Spring journalism contest results by class and category
The spring 2019 journalism competitions drew 1197 entries that were reviewed by 29 judges. The charts below are the individual winners.
Class A
| Category Name | Award | Organization | Entry Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Column | First Place | St. Albert HS | Her Dreams Dissipated into the Cloud | Kylie Collins |
| Column | Second Place | Xavier HS | Population Us | Syd Walther |
| Column | Third Place | Xavier HS | Forget Me Not | Ella Schulte |
| Column | Honorable Mention | Mount Vernon HS | The Hidden Equation that is Hurting Football | Caden Eskelsen |
| Editorial Cartoon/comic strip | First Place | Mount Vernon HS | Make the Most of Senior Year | Annie Rhomberg |
| Editorial Cartoon/comic strip | Second Place | HudsonHS | Tick Tock | Klaire Krapfl |
| Editorial Cartoon/comic strip | Third Place | Xavier HS | Winter Driving Conditions in the Xavier Parking Lot | Melina Testin |
| Editorial Cartoon/comic strip | Honorable Mention | Pella Community HS | In Greed We Trust | Elizabeth VanWelden |
| Editorial Cartoon/comic strip | Honorable Mention | Mount Vernon HS | Seniors Need More Options Than Just College | Brynden Fisher |
| Feature Photo | First Place | Mount Vernon HS | Mother Nature Loves Snow | Logan Kelly |
| Feature Photo | Second Place | HudsonHS | We Give | Brooke Busch |
| Feature Photo | Third Place | HudsonHS | Me Too | Payton Sherwood |
| Feature Photo | Honorable Mention | Atlantic HS | Takedown | Dani Mathisen |
| Feature Story | First Place | HudsonHS | Autism Feature | Payton Sherwood |
| Feature Story | Second Place | HudsonHS | Fit & Fabulous | Haley Elder |
| Feature Story | Third Place | Mount Vernon HS | Quinnie Rodman: Fine Arts Guru | Caroline See |
| Feature Story | Honorable Mention | PCMonroe | Students should review academic success before high school | Johnny Jarnagin |
| Feature Story | Honorable Mention | Atlantic HS | Getting to Know Our New AD: Andrew Mitchell | Anna Lowary, Reagan Pellett |
| Illustration or Art | First Place | HudsonHS | Is Bigger Better? | Grace Schwenneker |
| Illustration or Art | Second Place | HudsonHS | What's The Scoop | Grace Jorgensen |
| Illustration or Art | Third Place | West Delaware Inklings | Vaping Sweeps Hawk Nation | Gavin Drees |
| Illustration or Art | Honorable Mention | HudsonHS | Me Too | Payton Sherwood |
| Illustration or Art | Honorable Mention | Mount Vernon HS | Embracing a Life Journey Through Art | Philip Hyde |
| In-Depth News | First Place | St. Albert HS | Dress code stories | Staff Members |
| In-Depth News | Second Place | St. Albert HS | An Enticing Trend Lures SA Students (including "E-cig" and "poll" sidebars and "by the numbers" chart | Kylie Collins, Cody Athay, Emma Carlson |
| In-Depth News | Third Place | HudsonHS | "Big Dill" Luch Program Package | Sophie Selenke |
| In-Depth News | Honorable Mention | West Delaware Inklings | Safety on the Streets of Manchester | JoAnna Voss |
| Infographic | First Place | HudsonHS | Fitness APProved | Abby Lashbrook, Klaire Krapfl |
| Infographic | Second Place | HudsonHS | Grounds for Celebration | Grace Jorgensen, Caleb McCullough, Brooke Busch |
| Infographic | Third Place | HudsonHS | Pirate Picks: Fall Faves Edition | Payton Sherwood, Lexi Bergemeir |
| Infographic | Honorable Mention | West Delaware Inklings | Factors in French Class | Gavin Drees |
| Infographic | Honorable Mention | West Delaware Inklings | New Shops in Town | Eva Winn |
| Multimedia story - Feature | First Place | Mount Vernon HS | Marching Mustangs Compete at Bands Across the Prairie | Caden Eskelsen, Maddie Naeve |
| Multimedia story - Feature | Second Place | Mount Vernon HS | Magical Night 2018 | Erin Fencl, Amaya Mahoney, Isabella Squires |
| Multimedia story - Feature | Third Place | HudsonHS | Superfan | Caitlyn O'Malley, Jetta Colsch, Lexi Bergemeir, Klaire Krapfl, Kylee Sallee |
| Multimedia story - Feature | Honorable Mention | West Delaware Inklings | Vaping Sweeps Hawk Nation | Emma Merkes, Chloe Wilson |
| Multimedia story - News | First Place | West Delaware Inklings | The Frightening Flood | Eva Winn, Emma Merkes, Sydney Morris |
| Multimedia story - News | Second Place | West Delaware Inklings | Vaping Sweeps Hawk Nation | Emma Merkes, Chloe Wilson |
| Multimedia story - News | Third Place | West Delaware Inklings | West Delaware Students Save French Program | Gavin Drees |
| Multimedia story - News | Honorable Mention | Mount Vernon HS | New Members Inducted into Alumni Hall of Fame | Jalen McNeal, Lauren McCollum, Caroline Voss |
| Multimedia story - Sports | First Place | Mount Vernon HS | Back-to-Back State Cross Country Titles | Alex Deeb, Caden Eskelsen, Cole Miller, Garret Akers, Nolan Hinrichs |
| Multimedia story - Sports | Second Place | Mount Vernon HS | Big Win Turns to Forfeit | Paige Zaruba, Caroline Voss |
| Multimedia story - Sports | Third Place | HudsonHS | Superfan | Caitlyn O'Malley, Jetta Colsch, Lexi Bergemeir, Klaire Krapfl, Kylee Sallee |
| Multimedia story - Sports | Honorable Mention | Mount Vernon HS | Wrestling Preview | Caden Eskelsen, Jalen McNeal, Matt Martin, Tucker Dickson, Max Rechkemmer |
