2018 News Team of the Year Finalists
The 2018 Spring Journalism Contest saw an incredible group of entries from schools across the state.
A total of 21 schools competed for News Team of the Year across all three class sizes of schools — Class A, Class B, Class C. For each class, the top five scores from each class are listed below as News Team of the Year Finalists.
Point values were determined by adding up scores from news entries that earned First Place, Second Place, Third Place, or Honorable Mention in their respective division and category.
| Class | School | Publication | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class A | Mount Vernon HS | The Mustang Moon | 128 |
| Class A | Hudson HS | The Pirate Press | 128 |
| Class A | Atlantic HS | Needle | 52 |
| Class A | West Delaware HS | Inklings | 42 |
| Class A | Chariton HS | Charger Ink | 25 |
| Class B | Cedar Falls HS | The Tiger Hi-Line | 198 |
| Class B | Pleasant Valley HS | Spartan Shield | 55 |
| Class B | George Washington HS | The Surveyor | 50 |
| Class B | Des Moines North HS | The Oracle | 29 |
| Class B | Abraham Lincoln HS | Echoes | 7 |
| Class C | Iowa City West HS | West Side Story | 185 |
| Class C | Iowa City City HS | The Little Hawk | 158 |
| Class C | Johnston HS | Black and White | 36 |
| Class C | Des Moines East HS | East Scroll | 17 |
| Class C | Davenport North HS | The Wildcat Word | 5 |
| Class C | Davenport West HS | Beak 'n' Eye | 5 |
| Class C | Kennedy HS | Torch | 5 |
