2015 - Awards For Student Work Gold Circle Awards - Scholastic Recipients

CSPA presents the 2015 Scholastic Gold Circle Awards

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NEW YORK, NY - The Columbia Scholastic Press Association announces the winners from its 32^nd Gold Circle Awards program. For the newspaper, magazine, yearbooks and digital media categories this year attracted 11,110 entries produced by students at colleges, universities and secondary schools throughout the United States.

Entries were accepted from student yearbooks and digital media publications published from November 2, 2013 through October 10, 2014. Student journalists working on these print or electronic media chose from 78 newspaper categories, 34 magazines, 42 yearbook categories and 51 digital media categories for individual or staff entries.

Judges cited a total of 1471 winners for either First, Second or Third Place or for Certificates of Merit for those deemed worthy of honorable mention in a category. Entry categories included those for newspapers, magazines, yearbooks and for digital (online) media, in its annual competition for individual achievement by student writers, editors, designers and photographers.

For the current 2015-2016 academic year, the entries for yearbook and all digital entries categories are due to be postmarked to the CSPA by October 13th. They will be judged during January and announced in February 2016.

Newspapers

These awards reflect entries produced between June 11, 2014 through June 10, 2015. Because CSPA dates its awards by the year in which they are given, they are given, they are known as the 2015 Gold Circle Awards for Newspapers.

N1. News writing
1. Xavier Rivera, “H2O or H2NO?” The Rampage, Rockville High School, Rockville, MD;
2. Brooke Kushwaha, “E-cigarette Possession, Use Spreads Among Teens,” The Review, St. John’s School, Houston, TX;
3. Mark Vallejo, “One Year After Flood Students Still Struggle,” The Eagle’s Eye, Akins High School, Austin, TX;
CM. Noah Keppers, “Cheaters Never Prosper,” Blue & Gold, Findlay High School, Findlay, OH;
CM. Emi Myers, “Censored,” The Nevarmore, Ravenscroft School, Raleigh, NC;
CM. Eric Bazak, “Alumna Safe After LAPD Takes 25 Minutes to Arrive,” The Boiling Point, Shalhevet High School, Los Angeles, CA.

N2. In-depth news/feature story
1. Gwyneth Henke and Lawrence Hu, “Eyes on Ferguson,” The Globe, Clayton High School, Clayton, MO;
2. Nelson Gomez, “New York Testing Procedures Face Increased Public Scrutiny,” The Chief, Massapequa High School, Massapequa, NY;
3. Sonia Salkind, “Age of Irony,” Ink, Georgiana Bruce Kirby Preparatory School, Santa Cruz, CA;
CM. Peter Baugh and Rebecca Polinsky, “Fake IDs,” The Globe, Clayton High School, Clayton, MO;
CM. Maya Benatar and Frida Schaefer Bastian, “Life Outside the Ivy,” Campanile Magazine, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, CA;
CM. Rebecca Chen and Brooke Kushwaha, “Shedding Light on Depression,” The Review, St. John’s School, Houston, TX.

N3. Editorial writing
1. Staff, “What’s a Diploma Worth?” The Rock, Rock Bridge High School, Columbia, MO;
2. Staff, “Middle School Changes Cause Concern,” The Shakerite, Shaker Heights High School, Shaker Heights, OH;
3. Benjamin Greenspan, “Bider or Beiber,” The Pharcyde, The Benjamin School, Palm Beach Gardens, FL;
CM. Staff, “A Little Bird Told Me,” The Wicket, Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School, Washington, DC;
CM. Elyas Levens, “Dress Code?” The Lone Star Dispatch, James Bowie High School, Austin, TX;
CM. Staff, “The Ugly Truth,” The Messenger, Northview High School, Johns Creek, GA.

N4. Personal opinion: On-campus issues
1. Melanie Atzili, “Urban Outfitters’ Insensitive Style,” The Rampage, Rockville High School, Rockville, MD;
2. Raqshan Kahn, “I Belong,” The Tam News, Tamalpais High School, Mill Valley, CA;
3. Alexa Kannenberg, “Feminism is a Modern Necessity,” The Kirkwood Call, Kirkwood High School, Kirkwood, MO;
CM. Brett Pollock, “Shifting Standards & Teacher Turnover = Frustration,” The Southerner, Henry W. Grady High School, Atlanta, GA;
CM. Jaime Hardison, “Wake-up Call,” The Marque, Marcus High School, Flower Mound, TX;
CM. Sarah Hutter, “Forced Into a Bathroom Where You Don’t Belong,” Silver Chips, Montgomery Blair High School, Silver Springs, MD.

N5. Personal opinion: Off-campus issues
1. Alyssa Schmidt, “Colors in a Crayon Box,” The Marque, Marcus High School, Flower Mound, TX;
2. James Malin, “Confronting the Stigma,” The Standard, The American School in London, London, UK;
3. Marina Henke, “#Ferguson Con,” The Globe, Clayton High School, Clayton, MO;
CM. Brandis Price, “Police Brutality,” The Dorian Scroll, Mount Tabor High School, Winston-Salem, NC;
CM. Josh Goldner, “From Charlie Chaplin to Charlie Hebdo…” The Boiling Point, Shalhevet High School, Los Angeles, CA;
CM. Jordan Aronson, “The Media Who Cried Wolf,” The Standard, Sierra Canyon School, Chatsworth, CA.

N6. General or humor commentary
1. Ahja Cherry, “Volleyball,” Tiger Times, Texas High School, Texarkana, TX;
2. Kathleen Walsh, “Honkity, Honk, Honk,” The Pharcyde, The Benjamin School, Palm Beach Gardens, FL;
3. Audrey Kam, “We are the Upgrade,” North Pointe, Grosse Pointe North High School, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI;
CM. Tess Marshall, “Freedom of the Press Protects Offensive Content,” Blue & Gold, Findlay High School, Findlay, OH;
CM. Griffin Kish, “Sit Happens Way Too Often During the Grady School Day,” The Southerner, Henry W. Grady High School, Atlanta, GA;
CM. Alex Heo, Raga Justin and Naveen Malik, “Cheng, Chang, Chong,” Tiger Times, Texas High School, Texarkana, TX.

N7. Sports commentary
1. Dereck Marwa, “Clash Between Club Soccer and School Soccer,” The Highlander, McLean High School, McLean, VA;
2. Katelyn Carney, “Counting Your Blessings,” North Pointe, Grosse Pointe North High School, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI;
3. Brian Gastwirth, “Stadium Lacks Catchy Nickname, Time for Change,” Common Sense, Thomas S. Wootton High School, Rockville, MD;
CM. Virginia Kane and Reilly Rourke, “Yellow Flag: Offensive Name-Calling. Penalty: No More Redskins?” The Wicket, Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School, Washington, DC;
CM. Ned Weingart, “Colleges Should Pay Certain Athletes,” The Shakerite, Shaker Heights High School, Shaker Heights, OH;
CM. Zachary Naidu, “Clammy Hands,” The ReMarker, St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas, TX.

N8. First person experience
1. Jazzmyn Peterson, “Learning How to Breathe,” Prospective, Bryant High School, Bryant, AR;
2. Grant Miner, “Going Native: On the Oral Traditions of College Tour Guides,” The Octagon, Sacramento Country Day School, Sacramento, CA;
3. Connor Gray, “Is Football Worth the Headache?” The Spartan Spin, Superior High School, Superior, WI;
CM. Caroline Young, “Coin Wash,” Verde, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, CA;
CM. Maxwell Shukuya, “Icebreakers on Steriods,” The Octagon, Sacramento Country Day School, Sacramento, CA;
CM. Sigal Spitzer, “Majadanek: Endless Death in the Heart of a City, The Boiling Point, Shalhevet High School, Los Angeles, CA.

N9. Sports news
1. Zach Naidu, “Bracket Busted,” The ReMarker, St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas, TX;
2. Bennett Durando, “Down 22, Ladue Storms Back, Ends Statesmen’s Season,” The Echo, Webster Groves, Webster Groves, MO;
3. Libby Blair, “Making History,” The Edge, Pleasant Graove High School, Texarkana, TX;
CM., Alec Fields and Alexa Fishman, “Refusing Playoff Suspension, Buckley Resigns,” The Boiling Point, Shalhevet High School, Los Angeles, CA;
CM., Case Lowry, “Finishing Strong,” The ReMarker, St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas, TX;
CM., Tyler Snell, “Jumping Hurdles,” Tiger Times, Texas High School, Texarkana, TX.

N10. Sports features
1. Peter Baugh and Gwyneth Henke, “A Season to Remember,” The Globe, Clayton High School, Clayton, MO;
2. Case Lowry and Philip Smart, “Running for a Reason,” The ReMarker, St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas, TX;
3. Alaa Abdeldaiem, “Road to Rio,” Inklings, Crown Point High School, Crown Point, IN;
CM. Reese Anderson, “Karley Returns to the Game,” The Kirkwood Call, Kirkwood High School, Kirkwood, MO;
CM. Sumit Sohani, “Down but Not Out,” The Messenger, Northview High School, John Creek, GA;
CM. Ria Gandhi and Alex Youn, “Cheating the Win,” Wingspan, The Harker School, San Jose, CA.

N11. News feature
1. Katy Mayfield, “Blurred Lines,” The Odyssey, Clarke Central High School, Athens, GA;
2. Jacob Prothro, “Staying Alive,” The Featherduster, Westlake High School, Austin, TX;
3. Elisabeth Siegel, “The Cost of Growth,” The Winged Post, The Harker School, San Jose, CA;
CM. Dissharth Srinivasan and Bethany Wong, “Allergies Gone Nuts,” Verde, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, CA;
CM. Shreya Thakkar, “Faking the Grade,” The Prospector, Prospect High School, Mt. Prospect, IL;
CM. Peyton Richardson, “Heart and Soul,” The Featherduster, Westlake High School, Austin, TX.

N12. Personality profile
1. Dan Fishbein, “From Female to Male: Alex Opens Up About Being Himself,” The Harbinger, Algonquin Regional High School, Northborough, MA;
2. Andrea Scapini, “Head Over Heels for Yoga,” North Pointe, Grosse Pointe North High School, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI;
3. Isaac Wendler, “The Bucs’ Chameleon,” The Pharcyde, The Benjamin School, Palm Beach Gardens, FL;
CM. Alaa Abdeldaiem, “Bernacky Awarded American Legion Division I Teacher of the Year,” Inklings, Crown Point High School, Crown Point, IN;
CM. Casey Aguilar, “New York State of Mind,” Panther Prowler, Pflugerville High School, Pflugerville, TX;
CM. Isaac Wendler, “Junior Lights Up,” The Pharcyde, The Benjamin School, Palm Beach Gardens, FL.

N13. General feature
1. Cassie Hill and Hunter Stewart, “I’m Not Just __________.” Grant Magazine, U.S. Grant High School, Portland, OR;
2. Camille Kirsch, “We Want Them Back, We Want Them Alive,” Silver Chips, Montgomery Blair High School, Silver Spring, MD;
3. Antonija Antunovic and Kennedy Huff, “Kindness Matters,” Panther Prowler, Pflugerville High School, Pflugerville, TX;
CM. Morgan Carothers, “Flight of the Living Dead,” Ink, Georgiana Bruce Kirby, Santa Cruz, CA;
CM. Alyssa Schmidt, “Tortured Childhood,” The Marque, Marcus High School, Flower Mound, TX;
CM. Kelly Shi, “A Well-Oiled Machine,” Verde, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, CA.

N14. Entertainment reviews
1. Reilly Blum, “Powerful 1950s Photos Depict Everyday Segregation,” The Southerner, Henry W. Grady High School, Atlanta, GA;
2. Jennifer Kusch, “Not that Kind of Girl,” North Pointe, Grosse Pointe North High School, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI;
3. Haley Reed, “Serial,” North Pointe, Grosse Pointe North High School, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI;
CM. Madeline Hall, “Fighting with Fury,” The Odyssey, Clarke Central High School, Athens, GA;
CM. Wafa Kazmi, “Mosquitoland,” The Reporter, Cy-Fair High School, Cypress, TX;
CM. Jackson Casimiro, “Witherspoon’s ‘Wild’ Withdrawal,” The Paper, Dana Hills High School, Dana Pointe, DC.

N15. Headline writing
1. Staff, The ReMarker, St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas, TX;
2. Staff, Northwest Passage, Shawnee Mission Northwest High School, Shawnee, KS;
3. Staff, The Standard, The American School in London, London, UK;
CM. Staff, CS Press, Cactus Shadows High School, Scottsdale, AZ;
CM. Staff, The Fourcast, The Hockaday School, Dallas, TX;
CM. Staff, The Highlander, McLean High School, McLean, VA.

N16. Caption writing
1. Staff, Northwest Passage, Shawnee Mission Northwest High School, Shawnee, KS;
2. Staff, The ReMarker, St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas, TX;
3. Staff, Veritas, Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy, La Canada, CA;
CM. Staff, The Muse, Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts, West Palm Beach, FL;
CM. Staff, Update, H.H. Dow High School, Midland, MI;
CM. Staff, The Highlander, McLean High School, McLean, VA.

N17. Briefs writing
1. Alexander Kim, Christian Maines and Irene Vazquez, The Review, St. John’s School, Houston, TX;
2. Cecillia Bae and Taylor Larsen, Feedback, Jakarta Intercultural School, Jakarta, Indonesia;
3. Staff, The ReMarker, St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas, TX;
CM. Will Lake, Crimson Record, duPont Manual High School, Louisville, KY;
CM. Staff, The Edge, Pleasant Grove High School, Texarkana, TX;
CM. Amber Hines, Madisyn Kerby and Megan Sugrue, The Vanguard, Stevenson High School, Sterling Heights, MI.

