Yearbook of the year – 2018/19
Celebrating 98 years of serving scholastic journalism in Iowa, IHSPA is excited to announce this year’s contest winners for the 2019 Fall Yearbook contest. There were over 1,230 entries submitted in total from 28 schools.
Schools are awarded points for each 1st, 2nd, 3rd and Honorable mention award. The points are tallied to identify the Yearbook of the Year in each Class.
Class A
| Category Name | Award | Organization | Entry Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advertising | First Place | HudsonHS | Business Ads 2019 | Harley Schley |
| Advertising | Second Place | Bedford HS | Ads 94-95 | Natalie Carlson |
| Advertising | Third Place | HudsonHS | Senior Tributes Pg 1 | Lexi Bergmeier |
| Advertising | Honorable Mention | Bedford HS | Ads 86-87 | Garrett Teeters |
| Cover | First Place | West Delaware HS | You Had to be There | Justine Grawe, JoAnna Voss |
| Cover | Second Place | PCM HS | PCM's JOURNEY | Chloe Muck, Payton Konek |
| Cover | Third Place | West Branch HS | The Big Picture | Riley Vaughan |
| Design / January to June events | First Place | West Delaware HS | Priceless Memories at Prom | Isabelle Willey |
| Design / January to June events | Second Place | West Delaware HS | FFA Fun | Tehya Demmer |
| Design / January to June events | Third Place | Atlantic HS | Boys Track | Reagan Pellett |
| Design / January to June events | Honorable Mention | Mount Vernon HS | Wrestling spread | Aydan Holub-Shultz, Paige Zaruba |
| Design / January to June events | Honorable Mention | West Branch HS | Girls Track and Field - running toward success | Kaiya Luneckas |
| Design / Mugs | First Place | Benton Community HS | Seniors | Tanasiah Walker |
| Design / Mugs | Second Place | West Delaware HS | Freshman Pages | Kaleah Carter, Erin Monaghan , Trace Rowley |
| Design / Mugs | Third Place | West Delaware HS | Staff Pages | Eve Wedewer, James Nachtman |
| Design / Mugs | Honorable Mention | PCM HS | PCM_Freshman_Mugs | Jaslyn Jones, Hannah McCarthy, Kinley Lewis |
| Design / Mugs | Honorable Mention | West Delaware HS | Junior Pages | Hannah Albrecht , Danielle Krogmann, Sydney Morris |
| Design / Opening- closing or division spread | First Place | West Delaware HS | Spring Division | Emily Klostermann, Justin Grawe |
| Design / Opening- closing or division spread | Second Place | West Delaware HS | Fall Divison | Emily Klostermann, Justin Grawe |
| Design / Opening- closing or division spread | Third Place | Atlantic HS | People Divider | Kennedy Goergen |
| Design / Opening- closing or division spread | Honorable Mention | HudsonHS | Intro to Groups Spread | Jenna Twait |
| Design / Opening- closing or division spread | Honorable Mention | Mount Vernon HS | Activities Divsion: Thunderstruck | Maddie Naeve |
| Design / summer to December events | First Place | Mount Vernon HS | Once on This Island Spread | Caroline Voss |
| Design / summer to December events | Second Place | West Delaware HS | Homecoming Hoopla | Victoria Harris, Eve Wedewer |
| Design / summer to December events | Third Place | HudsonHS | Sept. 23- Oct. 13 Year In Review | Jetta Colsch |
| Design / summer to December events | Honorable Mention | Mount Vernon HS | Cross Country | Jorie Randall, Paige Zaruba |
| Design / summer to December events | Honorable Mention | West Delaware HS | "Mary Poppins" | Gavin Drees, Justin Grawe, Kaylie Winston |
| Environmental photo | First Place | Benton Community HS | Resolution | Alashia McMurdo |
| Environmental photo | Second Place | Atlantic HS | One More Story | Haylie Handel |
| Environmental photo | Third Place | St. Albert HS | Ice cream | Maggie King |
| Environmental photo | Honorable Mention | Atlantic HS | Getting Into Treble | Bryer Rose |
| Environmental photo | Honorable Mention | Benton Community HS | Bittersweet Moment | Camryn Mosty |
