Spring 2021 category results (by class)
The spring 2021 journalism competitions drew 1223 entries that were reviewed by 19 judges.
The charts below are the individual winners.
There are two sets of charts to view the winners. The first is galleries that display by category, it includes the titles and credits for winning entries. The four charts at the bottom of this story reveal results by category and class.
Class A
| Category Name | Award | Credits | Publication | Organization | Entry Title | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ads | First Place | Braden Smith, Madison Botos, Maycie Waters | ahsneedle.com | Atlantic HS | Try Ice Fishing | |||
| Ads | Second Place | Braden Smith, Madison Botos, Maycie Waters | ahsneedle.com | Atlantic HS | Rancho Grande | |||
| Ads | Third Place | Eleanor McCalla, Kylie Pulido, Zane Brownsburger | ahsneedle.com | Atlantic HS | Shaved Tail Louie's Fundraiser for Steele McLaren | |||
| Ads | Honorable Mention | Madison Weber, Shannon Head | The Wildcat Chronicles | Durant HS | Her first car keys | |||
| Column | First Place | Jetta Colsch | The Pirate Press | Hudson HS | Better With Backpacks | |||
| Column | Second Place | Jillian McGuire | themustangmoon.com | Mount Vernon HS | On Senior Year Starting | |||
| Column | Third Place | Jetta Colsch | The Pirate Press | Hudson HS | Make It Count | |||
| Column | Honorable Mention | Brooke Busch | The Pirate Press | Hudson HS | Raising The Bar | |||
| Column | Honorable Mention | Zach Backus | The Striker | Baxter HS | Time for a Change? A look inside the rulebook | |||
| Covid-19 Coverage | First Place | Caroline Mitchell | The Pirate Press | Hudson HS | Coping With Covid | |||
| Covid-19 Coverage | Second Place | Molly McFadden | ahsneedle.com | Atlantic HS | Chemistry Teacher Resigns | |||
| Covid-19 Coverage | Third Place | 2020 Staff | The Pirate Press | Hudson HS | Beatles-Themed Special Issue May 2020 | |||
| Covid-19 Coverage | Honorable Mention | Jetta Colsch | The Pirate Press | Hudson HS | Calendar Effects | |||
| Covid-19 Coverage | Honorable Mention | Timothy Junis | The Wildcat Chronicles | Durant HS | Vaccine just in time for sick leave change | |||
| Editorial Cartoon/comic strip | First Place | Braden McCullough | The Pirate Press | Hudson HS | Environment Editorial Cartoon | |||
| Editorial Cartoon/comic strip | Second Place | Ashlyn Steen | themustangmoon.com | Mount Vernon HS | Independent PE Should be an Option at Mount Vernon | |||
| Editorial Cartoon/comic strip | Third Place | Sarah Homrighausen | themustangmoon.com | Mount Vernon HS | Extracurriculars Should be Treated Equally with COVID-19 Happening | |||
| Entertainment | First Place | Chaylei Carey, Andrew Engler | ahsneedle.com | Atlantic HS | Behind the Curtain | |||
| Entertainment | Second Place | Jada Jensen, Abigail Smith, Tanner O'Brien | ahsneedle.com | Atlantic HS | Teachers In Love | |||
| Entertainment | Third Place | Lexi Bergmeier | The Pirate Press | Hudson HS | A Day In The Life | |||
| Feature Photo | First Place | Isabel Klawiter | themustangmoon.com | Mount Vernon HS | Anna Moore Chills with the Cello | |||
| Feature Photo | Second Place | Madison Michael | The Pirate Press | Hudson HS | Freaky Films | |||
| Feature Photo | Third Place | Mac Kelly | The Pirate Press | Hudson HS | Anything But Normal | |||
| Feature Photo | Honorable Mention | Alex Bates | The Charger Ink | Chariton HS | COVIDball | |||
| Feature Photo | Honorable Mention | Luke Abels | The Wildcat Chronicles | Durant HS | Krebs adds 23,700 relatives to family tree | |||
| Feature Story | First Place | Ariel Clark | ahsneedle.com | Atlantic HS | Ken Crane: A Route Not Forgotten | |||
| Feature Story | Second Place | Caroline Mitchell | The Pirate Press | Hudson HS | Coping With Covid | |||
| Feature Story | Third Place | Camryn Church | ahsneedle.com | Atlantic HS | Dealing with Eating Disorders | |||
| Illustration or Art | First Place | Jetta Colsch | The Pirate Press | Hudson HS | Coping With Covid Display Head | |||
| Illustration or Art | Second Place | Jetta Colsch | The Pirate Press | Hudson HS | Down To Business | |||
| Illustration or Art | Third Place | Brooke Busch | The Pirate Press | Hudson HS | Class of 2020- Banding Together Album Cover | |||
| In-Depth News Story | First Place | Alex Gast | The Accipiter | St. Albert HS | Presidential Election Package | |||
| In-Depth News Story | Second Place | Nicole Brown | The Wildcat Chronicles | Durant HS | Law gives students discretion on sharing college grades | |||
| In-Depth News Story | Third Place | Madison Michael | The Pirate Press | Hudson HS | Reboot | |||
| In-Depth News Story | Honorable Mention | Abby Gaudian | The Pirate Press | Hudson HS | Onward & Upward | |||
| In-Depth News Story | Honorable Mention | Ally Happ | The Wildcat Chronicles | Durant HS | COVID-19 guidelines to limit fans at games | |||
| IN-DEPTH Sports Story | First Place | Carlie Jo Fusco | The Wildcat Chronicles | Durant HS | Test keeps wrestlers at healthy weight during season | |||
| IN-DEPTH Sports Story | Second Place | Remy Merrill | themustangmoon.com | Mount Vernon HS | Behind the Support From the Stands | |||
| IN-DEPTH Sports Story | Third Place | Ally Happ | The Wildcat Chronicles | Durant HS | Football equipment costs $740 per athlete | |||
| IN-DEPTH Sports Story | Honorable Mention | Linsey Tjepkes | The Pirate Press | Hudson HS | Going Up A Size | |||
| IN-DEPTH Sports Story | Honorable Mention | Ally Happ, Keagen Head | The Wildcat Chronicles | Durant HS | Athletes fear spring sports season in jeopardy | |||
| Infographic | First Place | Kylee Sallee, Madison Michael | The Pirate Press | Hudson HS | A Day In The Life Of A Desk | |||
| Infographic | Second Place | Klaire Krapfl, Harley Schley | The Pirate Press | Hudson HS | Prom Through The Ages | |||
| Infographic | Third Place | Madison Michael | The Pirate Press | Hudson HS | In Our Wrestling Shoes | |||
| Multimedia story - Feature | First Place | Kenzie Hoffman | ahsneedle.com | Atlantic HS | Olympic Lifter and Overcomer | |||
| Multimedia story - Feature | Second Place | Jetta Colsch, Ansley Slade | The Pirate Press | Hudson HS | Christmas Not Canceled | |||
| Multimedia story - Feature | Third Place | Camryn Church, Molly McFadden | ahsneedle.com | Atlantic HS | Which AHS Bathroom Are You? | |||
| Multimedia story - Feature | Honorable Mention | Mackenzie Hoffman, Brynna Kern | ahsneedle.com | Atlantic HS | Chalk on the Block | |||
