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title: NSPA names four Balfour schools Design of the Year finalists
description: Bowie and Bridgeland make the finalist list for second consecutive year while Aledo and Leander High Schools join them for the national recognition.
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# [NSPA names four Balfour schools Design of the Year finalists](https://blog.balfour.com/nspa-names-four-balfour-schools-design-of-the-year-finalists)

 Written by [Kel Lemons](https://blog.balfour.com/author/kel-lemons) | Nov 13, 2020 4:12:00 PM

*Bowie High School and Bridgeland High School make the finalist list for second consecutive year while Aledo High School and Leander High School join them for the national recognition.*

Four Balfour yearbook schools were named [**2020 Design of the Year finalists**](http://studentpress.org/nspa/2020-design-of-the-year-finalists/) by the National Scholastic Press Association this week. NSPA announced 10 finalists in 10 design categories, including publication and art divisions.

NSPA will announce winners in all of the Individual Award categories during their online award ceremony Saturday, Nov. 21, at 1 p.m. CST. The ceremony is part of [**the JEA/NSPA Fall National High School Journalism Convention**](http://orlando.journalismconvention.org/), presented virtually Nov. 19-21.

Congratulations to all the finalists!

### Yearbook Spread

<http://studentpress.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/3G_08.pdf>

[Like & Comment](http://studentpress.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/3G_08.pdf)   
Rachel Lane, Reagan Petersen  
*Ledoian*  
Aledo High School  
Aledo, Texas

[Growing our chapter](http://studentpress.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/3G_07.pdf)  
Mia Brelsford, Isabella Grahmann  
*Lone Star*  
James Bowie High School  
Austin, Texas

### Yearbook Theme Package

**<http://studentpress.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/3H_03.pdf>

<http://studentpress.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/3H_03.pdf>  
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[

All Caught Up](http://studentpress.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/3H_03.pdf)  
Madelynn Cruz, Madison Gunn, Cara Hudson, Makayla Nguyen, Allie Thome  
*Kodiak*  
Bridgeland High School  
Cypress, Texas

### Informational Graphic

[

Current Events](http://studentpress.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/3I_06.pdf)  
Ryan Kinney, Sadah Young  
*Lone Star*  
James Bowie High School  
Austin, Texas

### Illustration

[

Oh, what a wonderful world](http://studentpress.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/3J_07.pdf)  
Hannah Dowding, Hailey Gill, Chloe Quinn  
*The Lair*  
Leander High School  
Leander, Texas

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