| News Magazine - Multiple Page Design | First Place | HudsonHS | December 2018 Giving Feature | Grace Schwenneker |
| News Magazine - Multiple Page Design | Second Place | HudsonHS | March 2018 Religion Feature | Abby Lashbrook |
| News Magazine - Multiple Page Design | Third Place | HudsonHS | February 2019 Dating Feature | Grace Schwenneker |
| News Magazine - Multiple Page Design | Honorable Mention | HudsonHS | April 2018 Fitness Feature | Abby Lashbrook |
| News Magazine - One Page Design | First Place | HudsonHS | Me Too Cover | Payton Sherwood |
| News Magazine - One Page Design | Second Place | HudsonHS | October 018 Opinion Page | Kylee Sallee, Grace Schwenneker |
| News Magazine - One Page Design | Third Place | HudsonHS | Bigger and Better | News Page | Olivia Kolterman |
| News Photo | First Place | Mount Vernon HS | Marching Mustangs Compete at Bands Across the Prairie | Maddie Naeve |
| News Photo | Second Place | Mount Vernon HS | Homecoming Photo Story | Lillie Hawker |
| News Photo | Third Place | Mount Vernon HS | Shaving Cream Classic 2018 | Caroline Voss |
| News Photo | Honorable Mention | West Delaware Inklings | WaMaC East Champions | Emily Klostermann |
| News Story | First Place | HudsonHS | Hudson finds solutions... PE Story | Abby Gaudian |
| News Story | Second Place | Mount Vernon HS | MV Students Place at State Fortnite Tourney | Nolan Brand |
| News Story | Third Place | West Delaware Inklings | Itty Bitty? | Emily Klostermann |
| News Story | Honorable Mention | Mount Vernon HS | Mount Vernon Teacher Honored as Teacher of the Year Finalist | Brynden Fisher |
| Newspaper - Multiple page Design | First Place | Xavier HS | This is Halloween | Audrey Dempewolf, Tessa Ahmann, Olivia Daley |
| Newspaper - Multiple page Design | Second Place | Xavier HS | Xavier Xpress Newspaper | Audrey Dempewolf, Tessa Ahmann, Olivia Daley |
| Newspaper - Multiple page Design | Third Place | Xavier HS | Mini Dance Marathon- Space Jam | Audrey Dempewolf, Tessa Ahmann, Olivia Daley |
| Newspaper - Multiple page Design | Honorable Mention | Pella Community HS | In Focus: Greed in American Society | Allison Clark |
| Newspaper - Multiple page Design | Honorable Mention | Pella Community HS | In Focus: Student Rights | Allison Clark |
| Newspaper - One Page Design | First Place | Xavier HS | Homegrown Cereals | Kirsten Smith, Monica Bean |
| Newspaper - One Page Design | Second Place | Xavier HS | Role Models | Taylor Coester, Akeela Jefferson |
| Newspaper - One Page Design | Third Place | Pella Community HS | Entertainment Page 11 | Lily Pumphrey |
| Newspaper - One Page Design | Honorable Mention | Xavier HS | Battle of 42nd Street | Kirsten Smith, Monica Bean |
| Personality Profile | First Place | Atlantic HS | To Grandma With Love | Hana Holtz |
| Personality Profile | Second Place | HudsonHS | Rain Winkelplek Profile | Payton Sherwood |
| Personality Profile | Third Place | HudsonHS | Atheist Tyler Staker Profile | Aubrey Gronoski |
| Personality Profile | Honorable Mention | Mount Vernon HS | Embracing a Life Journey Through Art | Lauren McCollum |
| Personality Profile | Honorable Mention | HudsonHS | Kyle Johnson Profile | Payton Sherwood |
| Photo slide show | First Place | Mount Vernon HS | J-Term 2019 Begins | Caroline See, Paige Beck, Arnie Galvan, Rachel Axtell, Caden Eskelsen |
| Photo slide show | Second Place | Mount Vernon HS | Three Compete, One Advances in Round Two of State Wrestling Friday | Aydan Holub-Schultz |
| Photo slide show | Third Place | Mount Vernon HS | Sophomore Mustangs Defeat the Tigers | Maddie Naeve |
| Photo Story | First Place | Atlantic HS | Read Across America | Haylie Handel |
| Photo Story | Second Place | West Delaware Inklings | Dance for a Cause | Tyler Salow |
| Photo Story | Third Place | Mount Vernon HS | Mount Vernon Falls to Tipton in 3A State Volleyball Semifinals | Maddie Shultz |
| Photo Story | Honorable Mention | West Delaware Inklings | WaMaC East Champions | JoAnna Voss |
| Podcasting | First Place | PCMonroe | Face to Face with Life | Alex Inskeep |
| Reviews | First Place | HudsonHS | What's The Scoop | Grace Jorgensen |
| Reviews | Second Place | Pella Community HS | Summer Playlist- Some Lesser-Known Tunes to Get You Through the Summer Heat | Gavin Klein |
| Reviews | Third Place | HudsonHS | Drink Up | Sophie Selenke |
| Reviews | Honorable Mention | Atlantic HS | My Top Ten Songs of the 1960s | Grace Clay |
| Social Media | First Place | HudsonHS | Pirate Press | Klaire Krapfl, Brooke Busch, Tara Jochumsen, Lexi Bergemeir |
| Social Media | Second Place | West Delaware Instagram | Emily Klostermann | |
| Social Media | Third Place | Atlantic HS | AHS Journalism Social Media | Emma Templeton |
| Sports Photo | First Place | Atlantic HS | Spotlight | Aleigh Bean |
| Sports Photo | Second Place | Atlantic HS | Winners | Aleigh Bean |
| Sports Photo | Third Place | Mount Vernon HS | Mustangs Beat Rival Solon Spartans | Paige Zaruba |
| Sports Photo | Honorable Mention | Mount Vernon HS | Mustangs Win Final Football Game of the Season | Paige Zaruba |
| Sports Story | First Place | Xavier HS | The Start of a climb | Keera Ball |