N18. Sidebar writing
1. Nyssa Kruse, “Comparing Crowdfunding Sites,” The Hawk, Henderickson High School, Pflugerville, TX;
2. Will Clark, “Top 10 Mental Health Tips,” The ReMarker, St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas, TX;
3. Katherine Anderson, “Her Experience at Younglife Camp with One of the Boerne Capernaum Kids,” Geneva Quarterly, Geneva School of Boerine, Boerne, TX;
CM. Eleanor Werneke, “Bel Air Protests Produce Minimal Turnout,” The Patriot, John Carroll School, Bel Air, MD;
CM. Sophie Flores, “ISIS: City of Tents,” Northwest Passage, Shawnee Mission Northwest High School, Shawnee, KS;
CM. Harrison Aronoff, “Voice2voice With Eric Murray ‘11,” The Student Voice, The Buckley School Upper School, Sherman Oaks, CA.

N19. Art/illustration: Hand-drawn
1. Vivian Lin, “Fear Factor,” The Chronicle, Harvard-Westlake, Studio City, CA;
2. Mady Madison, “Kiss and Tell,” The Chronicle, Harvard-Westlake, Studio City, CA;
3. Katherine Bell, “Rape Culture,” The Dorian Scroll, Mount Tabor High School, Winston-Salem, NC;
CM. Stephanie Lushniak, “Uncovering the Dark Side of Outdoor Concerts,” The Wicket, Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School, Washington, DC;
CM. Sacha Lin, “Hearts on the Line,” The Chronicle, Harvard-Westlake, Studio City, CA;
CM. Joon Park, “3 Billion Miles From Home,” The ReMarker, St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas, TX.

N20. Computer generated art/illustration
1. Maddy Mueller, “Going with the Flow,” The Rock, Rock Bridge High School, Columbia, MO;
2. Madeleine Ainslie, “Gender Inequality,” The Broadview, Convent of the Sacred Heart High School, San Francisco, CA;
3. Wendy Ho, “A Greener Future,” The Fourcast, The Hockaday School, Dallas, TX;
CM., Bryan Liang, “Vending Machine Mania,” The Messenger, Northview High School, Johns Creek, GA;
CM. Miranda Chen and Bo Field, “Vinyl Revival,” Campanile, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, CA;
CM. Samantha Lego, “The First year of the Spartan,” The Spartan Spin, Superior High School, Superior, WI.

N21. Art/illustration: Portfolio of work
1. Wendy Ho, The Fourcast, The Hockaday, Dallas, TX;
2. Julia Schorr, Inklings, Staples High School, Westport, CT;
3. Shay Lari-Hosain, Wingspan, The Harker School, San Jose, CA;
CM. Roland Calbillo Jr., The Gravel, Holmes High School, San Antonio, TX;
CM. Kela Johnson, The Fourth Estate, Laguna Bianca School, Santa Barbara, CA.

N22. Editorial Cartoons
1. Maddy Mueller, “’Low-Life Scum’ Makes Public Appearance with Protest,” The Rock, Rock Bridge High School, Columbia, MO;
2. Sarah Dalmer, “Saint Furniture,” The Vanguard, Stevenson High School, Sterling Heights, MI;
3. Maddy Mueller, “Rules Don’t End When Chatting on the Web,” The Rock, Rock Bridge High School, Columbia, MO;
CM. Arshaun Daabnia, “Open House,” The Tattler, Bethesda Chevy Chase High School, Bethesda, MO;
CM. Tandis Shoushstary, “Cultural Inappropriation,” The Tam News, Tamalpais High School, Mill Valley, CA.

N23. Sports Cartoons
No awards given in this category.

N24. Comic Cartoons
No awards given in this category.

N25. Cartoon Portfolio of work
No awards given in this category.

N26. Photo story
1. Orlando Pinder, “Seen Through,” The Tattler, Bethesda Chevy Chase High School, Bethesda, MO;
2. Ben Simonds-Malamud, Margo Stockdale, “Selma Commemorates 50,” The Southerner, Henry W. Grady High School, Atlanta, GA;
3. Michael Galindo, “Drone Takes Flight,” The Eagle’s Eye, Akins High School, Austin, TX;
CM. Staff, “A Chilling Challenge,” Northwest Passage, Shawnee Mission Northwest High School, Shawnee, KS;
CM. Mason Smith, “The Year of Firsts,” The ReMarker, St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas, TX;
CM. Shay Lari-Hosain, Kshithija Mulam and Meilam Steimle, “Homecoming,” The Winged Post, The Harker School, San Jose, CA.

N27. Single spot news photograph
1. Devika Menon, “Administrators Enforce Punishments,” Messenger, Marquette High School, Chesterfield, MO;
2. Chad Rhym, “Swimming Photo,” The Odyssey, Clarke Central High School, Athens, GA;
3. Margo Stockdale, “Obama Arrive in Alabama,” Nexus Magazine, Henry W. Grady High School, Atlanta, GA;
CM. Teresa Suh, “Give a Little,” The Chronicle, Harvard-Westlake, Studio City, CA
CM. Carter Guensler, “#BlackLivesMatter,” The Southerner, Henry W. Grady High School, Atlanta, GA;
CM. Alina Keller, “Seashore One of First in World to Tour 9/11 Museum,” Seashore Student Views, The Seashore School, Long Branch, NY.

N28. Single feature photograph
1. Cassius Pettit, “Flips and Tricks,” Grant Magazine, U.S. Grant High School, Portland, OR;
2. Carly Kinning, “Homecoming Festivities,” The Black & White, Johnston High School, Johnston, IA;
3. Catherine Atkinson, “Junior Pursues Passion for Fashion,” Panther Prowler, Pflugerville High School, Pflugerville, TX;
CM. Kathleen Walsh, “Dazzlers in Winter Concert,” The Pharcyde, The Benjamin School, Palm Beach Gardens, FL;
CM. Rachel Barber, “Rhythm in Blue,” Prospective, Bryant High School, Bryant, AR;
CM. Carleigh Whitman, “Dancers,” Northwest Passage, Shawnee Mission Northwest High School, Shawnee, KS.

N29. Single sports photograph
1. Claire Schaffer, “Girls Soccer,” The Featherduster, Westlake High School, Austin, TX;
2. Harrison Barden, “Long Strides,” The Echo, St. Louis Park High School, St. Louis Park, MN;
3. Annie Lomshek, “Racing Rivalry,” The Harbinger, Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie Village, KS;
CM. Miranda LeBlanc, “Eagles Demonstrate a New Beginning,” The Eagle’s Eye, Akins High School, Austin, TX;
CM. Henry Vogel, “Fast Break,” The Chronicle, Harvard-Westlake, Studio City, CA.

N30. Photography Portfolio of work
1. Cassie Hill, Grant Magazine, U.S. Grant High School, Portland, OR;
2. Madison Masters, Panther Prowler, Pflugerville High School, Pflugerville, TX;
3. Orianne Elliott, KP Times, Kingwood Park High School, Kingwood, TX;
CM. Nicole Neri, CS Press, Cactus Shadows High School, Scottsdale, AZ;
CM. Cristina Trimpe, The Eagle Quill, Eaglecrest High School, Centennial, CO.

N31. Photo illustration
1. Elizabeth Sikora, “What to Know About GMOs,” The Viking, Loudoun Valley High School, Purcellville, VA;
2. Drew Baxley, Matthew Conley and Graham Kirstein, “Track & Field,” The ReMarker, St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas, TX;
3. Yarra Elmasry, “A Community Under the Microscope,” The Standard, The American School in London, London, UK;
CM. Yarra Elmasry, “Residual Damage,” The Standard, The American School in London, London, UK;
CM. Shay Lari-Hosain, “Cheating the Win,” Wingspan, The Harker School, San Jose, CA;
CM. Tim Whaling, “Seeing the Light,” The Featherduster, Westlake High School, Austin, TX.

N32. Photo Illustration: Portfolio of work
1. Savannah Pritchard, Tiger Times, Texas High School, Texarkana, TX;
2. Lucas Silva, Northwest Passage, Shawnee Mission Northwest High School, Shawnee, KS;
3. Rachel Prows, The Warrior Ledger, Taylorsville High School, Taylorsville, UT.

N33. Single Advertising photography
1. Wenjie Zhu, “Orange Leaf,” Prospective, Bryant High School, Bryant, AR.

N34. Informational graphics
1. Natalie Disla, “What Handwriting Says About You,”hilights, Boone High School, Orlando, FL;
2. Kacey Fang, “The Cast of Growth,” The Winged Post, The Harker School, San Jose, CA;
3. Ava Gruener, “Girl’s Lacrosse,” The Panther, Miami Palmetto Senior High School, Miami, FL;
CM. Kacey Fang, “Styaing Afloat,” The Winged Post, The Harker School, San Jose, CA;
CM. Victoria Arguelles, “Behind the Blood Drive,” The Panther, Miami Palmetto Senior High School, Miami, FL;
CM. Grace Amundson, “The Month in #’s,” Northwest Passage, Shawnee Mission Northwest High School, Shawnee, KS.

N35. Informational graphics: Portfolio of work
1. Grace Amundson, Northwest Passage, Shawnee Mission Northwest High School, Shawnee, KS;
2. Will Clark, The ReMarker, St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas, TX;
3. Philip Smart, The ReMarker, St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas, TX;
CM. Rebeccah Macias, Prowler, Stony Point High School, Round Rock, TX.

N36. Typography: Overall look of the entire paper
1. Shay Lari-Hosain, Wingspan, The Harker School, San Jose, CA;
2. Staff, The ReMarker, St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas, TX;
3. Staff, The Reporter, Cy-Fair High School, Cypress, TX;
CM. Staff, The Messenger, Northview High School, Johns Creek, GA;
CM. Staff, Northwest Passage, Shawnee Mission Northwest High School, Shawnee, KS;
CM. Staff, The Lone Star Dispatch, James Bowie High School, Austin, TX.

N37. Typography: The look of one page
1. Rish Basu and Will Clark, “Page 28, May 15, 2015,” The ReMarker, St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas, TX;
2. Shay Lari-Hosain, “Table of Contents, May 2015,” Wingspan, The Harker School, San Jose, CA;
3. Ned Weiss, “Masthead,” Earthquake, Germantown Friends School, Philadelphia, PA;
CM., Maria Moreno, “Departing Principal Leaves a Legacy,” The Eagle’s Eye, Akins High School, Austin, TX;
CM. Alexa Padron, “Lifestyle,” The Grotto, Our Lady of Lourdes, Miami, FL;
CM. Grace Amundson, “The Commotion Over Curriculum,” Northwest Passage, Shawnee Mission Northwest High School, Shawnee, KS.

N38. Typography: A designed or art headline
1. Rachel Bateman, “Trick or Tweet,” Northwest Passage, Shawnee Mission Northwest High School, Shawnee, KS;
2. Jessica Lee, “Shedding Light on Depression,” The Review, St. John’s School, Houston, TX;
3. Emily Casey and Malissa Christie, “Pride,” The Lancer Spirit, Londonderry High School, Londonderry, NH;
CM. Hoshea Hart, “Reurban: Challenging GFS’ Urban Dictionary Definition,” Earthquake, Germantown Friends School, Philadelphia, PA;
CM. Lauren Glase, “Blend It Up,” The Patriot, John Carroll School, Bel Air, MD;
CM. Julia Gastwirth, “Julia Fanzenes & Max Fowler,” Common Sense, Thomas S. Wootton High School, Rockville, MD.

N39.|N40.|N41. Overall Design
1. Staff, The ReMarker, St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas, TX;
2. Staff, The Edge, Pleasant Grove High School, Texarkana, TX;
3. Staff, The Messenger, Northview High School, John Creek, GA;
CM. Staff, Northwest Passage, Shawnee Mission Northwest High School, Shawnee, KS;
CM. Staff, Tiger Times, Texas High School, Texarkana, TX.

N42.|N43.|N44. Page One Design
1. Jackson Casimiro, “ASU Elections 2015,” The Paper, Dana Hills High School, Dana Point, CA;
2. Maggie Coleman, “Charity Challenges,” Tiger Times, Texas High School, Texarkana, TX;
3. Zack Rosenberg, “Imagine,” Ursus, Beford Middle School, Westport, CT;
CM. Reynolds Walker and Sofia Pedraza, “Geneva Quarterly Issue 2,” Geneva Quarterly, Geneva School of Boerine, Boerne, TX;
CM. Staff, “Pink Day,” The Dorian Staff, Mount Tabor High School, Winston-Salem, NC;
CM. Staff, “Edge,” The Edge, Pleasant Grove High School, Texarkana, TX.

N45. Page One Design Portfolio of work
1. Matthew Conley, The ReMarker, St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas, TX;
2. Staff, The Southerner, Henry W. Grady High School, Atlanta, GA;
3. Harrison Kerdman and Stephen McCaffery, The Fourth Estate, Laguna Blanca High School, Santa Barbara, CA;
CM. Jekima Hibbert and Ellen Knight, The Cavalier, Richland Northeast High School, Columbia, SC;
CM. Rebeccah Macias, Prowler, Stony Point High School, Round Rock, TX;
CM. Jared Beinart and Allie Greenspun, Common Sense, Thomas S. Wootton High School, Rockville, MD.

N46.|N47.|N48. News Page Design
1. Kyle Ruffino, “The Big Idea,” The Hawk, Hendrickson High School, Pflugerville, TX;
2. Jessica Ma, Rachel Williams and Connie Xu, “Blocking Out Bullying,” The Messenger, Northview High School, Johns Creek, GA;
3. Cooper Kerbow, “A Whole Lot of Change,” The Featherduster, Westlake High School, Austin, TX;
CM. Ben Simonds-Malamud, “Midterms Favor GOP in Obama’s ‘Six-Year Itch’,” The Southerner, Henry W. Grady High School, Atlanta, GA;
CM. Annelise Hillmann, “Meet Your Future Presidents,” The Pharcyde, The Benjamin School, Palm Beach Gardens, FL.