| Multimedia story - Feature | Honorable Mention | Ariel Clark, Mackenzie Hoffman | ahsneedle.com | Atlantic HS | Fascinating Face Masks | |||
| Multimedia story - News | First Place | Ariel Clark | ahsneedle.com | Atlantic HS | Homecoming, Homegone | |||
| Multimedia story - News | Second Place | Molly McFadden, Da'Jai Wesson | ahsneedle.com | Atlantic HS | Chemistry Teacher Resigns | |||
| Multimedia story - News | Third Place | Staff | The Pirate Press | Hudson HS | Special Edition: May 2020 Issue | |||
| Multimedia story - News | Honorable Mention | Taliya James | ahsneedle.com | Atlantic HS | Fidget Toys in the Classroom | |||
| Multimedia story - News | Honorable Mention | Shannon Beck, Lillie Hawker | themustangmoon.com | Mount Vernon HS | Class of 2020 Parades through Town | |||
| Multimedia story - Sports | First Place | Kylee Sallee | The Pirate Press | Hudson HS | Changes To Sports Program | |||
| Multimedia story - Sports | Second Place | Kenzie Hoffman | ahsneedle.com | Atlantic HS | Trojans Trample the Tigers | |||
| News Magazine - Multiple Page Design | First Place | Jannie Gowdy | The Striker | Baxter HS | Everlore | |||
| News Magazine - Multiple Page Design | Second Place | Jetta Colsch | The Pirate Press | Hudson HS | Holi-Dazed Feature Spread Dec 020 | |||
| News Magazine - Multiple Page Design | Third Place | Olivia Aker | The Striker | Baxter HS | When Tension Rises | |||
| News Magazine - Multiple Page Design | Honorable Mention | Sophie Meyer | The Striker | Baxter HS | New Year New Me | |||
| News Magazine - One Page Design | First Place | Jannie Gowdy | The Striker | Baxter HS | Mental Health Care | |||
| News Magazine - One Page Design | Second Place | Abby Gaudian | The Pirate Press | Hudson HS | April 2020 Page 2 | |||
| News Magazine - One Page Design | Third Place | Madison Michael | The Pirate Press | Hudson HS | February 2021 Page 7 | |||
| News Magazine - One Page Design | Honorable Mention | Kylee Sallee | The Pirate Press | Hudson HS | October 2020 Page 8 | |||
| News Photo | First Place | Lillie Hawker | themustangmoon.com | Mount Vernon HS | Class of 2020 Commencement Parades Through Town | |||
| News Photo | Second Place | Alice Conroy | themustangmoon.com | Mount Vernon HS | Fall Play Stands Strong Against the Coronavirus | |||
| News Photo | Third Place | Molly McFadden | ahsneedle.com | Atlantic HS | Giving This Holiday Season | |||
| News Story | First Place | Zachary Pearlman | The Wildcat Chronicles | Durant HS | Band, choir students stay in tune with safety measures | |||
| News Story | Second Place | Madison Michael | The Pirate Press | Hudson HS | iPad News Story | |||
| News Story | Third Place | Zachary Pearlman | The Wildcat Chronicles | Durant HS | Teachers prepare lessons for distance learning | |||
| Newspaper - One Page Design | First Place | Zach Young | The Charger Ink | Chariton HS | Among Us?! | |||
| Newspaper - One Page Design | Second Place | Zachary Pearlman | The Wildcat Chronicles | Durant HS | Page 3, December 3, 2020 | |||
| Newspaper - One Page Design | Third Place | Kiley Stineman | The Wildcat Chronicles | Durant HS | March 4 issue page 1 | |||
| Newspaper - One Page Design | Honorable Mention | Keagen Head | The Wildcat Chronicles | Durant HS | Page Two, August 27, 2020 | |||
| Personality Profile | First Place | Talia Simmer | The Pirate Press | Hudson HS | Ready To Rumble | |||
| Personality Profile | Second Place | Leah Kaminsky | themustangmoon.com | Mount Vernon HS | Steve the Custodian | |||
| Personality Profile | Third Place | Kiley Stineman | The Wildcat Chronicles | Durant HS | New mother appreciates local community’s support | |||
| Personality Profile | Honorable Mention | Kenzie Hoffman | ahsneedle.com | Atlantic HS | Olympic Lifter and Overcomer | |||
| Personality Profile | Honorable Mention | Brock Jones | The Wildcat Chronicles | Durant HS | Spanish teacher rocks and rolls with Durant High students | |||
| Photo Slideshow | First Place | Eli Dickson | themustangmoon.com | Mount Vernon HS | Inside the Shop Classes | |||
| Photo Slideshow | Second Place | Eleanor Greving, Payton Fewson, Zach Olson | ahsneedle.com | Atlantic HS | AHS Wrestling in Review | |||
| Photo Slideshow | Third Place | Dani Mathisen, Kennedy Goergen | ahsneedle.com | Atlantic HS | Time Trials | |||
| Photo Slideshow | Honorable Mention | Lillie Hawker | themustangmoon.com | Mount Vernon HS | Swim Season Starts for Seven Mustangs | |||
| Photo Slideshow | Honorable Mention | Adam Vig | themustangmoon.com | Mount Vernon HS | Science Olympiad | |||
| Photo Story | First Place | Remy Merrill | themustangmoon.com | Mount Vernon HS | Ceramics Students Create Clay Boxes | |||
| Photo Story | Second Place | Lillie Hawker | themustangmoon.com | Mount Vernon HS | Class of 2020 Commencement Parades Through Town | |||
| Photo Story | Third Place | Madison Michael | The Pirate Press | Hudson HS | Freaky Films | |||
| Photo Story | Honorable Mention | Eleanor Greving, Payton Fewson | ahsneedle.com | Atlantic HS | AHS Wrestling in Review | |||
| Photo Story | Honorable Mention | JI Class of 2020 | The Pirate Press | Hudson HS | Making The Grade: Pages 1, 4, & 5 | |||
| Podcasting | First Place | Molly McFadden | ahsneedle.com | Atlantic HS | The Holidays at AHS | |||
| Podcasting | Second Place | Molly McFadden | ahsneedle.com | Atlantic HS | A Musical Start | |||
| Podcasting | Third Place | Mark Liberko, and the 21st Century Journalistic Writing Class | themustangmoon.com | Mount Vernon HS | The Coronavirus at MVHS. Episode 4: Activities During the Pandemic | |||
| Podcasting | Honorable Mention | Molly McFadden | ahsneedle.com | Atlantic HS | Stars on the Court | |||
| Podcasting | Honorable Mention | Lane Rogers | The Pirate Press | Hudson HS | Life In The Fast Lane: Covid Diaries | |||
| Reviews | First Place | Jetta Colsch | The Pirate Press | Hudson HS | Tata Review | |||
| Reviews | Second Place | Jannie Gowdy | The Striker | Baxter HS | Everlore | |||
| Reviews | Third Place | Molly McFadden | ahsneedle.com | Atlantic HS | The Top Ten Card Games | |||
| Reviews | Honorable Mention | Alex Gast | The Accipiter | St. Albert HS | Pixar's Soul Taps into Viewer's Souls | |||
| School News Story | First Place | Ariel Clark | ahsneedle.com | Atlantic HS | Homecoming, Homegone | |||
| School News Story | Second Place | Edria Brummer, Taliya James | ahsneedle.com | Atlantic HS | The Controversy Surrounding Coronation | |||
