| CONTEST |
RATING |
RECIPIENT |
NEWSWRITING |
Superior |
Meredith Bennett-Smith, Sacramento Country Day School (Sacramento, CA) |
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Superior |
Sara Full, Blue Valley Northwest High School (Overland Park, KS) |
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Superior |
Tiffany Heien, Rocky Mountain High School (Fort Collins, CO) |
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Superior |
Tori Lewis, Grace Davis High School (Modesto, CA) |
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Superior |
Sara Martinez, Alhambra High School (Alhambra, CA) |
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Superior |
Molly Mullen, Omaha Central High School (Omaha, NE) |
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Superior |
Jenny Spitzer, Roosevelt High School (Seattle, WA) |
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Superior |
Maria Srour, North Central High School (Indianapolis, IN) |
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Excellent |
David Baldwin, Puyallup High School (Puyallup, WA) |
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Excellent |
Keri Benzinger, Gresham High School (Gresham, OR) |
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Excellent |
Aarica Butler, Riverton High School (Riverton, UT) |
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Excellent |
Jeffrey Chen, Saratoga High School (Saratoga, CA) |
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Excellent |
Manav Chopra, JW North High School (Riverside, CA) |
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Excellent |
Aman Dhaliwal, Sutter Union High School (Sutter, CA) |
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Excellent |
Joe Dicola, Downers Grove North High School (Downers Grove, IL) |
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Excellent |
Carol Fan, Lynbrook High School (San Jose, CA) |
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Excellent |
Jessica Fryman, Liberty High School (Henderson, NV) |
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Excellent |
Christen Greene, Valley Christian High School (Cerritos, CA) |
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Excellent |
Danielle Hankes, Oak Park High School (Kansas City, MO) |
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Excellent |
Grace Hong, Schurr High School (Montebello, CA) |
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Excellent |
Lauren Martin, Shawnee Mission Northwest HS (Shawnee, KS) |
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Excellent |
Laura Nelson, Shawnee Mission East High School (Shawnee Mission, KS) |
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Excellent |
Katie Semmens, Great Falls High School (Great Falls, MT) |
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Excellent |
Malvika Sinha, Corona Del Sol High School (Tempe, AZ) |
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Excellent |
Andrew Talevich, Mount Si High School (Snoqualmie, WA) |
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Excellent |
Joy Thiel, El Segundo High School (El Segundo, CA) |
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Excellent |
Katie Vertovec, Lyons Township High School (La Grange, IL) |
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Excellent |
William Lee Wagner, Redondo Union High School (Redondo Beach, CA) |
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Excellent |
Efan Wu, Mount Carmel High School (San Diego, CA) |
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Excellent |
Alyson Zepeda, Capital High School (Santa Fe, NM) |
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Honorable Mention |
Zally Ahmadi, Clayton Valley High School (Concord, CA) |
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Honorable Mention |
Marc Avalos, Sunnyside High School (Tucson, AZ) |
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Honorable Mention |
Matt Cheslik, Muncie Central High School (Muncie, IN) |
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Honorable Mention |
Patricia De Lara, Cesar Chavez High School (Stockton, CA) |
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Honorable Mention |
Ruth Ehlke, West Fargo High School (West Fargo, ND) |
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Honorable Mention |
Angela Forsyth, Granite Bay High School (Granite Bay, CA) |
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Honorable Mention |
Renée Genove, Bear Creek High School (Stockton, CA) |
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Honorable Mention |
Sarah Gloria, AA Stagg High School (Stockton, CA) |
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Honorable Mention |
Mandy Greenwood, Chantilly High School (Chantilly, VA) |
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Honorable Mention |
Melanie Hill, Davis Sr High School (Davis, CA) |
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Honorable Mention |
Crystal Hu, Liberty High School (Bakersfield, CA) |
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Honorable Mention |
Jef Huang, Nathaniel Narbonne High School (Harbor City, CA) |
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Honorable Mention |
Travis Hull, Tokay High School (Lodi, CA) |