| Sports Story | Second Place | West Delaware Inklings | Hawks Focus on Takeaways | Chloe Wilson |
| Sports Story | Third Place | HudsonHS | New Path | Payton Sherwood |
| Sports Story | Honorable Mention | Atlantic HS | Girls Wrestling Grows in Popularity | Dani Mathisen, Mia Trotter |
| Sports Story | Honorable Mention | Xavier HS | Achieving Greatness | Caitlynn Daniels |
| Staff Editorial | First Place | HudsonHS | Raise Up Editorial | Grace Jorgensen |
| Staff Editorial | Second Place | HudsonHS | Erasing History Editorial | Hannah Tjepkes |
| Staff Editorial | Third Place | HudsonHS | ACT Editorial | Abby Lashbrook |
| Staff Editorial | Honorable Mention | Pella Community HS | Staff Ed: Greed | Gavin Klein |
| Video News Show | First Place | Atlantic HS | The Eye of the Needle - Feb. 15, 2019 | Halsey Bailey |
| Video News Show | Second Place | Atlantic HS | The Eye of the Needle - Feb. 8, 2019 | Halsey Bailey |
| Video News Show | Third Place | Atlantic HS | The Eye of the Needle - March 1, 2019 | Halsey Bailey |
| Video News Show | Honorable Mention | Atlantic HS | The Eye of the Needle - Holiday Edition | Halsey Bailey |
| Video story | First Place | Mount Vernon HS | Mark Benesh: Artistic Influence on Mount Vernon Community | Madi Cranston, Rachel Axtel, Anna Nydegger, Mazie Rubner, Lizzie Niehaus |
| Video story | Second Place | Atlantic HS | Book Talks | Emma Templeton |
| Video story | Third Place | Mount Vernon HS | Director Scott Weber and the Mount Vernon Marching Mustangs | Nolan Brand, Noah Erickson, Logan Kelly, Kaleb Brand, Cael Crawford |
| Video story | Honorable Mention | Atlantic HS | Road to State Wrestling | Caroline Pellett |
| Web Design | First Place | HudsonHS | The Pirate Press Online @hudsonpiratepress.com | Emilee Steimel, Jetta Colsch |
| Web Design | Second Place | Atlantic HS | AHSneedle.com | Erin Wendt, Ashley Wendt |
| Web Design | Third Place | Mount Vernon HS | www.themustangmoon.com | Paige Zaruba |
Class B
| Category Name | Award | Organization | City | Entry Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Column | First Place | North HS | Des Moines | Painkiller | Cassandra Contreras-Franco |
| Column | First Place | St. Albert HS | Council Bluffs | Her Dreams Dissipated into the Cloud | Kylie Collins |
| Column | Second Place | Pleasant Valley | Bettendorf | Silence from the Spartans | Lily Williams |
| Column | Third Place | Pleasant Valley | Bettendorf | An open letter concerning the rising intolerance at Pleasant Valley | Azariah Courtney |
| Column | Honorable Mention | Hoover HS | Des Moines | Not quite a hate crime | Isabel Sullivan |
| Editorial Cartoon/comic strip | First Place | Mount Vernon HS | Mount Vernon | Make the Most of Senior Year | Annie Rhomberg |
| Editorial Cartoon/comic strip | First Place | North HS | Des Moines | Comic #2: Instructions | Nat Huber |
| Editorial Cartoon/comic strip | Second Place | Davenport Central HS | ERA Today | Lena Dybro | |
| Editorial Cartoon/comic strip | Third Place | North HS | Des Moines | Comic #5: Questions | Nat Huber |
| Editorial Cartoon/comic strip | Honorable Mention | North HS | Des Moines | Comic #11: Resolutions | Nat Huber |
| Feature Photo | First Place | George Washington HS | Cedar Rapids | December 2018 cover | Gabe Greco |
| Feature Photo | First Place | Mount Vernon HS | Mount Vernon | Mother Nature Loves Snow | Logan Kelly |
| Feature Photo | Second Place | Davenport Central HS | Secrets of the QC | Banyan DeMarr | |
| Feature Photo | Third Place | Pleasant Valley | Bettendorf | Within our walls | Odin McDonald |
| Feature Photo | Honorable Mention | Lewis Central HS | Council Bluffs | Fall #16 | Kate Doolittle, Emma Croghan |
| Feature Story | First Place | HudsonHS | Autism Feature | Payton Sherwood | |
| Feature Story | First Place | Pleasant Valley | Bettendorf | A sold out Seussical Jr. provides a stage for young actors with special needs | Sarah Danielson |
| Feature Story | Second Place | Pleasant Valley | Bettendorf | Choosing optimism: A Pleasant Valley family’s story of hope | Azariah Courtney |
| Feature Story | Third Place | Hoover HS | Des Moines | From Across the Sea | Ana Marquez |
| Feature Story | Honorable Mention | George Washington HS | Cedar Rapids | Black History Month | Jaydin McMickle, Paris McNutt |
| Illustration or Art | First Place | HudsonHS | Is Bigger Better? | Grace Schwenneker | |
| Illustration or Art | First Place | North HS | Des Moines | This Just In... character descriptions | Nat Huber |
| Illustration or Art | Second Place | Lewis Central HS | Council Bluffs | Winter #12 | Kate Doolittle |
| Illustration or Art | Third Place | Abraham Lincoln HS | Council Bluffs | "School Rules" | Tayonna Thomas |
| Illustration or Art | Honorable Mention | Abraham Lincoln HS | Council Bluffs | "Easter Bunny" | Tayonna Thomas |
| Illustration or Art | Honorable Mention | North HS | Des Moines | Do Video Games Cause Violence? controller | Delicia Oxenreider |
| In-Depth News | First Place | Pleasant Valley | Bettendorf | Toxic Masculinity: Why boys are becoming more violent | Lily Williams |
| In-Depth News | First Place | St. Albert HS | Council Bluffs | Dress code stories | Staff Members |
