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The National Scholastic Press Association named 468 national Individual Award finalists on Sept. 11, and Iris: Art + Lit and The Rubicon (print and online) have eight honorees.
Senior Amanda Hsu designed the "Hidden Racism" In-Depth spread for the November 2024 Issue of The Rubicon
The Rubicon (print)
- Design of the Year: Newspaper / News Page Spread, Amanda Hsu: “Hidden Racism” (November 2024 issue)
RubicOnline
- Cartoon of the Year, Annika Kim: Reaffirm commitment to diversity to uphold values
- Multimedia News Story, Zimo Xie: Winter formal provides a space to decompress with friends
- Multimedia Sports Story, Thomas Chen: Track and field shines at conference championships
- Interactive Graphic, Thomas Chen: “Explore our local reviews” (at the bottom of Around Town posts)
Iris: Art + Lit
- Literary Magazine Cover, Roman Farley and Annika Kim
- Literary Magazine Artwork, Franny Wagner: “Untitled”
- Story of the Year: Creative Writing, Via Campbell: “Chapter 11”
“The quality of the work submitted in the NSPA Individual Awards is incredibly strong,” said NSPA associate director Gary Lundgren. “These contests are highly competitive and it is a huge honor to be named a finalist and a winner.”
Each category lists the top 10 selections. Five place winners and five finalists will be named at the JEA/NSPA National Journalism Convention in Nashville, TN this November.