N49. News Page Design Portfolio of work
1. Davis Marsh, The ReMarker, St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas, TX;
2. Megan Werner, Update, H.H. Dow High School, Midland, MI;
3. Taylor Langoon and Skyler Lewis, The Edge, Pleasant Grove High School, Texarkana, TX;
CM. Kendall Ungerman, The Eagle Quill, Eaglecrest High School, Centennial, CO;
CM. Rose Houglett, The Fourth Estate, Laguna Blanca School, Santa Barbara, CA;
CM. Charlotte Young, The Standard, The American School in London, London, UK.

N50.|N51.|N52. Editorial Page Design Tabloid format
1. Cameron Clark, “Bending the Rules?” The ReMarker, St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas, TX;
2. Ava Gruener and Claudia Vera, “Islamophobia,” The Panther, Miami Palmetto Senior High School, Miami, FL;
3. Staff, “Teens Are All Talk, No Walk,” The Rampage, Rockville High School, Rockville, MD;
CM. Anna Braxton, Lucia Lombardo and Tenni Rogan, “Comment, March 12, 2015,” The Southerner, Henry W. Grady High School, Atlanta, GA;
CM. Emily Bailey, “Perfectly Imperfect,” The Sting, Sedona Red Rock High School, Sedona, AZ;
CM. Megan Sugrue and Lauren Turner, “50 Shades of Ray,” The Vanguard, Stevenson High School, Sterling Heights, MI.

N53. Editorial Page Design Portfolio of work
1. Cameron Clark, The ReMarker, St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas, TX;
2. Liz Leung, Common Sense, Thomas S. Wootton High School, Rockville, MD;
3. Zack Ashley, The Standard, The American School in London, London, UK.

N54.|N55.|N56. Op-Ed or News Analysis Page Design
1. Cole Higgins, “Classic Thoughts,” The Eagle Quill, Eaglecrest High School, Centennial, CO;
2. Sophia Choi, “Prom: The Best Nigh of Your Life. I Promise,” The Messenger, Northview High School, Johns Creek, GA;
3. Tyler Snell, “Friend or Foe,” Tiger Times, Texas High School, Texarkana, TX;
CM. Ava Gruener and Annabel Sanz, “First Amendment: Freedom of Speech and Press,” The Panther, Miami Palmetto Senior High School, Miami, FL;
CM. Gabe Silverstein, “From Charlie Chaplin to Charlie Hebdo,” The Boiling Point, Shalhevet High School, Los Angeles, CA;
CM. Drew Quiriconi, “Ready, Aim, Fire,” Central Times, Naperville Central High School, Naperville, IL.

N57. Op-Ed or News Analysis Page Design Portfolio of work
1. Jacqueline Berci, The Fourth Estate, Laguna Bianca School, Santa Barbara, CA;
2. Marina Peñéñory, Feedback, Jakarta Intercultural School, Jakarta, Indonesia;
3. Miles Romm, Common Sense, Thomas S. Wootton High School, Rockville, MD;

N58.|N59.|N60. Feature Page Design
1. Gauri Mangala and Ashley Reiss, “What am I Going to Do This Summer?” The Playwickian, Neshaminy High School, Langhorne, PA;
2. Maria Moreno, “Former Band Director Gary Faust Passes Away,” The Eagle’s Eye, Akins High School, Austin, TX;
3. Grace Eder and Samantha Friskey, “Wearing Their Pride,” The Wicket, Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School, Washington , DC;
CM. Jacob Goodman and Su Jin Nam, “In Harm’s Way,” The Chronicle, Harvard-Westlake, Studio City, CA;
CM. Paden Chesney, “2014 in Fashion,” Northwest Passage, Shawnee Mission Northwest High School, Shawnee, KS;
CM. Will Clark, “Shakes in the Sun,” The ReMarker, St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas, TX.

N61. Feature Page Design Portfolio of work
1. Nadia Sawiris, The Standard, The American School in London, London, UK;
2. Yashi Wang, The Harbinger, Shawnee Mission East High School, Praire Village, KS;
3. Will Clark, The ReMarker, St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas, TX;
CM. Mary Claire Brock, Geneva Quarterly, Geneva School of Boerine, Boerne, TX;
CM. Luisa Cameron, The Fourth Estate, Laguna Bianca School, Santa Barbara, CA;
CM. Rebecca Griesbach, The Northridge Reporter, Northridge High School, Tuscaloosa, AL.

N62. Sports Page Design Tabloid format
1. Henry Vogel, “The Next Level,” The Chronicle, Harvard-Westlake, Studio City, CA;
2. Mackenzie Mock, “Seniors Show Commitment,” hilights, Boone High School, Orlando, FL;
3. Catherine Jiars and Charlsea Lamb, “The Perfect Day,” The Fourcast, The Hockaday School, Dallas, TX;
CM. Taylor Langdon, “Top 10 Moments in Sports,” The Edge, Pleasant Grove High School, Texarkana, TX;
CM. Philip Smart, “Sports Upfront,” The ReMarker, St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas, TX;
CM. Jessica Emerson, “Season Veterans,” Tiger Times, Texas High School, Texarkana, TX.

N63.|N64.|N65. Sports Page Design
1. Philip Smart, The ReMarker, St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas, TX;
2. Colin Bray, Nexus Magazine, Henry W. Grady High School, Atlanta, GA;
3. Andrew Friedman, The Student Voice, The Buckley Upper School, Sherman Oaks, CA;
CM. Camri Mason, The Northridge Reporter, Northridge High School, Tuscaloosa, AL;
CM. Sarah Hermosillo, The Sting, Sedona Red Rock High School, Sedona, AZ;
CM. Spenser Wyatt, The Fourth Estate, Laguna Bianca School, Santa Barbara, CA.

N66. Photo layout: Full page
1. Kacey Fang, “Homecoming,” The Winged Post, The Harker School, San Jose, CA;
2. Granger Coats, “Halloween,” The Lone Star Dispatch, James Bowie High School, Austin, TX;
3. Annelise Hillmann, “Spellbound By the Wizards,” The Pharcyde, The Benjamin School, Palm Beach Gardens, FL;
CM. Maggie Cody, “What Pressures Do You Feel?” Central Times, Naperville Central High School, Naperville, IL;
CM. Jacqueline Henderson, “Getting Our Head in the Game,” The Pharcyde, The Benjamin School, Palm Beach Gardens, FL.

N67. Photo layout: Two or more pages
1. Julia Ahrns and Mary Noble, “RenFair 2015,” Update, H.H. Dow High School, Midland, MI;
2. Bella Rideau, “A Spiritual Force,” Grant Magazine, U.S. Grant High School, Portland, OR;
3. Jonathan Rasnitsyn, Joe Semon and Nick Vaughn, “Seashore Goes for Gold at Science Olympiad,” Seashore Student Views, The Seashore School, Long Branch, NJ;
CM. Maddie Grimes, “Once Upon a Homecoming,” Northwest Passage, Shawnee Mission Northwest High School, Shawnee, KS.

N68. Photo layout: Portfolio of work
No awards given in this category.

N69. Advertising layout: Single advertisement
1. Griffin Alaniz, “Ram Idol Ad,” The Rampage, Rockville High School, Rockville, MD;
2. Jessica Ma, “Chinese Cuisine Cooking Camp,” The Messenger, Northview High School, Johns Creek, GA;
3. Carl Ratliff and Wenjie Zhu, “Rhea’s,” Prospective, Bryant High School, Bryant, AR;
CM., Monica Perez, “Young Writers’ Advertisement,” Ventas Shield, Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy, La Canada, CA;
CM. Bix Archer and Keturch Nobles, “Upcoming Events on Campus,” The Paper Tiger, Lick-Wilmerding High School, San Francisco, CA;
CM. Sarah Berlan, “Lime Fresh Mexican Grill,” The Panther, Miami Palmetto Senior High School, Miami, FL.

N70. Advertising layout: Advertising page
No awards given in this category.

N71.|N72.|N73. Single Subject News or Feature Package, Single Page Design
1. Jordan Aronson, Carly Beard and Shannon Irvine, “National Signing Day,” The Standard, Sierra Canyon School, Chatsworth, CA;
2. Matthew Conley, Vik Pattabi and Zuyva Sevilla, “Have You Seen Christina? Has She Texted You?” The ReMarker, St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas, TX;
3. Amanda Hackleman, “Attraction Complex,” Tiger Times, Texas High School, Texarkana, TX;
CM. Kendall Ungreman, “Robtics Club Builds Its Way to Regionals,” The Eagle Quill, Eaglecrest High School, Centennial, CO;
CM. Robert Hoover, “Brace Yourself,” Tiger Times, Texas High School, Texarkana, TX;
CM. Annelise Hillmann, “Remembering Asher Hendel,” The Pharcyde, The Benjamin School, Palm Beach Gardens, FL.

N74. Single Subject News or Feature Package, Single Page Design Portfolio of work
1. Grace Amundson, Northwest Passage, Shawnee Mission Northwest High School, Shawnee, KS;
2. Will Clark, The ReMarker, St. Mark’s School ot Texas, Dallas, TX;
3. Katherine Gerberich and Zoë, The Tower, Princeton High School, Princeton, NJ;
CM. Jessica Xu, The Messenger, Northview High School, Johns Creek, GA;
CM. Maddy Bremner, The Echo, St. Louis Park High School, St. Louis Park, MN;
CM. Annika La Vina, The Pitch, Walter Johnson High School, Bethesda, MD.

N75.|N76.|N77. Single Subject News or Feature Package, Double-truck or Special Section Design
1. Pim Otero and Jonathan Seymour, “Have You Met Molly?” The Chronicle, Harvard-Westlake, Studio City, CA;
2. Natalie Berry, “When I Was 17,” The Reporter, Cy-Fair High School, Cypress, TX;
3. Erin Thomas, “Losing the Taste of Life,” The Fourcast, The Hockaday School, Dallas, TX;
CM. Annelise Hillmann, “The 12 Days of Winter Wonderland,” The Pharcyde, The Benjamin School, Palm Beach Gardens, FL.
CM. Jordan Semprevivo, “It’s All About the A,” The Student Voice, The Buckley School, Upper School, Sherman Oaks, CA;
CM. Sharon Chow, “Changing Faces,” The Chronicle, Harvard-Westlake, Studio City, CA.

N78. Single Subject News or Feature Package, Three or More Pages
1. Jessica Lee, “Shedding Light on Depression,” The Review, St. John’s School, Houston, TX;
2. Staff, “Image,” The Packer, West Fargo High School, West Fargo, ND;
3. Isabelle Carbajales, Annabel Sanz and Claudia Vera, “Archetypes in You,” The Panther, Miami Palmetto Senior High School, Miami, FL;
CM. Staff, “Self-Expression,” Stateman, Adlai E. Stevenson High School, Lincolnshire, IL;
CM. Justin Leung, Maggia Xia and Connie Xiao, “Knocking Down Firewalls,” The Messenger, Northview High School, Johns Creek, GA;
CM. Staff, “What in the World?” Northwest Passage, Shawnee Mission Northwest High School, Shawnee, KS.

MAGAZINE

These awards reflect entries produced between June 11, 2014 through June 10, 2015. Because CSPA dates its awards by the year in which they are given, they are given, they are known as the 2015 Gold Circle Awards for Magazines.

M1. Open (free) form poetry
1. Amy Meltzer, “Schrodinger’s University,” Elysium, Coral Reef Senior High School, Miami, FL;
2. Lucy Bailey, “Aching,” Escapades, Wantagh High School, Wantagh, NY;
3. Sophie Schneider, “Ode to Michael Kors,” LitMag, Lick-Wilmending High School, San Francisco, CA;
CM. Izzy Di Rita, “False Hope,” Georgetowner, Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School, Washington, DC;
CM. Andrew Harris, “Toeprints in the Fog,” The Talon, Woodberry Forest School, Woodberry Forest, VA;
CM. Lucy Carr, “Bed Time,” Eddas, Woodbridge Senior High School, Woodbridge, VA.

M2. Closed (traditional) form poetry
1. Dotsie Stevens, “Gravity’s Ballerina,” Earthwinds, Jackson Preparatory School, Jackson, MS;
2. Hannah Richter, “The Hibiscus” MA, Miami Palmetto Senior High School, Pinecrest, FL;
3. Samantha Solis, “Sonnet for Saturday Nights,” Earthwinds, Jackson Preparatory School, Jackson, MS;
CM. Andrew Harris, “Woodstove,” The Talon, Woodberry Forest School, Woodberry Forest, VA.

M3. Experimental fiction
1. Samantha Romero, “Female in the Nude,” Inkblots, The John Cooper School, The Woodlands, TX;
2. Joelle Park, “Transactions of Adolescence,” LitMag, Lick-Wilmending High School, San Francisco, CA;
3. Rob Willis, “Last Words: Redacted,” The Talon, Woodberry Forest School, Woodberry Forest, VA;
CM. Jack Creasy, “Burning Belles,” The Talon, Woodberry Forest School, Woodberry Forest, VA.

M4. Traditional fiction
1. Amanda Braitman, “The Gray Society,” LitMag, Lick-Wilmending High School, San Francisco, CA;
2. Katherine Simmers, “To Fashion His Eidolon,” Prism, Northshore High School, Slidell, LA;
3. Katie Lee, “Cold Feet,” Markings, Saint Mark’s High School, Wilmington, DE;
CM. Isabella Grillone, “A Familiar Legacy,” Living Details, Bingham High School, South Jordan, UT;
CM. Maria Lew, “Mobius,” Prism, Northshore High School, Slidell, LA;
CM. Victoria Almanza, “July,” Vibrato, The Hockaday School, Dallas, TX.