| In-Depth News | Second Place | Pleasant Valley | Bettendorf | PV’s NRA grant stirs controversy | Lily Williams |
| In-Depth News | Third Place | George Washington HS | Cedar Rapids | Running on Empty | Jessie Koozer, Grace McKinstry |
| In-Depth News | Honorable Mention | Hoover HS | Des Moines | AP Diversity | Ana Marquez-Caballero |
| Infographic | First Place | HudsonHS | Fitness APProved | Abby Lashbrook, Klaire Krapfl | |
| Infographic | First Place | North HS | Des Moines | Halloween Cootie Catcher | Laura Christensen |
| Infographic | Second Place | North HS | Des Moines | North High Gala | Jasmine Inthabounh |
| Infographic | Third Place | North HS | Des Moines | Class of 2020 Infographic | Laura Christensen |
| Infographic | Honorable Mention | North HS | Des Moines | Rost Couple Timeline | Laura Christensen |
| Infographic | Honorable Mention | Pleasant Valley | Bettendorf | February 2019- Hiring process flowchart | Lily Williams |
| Multimedia story - Feature | First Place | Mount Vernon HS | Mount Vernon | Marching Mustangs Compete at Bands Across the Prairie | Caden Eskelsen, Maddie Naeve |
| Multimedia story - Feature | First Place | Pleasant Valley | Bettendorf | Spartan 2018 Year in Review | Angela Pandit, Ada Duncan, Danielle Nauman, Rosemary Jones, Maya McClain |
| Multimedia story - News | First Place | Thomas Jefferson HS (CB) | Council Bluffs | Trades Work at Council Bluffs Schools | Chrystina Winchell, Alejandro Luna, Braxten Graef |
| Multimedia story - News | First Place | West Delaware Inklings | Manchester | The Frightening Flood | Eva Winn, Emma Merkes, Sydney Morris |
| Multimedia story - News | Second Place | George Washington HS | Cedar Rapids | Despite Blizzard, March For Our Lives Rally Marches On. | Becca Turnis |
| Multimedia story - Sports | First Place | Lewis Central HS | Council Bluffs | CR Xavier | Carter Wells |
| Multimedia story - Sports | First Place | Mount Vernon HS | Mount Vernon | Back-to-Back State Cross Country Titles | Alex Deeb, Caden Eskelsen, Cole Miller, Garret Akers, Nolan Hinrichs |
| News Magazine - Multiple Page Design | First Place | HudsonHS | December 2018 Giving Feature | Grace Schwenneker | |
| News Magazine - Multiple Page Design | First Place | North HS | Des Moines | Inside the Mind of a United States Marine | Laura Christensen |
| News Magazine - Multiple Page Design | Second Place | Abraham Lincoln HS | Council Bluffs | "Black History Month" | Tayonna Thomas, Cassie Davis |
| News Magazine - Multiple Page Design | Third Place | Lewis Central HS | Council Bluffs | Winter #12 | Kate Doolittle |
| News Magazine - Multiple Page Design | Honorable Mention | North HS | Des Moines | An Inside Look on: School Shootings | Laura Christensen |
| News Magazine - One Page Design | First Place | HudsonHS | Me Too Cover | Payton Sherwood | |
| News Magazine - One Page Design | First Place | Pleasant Valley | Bettendorf | November 2018- Age of addiction | Haleema Waheed |
| News Magazine - One Page Design | Second Place | Hoover HS | Des Moines | Dawg Pound | Rylin Kleese |
| News Magazine - One Page Design | Third Place | North HS | Des Moines | Let's Talk: Mass Shootings | Brianna Cobb |
| News Magazine - One Page Design | Honorable Mention | Hoover HS | Des Moines | Dominating The Wright Way | Jade Sharp, Rylin Kleese |
| News Magazine - One Page Design | Honorable Mention | North HS | Des Moines | Cold Turkey: My Experience Stopping Medication | Emily Dobberke, Nat Huber |
| News Photo | First Place | Mount Vernon HS | Mount Vernon | Marching Mustangs Compete at Bands Across the Prairie | Maddie Naeve |
| News Photo | First Place | Thomas Jefferson HS (CB) | Council Bluffs | Trump - "I can't hear you" | Paxton Devault |
| News Photo | Second Place | Pleasant Valley | Bettendorf | PV named Hunger Drive champions | Angela Pandit |
| News Photo | Third Place | Pleasant Valley | Bettendorf | PV pays homage to 100th anniversary of Armistice Day | Maya McClain |
| News Photo | Honorable Mention | Pleasant Valley | Bettendorf | PV students participate in March for our Lives | Rebecca Abdullah |
| News Story | First Place | HudsonHS | Hudson finds solutions... PE Story | Abby Gaudian | |
| News Story | First Place | Pleasant Valley | Bettendorf | Within our walls | Grace Halupnik |
| News Story | Second Place | George Washington HS | Cedar Rapids | Are Suspensions Getting Out of Hand? | Jaydin McMickle |
| News Story | Third Place | North HS | Des Moines | On the Chopping Block: Inside DMPS' Newest Schedule Change | Caleb Slater |
| Newspaper - Multiple page Design | First Place | Xavier HS | Cedar Rapids | This is Halloween | Audrey Dempewolf, Tessa Ahmann, Olivia Daley |
| Newspaper - One Page Design | First Place | Abraham Lincoln HS | Council Bluffs | November 2018--News | Zoe Leighter, Anna Boes |
| Newspaper - One Page Design | First Place | Xavier HS | Cedar Rapids | Homegrown Cereals | Kirsten Smith, Monica Bean |
| Personality Profile | First Place | Atlantic HS | To Grandma With Love | Hana Holtz | |
| Personality Profile | First Place | Hoover HS | Des Moines | American Dream Crushed | Maria Gasca |
| Personality Profile | Second Place | Davenport Central HS | Drum Majors | Amelia Balk, Hanah Conger | |
