Congratulations to the winners of the 3rd annual Yale Daily News High School Journalism Symposium Newspaper Competition!

Overall best publication 
First place: Elevate Magazine, Regis Jesuit High School

Second place: The WIHI Opal, Washtenaw International High School

Third place: Spectrum, The Blake School

News article
Best: Princeton Protests the Death of George Floyd — Angelina Chen, Alexander Leonard, Michaela Guo, Laura Liu, The Tower, Princeton High School

Honorary mention: Turning Point Club Sparks School-wide Debate. RTM — Nick Penniman (Contribution from Seth Riker), The Augur Bit, Georgetown Day School

Feature article
Best: Through Instagram Account, Current and Former Black Students Offer Scathing Criticism of GDS’ Record on Race — Ethan Wolin & Jacqueline Elna Metzger, The Augur Bit, Georgetown Day School

Honorary mention: A New Version of the Coronavirus?! — Iris Bernardete, Hisarin Sessi, Hisar School

Opinion article
Best: Cancel Culture: The Rising Mob of the Internet — Isabelle Villanueva, Rampage, The AWTY International School

Honorary mention: What’s in Your Starbucks Cup? Probably Slave Labor — Elizabeth Trevathan, The Rubicon, St Paul Academy

Honorary mention: I Pledge Allegiance — Brendan Donahue, Hilltopper, Mount Saint Charles Academy

Honorary mention: So the Police Should Be Defunded…What Would that Mean? — Trisha Khattar, Amador Valley Today, Amador Valley

Photo/photo essay
Best: Table Manners: Campus Life Under Social Distancing Restrictions — Evan Weiss & Grace Busser, Earthquake, Germantown

Honorary mention: Biden Victorious After Tumultuous Election; DC Celebrates” — Olivia Brown, Laith Weinberger, Fiore Patricone, Lexi Rabasco, The Augur Bit, Georgetown Day School

Sports article
Best: Student Athlete Profile: Swimmer Arsenio Bustos — Justice Roche, The Amity Trident, Amity High School

Honorary mention: Athlete of the Month: Victoria Zammit — Sophia Kim, The Tower, Princeton High School

Culture article
Best: Success of a New Elective: Visual Politics of Culture & Conflict — Sophia Barkan, The Trinity Times, Trinity School

Honorary Mention: Winsor & RL Fall Play Revisit LA Riots of 1992 — Natalie P. & Gigi C., The Banner, The Winsor School

Honorary Mention: Fashion Then vs. Now — Anabelle Baum, The Trevor Dragon, Trevor Day School

Honorary Mention: Music Review – Vol. 2 — Natalie Gavalis, The Conard Courant, Conard High School