| Feature photo / student life - school related | First Place | HudsonHS | Marching Into A New Year | Jenna Twait |
| Feature photo / student life - school related | Second Place | HudsonHS | Having A Ball | Harley Schley |
| Feature photo / student life - school related | Third Place | West Delaware HS | Crew members paint. | Gavin Drees |
| Feature photo / student life - school related | Honorable Mention | West Branch HS | Homecoming Activities | Kaiya Luneckas |
| Feature photo / student life - school related | Honorable Mention | West Delaware HS | Bo Juran Welds. | Chloe Wilson |
| Feature photo / student life- out-of-school related | First Place | Atlantic HS | Parading Around | Calista Richter |
| Feature photo / student life- out-of-school related | Second Place | HudsonHS | A Zombie Jamboree: COWboys | Tara Jochumsen |
| Feature photo / student life- out-of-school related | Third Place | HudsonHS | Under The Friday Night Lights : Aloha Sam | Morgan Hansen |
| Feature photo / student life- out-of-school related | Honorable Mention | HudsonHS | Dance for a Cause: Nine Square Boys | Morgan Hansen |
| Feature photo / student life- out-of-school related | Honorable Mention | HudsonHS | Dance for a Cause: Mrs. Frye Dancing | Morgan Hansen |
| Infograph /Mod | First Place | West Delaware HS | How heavy is your bookbag? | Reagan Dolan |
| Infograph /Mod | Second Place | HudsonHS | Cake Wars Results | Emilee Steimel |
| Infograph /Mod | Third Place | Atlantic HS | Senior Cheer | Calista Richter |
| Infograph /Mod | Honorable Mention | HudsonHS | New Lunch POV | Morgan Hansen, Jetta Colsch |
| Infograph /Mod | Honorable Mention | HudsonHS | Senior Perspective Quotes | Jenna Twait |
| Personality Profile | First Place | Mount Vernon HS | Small Town Girl Goes To Nashville | Anne Rhomberg |
| Personality Profile | Second Place | Mount Vernon HS | A New Normal: Life with Cancer | Reagan Light |
| Personality Profile | Third Place | Benton Community HS | Senator's Page | Tabby Barger |
| Personality Profile | Honorable Mention | Benton Community HS | New Experiences | Makenna McManemy |
| Personality Profile | Honorable Mention | Mount Vernon HS | Superwoman on the Sidelines | Maddie Speed |
| Photo Illustration | First Place | HudsonHS | Suessical Display Head | Mac Kelly, Madison Michael |
| Photo Illustration | Second Place | Mount Vernon HS | Cover art | Maddie Naeve, Pauline LeBlanc, Caroline Voss |
| Photo Illustration | Third Place | HudsonHS | Food For Thought | Brooke Busch |
| Photo Illustration | Honorable Mention | Mount Vernon HS | What is your favorite type of weather and why? | Lauren McCollum |
| Reader services | First Place | PCM HS | PCM Reader Services | Chloe Muck, Payton Konek |
| Reader services | Second Place | West Delaware HS | You Had to be There | Emily Klostermann, JoAnna Voss, Justin Grawe |
| Reader services | Third Place | Atlantic HS | One More Minute | Sarah Schorle |
| Sports action photo | First Place | West Delaware HS | Sydney Morris competes. | Paighton Lindauer |
| Sports action photo | Second Place | Benton Community HS | Determination | Tabby Barger |
| Sports action photo | Third Place | St. Albert HS | Trying a takedown | Maddie Skinner |
| Sports action photo | Honorable Mention | Atlantic HS | Determination | Grace Bruckner |
| Sports action photo | Honorable Mention | PCM HS | Dome Sweet Dome | Jhanessa Blackburn, Abby VanRyswyk |
| Sports Feature Photo | First Place | Benton Community HS | Battle | Alashia McMurdo |
| Sports Feature Photo | Second Place | Benton Community HS | Jubilation | Tabby Barger |
| Sports Feature Photo | Third Place | West Delaware HS | Jumping up and down. | Emily Klostermann |
| Sports Feature Photo | Honorable Mention | Benton Community HS | Empowerment | Camryn Mosty |
