Spring 2022 results by category
Class A
| Category Name | Award | Organization | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infographic | First Place | Mount Vernon HS | Dallas Olberding |
| Infographic | Second Place | Pella Community HS | Tatum Tierney |
| Infographic | Third Place | Pella Community HS | Alloree Else |
| Illustration or Art | First Place | Mount Vernon HS | Macy Eskelsen |
| Illustration or Art | Second Place | Mount Vernon HS | Ava Remerowski |
| Illustration or Art | Third Place | Pella Community HS | Sam Miller |
| Video story | First Place | Pella Community HS | Maggie Leach |
| Video story | Second Place | Atlantic HS | Reese DeArment, Aubrey Guyer |
| Video News Show | First Place | Atlantic HS | Chaylei Carey |
| Video News Show | Second Place | Atlantic HS | Chaylei Carey, Bryer Rose, Andrew Engler |
| Video News Show | Third Place | Atlantic HS | Mason McFadden |
| Multimedia story - Feature | First Place | Atlantic HS | Kyra Chase |
| Multimedia story - Feature | Second Place | Atlantic HS | Mason McFadden |
| Multimedia story - Feature | Third Place | West Delaware HS | Anastasia White |
| Staff Editorial | First Place | Dubuque Wahlert | Zoey May |
| Staff Editorial | Second Place | Atlantic HS | Eleanor McCalla |
| Staff Editorial | Third Place | Dubuque Wahlert | Jamie Vondra |
| Personality Profile | First Place | Durant HS | Sofia Reyna |
| Personality Profile | Second Place | Mount Vernon HS | Macy Eskelsen |
| Personality Profile | Third Place | West Delaware HS | Prottay Chowdhury |
| Personality Profile | Honorable Mention | West Delaware HS | Prottay Chowdhury |
| Personality Profile | Honorable Mention | Durant HS | Madison Weber |
| Sports Story: Game or Season Recap | First Place | West Delaware HS | Zach O'Rear |
| Sports Story: Game or Season Recap | Second Place | Pella Community HS | Faith Vandenberg |
| Sports Story: Game or Season Recap | Third Place | Mount Vernon HS | Macy Eskelsen |
| Sports Story: Game or Season Recap | Honorable Mention | West Delaware HS | Lexi Harbach |
| Sports Story: Game or Season Recap | Honorable Mention | Durant HS | Ally Happ |
| In-depth Sports Story | First Place | Durant HS | Isabelle DeLong |
| In-depth Sports Story | Second Place | Pella Community HS | Norma Spiker |
| In-depth Sports Story | Third Place | Durant HS | Isabelle DeLong |
| In-depth Sports Story | Honorable Mention | Durant HS | Ally Happ |
| In-depth Sports Story | Honorable Mention | Durant HS | Ally Happ |
| Newspaper - One Page Design | First Place | Pella Community HS | Elisabeth Pumphrey |
| Newspaper - One Page Design | Second Place | Pella Community HS | Andrea Van Heukelom, Sam Miller |
| Newspaper - One Page Design | Third Place | Pella Community HS | Faith Vandenberg |
| Newspaper - One Page Design | Honorable Mention | Dubuque Wahlert | Ava Hoelscher |
| Newspaper - One Page Design | Honorable Mention | Durant HS | Carlie Jo Fusco |
| Web Design | First Place | Atlantic HS | Taylia James |
| Web Design | Second Place | Pella Community HS | Tatum Tierney |
| Web Design | Third Place | West Delaware HS | Juliette Weber |
| Web Design | Honorable Mention | Durant HS | Alyssa Skriloff |
| In-Depth News Story | First Place | Durant HS | Kennedy Schumacher |
| In-Depth News Story | Second Place | Durant HS | Kennedy Schumacher |
| In-Depth News Story | Third Place | Durant HS | Zachary Pearlman |
| Feature Photo | First Place | Mount Vernon HS | Anna Moore |
| Feature Photo | Second Place | Durant HS | Kayden Johnson |
| Feature Photo | Third Place | Durant HS | Zachary Pearlman |
| Sports Feature photo | First Place | Mount Vernon HS | Anna Moore |
| Sports Feature photo | Second Place | Mount Vernon HS | Anna Moore |
| Sports Feature photo | Third Place | Mount Vernon HS | Anna Moore |
| Sports Feature photo | Honorable Mention | Durant HS | Kylie Meyermann |
| Editorial Cartoon/comic strip | First Place | Mount Vernon HS | Kambree Hultquist |
| Column | First Place | Durant HS | Sofia Reyna |
| Column | Second Place | Pella Community HS | Hannah Gaschler |
| Column | Third Place | Mount Vernon HS | Dallas Olberding |
| Social Media Promotion | First Place | Atlantic HS | Taylia |
| Interactive graphic | First Place | Mount Vernon HS | Abigail Morf |
| Social Justice Reporting | First Place | Dubuque Wahlert | Lilah Takes |
| Social Media Reporting | First Place | Atlantic HS | AHS Staff |
| News Photo | First Place | Mount Vernon HS | Abigail Morf |
