Spring News contest results 2014
Here are the 208 awards to Iowa High School Newspapers. IHSPA recently revealed results in the Online news contest, Hawkeye Photographer of the year competition, as well as honoring IHSPA Scholars and the finalists for the IHSPA Emerging Journalists award.
| Award | Newspaper | First | Last | High School | City | Category | Class | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Place | The Pirate Press | Abby | Hillmer | Hudson HS | Hudson | Column | A | Timeless traits |
| 2nd Place | The Bear | Julia | Diemer | West Branch HS | West Branch | Column | A | Is friendship based on status? |
| 3rd Place | Outlook | Logan | Gillman | PCM HS | Monroe | Column | A | Logan’s Column-Shadow |
| Honorable Mention | The Pirate Press | Sarah | Gallery | Hudson HS | Hudson | Column | A | Gender bender |
| 1st Place | Charger Ink | Shantie | Chance | Chariton HS | Chariton | Feature Photo | A | The Kiss |
| 2nd Place | Charger Ink | Leta | Etter | Chariton HS | Chariton | Feature Photo | A | The Same As Drunk Driving |
| 3rd Place | The Pirate Press | Ellie | Klenk | Hudson HS | Hudson | Feature Photo | A | Time to Reflect |
| Honorable Mention | The Pirate Press | Taylor | Shock | Hudson HS | Hudson | Feature Photo | A | Where have all the athletes gone? |
| 1st Place | The Bear | Julia | Diemer | West Branch HS | West Branch | Feature Story | A | Holiday Reopens Wounds |
| 2nd Place | Inklings | Jena | Downs | West Delaware HS | Manschester | Feature Story | A | We’ve got spirit |
| 3rd Place | The Bear | Jenae | Murry | West Branch HS | West Branch | Feature Story | A | Military profile: One Family’s Passion |
| 1st Place | The Pirate Press | Haylee | Green | Hudson HS | Hudson | Illustration or Art | A | Inner Macbeth |
| 2nd Place | The Pirate Press | Haylee | Green | Hudson HS | Hudson | Illustration or Art | A | Social Media vanity: Exposed |
| 3rd Place | Inklings | Stacie | Moorman | West Delaware HS | Manchester | Illustration or Art | A | Do it yourself gift ideas |
| Honorable Mention | The Bear | Jordan | Gongora | West Branch HS | West Branch | Illustration or Art | A | Special Halloween Banner |
| 1st Place | The Mustang Moon | Laura | Deininger | Mount Vernon HS | Mount Vernon | In-Depth News | A | Concussion Awareness Grows |
| 2nd Place | Inklings | Michaela | Downs | West Delaware HS | Manchester | In-Depth News | A | Zach Meyer: Athlete and Fighter |
| 3rd Place | The Pirate Press | Olivia | Griffith | Hudson HS | Hudson | In-Depth News | A | Techno Takeover |
| 1st Place | The Pirate Press | Casey | Miles | Hudson HS | Hudson | Infographic | A | Worlds collide |
| 2nd Place | The Pirate Press | Lexi | Kollerman | Hudson HS | Hudson | Infographic | A | Why I do what I do |
| 3rd Place | The Pirate Press | Courtney | Petersen | Hudson HS | Hudson | Infographic | A | Winter Sports Outlook |
| Honorable Mention | Inklings | Stacie | Moorman | West Delaware HS | Manchester | Infographic | A | Popular apps |
| 1st Place | The Pirate Press | Abby | Hillmer | Hudson HS | Hudson | News Magazine Cover | A | Making a Statement |
| 2nd Place | The Pirate Press | Abby | Hillmer | Hudson HS | Hudson | News Magazine Cover | A | Own Little World |
| 3rd Place | The Pirate Press | Abby | Hillmer | Hudson HS | Hudson | News Magazine Cover | A | Mean Girls |
| 3rd Placew | Inklings | Hannah | Finn | West Delaware HS | Manchester | News Magazine Cover | A | FBLA |
| 1st Place | Inklings | Michaela | Downs | West Delaware HS | Manchester | News Magazine One Page Design | A | Student Spotlight |
