Fall Yearbook 2018 Categories winners list
We want to congratulate all of the contestants and winners of our fall yearbook contest. We had 1,380 entries this year making the most robust yearbook competition yet! Judges evaluated each entry resulting in 287 awards given out this year.
Below we have organized the winners by class and category.
Class A individual winners
| Award | Category Name | Pub name | Organization | Credits | Entry Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Place | Advertising | Bentonian | Benton Community HS | Alyssa Garin | PDA's 1 |
| Second Place | Advertising | Bentonian | Benton Community HS | Alyssa Garin | PDA's 2 |
| Third Place | Advertising | The Growler | West Branch HS | Riley Vaughan | Seniors |
| Honorable Mention | Advertising | The Pirate | Hudson HS | Abby Lashbrook, Lexi Bergemeir | Senior Tributes 3 |
| Honorable Mention | Advertising | The Pirate | Hudson HS | Abby Lashbrook, Lexi Begemeir | Senior Tributes 2 |
| First Place | Cover | The Centaur | Mount Vernon HS | Haley Krob, Catherine Yeoman, Sydney Hauser | Cover |
| Second Place | Cover | The Growler | West Branch HS | West Branch High School Staff | West Branch High School Yearbook Cover |
| Third Place | Cover | Bentonian | Benton Community HS | Alyssa Garin | Same Story Different Angle |
| Honorable Mention | Cover | The Clipper | CCAHS | CCAHS | Adding it all Up |
| Honorable Mention | Cover | The Pirate | Hudson HS | Grace Jorgensen | yOUR story |
| First Place | Design / January to June events | The Javelin! | Atlantic HS | Sarah Schorle | Costa Rica Trip |
| Second Place | Design / January to June events | The Bomber | Ballard HS | Sydney Liedtke, Aviah Taylor | Career & Technical Education |
| Third Place | Design / January to June events | Baxter Yearbook | Baxter HS | Gracie Bethards | Golf |
| Honorable Mention | Design / January to June events | Bentonian | Benton Community HS | Alyssa Garin | Science |
| Honorable Mention | Design / January to June events | The Pirate | Hudson HS | Caityln O'Malley | March 11th through March 31st Coverage |
| First Place | Design / Mugs | Bentonian | Benton Community HS | Alyssa Garin | Seniors 1 |
| Second Place | Design / Mugs | Bentonian | Benton Community HS | Alyssa Garin | Seniors 3 |
| Third Place | Design / Mugs | The Pirate | Hudson HS | Erin O'Malley, Grace Jorgensen, Morgan Hansen | Senior Class Close |
| Honorable Mention | Design / Mugs | The Pirate | Hudson HS | Grace Jorgensen, Jenna Twait | Senior Class Bios + Then and Now |
| Honorable Mention | Design / Mugs | The Pirate | Hudson HS | Katelyn Pint, Grace Jorgensen, Grace Schwenneker | Kindergarten Class |
| First Place | Design / Opening, closing or division spread | The Pirate | Hudson HS | Erin O'Malley, Grace Jorgensen | Opening Spread to Year In Review Section |
| Second Place | Design / Opening, closing or division spread | The Hawk | West Delaware HS | Sydney Puffett, Lauren Ryan | Big Smiles: Small Town People |
| Third Place | Design / Opening, closing or division spread | Bentonian | Benton Community HS | Alyssa Garin | Student Life Division |
| Honorable Mention | Design / Opening, closing or division spread | The Pirate | Hudson HS | Klaire Krapfl, Abby Gaudian | End of the Year Spread/Closing to Year-in-Review Section |
| Honorable Mention | Design / Opening, closing or division spread | The Hawk | West Delaware HS | Madalynn Burke | Big Hopes: Autumn Activities |
| First Place | Design / summer to December events | PCM Yearbook | PCM HS | Lauren Pendroy | PCM Football |
| Second Place | Design / summer to December events | PCM Yearbook | PCM HS | Payton Konek | PCM Colorguard and Dance |
| Third Place | Design / summer to December events | The Pirate | Hudson HS | Grace Jorgensen | Oct. 15th through Nov. 4th Coverage |
| Honorable Mention | Design / summer to December events | Baxter Yearbook | Baxter HS | Lauren Ratliff | Cross Country |
| Honorable Mention | Design / summer to December events | Bentonian | Benton Community HS | Alyssa Garin | Football |
| First Place | Environmental photo | The Grinnellian | Grinnell High School | Sydeny Green, Janet Ahrens | Janet Ahrens |
| Second Place | Environmental photo | The Bomber | Ballard HS | Sydney Liedtke, Aviah Taylor | What class? |
| Third Place | Environmental photo | Bentonian | Benton Community HS | Chloe Schultz | Beautiful Bond |
| Honorable Mention | Environmental photo | Bentonian | Benton Community HS | Kelsey Garin | Farm Fun |
| Honorable Mention | Environmental photo | Bentonian | Benton Community HS | Joelle Crawley | Puppy Happiness |