M5. Essays
1. Anna Statz, “Am I a White Girl?” Muse, Marymount School, New York, NY;
2. Sancia Noriega, “Picking Scabs,” Elysium, Coral Reef Senior High School, Miami, FL;
3. Pulastya Bagga, “Fictional Friend,” Elysium, Coral Reef Senior High School, Miami, FL
CM. Eric Harris, “A Modest Proposal…” Spectrum, West Islip High School, West Islip, NY;
CM. Taylor Petty, “Curate,” Eddas, Woodbridge Senior High School, Woodbridge, VA.

M6. Humor
1. Joe Beyda, “The Bagel That Caused Harm,” Genesis, York Preparatory School, New York, NY;
2. Caroline Carballeira, “8 Ways to Absolutely Rock Your Workplace,” Muse, Marymount School, New York, NY;
3. Katie Douty, “How to Prepare for Coachella,” Campanile Magazine, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, CA;
CM. Zachariah Chou, “Asian Drive,” Expressions, American Heritage School, Plantation, FL;
CM. Amy Meltzer, “Without You I Write Candy-Coated Haikus,” Elysium, Coral Reef Senior High School, Miami, FL;
CM. Tylor-Maria Johnson, “The Blackest Anger,” Muse, Marymount School, New York, NY.

M7. Non-fiction article
1. Jonathan Zhu, “Buried,” Earthwinds, Jackson Preparatory School, Jackson, MS;
2. Bix Archer, “The Bobcat,” LitMag, Lick-Wilmending High School, San Francisco, CA;
3. Zachariah Chou, “No Fear Nuclear,” Expressions, American Heritage School, Plantation, FL;
CM. Joe Levin, “Big Red Female Freshman of the Year,” Big Red, Harvard-Westlake, Studio City, CA;
CM. Katie Douty and Katya Sigall, “Social Media’s Impact on College Choice,” Campanile Magazine, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, CA;
CM. Teja Dupree, “A Writer’s Voice,” Eddas, Woodbridge Senior High School, Woodbridge, VA.

M8. Non-fiction interview
1. Brian Ransom, “Playing the Hand,” Elysium, Coral Reef Senior High School, Miami, FL;
2. Natalie DeForest, Alexis Hariman and Allie Hoback, “Balancing Act,” Delphi, Salem High School, Salem, VA;
3. Kate Miller, “The Science of Poetry as Told by Myra Sklarew,” Spectator, Walter Johnson High School, Bethesda, MD;
CM. Staff, “Interview: Matt Sumell,” Riverbend Review, Benjamin Franklin High School, New Orleans, LA;
CM. Jenn Steckl, “The Keys to a New Life,” Humans of Grady, Henry W. Grady High School, Atlanta, GA;
CM. Jenn Steckl, “The Blink of an Eye,” Humans of Grady, Henry W. Grady High School, Atlanta, GA.

M9. Non-fiction column
1. Clara Chiu and Maggie Zheng, “The Illusions of Social Media: What We See and What We Don’t,” Campanile Magazine, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, CA;
2. Clara Chiu and Katie Douty, “Quad Anxiety,” Campanile Magazine, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, CA;
3. Cole Jacobson, “’Hudl’ Up,” Big Red, Harvard-Westlake, Studio City, CA;
CM. Sarah Jackmauh, “Cult Culture,” Perspectives, Convent of the Sacred Heart, Greenwich, CT;
CM. Hannah Bucciarelli, “Acoustic Artist,” Voices, Nation Ford High School, Fort Mill, SC.

M10. Overall design of Literary Magazine
1. Staff, Pulp., Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School, Midland, PA;
2. Staff, Silent Voices, Woodward Academy, College Park, GA;
3. Tyler Arp, Jacqueline Davis and Natalie Ongay, MA, Miami Palmetto Senior High School, Pinecrest, FL;
CM. Staff, Vibrato, The Hockaday School, Dallas, TX;
CM. Staff, The Rambler, Sierra Canyon School, Chatsworth, CA;
CM. Joanna Mak, Sophia Menconi and Anjali Ravi, Pulp, Thomas S. Wootton High School, Rockville, MD.

M11. Overall design of Specialty Magazine
1. Staff, Knight Errant-Passions, Benilde-St. Margaret’s School, St. Louis Park, MN;
2. Staff, Nexus, Henry W. Grady High School, Atlanta, GA;
3. Jenn Steckl, Humans of Grady, Henry W. Grady High School, Atlanta, GA.

M12. Overall design of General Interest Magazine
1. Staff, Knight Errant-Food, Benilde-St. Margaret’s School, St. Louis Park, MN.

M13. Cover design
1. Katie Mimini and Julia Teeter, Vibrato, The Hockaday School, Dallas, TX;
2. Mazurik Konstantin and Alia Suhaimi, Repentino, American School Foundation A.C., Mexico City, Mexico;
3. Gracie Demarest and Jessica Vass, Silent Voices, Woodward Academy, College Park, GA;
CM. Seth Dickens and Marina Ferguson, Inkblots, The John Cooper School, The Woodlands, TX;
CM. Natalie Ongay, MA, Miami Palmetto Senior High School, Pinecrest, FL;
CM. Hunter Bell, Delphi, Salem High School, Salem, VA.

M14. Table of contents page
1. Natalie Ongay, MA, Miami Palmetto Senior High School, Pinecrest, FL;
2. Andrew Tyson and Trevor Wischerman, Pulp., Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School, Midland, PA;
3. Katie Mimini and Julia Teeter, Vibrato, The Hockaday School, Dallas, TX;
CM. Lily Garretson and Ben Van Pelt, Earthwinds, Jackson Preparatory School, Jackson, MS;
CM. Alyssa Achacoso, Fine Lines, Richard Montgomery High School, Rockville, MD;
CM. Staff, The Muse, Vestavia Hills High School, Vestavia Hills, AL.

M15. Use of typography on one page or spread
1. Marissa Booker, “Puff & Filth.” One Blue Wall, duPont Manual High School, Louisville, KY;
2. Cheryl Houchin, “Sonnet XI and Little Darlings,” One Blue Wall, duPont Manual High School, Louisville, KY;
3. Komstantin Mekhontsev and Sophia Menconi, “Houseplant,” Pulp, Thomas Wootton High School, Rockville, MD.

M16. Use of a designed or art headline
1. India Mackinson, “Ruby,” Blutopia, Gaston Day School, Gastonia, NC;
2. Alex Reinhart and Sanghamitra Saxena, “Street Ballet,” Roars and Whispers, Providence Senior High School, Charlotte, NC;
3. Staff, “Silhouette,” Opus, Oakton High School, Vienna, VA.

M17. General use of typography throughout magazine
1. Staff, Pulp., Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School, Midland, PA;
2. Isabel Raz Guzman and Alia Suhaimi, Repentino, American School Foundation A.C., Mexico City, Mexico;
3. Matthew Coleman, CJ Crawford and Kamal Mamdani, Mini-Marque, St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas, TX;
CM. Staff, Earthwinds, Jackson Preparatory School, Jackson, MS;
CM. Camila Carrillo, Vivian Gisle and Alexa Padron, Literati, Our Lady of Lourdes Academy, Miami, FL;
CM. Staff, Roars and Whispers, Providence Senior High School, Charlotte, NC.

M18. Single illustration: hand-drawn
1. Joseph Rabun, “Witchcraft Façade Elevation,” Silent Voices, Woodward Academy, College Park, GA;
2. Piper Sattva, “Gemini,” Imprint, Harrisonburg High School, Harrisonburg, VA;
3. Katie Boling, “Fluet,” Eddas, Woodbridge Senior High School, Woodbridge, VA;
CM. Savana Sippel, “Sunflowers,” Pulp., Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School, Midland, PA;
CM. Arjun Yaohati, “Robin Williams Character Set,” Markings, Saint Mark’s High School, Wilmington, DE.

M19. Single illustration: computer generated
1. Staff, “Silhouette,” Opus, Oakton High School, Vienna, VA;
2. Daniel Drew, “Heaven’s Gates,” Icons, Saginaw Arts & Sciences Academy, Saginaw, MI;
3. Honey Tumbaga, “Cardinal,” Prism, Northshore High School, Slidell, LA;
CM. Wendy Ho, “Lumnescence,” Vibrato, The Hockaday School, Dallas, TX;
CM. Daniel Civetta, “Stargazers,” Spectator, Walter Johnson High School, Bethesda, MD;
CM. Jamie Lee, “Automaton,” Eddas, Woodbridge Senior High School, Woodbridge, VA.

M20. Portfolio Illustration
1. Annelise Hillmann, Geodes, The Benjamin School, Palm Beach Gardens, FL;
2. Karina Chan and Jackson Kiewitz, Verde, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, CA;
3. Billie Pingree, Paragon, Coe-Brown Northwood Academy, Northwood, NH.

M21. Advertising layout: Single advertisement
No awards given in this category.

M22. Advertising layout: Advertising page
1. Alia Suhaimi, “Scott Westerfeld,” Repentino, American School Foundation A.C., Mexico City, Mexico.

M23. Cartoon
1. Amanda Trauba, “Light!” Euphony, Alta High School, Sandy, UT;
2. Katie Billions, “Red Girl Blue Girl,” The Muse, Vestavia Hills High School, Vestavia Hills, AL.

M24. Photographs
1. Kaitlyn Black, “Powder Dance,” The Muse, Vestavia Hills High School, Vestavia Hills, AL;
2. Brittany Decamp, “Apple Dunk,” The Rough Draft, Flint Hill School, Oakton, VA;
3. Jesse Meyerson, “Kiss,” The Rambler, Sierra Canyon School, Chatsworth, CA;
CM. Orlando Pinder, “Trapped,” Chips, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, Bethesda, MD;
CM. David Gussler, “New View,” The Talon, Woodberry Forest School, Woodberry, VA;
CM. Trip Hurley, “Flippers,” The Talon, Woodberry Forest School, Woodberry, VA.

M25. Photography: Portfolio of work
1. Konstantin Mekhontsev, Pulp, Thomas S. Wootton High School, Rockville, MD;
2. Rob Prater, The Talon, Woodberry Forest School, Woodberry, VA;
3. Lindsay Roth, Inkblots, The John Cooper School, The Woodlands, TX;
CM. Ana Sophia Acosta, Muse, Marymount School, New York, NY;
CM. Logan Mallory, Spectator, Walter Johnson High School, Bethesda, MD;
CM. Jordan Thompson, Eddas, Woodbridge Senior High School, Woodbridge, VA.

M26. Informational graphics
1. Abigail Gawart and Denika Menon, “What We’ve Experienced,” Messenger, Marquette High School, Chesterfield, MO;
2. Tyler Fuqua, “Oh the Places We’ll Go,” The Wrangler, George Ranch High School, Richmond, TX;
3. Henry Vogel, “Field of Dreams,” Big Red, Harvard-Westlake, Studio City, CA;
CM. Jonathan Seymour, “On the Track to Victory,” Big Red, Harvard-Westlake, Studio City, CA;
CM. Larkin McDermott and Katya Sigal, “Take a Turn(t) Around the World,” Campanile Magazine, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, CA.

M27. Informational graphics: Portfolio of work
No awards given in this category.

M28. Literary single spread
1. Marissa Booker, “Thank God I’m an Atheist,” One Blue Wall, duPont Manual High School, Louisville, KY;
2. Bradley DeMots and Cora Woolsey, “Winged Shoulder Blades,” Riverbend Review, Benjamin Franklin High School, New Orleans, LA;
3. Staff, “I Am,” Calliope, St. Agnes Academy, Memphis, TX;
CM. Monica Avila, Isabel Raz Guzman and Alia Suhaimi, “Light, Gentle Breeze, Hovering Critcism, Blue Gloom,” Repentino, American School Foundation A.C., Mexico City, Mexico;
CM. Trevor Wischerman, “To London/Presque Isle,” Pulp., Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School, Midland, PA;
CM. Xin Xie, “Beijing,” Escapades, Wantagh High School, Wantagh, NY.

M29. Literary Multi-page presentation
1. Katie Mimini, “Purple Ink,” Vibrato, The Hockaday School, Dallas, TX;
2. JoAnna Mak, “Birds with Mustaches,” Pulp, Thomas Wootton High School, Rockville, MD;
3. Staff, “Spreads,” The Rambler, Sierra Canyon School, Chatsworth, CA;
CM. Cora Woolsey, “Ten,” Riverbend Review, Benjamin Franklin High School, New Orleans, LA;
CM. Katie Mimini, “Smoke on the Water,” Vibrato, The Hockaday School, Dallas, TX.

M30. Literary portfolio
1. Marissa Booker, One Blue Wall, duPont Manual High School, Louisville, KY;
2. Anjali Ravi, Pulp, Thomas S. Wootton High School, Rockville, MD;
3. Ben Van Pelt, Earthwinds, Jackson Preparatory School, Jackson, MS;
CM. Aroline Duckworth, Threshold, North Forsyth High School, Cumming, GA;
CM. Staff, The Scribbler, Pine Crest School, Ft. Lauderdale, FL;
CM. Katie Mimini, Vibrato, The Hockaday, Dallas, TX.

M31. Special or general interest magazine single page design
1. Sendra Uebele, Repentino, American School Foundation A.C., Mexico City, Mexico;
2. Trevor Wischerman, Pulp., Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School, Midland, PA;
3. Manaal Khwaja, Nine Muses, George Mason High School, Falls Church, VA.

