Eight schools placed in design, photo, story and portfolio categories of NSPA’s 2019 Individual Awards.
Balfour swept the top two places in the Yearbook Spread category of NSPA’s Design of the Year Awards. The Lone Star staff’s Logan Dorsey and Mia Moore of Bowie High School were named the national champions for their theater spread. The Tigrium’s Tara Carroll and Caroline Dixon of Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy took second place for their volleyball spread.
In addition, eight schools placed in additional design, photo, story and portfolio categories at the high school and middle school level of NSPA’s Individual Awards. NSPA named 10 finalists in each category in October. All of the winners were announced Saturday, Nov. 23 at an awards ceremony during the JEA/NSPA Fall National High School Journalism Convention in Washington DC.
DESIGN OF THE YEAR
Yearbook Spread
1st place — Logan Dorsey, Mia Moore, Lone Star, Bowie High School, Austin, Texas
2nd place — Tara Carroll, Caroline Dixon, Tigrium, Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy, Melbourne, Florida
Honorable Mention — Mason Slover, The Lonestar, Vista Ridge High School, Cedar Park, Texas
Yearbook Theme Package
2nd place — Caroline Dixon, Tigrium, Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy, Melbourne, Florida
5th place — Staff, Kodiak, Bridgeland High School, Cypress, Texas
Honorable Mention — Cynthia Plasencio, Mason Slover, The Lonestar, Vista Ridge High School, Cedar Park, Texas
PHOTO OF THE YEAR
News/Feature Photo
5th place — Alyssa Purpura, Ledoian, Aledo High School, Aledo, Texas
Honorable Mention — Gracie Davis, The Lonestar, Vista Ridge High School, Cedar Park, Texas
Sports Action
5th place — Cara Hudson, Kodiak, Bridgeland High School, Cypress, Texas
Honorable Mention — Liberty Vela, The Citadel, Claudia Taylor Johnson High School, San Antonio, Texas
PORTFOLIO OF THE YEAR
Designer of the Year
4th place — Caroline Dixon, Tigrium, Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy, Melbourne, Florida
MIDDLE SCHOOL
Design of the Year
2nd place — Staff, Roundup, Canyon Vista Middle School, Austin, Texas
5th place — Ainsley Gibson, Yasmin Martinez, The Panther, Ridgeview Middle School, Round Rock, Texas
Honorable Mention — Kaylie Johnson, Tigrium, Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy, Melbourne, Florida
Story of the Year
Honorable Mention — Amanda Miller, “Run the rainbow: Students compete in the 1 mile Color Fun Run” The Panther, Ridgeview Middle School, Round Rock, Texas
Photo of the Year
3rd place — Yasmin Martinez, The Panther, Ridgeview Middle School, Round Rock, Texas