| First Place | Feature photo / student life - out-of-school related | The Javelin! | Atlantic HS | Katie York | Holding Court |
| Second Place | Feature photo / student life - out-of-school related | The Pirate | Hudson HS | Aubrey Gronoski, Hailey Elder | @HoCoMatchUp/Can You Dig It: Senior Class Cheers |
| Third Place | Feature photo / student life - out-of-school related | The Centaur | Mount Vernon HS | Paige Zaruba | Go for the Flag |
| Honorable Mention | Feature photo / student life - out-of-school related | Bentonian | Benton Community HS | Tabby Barger | Sunny Spirit |
| Honorable Mention | Feature photo / student life - out-of-school related | The Pirate | Hudson HS | Jenna Twait, Lexi Bergemeir | @HoCoPep: Bumping Butt-ies |
| First Place | Feature photo / student life - school related | Bentonian | Benton Community HS | Lissy Garman | Anticipation |
| Second Place | Feature photo / student life - school related | The Grinnellian | Grundy Center HS | Sami Lamfers | Yes, Drill Sergeant |
| Third Place | Feature photo / student life - school related | Bentonian | Benton Community HS | Leah Hull | Pumped |
| Honorable Mention | Feature photo / student life - school related | The Bomber | Ballard HS | Aviah Taylor, Sydney Liedtke | Looking for DNA |
| Honorable Mention | Feature photo / student life - school related | The Bomber | Ballard HS | Sydney Liedtke, Aviah Taylor | Graduation |
| First Place | Infograph /Mod | Bentonian | Benton Community HS | Alyssa Garin | Food |
| Second Place | Infograph /Mod | The Pirate | Hudson HS | Grace Jorgensen | The Making of a Champion |
| Third Place | Infograph /Mod | The Javelin! | Atlantic HS | Mariah Cook, Mycala Kickland | Social Media Module |
| Honorable Mention | Infograph /Mod | Bentonian | Benton Community HS | Alyssa Garin | Trends |
| Honorable Mention | Infograph /Mod | The Hawk | West Delaware HS | Andrea Salow | Fortnite: the Addiction Craze |
| First Place | Personality Profile | The Centaur | Mount Vernon HS | Sydney Hauser | Dancing Dreams |
| Second Place | Personality Profile | The Centaur | Mount Vernon HS | Maggie Dale | Rood's Got Talent |
| Third Place | Personality Profile | Bentonian | Benton Community HS | Makenna McManemy | Pretty Pride |
| Honorable Mention | Personality Profile | Bentonian | Benton Community HS | Ashtynn Lohrer | Accepted Difference |
| Honorable Mention | Personality Profile | The Pirate | HHudson HS | Morgan Hansen | Our Story: Testing The Waters (Swimmer Profile) |
| First Place | Photo Illustration | The Pirate | Hudson HS | Morgan Hansen | your timeline |
| Second Place | Photo Illustration | The Pirate | Hudson HS | Grace Jorgensen | The Making of a Champion |
| Third Place | Photo Illustration | Baxter Yearbook | Baxter HS | McCade Gowdy | We are Baxter |
| Honorable Mention | Photo Illustration | Baxter Yearbook | Baxter HS | McCade Gowdy | Thundering Competition |
| Honorable Mention | Photo Illustration | The Pirate | Hudson HS | Kacie Herring, Erin O'Malley | Hudson Pirate Baseball: How Are You Feeling? |
| First Place | Reader services | The Centaur | Mount Vernon HS | Sydney Hauser | Endsheets with table of contents, title page, and index with colophon |
| Second Place | Reader services | The Hawk | West Delaware HS | Andrea Salow | Reader Services |
| Third Place | Reader services | The Javelin! | Atlantic HS | Reader Services | |
| Honorable Mention | Reader services | Bentonian | Benton Community HS | Alyssa Garin | Reader Services |
| Honorable Mention | Reader services | The Pirate | Hudson HS | Erin O'Malley, Grace Jorgensen, Morgan Hansen | yOUR story |
| First Place | Sports action photo | The Centaur | Mount Vernon HS | Maddie Naeve | Blocking the Ball |
| Second Place | Sports action photo | The Hawk | West Delaware HS | Paighton Lindauer | Big Hopes |
| Third Place | Sports action photo | The Bomber | Ballard HS | Aviah Taylor | Focused and Driven |
| Honorable Mention | Sports action photo | The Pirate | Hudson HS | Morgan Hansen | #Finish: State Runner-Ups |
| Honorable Mention | Sports action photo | Dimensions | St. Albert HS | William Evezic | Dusty slide |
| First Place | Sports Feature Photo | Dimensions | St. Albert HS | Isabel Pershing | Senior's last jump |
| Second Place | Sports Feature Photo | The Bomber | Ballard HS | Sydney Liedtke, Aviah Taylor | Steady... |
| Third Place | Sports Feature Photo | Bentonian | Benton Community HS | Alyssa Garin | Ecstatic |