| Sports Feature Photo | Honorable Mention | St. Albert HS | Quarterback | Anne Schewe |
| Sports Story | First Place | West Delaware HS | Surprise State Supporter | Tehya Demmer |
| Sports Story | Second Place | Mount Vernon HS | Capping off a Perfect Season: Wrestlers compete at state tournament | Reagan Light |
| Sports Story | Third Place | West Delaware HS | Taking Care of Business | Claire Demmer |
| Sports Story | Honorable Mention | Mount Vernon HS | New Year, New Quarterback: Sophomore Brady Ketchum takes on big leadership roll | Lauren McCollum |
| Sports Story | Honorable Mention | West Delaware HS | Hawks Make History | JoAnna Voss, Reagan Dolan |
| Story / student life- out-of-school related | First Place | Atlantic HS | Every 15 Minutes | Caroline Pellett |
| Story / student life- out-of-school related | Second Place | Mount Vernon HS | Diamond in the Rough: Thrifting Is a Big Trend for MVHS Students | Lillie Hawker |
| Story / student life- out-of-school related | Third Place | Mount Vernon HS | Community Service | Kai Yamanishi |
| Story / student life- out-of-school related | Honorable Mention | Atlantic HS | Banner Year | Hana Holtz |
| Story / student life- out-of-school related | Honorable Mention | West Delaware HS | In the Lot | Chloe Wilson, Trace Rowley |
| Story / student life- school related | First Place | West Delaware HS | Hills and High Water | Kaleah Carter, Illiana Rohlf-McGraw |
| Story / student life- school related | Second Place | Benton Community HS | That's a Wrap | Makenna McManemy |
| Story / student life- school related | Third Place | West Delaware HS | Pre-Game Rituals | Sabrina Welcher, Isabelle Willey |
| Story / student life- school related | Honorable Mention | West Delaware HS | WD Forte Grammys | Paight Lindauer |
| Story / student life- school related | Honorable Mention | West Delaware HS | Hawks Make History | Reagan Dolan, JoAnna Voss |
| Theme | First Place | Mount Vernon HS | Theme: Bring the Storm | Maddie Naeve |
| Theme | Second Place | Bedford HS | THIS IS Your STORY - theme | Yearbook Staff |
| Theme | Third Place | Atlantic HS | One More Minute | Sarah Schorle |
| Theme | Honorable Mention | Benton Community HS | Because We Are... | Tanasiah Walker, Tabby Barger |
| Theme | Honorable Mention | HudsonHS | Shaping Perspectives | Morgan Hansen, Jenna Twait |
| Total Package | First Place | Atlantic HS | Fall Play | Sarah Schorle |
| Total Package | Second Place | West Delaware HS | Wrestling | Reagan Dolan, JoAnna Voss |
| Total Package | Third Place | Mount Vernon HS | Trends layout | Lillie Hawker |
| Total Package | Honorable Mention | West Delaware HS | Boys Basketball | Claire Demmer |
| Total Package | Honorable Mention | West Delaware HS | Volleyball | JoAnna Voss, Sydney Morris |
Class B
| Category Name | Award | Organization | Entry Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advertising | First Place | Pleasant Valley HS | Senior vanity ads #4 | Staff |
| Advertising | Second Place | Pleasant Valley HS | Senior vanity ads #3 | Staff |
| Advertising | Third Place | Pleasant Valley HS | Senior vanity ads #2 | Staff |
| Advertising | Honorable Mention | Pleasant Valley HS | Senior vanity ads #1 | Staff |
| Advertising | Honorable Mention | Pleasant Valley HS | Senior tributes | Haley Moore |
| Cover | First Place | Iowa City West HS | Generation West | Sidney Kout, Peyton Brady, Jack Dickens |
| Cover | Second Place | Davenport Central HS | "Speak of the Devil" | Makenna Verdon, Staff |
| Cover | Third Place | Bettendorf HS | Bettendorf Cover | Chloe Johnson, Shannon Evans |
| Cover | Honorable Mention | Davenport West | Soaring High | Leah Anderson, Taylor Utterback, Bella Newberry |
| Cover | Honorable Mention | Pleasant Valley HS | Be...a Spartan | Maya McClain |
| Design / January to June events | First Place | Iowa City West HS | Rising to the Top: Boys Basketball | Jack Dickens |
