The National Scholastic Press Association announced finalists for its 2023 individual contests, with each contest category including up to 10 finalists nationwide. Winners will be announced at NSPA/JEA’s convention in Boston on Nov. 4.
The finalists from West include:
- Portfolio of the Year — Broadcast Journalist of the Year finalist: Alaina Greenlee ’23
- Portfolio of the Year — Designer of the Year finalist: Erinn Varga ’24
- Multimedia Feature Story — Reem Kirja ’25, Gianna Liu ’25 and Rosemary Timmer-Hackert ’23 for Destination West
- Multimedia Feature Story — Ella De Young ’23, Alaina Greenlee ’23, Jessie Li ’25 and Laney Prelle ’23 for A lifetime of discovery
- Interactive Graphic — Nicole Lee ’24 for Which character from “Clue” are you?
- Fred Ross Systemic Change Journalism Competition — Ella De Young ’23 and Marie Stier ’25 for Next meal
- Social Media Promotion — Helena Wa Kalala ’23 and WSS Staff for social media coverage
- Newsmagazine Page/Spread — Erinn Varga ’23 for Art-ificial Art
