1. EDITORIAL
First place: William Miller, Kent Denver High School, Englewood, Colo., “Help wanted: Newspapers”
Second place: Jessica Springer and Chelsea Turlington, West Henderson High School, Hendersonville, N.C., “Opinions divided over how dancing issue is handled”
Third place: Chelsea Erven, Sandia Preparatory School, Albuquerque, N.M., “America got greedy”
HM: Clariza Pauline Abrena, Timberline High School, Boise, Idaho, “Our view: Do more than tolerate differences”
HM: Lizzy Lee and Sunni Rosen, The Charter School of Wilmington, Wilmington, Del., “Charter cheating overwhelming”

2. OPINION
First place: Jonathan Safron, Stevenson High School, Lincolnshire, Ill., “Out of life’s deep end”
Second place: Gabby Reed, East Mecklenburg High School, Charlotte, N.C., “Women’s rights still in background”
Third place: Eran Moore Rea, Lincoln High School, Sioux Falls, S.D., “College visits no longer school-related”
HM: Alejandra Oliva A&M Consolidated High School, College Station, Texas, “Freedom of press story inspired student journalist”
HM: Kyle McDaniel, Rock Canyon High School, Highlands Ranch, Colo., “Compassion at home”
HM: Krislyn Erickson, Sandra Day O’Connor High School, Phoenix, Ariz., “Save money right now, stabilize your future”

3. NEWS STORY
First place: John Sisser, Findlay High School, Findlay, Ohio, “We are living in hell”
Second place: Peyge Wolf, Muncie Central High School, Muncie, Ind., “Fight club”
Third place:  Tanner Ward, Bryant High School, Bryant, Ark., “Scheduling changes”
HM: Christie Nguyen, Jersey Village High School, Houston, Texas, “International recognition”

4. FEATURE STORY
First place:   Billy Lawton, Lakota East High School, Liberty Township, Ohio, “Miracle on 4th Street”   
Second place: Danny Ge, University Laboratory High School, Urbana, Ill., “With fire and passion: A profile of Daniel Cheng, pianist extraordinaire”
Third place: K C Harding, Timberline High School, Boise, Idaho, “The story of a Holocaust survivor”
HM: William Bauer, Bergen County Academies, Hackensack, N.J.,“Mmmm.. How sweet it is”
HM: Jessica Hargis, Fayetteville High School, Fayetteville, Ark., “International art exhibit visits Fayetteville”
HM: Katlin Allsbrook, First Flight High School, Kill Devil Hills, N.C., “Daughter gives the gift of life”
HM: Yanni Kaliakin, Wilmington Christian School, Hockessin, Del., “Tell it like Shakespeare”

5. SPORTS STORY
First place: Joe Meader, Lincoln High School, Sioux Falls, S.D., “Glory days”
Second place: Malaika Drebin, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, Calif., “Making the cut”
Third place: Rich Costello, Findlay High School, Findlay, Ohio, “Wanted”
HM: Trevor David, Mountain Vista High School, Highlands Ranch, Colo., “Few fans see minor sports”
HM: Leah Christensen, Desert Mountain High School, Scottsdale, Ariz., “Stitched, torn, broken and bruised”

6. COLUMNS
First place: Kate Jones, Rock Canyon High School, Highlands Ranch, Colo., “America is losing its innocence; The wrong kind of change; Jay-walking through life”
Second place: David NcNeill Timberline High School, Boise, Idaho, “McBama: the next superhero?’ For peace on Earth, people need war; Technology: a more efficient way for going backwards”
Third place: Melanie Mazuc, Kaneland High School, Maple Park, Ill., “Call the authorities; Busted! The Kaneland curse; One way ticket to failure”
HM: Matthew Chase, Charles E. Jordan High School, Durham, N.C., “The Chase Report: Big brother; Wall Street, March madness”
HM: Cody Wopshall, Muncie Central High School, Muncie, Ind., “Fights romanticized; Quit flicking his Bic; Unintentional segregation”
HM: Katrina Ragsdale, Bryant High School, Bryant, Ark., “Reality found behind grumpy mask; Teen discovers a life renewed, redefined; Just a piece of paper captures spirit of Christmas”

7. FEATURE PHOTO
First place: Matthew Chase, Charles E. Jordan High School, Durham, N.C., “Americans swarm to inauguration”
Second place: Maddie Silverstein, Vernon Hills High School, Vernon Hills, Ill., “Faculty, students showcase talent”
Third place: Melanie Burke, Timberline High School, Boise, Idaho, “Behind the scenes of Les Miserables"
HM: Lauren Thompson, Lincoln High School, Sioux Falls, S.D., “An American tale”
HM: Kate Jones, Rock Canyon High School, Highlands Ranch, Colo., “DNC – All eyes were on Denver”
HM: Lauren Kreigh, Lawrence North High School, Indianapolis, Ind. “Shall we dance”