| Design / January to June events | Second Place | Iowa City West HS | Breaking Opponents: Wrestling | Jack Dickens |
| Design / January to June events | Third Place | Iowa City West HS | Dancing for the Kids: Dance Marathon | Sidney Kout, Jack Dickens |
| Design / January to June events | Honorable Mention | Iowa City West HS | Dodging January Doldrums | Ellie Brown, Nicole Trout, Jack Dickens |
| Design / January to June events | Honorable Mention | Johnston HS | Snow | Hanna Tanner |
| Design / Mugs | First Place | Iowa City West HS | Generation 2020 (Juniors A-D) | Ellie Brown |
| Design / Mugs | Second Place | Iowa City West HS | Generation 2022 (Freshmen A-C) | Ellie Brown |
| Design / Mugs | Third Place | Iowa City West HS | Generation 2019 (Seniors K-M) | Ellie Brown |
| Design / Mugs | Honorable Mention | Iowa City West HS | Generation 2019 (Seniors G-K) | Ellie Brown |
| Design / Mugs | Honorable Mention | Pleasant Valley HS | Mug shots #4 | Staff |
| Design / Opening- closing or division spread | First Place | Iowa City West HS | Good Vibrations: S Life Division | Sidney Kout, Peyton Brady, Krisha Vyas |
| Design / Opening- closing or division spread | Second Place | Johnston HS | Swimmer | Abby Watkins, Hanna Tanner |
| Design / Opening- closing or division spread | Third Place | Iowa City West HS | Raw Dedication: Sports Division | Sidney Kout, Peyton Brady |
| Design / Opening- closing or division spread | Honorable Mention | Iowa City West HS | The Next Generation (4-5) | Sidney Kout, Peyton Brady |
| Design / Opening- closing or division spread | Honorable Mention | Johnston HS | Bottle | Hanna Tanner, Abby Watkins |
| Design / summer to December events | First Place | Iowa City West HS | Autumn Harvest | Sidney Kout, Nicole Trout, Abdul Ahmed |
| Design / summer to December events | Second Place | Iowa City West HS | Going All Out for Gold-Out | Sidney Kout, Jack Dickens |
| Design / summer to December events | Third Place | Iowa City West HS | Singing Sensations: Show Choir | Peyton Brady, Jack Dickens |
| Design / summer to December events | Honorable Mention | Davenport Central HS | "Cross Country" | Afurious Nelson |
| Design / summer to December events | Honorable Mention | Johnston HS | Decision | Hanna Tanner |
| Environmental photo | First Place | Johnston HS | Cats | Julia Merritt |
| Environmental photo | Second Place | Johnston HS | Playground | Ethan Burgett |
| Environmental photo | Third Place | Des Moines East HS | Violin | Tyler Bernadino |
| Environmental photo | Honorable Mention | Des Moines East HS | RENT | Haley Young |
| Environmental photo | Honorable Mention | Johnston HS | Bottle | Hanna Tanner |
| Feature photo / student life - school related | First Place | North HS (Des Moines) | Crew | Haylee Maes |
| Feature photo / student life - school related | Second Place | North HS (Des Moines) | Hold Your Bearing | Laura Christensen |
| Feature photo / student life - school related | Third Place | Pleasant Valley HS | Kiss Me, Kate | Ella Litchfield |
| Feature photo / student life - school related | Honorable Mention | Des Moines East HS | Friday night | Madison Stout |
| Feature photo / student life - school related | Honorable Mention | Pleasant Valley HS | Veteran's Day | Maya McClain |
| Feature photo / student life- out-of-school related | First Place | Davenport West | Rise and Shine | Alex Solbrig |
| Feature photo / student life- out-of-school related | Second Place | Iowa City West HS | Psyched for Sushi (Gabe Caruthers) | Krisha Vyas |
| Feature photo / student life- out-of-school related | Third Place | Iowa City West HS | Winter Wonderland (dominant) | Jack Dickens |
| Feature photo / student life- out-of-school related | Honorable Mention | North HS (Des Moines) | Sweet Tooth | Cassandra Contreras-Franco |