| School News Story | Third Place | Molly McFadden | ahsneedle.com | Atlantic HS | Chemistry Teacher Resigns | |||
| Social Justice Reporting | First Place | Kiley Stineman | The Wildcat Chronicles | Durant HS | Wildcat sophomore reveals racial challenges growing up | |||
| Social Justice Reporting | Second Place | Molly McFadden | ahsneedle.com | Atlantic HS | The Stigma Surrounding Men's Mental Health | |||
| Social Justice Reporting | Third Place | Eleanor Greving, Da'Jai Wesson | ahsneedle.com | Atlantic HS | Supporting the BLM Movement | |||
| Social Justice Reporting | Honorable Mention | Halle Haack | The Pirate Press | Hudson HS | American Dream | |||
| Social Justice Reporting | Honorable Mention | Dallas Olberding | themustangmoon.com | Mount Vernon HS | Say Their Names, Demand Justice, Change the World | |||
| Social Media | First Place | Editors | ahsneedle.com | Atlantic HS | AHSneedle | |||
| Social Media | Second Place | Staff | themustangmoon.com | Mount Vernon HS | Social Media pages | |||
| Sports Photo | First Place | Lillie Hawker | themustangmoon.com | Mount Vernon HS | Dominating Despite the Unknown | |||
| Sports Photo | Second Place | Mitchell Gage | themustangmoon.com | Mount Vernon HS | A Caring Coach | |||
| Sports Photo | Third Place | Lillie Hawker | themustangmoon.com | Mount Vernon HS | Up for a Breath | |||
| Sports Photo | Honorable Mention | Eleanor Greving | ahsneedle.com | Atlantic HS | Take Down | |||
| Sports Photo | Honorable Mention | Mitchell Gage | themustangmoon.com | Mount Vernon HS | The Great Escape | |||
| Sports Story | First Place | Ally Happ | The Wildcat Chronicles | Durant HS | No ticket, no problem: watch games online | |||
| Sports Story | Second Place | Ally Happ | The Wildcat Chronicles | Durant HS | COVID-19 impacts fall sports preparation | |||
| Sports Story | Third Place | Ally Happ | The Wildcat Chronicles | Durant HS | Sporting events go on as big crowds return | |||
| Sports Story | Honorable Mention | Caroline Mitchell | The Pirate Press | Hudson HS | Volleyball Boys | |||
| Sports Story | Honorable Mention | Carlie Jo Fusco | The Wildcat Chronicles | Durant HS | Coach Wright trains Olympians in Beijing | |||
| Sports Story: Game or Season Recap | First Place | Taliya James | ahsneedle.com | Atlantic HS | Wrapping Up Girls Wrestling | C | ||
| Sports Story: Game or Season Recap | Second Place | Klaire Krapfl, Kylee Sallee | The Pirate Press | Hudson HS | Long & Winding Road- Beatles-Theme Sports Story | |||
| Sports Story: Game or Season Recap | Third Place | Linsey Tjepkes | The Pirate Press | Hudson HS | Going Up A Class Size | |||
| Sports Story: Game or Season Recap | Honorable Mention | Braden McCullough | The Pirate Press | Hudson HS | Spring Sports Radar | |||
| Sports Story: Game or Season Recap | Honorable Mention | Carlie Jo Fusco | The Wildcat Chronicles | Durant HS | Wildcat baseball team gets 2 miracles for the price of 1 | |||
| Staff Editorial | First Place | Senior Editors | ahsneedle.com | Atlantic HS | Senior Year Under the Cloud of COVID-19 | |||
| Staff Editorial | Second Place | Sarah Homrighausen | themustangmoon.com | Mount Vernon HS | Extracurriculars Should be Treated Equally with COVID-19 Happening | |||
| Staff Editorial | Third Place | Keagen Head | The Wildcat Chronicles | Durant HS | Tragedy inspires incredible performance | |||
| Staff Editorial | Honorable Mention | Jetta Colsch | The Pirate Press | Hudson HS | Get Back- Beatles-Themed Issue Covid Coverage | |||
| Staff Editorial | Honorable Mention | Keagen Head, Kiley Stineman | The Wildcat Chronicles | Durant HS | DHS students face tough online decision | |||
| Video News Show | First Place | Mia Trotter | ahsneedle.com | Atlantic HS | Eye of the Needle 12/04/20 | |||
| Video News Show | Second Place | Mi Trotter | ahsneedle.com | Atlantic HS | Eye of the Needle 09/18/20 | |||
| Video News Show | Third Place | Mia Trotter | ahsneedle.com | Atlantic HS | Eye of the Needle Quarantine Special | |||
| Video News Show | Honorable Mention | Mia Trotter | ahsneedle.com | Atlantic HS | Eye of the Needle 12/18/20 | |||
| Video News Show | Honorable Mention | Mia Trotter | ahsneedle.com | Atlantic HS | Eye of the Needle 01/20/21 | |||
| Video story | First Place | Brynna Kern | ahsneedle.com | Atlantic HS | Zoey's In the Driver's Seat | |||
| Video story | Second Place | Chaylei Carey | ahsneedle.com | Atlantic HS | Behind the Curtain | |||
| Video story | Third Place | Eli Krob, Lance Eriksen | themustangmoon.com | Mount Vernon HS | Farewell, Mrs. Deibner | |||
| Video story | Honorable Mention | Katie Saluk | ahsneedle.com | Atlantic HS | Quarantine Special | |||
| Video story | Honorable Mention | Mia Trotter | ahsneedle.com | Atlantic HS | Ice Fishing | |||
| Web Design | First Place | Da'Jai Wesson, Molly McFadden | ahsneedle.com | Atlantic HS | AHSneedle | |||
| Web Design | Second Place | Jetta Colsch | The Pirate Press | Hudson HS | The Pirate Press Online |
Class B
| Category Name | Award | Credits | Publication | Organization | Entry Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ads | First Place | Maddy Licea | Spartan Shield | Pleasant Valley | Peaceful Style Ad |
| Ads | Second Place | Vinay Joshi | Spartan Shield | Pleasant Valley | Stephanie Lank Realty |
| Ads | Third Place | Alex Thorne | Spartan Shield | Pleasant Valley | Kunau ad |
| Ads | Honorable Mention | Maddy Licea | Spartan Shield | Pleasant Valley | Sparkles |
| Column | First Place | Sean Whitson | Black & Redgister | ADM HS | Homecoming Court Controversy |
| Column | Second Place | Alyce Brown | Spartan Shield | Pleasant Valley | When encouragement became a shove: the accidental pressure of the "Girls in STEM" movement |
| Column | Honorable Mention | Sean Whitson | Black & Redgister | ADM HS | My Road to All-State |
| Column | Honorable Mention | Jayne Abraham | Spartan Shield | Pleasant Valley | Bettendorf High School staff member begins selling Blue Lives Matter hats |
| Column | Third Place | Mary Kate Moeder | The Xpress | Xavier HS | Lessons learned |
| Covid-19 Coverage | First Place | Alyce Brown | Spartan Shield | Pleasant Valley | Carrying the weight of COVID |
| Covid-19 Coverage | Second Place | Ava Hoelscher | The Gleaner | Wahlert Catholic High School | Youth Ballet's The Nutcracker: COVID-19 style |
| Covid-19 Coverage | Third Place | Sage Johnson | The Challenger | Hoover HS | Student Essential Workers |
