Yearbooks from four Iowa high schools earned the prestigious Neubert Award, the highest award given from the Jostens Whole Book Yearbook competition.

This year’s Neubert winners are:

Iowa City West HS
Johnston HS
Pella HS
Southeast Polk HS

Their covers:

The judges had some good things to say about Iowa’s books this year. We will be mailing your evaluation guides back to you next week. In the meantime, here are how Iowa schools rated, according to the judges:

Neubert Award
Iowa City West HS
Johnston HS
Pella HS
Southeast Polk HS

Award of Distinguished Merit
Abraham Lincoln HS (Council Bluffs)
Benton Community HS
Central Community HS
Davenport North HS
Fort Madison HS
John F. Kennedy HS (Cedar Rapids)
Marion HS
Mount Vernon HS
North Cedar Middle School
North Mahaska HS
South Tama HS
Waterloo West HS

Award of Achievement
Cascade HS
Davenport Central HS
Exira HS
Hudson HS
West Delaware HS
Wilton HS

Award of Honor
Audubon HS
Bettendorf HS
Clear Creek Amana HS
Davenport West HS
Grinnell HS
Harlan Community HS
Lewis Central HS (Council Bluffs)
St. Albert HS (Council Bluffs)
Valley HS (West Des Moines)
Washington HS (Cedar Rapids)
Waterloo Christian School
West Branch HS
Xavier HS

Award of Merit
North Polk HS
Notre Dame HS (Burlington)
Prairie City-Monroe (PCM) HS
Regina HS (Iowa City)