| Feature photo / student life- out-of-school related | Honorable Mention | Pleasant Valley HS | Night to Shine | Grace Halupnik |
| Infograph /Mod | First Place | Iowa City West HS | Pop Culture: Video games & TV | Ellie Brown, Peyton Brady |
| Infograph /Mod | Second Place | Iowa City West HS | Pop Culture: Gadgets & Music | Sidney Kout, Jack Dickens |
| Infograph /Mod | Third Place | Pleasant Valley HS | Football: What does it mean to be a Spartan? | Grace Halupnik |
| Infograph /Mod | Honorable Mention | Davenport West | Celebrity Crush | Kami Seago |
| Infograph /Mod | Honorable Mention | Pleasant Valley HS | PV Polls | Grace Halupnik |
| Personality Profile | First Place | Iowa City West HS | Jessica St. John profile | Peyton Brady, Sidney Kout |
| Personality Profile | Second Place | Iowa City West HS | Jessica Mehegan profile | Epic Staff |
| Personality Profile | Third Place | Iowa City West HS | Paul Rundquist profile | Epic Staff |
| Personality Profile | Honorable Mention | North HS (Des Moines) | Theodore Israel Profile | Cassandra Contreras-Franco |
| Personality Profile | Honorable Mention | North HS (Des Moines) | Aime Mukiza Profile | Itzayana Melo-Garcia |
| Photo Illustration | First Place | Johnston HS | Dominant | Hanna Tanner |
| Photo Illustration | Second Place | Johnston HS | Band | Hanna Tanner |
| Photo Illustration | Third Place | Johnston HS | Dominant | Hanna Tanner |
| Photo Illustration | Honorable Mention | Davenport Central HS | Orchestra Poll | Tanner Lebs |
| Photo Illustration | Honorable Mention | Johnston HS | Closing | Hanna Tanner |
| Reader services | First Place | Iowa City West HS | Generation West | Peyton Brady, Sidney Kout |
| Reader services | Second Place | Johnston HS | Gold | Hanna Tanner |
| Reader services | Third Place | Davenport Central HS | Reader Services | Sara Holtam, Tanner Lebs, Staff |
| Reader services | Honorable Mention | Davenport West | Soaring High | Leah Anderson, Taylor Utterback |
| Reader services | Honorable Mention | Des Moines East HS | Reader services | Marisa Anderson, Haley Young, Kennedy Anderson |
| Sports action photo | First Place | North HS (Des Moines) | Teamwork | Theewadon Pathumasoot |
| Sports action photo | Second Place | Pleasant Valley HS | Eye on the Prize | Nathan Hamilton |
| Sports action photo | Third Place | Pleasant Valley HS | Girls track 1 | Journalism staff |
| Sports action photo | Honorable Mention | Des Moines East HS | Grinning in victory | Alyssa Armstrong |
| Sports action photo | Honorable Mention | Pleasant Valley HS | Hurdles | Maya McClain |
| Sports Feature Photo | First Place | Davenport Central HS | "Marshall Maniacs" | Liam Ehrecke |
| Sports Feature Photo | Second Place | Iowa City West HS | District Champs (running the flag) | Sidney Kout |
| Sports Feature Photo | Third Place | Davenport West | Girls JV Basketball | Mackenzie Ryder |
| Sports Feature Photo | Honorable Mention | Iowa City West HS | Jumping for Joy (dominant) | Ellie Brown |
| Sports Feature Photo | Honorable Mention | Johnston HS | Dominant | Hanna Tanner |
| Sports Story | First Place | Johnston HS | Cardiac | Will Burch |
| Sports Story | Second Place | Johnston HS | Nature | Ethan Burgett |
| Sports Story | Third Place | Johnston HS | Tank | Will Burch |
| Sports Story | Honorable Mention | Johnston HS | Crowns | Will Burch |
| Sports Story | Honorable Mention | Johnston HS | Shari | Abby Watkins |
| Story / student life- out-of-school related | First Place | Iowa City West HS | Taking a Day Trip | Peyton Brady, Sidney Kout |
| Story / student life- out-of-school related | Second Place | Iowa City West HS | Dodging January Doldrums | Epic Staff |
| Story / student life- out-of-school related | Third Place | Davenport West | Hangout Spots | Madi Dohrmund |
