2026 AWARDS

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NSPA Pacemakers/ All American

  • Panorama Newsmagazine won a Pacemaker award, which is the top award a publication can receive. The Pacemaker signifies top quality and innovation.
  • The Rambler Yearbook won a Pacemaker award.
  • The Melodrama Literary Magazine won a Pacemaker award.
  • Panorama was named All-American with 5 marks of distinction.  
  • Rambler was named All-American with 4 marks of distinction.

CSPA Crown Awards 

  • Both the Panorama Newsmagazine and the Rambler Yearbook were named Gold Crown recipients. 

Best of Show: Nashville Fall 2026

  • ID placed fourth for Specialty Magazine in the fall 2025 JEA/NSPA national convention. 
  • Panorama placed fourth for Newsmagazine in the fall 2025 JEA/NSPA national convention. 
  • Rambler placed fourth for Yearbook in the fall 2025 JEA/NSPA national convention. 
  • Melodrama placed fifth in Best of Show for Literary Magazine in the fall 2025 JEA/NSPA national convention. 
  • Claire Zhang placed sixth in Feature Story Writing. 
  • Rylie Dolan placed seventh in Yearbook Spread Design. 
  • Vincent Hsiao placed ninth in Editorial Leadership. 
  • Margaret Myckatyn placed 10th in Newsmagazine Spread Design.

Best of Show: Minneapolis

  • ID won Best of Show for Specialty Magazine in the spring 2025 JEA/NSPA national convention. 
  • Melodrama placed fourth in Best of Show for Literary Magazine in the spring 2025 JEA/NSPA national convention. 
  • Rambler placed fifth in Best of Show for Yearbook in the spring 2025 JEA/NSPA national convention. 
  • LadueToday.com placed eighth in Best of Show for Website in the spring 2025 JEA/NSPA national convention. 
  • Elisa Cormier, Vincent Hsiao, Josie Stout won Best of Show for Newsmag Design with “Vibrant by Design.”
  • Luke Ye placed second in Yearbook Design with “Week 1.”
  • Frank Chen placed fourth in Newmag Design with “Lost in Redaction.”
  • Cami Welsh placed ninth in Feature Story writing with “Roll with It.”

National Scholastic Press Association Individual Awards (presented in Nashville, Fall 2025)

  • Fiona Van Allen was named Artist of the Year. 
  • Celina Zhou earned an honorable mention in the Designer of the Year competition. 
  • Madeline Fong, Nathan King and Ira Rodrigues placed second in Local Climate Change Reporting with “A Greener World.”
  • Vincent Hsiao placed second in Spread Design with “Full Throttle.”
  • Josh Devine and Madeline Awad placed third in Infographic Design with “Game, Set, Pickle.”
  • Vincent Hsiao earned an honorable mention in Environmental Portrait with “Triple Threat.“
  • Maya Mathew earned an honorable mention in Cover Design with “ID.”

Best of SNO

  • Madeline Fong won a Best of SNO award with Math Club Reflects on Going Viral. 
  • Sydney Gao won a Best of SNO award with Making a Move.
  • Victoria Derdoy won a Best of SNO award with Keys to Excellence.
  • Josie Stout won a Best of SNO award with Signed: Nunes.
  • Madeline Fong won a Best of SNO award with When Justice Comes Knocking. 
  • Ira Rodrigues won a Best of SNO award with Twin it to Win it. 
  • Claire Zhang won a Best of SNO award with Serving Others.
  • Josie Stout won a Best of SNO award with Vibrant by Design.

Quill and Scroll National Honor Society (presented in Minniapolis)

  • Emery Mao: Second place in Editorial Cartoon.
  • Margaret Myckatyn: Second place in Sports Spread Design.
  • Emily Rosen: Second place in Sports Page Design. 
  • Mia Gourtzelis: Third place in Student Life Spread.
  • Risa Fingerman: Third place in Alternative Spread Design.
  • Vincent Hsiao: Third place in Feature/Student Life Photo.
  • Rylie Dolan: Honorable Mention in Sports Page Design. 
  • Aaron Lin: Honorable Mention in Profile Writing.
  • Josie Stout: Honorable Mention in Profile Writing.
  • Celina Zhou: Honorable Mention in Staff Editorial Writing.
  • Luke Ye: Honorable Mention in Feature Photography.
  • Jane Sheffel: Honorable Mention in Features Page Design, Two-Page Spread.