| News Photo | Second Place | Mount Vernon HS | Remy Merrill |
| News Photo | Third Place | Pella Community HS | Auttum Greene |
| News Photo | Honorable Mention | Mount Vernon HS | Anna Moore |
| News Photo | Honorable Mention | Pella Community HS | Amelia Poe |
| Feature Story | First Place | West Delaware HS | Lauren Johnson |
| Feature Story | Second Place | Durant HS | Madison Weber |
| Feature Story | Third Place | Mount Vernon HS | Dallas Olberding |
| Feature Story | Honorable Mention | Mount Vernon HS | Anoop Boyal |
| Feature Story | Honorable Mention | West Delaware HS | Maddie Hogan |
| Health/Science | First Place | Durant HS | Kiyah Daily |
| Health/Science | Second Place | Mount Vernon HS | Ashlynn Carter-Shook, Sierra Snyder, Ava Remerowski |
| Health/Science | Third Place | Durant HS | Kiyah Daily |
| Health/Science | Honorable Mention | Durant HS | Sofia Reyna |
| Podcasting | First Place | Pella Community HS | Zane McSheehy |
| Podcasting | Second Place | Atlantic HS | Dakota Oswalt |
| Podcasting | Third Place | Pella Community HS | Alloree Else, Maggie Leach |
| Sports Action photo | First Place | Mount Vernon HS | Anna Moore |
| Sports Action photo | Second Place | Mount Vernon HS | Anna Moore |
| Sports Action photo | Third Place | Durant HS | Kylie Meyermann |
| Environmental Portrait | First Place | Mount Vernon HS | Anna Moore |
| Environmental Portrait | Second Place | Mount Vernon HS | Carson Bartelt |
| Environmental Portrait | Third Place | Durant HS | Kylie Meyermann |
| Multimedia story - Sports | First Place | Mount Vernon HS | Anna Moore |
| Multimedia story - Sports | Second Place | Mount Vernon HS | Anna Moore |
| Reviews | First Place | Pella Community HS | Faith Vandenberg |
| School News Story | First Place | Durant HS | Kennedy Schumacher |
| School News Story | Second Place | Pella Community HS | Norma Spiker |
| School News Story | Third Place | Atlantic HS | Elizabeth Anderson, Katie Birge |
| School News Story | Honorable Mention | Durant HS | Kiyah Daily |
| School News Story | Honorable Mention | West Delaware HS | Erin Tran |
| Photo Story | First Place | Mount Vernon HS | Anna Moore |
| Photo Story | Second Place | Mount Vernon HS | Anna Moore, Macy Eskelsen |
| Photo Story | Third Place | Mount Vernon HS | Anna Moore |
| Photo Story | Honorable Mention | Mount Vernon HS | Abigail Morf |
| News Story | First Place | Durant HS | Kennedy Schumacher |
| News Story | Second Place | Durant HS | Kiyah Daily |
| News Story | Third Place | West Delaware HS | CJ Taylor |
| News Story | Honorable Mention | Durant HS | Kennedy Schumacher |
| News Story | Honorable Mention | Durant HS | Kayden Johnson |
Class B
| Category Name | Award | Entry Title | Organization | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infographic | First Place | COVID Vaccine Tiers | North HS (Des Moines) | Amanda George |
| Infographic | Second Place | Presidents' First Days List | North HS (Des Moines) | Sara Perdue |
| Infographic | Third Place | Missing Black Children - Milk Infographic | Hoover HS | Arabia Parkey |
| Illustration or Art | First Place | Enact. Empower. Educate. | Hoover HS | Callie Garcia |
| Illustration or Art | Second Place | Cover Backpack Student | North HS (Des Moines) | Sara Perdue |
| Illustration or Art | Third Place | Rippliest of Them All | Hoover HS | Callie Garcia |
| Illustration or Art | Honorable Mention | New Beginnings - Leaves | Hoover HS | Callie Garcia |
| Illustration or Art | Honorable Mention | Myanmar In Pain Drawing | North HS (Des Moines) | Paw Taw |
| Video story | First Place | AHeinz Puppy Fundraiser | ADM HS | Gwyneth Schmidt |
| Video story | Second Place | Hill's Tree Farm | ADM HS | Haley Gonzalez |
| Video story | Third Place | Visit The Des Moines Downtown Farmer's Market | ADM HS | Brookelyn Evans |
| Sports Story: Game or Season Recap | First Place | Change is Coming | Hoover HS | Chevelle Ruchti |
| Sports Story: Game or Season Recap | Second Place | Soccer Season | Des Moines Roosevelt | Zarai Hernandez |
| Sports Story: Game or Season Recap | Third Place | The Rebound + The Rebuild | Hoover HS | Teran Bates |
| In-depth Sports Story | First Place | Concussion Awareness | Des Moines Roosevelt | Grace Smith |
| In-depth Sports Story | Second Place | Calling all Coaches | Des Moines Roosevelt | Maia Kissel |
| In-depth Sports Story | Third Place | New Head Coach | Des Moines Roosevelt | Willem Lindstrom |
