Advertising

• Best in show: Taylor Watkins, Hoof Print, Ola HS (Georgia)
• Award of merit: Klaria Holmes, The Charger, Oxford HS (Mississippi)
• Honorable mention: Shalini Sharma, Northwest Horizons, Northwest Guilford HS (North Carolina)

Art/Graphic/Illustration

Computer graphics

• Best in show: Becky Lake, The Lantern, Albemarle HS (Virginia)
• Award of merit: Mady Harding, The Crimson Crier, Sparkman HS (Alabama)
• Honorable mention: Becky Lake, The Lantern, Albemarle HS (Virginia)

Editorial cartoon

• Best in show: Ashley Lawrence, Odyssey, Clarke Central HS (Georgia)
• Award of merit: Rose Holstein, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS (South Carolina)
• Honorable mention: Zach Green, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS (South Carolina)

Illustration

• Best in show: Ashley Lawrence, Odyssey, Clarke Central HS (Georgia)
• Award of merit: Emma Umberger, The Lantern, Albemarle HS (Virginia)
• Honorable mention: Maura Davis, The Lantern, Albemarle HS (Virginia)

Infographic

• Best in show: Davis McCool, The Charger, Oxford HS (Mississippi)
• Award of merit: Madyson Long, The Talon, Nation Ford HS (South Carolina)
• Honorable mention: Casey Collins, The Cavalier, Richland Northeast HS (South Carolina)

Strip cartoon

• Best in show: Al Jackson, The Crimson Crier, Sparkman HS (Alabama)
• Award of merit: Stephanie Mayer, Northwest Horizons, Northwest Guilford HS (North Carolina)

Broadcast

Anchor (30-60 seconds)

• Best in show: Krystyn Whitty, Wave TV, Summerville HS (South Carolina)
• Award of merit: Zoe Cruz, The Buzz TV, Fort Mill HS (South Carolina)
• Honorable mention: Connor Griffin, Tribe Talk, Wando HS (South Carolina)

Graphics

• Best in show: Henry Horlbeck, RNE-TV, Richland Northeast HS (South Carolina)
• Award of merit: Devan Armeni, The Buzz TV, Fort Mill HS (South Carolina)
• Honorable mention: Jack McAlister, Cameron Allen, Zaq Butler & Tate Fowler, Tribe Talk, Wando HS (South Carolina)

Human interest (2:30 max)

• Best in show: Julian Masters & Noelle DiNatale, The Buzz TV, Fort Mill HS (South Carolina)
• Award of merit: Somer Benton and Ashley Elmore, 3tenmedia, Decatur HS (Georgia)
• Honorable mention: Jack McAlister and Cameron Allen, Tribe Talk, Wando HS (South Carolina)

Music video (5:00 max)

• Best in show: Ann Bailey, Wave TV, Summerville HS (South Carolina)
• Award of merit: Wade Fletcher, Brandon Pendergrass & John Jeffrey, RNE-TV, Richland Northeast HS (South Carolina)
• Honorable mention: Mark Maddaloni, Tribe Talk, Wando HS (South Carolina)

News story (1:30 max)

• Best in show: Sydney Sigmon and MacKenzie McNabb, The Buzz TV, Fort Mill HS (South Carolina)
• Award of merit: Jenna Sulkowski, Connor Griffin, Cain Compton and Alyssa Weeks, Tribe Talk, Wando HS (South Carolina)
• Honorable mention: Ann Bailey, Taylor Diamond Seagriff, Josh Diaz & Sharlyn Edgar, Wave TV, Summerville HS (South Carolina)

PSA (30-60 seconds)

• Best in show: Jack McAlister, Tribe Talk, Wando HS (South Carolina)
• Award of merit: Kayla Jeffers, RNE-TV, Richland Northeast HS (South Carolina)
• Honorable mention: Devan Armeni, The Buzz TV, Fort Mill HS (South Carolina)

Reporter (1:30 max)

• Best in show: Yasmine Lee, RNE-TV, Richland Northeast HS (South Carolina)
• Award of merit: Ally Patterson, The Buzz TV, Fort Mill HS (South Carolina)
• Honorable mention: Brianna Black, Wave TV, Summerville HS (South Carolina)

Short film (4:00 max)

• Best in show: Dana Berry, Ryan Bunge, Ryan Williams, Josh Holcombe & Andrew Sharp, NAFO News, Nation Ford HS (South Carolina)
• Award of merit: Josh Diaz, Joel Bryant, Sharlyn Edgar, Zach Green, Courtney Morris & Marialena Sanchez-Hernandez, Wave TV, Summerville HS (South Carolina)
• Honorable mention: Jenna Sulkowski, Selena Colon & Sydney Register, Tribe Talk, Wando HS (South Carolina)