| Covid-19 Coverage | Honorable Mention | Callie Garcia | The Challenger | Hoover HS | The New Normal |
| Covid-19 Coverage | Honorable Mention | Sage Johnson | The Challenger | Hoover HS | Paws-itives of the Pandemic |
| Editorial Cartoon/comic strip | First Place | Riley Vice | Spartan Shield | Pleasant Valley | Walls Work |
| Editorial Cartoon/comic strip | Second Place | Riley Vice | Spartan Shield | Pleasant Valley | Tanning in 2020 |
| Entertainment | First Place | Roger Pavey | Spartan Shield | Pleasant Valley | Creations in Quarantine |
| Entertainment | Second Place | Gracie Robinson | The Inklings | West Delaware HS | Which Teacher Are You? |
| Entertainment | Third Place | Alyce Brown | Spartan Shield | Pleasant Valley | Goodbye 2020! |
| Entertainment | Honorable Mention | Chloe Isbell | Spartan Shield | Pleasant Valley | Love Language Quiz |
| Feature Photo | First Place | Paige Jansen | Black & Redgister | ADM HS | Music Is My Soul |
| Feature Photo | Second Place | Molly Mullis | The Inklings | West Delaware HS | A Visual Impairment Can't Stop Him |
| Feature Photo | Third Place | Gavin Drees | The Inklings | West Delaware HS | Dreams Do Come True--Senior cousins Jayden Werner and Brigid McMahon pose for their unexpected photo. |
| Feature Photo | Honorable Mention | Aayusha Adhikari | Spartan Shield | Pleasant Valley | Closeup: Jazz Choir |
| Feature Story | First Place | Grace Reth | The Inklings | West Delaware HS | Covering Up COVID-19 With New Bell Covers |
| Feature Story | Second Place | Sage Johnson | The Challenger | Hoover HS | Generational Differences |
| Feature Story | Third Place | Ingrid Hofmann | Spartan Shield | Pleasant Valley | More than just DNA: A mother’s influence on her daughter’s appearance |
| Feature Story | Honorable Mention | Sean Whitson | Black & Redgister | ADM HS | ADM Student Meets Choral Hero |
| Feature Story | Honorable Mention | Sage Johnson | The Challenger | Hoover HS | Creating Community |
| Illustration or Art | First Place | Sophie Curtis | Spartan Shield | Pleasant Valley | COVID-19: Unprecedented Times |
| Illustration or Art | Second Place | Celia Brown | Spartan Shield | Pleasant Valley | Beyond the Virus Cover Drawing |
| Illustration or Art | Third Place | Arabia Parkey | The Challenger | Hoover HS | The American Dream Never Existed |
| In-Depth News Story | First Place | Gavin Drees | The Inklings | West Delaware HS | West Delaware’s Referendum for Renovations |
| In-Depth News Story | Second Place | Arabia Parkey | The Challenger | Hoover HS | Tough on Crime - School to Prison Pipeline |
| In-Depth News Story | Third Place | Gavin Drees | The Inklings | West Delaware HS | West Delaware Reacts to What Happened at the Capitol |
| In-Depth News Story | Honorable Mention | Alyce Brown | Spartan Shield | Pleasant Valley | Obsessed with fame |
| IN-DEPTH Sports Story | First Place | Alex Thorne | Spartan Shield | Pleasant Valley | Comeback season: How the Athlete Development Project can save an athlete’s career |
| Infographic | First Place | Rylie Meyer | The Challenger | Hoover HS | My Body, My Choice |
| Infographic | Second Place | Morgan Brady | Spartan Shield | Pleasant Valley | Villainizing the Vulnerable |
| Infographic | Third Place | Grace Halupnik, Sam Rothbardt | Spartan Shield | Pleasant Valley | Senior Survey |
| Multimedia story - Feature | First Place | Ramya Subramaniam | Spartan Shield | Pleasant Valley | This Is Sparta: Celia Brown |
| Multimedia story - Feature | Second Place | Callie Hazel, Haley Gonzalez | Black & Redgister | ADM HS | Chocolate-Covered Strawberries |
| News Magazine - Multiple Page Design | First Place | Alyce Brown | Spartan Shield | Pleasant Valley | Fame Junkies |
| News Magazine - Multiple Page Design | Second Place | Arabia Parkey | The Challenger | Hoover HS | Veggie Thumper |
| News Magazine - Multiple Page Design | Third Place | Alyce Brown | Spartan Shield | Pleasant Valley | The COVID Diaries |
| News Magazine - Multiple Page Design | Honorable Mention | Rylie Meyer | The Challenger | Hoover HS | Visually Thriving |
| News Magazine - One Page Design | First Place | Rylie Meyer | The Challenger | Hoover HS | Quarantine Cover |
| News Magazine - One Page Design | Second Place | Roger Pavey | Spartan Shield | Pleasant Valley | The Road to Inclusion Cover |
| News Magazine - One Page Design | Third Place | Rylie Meyer | The Challenger | Hoover HS | Tune In Cover |
| News Magazine - One Page Design | Honorable Mention | Alyce Brown | Spartan Shield | Pleasant Valley | Fame Junkies |
| News Photo | First Place | Paige Jansen | Black & Redgister | ADM HS | Silence=Violence |
| News Photo | Second Place | Abigail Globokar | The Xpress | Xavier HS | Derecho 3 |
| News Photo | Third Place | Emma Cramer | Spartan Shield | Pleasant Valley | PV Takes On Online Schooling |
| News Photo | Honorable Mention | Paige Jansen | Black & Redgister | ADM HS | Creatively Imagine |
| News Photo | Honorable Mention | Abigail Globokar | The Xpress | Xavier HS | Derecho 4 |
| News Story | First Place | Ingrid Hofmann | Spartan Shield | Pleasant Valley | Antisemitic rhetoric on the rise |
| News Story | Second Place | Ella Litchfield | Spartan Shield | Pleasant Valley | Return to learn: PVHS students go 100 percent in person |
| News Story | Third Place | Melissa Pardock | The Challenger | Hoover HS | Online Theatrics |
| Newspaper - Multiple page Design | First Place | Kaitlyn Steffen, Eden Campbell, Maci Schimberg | The Xpress | Xavier HS | Welcome to the Beehive (Meet the Staff) |
| Newspaper - Multiple page Design | Second Place | Kaitlyn Steffen, Eden Campbell, Maci Schimberg | The Xpress | Xavier HS | News Years Around the World |
| Newspaper - Multiple page Design | Third Place | Kaitlyn Steffen, Eden Campbell, Maci Schimberg | The Xpress | Xavier HS | The Resilient Women of Xavier |
| Newspaper - Multiple page Design | Honorable Mention | Arwen Gilbert | The Xpress | Xavier HS | Healthcare Heroes in the Xavier Community |
| Newspaper - One Page Design | First Place | Karly Weiss, Jaleah Klein, Stella Bernhard | The Xpress | Xavier HS | National Donor Day |
| Newspaper - One Page Design | Second Place | Mia Vondracek, Jordan Junge, Maggie Zittergruen | The Xpress | Xavier HS | Getting Ready for the End of the Semester |
| Newspaper - One Page Design | Third Place | Kathryn Burns, Sofie Fuhrman | The Xpress | Xavier HS | Team Tone |
