NEW YORK, NY - The Columbia Scholastic Press Association announces its top awards for scholastic publications at the 2023 Spring Convention.
The Crown Awards honor top student publications chosen from CSPA’s members. Crowns are selected for overall excellence in a head-to-head comparison. Student publishing in news, magazine, yearbook or digital (online) formats are all-eligible. During Crown consideration, publications are judged on their excellence as shown by their design, photography, concept, coverage and writing. A total of 805 publications were eligible for judging.
The CSPA offers three annual competitions to honor excellence in student publishing: Medalist Critiques for written evaluation, Crown Awards for overall excellence and Gold Circle Awards for individual student recognition.
Crown Finalists are actually winners, not nominees. Some will be announced as Gold Crowns; the rest are Silver Crowns. Final results will be announced and presented at the CSPA ceremonies in March.
The Crown Awards require a different judging process from the CSPA’s Medalist Critiques. Regular CSPA members are invited to submit a second copy of their publication for Crown judging. From among those entries submitted, the Crown Awards are considered at Columbia by panels of invited judges, working in small groups to review each publication.
Crown Awards summarize overall excellence in the entire publication while Medalist Critiques compare each publication against a printed set of standards. In contrast, Medalist Critiques are the work of a single adviser-judge.
Crown Awards function as a “top-down” view of general excellence; Medalist Critiques offer a “bottom-up” perspective, noting specific strengths and weaknesses.
The judging panel included: Jane Blystone, retired adviser, North East, PA; Judi Coolidge, retired adviser, Avon Lake, OH; Brenda Gorsuch, retired adviser, Mills River NC; Crystal Kazmierski, retired adviser, Monrovia, CA; Kevin Lerner, Assistant Professor of Communication/Journalism at Marist College in Poughkeepsie, NY; Alan Murray, president and co-founder of Uncharted, Malvern, PA; Mark Murray, executive director, ATPI, Sante Fe, NM; Linda Puntney, retired adviser, Manhattan, KS; Violet Turner, retired adviser, Chicago, IL; Chris Waugaman, professor, Virginia State University, Petersburg, VA and Kathleen Zwiebel, retired adviser, Pottsville, PA.
For further information, contact the CSPA directly.
Gold High School Digital Literary Magazine
The Pulse / thepulsejchs.com, Johns Creek High School, Johns Creek, GA.
Gold High School Digital News
Harker Aquila / harkeraquila.com, The Harker School, San Jose, CA;
Southwest Shadow / southwestshadow.com, Southwest Career and Technical Academy, Las Vegas, NV;
The Oracle / archeroracle.org, The Archer School for Girls, Los Angeles, CA;
The Paly Voice / palyvoice.com, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, CA;
Wayland Student Press Network / waylandstudentpress.com, Wayland High School, Wayland, MA.
Gold High School Hybrid General Magazine
C Magazine / cmagazine.org, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, CA;
On the Record / ontherecordmag.com, duPont Manual High School, Louisville, KY.
The Kirkwood Call / thekirkwoodcall.com, Kirkwood High School, Kirkwood, MO;
Scroll + Scrolling / holtonscrolling.com, Holton-Arms School, Bethesda, MD;
Seeds in the Black Earth / dsoaseeds.com, Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts, West Palm Beach, FL.
Gold High School Hybrid News
Echo / slpecho.com, St. Louis Park High School, St. Louis Park, MN;
North Star / fhntoday.com, Francis Howell North High School, Saint Charles, MO;
Odyssey / odysseynewsmagazine.com, Clarke Central High School, Athens, GA;
The Boiling Point / shalhevetboilingpoint.com, Shalhevet High School, Los Angeles, CA;
The Campanile/thecampanile.org, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, CA;
The Eagle Eye / eagleeye.news, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Parkland, FL;
The Harbinger / smeharbinger.net, Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie Village, KS;
The Highlander / thehighlandernews.com, McLean High School, McLean, VA;
The Lion's Tale / lionstale.org, Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School, Rockville, MD;
The Mirror / vnhsmirror.com, Van Nuys High School, Van Nuys, CA;
The Review / sjsreview.com, St. John's School, Houston, TX;
The Rock / rockmediaonline.org, Rock Canyon High School, Highlands Ranch, CO;
The Shield / macshieldonline.com, McCallum High School, Austin, TX;
The Standard / standard.asl.org, The American School in London, London, England, UK;
Tiger Times / tigertimesonline.com, Texas High School, Texarkana, TX;
U-High Midway / uhighmidway.com, University of Chicago Laboratory High School, Chicago, IL.