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Honorable Mention |
Ashlea Jackson, Capital High School (Boise, ID) |
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Honorable Mention |
Brittany Jensen, Shawnee Mission North High School (Overland Park, KS) |
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Honorable Mention |
Lyndsey Kemper, McQueen High School (Reno, NV) |
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Honorable Mention |
Morgan Kendall, Convent of the Sacred Heart HS (San Francisco, CA) |
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Honorable Mention |
Brian Kirk, Venice High School (Los Angeles, CA) |
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Honorable Mention |
Jaeme Klever, Milwaukie High School (Milwaukie, OR) |
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Honorable Mention |
Nina Krauter, East Bakersfield High School (Bakersfield, CA) |
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Honorable Mention |
Alex LaCasse, Mountlake Terrace High School (Mountlake Terrace, WA) |
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Honorable Mention |
Sarah Lang, Walnut High School (Walnut, CA) |
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Honorable Mention |
Katina Mathieson, Emerald Ridge High School (South Hill, WA) |
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Honorable Mention |
Mina Mineva, Stevenson High School (Lincolnshire, IL) |
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Honorable Mention |
Michael Orsolini, Sherwood High School (Sherwood, OR) |
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Honorable Mention |
Ben Paul, Lake Zurich High School (Lake Zurich, IL) |
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Honorable Mention |
Kate Pickering, Cody High School (Cody, WY) |
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Honorable Mention |
Sabine Scherer, Lowell High School (San Francisco, CA) |
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Honorable Mention |
Anita Szocs, Troy High School (Fullerton, CA) |
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Honorable Mention |
Noelle Unterberger, Canby High School (Canby, OR) |
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Honorable Mention |
Jessica Vargas, Timberline High School (Lacey, WA) |
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Honorable Mention |
Jennifer Wiesemann, Lees Summit North High School (Lees Summit, MO) |
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Honorable Mention |
Ashley Winder, Grand Junction High School (Grand Junction, CO) |
| EDITORIAL WRITING |
Superior |
Alexandra Garnhart-Bushakra, La Grande High School (La Grande, OR) |
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Superior |
Raphael Graybill, Great Falls High School (Great Falls, MT) |
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Superior |
Katie Heaton, Grace Davis High School (Modesto, CA) |
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Superior |
Neha Jaganathan, Cupertino High School (Cupertino, CA) |
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Superior |
Maria Krauter, East Bakersfield High School (Bakersfield, CA) |
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Superior |
Lisa Larsen, Wenatchee High School (Wenatchee, WA) |
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Superior |
Mai Nguyen, Charles Wright Academy (Tacoma, WA) |
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Excellent |
Eric Anderson, Davenport Central High School (Davenport, IA) |
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Excellent |
Pat Delaplain, McQueen High School (Reno, NV) |
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Excellent |
Stephen Holland, Sherwood High School (Sherwood, OR) |
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Excellent |
Mike Karger, Gilbert High School (Gilbert, AZ) |
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Excellent |
Scott Levin, Los Altos High School (Los Altos, CA) |
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Excellent |
Cristina Najarro, Judge Memorial Catholic HS (Salt Lake City, UT) |
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Excellent |
Lindsay Schrupp, Davis Sr High School (Davis, CA) |
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Excellent |
Molly Smith, Roosevelt High School (Seattle, WA) |
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Excellent |
Greg Stitt, Granite Bay High School (Granite Bay, CA) |
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Excellent |
Chandni Suri, La Sierra High School (Riverside, CA) |
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Excellent |
Kalen Vaughan, Nevada Union High School (Grass Valley, CA) |
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Excellent |
Allix Weber, Gov J R Rogers High School (Puyallup, WA) |
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Honorable Mention |
Steve Clark, Carroll High School (Fort Wayne, IN) |
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Honorable Mention |
Ashley Coats, Peninsula High School (Gig Harbor, WA) |
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Honorable Mention |
Alison Dancey, Mount Whitney High School (Visalia, CA) |
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Honorable Mention |