| Newspaper - One Page Design | Honorable Mention | Kyleigh Kruse, Norah Kettmann, Maegan Reininga | The Xpress | Xavier HS | A-Z Healthcare Thank You's |
| Personality Profile | First Place | Kelly Brewer | Spartan Shield | Pleasant Valley | Breaking boundaries: Life as a male dancer |
| Personality Profile | Second Place | Caroline Sierk | Spartan Shield | Pleasant Valley | Painting a positive picture: Bereskin Art Gallery |
| Personality Profile | Third Place | Elisabeth Pumphrey | Pelladium | Pella Community HS | Visser Recovers from Covid |
| Personality Profile | Honorable Mention | Chloe Isbell | Spartan Shield | Pleasant Valley | A playwright at PV: Taze Wilson |
| Personality Profile | Honorable Mention | Arabia Parkey | The Challenger | Hoover HS | Veggie Thumper |
| Photo Slideshow | First Place | Amelia Poe, Abbi Vanderhoff | Pelladium | Pella Community HS | Homecoming Pep Rally Photo Gallery |
| Photo Slideshow | Second Place | Ana Rivera | The Gleaner | Wahlert Catholic High School | Next stop: State |
| Photo Slideshow | Third Place | Faith Vandenburg, Lauren Burton, Elisabeth Pumphrey | Pelladium | Pella Community HS | The VanHorn Invitational Photo Gallery |
| Photo Slideshow | Honorable Mention | Muskan Basnet, Spartan Shield Staff | Spartan Shield | Pleasant Valley | Slideshow: "26 Pebbles" Production |
| Photo Slideshow | Honorable Mention | Muskan Basnet, Spartan Shield Staff | Spartan Shield | Pleasant Valley | Wrestling vs Assumption |
| Photo Story | First Place | Anna Werner, Kylinne Meyers | The Inklings | West Delaware HS | Fighting Until the End |
| Photo Story | Second Place | Amber Hagler | The Challenger | Hoover HS | Playing through a Pandemic |
| Photo Story | Third Place | Erin Mullin | The Inklings | West Delaware HS | Celebrating Homecoming Week |
| Podcasting | First Place | Mallory Westerkamp | Pelladium | Pella Community HS | Blooming to Booming with Mallory Westerkamp |
| Podcasting | Second Place | Sam McGrath, Taze Wilson | Spartan Shield | Pleasant Valley | Voices of the Valley Episode #1, Preserving Controversial History |
| Podcasting | Third Place | Ethan Rogers | The Challenger | Hoover HS | Cars and Couches Podcast |
| Podcasting | Honorable Mention | Hannah Gaschler, Isabella Schlerman | Pelladium | Pella Community HS | The Story of a North Korean Defector and Her Perspective on US Politics |
| Podcasting | Honorable Mention | Corea Conner | Spartan Shield | Pleasant Valley | Culture Over Coffee Episode #2, Body Image |
| Reviews | First Place | Sean Whitson | Black & Redgister | ADM HS | Sacred Veil |
| Reviews | Second Place | Kashish Patel | Black & Redgister | ADM HS | Midnight Sky: Movie Review |
| Reviews | Third Place | Margaret Huang | Spartan Shield | Pleasant Valley | REVIEW: Never Have I Ever: The other side of The Valley |
| Reviews | Honorable Mention | Alyce Brown | Spartan Shield | Pleasant Valley | REVIEW: Maturation and missed opportunities in Season 2 of “The Politician” |
| School News Story | First Place | Sage Johnson | The Challenger | Hoover HS | Student Essential Workers |
| School News Story | Second Place | Hope Schulte | The Xpress | Xavier HS | Saintlike service |
| School News Story | Third Place | Ingrid Hofmann | Spartan Shield | Pleasant Valley | Independent freshman homecoming frustrates staff, students |
| Social Justice Reporting | First Place | Lauren Guinn | Spartan Shield | Pleasant Valley | COVID’s latest victims: Asian American racism drastically rises |
| Social Justice Reporting | Second Place | Jayne Abraham | Spartan Shield | Pleasant Valley | A tale of two Americas: The attack on Capitol Hill |
| Social Justice Reporting | Third Place | Arabia Parkey | The Challenger | Hoover HS | Tough on Crime - School to Prison Pipeline |
| Social Justice Reporting | Honorable Mention | Elizabeth Pischke | Spartan Shield | Pleasant Valley | Fueling the flames of inequality: The sports world’s struggle with sexism |
| Social Justice Reporting | Honorable Mention | Corea Conner | Spartan Shield | Pleasant Valley | A MoveMEANT for change: Why America needs #Black Lives Matter |
| Social Media | First Place | Arabia Parkey | The Challenger | Hoover HS | Hoover Challenger Instagram |
| Social Media | Second Place | Staff Staff | Black & Redgister | ADM HS | Black&Redgister Social Media |
| Social Media | Third Place | Staff | Spartan Shield | Pleasant Valley | Spartan Shield Social Media |
| Sports Photo | First Place | Kaitlyn Robinson | Spartan Shield | Pleasant Valley | Cross Country Captures Attention |
| Sports Photo | Second Place | SAwyer Falck | The Inklings | West Delaware HS | Overcoming Quarantine |
| Sports Photo | Honorable Mention | Ethan Williams | The Xpress | Xavier HS | Footwork |
| Sports Photo | Third Place | Ethan Williams | The Xpress | Xavier HS | Nice Try |
| Sports Story | First Place | Kya Loffswold | The Xpress | Xavier HS | Rally for Ali |
| Sports Story | Second Place | Michael VanDerSchaaf | Spartan Shield | Pleasant Valley | JuCo products: The route to division one football that is often overlooked |
| Sports Story | Third Place | Nathan Lokenvitz | Spartan Shield | Pleasant Valley | QC rowing dominates on all levels |
| Sports Story | Honorable Mention | Michael Spahn | The Gleaner | Wahlert Catholic High School | Making their MLB childhood dreams reality |
| Sports Story | Honorable Mention | Rylee Beardsworth | The Xpress | Xavier HS | Teeling Tough |
| Sports Story: Game or Season Recap | First Place | Elizabeth Pischke | Spartan Shield | Pleasant Valley | Platinum makes school history at state dance awards |
| Sports Story: Game or Season Recap | Second Place | Michael VanDerSchaaf | Spartan Shield | Pleasant Valley | PV Football ends seven-year drought against cross-town rival |
| Sports Story: Game or Season Recap | Honorable Mention | Michael VanDerSchaaf | Spartan Shield | Pleasant Valley | History in the making: Pleasant Valley football reaches the semi-finals for the first time in 24 years |
| Sports Story: Game or Season Recap | Honorable Mention | Mary Kate Moeder | The Xpress | Xavier HS | Long awaited championship |
| Sports Story: Game or Season Recap | Third Place | Kya Loffswold | The Xpress | Xavier HS | Four for four |
| Staff Editorial | First Place | Alyce Brown | Spartan Shield | Pleasant Valley | “Defeated and hopeless”: The past year’s brutal impact on teachers |
| Staff Editorial | Second Place | Aleah Heims | The Inklings | West Delaware HS | Dear Freshman Me |
