Mission East High School
Prairie Village, Kansas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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42<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Third<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oviedo Now
Oviedo High School
Oviedo, Florida<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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40<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Fourth<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Shield
McCallum High School
Austin, Texas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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39<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Fifth\/tie<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Campanile
Palo Alto High School
Palo Alto, California<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hauberk
Shawnee Mission East High School
Prairie Village, Kansas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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37<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Seventh<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eagle Nation News
Prosper High School
Prosper, Texas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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35<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Eighth<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Review
St. John\u2019s School
Houston, Texas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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23<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Ninth<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

West Side Story
Iowa City West High School
Iowa City, Iowa<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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22<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Tenth\/tie<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Spoke
Conestoga High School
Berwyn, Pennsylvania <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Black & Gold
Rock Canyon High School
Highlands Ranch, Colorado<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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