Sports coverage (1:30 max)

• Best in show: Malcolm Tyson, RNE-TV, Richland Northeast HS (South Carolina)
• Award of merit: Reilly Biller, Caroline Cox and Blake Ellis, Tribe Talk, Wando HS (South Carolina)
• Honorable mention: Reilly Biller, Mark Maddaloni and Valeria Hughen, Tribe Talk, Wando HS (South Carolina)

Videography (2:30 max)

• Best in show: Hannah Perala, Wave TV, Summerville HS (South Carolina)
• Award of merit: Sydney Sigmon, The Buzz TV, Fort Mill HS (South Carolina)
• Honorable mention: Wade Fletcher, RNE-TV, Richland Northeast HS (South Carolina)

Literary Magazine

Cover

• Best in show: Robert Brook, Psyche, Richland Northeast HS (South Carolina)
• Award of merit: Emily Watson and Lela Jenkins, iliad, Clarke Central HS (Georgia)
• Honorable mention: Justin McGuirl, Voices, Nation Ford HS (South Carolina)

Fiction spread

• Best in show: Kayleigh McCoy, The Lantern, Albemarle HS (Virginia)
• Award of merit: Lucas Hicks, Silhouette, Sparkman HS (Alabama)
• Honorable mention: Kimberley Copley, Voices, Nation Ford HS (South Carolina)

Gallery spread

• Best in show: Yessica Naranjo, Psyche, Richland Northeast HS (South Carolina)
• Award of merit: Emily Watson and Lela Jenkins, iliad, Clarke Central HS (Georgia)
• Honorable mention: Katie Martin, The Lantern, Albemarle HS (Virginia)

Nonfiction spread

• Best in show: Sophie Heny and Marie Ungar, The Lantern, Albemarle HS (Virginia)
• Award of merit: Emily Watson and Lela Jenkins, iliad, Clarke Central HS (Georgia)
• Honorable mention: Talon Hicks, Silhouette, Sparkman HS (Alabama)

Poetry spread

• Best in show: Kayla Satterfield, Silhouette, Sparkman HS (Alabama)
• Award of merit: Emily Watson and Lela Jenkins, iliad, Clarke Central HS (Georgia)
• Honorable mention: Ellie Pobis, Psyche, Richland Northeast HS (South Carolina)

Table of contents

• Best in show: Amanda Locklear, Psyche, Richland Northeast HS (South Carolina)
• Award of merit: Emily Watson and Lela Jenkins, iliad, Clarke Central HS (Georgia)
• Honorable mention: Katie Martin, The Lantern, Albemarle HS (Virginia)

Newspaper

Newspaper front page

• Best in show: Jalen Hodges, The Talon, Nation Ford HS (South Carolina)
• Award of merit: Kiersten Maricle, Paw print, Countryside HS (Florida)
• Honorable mention: Davis McCool, The Charger, Oxford HS (Mississippi)

Newsmagazine cover/front page

• Best in show: Julie Alpaugh and Lucia Bermudez, Odyssey, Clarke Central HS (Georgia)
• Award of merit: Shalani Sharma, Northwest Horizons, Northwest Guilford HS (North Carolina)
• Honorable mention: Deana Celaj, Nighthawk News, First Flight HS (North Carolina)

Centerspread

• Best in show: Bartel Van Oostendorp, Wingspan, West Henderson HS
• Award of merit: Charlotte O’Neil and Mackenzie Ivey, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
• Honorable mention: Natalie Craney, The Crimson Crier, Sparkman HS

Headline package

• Best in show: Mackenzie Ivey, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS (South Carolina)
• Award of merit: Molly Watson, Carpe Diem, Decatur HS (Georgia)
• Honorable mention: Molly Watson, Carpe Diem, Decatur HS (Georgia)

Entertainment page

• Best in show: Jurnee Louder, Odyssey, Clarke Central HS (Georgia)
• Award of merit: Jurnee Louder, Odyssey, Clarke Central HS (Georgia)
• Honorable mention: Emily Treadway, Wingspan, West Henderson HS (North Carolina)

Feature page

• Best in show: Molly Weston, Carpe Diem, Decatur HS (Georgia)
• Award of merit: Somer Benton, Carpe Diem, Decatur HS (Georgia)
• Honorable mention: Mackenzie Ivey, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS (South Carolina)

News page

• Best in show: Lettie Lundy, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS (South Carolina)
• Award of merit: Davis McCool, The Charger, Oxford HS (Mississippi)
• Honorable mention: Emma Scott, The Charger, Oxford HS (Mississippi)