| Story / student life- out-of-school related | Honorable Mention | Davenport Central HS | "Beat the Heat" | Trinity Brown |
| Story / student life- out-of-school related | Honorable Mention | Davenport West | Clothing Careers | Madi Dohrmund |
| Story / student life- school related | First Place | Johnston HS | Snow | Abby Watkins |
| Story / student life- school related | Second Place | Johnston HS | Justice | Galaxie Pendleton |
| Story / student life- school related | Third Place | Iowa City West HS | One Department, Six Ways: Art | Ellie Brown, Peyton Brady |
| Story / student life- school related | Honorable Mention | Davenport West | Rise and Shine | Hannah Nicely |
| Story / student life- school related | Honorable Mention | Johnston HS | Green | Mallory Leewright |
| Theme | First Place | Iowa City West HS | Generation West | Peyton Brady, Sidney Kout, Jack Dickens, Krisha Vyas, Ellie Brown |
| Theme | Second Place | Johnston HS | Gold | Hanna Tanner, Abby Watkins |
| Theme | Third Place | Davenport Central HS | Theme: "Speak of the Devil" | Sara Holtam, Tanner Lebs, Staff |
| Theme | Honorable Mention | Davenport West | Soaring High | Leah Anderson, Taylor Utterback |
| Total Package | First Place | Davenport West | Hangout Spots | Madi Dohrmund |
| Total Package | Second Place | Iowa City West HS | Trojan Epic & West Side Story | Abdul Ahmed |
| Total Package | Third Place | Davenport West | Blood Drive | Hannah Nicely |
| Total Package | Honorable Mention | Davenport Central HS | "Summer Camps" | Sara Holtam |
| Total Package | Honorable Mention | Davenport Central HS | "Orchestra" | Tanner Lebs |
Class C
| Category Name | Award | Organization | Entry Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advertising | First Place | Ballard HS | Ad 1 | Bomber Staff |
| Advertising | Second Place | Hoover HS | Baby Ads | Katie Burns |
| Advertising | Third Place | Davenport North HS | The Family Restaurant | Danielle Krum |
| Advertising | Honorable Mention | Pella Community HS | Platinum Sponsors | Ven McGuire |
| Advertising | Honorable Mention | Pella Community HS | Gold/We Want to Help Sponsors | Ven McGuire, Brookelyn Schroder |
| Cover | First Place | Hoover HS | Through the Eyes of a Husky | Katie Burns, Hannah Poortinga, Rachel Math, Husky Yearbook |
| Cover | Second Place | Lewis Central HS | Titan Yearbook Cover | Taelor Isenhour, Payton Caudillo |
| Cover | Third Place | Ballard HS | 2019 Bomber: Growing Together | Syd Liedtke |
| Cover | Honorable Mention | Abraham Lincoln HS | "Lynx Greatness" Cover | Tayonna Thomas, Paige Messenger, Abby Schnackenberg |
| Cover | Honorable Mention | Clear Creek Amana | Our Voyage | Staff |
| Design / January to June events | First Place | Ballard HS | "Bombers Abroad" | Bomber Staff |
| Design / January to June events | Second Place | Ballard HS | "Ballard's Got Talent" | Bomber Staff |
| Design / January to June events | Third Place | Pella Community HS | March Mix 3 | Claire Corbin, Riley Mumford |
| Design / January to June events | Honorable Mention | Ballard HS | "Screen Time" | Bomber Staff |
| Design / January to June events | Honorable Mention | Pella Community HS | Feb Mix 1 | Abbie Nunnikoven, Abbi Vanderhoff, Payton Bone |
| Design / Mugs | First Place | Clear Creek Amana | Faculty Portraits | Staff |
| Design / Mugs | Second Place | Pella Community HS | Junior Mugs | Sadie Beal, Ven McGuire |
| Design / Mugs | Third Place | Pella Community HS | Senior Mugs | Ally Ehrhardt |
| Design / Mugs | Honorable Mention | Davenport North HS | Blink... & you'll miss it! | Jaye Katz |
| Design / Mugs | Honorable Mention | Indianola High | Senior Splotlight | Alley May, Abby Coffey |
| Design / Opening- closing or division spread | First Place | Ballard HS | "Bomber Tree" | Bomber Staff |