Gold High School Hybrid Yearbook
Tesserae / tesseraeybk.com, Corning-Painted Post High School, Corning, NY.
Gold High School Print General Magazine
Focus, St. Mark's School of Texas, Dallas, TX;
Geneva Quarterly, Geneva School of Boerne, Boerne, TX;
Panorama, Ladue Horton Watkins High School, Saint Louis, MO;
Spark, Lakota East High School, Liberty Township, OH;
The Crimson Crier, Sparkman High School, Harvest, AL;
The Scientific Marksman, St. Mark's School of Texas, Dallas, TX.
Gold High School Print Literary Magazine
Blue Review, Mercersburg Academy, Mercersburg, PA;
Daedalus, Greenwich Academy, Greenwich, Connecticut,
Gallimaufry, Cranbrook Kingswood Upper School, Bloomfield Hills, MI;
Iliad Literary-Art Magazine, Clarke Central High School, Athens, GA;
LitMag, Lick-Wilmerding High School, San Francisco, CA;
Repentino, American School Foundation, Mexico City, Mexico;
The Lantern, Albemarle High School, Charlottesville, TX;
The Marque, St. Mark's School of Texas, Dallas, TX.
Gold High School Print News
Eagle Edition, Episcopal School of Dallas, Dallas, TX;
Inklings, Crown Point High School, Crown Point, IN;
The Edge, Pleasant Grove High School, Texarkana, TX;
The ReMarker, St. Mark's School of Texas, Dallas, TX,
Winged Post, The Harker School, San Jose, CA.
Gold High School Print Yearbook
Cayuse, Walnut High School, Walnut, CA;
Crag, Turner Ashby High School, Bridgewater, VA;
La Vista, Mountain View High School, Mesa, AZ;
Ledoian, Aledo High School, Aledo, TX;
Lion’s Roar, Christ Presbyterian Academy, Nashville, TN;
Marksmen, St. Mark's School of Texas, Dallas, TX;
Pantera, Mead High School, Spokane, WA;
Reflections, Brighton High School, Brighton, CO;
The Ayrie, Liberty North High School, Liberty, MO;
The Hawk, Pleasant Grove High School, Texarkana, TX;
The Knight, McCallum High School, Austin, TX;
The Lair, Leander High School, Leander, TX;
The Lair, Shawnee Mission Northwest High School, Shawnee, KS;
The Lonestar, Vista Ridge High School, Cedar Park, Texas,
The Torch, Athens Drive Magnet High School, Raleigh, NC;
Tiger, Texas High School, Texarkana, TX;
Traditions, Del Norte High School, San Diego, CA.
Gold, Middle School Print Literary Magazine
Mindprints, Jackson Preparatory Junior High School, Flowood, MS;
Gold Middle School Print Yearbook
Ingenium, Greenfield Junior High School, Gilbert, AZ;
Oro, Cactus Canyon Junior High School, Apache Junction, AZ.
Silver High School Digital Literary Magazine
Xanadu / xanadulitmag.com, Walt Whitman High School, Huntington Station, NY.