Op/Ed page

• Best in show: Davis McCool, The Charger, Oxford HS (Mississippi)
• Award of merit: Charlotte Grush, Wingspan, West Henderson HS (North Carolina)
• Honorable mention: Casey Collins, The Cavalier, Richland Northeast HS (South Carolina)

Sports page

• Best in show: Jared Redding, The Charger, Oxford HS (Mississippi)
• Award of merit: Hannah Gale & Julie Alpaugh, Odyssey, Clarke Central HS (Georgia)
• Honorable mention: Josh Conner, Wingspan, West Henderson HS (North Carolina)

Online

Computer graphics

• Best in show: Sunčana Pavlić, ODYSSEY online, Clarke Central HS (Georgia)
• Award of merit: Katie Grace Upchurch, ODYSSEY online, Clarke Central HS (Georgia)
• Honorable mention: Anna Sharpe, The Wave Breaker, Summerville HS (South Carolina)

Digital storytelling

• Best in show: Patrick Baird, The Wave Breaker, Summerville HS (South Carolina)
• Award of merit: Reagan Gresham and Jenna Sulkowski, Tribe Talk, Wando HS (South Carolina)
• Honorable mention: Alex Rodman, Nighthawk News online, First Flight HS (North Carolina)

Features package

• Best in show: Francesca Mathewes, Tribal Tribune online, Wando HS (South Carolina)
• Award of merit: Ryan Rothkopf, Tribal Tribune online, Wando HS (South Carolina)
• Honorable mention: Tai Van Dyke, Northwest Horizons online, Northwest Guilford HS (North Carolina)

News package

• Best in show: Kaylan Ware, 3ten.org, Decatur HS (Georgia)
• Award of merit: Kaylan Ware, 3ten.org, Decatur HS (Georgia)
• Honorable mention: Ann Bailey, The Wave Breaker, Summerville HS (South Carolina)

Opinion package

• Best in show: Kat Kollegger, Tribal Tribune online, Wando HS
• Award of merit: Morgan Carpenter, Tribal Tribune online, Wando HS
• Honorable mention: William Wallace, Tribal Tribune online, Wando HS

Photo Gallery

• Best in show: Chaney Wynne, 3ten.org, Decatur HS
• Award of merit: Bronlyn Holland, Hoof Print online, Ola HS
• Honorable Mention: Gracie Fulcher, The Wave Breaker, Summerville HS

Podcast

• Best in show: Reilly Biller and Connor Griffin, Tribe Talk, Wando HS (South Carolina)
• Award of merit: Wyatt Wells and Connor Griffin,  Tribe Talk, Wando HS (South Carolina)
• Honorable mention: Mack Doebler, Nighthawk News online, First Flight HS (North Carolina)

Photography

Academic

• Best in show: Flannery Walker, The Ford, Nation Ford HS (South Carolina)
• Award of merit: Sophie Winnick, Legend, Wando HS (South Carolina)
• Honorable mention: Kat Kollegger, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS (South Carolina)

Club

• Best in show: Nathan Warner, Legend, Wando HS
• Award of merit: Lydia Gardner, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS
• Honorable mention: Julie Alpaugh, Odyssey, Clarke Central HS

Computer Special Effects

• Best in show: Ry Ulmer, Legend, Wando HS
• Award of merit: Sophie Winnick, Legend, Wando HS
• Honorable mention: Rodolfo Planells, Entheos, G. Holmes Braddock Senior HS

Environmental portrait

• Best in show: Zoe Peterson, Odyssey, Clarke Central HS
• Award of merit: Catherine Gray, Northwest Horizons, Northwest Guilford HS
• Honorable mention: Catherine Gray, Northwest Horizons, Northwest Guilford HS
  

News

• Best in show: Ella Rayl, The Cavalier, Richland Northeast HS (South Carolina)
• Award of merit: Jack Rogers, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS (South Carolina)
• Honorable mention: Millie Chantepie, Legend, Wando HS (South Carolina)

Pictorial/scenic

• Best in show: Jack Rogers, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS (South Carolina)
• Award of merit: Eva Greco, The Lantern, Albemarle HS (Virginia)
• Honorable mention: Maddie Lawson, Northwest Horizons, Northwest Guilford HS (North Carolina)

Special effects in camera

• Best in show: Rodolfo Planells, Entheos, G. Holmes Braddock Senior HS (Florida)
• Award of merit: Sophie Winnick, Legend, Wando HS (South Carolina)
• Honorable mention: Rodolfo Planells, Entheos, G. Holmes Braddock Senior HS (Florida)

Sports

• Best in show: Jack Rogers, Tribal Tribune, Wando HS (South Carolina)
  