| Honorable Mention | Sports Feature Photo | The Bomber | Ballard HS | Aviah Taylor, Sydney Liedtke | All In |
| Honorable Mention | Sports Feature Photo | Bentonian | Benton Community HS | Alyssa Garin | Celebrate |
| First Place | Sports Story | The Centaur | Mount Vernon HS | Paige Zaruba | Basketball Team Honors Teammate's Loss of Father |
| Second Place | Sports Story | Bentonian | Benton Community HS | Shelby Hoeppner | Emotional End |
| Third Place | Sports Story | Bentonian | Benton Community HS | Nicole Duncalf | Broken Records |
| Honorable Mention | Sports Story | The Centaur | Mount Vernon HS | Lauren Hauser | Passing the Record |
| Honorable Mention | Sports Story | The Hawk | West Delaware HS | Claire Demmer, Emily Klostermann | iPad Problems |
| First Place | Story / student life - out-of-school related | Bentonian | Benton Community HS | Hailey Hakes | Legendary Lifeguard |
| Second Place | Story / student life - out-of-school related | The Centaur | Mount Vernon HS | Lauren McCollum | Rhomberg Joins Mustang Family |
| Third Place | Story / student life - out-of-school related | The Hawk | West Delaware HS | Sabrina Welcher | Addison Reetz |
| Honorable Mention | Story / student life - out-of-school related | The Centaur | Mount Vernon HS | Ben McGuire | Students Attend March for Our Lives |
| Honorable Mention | Story / student life - out-of-school related | The Centaur | Mount Vernon HS | Lauren McCollum | Zobac Attends Political Caucus |
| First Place | Story / student life - school related | The Hawk | West Delaware HS | Tiffany Moore, Leah Neiers | Muddy Madness |
| Second Place | Story / student life - school related | Bentonian | Benton Community HS | Sierra Ebert | Life's a Climb |
| Third Place | Story / student life - school related | Bentonian | Benton Community HS | Ashtynn Lohrer | Always Remember |
| Honorable Mention | Story / student life - school related | Bentonian | Benton Community HS | Tanasiah Walker | Memory Lane |
| Honorable Mention | Story / student life - school related | The Hawk | West Delaware HS | Tyler Salow, Andrea Salow | Sing Big, Kiss Bigger |
| First Place | Theme | Bentonian | Benton Community HS | Alyssa Garin | Same Story Different Angle |
| Second Place | Theme | The Pirate | Hudson HS | Erin O'Malley, Morgan Hansen, Grace Jorgensen | yOUR story |
| Third Place | Theme | The Bomber | Ballard HS | Aviah Taylor, Sydney Liedtke | Building a Ballard Bomber |
| Honorable Mention | Theme | PCM Yearbook | PCM HS | Lauren Pendroy, Madison Foster | 2018 PCM Theme |
| Honorable Mention | Theme | The Hawk | West Delaware HS | Andrea Salow | Small Towns, Big Dreams |
| First Place | Total Package | The Hawk | West Delaware HS | Tyler Salow, Andrea Salow | Sing Big, Kiss Bigger |
| Second Place | Total Package | Bentonian | Benton Community HS | Alyssa Garin | PE/Fitness |
| Third Place | Total Package | The Pirate | Hudson HS | Tara Jochmusen | #Finish: State Football Coverage |
| Honorable Mention | Total Package | Bentonian | Benton Community HS | Alyssa Garin | Football |
| Honorable Mention | Total Package | PCM Yearbook | PCM HS | Lauren Pendroy | It's Not All Black and White |
Class B individual winners
| Award | Division Name | Category Name | Pub name | Organization | Credits | Entry Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Place | Design | Advertising | Duchess | Pella Community HS | Kody Kramer, Abbie Nunnikhoven | Platinum Sponsors |
| Second Place | Design | Advertising | Duchess | Pella Community HS | Ally Ehrhardt, Abbie Nunnikhoven | Platinum Sponsors, Gold Sponsors, We Want to Help Sponsors |
| Third Place | Design | Advertising | The Quill | Marion HS | Rachel Wilkey | Senior ads |
| Honorable Mention | Design | Advertising | The Husky | Hoover HS | Breazi Preston | Baby Ads |
| Honorable Mention | Design | Advertising | The Quill | Marion HS | Patrick Bleadorn, Kyle Mehlberger | Advertisements |
| First Place | Design | Cover | Crimson and Blue | Abraham Lincoln HS | Dominiq'ue Doiron, Lauren Rambo, Tayonna Thomas | "A Little Extra" |
| Second Place | Design | Cover | Duchess | Pella Community HS | Claire Corbin, Justin VanSteenwyk, Pauline Lopez, Selena Quangvan | Focus |
| Third Place | Design | Cover | The Quill | Marion HS | Amy Noble, Leah Kray | Good Old Days |
| Honorable Mention | Design | Cover | Norwica | Davenport North HS | Hayley Keller, Danni Krum, Courtney Ellis | unLOAD the memories |
| Honorable Mention | Design | Cover | The Husky | Hoover HS | Katie Burns | Built on a 50 Year Legacy |
