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SPA Student Journalists honored at National Journalism Convention in Nashville

SPA Student Journalists honored at National Journalism Convention in Nashville

Student journalists from Ibid yearbook, Iris: Art + Lit, The Rubicon/RubicOnline were honored at the National High School Journalism Convention, on November 16, 2025, in Nashville, TN. See the list of awards below, and congratulations to our student journalists!

Iris: Art+Lit

  • Design of the Year: Cover - Third Place - Roman Farley '26 and Annika Kim '26
  • Story of the Year: Creative Writing - Third Place - Olivia Campbell '27
  • Literary Magazine Artwork of the Year - Fifth Place - Franny Wagner '26

The Rubicon

  • Design of the Year: News Page or Spread - Third Place - Amanda Hsu '26
  • Cartoon of the Year: Honorable Mention - Annika Kim '26

RubicOnline

  • Digital Story of the Year: Multimedia News - Third Place - Zimo Xie '26
  • Digital Story of the Year: Multimedia Sports - Honorable Mention - Thomas Chen '26
  • Interactive Graphic: Honorable Mention - Thomas Chen '26

For the full release from the NSPA, click here.