{"id":625019,"date":"2026-09-07T12:45:19","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T17:45:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/?p=625019"},"modified":"2026-09-10T13:08:19","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T18:08:19","slug":"2026-portfolio-of-the-year-finalists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/2026-portfolio-of-the-year-finalists\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Portfolio of the Year finalists"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\n
\n

Sept. 10, 2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

MINNEAPOLIS \u2014 The National Scholastic Press Association has named 468 finalists in its popular Individual Awards competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The winners will be announced at the NSPA Awards Ceremony on Saturday, Nov. 21, at the Fall National High School Journalism Convention<\/a> in Orlando.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After the winners are announced on Nov. 21, a gallery of the winners and honorable mentions will be shared on this website allowing student journalists and advisers to see all of the entries recognized in the competition. Slide shows featuring the winners will also be available for classroom use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Congratulations to the finalists in the following Portfolio of the Year contests \u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n
\n
\"\"<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n

Artist of the Year
<\/a>Broadcast Journalist of the Year
<\/a>Designer of the Year
<\/a>Marketer of the Year
<\/a>Multimedia Journalist of the Year 
<\/a>Photojournalist of the Year
<\/a>Writer of the Year <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

\n
\"\"<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Individual Award finalists<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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>
Best Use of Social Media<\/a>
Portfolio of the Year<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

\n\n\n\n
\n
\n

Artist of the Year<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

listed by school in alpha order<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Ani Ly<\/strong>
The Sidekick
Coppell High School, Coppell, Texas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bri Taliaferro<\/strong>
North Star
Francis Howell North High School, Saint Charles, Missouri<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kayla Fu<\/strong>
The Huron Emery
Huron High School, Ann Arbor, Michigan<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Emery Mao<\/strong>
Panorama
Ladue Horton Watkins High School, St. Louis, Missouri<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Grant Maletis<\/strong>
M-A Chronicle
Menlo-Atherton High School, Atherton, California<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Emily Yen<\/strong>
The Review
St. John’s School, Houston, Texas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kiran Parikh<\/strong>
ReMarker
St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas, Texas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rose Yuan<\/strong>
Tower
The Masters School, Dobbs Ferry, New York
<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n
\n

Broadcast Journalist of the Year<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

listed by school in alpha order<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Nicholas Dovales<\/strong>
CCNN Live
Christopher Columbus High School, Miami, Florida<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sophie Lee<\/strong>
Jets Flyover
Daegu International School, Daegu, Daegu<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brooke Thomas<\/strong>
Lincoln Live
Gahanna LIncoln High School, Gahanna, Ohio<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kane Manfull<\/strong>
FHNtoday TV
Francis Howell North High School, Saint Charles, Missouri<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Camden Blair<\/strong>
North Star
Francis Howell North High School, Saint Charles, Missouri<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brooke Laine<\/strong>
DTV News
Davison High School, Davison, Michigan
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jazel Pires<\/strong>
Code Blue News
Holbrook Middle – High School, Holbrook, Massachusetts<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marie Christofferson<\/strong>
WMHS News
McLean High School, McLean, Virginia<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Melody Xu<\/strong>
InFocus
Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, California<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n
\n

Designer of the Year<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

listed by school in alpha order<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sara Lipintzky<\/strong>
Marquee
Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts, West Palm Beach, Florida<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gavin Federocko<\/strong>
Reflections
Brighton High School, Brighton, Colorad<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Emmett Holcombe<\/strong>
Jabberwokk
Darlington School, Rome, Georgia

Naomi VanDyne<\/strong>
FHNtoday TV
Francis Howell North High School, Saint Charles, Missouri<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Taelim Yoon<\/strong>
West Side Story
Iowa City West High, Iowa City, Iowa<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ella Hickman<\/strong>
The Pride
Kingwood Park High School, Kingwood, Texas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elijah Gross<\/strong>
The Arena
Mansfield Legacy High School, Mansfield, Texas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Connor Hsiao<\/strong>
Pride
Portola High School, Irvine, California<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Macy Williams<\/strong>
Brickhouse
Shawnee Mission North High School, Overland Park, Kansas<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n
\n