M32. Special or general interest magazine single spread
1. Natalie Ongay, “Ignorance of the Scuptor who Craved Perfection,” MA, Miami Palmetto Senior High School, Pinecrest, FL;
2. Alys Olmstead, “How to Ask an Athlete to Prom,” The Viking Magazine, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, CA;
3. Keertana Jain, “Going Greek?” Messenger, Marquette High School, Chesterfield, MO:
CM. Clara Harrington and Michael Pappas, “Uniform Swap,” The Viking Magazine, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, CA;
CM. Joslyn Bernstein and Sara Cordoba, “20 Second Blind Contour,” The Rambler, Sierra Canyon School, Chatsworth, CA.

M33. Special or general interest magazine multi-page presentation
1. Uzuki Kakinuma, “Closer to Home,” Nexus, Henry W. Grady High School, Atlanta, GA;
2. Olivia Vort, “Homeless in Palo Alto,” Campanile Magazine, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, CA;
3. Emma Espey, “Looking Up and Out,” The Wrangler, George Ranch High School, Richmond, TX;
CM. Kacen Bayless and JP Morray, “Thank You Seniors,” Messenger, Marquette High School, Chesterfield, MO:
CM. Claudia Baker, Claire Chuff and Victoria Constant, “Cosmopolitan,” Muse, Marymount School, New York, NY;
CM. Rian Ratnavale and Jonathan Seymour, “Greg Hilliard: The Farewell Tour,” Big Red, Harvard-Westlake, Studio City, CA.

M34. Special or general interest magazine Portfolio
1. Faye Webster, Nexus, Henry W. Grady High School, Atlanta, GA;
2. Isabel Raz Guzman and Alia Suhaimi, Repentino, American School Foundation A.C., Mexico City, Mexico;
3. Alyssa Achacoso, Fine Lines, Richard Montgomery High School, Rockville, MD;
CM. Nicole Cunningham and Eszter Janossy, Fine Lines, Richard Montgomery High School, Rockville, MD;
CM. Sarah Yoon and Stephanie Yoon, Antares, Stuyvesant High School, New York, NY;
CM., Evelyn Kendix, Ray Macedonia and Ofri Shmul, Spectator, Walter Johnson High School, Bethesda, MD.

Yearbook

These awards reflect entries produced between November 2, 2013 through October 10, 2014. Because CSPA dates its awards by the year in which they are given, they are given, they are known as the 2015 Gold Circle Awards for Yearbooks.

Y1. Feature writing: Student Life
1. Calista Bohling and Kate Jacobsen," A Connection," The Lair, Shawnee Mission Northwest High School, Shawnee, KS;
2. Sarah Schilke, "Snow Fun," Horizons, Ledyard High School, Ledyard, CT;
3. Megan Rioux, "The Walk for Water," El Paisano, Westlake High School, Austin, TX;
CM. Suede Mora, "Creative Courtships," Replay, Rouse High School, Leander, TX;
CM. Sean Collins, Tess Holcom and Delaney Mirocke, "Just Add Water," The Lair, Shawnee Mission Northwest High School, Shawnee, KS;
CM. Morgan Hurst, "Community Service," Cornerstones, The Hockaday School, Dallas, TX.

Y2. Sports reporting
1. Sean Collins, "Twenty Nine," The Lair, Shawnee Mission Northwest High School, Shawnee, KS;
2. Sean Collins, "Crunch Time," The Lair, Shawnee Mission Northwest High School, Shawnee, KS;
3. Nathan Foster, "4Peat," The Crimson, duPont Manual High School, Louisville, KY;
CM. Allison Gelman, "Hiatus, as Easy as One, Two, Three," El Diablo, Hinsdale Central High School;
CM. Brittany Stout, "Won the Battle, Lost the War," The Lion, McKinney High School, McKinney, TX;
CM. Will Diamond, "Youth Movement," Marksmen, St. Mark's School of Texas, Dallas, TX.

Y3. Sports feature writing
1. Sarah Godke, "Sparing the Competition," The Lair, Shawnee Mission Northwest High School, Shawnee, KS;
2. Sarah Fulcher and Katie Kimery, "Serve It Up Family Style," El Paisano, Westlake High School, Austin, TX;
3. Cortlyn Dees, "Bald Eagles," Soaring Wings, Canyon High School, Canyon, TX;
CM. Naomi Kelly, "Two times the Charm," Marquee, Dreyfoos School of the Arts, West Palm Beach, FL;
CM. Andrea Gamboa, "Girls Do It Better," Horizons, Ledyard High School, Ledyard, CT;
CM. Jesse Olguin, "Just Your Average World Champ," El Paisano, Westlake High School, Austin, TX.

Y4. Academic writing
1. Allison Koontz, "Teacher Buries Bodies," Soaring Wings, Canyon High School, Canyon, TX;
2. Maggie Hohfeler, "Science," Round-Up, Coppell High School, Coppell, TX;
3. Daniel Mirocke, "The Unexpected Hunt," The Lair, Shawnee Mission Northwest High School, Shawnee, KS;
CM. Anne Florence Brown, "Crickets & Fish," Lion's Roar, Christ Presbyterian Academy, Nashville, TN;
CM. Shane Meyers, "Soul Researching," Marquee, Dreyfoos School of the Arts, West Palm Beach, FL;
CM. Katherine Grant, "Is It Worth It?" The Archive, Richland Northeast High School, Columbia, SC.

Y5. Organization/Greek writing
1. Vince Todosiev, "Red Tide," The Triton, Palos Verdes High School, Palos Verdes Estates, CA;
2. Nana Bruce-Amanquah and Veronica Villamizar, "Chili Making Change," The Laker, Windermere Preparatory School, Windermere, FL;
3. Zachary Jones, "Taking Life by the Horns," Tiger, Dawson County High School, Dawsonville, GA;
CM. Estefany Mendoza, "Industrial Humanoid," The Phoenix, James W. Martin High School, Arlington, TX;
CM. Talia Meidan, "Student Council," Cornerstones, The Hockaday School, Dallas, TX;
CM. Bleakney Bissett and Rebecca Little, "A Certain Kind of Hero," El Paisano, Westlake High School, Austin, TX.

Y6. Personality profile
1. Afton Apodaca, "Determination: Gabi Case," Hauberk, Shawnee Mission East, Prairie Village, KS;
2. Breyana Burman, Rochelle Deliz and Mariel Vega, "Come to America," Pathfinder, Oak Ridge High School, Orlando, FL;
3. Kaitie Marolf, "Newborn Focus," The Lair, Shawnee Mission Northwest High School, Shawnee, KS;
CM. Amelia Cheatham, "Mascot Braves Disease," Legend, Boone High School, Orlando, FL;
CM. Poonum Menta, "Seth Brunt Turing Point," The Aerie, Glenda Dawson High School, Pearland, TX;
CM. Jenna Liv, "Silver Linings," Flashback, Rock Bridge High School, Columbia, MO.

Y7. Sidebar Writing
1. Summer Campbell, "Bet Ya Didn't Know," The Arena, Legacy High School, Mansfield, TX;
2. Heather Matley, "It's Hard to Manage," Wildcat, Los Gatos High School, Los Gatos, CA;
3. Nana Bruce-Amanquah and Mariana Casas, "Legend of the Backpack," The Laker, Windermere Preparatory School, Windermere, FL;
CM. Abiel Barrios and Kapriz Briano, "Boys' Varsity Soccer - Face-to-Face," The Legend, El Dorado High School, El Paso, TX;
CM. Kristen Goldman, "It All Adds Up," Ursus, Granite Bay High School, Granite Bay, CA;
CM. Claire Hubert, Kelley Ludbrook and Kelly Murphy, "Fresh Tats," Pioneer, Kirkwood High School, Kirkwood, MO.

Y8. Headline writing
1. Ben Johnson, The Lion, McKinney High School, McKinney, TX;
2. Staff, Montage, Elk Grove High School, Elk Grove Village, IL;
3. Staff, The Archive, Richland Northeast High School, Columbia, SC;
CM. Jahne Brown, The Crimson, duPont Manual High School, Louisville, KY;
CM. Staff, The Phoenix, James W. Martin High School, Arlington TX;
CM. Alexandria Ng, Aerie, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Parkland, FL.

Y9. Caption/cutline writing
1. Katie Jung, Vox Populi, Harvard-Westlake High School, Studio City, CA;
2. Natalie Ongay and Jennifer Perez, The Palm Echo, Miami Palmeto Senior High School, Pincrest, FL;
3. Nate Compton, Alexa Styers and Carleigh Whitman, The Lair, Shawnee Mission Northwest High School, Shawnee, KS;
CM. Sarah Cowell, Hornet, Bryant High School, Bryant, AR;
CM. Staff, Ash-Á-Wût, Gabrielino High School, San Gabriel, CA;
CM. Diana Hernandez and Emelia Skinner, The Lonestar, Vista Ridge High School, Cedar Park, TX.

Y10. Theme and concept
1. Staff, The Legend, El Dorado High School, El Paso, TX;
2. Staff, Ursus, Granite Bay High School, Granite Bay, CA;
3. Staff, Eagle Eye View, Sierra Middle School, Parker, CO;
CM. Morgan Rowland and Blake Waranch, Legend, Boone High School, Orlando, FL;
CM. Lauren Campbell, Whitney King and Hannah Williamson, Tracks, Cedar Park High School, Cedar Park, TX;
CM. Jessica Clarke and Carolyne Myers, Lion's Roar, Christ Presbyterian Academy, Nashville, TN.

Y11. Cover design
1. Staff, Touchstone, Stony Point High School, Round Rock, TX;
2. Alexandra Cabrera, Le Fleuve, Our Lady of Lourdes Academy, Miami, FL;
3. Kendall Ernst and Katya Lopatko, Cornerstones, The Hockaday School, Dallas, TX;
CM. Stephanie Liem, Olympian, Culver City High School, Culver City, CA;
CM. Corienne Beemer and Josie Foguth, Fentonian, Fenton High School, Fenton, MI;
CM. Chau Dong, Tiger, Texas High School, Texarkana, TX.

Y12. End sheets
1. Kristy Luong, Ursus, Granite Bay High School, Granite Bay, CA;
2. Kendall Ernst and Katya Lopatko, Cornerstones, The Hockaday School, Dallas, TX;
3. Tianzi Yang, El Paisano, Westlake High School, Austin, TX;
CM. Rachel Frieary and Casey Taranella, Marquee, Dreyfoos School of the Arts, West Palm Beach, FL;
CM. Hallie Galvan, Flashback, Rock Bridge High School, Columbia, MO;
CM. Staff, Touchstone, Stony Point High School, Round Rock, TX.

Y13. Title page
1. Kendall Ernst and Katya Lopatko, Cornerstones, The Hockaday School, Dallas, TX;
2. Sydney Alman and Maryam Mumtaz, The Pix, Little Rock Central High School, Little Rock, AR;
3. Donghee Kim and Maxym Prybyla, Winged Beaver, Avon Old Farms, Avon, CT;
CM. Holly Harkins and Caroline Kunetz, Flame, The Walker School, Marietta, GA.

Y14. Table of contents
1. Kristy Luong, Ursus, Granite Bay High School, Granite Bay, CA;
2. Soleil Borda and Andi-Erin Inmun, Sword and Shield, Saugus High School, Saugus, CA;
3. Staff, The Shield, Mayfield High School, Las Cruces, NM;
CM. Corinne Beemer and Josie Foguth, Fentonian, Fenton High School, Fenton, MI;
CM. Jordan Houseshell, Horizons, Ledyard High School, Ledyard, CT;
CM. Kendall Ernst and Katya Lopatko, Cornerstones, The Hockaday School, Dallas, TX.

Y15. Sports action photo
1. Grayson Hicken, "Still on the Run," The Lion, McKinney High School, McKinney, TX;
2. Katie Na, "Track Photo," The Lonestar, Vista Ridge High School, Cedar Park, TX;
3. Gehrig Johnson, "Break Away," The Lion, McKinney High School, McKinney, TX;
CM. Carolynn Gibson, "Homecoming Football Game," The Channel, Chiawana High School, Pasco, WA;
CM. Quay Owen, "Fly Like an Eagle," Soaring Wings, Canyon High School, Canyon, TX;
CM. Giovanni Sabala, "JV Baseball," The Lion, McKinney High School, McKinney, TX.

Y16. Sports feature photo
1. Sam Herndon, "The Underdog," The Pix, Little Rock Central High School, Little Rock, AR;
2. Nate Compton,"Senior Steven Skells," The Lair, Shawnee Mission Northwest High School, Shawnee, KS;
3. Kristen Harding, "Scream and Shout," Legend, Boone High School, Orlando, FL;
CM. Riley Nociti, "Worm's View Gold Shot," The Torch, Athens Drive High School, Raleigh, NC;
CM. Riley Graham, "Netting a Fresh Start," Marksmen, St. Mark's School of Texas, Dallas, TX;
CM. Mayra Rodriguez, "Persistence Wing," Touchstone, Stony Point High School, Round Rock, TX.

Y17. Academic photo
1. Andrew Baggett, "Sophomore Fine Lab," El Paisano, Westlake High School, Austin, TX;
2. Dominic Hernandez, "Heart of Disgust," The Legend, El Dorado High School, El Paso, TX;
3. Steven Kent, "Steer Show," The Lion, McKinney High School, McKinney, TX;
CM. Madison Morehead, "Creative Education," Hornet, Bryant High School, Bryant AR;
CM. Ashley Burnett, "Clubs & Academics," The Crimson, duPont Manual High School, Louisville, KY;
CM. Alden James, "Finding the Source," Marksmen, St. Mark's School of Texas, Dallas, TX.

