| Class A | Social Media Promotion | First Place | Atlantic HS | AHSneedle.com | Aubrey Winford, Aliyah Williams, Anna Meyer |
| Class A | Social Media Promotion | Second Place | ADM HS | Black & Redgister Instagram | Genevieve Book |
| Class A | Social Media Promotion | Third Place | Durant HS | Social media promotion on school Facebook and Instagram pages | Kylee Hahn |
| Class A | Social Media Promotion | Honorable Mention | West Branch HS | Instagram - Promotion for @thebearstudentnews | Miley Shields, Caitlyn Harrison |
| Class A | Social Media Promotion | Honorable Mention | Clear Creek Amana High School | The Anchor: Social Media Promotion | Lili Nandell, Julieta Ortiz, Jaidyn Calkins |
| Class C | Social Media Promotion | First Place | Waterloo West High School | Wahawk Yearbook Social Media Promotion | Wahawk Yearbook Staff |
| Class C | Social Media Promotion | Second Place | Iowa City West HS | WSS Staff: Social Media Promotion | Staff |
| Class C | Social Media Promotion | Third Place | Iowa City City HS | Little Hawk Social Media Promotion | Kate Meis, Tai Caputo |
| Class C | Social Media Promotion | Honorable Mention | Kennedy HS | Kennedy Torch Instagram | Kaitlyn Dolphin |
| Class A | Social Media Reporting | First Place | ADM HS | Black & Redgister Twitter/X | Black & Redgister Staff |
| Class A | Social Media Reporting | Second Place | Durant HS | The Wildcat Chronicles social media reporting | Staff |
| Class A | Social Media Reporting | Third Place | Atlantic HS | AHSneedle.com | Aubrey Winford, Anna Meyer, Aliyah Williams |
| Class A | Magazine - One Page Design | First Place | Clear Creek Amana High School | Hello is this thing on? | Julieta Ortiz |
| Class A | Magazine - One Page Design | Second Place | Clear Creek Amana High School | ONLINE & UNFILTERED: CLICK. SCROLL. REPEAT. | Louise Anieke |
| Class A | Magazine - One Page Design | Third Place | Clear Creek Amana High School | Tristan und Isolde | Benjamin Brenner |
| Class B | Social Media Reporting | First Place | Pleasant Valley | Spartan Shield Social Media Curation | Maggie Sommers, Estelle Trieber, Hannah Horsfield |
| Class B | Social Media Reporting | Second Place | Ankeny High School | Social Media Reporting- The Talon Ankeny High | Talon Staff and Editors |
| Class B | Social Media Reporting | Third Place | Waukee Northwest | Tenth Street Times Instagram | Tenth Street Times Staff |
| Class B | Social Media Reporting | Honorable Mention | Pella Community HS | Football in the moonlight | Clayten Richards |
| Class A | Video News Show | First Place | ADM HS | Black & Red TV: Episode 11 | Rhyan Miller, Black & Red Staff |
| Class A | Video News Show | Second Place | ADM HS | Black & Red TV: Episode 12 | Rhyan Miller, Black & Red Staff |
| Class A | Video News Show | Third Place | ADM HS | Black & Red TV: Episode 10 | Rhyan Miller, Black & Red Staff |
| Class A | Video News Show | Honorable Mention | ADM HS | Black & Red TV: Episode 9 | Rhyan Miller, Black & Red Staff |
| Class A | Video News Show | Honorable Mention | Atlantic HS | Eye of the Needle - Episode 18.25 | J Molina, JJ McDaniel |
| Class B | Video News Show | First Place | Marion HS | Episode 2/03-2/07 | Joslynn Mehaffy, Allie Spencer, Margaret Trilk |
| Class B | Video News Show | Second Place | Hoover HS | Daily News | Husky Media Group |
| Class C | Video News Show | First Place | Iowa City City HS | LH News | Tessa Driscoll, Amelie Donovan |
| Class C | Video News Show | Second Place | Iowa City West HS | West High Weekly 4.15.24 | Abby Guo |