| Design / Opening- closing or division spread | Second Place | Lewis Central HS | Back End Sheet | Taelor Isenhour, Payton Caudillo |
| Design / Opening- closing or division spread | Third Place | Lewis Central HS | Winter | Leslie Trujillo |
| Design / Opening- closing or division spread | Honorable Mention | Davenport North HS | In an instant | Jaye Katz, Kayla Corett |
| Design / Opening- closing or division spread | Honorable Mention | Hoover HS | Winter Division | Katie Burns |
| Design / summer to December events | First Place | Ballard HS | "Pack the Gym" | Bomber Staff |
| Design / summer to December events | Second Place | Lewis Central HS | Spirit Week | Rylee Shaw, Tanner McIntosh, Baylee Allen |
| Design / summer to December events | Third Place | Clear Creek Amana | Let Our Music Speak | Staff |
| Design / summer to December events | Honorable Mention | Hoover HS | She Kills Monsters | Eric Castillo |
| Design / summer to December events | Honorable Mention | Hoover HS | Homecoming Week - Part 1 | Rachel Math |
| Environmental photo | First Place | Ballard HS | "What You say of me - I believe" | Bomber Staff |
| Environmental photo | Second Place | Ballard HS | "Which way?" | Bomber Staff |
| Environmental photo | Third Place | Pella Community HS | Opening | Claire Corbin |
| Environmental photo | Honorable Mention | Ballard HS | Process Repeat | Bomber Staff |
| Environmental photo | Honorable Mention | Pella Community HS | Bravo's Identity | Abbi Vanderhoff |
| Feature photo / student life - school related | First Place | Pella Community HS | Bravo's Identity | Abbi Vanderhoff |
| Feature photo / student life - school related | Second Place | Pella Community HS | Standing out at Showcase | Ven McGuire |
| Feature photo / student life - school related | Third Place | Ballard HS | "Part of that World" | Bomber Staff |
| Feature photo / student life - school related | Honorable Mention | Ballard HS | Catapult Cars | Bomber Staff |
| Feature photo / student life - school related | Honorable Mention | Ballard HS | "Holding back tears" | Bomber Staff |
| Feature photo / student life- out-of-school related | First Place | Ankeny Centennial HS | Give Me Some Sugar | Trinity Moore |
| Feature photo / student life- out-of-school related | Second Place | Ballard HS | "In the Show Ring" | Bomber Staff |
| Feature photo / student life- out-of-school related | Third Place | Ballard HS | New Shoes | Bomber Staff |
| Feature photo / student life- out-of-school related | Honorable Mention | Ballard HS | "Come on" | Bomber Staff |
| Feature photo / student life- out-of-school related | Honorable Mention | Indianola High | Choosing Wisely | Trevor Valentine, Riley Davidson, Natasha Franzen |
| Infograph /Mod | First Place | Clear Creek Amana | We Got Spirit How Bout You? | Staff |
| Infograph /Mod | Second Place | Clear Creek Amana | Sense of Style | Staff |
| Infograph /Mod | Third Place | Hoover HS | In a new world | Ana Marquez-Caballero |
| Infograph /Mod | Honorable Mention | Hoover HS | Yearbook | Maddie Freeman-Grosland |
| Infograph /Mod | Honorable Mention | Hoover HS | Seniors' Last Words | Asal Eid |
| Personality Profile | First Place | Davenport North HS | Embracing a Handful | Allison Greenwood |
| Personality Profile | Second Place | Davenport North HS | Soldering a New Tour of Duty | Allison Greenwood, Jaye Katz |
| Photo Illustration | First Place | Davenport North HS | 'CATS rule the turf! | Tylor Hughes |
| Reader services | First Place | Davenport North HS | Reader Services | Jaye Katz, Danielle Krum, Phyllis DeBates, Jai Edwards |
| Reader services | Second Place | Hoover HS | Through the Eyes of a Husky | Katie Burns, Hannah Poortinga, Rachel Math |
| Reader services | Third Place | Clear Creek Amana | Our Voyage | Staff |
| Reader services | Honorable Mention | Abraham Lincoln HS | "Lynx Greatness" Reader Services | Paige Messenger, Abby Schnackenberg |