Missouri Awards 2026

  • Vincent Hsiao was named the Missouri Student Journalist of the Year. 
  • Annabelle Reagan was named to the Missouri All State Team. 
  • Emery Mao earned an All Missouri in Cartoon with “Head of Science”
  • Celina Zhou earned an All Missouri in Double Truck Design with “When is enough enough?”
  • Celina Zhou earned an All Missouri in Editorial with “When is enough enough?”
  • Annabelle Reagan earned an All Missouri in Feature Story with “Passion Meets Purpose”
  • Josh Devine, Celina Zhou earned an All Missouri in Overall Newsmag.
  • Vincent Hsiao earned an All Missouri in Portrait with “Taking Flight”
  • Sarmistha Pulagam earned an All Missouri in Portrait with “The Face Behind the Robot”
  • Vincent Hsiao earned an All Missouri in Portrait with “Roll with It”
  • Vincent Hsiao earned an All Missouri in Sports Action Photo with “Get ‘Em Down”
  • Vincent Hsiao earned an All Missouri in Student Life Photo with “On Top of the World”
  • Luke Ye earned an All Missouri in Yearbook Non-Traditional Design with “Week 1”
  • Kayla Chan, Giselle Stoeva earned an All Missouri in Yearbook Sports Spread Design with “Football”
  • Ivana Todorova earned an All Missouri in Yearbook Student Life Spread Design with “Homecoming”
  • Margaret Myckatyn, Sophie Cowlen earned a Superior in Double Truck Design with “By the Numbers”
  • Vincent Hsiao earned a Superior in News Photo with “Hands Up”
  • Rambler earned a Superior in Overall Theme with “What’s it for you?”
  • Margaret Myckatyn earned an Excellent in Double Truck Design with “More than a Dance”
  • In-Depth staff earned an Excellent in In Depth News Story with “Runaway Train”
  • Luke Ye earned an Excellent in Sports Feature/Reaction Photo with “Squad Up”
  • Avery Murray, Lucy Dempsey earned a Excellent in Yearbook Sports Spread Design with “Volleyball”
  • Vincent Hsiao earned an Honorable Mention in Sports Feature/Reaction Photo with “Flipping Out”
  • Elizabeth Birchfield earned an Honorable Mention in Yearbook Non-Traditional Design with “Week 10”
  • Emily Rosen earned an Honorable Mention in Yearbook Specialty Design with “Student Life Divider”

JEA National Student Media Contests Fall 2025 in Nashville

  • Fiona Van Allen won Superior in Literary Magazine: Illustration
  • Rylie Dolan won Superior in Yearbook Copy/Caption: Academics
  • Madeline Awad won Superior in Review Writing
  • Madeline Fong earned an Excellent in Broadcast Newswriting
  • Aiyana Ungacta earned an Excellent in First-Year Photo
  • Katie Jansen earned an Excellent in Literary Magazine Poetry
  • Laken Hadley earned an Excellent in Yearbook Layout: Inside Pages
  • Meagan Zimmerman earned an Excellent in Yearbook Copy/Caption: Student Life
  • Josh Devine earned an Excellent in Press Law and Ethics
  • Celina Zhou earned an Excellent in Newsmagazine Layout
  • Adelaide Flintrop earned an Excellent in Commentary Writing
  • Luke Ye earned an Honorable Mention in Photography Portfolio
  • Sydney Gao earned an Honorable Mention in Yearbook Cover/Endsheets
  • Ivana Todorova earned an Honorable Mention in Yearbook Copy/Caption: Sports
  • Tiya Kaul earned an Honorable Mention in Newspaper Layout
  • Isaac Zelinske earned an Honorable Mention in News Editing/Headline/Current Events
  • Emery Mao earned an Honorable Mention in Editorial Cartooning
  • Mason Eastman earned an Honorable Mention in Sports Writing
  • Marie Demkovitch earned an Honorable Mention in Newswriting

JEA National Student Media Contests Spring 2026 in Minneapolis 

  • Keller Strauss earned an Excellent in Newsmag Layout and Design. 
  • Claire Yates earned an Honorable Mention in Feature Writing. 
  • Beau Willis earned an Honorable Mention in Sports Writing.

Clips and Clicks Spring 2025 (awarded in August 2025)

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