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8. SPORTS PHOTO
First place: Kristyn Kocsis, Marian High School, Omaha, Neb., “Miracle catch”
Second place: Tyler Berry, C.E. Byrd High School, Shreveport, La., “Juliana Pettiette”
Third place: Samantha Peterman, Muncie Central High School, Muncie, Ind., “As the seconds run down…”
HM: Mackie Hayman, Wake Forest-Rolesville High School, Wake Forest, N.C., “Senior Peter Christensen”
HM: Loren Kole, University Laboratory High School, Urbana, Ill., “Swimming series”

9. CARTOONING
First Place: Bailey Meyers, California High School, San Ramon, Calif., “In God we trusted... and now we’re busted”
Second Place: Brian Baltis, Lakota East High School, Liberty Township, Ohio, “Editorial art”
Third Place: Cody Autterson, Kent Denver High School, Englewood, Colo., “Global hunger?!”
Honorable Mention: Tanner Lauerman, Timberline High School, Boise, Idaho, “Drawing by Tanner Lauerman”

10. REVIEW
First place: Anton Barnett, Warren Central High School, Indianapolis, Ind., “Mission pending…shall you proceed to your current objective 007?”
Second place: Olivia Haberman, Lewiston High School, Lewiston, Idaho, “Twilight: Scourge of modern literature”
Third place: Kevin Kaminski, Salesianum School, Wilmington, Del., “Watchmen: Much more than your average comic”
HM: Natalie Burns, John Jay High School, Cross River, N.Y., “High School Musical 3: Senior Year”
HM: Laura Dripps, University Laboratory High School, Urbana, Ill., “CD review: A heartbreaking release for Kanye fans”
HM: Julianne Caldarera, Sandia Preparatory School, Albuquerque, N.M., “Listen, read and watch”
HM: Aimee Peng, Lakota East High School, Liberty Township, Ohio, “How to Read Like a Conservative”
HM: Yiren Lu, Maria Carrillo High School, Santa Rosa, Calif., “My Sister’s Keeper ”
HM: Savannah Thomas, Sandra Day O’Connor High School, Phoenix, Ariz., “New Panic CD more unique, mature”

11. GRAPHICS
First place: Vasiliki Mitrakos, Northside College Preparatory High School, Chicago, Ill., “Center pages”
Second place: Mattie Nobles, Rock Canyon High School, Highlands Ranch, Colo., “Your hand in history”
Third place: Kealy Jaynes, Granite Bay High School, Granite Bay, Calif., “Which way will you vote?”
HM: Nettie Fisher, West Henderson High School, Hendersonville, N.C., “Music to my ears”
HM: Katie Tamboer, Thunderbird High School, Phoenix, Ariz., “Barack and roll”
HM: Samantha Edwards, Irmo High School, Columbia, S.C., “Rock ‘em sock ‘em Barack ‘em”

12. SINGLE-PAGE LAYOUT
First place: Kate Schroeder, Prospect High School, Prospect, Ill., “Busted”
Second place: Stephanie Hodgin, Carmel High School, Carmel, Ind., “The amazing comic world of Kevin Anderson”
Third place: Kelsey Sejkora, Hastings High School, Hastings, Neb., “Suicide”
HM: Emily Rivest, Findlay High School, Findlay, Ohio, “Christmas Classics”
HM: Wendy Gu, Acalanes High School, Lafayette, Calif., “Sarah Palin Dress-Up”

13. DOUBLE-TRUCK LAYOUT
First place: Reuben Shorser, John Jay High School, Cross River, N.Y., “In the public eye: Celebrities as role models”
Second place: Kelsey Sejkora, Hastings High School, Hastings, Neb., “Citizen Ming Chen”
Third place: Samantha Lee, Eagle High School, Eagle, Idaho, “What do your jeans say about your genes”
HM: Kelsey O’Briant,  Jersey Village High School, Houston, Texas, “Econome”
HM: Julian Prokofiev, McClintock High School, Tempe, Ariz., “Features”
HM: Ryan Byrum, First Flight High School, Kill Devil Hills, N.C., “Features”

14. ENVIRONMENT
First place: Melanie Maemura and Tim Qin, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, Calif., “Paly’s carbon footprint”
Second place: Hadley Hauser, University Laboratory High School, Urbana, Ill., “Saving our state parks: Kickapoo’s future still looks bleak
Third place: Jamie Song, John Jay High School, Cross River, N.Y., “Back to school: Operation green”
HM: Tanner Ward, Bryant High School, Bryant, Ark., “Electronic waste”
HM: Hannah Langdon, Omaha Westside, Neb., “Going green”
HM: Katy Wiley, West Brook High School, Beaumont, Texas, “Gone green”