| Class C | Video News Show | Third Place | Iowa City City HS | LH News for Friday the 13th | Tessa Driscoll, Amelie Donovan |
| Class C | Social Media Reporting | First Place | Waterloo West High School | Wahawk Insider Social Media Reporting | Wahawk Insider Staff |
| Class C | Social Media Reporting | Second Place | Kennedy HS | Kennedy Torch Instagram | Kaitlyn Dolphin |
| Class C | Social Media Reporting | Third Place | Iowa City West HS | WSS Staff: Social Media Reporting | Staff |
| Class C | Social Media Reporting | Honorable Mention | North HS (Des Moines) | DM North Media coverage | DM North Media Staff |
| Class A,Class B,Class C | Videographer of the Year | First Place | Waukee Northwest | Boston Mendenhall: Videographer of the Year | Boston Mendenhall |
| Class A,Class B,Class C | Videographer of the Year | Second Place | Iowa City West HS | Haneen Eltyeb: VOY portfolio | Haneen Eltyeb |
| Class B | Magazine - One Page Design | First Place | Waukee Northwest | Volume 3, Issue 4 Cover | Anna Hansen, Avery Herman, Tyler Pittman |
| Class B | Magazine - One Page Design | Second Place | Waukee Northwest | Volume 4, Issue 1 Cover | Avery Herman |
| Class B | Magazine - One Page Design | Third Place | Pleasant Valley | Planning Prom | Anna Boens |
| Class B | Magazine - One Page Design | Honorable Mention | Waukee High School | Tips and Tricks for Grad Guests | Lily Enano |
| Class B | Magazine - One Page Design | Honorable Mention | Pleasant Valley | Pin it to win it | Adalyn Belman, Estelle Treiber |
| Class A | Infographic | First Place | Mount Vernon HS | Freshmen and Their Experience | Lydia Marshall |
| Class A | Infographic | Second Place | Mount Vernon HS | School Safety in Iowa: Post-Perry What is being done, and can be done, to protect us, and students like us across Iowa? | Brighton Bybee |
| Class A | Infographic | Third Place | West Branch HS | Fundraising Breakdown for Dance Marathon 2025 (Pie Chart) - March P.1 | Miley Shields |
| Class A | Sports Feature photo | First Place | Mount Vernon HS | Volleyball Celebration | Renee Vig |
| Class A | Sports Feature photo | Second Place | Mount Vernon HS | Coach and Gunnar | Lucy Wischmeyer |
| Class A | Sports Feature photo | Third Place | Atlantic HS | Game Day | Addie Freund |
| Class A | Sports Feature photo | Honorable Mention | Mount Vernon HS | Mustangs Win Regional Duals | Avery Thurn |
| Class A | Sports Feature photo | Honorable Mention | Mount Vernon HS | Chloe Lynner Can Fly | Lucy Wischmeyer |
| Class A | In-Depth News Story | First Place | Durant HS | TikTok ban may not hold up in court fight | Royce Richman |
| Class A | In-Depth News Story | Second Place | Durant HS | FASFA glitches worry students | Royce Richman |
| Class A | In-Depth News Story | Third Place | Durant HS | Could AI change the classroom? | Kylee Hahn |
| Class B | Infographic | First Place | Pleasant Valley | End of an Era | Lauren Durick |
| Class B | Infographic | Second Place | Ankeny High School | English vs Western riding infographic for Ellie Bovee: A force to be reckoned with | Lynae Midkiff |
| Class B | Infographic | Third Place | Pleasant Valley | Iowa's contentious six-week abortion ban | Prerna Vanga |
| Class B | Infographic | Honorable Mention | Ankeny High School | Blast from the Past infographic on page 5 | Joanna Guerrero, Julius Wiegand, Ryan Tomlinson |
| Class B | Infographic | Honorable Mention | Pleasant Valley | Yearly Tik Tok Users (Millions) | Anna Boens |