| 2nd Place | The Pirate Press | Lexi | Kolterman | Hudson HS | Hudson | News Magazine One Page Design | A | What does the clock say? |
| 3rd Place | Inklings | Stacey | Ryan | West Delaware HS | Manchester | News Magazine One Page Design | A | Mission Accomplished |
| Honorable Mention | The Pirate Press | Courtney | Peterson | Hudson HS | Hudson | News Magazine One Page Design | A | Brothers |
| 1st Place | The Pirate Press | Casey | Miles | Hudson HS | Hudson | News Magazine Two Page Design | A | Wired Up |
| 2nd Place | The Pirate Press | Casey | Miles | Hudson Hs | Hudson | News Magazine Two Page Design | A | Worlds Collide |
| 3rd Place | The Pirate Press | Casey | Miles | Hudson HS | Hudson | News Magazine Two Page Design | A | Blurred Lines |
| 1st Place | Inklings | Michaela | Downs | West Delaware HS | Manchester | News Photo | A | Tractors |
| 2nd Place | The Outlook | Taylor | Burns | PCM HS | Monroe | News Photo | A | Semester Testing |
| 3rd Place | The Outlook | Taylor | Burns | PCM HS | Monroe | News Photo | A | Pucker Up |
| Honorable Mention | The Outlook | Taylor | Burns | PCM HS | Monroe | News Photo | A | Pigs |
| 1st Place | The Mustang Moon | Hannah | Wieditz | Mount Vernon HS | Mount Vernon | News Story | A | Instagram, shooting games |
| 2nd Place | Charger Ink | Karoline | Dittmer | Chariton HS | Chariton | News Story | A | Economic Comeback on the Chariton Square |
| 3rd Place | The Outlook | Kesley | Gilbert | PCM HS | Monroe | News Story | A | Youth Groups help less fortunate on mission trip |
| Honorable Mention | The Bear | Emily | Corr | West Branch HS | West Branch | News Story | A | Students participate in Olweus bullying survey |
| 1st Place | Outlook | Tara | Enlow | PCM HS | Monroe | Newspaper Front Page Design | A | Issue 10 |
| 2nd Place | The Bear | Emily | Corr | West Branch HS | West Branch | Newspaper Front Page Design | A | Department of Education |
| 1st Place | Inklings | Stacie | Moorman | West Delaware HS | Manchester | Newspaper Single Page Design | A | Do It Yourself ideas |
| 2nd Place | The Bear | Allison | Kusick | West Branch HS | West Branch | Newspaper Single Page Design | A | Opinion Page/Confidence is Key |
| 3rd Place | Charger Ink | Shelby | Ver Woert | Chariton HS | Chariton | Newspaper Single Page Design | A | Features Page 1/30/14 |
| 1st Place | The Bearn | Alyssa | Tisinger | West Branch HS | West Branch | Newspaper Two-Page Design | A | Myth busters |
| 2nd Place | The Bear | Jenae | Murry | West Branch HS | West Branch | Newspaper Two-Page Design | A | Holiday reopens wounds |
| 1st Place | Inklings | Michaela | Downs | West Delaware HS | Manchester | Personality Profile | A | Zach Meyer: Athlete and Fighter |
| 2nd Place | The Pirate Press | Alex | Fouts | Hudson HS | Hudson | Personality Profile | A | Amanda’s Sleep Disorder |
| 3rd Place | The Outlook | Kesley | Gilbert | PCM HS | Monroe | Personality Profile | A | Deaver takes on the Daily |
| Honorable Mention | Inklings | Riley | Cole | West Delaware HS | Manchester | Personality Profile | A | A Smashing Senior |
| 1st Place | Inklings | Jena | Downs | West Delaware HS | Manchester | Photo Story | A | We’ve Got Spirit |
| 2nd Place | Inklings | Stacie | Ryan | West Delaware HS | Manchester | Photo Story | A | Mission Accomplished |
| 3rd Place | The Outlook | Tara | Enlow | PCM HS | Monroe | Photo Story | A | Entrepreneurship |
| 1st Place | The Bear | Leah | McCune | West Branch HS | West Branch | Sports Photo | A | Wrestling |
| 2nd Place | The Bear | Alyssa | Tisinger | West Branch HS | West Branch | Sports Photo | A | Cheerleaders |
