Emerging journalist finalists 2021
IHSPA seeks to identify and acknowledge emerging talent in newspaper, yearbook, and digital media students in member high schools. The opportunity is open to students in 9th, 10th, or 11th grade. These students will be the backbone of their respective schools’ publications for the upcoming year.
Each adviser may nominate three students per publication: If an adviser supports two publications, then six students may be nominated total, as long as there are only three nominations for each publication (three for newspaper, and three for yearbook).
Ten Emerging Journalists will be selected based on the overall quality of their work, the impact on their school and community, the students’ understanding of the fundamentals of journalism, and the level of experimentation.
Below are the 30 Emerging Journalist Finalists for 2021.!
All finalists listed below receive a certificate from IHSPA, recognizing this achievement.
Name (First) | Name (Last) | School | ||||||||||||||||||
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Jayne | Abraham | Pleasant Valley High School | ||||||||||||||||||
Aayusha | Adhikari | Pleasant Valley High School | ||||||||||||||||||
Christine | Aukes | Adel DeSoto Minburn High School | ||||||||||||||||||
Erin | Bailey | Webster City High School | ||||||||||||||||||
Maya | Chu | Iowa City West High | ||||||||||||||||||
Bryleigh | De Jong | Pella High School | ||||||||||||||||||
Kendyl | Felts | Webster City High School | ||||||||||||||||||
Callie | Garcia | Hoover High School | ||||||||||||||||||
Sachiko | Goto | Iowa City West High School | ||||||||||||||||||
Alaina | Greenlee | Iowa City West High School | ||||||||||||||||||
Camille | Gretter | Iowa City West High School | ||||||||||||||||||
Laila | Hasanovic | Johnston High School | ||||||||||||||||||
Lilly | Johns | Hoover High School | ||||||||||||||||||
Sage | Johnson | Hoover High School | ||||||||||||||||||
Madison | Layman | Johnston High School | ||||||||||||||||||
Caroline | Mascardo | Iowa City West High | ||||||||||||||||||
Caitlyn | McCracken | Pella High School | ||||||||||||||||||
Sabrina | McGuire | Johnston High School | ||||||||||||||||||
Zohrae | McLaskey | Iowa City West High | ||||||||||||||||||
Remy | Merrill | Mount Vernon High School | ||||||||||||||||||
Erik | Mitchell | Johnston High School | ||||||||||||||||||
Allisa | Pandit | Pleasant Valley High School | ||||||||||||||||||
Amelia | Poe | Pella High | ||||||||||||||||||
Cydney | Schmidt | Webster City High School | ||||||||||||||||||
Norma | Spiker | Pella High School | ||||||||||||||||||
Edina | Suljic | Johnston High School | ||||||||||||||||||
Rachel | Swack | Iowa City West High | ||||||||||||||||||
Tatum | Tierney | Pella High School | ||||||||||||||||||
Melissa | Uc | Iowa City West High School | ||||||||||||||||||
Victoria | Verde | Johnston High School |