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title: CSPA announces Crown winners, Vista Ridge wins Gold
description: Fourteen Balfour schools were named 2022 Crown Finalists in December. The 12 middle school and high school publications learned Friday of their award. CSPA will present the collegiate winners in a separate broadcast, March 30.
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# [CSPA announces Crown winners, Vista Ridge wins Gold](https://blog.balfour.com/cspa-announces-crown-winners-2022)

 Written by [Kel Lemons](https://blog.balfour.com/author/kel-lemons) | Mar 18, 2022 9:02:59 PM

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The Columbia Scholastic Press Association announced the Gold and Silver Crown Winners Friday during a virtual ceremony.*

Fourteen Balfour schools were named 2022 Crown Finalists in December. The 12 middle school and high school publications learned Friday of their award. CSPA will present the collegiate winners in a separate broadcast, March 30.

The Crown awards are given annually to the best scholastic publications at the middle school, high school and collegiate level. CSPA judges selected 79 yearbooks as finalists this year, honoring books that showed excellence in writing, design, coverage, theme and photography.

Congratulations to all the CSPA Gold and Silver Crown Winners!

CSPA SILVER CROWN

Bellaire High School  
*Carillon*  
Adviser Andrea Negri  
Editors Evan Zhao, Anna Lo, Hoang Tran, Peyton Richardson & Bryce Liu

Bowie High School  
*Lone Star*  
Adviser Lindsey Shirack  
Editors Grace Conlan & Ryan Kinney

Bridgeland High School  
*Kodiak*  
Adviser Samantha Berry  
Editors Cara Hudson & Madison Gunn

Claudia Taylor Johnson High School  
*The Citadel*  
Adviser Velisa Jewett  
Editor Hannah Murphy

Leander High School  
*The Lair*  
Adviser Lindsie Alley  
Editors McKenzie Henningsen

McCallum High School  
*The Knight*  
Advisers Dave Winter & Jena Weber  
Editors Lindsey Plotkin & Hannah Zuniga

Katy Junior High School  
*Tiger Tracks*  
Adviser Candice Thomas  
Editors Reagan Evans, Aubrey Elston & Lauryn Soeken

Memorial High School  
*Reata*  
Adviser Holly Hartman  
Editors Sara Beth Rother, Megan Benz & Bailey Zhang

Paetow High School  
*Portfolio*  
Adviser Sara Gonzales  
Staff

Peterson Middle School  
*The Galleon*  
Adviser Danielle Ash  
Staff

Rock Canyon High School  
*Black & Gold*  
Adviser Kristi Rathbun  
Editors Amanda Braucler, Emma Sheldon & Madeline Evans

CSPA GOLD CROWN

Vista Ridge High School  
*The Lonestar*  
Adviser Jamie Ray  
Editors Lycia Poh & Lainey Jones

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