| 3rd Place | The Mustang Moon | Ashley | Ruden | Mount Vernon HS | Mount Vernon | Sports Photo | A | State Champ |
| Honorable Mention | Inklings | Jena | Downs | West Delaware HS | Manchester | Sports Photo | A | Hurdle Relay |
| 1st Place | The Pirate Press | Casey Miles | Courtney Petersen | Hudson HS | Hudson | Sports Story | A | Where have all the athletes gone? |
| 2nd Place | The Pirate Press | Megan | Schwenneker | Hudson HS | Hudson | Sports Story | A | Rivals become running mates |
| 3rd Place | Inklings | Jordan | MacDonald | West Delaware HS | Manchester | Sports Story | A | Running a race against cancer |
| Honorable Mention | The Bear | Alyssa | Tisinger | West Branch HS | West Branch | Sports Story | A | The challenge of committing |
| 1st Place | AHSNeedle | MeghanPlambeck, Sierra Smith | Lillie Zablocki | Atlantic HS | Atlantic | Staff Editorial | A | Questionable Tweets |
| 2nd Place | The Bear | Julia | Diemer | West Branch HS | West Branch | Staff Editorial | A | Instilling tolerance |
| 3rd Place | The Pirate Press | Staff | Hudson HS | Hudson | Staff Editorial | A | Extra Extra | |
| 1st Place | Pelladium | Derrick | Akers | Pella HS | Pella | Column | B | The Little Guy–Blake |
| 2nd Place | Pelladium | Jack | Parisee | Pella HS | Pella | Column | B | “Same Love” debate continues |
| 3rd Place | The Oracle | Hannah | McNichols | North HS | Des Moines | Column | B | Not a Barbie |
| Honorable Mention | The Wire | Taylor | Underwood | Lewis Central HS | Council Bluffs | Column | B | Going somewhere |
| 1st Place | The Blackhawk | Will | McKay | Central HS | Davenport | Feature Photo | B | Poor Judgment |
| 2nd Place | The Blackhawk | Will | McKay | Central HS | Davenport | Feature Photo | B | Colorblind |
| 3rd Place | The Wire | Jocelyn | Nightser | Lewis Central HS | Council Bluffs | Feature Photo | B | Cover Photo Spirit |
| Honorable Mention | The Rambler | Hannah | Sorensen | Glenwood HS | Glenwood | Feature Photo | B | Show Choir |
| 1st Place | The Tiger Hi-Line | Austin | Anderson | Cedar Falls HS | Cedar Falls | Feature Story | B | Basketball manager rebounds |
| 2nd Place | The Vox | Andie | Scott | Marion HS | Marion | Feature Story | B | Rev it up with robotics |
| 3rd Place | The Rambler | Steph | Richards | Glenwood HS | Glenwood | Feature Story | B | Taylor Yopp: Mother & Student |
| 1st Place | Blackhawk | Lydia | King | Central HS | Davenport | Illustration or Art | B | Creativity–Updating public education |
| 2nd Place | Pelladium | Micah | Criscuolo | Pella HS | Pella | Illustration or Art | B | Editorial Cartoon–Lockers |
| 3rd Place | Pelladium | Micah | Criscuolo | Pella HS | Pella | Illustration or Art | B | Editorial Cartoon |
| Honorable Mention | Pelladium | Joshua | Da | Pella HS | Pella | Illustration or Art | B | Josh draws with Josh Da Turkey |
| 1st Place | The Oracle | Hattie | Kelley | North HS | Des Moines | In-Depth News | B | Under fire, Under scrutiny |
| 2nd Place | The Blackhawk | Luke Eure | Rebecca Pogue | Central HS | Davenport | In-Depth News | B | The Dungeon |
| 3rd Place | The Rambler | Hannah | Sorenson | Glenwood HS | Glenwood | In-Depth News | B | Is Dropping Homework Dropping Grades? |
| 1st Place | The Rambler | Nick | Maestas | Glenwood HS | Glenwood | Infographic | B | Evolution of phones |
| 2nd Place | The Oracle | Chambopha | Sam | North HS | Des Moines | Infographic | B | North High School’s boys varsity team stats |
| 3rd Place | The Oracle | Cameron Fisher, Saleena Logan, | Marina Song | North HS | Des Moines | Infographic | B | Diversity at NHS |