• Award of merit: Julie Alpaugh, Odyssey, Clarke Central HS (Georgia)
• Honorable mention: Megan Fleming, Legend, Wando HS (South Carolina)

Student life

• Best in show: Gracie Fulcher, The Wave Breaker, Summerville HS (South Carolina)
• Award of merit: Meredith Glass, Talismann, J.L. Mann HS (South Carolina)
• Honorable mention: Naomi Paulino, Talismann, J.L. Mann HS (South Carolina)

Recruitment/Public relations

Recruitment material or package

• Best in show: Staff, Legend, Wando HS (South Carolina)

Yearbook

Academic spread

• Best in show: Matthew Cao, The Archive, Richland Northeast HS (South Carolina)
• Award of merit: Kelly Lifchez, The Archive, Richland Northeast HS (South Carolina)
• Honorable mention: Destiny Jones, Talismann, J.L. Mann HS (South Carolina)

Ad spread

• Best in show: Peyton Rogers, Talismann, J.L. Mann HS (South Carolina)
• Award of merit: Tess Hensley, Reflections, Ola HS (Georgia)
• Honorable mention: Ashlyn Newman, Reflections, Ola HS (Georgia)

Alternative copy

• Best in show: Anna Perryman, Legend, Wando HS (South Carolina)
• Award of merit: Allison Killinger and Kelly Lifchez, The Archive, Richland Northeast HS (South Carolina)
• Honorable mention: Sophie Winnick, Legend, Wando HS (South Carolina)

Club spread

• Best in show: Maddie Manke, Legend, Wando HS (South Carolina)
• Award of merit: Mary Derrough, The Senator, Sparkman HS (Alabama)
• Honorable mention: Kennedy Pettengill, Legend, Wando HS (South Carolina)

Cover

• Best in show: Daniel Ippolito, Westwind, West Henderson HS (North Carolina)
• Award of merit: Allison Killinger, The Archive, Richland Northeast HS (South Carolina)
• Honorable mention: Des Armstrong and Sophie Winnick, Legend, Wando HS (South Carolina)

End sheet

• Best in show: Des Armstrong and Sophie Winnick, Legend, Wando HS (South Carolina)
• Award of merit: Allison Killinger, The Archive, Richland Northeast HS (South Carolina)
• Honorable mention: Daniel Ippolito, Westwind, West Henderson HS (North Carolina)

Headline package

• Best in show: Daniel Ippolito, Westwind, West Henderson HS (North Carolina)
• Award of merit: Mikhail Sims, Reflections, Ola HS (Georgia)

Opening spread

• Best in show: Daniel Ippolito, Westwind, West Henderson HS (North Carolina)
• Award of merit: Allison Killinger, The Archive, Richland Northeast HS (South Carolina)
• Honorable mention: Sophie Winnick and Des Armstrong, Legend, Wando HS (South Carolina)

People spread

• Best in show: Skylar Smith, Westwind, West Henderson HS (North Carolina)
• Award of merit: Rachel Hardaker, The Senator, Sparkman HS (Alabama)
• Honorable mention: Jada McBride and Ashlyn Newman, Reflections, Ola HS (Georgia)

Profile spread

• Best in show: Dallis Guilliams, Westwind, West Henderson HS (North Carolina)
• Award of merit: Andrea Betancourt and Nicole Batista, Entheos, G. Holmes Braddock Senior HS (Florida)
• Honorable mention: Des Armstrong, Legend, Wando HS (South Carolina)

Section divider

• Best in show: Sophie Winnick, Legend, Wando HS (South Carolina)
• Award of merit: Daniel Ippolito, Westwind, West Henderson HS (North Carolina)
• Honorable mention: Rodolfo Planells, Andrea Betancourt and Evelio Cuba, Entheos, G. Holmes Braddock Senior HS (Florida)

Sports spread

• Best in show: Lindsay White, Talismann, J.L. Mann HS (South Carolina)
• Award of merit: Jalyn Dockery, The Archive, Richland Northeast HS (South Carolina)
• Honorable mention: Eboni Johnson, Green Wave, Summerville HS (South Carolina)

Student life spread

• Best in show: Sophia Walker, Westwind, West Henderson HS (North Carolina)
• Award of merit: Rachel Hardaker, The Senator, Sparkman HS (Alabama)
• Honorable mention: Ivette Lopez and Nicole Batista, Entheos, G. Holmes Braddock Senior HS (Florida)

Title page

• Best in show: Nicole Batista and Kevin Moreno, Entheos, G. Holmes Braddock Senior HS (Florida)
• Award of merit: Allison Killinger, The Archive, Richland Northeast HS (South Carolina)
• Honorable mention: Daniel Ippolito, Westwind, West Henderson HS (North Carolina)