| Class A | Interactive Graphic | First Place | Clear Creek Amana High School | A Year in Review | Kayla Hobbs, Lexi Batty |
| Class A | Interactive Graphic | Second Place | Clear Creek Amana High School | New Staff at the High School | Lily Janecek |
| Class A | Interactive Graphic | Third Place | Clear Creek Amana High School | Winter Skincare | Makailah Meier |
| Class A | Illustration or Art | First Place | West Branch HS | Bear head on flag | Evan Highly |
| Class A | Illustration or Art | Second Place | West Branch HS | Bear head with pumpkin hat saying "Boo" - Oct. P.9 | Evan Highly |
| Class A | Illustration or Art | Third Place | Durant HS | Police chief starts local SRO trend | Cohen Jepsen |
| Class A | Illustration or Art | Honorable Mention | West Branch HS | Christmas tree scene - Nov. P.4 (bottom left above advertisement) | Sabree Depoorter |
| Class A | Ads | First Place | Clear Creek Amana High School | Newsies Musical 2025 | Lili Nandell |
| Class A | Ads | Second Place | West Branch HS | Jan 2025 - Student Government Trivia Night Promotion - Jan. P.8 (bottom right corner) | Isaiah Witchek |
| Class A | Ads | Third Place | Atlantic HS | BKK Insurance | Aydrie Coffman, Gracie DeArment, Ellie Butler |
| Class A | Ads | Honorable Mention | Clear Creek Amana High School | Under the Northern Lights | Josh Gaeta |
| Class A | Ads | Honorable Mention | Atlantic HS | Full Circle Therapy | Anna Meyer, Aubrey Winford |
| Class C | Ads | First Place | Iowa City West HS | Encounter Cafe | Tyler Shane |
| Class C | Ads | Second Place | Iowa City West HS | Three Samurai | Felicity Aggers |
| Class C | Ads | Third Place | Kennedy HS | Track Meet Day | Kaitlyn Dolphin |
| Class C | Ads | Honorable Mention | Kennedy HS | Fall Newspaper Yearbook Ad | Kaitlyn Dolphin |
| Class C | Ads | Honorable Mention | Iowa City West HS | Heyn's | Anna Song |
| Class B | Ads | First Place | Ankeny High School | Perky Hawk ad, page 3 | Joanna Guerrero |
| Class B | Ads | Second Place | Pleasant Valley | $1 Energy Drinks at Vibrant Coffee House & Kitchen | Emily Thoreson |
| Class B | Ads | Third Place | Ankeny High School | Perky Hawk ad, page 12 | Lydia Gerety |
| Class B | Ads | Honorable Mention | Ankeny High School | Student Council ad, page 12 | Joanna Guerrero |
| Class B | Ads | Honorable Mention | Pleasant Valley | Pregame at Vibrant Coffee House & Kitchen | Emily Thoreson |
| Class A | Reviews | First Place | West Branch HS | Captain America franchise soars to new heights in "Brave New World" - March P.10 (bottom of page) | Anthony Heitzman |
| Class A | Reviews | Second Place | ADM HS | Moana 2: A Movie Review | Meredith Maddy |
| Class A | Reviews | Third Place | West Branch HS | Broadway original: Wicked takes flight as as a new theatrical spin on screen - Jan P.4 | Wyatt Chapman |
| Class A | Reviews | Honorable Mention | ADM HS | Appalachain Song: A Book Review | Meredith Maddy |
| Class A | Reviews | Honorable Mention | Mount Vernon HS | Top 5 Hangout Locations in Mount Vernon | Dylan Robinson |
| Class C | Reviews | First Place | Kennedy HS | Bows Gone Bad: The Downfall of JoJo Siwa | Emma Beachner |
| Class C | Reviews | Second Place | Roosevelt (Des Moines) | 'Charm': Clairo's Understated Masterpiece | Quinn Arganbright |
| Class C | Reviews | Third Place | Iowa City West HS | Boba, bubbles and bliss | Josie Nabhan-Warren |
| Class C | Reviews | Honorable Mention | Kennedy HS | TCR's 'Waitress' Makes Waves as Talented Cast Comes Together | Kaitlyn Dolphin |