| Honorable Mention | The Vox | Taylor | Millis | Marion HS | Marion | Infographic | B | Make a customized bulletin board |
| 1st Place | Cameron | Fisher | North HS | Des Moines | News Magazine Cover | B | Two World’s–One Service | |
| 2nd Place | Blackhawk | Susan | Dircks | Central HS | Davenport | News Magazine Cover | B | Tolerance |
| 3rd Place | Blackhawk | Susan | Dircks | Central HS | Davenport | News Magazine Cover | B | Issue 1-Cover |
| Honorable Mention | Chanbopha | Sam | North HS | Des Moines | News Magazine Cover | B | The October Issue | |
| 1st Place | The Oracle | Kelsey | Ambrose | North HS | Des Moines | News Magazine One Page Design | B | It Gets Better |
| 2nd Place | The Oracle | Katte | Kelley | North HS | Des Moines | News Magazine One Page Design | B | United We Stand |
| 3rd Place | The Blackhawk | Susan | Dircks | Central HS | Davenport | News Magazine One Page Design | B | Bastille Review |
| 1st Place | The Oracle | Sammi Linebach | Changopha Sam | North High School | Des Moines | News Magazine Two Page Design | B | Two Worlds One Service |
| 2nd Place | Blackhawk | Susan | Dircks | Central HS | Davenport | News Magazine Two Page Design | B | Colorblind; Racism in plain sight |
| 3rd Place | Blackhawk | Susan | Dircks | Central HS | Davenport | News Magazine Two Page Design | B | Table of Contents/Letter from the Editor |
| Honorable Mention | Stephanie | Richards | Glenwood HS | Glenwood | News Magazine Two Page Design | B | Pink out | |
| 1st Place | The Rambler | Rose | Deighton | Glenwood HS | Glenwood | News Photo | B | Maryott |
| 2nd Place | The Wire | Kaylee | Reynolds | Lewis Central HS | Council Bluffs | News Photo | B | Coal Plant |
| 3rd Place | The Tiger Hi-Line | Kaylee | Mettlin | Cedar Falls HS | Cedar Falls | News Photo | B | Homecoming Assembly |
| Honorable Mention | Pelladium | Ashley | Kirkland | Pella HS | Pella | News Photo | B | Cheerleading |
| 1st Place | The Rambler | Hannah | Sorenson | Glenwood HS | Glenwood | News Story | B | Giving Thanks by Giving Back |
| 2nd Place | Pelladium | Megan | Kooker | Pella HS | Pella | News Story | B | Band prepares for new look |
| 3rd Place | The Tiger Hi-Line | Sara | Ashar | Cedar Falls HS | Cedar Falls | News Story | B | Senior earns top delegate at Boys Nation |
| Honorable Mention | The Blackhawk | Susan | Dircks | Central HS | Davenport | News Story | B | DCSD to open new creative arts agency |
| 1st Place | Pelladium | Ben | Konfrst | Pella HS | Pella | Newspaper Front Page Design | B | People of Pella |
| 2nd Place | The Wire | Taylor | Underwood | Lewis Central HS | Council Bluffs | Newspaper Front Page Design | B | Spirit Week |
| 3rd Place | Rambler | Staff | Glenwood HS | Glenwood | Newspaper Front Page Design | B | Red Out Issue | |
| 1st Place | Pelladium | Garret | Jansen | Pella HS | Pella | Newspaper Single Page Design | B | Sports Page 1/28/14 |
| 2nd Place | The Rambler | Steph | Richards | Glenwood HS | Glenwood | Newspaper Single Page Design | B | News Page 2 |
| 3rd Place | The Wire | Halle | Stichler | Lewis Central HS | Council Bluffs | Newspaper Single Page Design | B | Back Page Fun |
| 1st Place | Pelladium | Derrick Akers | Ben Konfrst | Pella HS | Pella | Newspaper Two-Page Design | B | Relationships in numbers |
| 2nd Place | Pelladium | Derrick Akers | Ben Konfrst | Pella HS | Pella | Newspaper Two-Page Design | B | What it takes to be a Pella student |
| 3rd Place | The Vox | Kylie | McAllister | Marion HS | Marion | Newspaper Two-Page Design | B | Guess who? |
| Honorable Mention | The Wire | Taylor | Underwood | Lewis Central | Council Bluffs | Newspaper Two-Page Design | B | Social Media Today |