Nick Evans, Laguna Creek High School (Elk Grove, CA) |
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Honorable Mention |
Melissa Freeman, William Howard Taft High School (Woodland Hills, CA) |
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Honorable Mention |
Maeve Gormly, Bear Creek High School (Stockton, CA) |
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Honorable Mention |
Hippolyte Goux, JW North High School (Riverside, CA) |
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Honorable Mention |
Alex Liao, Saratoga High School (Saratoga, CA) |
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Honorable Mention |
Elle Moxley, Lees Summit North High School (Lees Summit, MO) |
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Honorable Mention |
Sam Natale, Dreyfoos School of the Arts (West Palm Beach, FL) |
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Honorable Mention |
David Rath, Southside High School (Fort Smith, AR) |
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Honorable Mention |
Kelsey Schultz, Dexter High School (Dexter, MI) |
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Honorable Mention |
Naomi Serling-Boyd, Mount Carmel High School (San Diego, CA) |
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Honorable Mention |
Kennedy Speer, Auburn Riverside High School (Auburn, WA) |
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Honorable Mention |
Claire Wedekin, Grand Junction High School (Grand Junction, CO) |
| FEATURE WRITING |
Superior |
Jillian Cross, Redondo Union High School (Redondo Beach, CA) |
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Superior |
Casey Delgadillo, Chaffey High School (Ontario, CA) |
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Superior |
Allison Finn, Westview High School (San Diego, CA) |
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Superior |
Marina Fukuyama, Stevenson High School (Lincolnshire, IL) |
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Superior |
Kaitlyn Golden, Emerald Ridge High School (South Hill, WA) |
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Superior |
Zach Pluhacek, Omaha Central High School (Omaha, NE) |
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Superior |
Kayley Richards, Wenatchee High School (Wenatchee, WA) |
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Excellent |
Liz Kalkowski, Lyons Township High School (La Grange, IL) |
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Excellent |
Whitney Ladzick, Sherwood High School (Sherwood, OR) |
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Excellent |
Laura Ryan, Los Altos High School (Los Altos, CA) |
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Honorable Mention |
Daniel Aguilar, Capital High School (Santa Fe, NM) |
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Honorable Mention |
Tanya Bui, St Paul Academy and Summit School (Saint Paul, MN) |
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Honorable Mention |
Carolyn Chuang, Monta Vista High School (Cupertino, CA) |
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Honorable Mention |
Elli Craig, Liberty High School (Liberty, MO) |
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Honorable Mention |
Ethan Doyle, Oakton High School (Vienna, VA) |
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Honorable Mention |
Dena Fehrenbacher, Granite Bay High School (Granite Bay, CA) |
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Honorable Mention |
Michelle Gantos, Convent of the Sacred Heart HS (San Francisco, CA) |
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Honorable Mention |
Kim Phistoy, Downers Grove North High School (Downers Grove, IL) |
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Honorable Mention |
Michelle Svetkoff, Dexter High School (Dexter, MI) |
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Honorable Mention |
Kristin Zaichkin, Gov J R Rogers High School (Puyallup, WA) |
| SPORTS WRITING |
Superior |
Kara Beach, Lyons Township High School (La Grange, IL) |
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Superior |
Bryanna Schwartz, Westview High School (San Diego, CA) |
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Excellent |
Gabriela de la Torre, Sacramento Country Day School (Sacramento, CA) |
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Excellent |
Andrew Folsom, Sherwood High School (Sherwood, OR) |
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Excellent |
Vicki Hoang, Alhambra High School (Alhambra, CA) |
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Excellent |
Curt Holloway, Muncie Central High School (Muncie, IN) |
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Excellent |
Nick Kajca, Emerald Ridge High School (South Hill, WA) |
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Excellent |
Nick Kostenko, Corona Del Sol High School (Tempe, AZ) |
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Excellent |
Brett Perrotta, Los Altos High School (Los Altos, CA) |
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Excellent |
Claire Peterman, Blue Valley Northwest High School (Overland Park, KS) |
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Excellent |
Daniel Ray, Bear Creek High School (Stockton, CA) |