| Video News Show | First Place | Ethan Rogers, Husky Media Group | The Challenger | Hoover HS | Hoover Daily News |
| Video story | First Place | Nate Martell, Jackson Schou | Spartan Shield | Pleasant Valley | Hardworking and caring: SRO Deputy Fah strives for more than safety |
| Video story | Second Place | Azzy Brown | Spartan Shield | Pleasant Valley | Instagram clothing businesses thrive despite COVID-19 |
| Video story | Third Place | TJ Brown | Spartan Shield | Pleasant Valley | PVHS weightlifting program transitions to online |
| Video story | Honorable Mention | Norma Spiker, Ryan Hancock, Nicholas Lyle | Pelladium | Pella Community HS | The Future of Girls' Wrestling |
| Video story | Honorable Mention | Jonathan Sulgrove, Jonathan Glaum | Spartan Shield | Pleasant Valley | COVID-19 impact on small businesses around the Quad Cities |
| Web Design | First Place | Gavin Drees | The Inklings | West Delaware HS | West Delaware Inklings |
| Web Design | Second Place | Staff | Spartan Shield | Pleasant Valley | Spartan Shield Online |
| Web Design | Third Place | Arabia Parkey | The Challenger | Hoover HS | Hoover Challenger |
Class C
| Category Name | Award | Credits | Publication | Organization | Entry Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ads | First Place | Sara Baroncini | West Side Story | Iowa City West HS | Baroncini Restaurant and Pizzeria |
| Ads | Second Place | Payton Blahut | The Black and White | Johnston HS | Love in a Paint Can |
| Ads | Third Place | Abby McKeone | West Side Story | Iowa City West HS | Friends of Journalism |
| Ads | Honorable Mention | Caroline Barker | West Side Story | Iowa City West HS | Volunteer Opportunity |
| Column | First Place | Rachel Marsh | The Little Hawk | Iowa City City HS | A Career Well Lived |
| Column | Second Place | Nat Huber | The Oracle | North HS (Des Moines) | Isolation and Animal Crossing |
| Column | Third Place | Shoshanna Hemley | The Little Hawk | Iowa City City HS | The Virus of Senioritis |
| Column | Honorable Mention | Savannah Dennis | The Black and White | Johnston HS | Stop Giving Gifts |
| Column | Honorable Mention | Mykenzey Granillo | The Oracle | North HS (Des Moines) | Is Child Exploitation the New Norm? |
| Covid-19 Coverage | First Place | Misha Canin, Hanah Kitamoto | West Side Story | Iowa City West HS | Trapped |
| Covid-19 Coverage | Second Place | Alice Meng | West Side Story | Iowa City West HS | Zoomed Out |
| Covid-19 Coverage | Third Place | Shoshanna Hemley, Aala Basheir | The Little Hawk | Iowa City City HS | Iowa City Businesses Adapt to the Pandemic |
| Covid-19 Coverage | Honorable Mention | Fareeha Ahmad, Maddy Smith, Helen Zhang | West Side Story | Iowa City West HS | COVID in our community |
| Covid-19 Coverage | Honorable Mention | Kailey Gee | West Side Story | Iowa City West HS | On call: students, siblings and learning online |
| Editorial Cartoon/comic strip | First Place | Caroline Mascardo | West Side Story | Iowa City West HS | Caroline’s Comics: Donald’s puppet show |
| Editorial Cartoon/comic strip | Second Place | Aidan Topolinski | The Black and White | Johnston HS | Virtual Snow Days |
| Editorial Cartoon/comic strip | Third Place | Caroline Mascardo | West Side Story | Iowa City West HS | Caroline’s Comics: Watching American democracy burn |
| Entertainment | First Place | Caroline Barker, Misha Canin, Sila Duran | West Side Story | Iowa City West HS | 3 fun fall recipes |
| Entertainment | Second Place | Rachel Marsh | The Little Hawk | Iowa City City HS | 2020 Little Hawk Photos of the Year |
| Entertainment | Third Place | Sila Duran, Zoey Guo, Helen Zhang | West Side Story | Iowa City West HS | 7 Socially Distanced Activities |
| Entertainment | Honorable Mention | Tosh Klever, Isaac Young | West Side Story | Iowa City West HS | Iowa City dogs speak up |
| Feature Photo | First Place | Zohrae McLaskey | West Side Story | Iowa City West HS | Photo feature: November 2020 |
| Feature Photo | Second Place | Marandah Mangra-Dutcher | The Black and White | Johnston HS | Light, photo 9 |
| Feature Photo | Third Place | Haileigh Steffen | The Little Hawk | Iowa City City HS | La Regia Taqueria |
| Feature Photo | Honorable Mention | Caroline Barker | West Side Story | Iowa City West HS | Vibe Tribe |
| Feature Photo | Honorable Mention | Gwen Watson | West Side Story | Iowa City West HS | Photo feature: November |
| Feature Story | First Place | Heidi Du, Hanah Kitamoto, Soomin Koh | West Side Story | Iowa City West HS | Detached |
| Feature Story | Second Place | Rebecca Michaeli | The Little Hawk | Iowa City City HS | The Shadow Pandemic |
| Feature Story | Honorable Mention | Shoshanna Hemley | The Little Hawk | Iowa City City HS | The Youth Vote |
| Feature Story | Honorable Mention | Maya Chu, Helen Zhang | West Side Story | Iowa City West HS | Class of COVID |
| Illustration or Art | Third Place | Kailey Gee | West Side Story | Iowa City West HS | All for one |
| In-Depth News Story | First Place | Maya Chu, Heidi Du, Krisha Kapoor | West Side Story | Iowa City West HS | Unzipping Gen Z |
| In-Depth News Story | Second Place | Kailey Gee, Marta Leira | West Side Story | Iowa City West HS | Viral |
| In-Depth News Story | Third Place | Misha Canin, Hanah Kitamoto | West Side Story | Iowa City West HS | Trapped |
| In-Depth News Story | Honorable Mention | Julianne Berry-Stoelzle, Nina Lavezzo-Stecopoulos | The Little Hawk | Iowa City City HS | Climate Stress in Students |
| In-Depth News Story | Honorable Mention | Alex Carlon, Abby McKeone, Maddy Smith | West Side Story | Iowa City West HS | Power to the people: 2020 election preview |
| IN-DEPTH Sports Story | First Place | Caroline Chandler, Rosemary Timmer-Hackert | West Side Story | Iowa City West HS | The esports report |
| IN-DEPTH Sports Story | Second Place | Julianne Berry-Stoelzle | The Little Hawk | Iowa City City HS | United as One |
| IN-DEPTH Sports Story | Third Place | Julianne Berry-Stoelzle | The Little Hawk | Iowa City City HS | How COVID-19 is Affecting the College Recruitment Process |
| Infographic | First Place | Savannah Dennis | The Black and White | Johnston HS | Vote |
| Infographic | Second Place | Sachiko Goto | West Side Story | Iowa City West HS | Gen Z at West High |
| Infographic | Third Place | Savannah Dennis | The Black and White | Johnston HS | Johnston Led 4A |
| Multimedia story - Feature | First Place | Kailey Gee, Hanah Kitamoto, Rosemary Timmer-Hackert | West Side Story | Iowa City West HS | Indigenous in ICCSD |