Y18. Feature photo
1. Cassitty Terrill, "Winter Pastimes," Campus, Kiski Area High School, Vandergrift, PA;
2. Laura Gilligan, "Tall and Proud," El Paisano, Westlake High School, Austin, TX;
3. Maxx Lamb, "August Division," Hauberk, Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie Village, KS;
CM. Irasema Serrano, "Veteran's Day Celebration Rehearsal," Catamount, Crosby High School, Crosby, TX;
CM. Cory Madden "'Insta' Contagion," The Tribute, Heritage High School, Frisco, TX;
CM. Andrea Bomalaski, "Girl with a Horse," Tigrium, Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy, Melbourne, FL.

Y19. Advertising photo
No awards given in this category.

Y20. Photo portfolio
1. Sam Herndon, The Pix, Little Rock Central High School, Little Rock, AR;
2. Carleigh Whitman, The Lair, Shawnee Mission Northwest High School, Shawnee, KS;
3. Andrea Bomalaski, Tigrium, Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy, Melbourne, FL;
CM. Irasema Serrano, Catamount, Crosby High School, Crosby, TX;
CM. Nate Compton, The Lair, Shawnee Mission Northwest High School, Shawnee, KS;
CM. Laura Gilligan, El Paisano, Westlake High School, Austin, TX.

Y21. Photo illustration: single image
1. Nate Compton, "A Connection," The Lair, Shawnee Mission Northwest High School, Shawnee, KS;
2. Katie Ehrlich, "Candid," Vox Populi, Harvard-Westlake High School, Studio City, CA;
3. Elodie Arbogast and Ashley Sutherland, "Draw on Expressions," Quintessence, Sedona Red Rock High School, Sedona, AZ;
CM. Whitney Butler, "Jonathan Berkshire-Philosopher, Hornet, Bryant High School, Bryant, AR;
CM. Jafet Solorio, "Every Shade of Blue," The Channel, Chiawana High School, Pasco, WA;
CM. Sam Herndon, "Hurdlin'," The Pix, Little Rock Central High School, Little Rock, AR.

Y22. Feature presentation
1. Elizabeth Botello and Priscilla Chong, "Summer Reading Interrupter," Templar, Temple City High School, Temple City, CA;
2. Marley Cole, "Snack Attack," Hornet, Bryant High School, Bryant, AR;
3. Matt Mahowald and Sam Perkins, "Remembered For," Marksmen, St. Mark's School of Texas, Dallas, TX;
CM. Maryam Mumtaz and Maggie Rickles, "Coast to Coast," The Pix, Little Rock Central High School, Little Rock, AR;
CM. Staff, "The Power of Habits," Touchstone, Stony Point High School, Round Rock, TX;
CM. Elizabeth Botello and Nathalie Schrans, "#NBD SOCIAL MEDIA," Templar, Temple City High School, Temple City, CA.

Y23. Index
1. Rachel Gan, The Phoenix, James W. Martin High School, Arlington, TX;
2. Annie Carpenter, Lion's Roar, Christ Presbyterian Academy, Nashville, TN;
3. Elaine Gay, Lone Star, James Bowie High School, Austin, TX;
CM. Sarah Gibbons and Fracesca Grahm, Round-Up, Coppell High School, Coppell, TX;
CM. Staff, Touchstone, Stony Point High School, Round Rock, TX;
CM. Mason Malone and Aimee Rodriguez, Roughneck, White Oak High School, White Oak, TX.

Y24. Informational Graphics: single
1. Miranda Gibbs, "Feat: Generation Mobile," Hauberk, Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie Village, KS;
2. Miranda Gibbs, "Feat: Halloween Costumes Then & Now," Hauberk, Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie Village, KS;
3. Kendall Ernst and Katya Lopatko, "Uniforms," Cornerstones, The Hockaday School, Dallas, TX;
CM. Michelle Ha, William Lin and Kelly Tsoi, "It Starts with Yearbook," Ash-Á-Wût, Gabrielino High School, San Gabriel, CA;
CM. Mayank Mehta, "Hiatus," El Diablo, Hinsdale Central High School, Hinsdale, IL.

Y25. Informational Graphics: Portfolio
1. Abby Broekhuizen, The Lonestar, Vista Ridge High School, Cedar Park, TX;
2. Andrew Ravan, Vox Populi, Harvard-Westlake High School, Studio City, CA.

Y26. Opening and closing spread design
1. Kendall Ernst and Katya Lopatko, Cornerstones, The Hockaday School, Dallas, TX;
2. Kinsey Ball and Josh Svoboda, The Crimson, duPont Manual High School, Louisville, KY;
3. Katie Ehrlich, Vox Populi, Harvard-Westlake High School, Studio City, CA;
CM. Caroline Lockwood, The Centaur, Strawberry Crest High School, Dover, FL;
CM. Abby Broekhuizen, Katie Na and Jessica Richardson, The Lonestar, Vista Ridge High School, Cedar Park, TX;
CM. Hannah Jones and Hanna King, El Paisano, Westlake High School, Austin, TX.

Y27. Division page design
1. Kendall Ernst and Katya Lopatko, Cornerstones, The Hockaday School, Dallas, TX;
2. Kaanchee Ganphi, The Torch, Athens Drive High School, Raleigh, NC;
3. Staff, Tigrium, Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy, Melbourne, FL;
CM. Katie Ehrlich, Vox Populi, Harvard-Westlake High School, Studio City, CA;
CM. Matt Mahowald and Sam Perkins, Marksmen, St. Mark's School of Texas, Dallas, TX;
CM. Abby Broekhuizen and Katie Na, The Lonestar, Vista Ridge High School, Cedar Park, TX; 

Y28. Student Life spread: one spread
1. Staff, "To Inspire a Win," Touchstone, Stony Point High School, Round Rock, TX;
2. Alex George,"Relay for Life," Veteran, Vandegrift High School, Austin, TX;
3. Caroline Crain, "It's Fall Y'all," The Hawk, Pleasant Grove High School, Texarkana, TX;
CM. Miranda Crews, Sarah Lawrence and Sydney Pelon, "Wounded Warrior," Fentonian, Fenton High School, Fenton, MI;
CM. Sabrina Fang and Nathalie Schrans,"Musical Spread," Templar, Temple City High School, Temple City, CA;
CM. Chandler Thomas, "Some Things Never Change," Tiger, Texas High School, Texarkana, TX.

Y29. Student life spread multi-page presentation
1. Cathrine Lucey, Amanda Shepard and Jack Thorman, "Lower," Friends Seminary Yearbook, Friends Seminary NYC, New York, NY;
2. Mabry Trent, "Pages 142-148," The Aerie, Glenda Dawson High School, Pearland, TX;
3. Mackenzie Hall and Lacey Shoemaker, "A Plan for Pep," El Paisano, Westlake High School, Austin, TX;
CM. Staff, "Call It What You Want," Pinnacle, Carmel High School, Carmel, IN;
CM. Ilani Fernandes and Aleya Zenieris, "Spirit Week," Marquee, Dreyfoos School of the Arts, West Palm Beach, FL;
CM. Staff, "Spirit Week," Tigrium, Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy, Melbourne, FL.

Y30. Sports spread: one spread
1. Whitney Jaynes, "Play Hards Until the Whistle Blows," Tiger, Texas High School, Texarkana, TX;
2. Michael Benjamin, Haley Rodriguez and Janessa Specer, "Match Point," Replay, Rouse High School, Leander, TX;
3. Whitney Jaynes, "The Quicker You Run, The Faster You're Done," Tiger, Texas High School, Texarkana, TX;
CM. Brent Barker, "From Boys to Men," Hornet, Bryant High School, Bryant, AR;
CM. Alex Ritter, "Hiatus," El Diablo, Hinsdale Central High School, Hinsdale, IL;
CM. Tatum Joines, "Girls Track," Veteran, Vandegrift High School, Austin, TX.

Y31. Sports page multi-page presentation
1. Ashley Burkett and Josh Svoboda, "Red White Week," The Crimson, duPont Manual High School, Louisville, KY;
2. Staff, "Basketball," Touchstone, Stony Point High School, Round Rock, TX;
3. Andrew McKittrick, "#Lancermagic," Hauberk, Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie Village, KS;
CM. Atlee Goodwin and Cristina Ruiz, "Dragonslayers," Lone Star, James Bowie High School, Austin, TX;
CM. Staff, "Football: Out Turn to Roar," The Pix, Little Rock Central High School, Little Rock, AR;
CM. Josh Hampton, "Next Generation Champions," Roughneck, White Oak High School, White Oak, TX.

Y32. Academic spread: one spread
1. Lauren Desantis, "Science," The Ambassador, Stevenson High School, Sterling Heights, MI;
2. Sam DeWolfe and J.D. Walters,"Catching Fire," El Paisano, Westlake High School, Austin, TX;
3. Noelle Merrihew and Emma Stritzinger," The Triton, Palos Verdes High School, Palos Verdes Estates, CA;
CM. Kathryn Wall and Cassidy Wilson, "Math and Science," The Smilodon, Southmoore High School, Moore, OK;
CM. Yima Asom and Matt Mahowald, "Planet Project," Marksmen, St. Mark's School of Texas, Dallas, TX;
CM. Raymond Burks and Natalia Pluta, "The Arts,” Renaissance, Suncoast Community High School, Riviera Beach, FL.

Y33. Academic spread multi-page presentation
1. Matt Mahowald and Sam Perkins, "Saying His Goodbyes," Marksmen, St. Mark's School of Texas, Dallas, TX;
2. Grace Larner and Audrey Verrett, "Calculating the Day," Lone Star, James Bowie High School, Austin, TX;
3. Mason Malone and Aimee Rodriguez, "Scientific Methods," Roughneck, White Oak High School, White Oak, TX.

Y34. People spread with mug photos
1. Karin Davies, "Seniors Intro," The Lonestar, Vista Ridge High School, Cedar Park, TX;
2. Staff, "Limitless," Barnardian, Bernards High School, Bernardsville, NJ;
3. Matt Mahowald and Elton McIntosh, "Saying His Goodbyes," Marksmen, St. Mark's School of Texas, Dallas, TX;
CM. Michelle Ha and William Lin, "Mugs," Ash-Á-Wût, Gabrielino High School, San Gabriel, CA;
CM. Lucas Nash, "Freshman Flashback," Mnemosyne, Stratford High School, Houston, TX;
CM. Angie Gallastegui, "Selfless Senior," The Centaur, Strawberry Crest High School, Dover, FL.

Y35. People spread with mug photos multi-page presentation
1. Chris Nobrega, "Portraits with Superlatives," The Log, Salem High School, Salem, NH;
2. Maritza Caudillo and Kaitlyn Monroe, "Sophomores," Lone Star, James Bowie High School, Austin, TX;
3. Brittany Hope, "People Spreads," Legend, Boone High School, Orlando, FL;
CM. Casey O'Brien and Daley Pajcic, "Into the Unknown," Talon, Episcopal School of Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL;
CM. Cathrine Lucey, Amanda Shepard and Jack Thorman, "Mugs," Friends Seminary Yearbook, Friends Seminary NYC, New York, NY.

Y36. People spreads without mug photos one spread
1. Matt Mahowald and Sam Perkins, "Remembered For?," Marksmen, St. Mark's School of Texas, Dallas, TX;
2. Brittany Hope, "Class of 2014," Legend, Boone High School, Orlando, FL;
3. Maria Cowley, "Senior/Business Ad Divider," Lone Star, James Bowie High School, Austin, TX;
CM. Miranda Garcia, Allison Jimenez and Hannah Wyble, "From Here It's Possible," Touchstone, Stony Point High School, Round Rock, TX.

Y37. People spreads without mug photos multi-page presentation
1. Laura Gilligan and Hannah Jones, "Seniors Most Likely To," El Paisano, Westlake High School, Austin, TX.

Y38. Advertising layout: Single advertisement
1. Madeline Trybus, "Always Wear Your Seatbelt," Legend, Boone High School, Orlando, FL;
2. Emily Jones, "Jack Deciutiis," Tracks, Cedar Park High School, Cedar Park, TX;
3. Sarah Combs,"Kevin & Kyle Irwin," Legend, Boone High School, Orlando, FL;
CM. Riley Nociti, "Mackenzie," The Torch, Athens Drive High School, Raleigh, NC;
CM. Rachel Gan, "Crafty Creations," The Phoenix, James W. Martin High School, Arlington, TX;
CM. Rachel Gan, "Bake It to the the Limit," The Phoenix, James W. Martin High School, Arlington, TX.

Y39. Advertising layout: Advertising page
1. Hailey Gentry, "Pages 298-299," Hornet, Bryant High School, Bryant, AR;
2. Rachel Horne and Dailon Smith, "Pages 212-213," Roughneck, White Oak High School, White Oak, TX;
3. Staff, "Pages 272-273," Veteran, Vandegrift High School, Austin, TX;
CM. Rachel Gan, "Pages 308-309," The Phoenix, James W. Martin High School, Arlington, TX;
CM. Matt Mahowald, "Senior Ad," Marksmen, St. Mark's School of Texas, Dallas, TX;
CM. Maegan Jordan and Chandler Winton, "Pages 174-175," Tiger, Texas High School, Texarkana, TX.

Y40. Organization or Greeks spread one spread
1. Chandler Thomas and Morgan Williams, "Step by Step," Tiger, Texas High School, Texarkana, TX;
2. Lesley Bellinger, "Rocket Man," Hornet, Bryant High School, Bryant, AR;
3. Victoria Wilson, "Royal Court," Replay, Rouse High School, Leander, TX;
CM. Michelle Ha, Trinh Le and Stephanie Liu, "Diggin From Within," Ash-Á-Wût, Gabrielino High School, San Gabriel, CA;
CM. Dylan Elias, Alex Reyes and Brenda Saucedo, "Making a Comb Back," Lone Star, James Bowie High School, Austin, TX.

