News Team Finalists 2020

April 15, 2020

The 2020 Spring Journalism Contest saw an incredible group of entries from schools across the state.

A total of 19 schools competed for News Team of the Year across all three class sizes of schools — Class A, Class B, Class C. For each class, the top five scores from each class are listed below as News Team of the Year Finalists.

Point values were determined by adding up scores from news entries that earned First Place, Second Place, Third Place, or Honorable Mention in their respective division and category.

School PublicationPointsAward
Class AHudson HSThe Pirate Press137
News Team finalist
Class AMount Vernon HSthemustangmoon.com69
News Team finalist
Class AAtlantic HSAHSneedle.com67News Team finalist
Class AWest Delaware HSWest Delaware Inklings51News Team finalist
Class ABaxter HSThe Striker31News Team finalist
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Class BPleasant ValleySpartan Shield236News Team finalist
Class BNorth HS (Des Moines)The Oracle62News Team finalist
Class BAbraham Lincoln HSThe Echoes/LPTV49News Team finalist
Class BHoover HSThe Challenger45News Team finalist
Class BLewis Central HSThe Wire33News Team finalist
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Class CIowa City WestWest Side Story224News Team finalist
Class CIowa City City HSThe Little Hawk126News Team finalist
Class CJohnston HSBlack and White60News Team finalist
Class CCedar Falls HSThe Tiger Hi-Line56News Team finalist
Class CDes Moines East HSEast Scroll17
News Team finalist