| Multimedia story - Feature | Second Place | Bess Frerichs | West Side Story | Iowa City West HS | Surviving cancer: five years later |
| Multimedia story - Feature | Third Place | Alaina Greenlee, Emma Hall | West Side Story | Iowa City West HS | #SaveTheArctic: The social media storm |
| Multimedia story - Feature | Honorable Mention | Victoria Weckmann | The Little Hawk | Iowa City City HS | Going Zero Waste for a Day |
| Multimedia story - Feature | Honorable Mention | Bess Frerichs, Gwen Watson | West Side Story | Iowa City West HS | The ADHD Impact |
| Multimedia story - News | First Place | Bess Frerichs, Tosh Klever, Paige Albright | West Side Story | Iowa City West HS | A nation divided: Students reflect on the Capitol attack |
| Multimedia story - News | Second Place | Alex Carlon, Annie Schwartz, Abby McKeone | West Side Story | Iowa City West HS | In-person versus online schooling: Student-athletes weigh in |
| Multimedia story - News | Third Place | Haileigh Steffen | The Little Hawk | Iowa City City HS | Fitted: How a Mother-Daughter Team Are Stepping Up to help the Medical Supply Shortage |
| Multimedia story - News | Honorable Mention | Maya Chu, Krisha Kapoor | West Side Story | Iowa City West HS | Disastrous derecho: Iowa’s unexpected storm |
| Multimedia story - News | Honorable Mention | Bess Frerichs, Maggie Huang, Abby McKeone | West Side Story | Iowa City West HS | District discrimination |
| Multimedia story - Sports | First Place | Alaina Greenlee, Hanah Kitamoto, Tosh Klever | West Side Story | Iowa City West HS | Broken season |
| Multimedia story - Sports | Second Place | Owen Aanestad, Tosh Klever, Hanah Kitamoto | West Side Story | Iowa City West HS | Life in the fast lane |
| Multimedia story - Sports | Third Place | Owen Aanestad | West Side Story | Iowa City West HS | Top 10 sports moments of 2019-2020 |
| Multimedia story - Sports | Honorable Mention | Owen Aanestad | West Side Story | Iowa City West HS | The route to success |
| Multimedia story - Sports | Honorable Mention | Owen Aanestad | West Side Story | Iowa City West HS | Stay-at-home athletes |
| News Magazine - Multiple Page Design | First Place | Ella Rosenthal | West Side Story | Iowa City West HS | Indigenous in the ICCSD (4-page spread) |
| News Magazine - Multiple Page Design | Second Place | Jesse Hausknecht-Brown | The Little Hawk | Iowa City City HS | Racism and the Economics Behind Climate Change |
| News Magazine - Multiple Page Design | Third Place | Haileigh Steffen | The Little Hawk | Iowa City City HS | The Ethics of Your Indie Music Streaming |
| News Magazine - Multiple Page Design | Honorable Mention | Zoey Guo | West Side Story | Iowa City West HS | Winter what-to-do's |
| News Magazine - One Page Design | First Place | Marandah Mangra-Dutcher | The Black and White | Johnston HS | Wack |
| News Magazine - One Page Design | Second Place | Jesse Hausknecht-Brown | The Little Hawk | Iowa City City HS | Racism and the Economics Behind Climate Change |
| News Magazine - One Page Design | Third Place | Jesse Hausknecht-Brown | The Little Hawk | Iowa City City HS | Black Lives Matter: The Fight for Equality in Iowa City |
| News Magazine - One Page Design | Honorable Mention | Jesse Hausknecht-Brown, HAILEIGH Steffen | The Little Hawk | Iowa City City HS | Social Media and the Pandemic |
| News Photo | First Place | Maddy Smith | West Side Story | Iowa City West HS | Mayor Bruce Teague |
| News Photo | Second Place | Noah Gilbert | The Black and White | Johnston HS | Demonstration, photo 2 |
| News Photo | Third Place | Noah Gilbert | The Black and White | Johnston HS | March, photo 3 |
| News Photo | Honorable Mention | Noah Gilbert | The Black and White | Johnston HS | Demonstration, photo 1 |
| News Photo | Honorable Mention | Maddy Smith | West Side Story | Iowa City West HS | Don't shoot |
| News Story | First Place | Cassie Michaels, Renee Gould, Jack Harris | West Side Story | Iowa City West HS | PALs spreads holiday cheer amidst pandemic |
| News Story | Second Place | Laila Hasanovic | The Black and White | Johnston HS | Lunch |
| News Story | Third Place | Shoshanna Hemley | The Little Hawk | Iowa City City HS | Driver's License "Brakes" Records |
| Newspaper - Multiple page Design | First Place | Julianne Berry-Stoelzle | The Little Hawk | Iowa City City HS | COVID Regulations for Fall Sports |
| Newspaper - Multiple page Design | Second Place | Shoshanna Hemley | The Little Hawk | Iowa City City HS | One Year of COVID-19: Where we are Now |
| Newspaper - Multiple page Design | Third Place | Shoshanna Hemley | The Little Hawk | Iowa City City HS | Around the World with COVID-19 |
| Newspaper - One Page Design | First Place | Haileigh Steffen | The Little Hawk | Iowa City City HS | La Regia Taqueria |
| Newspaper - One Page Design | Second Place | Shoshie Hemley | The Little Hawk | Iowa City City HS | City High closes its doors |
| Newspaper - One Page Design | Third Place | Haileigh Steffen | The Little Hawk | Iowa City City HS | Virus of Senioritis |
| Personality Profile | Third Place | Soomin Koh | West Side Story | Iowa City West HS | Bonding through swords |
| Personality Profile | Honorable Mention | Max Berry-Stoelzle | The Little Hawk | Iowa City City HS | Athlete Spotlight: Kelsey Joens |
| Photo Slideshow | First Place | Owen Aanestad | West Side Story | Iowa City West HS | Girls basketball punches ticket to state tournament |
| Photo Slideshow | Second Place | Owen Aanestad | West Side Story | Iowa City West HS | Trojan football team shuts out Liberty in season opener |
| Photo Slideshow | Third Place | Alyssa Skala | West Side Story | Iowa City West HS | Girls wrestling competes at third annual state tournament |
| Photo Slideshow | Honorable Mention | Noah Gilbert | The Black and White | Johnston HS | Demonstration |
| Photo Slideshow | Honorable Mention | Alyssa Skala | West Side Story | Iowa City West HS | Girls basketball defense falters against Southeast Polk |
| Photo Story | First Place | Owen Aanestad, Hanah Kitamoto | West Side Story | Iowa City West HS | Boys basketball falls in rematch against Xavier |
| Photo Story | Second Place | Sabrina McGuire | The Black and White | Johnston HS | Des Moines in Black and White |
| Photo Story | Third Place | Abby Lehan | The Black and White | Johnston HS | Journey Across Water |
| Photo Story | Honorable Mention | Tate Larsen | The Black and White | Johnston HS | Restoring Rust Buckets |