| First Place | Design | Design / January to June events | Duchess | Pella Community HS | Audrey Denekas, Justin VanSteenwyk | Around the World in 7 Days |
| Second Place | Design | Design / January to June events | Duchess | Pella Community HS | Selena Quangvan | It's a Social World |
| Third Place | Design | Design / January to June events | Duchess | Pella Community HS | Madeline Webb, Ashlyn Dingeman, Justin VanSteenwyk | Feb Mix ! |
| Honorable Mention | Design | Design / January to June events | Crimson and Blue | Abraham Lincoln HS | Lauren Rambo | #Senior Year |
| Honorable Mention | Design | Design / January to June events | Polar Bear | North HS (Des Moines) | Kenzie Schnathorst | Yearbook |
| First Place | Design | Design / Mugs | Norwica | Davenport North HS | Hayley Keller | Meet Kylie Bladel & What's unloaded for all of this formality? |
| Second Place | Design | Design / Mugs | Duchess | Pella Community HS | Audrey Denekas, Pauline Lopez | Freshmen |
| Third Place | Design | Design / Mugs | Polar Bear | North HS (Des Moines) | Polar Bear Yearbook Staff | Freshman-Junior Mugs |
| Honorable Mention | Design | Design / Mugs | It's Our Time | Indianola High | Adrian Cunningham, Lydia Mattix | Senior tribute 4 |
| Honorable Mention | Design | Design / Mugs | The Quill | Marion HS | Amy Noble, Leah Kray | Staff |
| First Place | Design | Design / Opening, closing or division spread | The Quill | Marion HS | Amy Noble, Leah Kray | Pause |
| Second Place | Design | Design / Opening, closing or division spread | The Quill | Marion HS | Leah Kray, Amy Noble | Replay |
| Third Place | Design | Design / Opening, closing or division spread | Polar Bear | North HS (Des Moines) | Jasmine Inthabounh | Spring Division Spread |
| Honorable Mention | Design | Design / Opening, closing or division spread | The Husky | Hoover HS | Katie Burns | Fall Division |
| Honorable Mention | Design | Design / Opening, closing or division spread | Polar Bear | North HS (Des Moines) | Jasmine Inthabounh | Division Spread |
| First Place | Design | Design / summer to December events | Polar Bear | North HS (Des Moines) | Jasmine Inthabounh | Costa Rica Trip |
| Second Place | Design | Design / summer to December events | Duchess | Pella Community HS | Justin VanSteenwyk, Kelly Murphy, Suzy Brackin | Dutchmen State |
| Third Place | Design | Design / summer to December events | Polar Bear | North HS (Des Moines) | Sky Holmes | Art |
| Honorable Mention | Design | Design / summer to December events | Norwica | Davenport North HS | Tylor Hughes | Releasing student talent |
| Honorable Mention | Design | Design / summer to December events | Duchess | Pella Community HS | Claire Corbin, Selena Quangvan | fashion evolution |
| First Place | Photo | Environmental photo | Norwica | Davenport North HS | Hailey Purdy | Fall feeds students its tricks & treats |
| Second Place | Photo | Environmental photo | Norwica | Davenport North HS | Stephen Schroeder | At Camp Dodge |
| Third Place | Photo | Environmental photo | The Husky | Hoover HS | Ana Marquez Callabero | Portrait Division |
| Honorable Mention | Photo | Environmental photo | The Husky | Hoover HS | Maddie Freeman-Grosland | Metals |
| First Place | Photo | Feature photo / student life - out-of-school related | Duchess | Pella Community HS | Kelly Murphy | Next Tulip Court |
| Second Place | Photo | Feature photo / student life - out-of-school related | Norwica | Davenport North HS | Esmeralda Alvares | Cat 'n' mouse |
| Third Place | Photo | Feature photo / student life - out-of-school related | Norwica | Davenport North HS | Selena Dickinson | Brother, sister team it up at diner |
| Honorable Mention | Photo | Feature photo / student life - out-of-school related | Norwica | Davenport North HS | Desiree Eitel | At the fair |
| Honorable Mention | Photo | Feature photo / student life - out-of-school related | Norwica | Davenport North HS | Alex Salinas | Just being kids |
| First Place | Photo | Feature photo / student life - school related | Polar Bear | North HS (Des Moines) | Laura Christensen | Focus |
| Second Place | Photo | Feature photo / student life - school related | It's Our Time | Indianola High | Codey Gillespie | Celebrate! |
| Third Place | Photo | Feature photo / student life - school related | Duchess | Pella Community HS | Hannah Davis | Welding |
| Honorable Mention | Photo | Feature photo / student life - school related | Norwica | Davenport North HS | Emily Jones | In the bleachers |
| Honorable Mention | Photo | Feature photo / student life - school related | Polar Bear | North HS (Des Moines) | Jasmine Inthabounh | Karriem the emcee |