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Excellent |
Bruno Shilot, Mount Si High School (Snoqualmie, WA) |
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Excellent |
Karlee Weinmann, Stillwater Area High School (Stillwater, MN) |
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Honorable Mention |
Jared Andersen, Mountain View High School (Mesa , AZ) |
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Honorable Mention |
Patrick Breen, Omaha Central High School (Omaha, NE) |
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Honorable Mention |
Spencer Fort, North Central High School (Indianapolis, IN) |
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Honorable Mention |
Kyle Goings, Orland High School (Orland, CA) |
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Honorable Mention |
Andrea Martinez, Troy High School (Fullerton, CA) |
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Honorable Mention |
Zack Miller, Carroll High School (Fort Wayne, IN) |
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Honorable Mention |
Megan Miller, Pottsville Area High School (Pottsville, PA) |
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Honorable Mention |
Alex Ott, Chantilly High School (Chantilly, VA) |
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Honorable Mention |
Dan Price, Findlay High School (Findlay, OH) |
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Honorable Mention |
James Richards, West Valley High School (Cottonwood, CA) |
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Honorable Mention |
Katie Sahlman, Thousand Oaks High School (Thousand Oaks, CA) |
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Honorable Mention |
Roman Stubbs, Great Falls High School (Great Falls, MT) |
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Honorable Mention |
Frank Tempest, Davis Sr High School (Davis, CA) |
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Honorable Mention |
Ed Young, Monta Vista High School (Cupertino, CA) |
| REVIEW WRITING |
Superior |
Suzanne Anderson, Bear Creek High School (Stockton, CA) |
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Superior |
Matt Click, Emerald Ridge High School (South Hill, WA) |
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Superior |
Emilia Ana Cosma, La Sierra High School (Riverside, CA) |
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Superior |
Max Sutton-Smolin, Torrey Pines High School (San Diego, CA) |
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Excellent |
Josh Barone, Great Falls High School (Great Falls, MT) |
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Excellent |
Davin Chang, Cupertino High School (Cupertino, CA) |
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Excellent |
Katrin Cooper, Saratoga High School (Saratoga, CA) |
| |
Excellent |
Jesse Crews, Capital High School (Santa Fe, NM) |
| |
Excellent |
Branden Galley, John H Pitman High School (Turlock, CA) |
| |
Excellent |
Matthias Gropp, Davis Sr High School (Davis, CA) |
| |
Excellent |
Steven Houang, Lowell High School (San Francisco, CA) |
| |
Excellent |
Tiffany Lee, Bassett High School (La Puente, CA) |
| |
Excellent |
Kelly Mendez, Granite Bay High School (Granite Bay, CA) |
| |
Excellent |
Mikayla Meyling, Tokay High School (Lodi, CA) |
| |
Excellent |
Jake Schuerger, St Paul Academy and Summit School (Saint Paul, MN) |
| |
Excellent |
Rachelle Shapiro, Schurr High School (Montebello, CA) |
| |
Excellent |
Michael Stasiak, Bellarmine Preparatory School (Tacoma, WA) |
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Excellent |
Robert Stopper, Gilbert High School (Gilbert, AZ) |
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Excellent |
Dan Waters, Lyons Township High School (La Grange, IL) |
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Honorable Mention |
Claire Andersen, Omaha Central High School (Omaha, NE) |
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Honorable Mention |
Mary R. Breskovich, Peninsula High School (Gig Harbor, WA) |
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Honorable Mention |
Eric Bryan, JW North High School (Riverside, CA) |
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Honorable Mention |
Daryl Bunao, AA Stagg High School (Stockton, CA) |
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Honorable Mention |
Shannon Carey, Timberline High School (Lacey, WA) |
| |
Honorable Mention |
Meghan Carlin, Capital High School (Boise, ID) |
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Honorable Mention |
Jessica Chou, Walnut High School (Walnut, CA) |
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Honorable Mention |
Joe Connor, West Fargo High School (West Fargo, ND) |
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Honorable Mention |
Robin Crowell, Carroll High School (Fort Wayne, IN) |
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Honorable Mention |
Anna Jo Erickson, Omaha North High School (Omaha, NE) |
| |
Honorable Mention |
Katie Garling, Puyallup High School (Puyallup, WA) |
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Honorable Mention |
Jonathan Kaplan, Los Altos High School (Los Altos, CA) |
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Honorable Mention |