Y41. Organization or Greeks spread multi-page presentation
1. Staff, "Health," El Paisano, Westlake High School, Austin, TX;
2. Sam Robartsand Aspen Wills, "Ringmaster," Lone Star, James Bowie High School, Austin TX;
3. Rachel Cao, Katrina Madrian and Kyle Sanderson, "Theater Coverage," The Aerie, Glenda Dawson High School, Pearland, TX;
CM. Payton Donino, Joey Demers and Ashton Proctor, "Organization Spreads," Reflections, Brighton High School, Brighton, CO.

Y42. Design portfolio
1. Kendall Ernst and Katya Lopatko, Cornerstones, The Hockaday School, Dallas, TX;
2. Griffen Brewer, El Diablo, Hinsdale Central High School, Hinsdale, IL;
3. Hiep Ly, The Talon, Hendrickson High School, Pflugervile, TX;
CM. Andrew Herrera, The Legend, El Dorado High School, El Paso, TX;
CM. Katie Ehrlich, Vox Populi, Harvard-Westlake High School, Studio City, CA;
CM. Matt Mahowald and Sam Perkins, Marksmen, St. Mark's School of Texas, Dallas, TX.
 

Digital Media

These awards reflect entries produced between November 2, 2013 through October 10, 2014. Because CSPA dates its awards by the year in which they are given, they are given, they are known as the 2015 Gold Circle Awards for Digital Media.

DM1. Breaking news
1. Canela Lopez, “‘Foothill Fire’ Forces Students to Evacuate,” The Foothill Dragon Press, Foothill Technology High School, Ventura, CA;
2. Shane McKeon, “Student Arrested for Rape at School,” The Shakerite, Shaker Heights High School, Shaker Heights, OH;
3. Brett Stoner, “‘Yik Yak’ Threat Prompts Lockdown,” Bearing News, Rock Bridge High School, Columbia, MO;
CM. Ruchika Sharma, “The Great Chicken Sandwich Debate,” Type One, Pine Crest School, Ft. Lauderdale, FL;
CM. Marcia Brown, “Gideons Distribute Bibles to Students on the Oval,” The Shakerite, Shaker Heights High School, Shaker Heights, OH.

DM2. Secondary coverage
1. Staff, “Special Report: Remembering Prewitt,” The Foothill Dragon Press, Foothill Technology High School, Ventura, CA;
2. Shane McKeon, “Suspect in Alleged Rape Will Likely Face Expulsions,” The Shakerite, Shaker Heights High School, Shaker Heights, OH;
3. Humera Lodhi, “Yik Yak App Blocked from School,” Bearing News, Rock Bridge High School, Columbia, MO.

DM3. News writing
1. Juliana Kaplan, “Discrepancies in English Classes Frustrate Students,” The Sagamore, Brookline High School, Brookline, MA;
2. Lydia Barry and Ido Gal “Advanced Placement Testing Prices Costly for Paly and Gunn Students,” The Paly Voice, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, CA;
3. Fidelity Ballmer and Glenda Marshall, “Former Foothill Teacher Chris Prewitt Struck Fatally By Car,” The Foothill Dragon Press, Foothill Technology High School, Ventura, CA;
CM. Will Taft and Harrison Wilco, “Hackers Exploit Security Flaws,” The Southerner, Henry W. Grady High School, Atlanta, GA;
CM. Garrett Kaighn, “School Pushes for New MS Tech Building,” The Octagon, Sacramento Country Day School, Sacramento, CA ;
CM. John Vodrey, “District, Union Reach One-Year Contract Deal; ‘Conservative’ Levy in Dispute,” The Shakerite, Shaker Heights High School, Shaker Heights, OH.

DM4. News feature
1. Kaitlin Stansel, “Adopting a Cause,” The Glen Echo, Glen Rock High School, Glen Rock, NJ;
2. Samantha Meade, “Son of Hamas, the Green Prince, The One who Loves All,” Type One, Pine Crest School, Ft. Lauderdale, FL;
3. Emily Melbye, “Grief Sparks Expression,” The Echo, St. Louis Park High School, St. Louis Park, MN;
CM. Rachel Sun, “Holocaust Survivor and Educator Bernd Simon Passes Away at Age 94,” The Foothill Dragon Press, Foothill Technology High School, Ventura, CA;
CM. Louisa Hanson, “Why Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 is Such a Big Deal,” The Corner, Germantown Friends School, Philadelphia, PA;
CM. Nicole Stuessy, “Boundaries Broken with Homecoming Queen,” manestreamnews.com, McKinney High School, McKinney, TX.

DM5. In-depth news/feature story
1. Alice Millerchip, “A Beam of Hope in Hunts Point,” King Street Chronicle, Convent of the Sacred Heart, Greenwich, CT;
2. Madison Meyer, “Evaluating the Homework Load,” The Patriot, John Carroll School, Bel Air, MD;
3. Ivy Kaplan, “Search Officially Suspended for Evan and Damian McManus,” The Echo, St. Louis Park High School, St. Louis Park, MN;
CM. Fidelity Ballmer, “New California Law Gives Public Schools More Power to Punish Off-campus Cyberbullying,” The Foothill Dragon Press, Foothill Technology High School, Ventura, CA;
CM. Anna Braxton and Mary Claire Morris, “Sexual Violence on the Rise Across College Campuses,” The Southerner, Henry W. Grady High School, Atlanta, GA;
CM. Abby White, “New End-of-Course Exams Will Replace Ohio Graduation Test,” The Shakerite, Shaker Heights High School, Shaker Heights, OH.

DM6. Editorial writing
1. Staff, “When One Publication is Threatened, We are All Threatened,” The Foothill Dragon Press, Foothill Technology High School, Ventura, CA;
2. Staff, “Editorial: Defined Lines,” The Corner, Germantown Friends School, Philadelphia, PA;
3. Maddie Vaziri, “I’m Not a Feminist, But I Believe in Equal Rights,” The Academy Life, Columbus Academy, Gahanna, OH;
CM. Anna Wright, “An Ugly Crisis: How the Media Distort Self Image,” Bearing News, Rock Bridge High School, Columbia, MO;
CM. Staff, “Feminism Not Currently Part of the Conversation,” Southwest Shadow, Southwest Career and Technical Academy, Las Vegas, NV;
CM. Amanda Hackleman, “Sex-Ed is Answer to Teen Pregnancy Rat,” Tiger Times Online, Texas High School, Texarkana, TX.

DM7. Personal opinion: On-campus issues
1. Josh Weinstock, “Comments From Parents Lack Integrity,” The Southerner, Henry W. Grady High School, Atlanta, GA;
2. Shane McKeon, “An Open Letter to Students,” The Shakerite, Shaker Heights High School, Shaker Heights, OH;
3. Jessica Jancose, “Rebranding,” The Globe, Clayton High School, Clayton, MO;
CM. Ben Gladstone, “LGBT Topics: Coming Out,” The Sagamore, Brookline High School, Brookline, MA;
CM. Jack Youngblut, “Students’ Service Restrictions Need to be Loosened,” Knight Errant, Benilde-St. Margaret’s, St. Louis Park, MN;
CM. Ben Simonds-Malamud, “Inequality Shows in Senator’s Audience,” The Southerner, Henry W. Grady High School, Atlanta, GA.

DM8. Personal opinion: Off-campus issues
1. Summer Al-Saleh, “Terrorism Victims Censored by American Politics,” The Foothill Dragon Press, Foothill Technology High School, Ventura, CA;
2. Shay Lari-Hosain, “The Middle East: A Muslim Perspective,” Harker Aquila, The Harker School, San Jose, CA;
3. Marina Henke, “Social Media and Ferguson,” The Globe, Clayton High School, Clayton, MO;
CM. Sarah Letscher, “SAT Changes Will Fail to Remedy Inherent Flaws,” Knight Errant, Benilde-St. Margaret’s St. Louis Park, MN;
CM. Abby White, “Flipping Open The Magazine,” The Shakerite, Shaker Heights High School, Shaker Heights, OH;
CM. Kira Ashton, “Do these Proposed Laws Sound Familiar?” The Webster Thomas Courier, Webster Thomas High School, Webster, NY.

DM9. General or humor commentary
1. Fatima Farha, “The Hijab: A Choice,” Niles West News, Niles West High School, Skokie, IL;
2. Alexandra Oshinsky, “Are You a Feminist?” Type One, Pine Crest School, Ft. Lauderdale, FL;
3. Alexandra Oshinsky, “Lady Gaga at SXSW” Type One, Pine Crest School, Ft. Lauderdale, FL;
CM. Jackie Lawyer, “The Trials and Tribulation of a 17 Year Old Baby-face,” Knight Errant, Benilde-St. Margaret’s, St. Louis Park, MN;
CM. Kendall Tipton, “Tales of the ER,” eaglestaleonline.com, Canyon High School, Canyon, TX;
CM. Alexandra Nedelcu, “New York, I Love You,” Southwest Shadow, Southwest Career and Technical Academy, Las Vegas, NV.

DM10. First person experience
1. Taylor Potter, “No Longer a Failure,” Tiger Times Online, Texas High School, Texarkana, TX;
2. Maria Castillo, “What Winning Really Means,” The Rider, Legacy High School, Mansfield, TX;
3. Avery Cummings, “A Call for Compassion,” eaglestaleonline.com, Canyon High School, Canyon, TX;
CM. Julia Poe, “Finding New Bravery,” The Harbinger Online, Shawnee Mission East High School, Shawnee Mission, KS;
CM. Jessica Emerson, “Living with Jack Daniels,” Tiger Times Online, Texas High School, Texarkana, TX;
CM. Abby Winterrowd, “Dealt a Rare Hand, She’s Playing It Well,” Webster Thomas Courier, Webster Thomas High School, Webster, NY.

DM11. Sports commentary
1. Kaley Martin, “Con: College Admissions Provide Athletes with Unfair Advantage,” The Patriot, John Carroll School, Bel Air, MD;
2. Vinny Kabat, “Back to the Basket: The ‘B’ Word,” Niles West News, Niles West High School, Skokie, IL;
3. Matthew Del Busto, “Hold the Check,” HiLite, Carmel High School, Carmel, IN;
CM. Griffin Kish, “Athletic Homophobia, Unfounded, Pointless,” The Southerner, Henry W. Grady High School, Atlanta, GA;
CM. Josh Weinstock, “Atlanta’s Teams Suffer Same Fatal Flaw,” The Southerner, Henry W. Grady High School, Atlanta, GA;
CM. Josue Figueroa, “Underrated NBA Players,” oakridgemedia.org, Oak Ridge High School, Orlando, FL.

DM12. Sports news
1. Bennett Durando, “Statemen are State Playoff Bound,” Echo, Webster Groves High School, Webster Grove, MO;
2. Brandon Kleber, “Home Field Disadvantage,” The Southerner, Henry W. Grady High School, Atlanta, GA;
3. Josh Ripley, “Kreklow Comes Alive Late; Bruins Down Kewpies for First Time in Two Years,” Bearing News, Rock Bridge High School, Columbia, MO;
CM. Olivia Volkert and Josh Weinstock, “Investigation Finds 14 Guilty of Address Fraud,” The Southerner, Henry W. Grady High School, Atlanta, GA;
CM. Brett Stover, “Bruins Exact Revenge in Providence Bawl Versus Kewpies,” Bearing News, Rock Bridge High School, Columbia, MO;
CM. Julia Poe, “Recap and Gallery: Football vs. SMNorthwest,” The Harbinger Online, Shawnee Mission East High School, Shawnee Mission, KS.

DM13. Sports features
1. Ryan Stolz, “Living the Fantasy,” The Glen Echo, Glen Rock High School, Glen Rock, NJ;
2. Julia Poe, “A Dangerous Drink,” The Harbinger Online, Shawnee Mission East High School, Shawnee Mission, KS;
3. Will Jarvis, “Hockey Goaltenders Struggle with Filling the Vital Role,” Knight Errant, Benilde-St. Margaret’s, St. Louis Park, MN;
CM. Beth Keefe, “The Final Frame: A Perfect Goodbye to Glen Rock’s Bowling Star,” The Glen Echo, Glen Rock High School, Glen Rock, NJ;
CM. Kaylee Robinson, “Ahmad Gibson: Dedication on the Court and in the Classroom,” Niles West News, Niles West High School, Skokie, IL;
CM. Micaela Bennett-Smith, “Junior Returns to Swimming After Year-Long Hiatus Spent Rowing,” The Octagon, Sacramento Country Day School, Sacramento, CA.

DM14. Personality profile
1. Julia Poe, “Getting Back in Rhythm,” The Harbinger Online, Shawnee Mission East High School, Shawnee Mission, KS;
2. Victoria Messikian, “From the Mortuary to the Laboratory,” The Glen Echo, Glen Rock High School, Glen Rock, NJ;
3. Ismail Ercan, “True Jeopardy!” Type One, Pine Crest School, Ft. Lauderdale, FL;
CM. Jack Youngblut, “Senior Designs Multi-Entertainment Console,” Knight Errant, Benilde-St. Margaret’s, St. Louis Park, MN;
CM. Mary Merritt, “Leaving Leukemia Behind,” Odyssey Online, Clarke Central High School, Athens, GA;
CM. Meredith Sheldon, “Recent Graduate Creates Self-owned Company,” The Circuit Online, Cypress Bay High School, Weston, FL.