| Personality Profile | Third Place | North HS | Des Moines | Inside the Mind of a United States Marine | Laura Christensen |
| Personality Profile | Honorable Mention | George Washington HS | Cedar Rapids | Sami 2.0 | Sophie Lindwall |
| Personality Profile | Honorable Mention | Pleasant Valley | Bettendorf | Athlete spotlight: Parker Huhn | Michael Sampson |
| Photo slide show | First Place | Mount Vernon HS | Mount Vernon | J-Term 2019 Begins | Caroline See, Paige Beck, Arnie Galvan, Rachel Axtell, Caden Eskelsen |
| Photo slide show | First Place | Pleasant Valley | Bettendorf | PV girls basketball crush the Knights | Maya McClain |
| Photo slide show | Second Place | Pleasant Valley | Bettendorf | Boys’ swimmers float to state, but their high hopes took a deep dive | Brenner Stickney, Preksha Kedilaya |
| Photo slide show | Third Place | Pleasant Valley | Bettendorf | Slideshow: Boys’ basketball vs. Clinton | Maya McClain |
| Photo Story | First Place | Hoover HS | Des Moines | The Great Global Gala | Ana Marquez-Caballero |
| Photo Story | Second Place | Davenport Central HS | Walk Out | Banyan DeMarr | |
| Photo Story | Third Place | North HS | Des Moines | Cosplay: See the characters of Homestuck come to life | Laura Christensen |
| Photo Story | Honorable Mention | Pleasant Valley | Bettendorf | Veteran’s Day assembly | Maya McClain |
| Podcasting | First Place | PCMonroe | Face to Face with Life | Alex Inskeep | |
| Podcasting | First Place | Pleasant Valley | Bettendorf | Voices of the Valley: She Kills Monsters | Roger Pavey Jr. |
| Podcasting | Honorable Mention | Pleasant Valley | Bettendorf | Culture over Coffee: The Jonas Brothers | Sarah Danielson, Kaitlyn Ryan |
| Reviews | First Place | HudsonHS | What's The Scoop | Grace Jorgensen | |
| Reviews | First Place | Pleasant Valley | Bettendorf | Bettendorf natives write silence as horror in A Quiet Place — but not the kind you’re expecting | Veronica Henderson |
| Reviews | Second Place | George Washington HS | Cedar Rapids | Hole in the Wall: Miguel’s Bar and Grill | Seth Keppler |
| Reviews | Third Place | Pleasant Valley | Bettendorf | “Call me by your name”: On remembering | Anna Banerjee |
| Reviews | Honorable Mention | George Washington HS | Cedar Rapids | The Lost Cuban | Seth Keppler |
| Reviews | Honorable Mention | Pleasant Valley | Bettendorf | Rise of the talent-less clowns: a review of ‘Quavo Huncho’ | John Mendelin |
| Social Media | First Place | George Washington HS | Cedar Rapids | Surveyor Twitter | Grace McKinstry, Jessie Koozer, Gabe Greco |
| Social Media | First Place | HudsonHS | Pirate Press | Klaire Krapfl, Brooke Busch, Tara Jochumsen, Lexi Bergemeir | |
| Social Media | Second Place | North HS | Des Moines | DM North Media | DM North Media |
| Social Media | Third Place | Pleasant Valley | Bettendorf | Spartan Shield Social Media | Spartan Shield Staff |
| Sports Photo | First Place | Pleasant Valley | Bettendorf | Winning moments | Maya McClain |
| Sports Photo | Second Place | Pleasant Valley | Bettendorf | Rain or shine | Nathan Hamilton |
| Sports Photo | Third Place | Pleasant Valley | Bettendorf | One hurdle at a time | Avery Luepker |
| Sports Photo | Honorable Mention | Lewis Central HS | Council Bluffs | Spring #11 | Bryce Griffin |
| Sports Story | First Place | Pleasant Valley | Bettendorf | The curse of the girls’ basketball regional final | Abby Riley |
| Sports Story | First Place | Xavier HS | Cedar Rapids | The Start of a climb | Keera Ball |
| Sports Story | Second Place | George Washington HS | Cedar Rapids | Rugby Warriors | Ben Janssen |
| Sports Story | Third Place | Pleasant Valley | Bettendorf | Freshmen triplets are turning heads in varsity sports | Nathan Wong |
| Sports Story | Honorable Mention | Hoover HS | Des Moines | The Drought is Over | Jordan Redeker |
| Staff Editorial | First Place | HudsonHS | Raise Up Editorial | Grace Jorgensen | |
| Staff Editorial | First Place | Pleasant Valley | Bettendorf | Muddying the waters: Drake Relays dilutes the prestige of “Iowa’s finest athletes” | Abby Riley |
| Staff Editorial | Second Place | Pleasant Valley | Bettendorf | Cultural and religious insensitivity at Pleasant Valley | Susan Anil, Sujay Marisetty |
| Staff Editorial | Third Place | George Washington HS | Cedar Rapids | Cline's First Year | Sarah Altemeier |
| Staff Editorial | Honorable Mention | Pleasant Valley | Bettendorf | A call for passionate activism | Anna Banerjee |
| Video News Show | First Place | Abraham Lincoln HS | Council Bluffs | 2017-18: Episode 13 | Staff |
| Video News Show | First Place | Atlantic HS | The Eye of the Needle - Feb. 15, 2019 | Halsey Bailey | |
| Video News Show | Second Place | Abraham Lincoln HS | Council Bluffs | 2018-19: Episode 3 | Staff |
| Video News Show | Third Place | Abraham Lincoln HS | Council Bluffs | 2018-19: Episode 11 | Staff |
| Video News Show | Honorable Mention | Abraham Lincoln HS | Council Bluffs | 2018-19: Episode 6 | Staff |
| Video story | First Place | Mount Vernon HS | Mount Vernon | Mark Benesh: Artistic Influence on Mount Vernon Community | Madi Cranston, Rachel Axtel, Anna Nydegger, Mazie Rubner, Lizzie Niehaus |