| First Place | Design | Infograph /Mod | Crimson and Blue | Abraham Lincoln HS | Allison Stuckey, Madeline Christensen | Steal Their Style |
| Second Place | Design | Infograph /Mod | Norwica | Davenport North HS | Hayley Keller | Meet Logan Anderson & Notable Quotables |
| Third Place | Design | Infograph /Mod | Duchess | Pella Community HS | Selena Quangvan | It's a Social World |
| Honorable Mention | Design | Infograph /Mod | The Husky | Hoover HS | Selima Vejzovic | Dominican Republic |
| First Place | Writing | Personality Profile | Polar Bear | North HS (Des Moines) | Jasmine Inthabounh | Ben Graeber: A dream come true for North's new principal |
| Second Place | Writing | Personality Profile | Polar Bear | North HS (Des Moines) | Keirra Martin | Kennedy Van de Boe Profile |
| Third Place | Writing | Personality Profile | Polar Bear | North HS (Des Moines) | Delicia Oxenreider | Jeremiah McGregor |
| Honorable Mention | Writing | Personality Profile | Polar Bear | North HS (Des Moines) | Kenzie Schnathorst | Shannon McGuire profile |
| Honorable Mention | Writing | Personality Profile | Polar Bear | North HS (Des Moines) | Jenny Nguyen | Phuoc "Steven" Phu profile |
| First Place | Photo | Photo Illustration | Crimson and Blue | Abraham Lincoln HS | Madeline Christensen, Dominiq'ue Doiron | Sports Divider |
| Second Place | Photo | Photo Illustration | Norwica | Davenport North HS | Jaye Katz | FiiiiiiiiiiiRRRING UP |
| Third Place | Photo | Photo Illustration | Crimson and Blue | Abraham Lincoln HS | Dominiq'ue Doiron, Madeline Christensen | Clubs Divider |
| Honorable Mention | Photo | Photo Illustration | Polar Bear | North HS (Des Moines) | Megan Bohall | Fizzle |
| Honorable Mention | Photo | Photo Illustration | Polar Bear | North HS (Des Moines) | Kenzie Schnathorst | High Jump photo reel |
| First Place | Design | Reader services | Crimson and Blue | Abraham Lincoln HS | Lauren Rambo, Dominiq'ue Doiron | Reader Services |
| Second Place | Design | Reader services | Polar Bear | North HS (Des Moines) | Polar Bear Yearbook Staff | 180 Days Yearbook |
| Third Place | Design | Reader services | Duchess | Pella Community HS | Kaleb Nguyen, Emily Holterhaus, Justin VanSteenwyk | Index |
| First Place | Photo | Sports action photo | Polar Bear | North HS (Des Moines) | Jenny Nguyen | On the block |
| Second Place | Photo | Sports action photo | Duchess | Pella Community HS | Claire Corbin | State Football |
| Third Place | Photo | Sports action photo | The Husky | Hoover HS | Emma Andrew | Swing |
| Honorable Mention | Photo | Sports action photo | Crimson and Blue | Abraham Lincoln HS | Abigail Schnackenberg | Football Takes the Field |
| Honorable Mention | Photo | Sports action photo | The Quill | Marion HS | Rachel Wilkey | Holding up |
| First Place | Photo | Sports Feature Photo | Duchess | Pella Community HS | Claire Corbin | State Volleyball |
| Second Place | Photo | Sports Feature Photo | It's Our Time | Indianola High | Morgan Minks | Going the distance |
| Third Place | Photo | Sports Feature Photo | The Quill | Marion HS | Patrick Bleadorn | We've got spirit |
| Honorable Mention | Photo | Sports Feature Photo | The Quill | Marion HS | Rachel Wilkey | Taking the W |
| Honorable Mention | Photo | Sports Feature Photo | Duchess | Pella Community HS | Claire Corbin | Dutch Defeat Indians |
| First Place | Writing | Sports Story | Duchess | Pella Community HS | Adam Davis | Pella Defeats Webster City in Playoffs |
| Second Place | Writing | Sports Story | Duchess | Pella Community HS | Selena Quangvan | Running on the Blue Oval |
| Third Place | Writing | Sports Story | Duchess | Pella Community HS | Jack Edwards | Girls State Team Tennis |
| Honorable Mention | Writing | Sports Story | Norwica | Davenport North HS | Kayla Cornett | Record breaking; 'Cats win three games |
| Honorable Mention | Writing | Sports Story | Duchess | Pella Community HS | Chloe Teagarden | Finally Number One |
| First Place | Writing | Story / student life - out-of-school related | Norwica | Davenport North HS | Cassandra Snell, Dakotah McReynolds | It's a fun world working with kids |
| First Place | Writing | Story / student life - school related | Norwica | Davenport North HS | Jaye Katz | sizzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzling |
| Second Place | Writing | Story / student life - school related | Polar Bear | North HS (Des Moines) | Shy Holmes | Dedicated journalism students spend four years diving into newspaper and calling it home |