DM15. General feature
1. Ema Dorsey and Veronica Mellring, “The Ripple Effect: How Lives are Impacted by Suicide,” The Foothill Dragon Press, Foothill Technology High School, Ventura, CA;
2. Reilly Blum, “Jeni’s Ice Cream: Where Modernism Meets Meringue,” The Southerner, Henry W. Grady High School, Atlanta, GA;
3. Adele Bloch, “Guil-tea Pleasure: David’s Tea,” The Paly Voice, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, CA;
CM. Sarah Karels and Sofie Madden, “With College Application Season at Hand, Students are Overwhelmed by Pressure,” Knight Errant, Benilde-St. Margaret’s, St. Louis Park, MN;
CM. Mario Luka Ljubic, “Gawo and Clark Find Wealth in Opulence Chicago,” Niles West News, Niles West High School, Skokie, IL;
CM. Drew Keller, “Classes Show Gender Imbalance,” The Paly Voice, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, CA.

DM16. Entertainment reviews
1. Sam Mauro, “Sundance 2014: The Voices,” The Corner, Germantown Friends School, Philadelphia, PA;
2. Irene Ryan, “Anderson Film Impresses Visually Comically,” Echo, Webster Groves High School, Webster Goves, MO;
3. Kaley Gilbert, “Bastille’s Debut Fails to Leave Impression,” highlights.org, Boone High School, Orlando, FL;
CM. Rafael Snell-Feikema, “‘Dallas Buyers Club’ Lives Up to Award-winning Reputation,” Newsstreak.com, Harrisonburg High School, Harrisonburg, VA;
CM. Dillon Camp, “Lady Gaga,” The Rider, Legacy High School, Mansfield, TX;
CM. Chris Olszewski, “Boyhood, Quietly Stunning,” Clarion, Riverside Brookfield High School, Riverside, IL.

DM17. Fiction
1. Cameron Conner, “Empty Womb,” Raider Wire, North Forsyth High School, Cumming GA.

DM18. Essays
1. Emily Starling, “Wait…What’s Economics?” Raider Wire, North Forsyth High School, Cumming GA.

DM19. Humor
1.  Spencer Kincaid, “Ridiculam: Colorado Dispensary Offering Corsages Made of Weed,” Manual Redeye, DuPont Manual High School, Louisville, KY;
2. Jared Heller and Meryl Kornfield, “Bad to the Bone,” The Panther, Miami Palmetto Senior High School, Miami, FL;
3. Kathryn Duan and Alex Jang, “A Guide to Commuting Across Campus,” Harker Aquila, The Harker School, San Jose, CA.

DM20. Non-fiction article
1. Lauren Lu and Cynthia Yue, “Students with Passion Can Overcome Aspects of Disabilities,” HiLite, Carmel High School, Carmel, IN.

DM21. Non-fiction interview
1. Colin Herbert and Emily Starling, “Teacher of the Year, Woman of the Century,” Raider Wire, North Forsyth High School, Cumming, GA;
2. Matt Del Busto, “Students Become More Mindful of Sodium Intake,” HiLite, Carmel High School, Carmel, IN.

DM22. Non-fiction column
1. Kyle Walker, “Roleplay,” HiLite, Carmel High School, Carmel, IN.

DM23. Headline writing
1. Staff, Type One, Pine Crest School, Ft. Lauderdale, FL;
2. Wesley Woo and Jeanette Wong, The Paly Voice, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, CA;
3. Jack Scott, “Friday Links: Light News for a Dark Season,” Raider Wire, North Forsyth High School, Cummings, GA.

DM24. Caption writing
No awards given in this category.

DM25. Briefs writing
No awards given in this category.

DM26. Single spot news photograph
1. Colin Mitchell, “Homecoming Queen,” manestreamnews.com, McKinney High School, McKinney, TX;
2. Josh Ren, “‘Happiness is Now’ Brings Joy to Students,” The Foothill Dragon Press, Foothill Technology High School, Ventura, CA;
3. Porter McLeod, “Salted,” Odyssey Online, Clarke Central High School, Athens, GA;
CM. Jane Kim, “ALS Ice Bucket Challenge,” Niles West News, Niles West High School, Skokie, IL;
CM. Michelle Manuel, “Dental Students Practice Injecting Anesthetics,” Southwest Shadow, Southwest Career and Technical Academy, Las Vegas, NV;
CM. Kelsi Brinkmeyer, “See You at the Pole,” Tiger Times Online, Texas High School, Texarkana, TX.

DM27. Single feature photograph
1. Giovanni Sabala, “Photo of the Week, 11-03-13,” manestreamnews.com, McKinney High School, McKinney, TX;
2. Matthew Casler, “Prom 2014 Singer,” highlights.org, Boone High School, Orlando, FL;
3. Mesa Serikali, “Reggae Festival,” Manual Redeye, DuPont Manual High School, Louisville, KY;
CM. Lucas Kempf, “Run or Dye Race Brings New People in with its Distinctive Practices,” The Echo, St. Louis Park High School, St. Louis Park, MN;
CM. Bret Waelterman, “Photo of the Week, 08-28-2014,” Echo, Webster Groves High School, Webster Groves, MO.

DM28. Single sports photograph
1. Austin Hunt, “Boys’ Water Polo Team Loses First Home Game to Nordnoff,” The Foothill Dragon Press, Foothill Technology High School, Ventura, CA;
2. Kyle Crawford, “Top Twirler,” HiLite, Carmel High School, Carmel, IN;
3. David Funes, “Photo of the Week, 10-5-14,” manestreamnews.com, McKinney High School, McKinney, TX;
CM. Colin Mitchell, “Homecoming Game,” manestreamnews.com, McKinney High School, McKinney, TX;
CM. Isaac Monroy, “Photo of the Week, 9-23-14,” manestreamnews.com, McKinney High School, McKinney, TX;
CM. Becca Raweizer, “Lunge and Beat with the Staples Fencing Club,” Inklings, Staples High School, Westport, CT.

DM29. Photography Portfolio of work
1. Grace Ishikawa, Spotlight, Ben Davis High School, Indianapolis, IN;
2. Giovanni Sabala, manestreamnews.com, McKinney High School, McKinney, TX;
3. Kyle Crawford, HiLite, Carmel High School, Carmel, IN;
CM. Colin Mitchell, manestreamnews.com, McKinney High School, McKinney, TX;
CM. Will McKnight, The Shakerite, Shaker Heights High School, Shaker Heights, OH.

DM30. Photo illustration
1. Jennifer Steckl, “Blowing Off Steam,” The Southerner, Henry W. Grady High School, Atlanta, GA;
2. Josh Ren, “The Ripple Effect: How Lives are Impacted by Suicide,” The Foothill Dragon Press, Foothill Technology High School, Ventura, CA.

DM31. Art/illustration: Hand-drawn
1. Madison Meyer, “Patriot Debate: U.S. Involvement in Foreign Affairs,” The Patriot, John Carroll School, Bel Air, MD.

DM32. Computer generated art/illustration
1. Maddy Mueller, “Sexism,” Bearing News, Rock Bridge High School, Columbia, MO;
2. Cassie Coale, “Illustration for Editorial-Affinity Groups,” The Corner, Germantown Friends School, Philadelphia, PA;
3. Emily Hirshorn, “Asthma’s Rising Cases and Costs,” King Street Chronicle, Convent of the Sacred Heart, Greenwich, CT.

DM33. Editorial Cartoons
No awards given in this category.

DM34. Sports Cartoons
No awards given in this category.

DM35. Comic Cartoons
No awards given in this category.

DM36. Informational graphics
1. Scott Liu and Alex Yu, “Remembering the Fall,” HiLite, Carmel High School, Carmel, IN;
2. Josh Jacobs, “Indians Logos Over the Year,” The Shakerite, Shaker Heights High School, Shaker Heights, OH;
3. Dreyana Burman, Darcy Modica and Mariel Vega, “Student Survival Guide: 2014-2014,” oakridgemedia.org, Oak Ridge High School, Orlando, FL;
CM. Josh Weinstock, “Atlanta Sports Teams Suffer Same Fatal Flaw,” The Southerner, Henry W. Grady High School, Atlanta, GA;
CM. Marie Media, “DIY; Distressed Mason Jars,” oakridgemedia.org, Oak Ridge High School, Orlando, FL;
CM. Maddy Bremner, “Throw Like a Pro,” The Echo, St. Louis Park High School, St. Louis Park, MN.

DM37. Typography: Overall look of the entire website
1. Staff, HiLite, Carmel High School, Carmel, IN;
2. Staff, Type One, Pine Crest School, Ft. Lauderdale, FL;
3. Staff, Inklings, Staples High School, Westport, CT;
CM. Staff. Manual RedEye, duPont Manual High School, Louisville, KY.

DM38. Advertisement
No awards given in this category.

DM39. News Online Design Web site
1. Staff, Niles West News, Niles West High School, Skokie, IL.

DM40. Magazine Online Design Web site
No awards given in this category.

DM41. Yearbook Overall Design Web site
No awards given in this category.

DM42. Photo slideshow
1. Will McKnight, “Men’s Soccer Defeats Mentor,” The Shakerite, Shaker Heights High School, Shaker Heights, OH;
2. Morgan Divittorio, “AST has  Years’ Long Tradition of Community Service,” Clarion, Riverside Brookfield High School, Riverside, IL;
3. Benjy Renton, “10^th Graders volunteer at P.S. 81 for First Friday,” The Dial, Hackley School, Tarrytown, NY;
CM. Bim Peacock, “Bonaire: The Stony Vista,” Raider Wire, North Forsyth High School, Cumming, GA;
CM. Will McKnight, “Football Falls in Final Seconds to US,” The Shakerite, Shaker Heights High School, Shaker Heights, OH.

DM43. Photo and audio slideshow
1. Erin Yoo, “One in 4,700: Eric Adzima,” The Circuit Online, Cypress Bay High School, Weston, FL;
2. Juana Capelluto, “One in 4,700: Lexi Chung,” The Circuit Online, Cypress Bay High School, Weston, FL;
3. Lauren Miller, “Boys’ Volleyball vs. Hersey Recap,” The Prospector, Prospect High School, Mount Prospect, IL.

DM44. Podcast
1. Peter Champelli and Regan Roy, “Episode 5 – Shooting the Messenger,” Manual RedEye, duPont Manual High School, Louisville, KY.

DM45. Interactive graphic
1. Quinn Mulholland, “A Two-Tiered System,” The Southerner, Henry W. Grady High School, Atlanta, GA;
2. Peter Champelli and Peter Champelli, “Malaysian Political Cartoonist Visits Manual,” Manual RedEye, DuPont Manual High School, Louisville, KY;
3. Kelly Schoessling, “Assigned Reading Worth the Effort,” The Prospector, Prospect High School, Mount Prospect, IL.

DM46. Video Commercial
1. Ella Sams, “Trick or Treat Book Week,” Odyssey Online, Clarke Central High School, Athens, GA;
2. Beth Clifford, “Prospect vs. Elk Grove,” The Prospector, Prospect High School, Mount Prospect, IL.
3. Amber Dever and Caleb Jones, “LBTV: Buy Your Yearbook,” LBTV-therideronline.com, Legacy High School, Mansfield, TX.

DM47. Video PSA
1. Eli Jay, “Mean Tweets,” manestreamnews.com, McKinney High School, McKinney, TX;
2. Riley Doyle, “Drowning in Plastic,” King Street Chronicle, Convent of the Sacred Heart, Greenwich, CT;
3. Emily Micciulli and Maddie McLane, “Footprints,” King Street Chronicle, Convent of the Sacred Heart, Greenwich, CT;
CM. Quinn Butler and Juliette Guice, “Life Gets Better,” King Street Chronicle, Convent of the Sacred Heart, Greenwich, CT;
CM. Perry Barth and Laura Holland, “Be Your Own Quarterback,” King Street Chronicle, Convent of the Sacred Heart, Greenwich, CT;
CM. Christina Deconcini, Caroline Dym and Maya Rajan, “We Exist Too,” King Street Chronicle, Convent of the Sacred Heart, Greenwich, CT.

DM48. Video News Package
1. Joel Ashrafzadeh, Natalie Miller and Harrison Wong, “Teacher Affected by ALS,” The Globe, Clayton High School, Clayton, MO;
2. Izzy Greenblatt, “Honor Flight,” The Globe, Clayton High School, Clayton, MO;
3. Artis Curiskis and Amira Warren-Yearby, “Community Action After McManus Tragedy,” The Echo, St. Louis Park High School, St. Louis Park, MN;
CM. Katrina Nickell and Kaylee Robinson, “Athletic Programs Affected By School’s Early Start,” Niles West News, Niles West High School, Skokie, IL;
CM. Ashley Tyson, “Getting Bigger and Better,” Tiger Times Online, Texas High School, Texarkana, TX.

DM49. Video Feature Package
1. Jessica Chang and Priscilla Pan, “In a Nutshell: Mint Chocolate Souffle,” Harker Aquila, The Harker School, San Jose, CA;
2. Cassius Pettit,” Dominic, Undaunted, Grant Magazine, Grant High School, Portland, OR;
3. Jessica Chang and Priscilla Pan, “In a Nutshell: Bruschetta,” Harker Aquila, The Harker School, San Jose, CA;
CM. Sawyer Montgomery, “Opera Rarity,” Grant Magazine, Grant High School, Portland, OR.

DM50. Video Documentary
1. Aggie Ryan, Grace Sutherland and Cynthia Thomas, “Searching for My Roots,” Broadcast Journalism, Convent of the Sacred Heart, Greenwich, CT;
2. Sarah Appleby and Mason Lane, “Remembering Doty,” manstreamnews.com, McKinney High School, McKinney, TX;
3. Katie Miller and Ellen Pucel, “Inside P.O.T.S.,” King Street Chronicle, Convent of the Sacred Heart, Greenwich, CT.

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