2025 AWARDS

NSPA Pacemakers/ All American

• ID Feature Magazine and Rambler Yearbook won a Pacemaker award, which is the top award a publication can receive. The Pacemaker signifies top quality and innovation. Last year was the first year of the ID feature magazine, so to win a Pacemaker was a total shock and honor for our program. This is also the first Pacemaker Award for the Yearbook in school history. 
• Panorama New Magazine was named a Pacemaker Finalist.
• Melodrama Literary Magazine was named a Pacemaker Finalist.
• Both the Panorama and Rambler were named All American with 4 marks of distinction by the National Scholastic Press Association.

CSPA Crown Awards 

• The Panorama earned a Gold Crown from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association. 
• The Rambler earned a Silver Crown from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association. 

Best of Show: Philadelphia

• Melodrama won Best of Show for Literary Magazine in the fall 2024 JEA/NSPA national convention. 
• ID placed second for Specialty Magazine in the fall 2024 JEA/NSPA national convention. 
• Panorama placed fifth for Newsmagazine in the fall 2024 JEA/NSPA national convention. 
• Rambler placed eight for Yearbook in the fall 2024 JEA/NSPA national convention. 

Best of Show: Seattle

• Melodrama placed second for Literary Magazine in the spring 2025 JEA/NSPA national convention. 
• ID placed second for Specialty Magazine in the spring 2025 JEA/NSPA national convention. 
• Panorama placed sixth for Newsmagazine in the spring 2025 JEA/NSPA national convention. 

National Scholastic Press Association Individual Awards (presented in Seattle, spring 2025)

• Arti Jain was named one of six finalists for the National Student Journalist of the Year competition. Jain is the first student from Ladue to win the Missouri Student Journalist Award and the first to compete in the nation SJOY competition. 
• Nora Brunnquell won Best of Show for Literary Magazine Design with “Mixed Signals.”
• Celina Zhou placed second in Newsmagazine Design with “Ladue in Focus.”
• Ira Rodrigues placed third in Feature Story with “When Cultures Collide.”
• Luke Ye placed sixth in Sports Photography with “Time to Wrestle.”
• Amelie Lock, Alzhraa Mahmoud, Meg Myckatyn, Celina Zhou placed sixth in News Story with “On the Table.”
• Mia Gourtzelis placed eighth in Yearbook Design with “Powderpuff.”
• Vincent Hsiao placed 10th in Feature Photo with “Crystal Clear.”

National Scholastic Press Association Individual Awards (presented in Philadelphia, fall 2024)

• Emily Liu was named Designer of the Year.
• Vincent Hsiao was named Photographer of the Year.
• Meg Myckatyn won first place in Newsmagazine Design
• Vincent Hsiao won first place in Feature Photo
• Emily Liu placed second in Informational Graphic Design
• Arti Jain placed second in Magazine Design
• Lydia Stoneman placed second in Yearbook Design
• Arti Jain, Alzhraa Mahmoud, Will Kodner, and Vincent Hsiao placed fourth in Local Climate Change Reporting
• Vincent Hsiao and Will Kodner placed fourth in Photo Illustration
• Vincent Hsiao and Mimi Zhou (’24) placed fourth in Newsmagazine Cover Design
• Vincent Hsiao placed fourth in Sports Photo
• Vincent Hsiao placed fifth in Sports Game Action Photography
• Emily Liu placed fifth in Literary Magazine Design
• Arti Jain placed sixth in Editorial Leadership
• Annabelle Reagan placed eighth in Feature Story Reporting
• Emily Liu received an Honorable Mention in Artist of the Year
• Grace Kweon received an Honorable Mention in Opinion Story of the Year
• Mac Huffman (’24) received an Honorable Mention in Environmental Portrait Photography
• Kelly Zhang received an Honorable Mention in Editorial Cartoon
• Mimi Zhou (’24) received an Honorable Mention in Literary Magazine Cover Design

Best of SNO

• A Greener World awarded to: Ira Rodrigues, Nathan King, and Madeline Fong
• Farm Fresh awarded to: Josh Devine and Madeline Awad 
• Shelf Life awarded to: Celina Zhou & Max Karsh