| Health/Science | First Place | Concussion Awareness | Des Moines Roosevelt | Grace Smith |
| Health/Science | Second Place | #Obsessed | Hoover HS | Sage Johnson |
| Health/Science | Third Place | Feel the Pressure | Des Moines Roosevelt | Julia Stewart |
| News Magazine - One Page Design | First Place | Gone Viral Cover | Hoover HS | Callie Garcia |
| News Magazine - One Page Design | Second Place | Graduation Do's and Don'ts | North HS (Des Moines) | Sara Perdue |
| News Magazine - One Page Design | Third Place | Class of 2021 Out! | Hoover HS | Rylie Meyer |
| News Magazine - One Page Design | Honorable Mention | The New Semester: How do you feel? | North HS (Des Moines) | Jazmyn Hayes |
| News Magazine - One Page Design | Honorable Mention | New Beginnings | Hoover HS | Callie Garcia |
| Newspaper - One Page Design | First Place | Saints on the Way! | Xavier HS | Claire McAllister, Jordan Junge |
| Newspaper - One Page Design | Second Place | Young Adult Books | Xavier HS | Jaleah Klein, Stella Bernhard, Kate Weiss |
| Newspaper - Multiple page Design | First Place | 2022 Homecoming Week | Xavier HS | Mia Vondracek, Maggie Zittergruen, Sofie Fuhrman |
| Newspaper - Multiple page Design | Second Place | Saints Celebrate Christmas | Xavier HS | Mia Vondracek, Maggie Zittergruen, Sofie Fuhrman |
| Newspaper - Multiple page Design | Third Place | Random Acts of Kindness Day | Xavier HS | Mia Vondracek, Maggie Zittergruen, Sofie Fuhrman |
| News Magazine - Multiple Page Design | First Place | 50 Years Ago | Hoover HS | Lilly Johns |
| News Magazine - Multiple Page Design | Second Place | "Autism Awareness" | Xavier HS | Kaitlyn Steffen, Maci Schimberg, Eden Campbell |
| News Magazine - Multiple Page Design | Third Place | Black Women in History | North HS (Des Moines) | Jazmyn Hayes |
| News Magazine - Multiple Page Design | Honorable Mention | The People Beyond the Stereotypes | North HS (Des Moines) | Dayana Espinoza |
| News Magazine - Multiple Page Design | Honorable Mention | At Long Last | Hoover HS | Lilly Johns |
| Column | First Place | Refusing Silence | Hoover HS | Arabia Parkey |
| Column | Second Place | Mirror, mirror | Xavier HS | Ashley Sattler |
| Column | Third Place | #Obsessed | Hoover HS | Sage Johnson |
| Column | Honorable Mention | Missing Black Children | Hoover HS | Arabia Parkey |
| Feature Photo | First Place | What It Feels Like to be an Introverted Extrovert | ADM HS | Chris Aukes |
| Feature Photo | Second Place | What It Feels Like to Have Scoliosis | ADM HS | Gwyneth Schmidt |
| Feature Photo | Third Place | SOLO Photo | North HS (Des Moines) | Isaura Constantine |
| Feature Photo | Honorable Mention | Dance Team | Des Moines Roosevelt | Julia Stewart |
| In-Depth News Story | First Place | Change in Education | Hoover HS | Cirila Torres-Rubio |
| In-Depth News Story | Second Place | Reality of Education | Des Moines Roosevelt | Julia Stewart |
| In-Depth News Story | Third Place | Asian Hate Crimes | Des Moines Roosevelt | Abby Henry |
| Editorial Cartoon/comic strip | First Place | "Adventure" Comic | North HS (Des Moines) | Nat Huber |
| Editorial Cartoon/comic strip | Second Place | "Surprise" Comic | North HS (Des Moines) | Saraya Waters |
| Editorial Cartoon/comic strip | Third Place | "Graduation" Comic | North HS (Des Moines) | Nat Huber |
| Personality Profile | First Place | Capturing Amber | Hoover HS | Sage Johnson |
| Personality Profile | Second Place | What It Feels Like to Have Aphantasia | ADM HS | Gwyneth Schmidt |
| Personality Profile | Third Place | Changing Lanes | Hoover HS | Callie Garcia |
| Personality Profile | Honorable Mention | Hola, Soy Suarez | Hoover HS | Cirila Torres-Rubio |
| Personality Profile | Honorable Mention | Roger That! | Hoover HS | Sage Johnson |
| Social Media Promotion | First Place | Black & Redgister Twitter Account | ADM HS | Black & Redgister Staff |
| Social Media Promotion | Second Place | Hoover Challenger | Hoover HS | Lilly Johns |
| Web Design | First Place | Hoover Challenger | Hoover HS | Hoover Challenger Staff |
| Sports Feature photo | First Place | After | Xavier HS | Ellanor Morrissey |
| Social Justice Reporting | First Place | Making the Switch | Hoover HS | Sage Johnson |
| Social Justice Reporting | Second Place | Asian Hate Crimes | Des Moines Roosevelt | Abby Henry |
| Social Justice Reporting | Third Place | Black History Month | Des Moines Roosevelt | Maia Kissel |