| Third Place | Writing | Story / student life - school related | Norwica | Davenport North HS | Jaye Katz | Back to books, bells |
| Honorable Mention | Writing | Story / student life - school related | The Quill | Marion HS | Patrick Bleadorn | Honor Choir |
| Honorable Mention | Writing | Story / student life - school related | The Quill | Marion HS | Summer Williams | Pep rallies |
| First Place | Design | Theme | Polar Bear | North HS (Des Moines) | Jasmine Inthabounh, Jenny Nguyen | 180 Days Theme |
| Second Place | Design | Theme | Crimson and Blue | Abraham Lincoln HS | Madeline Christensen, Tayonna Thomas, Lauren Rambo, Dominiq'ue Doiron | "A Little Extra" |
| Third Place | Design | Theme | The Quill | Marion HS | Amy Noble, Leah Kray | Good Old Days |
| Honorable Mention | Design | Theme | Norwica | Davenport North HS | Hayley Keller, Danni Krum, Courtney Ellis | unLOAD the memories |
| Honorable Mention | Design | Theme | The Husky | Hoover HS | Mikayla Williams, MaryGrace Leyda, Hoover Yearbook , Katie Burns, Breazi Preston | Built on a 50 Year Legacy |
| First Place | Design | Total Package | It's Our Time | Indianola High | Adrian Cunningham, Faith Evans, Morgan Leutzinger, Morgan Minks | Shooting and scoring |
| Second Place | Design | Total Package | Polar Bear | North HS (Des Moines) | Sky Holmes | Art |
| Third Place | Design | Total Package | Polar Bear | North HS (Des Moines) | Jasmine Inthabounh | Boys Basketball |
| Honorable Mention | Design | Total Package | The Quill | Marion HS | Jacob Shaffer, Jenna Sackett | Champion |
| Honorable Mention | Design | Total Package | Polar Bear | North HS (Des Moines) | Shana Carter | Band |
Class C individual winners
| Award | Division Name | Category Name | Pub name | Organization | Credits | Entry Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Place | Design | Advertising | Blackhawk | Davenport Central HS | Elizabeth Bitterman | Baby Ads 2 |
| Second Place | Design | Advertising | The Dragon | Johnston HS | Kelsey Krois, Savannah Dahlen | Diapers to Diplomas |
| Third Place | Design | Advertising | Blackhawk | Davenport Central HS | Elizabeth Bitterman | Baby Ads 1 |
| Honorable Mention | Design | Advertising | Trojan Epic | Iowa City West HS | Ella Gibson | Senior Ads 222-223 |
| Honorable Mention | Design | Advertising | Trojan Epic | Iowa City West HS | Ella Gibson | Senior Ads 224-225 |
| First Place | Design | Cover | The Dragon | Johnston HS | Kelsey Krois | Clean Slate |
| Second Place | Design | Cover | Trojan Epic | Iowa City West HS | Allie Hambright, Julia Austin | "Pure Gold" 50th Anniversary Edition |
| Third Place | Design | Cover | Quill | Des Moines East HS | Laura Lo, Hope Bos, Carolynn Luong | Beneath the surface |
| Honorable Mention | Design | Cover | Blackhawk | Davenport Central HS | Staff | Cover |
| First Place | Design | Design / January to June events | Trojan Epic | Iowa City West HS | Jula Austin, Allie Hambright | "And All That Jazz" (p. 138-9) |
| Second Place | Design | Design / January to June events | Trojan Epic | Iowa City West HS | Julia Austin, Allie Hambright | "Art Works" (p. 148-9) |
| Third Place | Design | Design / January to June events | Quill | Des Moines East HS | Toni McPhee | Two truths and a lie |
| Honorable Mention | Design | Design / January to June events | Quill | Des Moines East HS | Terry Ramos, Alex Salazar, Yaritza Baires | Girls basketball |
| Honorable Mention | Design | Design / January to June events | The Red and White | Iowa City City HS | Julia Coelho | DiverCity |
| First Place | Design | Design / Mugs | The Dragon | Johnston HS | Savannah Dahlen | Stones and Stitches |
| Second Place | Design | Design / Mugs | Trojan Epic | Iowa City West HS | Megan Haman | Senior Mugs 164-165 |
| Third Place | Design | Design / Mugs | The Valenian | Pleasant Valley HS | staff | mugs #4 |
| Honorable Mention | Design | Design / Mugs | Blackhawk | Davenport Central HS | Haley Simpson, Hailie Dreyer | Sophomore Mugs |
| Honorable Mention | Design | Design / Mugs | Trojan Epic | Iowa City West HS | Megan Haman | Junior Mugs 176-177 |
| First Place | Design | Design / Opening, closing or division spread | Trojan Epic | Iowa City West HS | Brooke Goodman, Jack Dickens, Peyton Brady | "PURE FIRE: Student Life Division" (p. 8-9) |
| Second Place | Design | Design / Opening, closing or division spread | Trojan Epic | Iowa City West HS | Julia Austin, Allie Hambright | "1968. A new high school opens on the WEST SIDE..." (p. 2-3) |