| Reader services | Honorable Mention | Ballard HS | Bomber Reader Services | Bomber Staff |
| Sports action photo | First Place | Ballard HS | Jump Ball | Brock Beirman, Bomber Staff |
| Sports action photo | Second Place | Ballard HS | "Not Today" | Bomber Staff |
| Sports action photo | Third Place | Ballard HS | "Defense" | Maya Baker, Bomber Staff |
| Sports action photo | Honorable Mention | Ballard HS | Rise As One | Catelin Mullin, Bomber Staff |
| Sports action photo | Honorable Mention | Pella Community HS | Nelson Hits a Buzzer Beater | Samantha Shadle, Brookelyn Schroder |
| Sports Feature Photo | First Place | Indianola High | Making a Splash | Morgan Minks |
| Sports Feature Photo | Second Place | Thomas Jefferson (CB) HS | Cross Country - Leading the pack | Neyla Walton |
| Sports Feature Photo | Third Place | Lewis Central HS | Softball | Jaxon Roberts, Rylee Shaw |
| Sports Feature Photo | Honorable Mention | Ankeny Centennial HS | The Son Also Rises | Denner Kara |
| Sports Feature Photo | Honorable Mention | Davenport North HS | Pinkin' It Out | Max Revels |
| Sports Story | First Place | Davenport North HS | AWARDS NEW TALENTS NEW PROGRAM Dedicated summer workouts, camps lead to surprising stunts, routines | Kayla Cornett |
| Sports Story | Second Place | Pella Community HS | Honoring a Legacy at the Bill Van Horn Invitational | Kailia Rosadakhom |
| Sports Story | Third Place | Davenport North HS | GROWTH INSPIRATION ACHIEVEMENT "Start of Something New season theme ignites inspiration, level-up performance | Kayla Cornett |
| Sports Story | Honorable Mention | Davenport North HS | GROWTH TECHNIQUES RECOGNITIONS State honors continue as dancers kick, twirl, leap to amaze fans with routines | Kayla Cornett |
| Story / student life- out-of-school related | First Place | Davenport North HS | "Mary Poppins" flies beyond audience expectations | Jaye Katz, Jai Edwards |
| Story / student life- out-of-school related | Second Place | Davenport North HS | Makin' da $$$$$$$$ | Jaye Katz |
| Story / student life- out-of-school related | Third Place | Davenport North HS | Record flood hits QC | Jaye Katz |
| Story / student life- out-of-school related | Honorable Mention | Davenport North HS | Athletes showcase stylish moves at Dancing with the Stars event | Jaye Katz |
| Story / student life- out-of-school related | Honorable Mention | Indianola High | IHS Leaving Their Impact | Morgan Minks |
| Story / student life- school related | First Place | Davenport North HS | Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious | Jaye Katz, Jai Edwards |
| Story / student life- school related | Second Place | Hoover HS | Homecoming ends with a bang | Temira Goods |
| Story / student life- school related | Third Place | Davenport North HS | Oh, no! Argumentative Research? | Jaye Katz, Samantha Queen |
| Story / student life- school related | Honorable Mention | Pella Community HS | sNOw Competition | Amelia Poe |
| Theme | First Place | Ballard HS | "Growing Together" | Bomber Staff |
| Theme | Second Place | Hoover HS | Through the Eyes of a Husky | Katie Burns, Hannah Poortinga, Rachel Math, Destiny Jondle, Husky Yearbook Staff |
| Theme | Third Place | Abraham Lincoln HS | "Lynx Greatness" Theme | Paige Messenger, Abby Schnackenberg, Tayonna Thomas |
| Total Package | First Place | Indianola High | What's important, IHS students?! | Josie Hastings, Anna Jordan |
| Total Package | Second Place | Davenport North HS | Oh, no! Argumentative Research? | Phyllis DeBates, Samantha Queen |
| Total Package | Third Place | Abraham Lincoln HS | Journalism | Hannah Perry |
| Total Package | Honorable Mention | Hoover HS | One Game at a Time | Abby Nolte, Hannah Poortinga |
| Total Package | Honorable Mention | Hoover HS | Graduation | Katie Burns |