| Social Justice Reporting | Honorable Mention | Abortion | Des Moines Roosevelt | Maia Kissel |
| Social Justice Reporting | Honorable Mention | Misogny and Purity Culture | Hoover HS | Grace Clingan |
| Video News Show | First Place | December 2021 Friday Flash | ADM HS | Brookelyn Evans, and Staff |
| Video News Show | Second Place | November 2021 Friday Flash | ADM HS | Brookelyn Evans, and Staff |
| Video News Show | Third Place | January 2022 Friday Flash | ADM HS | Brookelyn Evans, and Staff |
| Video News Show | Honorable Mention | Weekly News - Hoover Challenger | Hoover HS | Sage Johnson, Hoover Challenger Staff |
| Social Media Reporting | First Place | Black & Redgister Twitter Account | ADM HS | Black & Redgister Staff |
| Feature Story | First Place | Change in Education | Hoover HS | Cirila Torres-Rubio |
| Feature Story | Second Place | "Art Creates Change" | Xavier HS | Ava Hunt |
| Feature Story | Third Place | Making the Switch | Hoover HS | Sage Johnson |
| Feature Story | Honorable Mention | "Walking with a cause" | Xavier HS | Natalie Selensky |
| Feature Story | Honorable Mention | Senioritis | Hoover HS | Lilly Johns |
| Podcasting | First Place | RAWR XD: Class of 2021, You'll Be Missed | ADM HS | Brookelyn Evans, Callie Hazel |
| Podcasting | Second Place | RAWR XD: Prom, Prom, Prom | ADM HS | Brookelyn Evans, Callie Hazel |
| Podcasting | Third Place | Lauren Talks Taylor: This Woman is Unhinged | ADM HS | Lauren Brady |
| Sports Action photo | First Place | BREAK THROUGH Photo | North HS (Des Moines) | Alyssa Manriquez |
| Sports Action photo | Second Place | State Game - #21 | Xavier HS | Ellanor Morrissey |
| Environmental Portrait | First Place | In The Moment Photo | North HS (Des Moines) | Katherine Jurado |
| Reviews | First Place | The New App That Sends You Affirmations | ADM HS | Gwyneth Schmidt |
| Reviews | Second Place | What's the Hype About? | ADM HS | Brookelyn Evans |
| Reviews | Third Place | Into the Movie-Verse | Hoover HS | Chevelle Ruchti, Teran Bates |
| Reviews | Honorable Mention | The Simpsons Movie: A Surprising and Haunting Tale | ADM HS | Sean Whitson |
| Photo Story | First Place | Outside the Lines | Hoover HS | Callie Garcia |
| Photo Story | Second Place | Winter Activities | Hoover HS | Lilly Johns |
| School News Story | First Place | DMPS Votes to Leave CIML | Hoover HS | Rylie Meyer |
| School News Story | Second Place | To Be or Not To Be | Hoover HS | Callie Garcia |
| School News Story | Third Place | Central Campus Greenhouse | Des Moines Roosevelt | Abby Henry |
| News Story | First Place | DMPS Votes to Leave CIML | Hoover HS | Rylie Meyer |
| News Story | Second Place | "Cries for justice" | Xavier HS | Ava Hunt |
| News Story | Third Place | New Classes at North | North HS (Des Moines) | Rose Lovan |
Class C
| Category Name | Award | Entry Title | Organization | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illustration or Art | First Place | Teaching Race in Iowa | Iowa City City HS | Rosangelo Flores-Rubio |
| Illustration or Art | Second Place | Find WSS | Iowa City West HS | Caroline Mascardo |
| Illustration or Art | Third Place | New Year, New West | Iowa City West HS | Zoey Guo |
| Illustration or Art | Honorable Mention | The Radish | Iowa City West HS | Sachiko Goto |
| Illustration or Art | Honorable Mention | Hallmark Holidays | Iowa City West HS | Sila Duran |
| Infographic | First Place | What's The Deal With Delta | Iowa City West HS | Sachiko Goto |
| Infographic | Second Place | Student Statistics | Iowa City West HS | Sachiko Goto |
| Infographic | Third Place | Drugs longterm effects on the brain | Iowa City West HS | Xiaoyi Zhu |
| Infographic | Honorable Mention | SHHHH... | Iowa City West HS | Sila Duran |
| Infographic | Honorable Mention | How a Bill Gets Passed | Iowa City City HS | Lulu Roarick |
| Newspaper - One Page Design | First Place | Under-recognized Autumn Holidays | Pleasant Valley | Allisa Pandit |
| Newspaper - One Page Design | Second Place | To Speak American | Pleasant Valley | Muhan Basnet |
| Newspaper - One Page Design | Third Place | Feb 2022 Cover Story Opener | Pleasant Valley | Allisa Pandit |
| Newspaper - One Page Design | Honorable Mention | Sept/Oct 2021 Front Cover | Pleasant Valley | Allisa Pandit |
| Video story | First Place | More than a shoebox: The Quad Cities gives back | Pleasant Valley | Alyse Zuiderveen |
| Video story | Second Place | Baseball team has high hopes for a winning season | Pleasant Valley | Jacob Townsend |