Quill and Scroll National Honor Society (presented in Seattle)

• Ladue Publications placed first in Quill and Scroll’s Visual Design competition. 
• Nathan King placed first in the Beginning Writer competition. 
• Meg Myckatyn placed first in the Beginning Designer competition. 
• Nathan King placed first in Profile Writing with “Second Chance.”
• Vincent Hsiao placed first in Profile Portrait photography with “Triple Threat.” 
• Vincent Hsiao placed first in Sports Spread Design with “Splashing Records.”
• Emily Liu placed first in Infographic Design with “Coastal Crisis.”
• Nina Ye placed first in Feature Spread Design with “Mastermind.”
• Arti Jain, Will Kodner, Vincent Hsiao, Alzhraa Mahmoud placed third in Environment and Climate Reporting with “Dousing the Flame.”
• Vincent Hsiao placed third in Profile Portrait photography with “Mastermind.”  
• Kelly Zhang placed third in Newsmagazine Cover Design with the “Election Issue.”
• Arti Jain earned an Honorable Mention in Profile Writing with “A Model of Faith.”

Missouri Awards 2025

• Arti Jain was named the 2025 Missouri Student Journalist of the Year. 
• Sarah Kirksey was named the 2025 Missouri Journalism Teacher of the Year. 
• Vincent Hsiao and Emily Liu were named to the 2025 Missouri All State Journalism Team. 
• Celina Zhou won Best of Show in Double Truck Spread Design for “Ladue in Focus.” 
• Levi Peace won Best of Show in Yearbook Sports Design for “Boys Swim.” 
• Fiona Van Allen won Best of Show in Editorial Cartoon for “Vote Local.”
• Vincent Hsiao won Best of Show in Portrait Photography for “Crystal Clear.”
• Vincent Hsiao won Best of Show in Student Life Photography for “Crowd Goes Wild.”
• Victoria Derdoy and Katie Myckatyn won Best of Show in News Feature for “Sculpted through Sweat.”
• Ryan Snyder won Best of Show in Sports Reporting for “Back on Home Ice.”
• Emily Liu earned an All Missouri in Infographic Design for “Ramen Rundown.”
• Grace Huewe earned an All Missouri in News Feature Writing for “Beats by Baltzell.”
• Arti Jain earned an All Missouri in News Feature Writing for “Model of Faith.”
• Mia Gourtzelis earned an All Missouri in Nontraditional Yearbook Design for “Powderpuff.”
• The Rambler Yearbook Staff earned an All Missouri in Yearbook Specialty Design for “Student Life Passions Booklet.”
• Vincent Hsiao earned an All Missouri in Portrait Photography for “Full Throttle.”
• Vincent Hsiao earned an All Missouri in Sports Action Photography for “Quick Breath.”
• Celina Zhou and Max Karsh earned an All Missouri in InDepth Feature Writing for “Shelf Life.”
• Arti Jain earned an All Missouri in News Writing for “Board Update.”
• Kelley Zhang earned a Superior in Cover Design for “The Election Issue.”
• Grace Kweon earned a Superior in Opinion Writing for “Endowed Expenses.”
• Ira Rodrigues and Emily Liu earned a Superior in Infographic Design for “A Greener World.”
• Max Karsh earned a Superior in Double Truck Spread Design for “Face the Facts.”
• Vincent Hsiao earned a Superior in Sports Action Photography for “Head Above Water.”
• Mariana Copeland won a Superior in Yearbook Nontraditional Design for “Summer.” 
• Emily Rosen won a Superior in Yearbook Sports Design for “Boys Soccer.” 
• Fiona Van Allen earned an Excellent in Illustration for “2024 Year in Review.”
• Madeline Awad and Josh Devine earned an Excellent in Double Truck Spread Design for “Farm Fresh.”
• Risa Fingerman earned an Excellent in Nontraditional Yearbook Design for “Week 16.”
• Ella Bender earned an Excellent in Editorial Writing for “Students must take safety training seriously.”
• Alzhraa Mahmoud earned an Excellent in Illustration for “Shelf Life.”
• Meg Myckatyn earned an Excellent in Infographic Design for “Fad, Fake and Frenzy.”
• Isak Taylor earned an Excellent in Portrait Photography for “On the Hunt.”
• Matt Loiterstein earned an Honorable Mention in Student Life Photography for “Makeup Time.”
• Matt Loiterstein and Sydney Proper earned an Honorable Mention in Yearbook Specialty Design for “The Table of Contents.”