| Third Place | Design | Design / Opening, closing or division spread | Blackhawk | Davenport Central HS | Staff | A Term Divider |
| Honorable Mention | Design | Design / Opening, closing or division spread | The Red and White | Iowa City City HS | Julia Coehlo, Eva Bailey | 100 Volumes |
| Honorable Mention | Design | Design / Opening, closing or division spread | The Dragon | Johnston HS | Savannah Dahlen | Clean Slate |
| First Place | Design | Design / summer to December events | Trojan Epic | Iowa City West HS | Sidney Kout, Ainsley Kellogg | "Eat Like a Local" (p. 18-19) |
| Second Place | Design | Design / summer to December events | The Dragon | Johnston HS | Savannah Dahlen | Missing the Rains |
| Third Place | Design | Design / summer to December events | Trojan Epic | Iowa City West HS | Ella Gibson, Krisha Vyas, Nicole Trout | "Denim Shoot" (p. 20-21) |
| Honorable Mention | Design | Design / summer to December events | Trojan Epic | Iowa City West HS | Jack Dickens | "Football, 2nd Spread" (p. 78-9) |
| Honorable Mention | Design | Design / summer to December events | The Dragon | Johnston HS | Kelsey Krois | Double Teamed |
| First Place | Photo | Environmental photo | Trojan Epic | Iowa City West HS | Samer Suleman | "Most Rebellious" p. 61 |
| Second Place | Photo | Environmental photo | The Dragon | Johnston HS | Julia Merritt | Photo, page 158 |
| Third Place | Photo | Environmental photo | The Dragon | Johnston HS | Abby Watkins | Photo, Page 169 |
| Honorable Mention | Photo | Environmental photo | Trojan Epic | Iowa City West HS | Samer Suleman | "Urban" p. 46 |
| Honorable Mention | Photo | Environmental photo | The Dragon | Johnston HS | Claire Cramer | Photo, page 161 |
| First Place | Photo | Feature photo / student life - out-of-school related | The Valenian | Pleasant Valley HS | Staff | March for our Lives |
| Second Place | Photo | Feature photo / student life - out-of-school related | Trojan Epic | Iowa City West HS | Ainsley Kellogg | "Noah Aanestad & Emma Jennings at Danes" p. 18-19 |
| Third Place | Photo | Feature photo / student life - out-of-school related | Trojan Epic | Iowa City West HS | Julia Austin | "Haley Shook with Monarchs" p. 23 |
| Honorable Mention | Photo | Feature photo / student life - out-of-school related | The Valenian | Pleasant Valley HS | Staff | Where there's a Will... |
| First Place | Photo | Feature photo / student life - school related | The Valenian | Pleasant Valley HS | Haley Germain | Sam Lindoff |
| Second Place | Photo | Feature photo / student life - school related | Blackhawk | Davenport Central HS | Sydney Bernauer | "Curtain Call" Musical Photo |
| Third Place | Photo | Feature photo / student life - school related | Trojan Epic | Iowa City West HS | Julia Austin | "Advertising the Car Wash" p. 111 |
| Honorable Mention | Photo | Feature photo / student life - school related | Shaheen | Davenport West | Madilynn Dohrmund, Jenica Nosa | Wear Your Heart on Your Sleeve |
| Honorable Mention | Photo | Feature photo / student life - school related | Quill | Des Moines East HS | Gwen Major | Scarlet band |
| First Place | Design | Infograph /Mod | Trojan Epic | Iowa City West HS | Peyton Brady, Lauren Dreusicke | "A Signature Class for Every Grade" (p. 128-9) |
| Second Place | Design | Infograph /Mod | Trojan Epic | Iowa City West HS | Samer Suleman, Jack Dickens, Brennon Keen | "Minimalist, Southern, Urban ... Guys Fashion" (p. 46-7) |
| Third Place | Design | Infograph /Mod | The Valenian | Pleasant Valley HS | Staff | The Valley Feud |
| Honorable Mention | Design | Infograph /Mod | The Dragon | Johnston HS | Karsten Thielen, Hanna Peterman | Drum Majors |
| Honorable Mention | Design | Infograph /Mod | The Valenian | Pleasant Valley HS | Haley Moore | What's Trending? |
| First Place | Writing | Personality Profile | Trojan Epic | Iowa City West HS | Peyton Brady | Samer Suleman Profile 166 |
| Second Place | Writing | Personality Profile | The Dragon | Johnston HS | Julia Merritt | For You |
| Third Place | Writing | Personality Profile | Trojan Epic | Iowa City West HS | Sidney Kout | Bailey Twins Profile 154 |
| Honorable Mention | Writing | Personality Profile | Quill | Des Moines East HS | Amaya Bales, Carolynn Luong | Tera & Caleb |
| Honorable Mention | Writing | Personality Profile | Trojan Epic | Iowa City West HS | Megan Haman | Molly Erickson Profile 158 |
| First Place | Photo | Photo Illustration | The Valenian | Pleasant Valley HS | Staff | rowing |
| Second Place | Photo | Photo Illustration | The Valenian | Pleasant Valley HS | Staff | Tennis |