| Photo Story | Honorable Mention | Paras Bassuk, Marta Leira | West Side Story | Iowa City West HS | Iowa City South District residents unite to paint community mural |
| Podcasting | Second Place | Owen Aanestad, Camille Gretter | West Side Story | Iowa City West HS | No cap recap: winter sports preview with Christian Barnes |
| Podcasting | Third Place | Paige Albright | West Side Story | Iowa City West HS | Life After a Trojan: from Iowa City to soaring to new possibilities |
| Podcasting | Honorable Mention | Marandah Mangra-Dutcher, Savannah Dennis, Kylie Emery | The Black and White | Johnston HS | College |
| Podcasting | Honorable Mention | Zaira Ahmad, Athena Wu | West Side Story | Iowa City West HS | Bag and Baggage: The model minority myth |
| Reviews | First Place | Sam Westergaard | West Side Story | Iowa City West HS | “Hubie Halloween” is dimwitted Adam Sandler fun |
| Reviews | Second Place | Addison Etnier | The Black and White | Johnston HS | Lord of the Rings |
| Reviews | Third Place | Tate Larsen | The Black and White | Johnston HS | Tate's Performance Picks |
| Reviews | Honorable Mention | Catherine Reiher | The Black and White | Johnston HS | Jeopardy |
| School News Story | First Place | Helen Zhang | West Side Story | Iowa City West HS | Elevating untold stories |
| School News Story | Second Place | Kailey Gee, Caroline Mascardo | West Side Story | Iowa City West HS | Iowans weigh in on bill limiting gender identity in curriculum |
| School News Story | Third Place | Emily West | The Oracle | North HS (Des Moines) | Virtual Learning: What We Know |
| Social Justice Reporting | First Place | Hanah Kitamoto, Caroline Mascardo | West Side Story | Iowa City West HS | Beyond the Binary |
| Social Justice Reporting | Second Place | Shoshanna Hemley, Jesse Hausknecht-Brown, Aala Basheir | The Little Hawk | Iowa City City HS | Black Lives Matter: The Fight For Equality in Iowa City |
| Social Justice Reporting | Third Place | Fareeha Ahmad, Misha Canin, Kailey Gee | West Side Story | Iowa City West HS | Standing in solidarity: protester profiles |
| Social Justice Reporting | Honorable Mention | Shoshanna Hemley, Henry Mildenstein | The Little Hawk | Iowa City City HS | Native Land |
| Social Media | First Place | West Side Story staff | West Side Story | Iowa City West HS | West Side Story social media accounts |
| Social Media | Second Place | Julianne Berry-Stoelzle, Jesse Hausknecht-Brown | The Little Hawk | Iowa City City HS | The Little Hawk |
| Sports Photo | First Place | Owen Aanestad | West Side Story | Iowa City West HS | Trojan basketball teams split with City in season opening double header |
| Sports Photo | Second Place | Owen Aanestad | West Side Story | Iowa City West HS | West keeps the boot for the fourth consecutive year |
| Sports Photo | Third Place | Owen Aanestad | West Side Story | Iowa City West HS | Girls basketball punches ticket to state tournament |
| Sports Photo | Honorable Mention | Natalie Green | The Little Hawk | Iowa City City HS | City High Volleyball Honors Emma Nugent During Last Home Game of the Regular Season |
| Sports Photo | Honorable Mention | Alyssa Manriquez | The Oracle | North HS (Des Moines) | Break Through - Boys Varsity Basketball |
| Sports Story | First Place | Camille Gretter, Alaina Greenlee | West Side Story | Iowa City West HS | Post-performance |
| Sports Story | Second Place | Julianne Berry-Stoelzle, Jae Dancer | The Little Hawk | Iowa City City HS | COVID Regulations for Fall Sports |
| Sports Story | Third Place | Owen Aanestad | West Side Story | Iowa City West HS | The rise of livestreams |
| Sports Story | Honorable Mention | Jae Dancer | The Little Hawk | Iowa City City HS | Athletes Going Through College Recruitment During COVID-19 |
| Sports Story: Game or Season Recap | First Place | Hanah Kitamoto | West Side Story | Iowa City West HS | Boys swimming places third at state |
| Sports Story: Game or Season Recap | Second Place | Rachel Marsh | The Little Hawk | Iowa City City HS | Basketball Insider with Cedric Dunnwald |
| Sports Story: Game or Season Recap | Third Place | Owen Aanestad | West Side Story | Iowa City West HS | West keeps the boot for the fourth consecutive year |
| Sports Story: Game or Season Recap | Honorable Mention | Julianne Berry-Stoelzle | The Little Hawk | Iowa City City HS | City High Volleyball Honors Emma Nugent During Last Home Game of the Regular Season |
| Sports Story: Game or Season Recap | Honorable Mention | Jae Dancer | The Little Hawk | Iowa City City HS | City High Cross Country Competes at State |
| Staff Editorial | First Place | Caroline Mascardo | West Side Story | Iowa City West HS | Counting the cases |
| Staff Editorial | Second Place | Joel Kellar | The Black and White | Johnston HS | Fall Sports Lacked Guidance |
| Video News Show | First Place | Tosh Klever, Alyssa Skala, Isaac Young | West Side Story | Iowa City West HS | West High Weekly 12.4.20 |
| Video News Show | Second Place | Tosh Klever, Alyssa Skala | West Side Story | Iowa City West HS | West High Weekly 10.9.20 |
| Video News Show | Third Place | Haileigh Steffen, Noah Pavelich | The Little Hawk | Iowa City City HS | Good Morning City High |
| Video News Show | Honorable Mention | Paras Bassuk, Aditi Borde, Jillian Prescott | West Side Story | Iowa City West HS | West High Weekly 3.13.20 |
| Video story | First Place | Haileigh Steffen | The Little Hawk | Iowa City City HS | FilmScene’s Plans for Reopening During COVID-19 |
| Video story | Second Place | Haileigh Steffen | The Little Hawk | Iowa City City HS | Fitted: How a Mother-Daughter Team Are Stepping Up to help the Medical Supply Shortage |
| Video story | Third Place | Tosh Klever | West Side Story | Iowa City West HS | Recruiting Trail with Aurora Roghair |
| Video story | Honorable Mention | Haileigh Steffen, Mark Joseph | The Little Hawk | Iowa City City HS | Online Learning Offers Students Connections with Liberty and West High Students |
| Video story | Honorable Mention | Kate Kueter | The Little Hawk | Iowa City City HS | Inside the Construction Site |
| Web Design | First Place | West Side Story staff | West Side Story | Iowa City West HS | wsspaper.com |
| Web Design | Second Place | Julianne Berry-Stoelzle, Jesse Hausknecht-Brown | The Little Hawk | Iowa City City HS | The Little Hawk |
| Web Design | Third Place | Marandah Mangra-Dutcher, Kylie Emery | The Black and White | Johnston HS | The Black and White |