| Video story | First Place | Pleasant Valley | Bettendorf | PV girls attend Fearlessly Girl Conference | Vashi Chintalapalli |
| Video story | Second Place | Pleasant Valley | Bettendorf | PV drama hosts children’s workshops | Jimmy Guest, John Mendelin |
| Video story | Third Place | Pleasant Valley | Bettendorf | Technology assists in PE grading | Martha Kleinwechter |
| Video story | Honorable Mention | Pleasant Valley | Bettendorf | The girls’ basketball team starts their season strong | Victoria Parejko |
| Web Design | First Place | HudsonHS | The Pirate Press Online @hudsonpiratepress.com | Emilee Steimel, Jetta Colsch | |
| Web Design | First Place | Lewis Central HS | Council Bluffs | LCTITANPRESS | Staff |
| Web Design | Second Place | Pleasant Valley | Bettendorf | Spartan Shield Web Design | Spartan Shield Staff |
| Web Design | Third Place | George Washington HS | Cedar Rapids | Surveyor Website | Miguel Jacobo |
| Web Design | Honorable Mention | North HS | Des Moines | DM North Media | DM North Media |
Class C
| Category Name | Award | Organization | Entry Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Column | First Place | Des Moines East HS | Dear State Representatives, | Maddie Miller |
| Column | Second Place | Johnston HS | Hello my Name is | Obsee Abbajabal |
| Column | Third Place | Iowa City City HS | Wait You're Asian | Alison Kenaston , Emme Perencevich |
| Column | Honorable Mention | Iowa City City HS | Measuring Up: The observable inequality of the sexes in track | Estella Brady |
| Editorial Cartoon/comic strip | First Place | Cedar Falls HS | College Conflict 2018 | Sierra Miller |
| Editorial Cartoon/comic strip | Second Place | Cedar Falls HS | 95 percent embrace education apps, websites | Sierra Miller |
| Editorial Cartoon/comic strip | Third Place | Iowa City City HS | Kim Reynolds Political Cartoon | Kate Goodvin |
| Editorial Cartoon/comic strip | Honorable Mention | Iowa City City HS | LH Comic: “Trump’s Endless Lies Create Bottomless Pinocchio” | Kate Goodvin |
| Feature Photo | First Place | Iowa City City HS | An Eid Lookbook | Mariam Keita |
| Feature Photo | Second Place | Iowa City West HS | Fashion Friday: Rawan Guzouli ’22 | Kara Wagenknecht |
| Feature Photo | Third Place | Cedar Falls HS | Lost Boy | Skylar Promer |
| Feature Photo | Honorable Mention | Cedar Falls HS | Heart Light | Lexie Williams |
| Feature Photo | Honorable Mention | Iowa City West HS | Erin Netolicky | Maddi Shinall |
| Feature Story | First Place | Iowa City West HS | Keeping her father alive: how a ‘suburban dad’ and Charles Barkley impacted a nation | Anjali Huynh |
| Feature Story | Second Place | Cedar Falls HS | Music therapy binds family, veterans | Sabine Martin |
| Feature Story | Third Place | Iowa City City HS | Just Cosplaying Around | Lottie Gidal |
| Feature Story | Honorable Mention | Iowa City City HS | Bringing the Heat | Nina Lavezzo-Stecopoulos Zoë Miller |
| Feature Story | Honorable Mention | Iowa City West HS | A cultural community | Anna Brown |
| Illustration or Art | First Place | Iowa City West HS | A toxic tradition | Crystal Kim |
| Illustration or Art | Second Place | Iowa City West HS | Into the Spider-Verse | Rain Richards |
| Illustration or Art | Third Place | Johnston HS | Ditch Disney | Andrew Maresca |
| Illustration or Art | Honorable Mention | Iowa City West HS | New year new me? | Amy Liao |
| Illustration or Art | Honorable Mention | Iowa City City HS | For the Culture | Olivia Lusala |
| In-Depth News | First Place | Iowa City West HS | In the minority | Jessica Moonjely, Anjali Huynh |
| In-Depth News | Second Place | Cedar Falls HS | Lawmakers see little action for pesticides near schools | Sophia Schillinger, Sabine Martin |
| In-Depth News | Third Place | Iowa City West HS | A spectrum of perspectives | Anjali Huynh, Will Conrad |
| In-Depth News | Honorable Mention | Iowa City City HS | In Focus: Students Cope with their ADHD in Various Ways | Mira Bohannan Kumar |
| Infographic | First Place | Iowa City West HS | A movement beginning with a letter | Lydia Guo |
| Infographic | Second Place | Iowa City West HS | Fall recap | Crystal Kim |
| Infographic | Third Place | Iowa City West HS | Women in politics | Sidney Kiersch |
| Infographic | Honorable Mention | Iowa City City HS | Running Out of Water | Lottie Gidal |
| Infographic | Honorable Mention | Johnston HS | By the Numbers, beakers | Taylor Siebert |
| Multimedia story - Feature | First Place | Iowa City West HS | Novel conversations | Sophie Stephens, Maddi Shinall, Kristina Rosebrook |
| Multimedia story - Feature | Second Place | Iowa City West HS | Resilience | Natalie Dunlap, Maddi Shinall, Sidney Kiersch |
| Multimedia story - Feature | Third Place | Iowa City West HS | From a passion to a profession | Alex Carlon, Aditi Borde |
| Multimedia story - News | First Place | Iowa City West HS | Keeping her father alive: how a ‘suburban dad’ and Charles Barkley impacted a nation | Anjali Huynh |
| Multimedia story - News | Second Place | Iowa City West HS | March for our lives | Kara Wagenknecht |
| Multimedia story - News | Third Place | Iowa City West HS | Starting the new year with nothing | Bess Frerichs, Gwen Watson |