| 1st Place | The Oracle | Madison | Houska | North HS | Des Moines | Personality Profile | B | Overcoming A Strugle |
| 2nd Place | The Rambler | Rose | Deighton | Glenwood HS | Glenwood | Personality Profile | B | She Believes She Can Fly |
| 3rd Place | The Tiger Hi-Line | Mallory | Vallentine | Cedar Falls HS | Cedar Falls | Personality Profile | B | CFHS student stars as lead in two shows |
| Honorable Mention | The Vox | Savannah | Guyer | Marion HS | Marion | Personality Profile | B | Gillaspie takes it all in stride |
| 1st Place | The Blackhawk | Will | McKay | Central HS | Davenport | Photo Story | B | Religion |
| 2nd Place | The Blackhawk | Will | McKay | Central HS | Davenport | Photo Story | B | Poor Judgement |
| 3rd Place | The Blackhawk | Will | McKay | Central HS | Davenport | Photo Story | B | Spring Break |
| 1st Place | The Oracle | Cameron | Fisher | North HS | Des Moines | Sports Photo | B | Wrestling Picture |
| 2nd Place | The Blackhawk | Will | McKay | Central HS | Davenport | Sports Photo | B | Winer Preview |
| 3rd Place | The Tiger Hi-Line | Abby | Young | Cedar Falls HS | Cedar Falls | Sports Photo | B | Starting Strong |
| Honorable Mention | The Wire | Jocelyn | Nightser | Lewis Central HS | Council Bluffs | Sports Photo | B | Quarterbacks |
| 1st Place | The Wire | Jenny | Pedersen | Lewis Central HS | Council Bluffs | Sports Story | B | take aim and shoot |
| 2nd Place | The Vox | Gage | Miskimen | Marion HS | Marion | Sports Story | B | Serbousek shreds |
| 3rd Place | The Rambler | Dani | Anderson | Glenwood HS | Glenwood | Sports Story | B | GCHS Wrestlers |
| Honorable Mention | The Oracle | Brennan | Whisler | North HS | Des Moines | Sports Story | B | A bitter end |
| 1st Place | The Vox | Taylor | Millis | Marion HS | Marion | Staff Editorial | B | Valedictorian Award being questioned |
| 2nd Place | The Vox | Alex | Coleman | Marion HS | Marion | Staff Editorial | B | Graduation Discrimination |
| 3rd Place | The Tiger Hi-Line | Mackenzie | Dullenbach | Cedar Falls HS | Cedar Falls | Staff Editorial | B | No child left behind raises stakes |
| 1st Place | Black & White | Mollie | Greenwood | Johnston HS | Johnston | Column | C | Diversity |
| 2nd Place | Torch | Nathan | Althoff | Kennedy HS | Cedar Rapids | Column | C | One Cougar’s experience as an Xavier Saint |
| 3rd Place | West Side Story | Stephon | Berry | West HS | Iowa City | Column | C | Struggle Bus |
| Honorable Mention | Torch | Morgan | Schwab | Kennedy HS | Cedar Rapids | Column | C | Health Ed: Are tans worth it? |
| 1st Place | Torch | Katie | Wolfe | Kennedy HS | Cedar Rapids | Feature Photo | C | Boxer |
| 2nd Place | The Torch | Bailey | Zaputil | Kennedy HS | Cedar Rapids | Feature Photo | C | Depression |
| 3rd Place | The Little Hawk | Kiena Zapf | Caroline Brown | City HS | Iowa City | Feature Photo | C | Putting it off |
| Honorable Mention | West Side Story | Paige | Brazina | West HS | Iowa City | Feature Photo | C | Showtime |
| 1st Place | The West Side Story | Lushia | Anson | West HS | Iowa City | Feature Story | C | The meaning of milennial |
| 2nd Place | The Little Hawk | Leah | Hoelscher | City HS | Iowa City | Feature Story | C | Home Alone |
| 3rd Place | Beak ‘n’ Eye | Caitie | Boyer | West HS | Davenport | Feature Story | C | What are you drinking to stay awake? |
| 1st Place | The Surveyor | M.J. | Kamin | Washington HS | Cedar Rapids | Illustration or Art | C | The college search |
| 2nd Place | The Little Hawk | Neil | Harte | City HS | Iowa City | Illustration or Art | C | Pride Hawk |