| Video story | Third Place | Winter volunteering creates community amidst COVID-19 pandemic | Iowa City West HS | Alaina Greenlee |
| Video story | Honorable Mention | Students Protest for Reproductive Justice | Iowa City City HS | Haileigh Steffen |
| Video story | Honorable Mention | West High introduces new hallway pass | Iowa City West HS | Camille Gretter, Owen Aanestad |
| Multimedia story - Feature | First Place | Call for control | Iowa City West HS | Ruba Ahmed, Helen Zhang |
| Multimedia story - Feature | Second Place | Local Chef Local Food | Iowa City City HS | Haileigh Steffen, Greta Stanier, Lulu Roarick |
| Multimedia story - Feature | Third Place | I'm glad you stayed | Iowa City West HS | Isabella Tisdale |
| Multimedia story - Feature | Honorable Mention | Above and Beyond | Iowa City West HS | Mishka Mohamed Nour |
| Multimedia story - Feature | Honorable Mention | The sky's the limit | Iowa City West HS | Isabella Tisdale, Alaina Greenlee |
| Multimedia story - News | First Place | Coloring the community | Iowa City West HS | Owen Aanestad, Maddy Smith |
| Multimedia story - News | Second Place | Winter volunteering creates community amidst COVID-19 pandemic | Iowa City West HS | Alaina Greenlee |
| Multimedia story - News | Third Place | Sudan's fight for democracy | Iowa City West HS | Mishka Mohamed Nour , Paige Albright, Owen Aanestad |
| Multimedia story - News | Honorable Mention | Students protest for Black Lives Matter in West High hallways | Iowa City West HS | Sachiko Goto, Audrey Parrish |
| Sports Story: Game or Season Recap | First Place | PV boys' golf dominates the MAC | Pleasant Valley | Erika Holmberg |
| Sports Story: Game or Season Recap | Second Place | Top Ranked City Football | Iowa City City HS | Max Berry-Stoelzle |
| Sports Story: Game or Season Recap | Third Place | Riding a season high: PV football finds much needed momentum | Pleasant Valley | Mitchell Wood |
| Sports Story: Game or Season Recap | Honorable Mention | Trojan Bolts place third at state meet | Iowa City West HS | Hanah Kitamoto |
| Sports Story: Game or Season Recap | Honorable Mention | PV's persistent efforts dominate fall sports | Pleasant Valley | Brady Hunter |
| In-depth Sports Story | First Place | Equal footing | Iowa City West HS | Heidi Du, Lily Prochaska, Krisha Kooper |
| In-depth Sports Story | Second Place | Breaking Barriers | Iowa City West HS | Miguel Cohen Suarez, Krisha Kapoor |
| In-depth Sports Story | Third Place | Dental Dangers of Sports | Iowa City City HS | Max Berry-Stoelzle |
| In-depth Sports Story | Honorable Mention | DMPS leaving Central Iowa Metro League | Des Moines East HS | Aiom Makier |
| In-depth Sports Story | Honorable Mention | Athletic Burnout | Johnston HS | Abigail Wharton |
| Health/Science | First Place | Navigating COVID-19 vaccination | Des Moines East HS | Ryleigh Hayworth |
| Health/Science | Second Place | Teens, please stop romanticizing the pandemic | Pleasant Valley | Shobini Iyer |
| Health/Science | Third Place | Post-vax facts | Iowa City West HS | Katherina Shoppa |
| Health/Science | Honorable Mention | Don't overlook Omnicron | Iowa City West HS | Vivian Polgreen |
| Health/Science | Honorable Mention | Battling burnout | Iowa City West HS | Lilly Graham, Jane Lam |
| News Magazine - One Page Design | First Place | The New Laws of Teaching Race in Iowa | Iowa City City HS | Greta Stanier, Rosangel Flores-Rubio, Aala Basheir |
| News Magazine - One Page Design | Second Place | Battling the stigma behind community college | Des Moines East HS | Maria Hernandez |
| News Magazine - One Page Design | Third Place | Gender. | Iowa City West HS | Kailey Gee |
| News Magazine - One Page Design | Honorable Mention | Trigger warning | Iowa City West HS | Xiaoyi Zhu |
| News Magazine - One Page Design | Honorable Mention | People (Cover) | Johnston HS | Marley Jenkins |
| Staff Editorial | First Place | Secluded | Iowa City West HS | Caroline Mascardo |
| Staff Editorial | Second Place | Efforts at Educational Censorship Attempt to Maintain Status Quo | Iowa City City HS | Isaac Bullwinkle, Frances Bottorff |
| Staff Editorial | Third Place | We'll pass | Iowa City West HS | Rosemary Timmer-Hackert |
| Staff Editorial | Honorable Mention | Trigger warning | Iowa City West HS | Helen Zhang |
| Staff Editorial | Honorable Mention | Restructuring | Iowa City West HS | Maya Chu |
| Feature Photo | First Place | Logan Croll | Pleasant Valley | Shield Staff |