| Multimedia story - News | Honorable Mention | Iowa City West HS | Meet candidates for senior class president and vice president | Fatima Kammona |
| Multimedia story - Sports | First Place | Iowa City West HS | Why not women too | Deniz Ince, Will Conrad |
| Multimedia story - Sports | Second Place | Iowa City West HS | West basketball teams battle City | Kara Wagenknecht |
| Multimedia story - Sports | Third Place | Iowa City West HS | The club advantage | Deniz Ince |
| Multimedia story - Sports | Honorable Mention | Iowa City West HS | Trojan nation goes golden | Kara Wagenknecht, Grace Christopher |
| Multimedia story - Sports | Honorable Mention | Iowa City City HS | On Their Way Up | Julianne Berry-Stoelzle, Jesse Hausknecht-Brown, Virginia Muturi |
| News Magazine - Multiple Page Design | First Place | Des Moines East HS | Des Moines | Shelby Alsted |
| News Magazine - Multiple Page Design | Second Place | Johnston HS | The Last Straw | Tate Larsen |
| News Magazine - Multiple Page Design | Third Place | Des Moines East HS | Dear sisters, | Mayson Williams |
| News Magazine - Multiple Page Design | Honorable Mention | Iowa City West HS | Why not women too? | Lydia Gao |
| News Magazine - One Page Design | First Place | Johnston HS | Change | Taylor Siebert |
| News Magazine - One Page Design | Second Place | Des Moines East HS | See the person, not the illness | Alicia Solis |
| News Magazine - One Page Design | Third Place | Iowa City West HS | Summer popsicles | Lydia Guo |
| News Magazine - One Page Design | Honorable Mention | Iowa City West HS | Why not women too? | Lydia Guo |
| News Magazine - One Page Design | Honorable Mention | Johnston HS | For the Survivors | Andrew Maresca |
| News Photo | First Place | Iowa City City HS | Seniors Slide Out of Senior Year | Zoe Butler |
| News Photo | Second Place | Cedar Falls HS | Homecoming Donut Contest | Katie Crow |
| News Photo | Third Place | Iowa City West HS | March for our lives cover | Kara Wagenknecht |
| News Photo | Honorable Mention | Iowa City West HS | Walk it out | Kara Wagenknecht |
| News Story | Second Place | Cedar Falls HS | FUMED: Majority of students want greater controls in stopping the ëepidemicí growth of vaping | Sabine Martin |
| News Story | Third Place | Cedar Falls HS | High school gun scare reveals weaknesses in communication | Sabine Martin |
| News Story | Honorable Mention | Cedar Falls HS | Students walk out over gun violence concerns | Sophia Schillinger |
| News Story | First Place | Iowa City West HS | Cut | Natalie Katz |
| Newspaper - Multiple page Design | First Place | Iowa City City HS | Running Out of Water | Lottie Gidal |
| Newspaper - Multiple page Design | Second Place | Iowa City City HS | City Drops the Ball | Lottie Gidal |
| Newspaper - Multiple page Design | Third Place | Iowa City City HS | In Focus: Students Cope with their ADHD in Various Ways | Mira Bohannan Kumar |
| Newspaper - Multiple page Design | Honorable Mention | Iowa City City HS | Fighting Fit | Mira Bohannan Kumar |
| Newspaper - Multiple page Design | Honorable Mention | Iowa City City HS | Gender Protest Erupts | Phoebe Chapnick-Sorokin |
| Newspaper - One Page Design | First Place | Iowa City City HS | Roughing It Up | Lottie Gidal |
| Newspaper - One Page Design | Second Place | Iowa City City HS | Makeup Artist | Lindy Rublaitus |
| Newspaper - One Page Design | Third Place | Iowa City City HS | Riding Together | Lottie Gidal |
| Newspaper - One Page Design | Honorable Mention | Davenport West HS | Students on their own | Tori Dierikx |
| Personality Profile | First Place | Iowa City West HS | An unexpected addition | Jessica Moonjely |
| Personality Profile | Second Place | Davenport West HS | Redefining the role of an educator | Zak Keel |
| Personality Profile | Third Place | Iowa City West HS | High school celebrity | Jenna Wang |
| Personality Profile | Honorable Mention | Davenport West HS | Breaking the stereotype | Kate Kealey |
| Personality Profile | Honorable Mention | Cedar Falls HS | After 34 years, Schmidt readies for freedom | Saba Aydiner |
| Photo slide show | First Place | Iowa City West HS | West keeps the boot | Kara Wagenknecht |
| Photo slide show | Second Place | Iowa City City HS | SASS and Students Walk Out of City High on Anniversary of Sandy Hook | Lottie Gidal |
| Photo slide show | Third Place | Iowa City West HS | Boys basketball moves onto state tournament | Kara Wagenknecht |
| Photo slide show | Honorable Mention | Iowa City City HS | Seniors Slide Out of Senior Year | Zoe Butler |
| Photo Story | First Place | Cedar Falls HS | Sweet Sync | Saba Aydiner, Katie Crow, Shannon Murphy |
| Photo Story | Second Place | Cedar Falls HS | Game On | Katie Crow, Jack Harrison, Shannon Murphy |
| Photo Story | Third Place | Cedar Falls HS | Tigers Roar at State | Shannon Murphy |
| Photo Story | Honorable Mention | Cedar Falls HS | Chasing the Gator | Jenneh Gee, Sophia Schillinger |
| Podcasting | First Place | Iowa City West HS | West Side Radio: The Me Too movement’s impact on the U.S. Humanities curriculum | Jessica Doyle, Harry Westergaard |
| Podcasting | Second Place | Iowa City City HS | Politikid: Parkland Shooting Anniversary and Who is Running for President | Noah Bullwinkle Ellis Chen |