Marketer of the Year<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

listed by school in alpha order<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lian Dussie<\/strong>
The Marquee
Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts, West Palm Beach, Florida<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Naseeha Masood<\/strong>
The Sidekick
Coppell High School, Coppell, Texas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nimrit Gandhi<\/strong>
The Prospector
Cupertino High School, Cupertino, California<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meghna Dixit<\/strong>
El Estoque
Monta Vista High School, Cupertino, California<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n
\n

Multimedia Journalist of the Year<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

listed by school in alpha order<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Elias Kang<\/strong>
Eastside
Cherry Hill High School East, Cherry Hill, New Jersey<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lea D’Angelo<\/strong>
Odyssey Media Group
Clarke Central High School, Athens, Georgia<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kennedy McDonald<\/strong>
The Communicator
Community High School, Ann Arbor, Michigan<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rachel Chio
<\/strong>The Sidekick
Coppell High School, Coppell, Texas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chloe Choe<\/strong>
The Prospector
Cupertino High School, Cupertino, California<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anna Greenlee<\/strong>
West Side Story
Iowa City West High, Iowa City, Iowa<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sana Karkhanis<\/strong>
El Estoque
Monta Vista High School, Cupertino, California<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Inez Stephenson<\/strong>
The Standard
The American School in London, London, England<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jay Resnik<\/strong>
The Pitch
Walter Johnson High School, Bethesda, Maryland<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n
\n

Photojournalist of the Year<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

listed by school in alpha order<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Colin Wehrle<\/strong>
West Side Story
Iowa City West High, Iowa City, Iowa<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Arlo Stockstill<\/strong>
The Dispatch
James Bowie High School, Austin, Texas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sydney Ortiz<\/strong>
Kingwood Park Times
Kingwood Park High School, Kingwood, Texas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Claire Collins<\/strong>
Tabulae
Lyons Township High School, La Grange, Illinois<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Max Dearinger
<\/strong>The Arena
Mansfield Legacy High School, Mansfield, Texas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brian Mayer<\/strong>
Cambia
Oak Park High School, Kansas City, Missouri<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gianna Fusco<\/strong>
The Oviedian
Oviedo High School, Oviedo, Florida<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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

Paige Danish<\/strong>
Tribal Tribune
Wando High School, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n
\n

Writer of the Year<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

listed by school in alpha order<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sherry Chen<\/strong>
The Crane-Clarion
Cranbrook Kingswood Upper School, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Carly Dyson<\/strong>
FHNtoday TV
Francis Howell North High School, Saint Charles, Missouri<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elizabeth Yowell<\/strong>
The Dispatch
James Bowie High School, Austin, Texas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sydney Ortiz
<\/strong>Kingwood Park Times
Kingwood Park High School, Kingwood, Texas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rose Ganotisi<\/strong>
The Pinion
McKinley High School, Honolulu, Hawaii<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paghunda Ali<\/strong>
The Highlander
McLean High School, McLean, Virginia<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Faye Zayed<\/strong>
Replay
Rouse High School, Leander, Texas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Macy Williams<\/strong>
Brickhouse
Shawnee Mission North High School, Overland Park, Kansas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lily Bevier<\/strong>
Legend
Wando High School, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sept. 10, 2026 MINNEAPOLIS \u2014 The National Scholastic Press Association has named 468 finalists in its popular Individual Awards competition. The winners will be announced at the NSPA Awards Ceremony on Saturday, Nov. 21, at the Fall National High School Journalism Convention in Orlando. After the winners are announced on Nov. 21, a gallery of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/625019"}],"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\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=625019"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/625019\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":625089,"href":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/625019\/revisions\/625089"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=625019"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=625019"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=625019"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}