| Class C | Reviews | Honorable Mention | Iowa City City HS | Intermezzo | Sadie Bodzin |
| Class A | News Story: School/Local | First Place | West Delaware HS | Classroom To Career | Ava Pettlon |
| Class A | News Story: School/Local | Second Place | Durant HS | Durant relies on open enrollment for one-third of students | Royce Richman |
| Class A | News Story: School/Local | Third Place | Durant HS | New Iowa law sets guidelines for chronic absences | Kila Wink |
| Class A | News Story: School/Local | Honorable Mention | West Branch HS | New performance P.E. strikes discord between WBHS athletes - Jan P.1 | Caitlyn Harrison |
| Class A | News Story: School/Local | Honorable Mention | Durant HS | New category affects DHS state report card | Colby Gast |
| Class B | Reviews | First Place | Pleasant Valley | Cowboy Carter: Dissecting Beyonce's latest album and country music's Black roots | Odelia Ayika |
| Class B | Reviews | Second Place | Pleasant Valley | 'Challengers' serves up cinematic brilliance | Alene Keppy |
| Class B | Reviews | Third Place | Ankeny High School | 'Marvel Rivals': Season one launch review | Danny Nguyen |
| Class B | Reviews | Honorable Mention | Liberty High School | Kaelyn's cut: "Tender is the Flesh" | Kaelyn Rickels |
| Class B | Reviews | Honorable Mention | Liberty High School | The Poppy War" trilogy in review | Addison Pirkl |
| Class A | Video Story | First Place | Mount Vernon HS | Volleyball State Champions 2024 | Lucy Wischmeyer, Mavrik Schweer, Kaia Swaim |
| Class A | Video Story | Second Place | Atlantic HS | Friendly Faces: Tracy's Impact on AHS | Alix Nath, Dean Cook |
| Class A | Video Story | Third Place | Mount Vernon HS | 2025 Freshman Basketball Team | Alex Briesemeister, and Staff |
| Class A | Video Story | Honorable Mention | Atlantic HS | Doing Coffee Just Right | Mason McFadden |
| Class B | Video Story | First Place | Pleasant Valley | Growing club welcomes newcomers | Grace Ludwig, Grace Schmidt |
| Class B | Video Story | Second Place | Pleasant Valley | Public mistrust in aviation grows amid recent events | Sean Murphy, Bennett Teitle |
| Class B | Video Story | Third Place | Pleasant Valley | A Positive Place Collaborates with Cultural Diversity Club | Alene Keppy |
| Class B | Video Story | Honorable Mention | Ankeny High School | Video story for Garrett Hemmingsen: The first male to ever join the AHS dance team | Amber Eft |
| Class B | Video Story | Honorable Mention | Waukee Northwest | Legends of the Mat | Boston Mendenhall |
| Class C | Video Story | First Place | Iowa City City HS | Local Business Spotlight: Kitty Corner Social Club | Lily Rantanen, Martha Willard |
| Class C | Video Story | Second Place | Waterloo West High School | Behind the Book | Lucy Prescott, Mallory Mills, Reagan Westphal |
| Class C | Video Story | Third Place | Waterloo West High School | One Waterloo | Kaylynn Crawford |
| Class C | Video Story | Honorable Mention | Kennedy HS | Behind the Scenes: Sweeney Todd Tech 2024 | Charlotte Thephravong |
| Class C | Video Story | Honorable Mention | Waterloo West High School | Leaving a Legacy | Tyler Hall, Alisyn Parkhurst |
| Class A | Photo Story | First Place | Mount Vernon HS | Mount Vernon Advances to the Semifinals After 3-0 Win Against Mid-Prairie | Renee VIg |
| Class A | Photo Story | Second Place | Mount Vernon HS | Mustangs Win Regional Duals: Mount Vernon Will Compete in Back-to-Back 2A State Wrestling Duals | Avery Thurn |