| Podcasting | Third Place | Iowa City West HS | West Side Radio: Discussing Elon’s mid-life crisis and Trump’s inescapable self-sabotage | Ken Wilbur, Rain Richards |
| Podcasting | Honorable Mention | Iowa City West HS | West Side Radio: Choose your own adventure podcast | Noah Krchak |
| Podcasting | Honorable Mention | Iowa City West HS | West Side Radio: Fall Sports Recap | Ken Wilbur, Will Conrad |
| Reviews | First Place | Cedar Falls HS | ‘Halloween’ returns to storyline from original classic | Grace Boezinger |
| Reviews | Second Place | Iowa City West HS | Book review: “Skyward” blasts off with joyous and potent sci-fi fare | Edward Keen |
| Reviews | Third Place | Kennedy HS | Snow days must-watch list | Jami Martin-Trainor |
| Reviews | Honorable Mention | Iowa City West HS | “If Beale Street Could Talk” is another win for Barry Jenkins | Harry Westergaard |
| Reviews | Honorable Mention | Kennedy HS | Rollipop | Jenna Anderson |
| Social Media | First Place | Iowa City City HS | The Little Hawk | Lindy Rublaitus |
| Social Media | Second Place | Iowa City West HS | WSS Social Media accounts | WSS Staff |
| Social Media | Third Place | Davenport West HS | Social media | Beak 'n' Eye staff |
| Social Media | Honorable Mention | Cedar Falls HS | Tiger H-Line | Sabine Martin |
| Sports Photo | First Place | Iowa City West HS | Even Brauns | Kara Wagenknecht |
| Sports Photo | Second Place | Cedar Falls HS | Home Waters | Shannon Murphy |
| Sports Photo | Third Place | Cedar Falls HS | Slipping Up | Maddie Posekany |
| Sports Photo | Honorable Mention | Johnston HS | Maya goes up, Photo #4 in slideshow | Evan Newcomb |
| Sports Story | First Place | Cedar Falls HS | Womens wrestling hits the mats in Iowa high schools | Sabine Martin |
| Sports Story | Second Place | Iowa City West HS | Why not women too? | Will Conrad, Deniz Ince |
| Sports Story | Third Place | Iowa City City HS | Fighting for Family | Jack Bacon |
| Sports Story | Honorable Mention | Iowa City City HS | The Break Down | Jack Bacon |
| Sports Story | Honorable Mention | Iowa City City HS | Riding Together | Lottie Gidal |
| Staff Editorial | First Place | Iowa City City HS | In the Red | Mira Bohannan Kumar, Eden Knoop |
| Staff Editorial | Second Place | Iowa City West HS | Safety first | Thomas Duong |
| Staff Editorial | Third Place | Cedar Falls HS | Lessons to Learn: Excuses for alleged teenage actions of Supreme Court nominee unwarranted | Sabine Martin |
| Staff Editorial | Honorable Mention | Johnston HS | ASL | Sophie Longo |
| Video News Show | First Place | Iowa City West HS | Dec. 7 West High Weekly | Ian Prescott, Kristina Rosebrook, Holden Logan |
| Video News Show | Second Place | Iowa City West HS | WHW 1.18.19 | Ian Prescott, Kristina Rosebrook |
| Video News Show | Third Place | Cedar Falls HS | The Tiger Hi-Line Online | Jackson Kliewer |
| Video News Show | Honorable Mention | Iowa City West HS | WHW 3.1.19 | Rain Richards, Ian Prescott, Grace Christopher, Jillian Prescott |
| Video story | First Place | Cedar Falls HS | Seniors' lawn care business tackling winter weather | Jackson Kliewer |
| Video story | Second Place | Iowa City West HS | Behind the scenes of Miracle on 34th Street | Kristina Rosebrook |
| Video story | Third Place | Iowa City City HS | Teachers Give Love Advice | Lindy Rublaitus , Lottie Gidal |
| Video story | Honorable Mention | Iowa City West HS | Katya Moeller: Young Violinist | Ian Prescott |
| Web Design | First Place | Iowa City West HS | WSSpaper.com | Kara Wagenknecht |
| Web Design | Second Place | Iowa City City HS | The Little Hawk | Mira Bohannan Kumar |
| Web Design | Third Place | Cedar Falls HS | The Tiger Hi-Line Online | Skylar Promer |
| Web Design | Honorable Mention | Davenport West HS | WHSToday.com | Beak 'n' Eye staff WHSToday.com staff |
Open Class competitions – two new categories were created this year. Due to an uncertain volume of entries all competitors were lumped into an open competition.
| Category Name | Award | Organization | Entry Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ads | First Place | Atlantic HS | Cambliln Plumbing and Heating | Anna Lowary, Kenzie Waters, Chloe Davis |
| Ads | Second Place | Pleasant Valley | Courtney Murzyn Photography Ad | Angela Pandit |
| Ads | Third Place | Pleasant Valley | Coffee Hound Ad | Angela Pandit |
| Ads | Honorable Mention | Lewis Central HS | Promo | Carter Wells, Damien Johnson, Maddi Rau, Mya James, Mia Doeblin |
| Ads | Honorable Mention | Iowa City West HS | Aspen Leaf | Frances Dai |
| Entertainment | First Place | Iowa City City HS | Seniors Give College Ap Advice | Phoebe Chapnick-Sorokin |
| Entertainment | Second Place | Iowa City City HS | Teacher Appreciation Week (Columns) | LH Staff |
| Entertainment | Third Place | Mount Vernon HS | Video: Hidden Talents at Mount Vernon | Paige Beck, Shannon Beck, Aubrey Frey, Caroline See |
| Entertainment | Honorable Mention | Johnston HS | Flavor for Fall | Taylor Siebert |
| Entertainment | Honorable Mention | Pleasant Valley | PV teachers read their Rate My Teachers reviews | Spartan Shield Staff |