| Feature Photo | Second Place | Prom? Never Heard of Her | Kennedy HS | Kaylia Richards |
| Feature Photo | Third Place | A Charged Removal of Teachers' Appliances | Kennedy HS | Merideth Langton |
| Feature Photo | Honorable Mention | Photo feature: Student Produced Innovative Theater | Iowa City West HS | Caroline Barker |
| Feature Photo | Honorable Mention | Coloring the Community | Iowa City West HS | Owen Aanestad |
| Sports Feature photo | First Place | Top Ranked City Football Celebrate with the Boot | Iowa City City HS | Lauren Koch |
| Sports Feature photo | Second Place | Coaching on the Sidelines | Kennedy HS | Jersey Bilyeu |
| Sports Feature photo | Third Place | Kennedy Cougars Advance to Quarter Final Playoffs | Kennedy HS | Merideth Langton |
| Sports Feature photo | Honorable Mention | Trojan Bolts place third at state meet | Iowa City West HS | Owen Aanestad |
| Sports Feature photo | Honorable Mention | Lone Golfer | Kennedy HS | Jersey Bilyeu |
| Editorial Cartoon/comic strip | First Place | The Duality of Media | Kennedy HS | Cael Cummins |
| Editorial Cartoon/comic strip | Second Place | Get With The TImes | Kennedy HS | Cael Cummins |
| Editorial Cartoon/comic strip | Third Place | Puppet Master | Pleasant Valley | Rebeca Guimaraes De Oliveira |
| Multimedia story - Sports | First Place | Fueling the fight | Iowa City West HS | Owen Aanestad |
| Multimedia story - Sports | Second Place | What It Feels Like: Tearing your ACL | Iowa City West HS | Audrey Parrish, Laney Prelle |
| Multimedia story - Sports | Third Place | Girls basketball 2021-2022 | Iowa City West HS | Zoe Smith, Maddy Smith |
| Multimedia story - Sports | Honorable Mention | Top 10 sports moments of 2021 | Iowa City West HS | Owen Aanestad |
| Multimedia story - Sports | Honorable Mention | Trojans of all trades | Iowa City West HS | Zoe Smith |
| Social Media Promotion | First Place | Little Hawk Social Media Promotion | Iowa City City HS | Rebecca Michaeli |
| Social Media Promotion | Second Place | West Side Story: Social Media Promotion | Iowa City West HS | WSS Staff |
| Social Media Promotion | Third Place | JHS Black & White Social Media | Johnston HS | Noah Gilbert |
| News Magazine - Multiple Page Design | First Place | The Long Journey | Des Moines East HS | Jesus Martinez-Aviles |
| News Magazine - Multiple Page Design | Second Place | We Are The BSU | Iowa City West HS | Sachiko Goto |
| News Magazine - Multiple Page Design | Third Place | Navigating COVID-19 vaccination | Des Moines East HS | Ryleigh Hayworth |
| News Magazine - Multiple Page Design | Honorable Mention | SHHHH... | Iowa City West HS | Sila Duran |
| News Magazine - Multiple Page Design | Honorable Mention | March/April 2021 Cover Story | Pleasant Valley | Alyce Brown |
| Newspaper - Multiple page Design | First Place | The Review Revived | Iowa City City HS | Haileigh Steffen |
| Newspaper - Multiple page Design | Second Place | Freshmen to Watch | Iowa City City HS | Greta Stanier |
| Web Design | First Place | Spartan Shield Online | Pleasant Valley | Shield Staff |
| Web Design | Second Place | The Little Hawk | Iowa City City HS | Rebecca Michaeli |
| Web Design | Third Place | West Side Story | Iowa City West HS | Staff |
| Personality Profile | First Place | Taking flight | Iowa City West HS | Zaira Ahmad |
| Personality Profile | Second Place | A Student Artist's Comic Book Tells More Than Just a Story | Iowa City City HS | Anastacia Laux |
| Personality Profile | Third Place | Aspire to inspire | Iowa City West HS | Mishka Mohamed Nour |
| Personality Profile | Honorable Mention | Across the ocean | Iowa City West HS | Ruba Ahmed-Abdelmutalab, Ella De Young |
| Personality Profile | Honorable Mention | Journey to West | Iowa City West HS | Zaira Ahmad, Katherine Shoppa |
| Social Justice Reporting | First Place | Gender | Iowa City West HS | Zaira Ahmad, Ella De Young, Caroline Mascardo |
| Social Justice Reporting | Second Place | We are the BSU | Iowa City West HS | Ruba Ahmed-Abdelmutalab, Katherine Shoppa |
| Social Justice Reporting | Third Place | A Push for Diversity in Music | Iowa City City HS | Matisse Arnone, Rebecca Michaeli |
| Social Justice Reporting | Honorable Mention | Modifying the blueprint: All-female robotics team thrives despite the STEM mold to pursue passion and knowledge | Pleasant Valley | Anna Thorne |
| Social Justice Reporting | Honorable Mention | The price to play | Iowa City West HS | Maya Chu, Heidi Du, Soomin Koh |