| Third Place | Photo | Photo Illustration | The Valenian | Pleasant Valley HS | Staff | An |
| Honorable Mention | Photo | Photo Illustration | Blackhawk | Davenport Central HS | Abby Lance, Geneva Fredenburg | Summer Snacks Cut-Outs |
| Honorable Mention | Photo | Photo Illustration | Blackhawk | Davenport Central HS | Abby Lance | Special Olympics Cut-Outs |
| First Place | Design | Reader services | The Dragon | Johnston HS | Hanna Tanner, Kelsey Krois | Clean Slate |
| Second Place | Design | Reader services | Trojan Epic | Iowa City West HS | Allie Hambright, Julia Austin | "Pure Gold": Reader Services |
| Third Place | Design | Reader services | Blackhawk | Davenport Central HS | Staff | Reader Services |
| First Place | Photo | Sports action photo | The Valenian | Pleasant Valley HS | Ellie Spelhaug | Harmony |
| Second Place | Photo | Sports action photo | Echo | Waukee HS | Lydia Shelton | Uptown Dunk - Girls' Basketball |
| Third Place | Photo | Sports action photo | Echo | Waukee HS | Rashed Al Sharqi | Go the Distance - Girls' Track and Field |
| Honorable Mention | Photo | Sports action photo | Quill | Des Moines East HS | Haley Young | Looking to score |
| Honorable Mention | Photo | Sports action photo | Trojan Epic | Iowa City West HS | Kara Wagenknecht | "Battling Under the Basket" p. 102 |
| First Place | Photo | Sports Feature Photo | The Valenian | Pleasant Valley HS | Joey Betzel | volleyball 2 |
| Second Place | Photo | Sports Feature Photo | The Valenian | Pleasant Valley HS | Joey Betzel | volleyball 1 |
| Third Place | Photo | Sports Feature Photo | The Valenian | Pleasant Valley HS | Staff | softball |
| Honorable Mention | Photo | Sports Feature Photo | Shaheen | Davenport West | Leah Anderson | We are the Student Section |
| Honorable Mention | Photo | Sports Feature Photo | The Valenian | Pleasant Valley HS | Staff | Girls basketball |
| First Place | Writing | Sports Story | The Dragon | Johnston HS | Amber Yeutsy | I Ran A Lot |
| Second Place | Writing | Sports Story | The Dragon | Johnston HS | Christina Jackson | Gusty 800 |
| Third Place | Writing | Sports Story | The Dragon | Johnston HS | Amber Yeutsy | Graduation |
| Honorable Mention | Writing | Sports Story | Blackhawk | Davenport Central HS | Hailie Dreyer, Vanessa Gomez | Girls Swimming Story |
| Honorable Mention | Writing | Sports Story | The Dragon | Johnston HS | Will Burch | True Grit |
| First Place | Writing | Story / student life - out-of-school related | The Dragon | Johnston HS | Jordan DeRoos | The Dark Overlord |
| Second Place | Writing | Story / student life - out-of-school related | Quill | Des Moines East HS | Terry Ramos, Datin Rosch | Emma & Cristian personality profiles |
| Third Place | Writing | Story / student life - out-of-school related | Trojan Epic | Iowa City West HS | Brooke Goodman | "Driving Solo" (p. 56) |
| First Place | Writing | Story / student life - school related | Trojan Epic | Iowa City West HS | Sidney Kout | "Dance Marathon" (p. 42) |
| Second Place | Writing | Story / student life - school related | The Dragon | Johnston HS | Amber Yeutsy | Africa |
| Third Place | Writing | Story / student life - school related | Trojan Epic | Iowa City West HS | Ainsley Kellogg | "Creating a Milestone Book" (p. 120) |
| Honorable Mention | Writing | Story / student life - school related | Blackhawk | Davenport Central HS | Juli Chavez, Vanessa Gomez | National Honor Society Story |
| Honorable Mention | Writing | Story / student life - school related | Trojan Epic | Iowa City West HS | Peyton Brady | "Back in Black" (p. 12) |
| First Place | Design | Theme | Trojan Epic | Iowa City West HS | Allie Hambright, Julia Austin | "Pure Gold" 2018 Trojan Epic |
| Second Place | Design | Theme | The Dragon | Johnston HS | Kelsey Krois | Clean Slate |
| Third Place | Design | Theme | Blackhawk | Davenport Central HS | Staff | "It's About Time" |
| First Place | Design | Total Package | Trojan Epic | Iowa City West HS | Sidney Kout | "Flash 22" p. 38-39 |
| Second Place | Design | Total Package | Trojan Epic | Iowa City West HS | Samer Suleman, Lauren Dreusicke | "Colors as Names" p. 54-55 |
| Third Place | Design | Total Package | The Dragon | Johnston HS | Savannah Dahlen, Hanna Peterman | Missing the Rain |
| Honorable Mention | Design | Total Package | Trojan Epic | Iowa City West HS | Sidney Kout | "Dance Marathon" p. 42-43 |
| Honorable Mention | Design | Total Package | Trojan Epic | Iowa City West HS | Allie Hambright, Julia Austin | "Past and Present" p. 26-27 |