| Class A | Photo Story | Third Place | Mount Vernon HS | The Mustangs Trample over Mount Pleasant in Homecoming Win | Lucy Wischmeyer |
| Class A | Photo Story | Honorable Mention | Mount Vernon HS | 2024 Homecoming Parade Brings Joy to the Community | Kade Kaiser |
| Class A | Photo Story | Honorable Mention | Mount Vernon HS | Mustangs Win First Outdoor Volleyball Match | Lucy Wischmeyer |
| Class A | Personality Profile | First Place | Durant HS | Buesing qualifies for wheelchair shot put at state | Katelynn Toft |
| Class A | Personality Profile | Second Place | Mount Vernon HS | Sheep, Sewing, and Service: Mya Stoner's 4-H experience | Eva Bishop |
| Class A | Personality Profile | Third Place | West Delaware HS | Mensen: the First Female Eagle Scout in Region | Josie McMahon |
| Class A | Personality Profile | Honorable Mention | Durant HS | Bagpiper honors Scottish roots through music | Royce Richman |
| Class A | Personality Profile | Honorable Mention | Durant HS | Graduate pursues childhood dream of being policeman | Kila Wink |
| Class B | Photo Story | First Place | Ankeny High School | Hawks Triumph Over Number One Ranked Dowling Maroons | Ava Gifford |
| Class B | Photo Story | Second Place | Waukee High School | Iowans Protest Against Transgender Discrimination | Noa Nyguard |
| Class B | Photo Story | Third Place | Pleasant Valley | Photo Story: Girls Basketball at State Quarterfinals | Becca Hahm, Prerna Vanga |
| Class B | Photo Story | Honorable Mention | Ankeny High School | Ankeny takes on Liberty in hard fought playoff battle | Ava Gifford |
| Class B | Photo Story | Honorable Mention | Ankeny High School | Ankeny Hawks take the victory over Cedar Rapids Prairie | Ava Gifford |
| Class A | Feature Photo | First Place | Mount Vernon HS | Smile of a Queen | Emily Giel |
| Class A | Feature Photo | Second Place | Mount Vernon HS | Laughing Through the Parade | Kade Kaiser |
| Class A | Feature Photo | Third Place | Mount Vernon HS | A Dazzling Victory | Lydia Marshall |
| Class A | Feature Photo | Honorable Mention | West Branch HS | Fire cadets pose in gear - March P.9 | Miley Shields |
| Class A | Feature Photo | Honorable Mention | Mount Vernon HS | Reaching for the Stars One Last Time | Lydia Marshall |
| Class B | Feature Photo | First Place | Waukee High School | student's oil pastel work (from a piece about art club) | Falyn DeBord |
| Class B | Feature Photo | Second Place | Ankeny High School | Feature photo for United by the game- Senior Landen Rutter goes to high-five the student section before the football season's first game against cross-town rival Centennial. | Ava Gifford |
| Class B | Feature Photo | Third Place | Pella Community HS | Coffee Competition | Jack Kramer |
| Class B | Feature Photo | Honorable Mention | Marion HS | Show Choir Premiere Concert | Ella Cooper |
| Class B | Feature Photo | Honorable Mention | Marion HS | Light up the Night | Moomey Avery |
| Class C | Health/Science | First Place | Iowa City City HS | The Battle for the Phones | Lily Rantanen, Martha Willard, Ethan Lalumiere |
| Class C | Health/Science | Second Place | Iowa City West HS | Pop, play and pay | Colin Wehrle |
| Class C | Health/Science | Third Place | Iowa City West HS | Substantially limited | Evelyn Kraber, Sophie Singh |
| Class C | Health/Science | Honorable Mention | Iowa City West HS | Finding green in the gray area | Lydia Cruce, Waad Dafalla, Shanza Sami |
| Class C | Health/Science | Honorable Mention | Iowa City City HS | Sleep Deprivation | Tai Caputo |