| In-Depth News Story | First Place | We are the BSU | Iowa City West HS | Ruba Ahmed-Abdelmutalab , Katherine Shoppa |
| In-Depth News Story | Second Place | #StopAsianHate Movement Battles Rise in Hate Crimes | Iowa City City HS | Shoshie Hemley, Emily Martinez |
| In-Depth News Story | Third Place | Gender. | Iowa City West HS | Zaira Ahmad, Ella De Young, Caroline Mascardo |
| In-Depth News Story | Honorable Mention | Call for control | Iowa City West HS | Ruba Ahmed-Abdelmutalab, Helen Zhang |
| Column | First Place | Leave School Decisions in the Hands of the Educators | Kennedy HS | Jami Martin-Trainor |
| Column | Second Place | The Gender Neutral Restroom is in Danger | Iowa City City HS | Ash Jimenez |
| Column | Third Place | Period products should be free | Des Moines East HS | Jaitreana White |
| Video News Show | First Place | West High Weekly 9.10.21 | Iowa City West HS | Alaina Greenlee, Camille Gretter, Mohana Sunkara |
| Video News Show | Second Place | West High Weekly 2.25.22 | Iowa City West HS | Alaina Greenlee, Owen Aanestad, Camille Gretter |
| Video News Show | Third Place | West High Weekly 11.19.21 | Iowa City West HS | Alaina Greenlee, Camille Gretter, Mohana Sunkara |
| Video News Show | Honorable Mention | Good Morning City High | Iowa City City HS | Anna Gayley, Lulu Roarick, Ava Brewer |
| Video News Show | Honorable Mention | Weekly news wrap-up: Jan. 14 | Iowa City West HS | Audrey Parrish, Helelia Wa Kalala |
| News Photo | First Place | Senior Paint Fight | Iowa City City HS | Lauren Koch |
| News Photo | Second Place | Varsity Football Goes 5-0 After Homecoming Victory Against Dubuque Senior | Kennedy HS | Merideth Langton |
| News Photo | Third Place | A young girl | Iowa City West HS | Owen Aanestad |
| News Photo | Honorable Mention | Sudan's fight for democracy | Iowa City West HS | Owen Aanestad |
| News Photo | Honorable Mention | Kim Reynolds visits PV | Pleasant Valley | Shield Staff |
| Interactive graphic | First Place | Gender. Infograms | Iowa City West HS | Zaira Ahmad |
| Interactive graphic | Second Place | A deeper look into Afghanistan's ongoing conflict | Iowa City West HS | Paige Albright |
| Interactive graphic | Third Place | Don't overlook Omnicron | Iowa City West HS | Vivian Polgreen |
| Interactive graphic | Honorable Mention | A brief summary of unique courses available to PV students | Pleasant Valley | Alyse Zuiderveen |
| Interactive graphic | Honorable Mention | Excessive Social Media Usage | Pleasant Valley | Jillian Keppy |
| Social Media Reporting | First Place | West Side Story: Social Media Reporting | Iowa City West HS | WSS Staff |
| Social Media Reporting | Second Place | Little Hawk Social Media Reporting | Iowa City City HS | Rebecca Michaeli |
| Social Media Reporting | Third Place | Spartan Shield social media accounts | Pleasant Valley | Shield staff |
| Sports Action photo | First Place | Fist Pump | Iowa City City HS | Lauren Koch |
| Sports Action photo | Second Place | Baseball and Softball Sweep Urbandale | Johnston HS | Noah Gilbert |
| Sports Action photo | Third Place | Boys and girls tennis dominates City | Iowa City West HS | Owen Aanestad |
| Sports Action photo | Honorable Mention | First Undefeated 5A Team | Johnston HS | Alyssa Miner |
| Sports Action photo | Honorable Mention | Natalia stretches before match | Iowa City City HS | Lucy Thompson |
| Podcasting | First Place | Nicole's Headspace: 'Snowdrop' controversy | Iowa City West HS | Nicole Lee |
| Podcasting | Second Place | Voices of the Valley Episode #10, How PV is encouraging diversity in the classroom | Pleasant Valley | Alyse Zuiderveen |
| Podcasting | Third Place | Voices of the Valley Episode #14, Women in the industrial technology field | Pleasant Valley | Jillian Keppy |
| Podcasting | Honorable Mention | No cap recap: spring sports are back | Iowa City West HS | Owen Aanestad, Camille Gretter |
| Podcasting | Honorable Mention | Voices of the Valley Episode #9, Catching up with Mr. Fry | Pleasant Valley | Vinay Joshi, Kushi Maridu |
| Environmental Portrait | First Place | We are the BSU | Iowa City West HS | Sachiko Goto |
| Environmental Portrait | Second Place | Drew Tran: Kennedy SRO | Kennedy HS | Merideth Langton |
| Environmental Portrait | Third Place | Emma Ingersoll-Weng | Iowa City West HS | Owen Aanestad |