| 3rd Place | West Side Story | Kelsey | Keranen | West HS | Iowa City | Illustration or Art | C | Constant connection |
| Honorable Mention | West Side Story | Leela Sathyaputri | Shirley Wang | West HS | Iowa City | Illustration or Art | C | Losing our allegiance |
| 1st Place | West Side Story | Hilah Kohen | Megumi Kitamoto | West HS | Iowa City | In-Depth News | C | Searching for Peace |
| 2nd Place | The Little Hawk | Leah | Hoelscher | City HS | Iowa City | In-Depth News | C | City Alumni Commit Lives to Service |
| 3rd Place | Torch | Bailey | Zaputil | Kennedy HS | Cedar Rapids | In-Depth News | C | How Much Can People Find? |
| Honorable Mention | The Surveyor | M.J. | Kamin | Washington HS | Cedar Rapids | In-Depth News | C | The College Search |
| 1st Place | The Little Hawk | Ellen | Carman | City HS | Iowa City | Infographic | C | Redistricting |
| 2nd Place | Black & White | Mallorie | Goodale | Johnston HS | Johnston | Infographic | C | Brain Training |
| 3rd Place | Beak ‘n’ Eye | Ashley | Van Winkle | West HS | Davenport | Infographic | C | How to get the ANTS out of your head |
| Honorable Mention | Beak ‘n’ Eye | Corralle | Whalen | West HS | Davenport | Infographic | C | Top 5 comfort foods |
| 1st Place | West Side Story | Jaeho | Lee | West HS | Iowa City | News Magazine Cover | C | Evaluating Equality |
| 2nd Place | West Side Story | Jaeho | Lee | West HS | Iowa City | News Magazine Cover | C | You Are Being Watched |
| 3rd Place | Black & White | Jeremy Cavacci | Sarah Margdin | Johnston HS | Johnston | News Magazine Cover | C | Empty Seats |
| Honorable Mention | The Little Hawk | Jacob | Potash | City HS | Iowa City | News Magazine Cover | C | Synthetic |
| 1st Place | Torch | Madeline | Crist | Kennedy HS | Cedar Rapids | News Magazine One Page Design | C | Celebrating A Legend |
| 2nd Place | Natalie | Flores | East HS | Des Moines | News Magazine One Page Design | C | Table of Contents | |
| 3rd Place | Keesha | Gaines | East HS | Des Moines | News Magazine One Page Design | C | Dear Keesha | |
| Honorable Mention | The Little Hawk | Jacob | Potash | City HS | Iowa City | News Magazine One Page Design | C | Women of the world |
| Honorable Mention | West Side Story | Katie | Peplow | West HS | Iowa City | News Magazine One Page Design | C | Women of the world |
| 1st Place | The Little Hawk | Jacob | Potash | City HS | Iowa City | News Magazine Two Page Design | C | Kole-Powered Production |
| 2nd Place | West Side Story | Brittani | Langland | West HS | Iowa City | News Magazine Two Page Design | C | The damage is still there |
| 3rd Place | West Side Story | Shirley | Wang | West HS | Iowa City | News Magazine Two Page Design | C | You’re being watched |
| Honorable Mention | East Scroll | Summer | Mills | East HS | Des Moines | News Magazine Two Page Design | C | Perception of perfection |
| 1st Place | Black & White | Laura | Schwartz | Johnston HS | Johnston | News Photo | C | Royalty |
| 2nd Place | Black & White | Natlaie | Larimer | Johnston HS | Johnston | News Photo | C | Car Smash |
| 3rd Place | Torch | Naomi | Hofferber | Kennedy HS | Cedar Rapids | News Photo | C | Homeless Action Campfire |
| 3rd Place | Torch | Hannah | Bruns | Kennedy HS | Cedar Rapids | News Photo | C | Dance photo at assembly |
| 1st Place | West Side Story | Rebecca | Wen | West HS | Iowa City | News Story | C | Evaluating Equality |
| 2nd Place | The Little Hawk | Claire Noack | Neil Hoste | City HS | Iowa City | News Story | C | ICCSD unveils 10-year facilities plan |