Silver High School Digital News
Manual RedEye / manualredeye.com, duPont Manual High School, Louisville, KY;
Mountain Echo / aahsmountainecho.com, Altoona Area High School, Altoona, PA;
Pathfinder / pwestpathfinder.com, Parkway West High School, Ballwin, MO;
Spartan News Network / lakewoodsnn.com, Lakewood High School, St. Petersburg, FL;
The Gator / bmgator.org, Brimmer and May School, Chestnut Hill, MA
The Harbinger / arhsharbinger.com, Algonquin Regional High School, Northborough, MA;
The Hawk Eye / hebronhawkeye.com, Hebron High School, Carrollton, TX;
The Horizon / westwoodhorizon.com, Westwood High School, Austin, TX;
The HUB / bluedevilhub.com, Davis Senior High School, Davis, CA;
The La Salle Falconer / lasallefalconer.com, La Salle Catholic College Preparatory, Milwaukie, OR;
The Rider Online / therideronline.com, Legacy High School, Mansfield, TX;
The Round Table / shsrountable.com, Stamford High School, Stamford, CT;
The Uproar / nashuproar.org, North Allegheny Senior High School, Wexford, PA;
The Voice / vandegriftvoice.com, Vandegrift High School, Austin, TX;
Wingspan / libertywingspan.com, Liberty High School, Frisco, TX.
Silver High School Hybrid General Magazine
Anthro / anthromagazine.org, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, CA;
El Estoque / elestoque.org, Monta Vista High School, Cupertino, CA;
The Communicator / chscommunicator.com, Community High School, Ann Arbor, MI;
The Trinity Voice / thetrinityvoice.com, Trinity Preparatory School, Winter Park, FL;
Verde / verdemagazine.com, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, CA;
Viking Magazine / vikingsportsmag.com, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, CA.
Silver High School Hybrid Literary Magazine
Spectator Magazine / spectator-magazine.webflow.io, Walter Johnson High School, Bethesda, MD.
Silver High School Hybrid News
Berkeley High Jacket / berkeleyhighjacket.com, Berkeley High School, Berkeley, CA;
Central Times / centraltimes.org, Naperville Central High School, Naperville, IL;
High Tide / ruhsmedia.com, Redondo Union High School, Redondo Beach, CA;
HiLite / hilite.org, Carmel High School, Carmel, IN;
Hourglass / hourglassnewspaper.com, The Baldwin School, Philadelphia, PA;
Inklings News / inklingsnews.com, Staples High School, Westport, CT;
The Accolade / shhsaccolade.com, Sunny Hills High School, Fullerton, CA;
The BluePrint / hagertyjourn.com, Hagerty High School, Oviedo, FL;
The Catalyst / millardwestcatalyst.com, Millard West High School, Omaha, NE;
The Chronicle / hwchronicle.com, Harvard-Westlake School, Studio City, CA;
The Epic / lhsepic.com, Lynbrook High School, San Jose, CA;
The Epitaph / hhsepitaph.com, Homestead High School, Cupertino, CA;
The Fourcast / hockadayfourcast.org, The Hockaday School, Dallas, TX;
The Huron Emery / thehuronemery.com, Huron High School, Ann Arbor, MI;
The Messenger / nhsmessenger.org, Northview High School, Johns Creek, GA;
The Muse / themuseatdreyfoos.com, Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts, West Palm Beach, FL;
The Octagon / scdsoctagon.com, Sacramento Country Day School, Sacramento, CA;
The Phillipian / phillipian.net, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA;
The Purple Tide / chantillynews.org, Chantilly High School, Chantilly, VA;
The Sidekick / coppellstudentmedia.com, Coppell High School, Coppell, TX;
The Smoke Signal / thesmokesignal.org, Mission San Jose High School, Fremont, CA;
The Southerner / thesoutherneronline.com, Midtown High School, Atlanta, GA;,
The Tower / thetowerpulse.net, Grosse Pointe South High School, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI;
tjTODAY / tjtoday.org, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, Alexandria, VA;
Tower / tower.mastersny.org, The Masters School, Dobbs Ferry, NY.
Silver High School Hybrid Yearbook
Madrono / palymadrono.com, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, CA;
Panther / phsnews.com, H.B. Plant High School, Tampa, FL;
Raider, Gulliver Prep Upper School, Miami, FL.
Silver High School Print General Magazine
Emporio, The Hockaday School, Dallas, TX;
Northwest Passage, Shawnee Mission Northwest High School, Shawnee Mission, KS:
Noteworthy, Hunter College High School, New York, NY;
[proof], Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, CA;
The Marquee, Marcus High School, Flower Mound, TX;
The View, Castle View High School, Castle Rock, CO;
Wingspan, Nixa High School, Nixa, MO.