| Class A | Newspaper - One Page Design | First Place | West Branch HS | Nov 2024 Issue - P.8 - Spotlights | Cassie Swisher |
| Class A | Newspaper - One Page Design | Second Place | Clear Creek Amana High School | The Anchor Staff 2024-2025 | Lili Nandell, Julieta Ortiz, Kalli York |
| Class A | Newspaper - One Page Design | Third Place | West Branch HS | Nov 2024 Issue - P.5 - Clubs & Orgs. | Evan Highly |
| Class A | Newspaper - One Page Design | Honorable Mention | Clear Creek Amana High School | Meet Our New Mascot: Blue! | Julieta Ortiz |
| Class A | Newspaper - One Page Design | Honorable Mention | West Branch HS | Feb 2025 Issue - P.5 - Spotlights | Cassie Swisher |
| Class A | Editorial Cartoon/Comic Strip | First Place | Durant HS | Vouchers come from sordid past | Cohen Jepsen |
| Class A | Editorial Cartoon/Comic Strip | Second Place | Atlantic HS | Hypocracy | Molly Harris |
| Class A | Editorial Cartoon/Comic Strip | Third Place | Mount Vernon HS | Year-Round School Should Not Be Allowed | Sarabell Steil |
| Class A | Editorial Cartoon/Comic Strip | Honorable Mention | Durant HS | Heated politics stifles discussions | Cohen Jepsen |
| Class A | Editorial Cartoon/Comic Strip | Honorable Mention | Mount Vernon HS | Keep Kids Safe: Don't Minimize Bus Driver Training! | Katherine Bauer |
| Class C | Feature Photo | First Place | Iowa City West HS | Oliver Miller (Caption: While leading the snare section, Oliver Miller '25 breaks his drumstick during halftime Oct. 18 at Trojan Field.) | Colin Wehrle |
| Class C | Feature Photo | Second Place | Iowa City West HS | Throwing up chalk (Caption: The West student section celebrates a touchdown by throwing up chalk.) | Josie Schwartz |
| Class C | Feature Photo | Third Place | Kennedy HS | Sophomore Saul Ervin Earns Honors from IHSMTA fro Performance as Toby in Swenney Todd | Isaac White |
| Class C | Feature Photo | Honorable Mention | Iowa City West HS | Homecoming (Caption: Dancing the night away, Juniors Emily Rabe and Grace Walker groove together at the homecoming dance Oct. 5. 'My favorite part of homecoming is getting ready with all of my friends and getting dinner together before the dance, creating | Sophie Bergman |
| Class A | Environmental Portrait | First Place | Mount Vernon HS | Drum Major Clare Nydegger | Lydia Marshall |
| Class A | Environmental Portrait | Second Place | Durant HS | Sophomore Gunner Klahn will wrestle in a dual meet at Bennett's Bomber Dome next month. | Allison Toft |
| Class A | Environmental Portrait | Third Place | Clear Creek Amana High School | Who run the world? | Krissa Laidlaw |
| Class A | Environmental Portrait | Honorable Mention | Clear Creek Amana High School | Read the Newspaper | Jaidyn Calkins, Julieta Ortiz |
| Class C | Environmental Portrait | First Place | Iowa City West HS | Adel Osman | Lea Abou Alaiwa |
| Class C | Environmental Portrait | Second Place | Kennedy HS | An Array of Memories | Sonja Woerner |
| Class C | Environmental Portrait | Third Place | Waterloo West High School | Hoop on Through | Kaylynn Crawford |
| Class C | Environmental Portrait | Honorable Mention | Iowa City West HS | Brittany McConnell | Colin Wehrle |
| Class C | Environmental Portrait | Honorable Mention | Iowa City West HS | Nate Frese | Colin Wehrle |
| Class C | Multimedia Story - News | First Place | Iowa City West HS | Campaign countdown | Jake Beneke, Mrudani Ramkumar, Shanza Sami |