Meghan Mahajan, Lynbrook High School (San Jose, CA) |
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Honorable Mention |
Katie Pudwill, Century High School (Bismarck, ND) |
| |
Honorable Mention |
Isabel Siragusa, Sacramento Country Day School (Sacramento, CA) |
| |
Honorable Mention |
Cambrey Vasconez, Redondo Union High School (Redondo Beach, CA) |
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Honorable Mention |
Evan Wilson, Muncie Central High School (Muncie, IN) |
| EDITORIAL CARTOONING |
Superior |
Robert Al-Greene, Omaha Central High School (Omaha, NE) |
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Superior |
Noah Andrade, Nathaniel Narbonne High School (Harbor City, CA) |
| |
Superior |
Heather Langley, Granite Bay High School (Granite Bay, CA) |
| |
Superior |
Elizabeth Soule, Peninsula High School (Gig Harbor, WA) |
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Excellent |
Matt Brooks, Casa Grande High School (Petluma, CA) |
| |
Excellent |
Alex Deguzman, Jefferson High School (Daly City, CA) |
| |
Excellent |
Paul Rollinger, Los Altos High School (Los Altos, CA) |
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Excellent |
Jessie Tang, Troy High School (Fullerton, CA) |
| |
Excellent |
Alysia Wright, Canby High School (Canby, OR) |
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Honorable Mention |
Will Harris, Roosevelt High School (Seattle, WA) |
| |
Honorable Mention |
Tim Howe, Summit High School (Bend, OR) |
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Honorable Mention |
Alex Karimi, Sunny Hills High School (Fullerton, CA) |
| |
Honorable Mention |
Warren Kim, Charles Wright Academy (Tacoma, WA) |
| |
Honorable Mention |
Jeffrey Mendoza, East Bakersfield High School (Bakersfield, CA) |
| |
Honorable Mention |
Krithika Muthukumar, Lynbrook High School (San Jose, CA) |
| |
Honorable Mention |
Erik Norbie, Great Falls High School (Great Falls, MT) |
| |
Honorable Mention |
Dianna Pierce, Tokay High School (Lodi, CA) |
| |
Honorable Mention |
Lindsay Shimasaki, Schurr High School (Montebello, CA) |
| |
Honorable Mention |
Courtney Skalicky, Century High School (Bismarck, ND) |
| |
Honorable Mention |
Jasmine Wang, Cupertino High School (Cupertino, CA) |
| COMMENTARY WRITING |
Superior |
Jonathan Eng, Troy High School (Fullerton, CA) |
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Superior |
Thirii Myint, Lynbrook High School (San Jose, CA) |
| |
Superior |
Mykal Urbina, Gilbert High School (Gilbert, AZ) |
| |
Excellent |
Jonathan Anderson, Los Altos High School (Los Altos, CA) |
| |
Excellent |
Matthew Browne, El Camino Real High School (Woodland Hills, CA) |
| |
Excellent |
Marilyn Dixon, Emerald Ridge High School (South Hill, WA) |
| |
Excellent |
Jonathan Downie, Venice High School (Los Angeles, CA) |
| |
Excellent |
Jonathan Karg, Skyline High School (Idaho Falls, ID) |
| |
Excellent |
Alyssa Reyes, Nathaniel Narbonne High School (Harbor City, CA) |
| |
Excellent |
Ellany Saxton, Sherwood High School (Sherwood, OR) |
| |
Excellent |
Zach Weinberg, Capital High School (Santa Fe, NM) |
| |
Honorable Mention |
Kevin Desilets, McQueen High School (Reno, NV) |
| |
Honorable Mention |
Indra Ekmanis, Sedona Red Rock High School (Sedona, AZ) |
| |
Honorable Mention |
Catalina Gonzalez, Alhambra High School (Alhambra, CA) |
| |
Honorable Mention |
Robert Kuzon, Dexter High School (Dexter, MI) |
| |
Honorable Mention |
Heidi Lally, Peninsula High School (Gig Harbor, WA) |
| |
Honorable Mention |
Irene Li, Casa Grande High School (Petluma, CA) |
| |
Honorable Mention |
C.J. Lotz, Eureka High School (Eureka, MO) |
| |
Honorable Mention |
Jamison McCune, Milwaukie High School (Milwaukie, OR) |
| |
Honorable Mention |
Mackenzie Perino, Grand Junction High School (Grand Junction, CO) |
| |
Honorable Mention |
Katie Sayers, Lees Summit North High School (Lees Summit, MO) |
| |
Honorable Mention |
Max Sladek de la Cal, JW North High School (Riverside, CA) |
| |
Honorable Mention |
Kelly Sullivan, Judge Memorial Catholic HS (Salt Lake City, UT) |
| |
Honorable Mention |
Elizabeth Wallace, Omaha Central High School (Omaha, NE) |
| COPY EDITING/HEADLINE/CAPTION WRITING |
Superior |
Josh Frydman, Stevenson High School (Lincolnshire, IL) |
| |
Superior |
Colleen Nicholson, Lyons Township High School (La Grange, IL) |
| |
Superior |
Kristine Schultze, Peninsula High School (Gig Harbor, WA) |
| |
Excellent |
Roma Bhagia, Basis Scottsdale (Scottsdale, AZ) |
| |
Excellent |
Libby Brittain, Convent of the Sacred Heart HS (San Francisco, CA) |
| |
Excellent |
Eliza Hartley, St Paul Academy and Summit School (Saint Paul, MN) |
| |
Excellent |
Kevin Hurd, Grand Junction High School (Grand Junction, CO) |
| |
Excellent |
Rachel Metzler, Lees Summit North High School (Lees Summit, MO) |
| |
Excellent |
Sara Miller, Torrey Pines High School (San Diego, CA) |
| |
Excellent |
Alyssa Murphy, Pottsville Area High School (Pottsville, PA) |
| |
Excellent |
Noveed Safipour, Saratoga High School (Saratoga, CA) |
| |
Excellent |
Kristen Suver, Timberline High School (Lacey, WA) |
| |
Excellent |
Emily Terrell, Carroll High School (Fort Wayne, IN) |
| |
Excellent |
Alex Tievsky, Oakton High School (Vienna, VA) |
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Honorable Mention |
Alisha Ansari, JW North High |
