National Scholastic Press Association’s Picture of the Year competition honors student photographers in six categories, including News, Feature, Sports Action, Sports Reaction, Environmental Portrait and Jr. High/Middle School.
Eleven student photographs from 2015 yearbooks printed by Balfour are among the 60 finalists for the top award. The winner will be announced at the JEA/NSPA Fall National High School Journalism Convention in Orlando, Florida, Nov. 12-15.
Balfour’s eleven finalists are listed below.
Kelsie Sneegas
Shawnee Mission North High School
Overland Park, Kansas
Becky Tate, adviser
Amanda Offor
Harvard-Westlake School
Studio City, California
Jen Bladen, adviser
Will Nicolas
McNeil High School
Austin, Texas
Theresa Proctor, adviser
Abbie Howell
Harvard-Westlake School
Studio City, California
Jen Bladen, adviser
Claire Hessenflow
Shawnee Mission East High School
Prairie Village, Kansas
Dow Tate, adviser
Emily Hermann
Claudia Taylor Johnson High School
San Antonio, Texas
Velissa Jewett, adviser
Emily Yi
Rocky Heights Middle School
Highlands Ranch, Colorado
Tim Ryckman, adviser
Emily Hermann
Claudia Taylor Johnson High School
San Antonio, Texas
Velissa Jewett, adviser
Alex Gers
American School in London Middle School
London, England
Shannon Miller, adviser
Katie Shanahand
Rocky Heights Middle School
Highlands Ranch, Colorado
Tim Ryckman, adviser
Dolly Moon
Hendrickson High School
Pflugerville, Texas
Cari Reimer, adviser