| 3rd Place | Spotlight | Sarah | Bell | Valley HS | West Des Moines | News Story | C | Budget & Cuts Update |
| Honorable Mention | Torch | Gabrielle | Olejniczak | Kennedy HS | Cedar Rapids | News Story | C | An early taste of college |
| 1st Place | The Little Hawk | Ellen | Carman | City HS | Iowa City | Newspaper Front Page Design | C | A diabetics best friend |
| 2nd Place | The Little Hawk | Ellen | Carman | City HS | Iowa City | Newspaper Front Page Design | C | ICCSD plans redistricting |
| 1st Place | The Little Hawk | Ellen Carman | Leah Hoelscher | City HS | Iowa City | Newspaper Single Page Design | C | City Alumni Commit Lives to Service |
| 2nd Place | The Little Hawk | Staff | City HS | Iowa City | Newspaper Single Page Design | C | Versace Cover | |
| 3rd Place | The Little Hawk | Ellen | Carman | City HS | Iowa City | Newspaper Single Page Design | C | Board Members Lay Out Vision |
| 1st Place | The Little Hawk | Annika | Wasson | City HS | Iowa City | Newspaper Two-Page Design | C | Volleyball |
| 2nd Place | The Little Hawk | Ellen | Carman | City HS | Iowa City | Newspaper Two-Page Design | C | Cost of our future |
| 3rd Place | The Little Hawk | Annika | Wasson | City HS | Iowa City | Newspaper Two-Page Design | C | Girls 13th, Boys 14th at State XL |
| 1st Place | The Black & White | Anne Rogers | Mallorie Goodale | Johnston HS | Johnston | Personality Profile | C | Escaping Africa |
| 2nd Place | The Little Hawk | Anton | Buri | City HS | Iowa City | Personality Profile | C | Kole-powered Production |
| 3rd Place | The Beak ‘n’ Eye | Solomon | Yoke | West HS | Davenport | Personality Profile | C | Cassie gives back after battling cancer |
| Honorable Mention | The Little Hawk | Elena | Foster | City HS | Iowa City | Personality Profile | C | Erin Patterson |
| 1st Place | West Side Story | Madie | Miller | West HS | Iowa City | Photo Story | C | Running a mile for Line |
| 2nd Place | West Side Story | Grace | Young | West HS | Iowa City | Photo Story | C | Duck duck…chicken? |
| 3rd Place | Torch | Naomi | Hofferber | Kennedy HS | Cedar Rapids | Photo Story | C | Homeless Night |
| Honorable Mention | Torch | Bailey | Zaputil | Kennedy HS | Cedar Rapids | Photo Story | C | Farm animals to reptiles |
| 1st Place | The Little Hawk | Ryan | Young | City HS | Iowa City | Sports Photo | C | Track Team |
| 2nd Place | West Side Story | Gage | Van Dyke | West HS | Iowa City | Sports Photo | C | Concussions |
| 3rd Place | Torch | Katie | Wolfe | Kennedy HS | Cedar Rapids | Sports Photo | C | A knock out choice |
| Honorable Mention | The Little Hawk | Ryan | Young | City HS | Iowa City | Sports Photo | C | Boys Soccer |
| 1st Place | The Little Hawk | Daniela | Perret | City HS | Iowa City | Sports Story | C | It’s where I belong |
| 2nd Place | West Side Story | Matthew Murry | Madie Miller | West HS | Iowa City | Sports Story | C | The damage is still there |
| 3rd Place | The Surveyor | Ian | Schweiger | Washington HS | Cedar Rapids | Sports Story | C | Bjornsen football dynasty |
| Honorable Mention | The Torch | Ethan | Divis | Kennedy HS | Cedar Rapids | Sports Story | C | Sophomores to seniors |
| 1st Place | The Little Hawk | Ellen | Carman | City HS | Iowa City | Staff Editorial | C | Creating Equity in AP |
| 2nd Place | Black & White | Laura | Scieszinksi | Johnston HS | Johnston | Staff Editorial | C | Move Forward |
| 3rd Place | The West Side Story | Jaycie | Weathers | West HS | Iowa City | Staff Editorial | C | Locker Blocker |
| Honorable Mention | Black & White | Laura | Scieszinski | Johnston HS | Johnston | Staff Editorial | C | Advisory |