Silver High School Print Literary Magazine
Amused, Miami Country Day School, Miami, FL;
Connotations, Fayetteville High School, Fayetteville, AR; Ellipsis, Catonsville High School, Catonsville, MD;
Elysium, Coral Reef Senior High School, Miami, FL;
HELM, The Harker School, San Jose, CA;
Inkslinger, Darlington School, Rome, GA;
Iris: Art + Lit, St. Paul Academy and Summit School, Saint Paul, MN;
Itinerary, The Episcopal School of Dallas, Dallas, TX;
Kalliope, The Frisch School, Paramus, NJ;
Literati, Our Lady of Lourdes Academy, Miami, FL;
Montage, Greenhill School, Addison, TX;
Muse, Marymount School of New York, New York, NY;
Rambunctious, Jamesville-DeWitt High School, DeWitt, NY;
Reflections, The Berkeley Carroll School, Brooklyn, NY;
Roars & Whispers, Providence Senior High School, Charlotte, NC;
Solstice Art & Literary Magazine, Hinsdale Central High School, Hinsdale, IL;
The Orient Express, Brunswick School, Greenwich, CT;
The Talon, Woodberry Forest School, Woodberry Forest, VA;
The Vision, Hackley School, Tarrytown, NY;
Vibrato, The Hockaday School, Dallas, TX.
Silver High School Print News
Southwords, Maine South High School, Park Ridge, IL;
The Chronicle, Tom C. Clark High School, San Antonio, TX;
The Crane-Clarion, Cranbrook Schools, Bloomfield Hills, MI;
The Hawk, Hendrickson High School, Pflugerville, TX;
The Piper, Campbell Hall School, North Hollywood, CA;
Update, H. H. Dow High School, Midland, MI.
Silver High School Print Yearbook
Aerie, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Coral Springs, FL;
Brickhouse, Shawnee Mission North High School, Overland Park, KS;
Details, Whitney High School, Rocklin, CA;
Dragon, Round Rock High School, Round Rock, TX;
El Valedor, Monta Vista High School, Cupertino, CA;
Fusion, Hagerty High School, Oviedo, FL;
Hauberk, Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie Village, KS;
Helios, Sunny Hills High School, Fullerton, CA;
Hoofbeats, Burges High School, El Paso, TX;
Lone Star, James Bowie High School, Austin, TX;
Prowler, Providence High School, Charlotte, NC;
The Arena, Legacy High School, Mansfield, TX;
The Bard, Hill Country Christian School, Austin, TX:
The Citadel, Claudia Taylor Johnson High School, San Antonio, TX;
The Creek, Timber Creek High School, Fort Worth, TX;
The Talon, Foster High School, Richmond, TX;
Titanium, Antelope High School, Antelope, CA;
Twister, Casady School, Oklahoma City, OK;
U-Highlights, University of Chicago Laboratory High School, Chicago, IL;
Veteran, Vandegrift High School, Austin, TX;
Wingspan, James Enochs High School, Modesto, CA.
Silver Middle School Digital News
Livewire / aajhslivewire.com, Altoona Area Junior High School, Altoona, PA;
The Neersyde / neersyde.com, The Benjamin Middle School, North Palm Beach, FL;
The Viking Voice / nsmsvikingvoice.com, North Shore Middle School, Glen Head, NY.
Silver Middle School Hybrid Yearbook
Azimuth, The Benjamin Middle School, North Palm Beach, FL.
Silver Middle School Print Literary Magazine
Intermedia, Lewis F. Cole Middle School, Fort Lee, NJ;
Pen & Paper, The Unquowa School, Fairfield, CT;
Silver, Print News, Middle School, The Scroll, The American School in London, London, England, UK.
Silver Middle School Print Yearbook
Concolor, Ruben Dario Middle School, Miami, FL;
El Corazon, El Roble Intermediate, Claremont, CA;
Legacy, Deerlake Middle School, Tallahassee, FL;
Oleum, Pearland Junior High West, Pearland, TX;
Our Tale, Cimarron Middle School, Parker, CO;
The Round-Up, Woodland Junior High School, Fayetteville, AR;
The Stinger, Brookville Middle School, Lynchburg, VA.
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