JEA National Student Media Contests Fall 2024 in Philadelphia

• Sydney Proper won Superior in Yearbook Theme Layout
• Vincent Hsiao won Superior in Sports Action Photography
• Madeline Fong won Superior in Literary Magazine Layout
• Loukya Gillella earned an Excellent in Newsmagazine Layout
• Isaac Zelinske earned an Excellent in News Editing/Headline/Current Events
• Isabella Soyfer earned an Honorable Mention in Yearbook Copy/Caption: Student Life
• Josh Devine earned an Honorable Mention in Infographic Design
• Josie Stout earned an Honorable Mention in Commentary Writing
• Amelie Lock earned an Honorable Mention in Sports Writing

JEA National Student Media Contests Spring 2025 in Seattle 

• Arti Jain won Superior in News Writing
• Sylvia Hanes won Superior in Feature Writing
• Vincent Hsiao won Superior in Portrait Photography
• Luke Ye won Superior in Sports Action Photography
• Marie Demkovitch earned a Superior in Yearbook Copy/Caption: Clubs
• Meg Myckatyn earned a Superior in Yearbook Copy/Caption: Student Life
• Maya Mathew won a Superior in Logo Design
• Adela Gingrich earned an Excellent in Editorial Writing
• Celina Zhou earned an Excellent in Infographic Design
• Josh Devine earned an Excellent in Newspaper Layout
• Lucy Dempsey earned an Excelled in Yearbook Copy/Caption: Sports
• Elena Bollman earned an Excelled in Yearbook Copy/Caption: Academics
• Ira Rodrogues earned an Excellent in Literary Magazine Layout
• Will Kodner earned an Honorable Mention in Literary Magazine Poetry
• Katie Myckatyn earned an Honorable Mention in Sports Writing
• Madeline Awad earned an Honorable Mention in Press Law and Ethics
• Risa Fingerman earned an Honorable Mention in Yearbook Theme Design

Clips and Clicks Fall 2024 (awarded in spring 2025)

• Panorama placed sixth overall
• Maya Mathew placed first in Magazine Cover with “Identity.”
• Emily Liu placed first in Informational Graphic with “Ramen Rundown.”
• Vicky Derdoy placed second in Newspaper design with “Hinz on the Rise.”
• Vincent Hsiao placed third in Feature Photo with “Triple Threat.”
• Ryan Snyder placed third in Editorial Writing with “Ladue residents should educate themselves on elected officials and measure.”
• Madeline Awad, Josh Devine earned an Honorable Mention in Newspaper Design with “Farm Fresh.”
• Isak Taylor earned an Honorable Mention in Feature Photo with “On the Hunt.”
• Arti Jain earned an Honorable Mention in Feature Story with “A Model of Faith.”
• Victoria Derdoy, Katie Myckatyn earned an Honorable Mention in Feature Story with “Sculpted through Sweat.”

Clips and Clicks Spring 2024 (awarded in August 2024)

• Panorama placed fourth overall
• Emily Liu placed first in Informational Graphic Design
• Mac Huffman placed second in Magazine Spread Design
• Arti Jain placed third for Feature Story
• Mimi Zhou placed third in Magazine Cover for Melodrama
• Vincent Hsiao placed fourth in News Photography
• Vincent Hsiao earned an Honorable Mention in Newspaper Spread Design
• Katie Myckatyn earned an Honorable Mention in Feature Story

Other

Over the 2024 summer, Vincent Hsiao was awarded the Randy Siddons Photo Award by the Indiana University Media School.