| News Story | First Place | Scholarly surveillance: Proposed legislation aims to put live streaming cameras in Iowa classrooms | Pleasant Valley | Makenna Leiby |
| News Story | Second Place | Recycling at Northwest High School | Waukee Northwest | Anna Hanson, Paige Finney |
| News Story | Third Place | Fourth Ave Reevaluates Mask Decision | Iowa City City HS | Frances Bottorff Isaac Bullwinkle |
| News Story | Honorable Mention | Students Protest Racial Inequality and Walk Out | Iowa City City HS | Sophia Wagner, Araminta Siegling |
| Photo Story | First Place | PHOTO STORY: PV BOYS' GOLF 2021 STATE TOURNAMENT | Pleasant Valley | Erika Holmberg |
| Photo Story | Second Place | Sudan's fight for democracy | Iowa City West HS | Owen Aanestad |
| Photo Story | Third Place | Trojan Bolts place third at state meet | Iowa City West HS | Owen Aanestad |
| Photo Story | Honorable Mention | Photos: Kennedy Softball Headed to State (Substate Semifinal and Final) | Kennedy HS | Merideth Langton |
| Reviews | First Place | Why We Talk about Bruno | Iowa City City HS | Wisdom Konu |
| Reviews | Second Place | Best Desserts in Des Moines | Waukee Northwest | Paige Finney, Emma Goode |
| Reviews | Third Place | 'Nine Days' is one of the greatest debut films of all time | Iowa City West HS | Jack Harris |
| Reviews | Honorable Mention | REVIEW: Stunning and nostalgic, "Red (Taylor's version)" is a revisit to some of Taylor Swift's most heartfelt work | Pleasant Valley | Jillian Keppy |
| Reviews | Honorable Mention | Rainbow reading recs | Iowa City West HS | Rosemary Timmer-Hackert |
| Feature Story | First Place | Epidemic | Iowa City West HS | Maya Chu, Ella De Young, Krisha Kapoor |
| Feature Story | Second Place | A legacy left behind | Des Moines East HS | Joselyn Hildebrand |
| Feature Story | Third Place | Language logistics | Iowa City West HS | Maya Chu, Kamakshee Kuchhal, Athena Wu |
| Feature Story | Honorable Mention | A Push for Diversity in Music | Iowa City City HS | Matisse Arnone, Rebecca Michaeli |
| Feature Story | Honorable Mention | The New Laws of Teaching Race in Iowa | Iowa City City HS | Aala Basheir, Lulu Roarick |
| School News Story | First Place | The division decision | Iowa City West HS | Hannah Kitamoto, Misha Canin, Ruba Ahmed-Abdelmutalab |
| School News Story | Second Place | Teachers Overworked with Added Risks | Iowa City City HS | Haileigh Steffen, Lulu Roarick |
| School News Story | Third Place | Budding ombuds | Iowa City West HS | Lilly Graham, Soomin Koh |
| School News Story | Honorable Mention | School board election: Looking into a controversial year | Pleasant Valley | Caroline Sierk |
| School News Story | Honorable Mention | Bus Driver Shortage | Waukee Northwest | Payton Strobel |
Combined clases
| Category Name | Award | Organization | Entry Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ads | First Place | Pleasant Valley | Mango Bay Ad | Shield Staff |
| Ads | Second Place | Iowa City West HS | Exclusively on wsspaper.com house ad | Misha Canin |
| Ads | Third Place | Pleasant Valley | Cookies by Design Ad | Shield Staff |
| Ads | Honorable Mention | Pleasant Valley | Salon Aria Ad | Shield Staff |
| Ads | Honorable Mention | Atlantic HS | McAtee | Ethan Steffens, McKenna Nelson, Maddie Huddleson |
| Entertainment | First Place | Iowa City City HS | Teachers Give Love Advice | Haileigh Steffen, Rachel Johnson, Oliver Booth |
| Entertainment | Second Place | Atlantic HS | Songs We Love | Ally Neal, Braden Spur, Kyra Cook |
| Entertainment | Third Place | Iowa City City HS | LIVESTREAM: Girls Basketball vs Linn Mar | Parker Max, Jack Degner |
| Entertainment | Honorable Mention | Iowa City West HS | New year, new West | Ginger McCartney, Alaina Greenlee, Sam Rosenthal |
Best of the year
| Hawkeye Photographer of the Year | First Place | Iowa City West HS | Owen Aanestad |
| Hawkeye Photographer of the Year | Second Place | Mount Vernon HS | Anna Moore |
| Hawkeye Photographer of the Year | Third Place | Cedar Falls HS | Marissa Johnson |
| Videographer of the Year | First Place | Iowa City West HS | Alaina Greenlee |
| Designer of the Year | First Place | Iowa City West HS | Xiaoyi Zhu |
| Designer of the Year | Second Place | Johnston HS | Noah Gilbert |
| Designer of the Year | Third Place | Pleasant Valley | Allisa Pandit |
| Writer of the Year | First Place | Durant HS | Kennedy Schumacher |
| Writer of the Year | Second Place | Durant HS | Zachary Pearlman |
| Writer of the Year | Third Place | Hoover HS | Sage Johnson |