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title: Congrats to these JEA/NSPA Best of Show winners
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# [Congrats to these JEA/NSPA Best of Show winners](https://blog.balfour.com/congrats-to-these-jea/nspa-best-of-show-winners)

 Written by [Kel Lemons](https://blog.balfour.com/author/kel-lemons) | Nov 21, 2014 5:55:00 PM

*Eight Balfour yearbooks won in the Best of Show competition at the JEA/NSPA Fall National High School Journalism Convention in Washington, D.C.*

Yearbooks competing in the National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA) Best of Show are judged by professionals, and the award is given for overall excellence among convention attendees. Balfour schools had a total of eight Best of Show yearbooks in three categories. The Best of Show awards were presented at the NSPA awards ceremony on Saturday, November 8 in Washington, D.C.

### **2014 Yearbook Best of Show**

**225-274 Pages**

5th Place – Best of Show  
**The Lion**, McKinney High School, McKinney, Texas

6th Place – Best of Show  
**Belltower**, St. Thomas’ Episcopal School, Houston, Texas

 

**275-324 Pages**

4th Place – Best of Show  
**The Arena**, Legacy High School, Mansfield, Texas

8th Place – Best of Show  
**The Black and Gold**, Rock Canyon High School, Highlands Ranch, Colorado

10th Place – Best of Show  
**Re-Wa-Ne**, Reno High School, Reno, Nevada

 

**325 or More Pages**

2nd Place – Best of Show  
**Indian**, Shawnee Mission North HS, Overland Park, Kan.  
3rd Place – Best of Show

**Cornerstones**, Hockaday School, Dallas, Texas  
10th Place – Best of Show  
**Hauberk**, Shawnee Mission East HS, Prairie Village, Kan.

 

The National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA) is a nonprofit organization exclusively for high school and other secondary school publications – newspapers, magazines, broadcast programs, online publications and yearbooks. Since 1921, NSPA has offered members resources to help their publications improve.

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