| Class C | Multimedia Story - News | Second Place | Iowa City West HS | A new vision for elementary education | Evelyn Kraber |
| Class C | Multimedia Story - News | Third Place | Iowa City West HS | Registration season | Ashlyn Brady, Evelyn Kraber |
| Class C | Multimedia Story - News | Honorable Mention | Iowa City West HS | Iowa's 2025 legislative session: an introduction | Evelyn Kraber |
| Class C | Multimedia Story - News | Honorable Mention | Iowa City West HS | Jazz Collective places second at SEIBA Jazz Festival | Anna Greenlee |
| Class A | Web Design | First Place | Atlantic HS | AHSneedle.com | J Molina, Alix Nath, Anna Potts |
| Class A | Web Design | Second Place | Durant HS | The Wildcat Chronicles | Kylee Hahn |
| Class B | Editorial Cartoon/Comic Strip | First Place | Pleasant Valley | Caffeine | Sherry Tang |
| Class B | Editorial Cartoon/Comic Strip | Second Place | Pleasant Valley | An Honest Mistake | Sherry Tang |
| Class B | Editorial Cartoon/Comic Strip | Third Place | Pleasant Valley | Reaper: Intro 1 | Sherry Tang |
| Class B | Editorial Cartoon/Comic Strip | Honorable Mention | Marion HS | Big Red Gets Kicked Out | M. Clemons |
| Class B | Newspaper - One Page Design | No Winner | | | |
| Class B | Newspaper - One Page Design | No Winner | | | |
| Class B | Newspaper - One Page Design | No Winner | | | |
| Class B | Newspaper - One Page Design | No Winner | | | |
| Class B | Newspaper - One Page Design | No Winner | | | |
| Class A | Entertainment | First Place | Mount Vernon HS | Mount Vernon Boys Basketball Promo | Cyrus Cannon, Watson Krob, Xander Wegner |
| Class A | Entertainment | Second Place | Mount Vernon HS | Poker Prodigy | Tommy Rhomberg, Seth Rushford, Koen Wiebel |
| Class A | Entertainment | Third Place | Atlantic HS | St. Patrick's Day Special | Fletchor Toft, Olivia Olson, Addie Freund |
| Class A | Entertainment | Honorable Mention | West Branch HS | Senior Matchup Game - May P.20 | Miley Shields, Peyton Braddock |
| Class A | Entertainment | Honorable Mention | ADM HS | How to Make Homemade Bread | Kaylin Dains |
| Class B | In-Depth News Story | First Place | Ankeny High School | Lockdowns and the desensitization of school shootings | Danny Nguyen |
| Class B | In-Depth News Story | Second Place | Ankeny High School | A changing community | Vivian Wu |
| Class B | In-Depth News Story | Third Place | Mason City High School | American Sports Endangered Species | Elise Dykstra |
| Class B | In-Depth News Story | Honorable Mention | Mason City High School | One Year Later Admininstrator Opens Up about Shrinking Banned Books List | Autumn Overland |
| Class A | Newspaper - Multiple Page Design | First Place | Clear Creek Amana High School | Features Spread | Jaidyn Calkins, Julieta Ortiz, Lily Janecek |
| Class A | Newspaper - Multiple Page Design | Second Place | Clear Creek Amana High School | Missed Connections | Lili Nandell |
| Class A | Newspaper - Multiple Page Design | Third Place | West Branch HS | February Multi-page design | Kendra Rarick, Karlee Hansen |
| Class A | Newspaper - Multiple Page Design | Honorable Mention | Clear Creek Amana High School | Dia de los Muertos: One of the Greatest Celebrations in Mexico | Lili Nandell |
| Class A | Newspaper - Multiple Page Design | Honorable Mention | Clear Creek Amana High School | Sports Spread | Olivia Fuller, Lily Janecek, Josh Gaeta |
| Class C | Newspaper - Multiple Page Design | First Place | North HS (Des Moines) | Central Ceramics | Alexis Day |
| Class C | Newspaper - Multiple Page Design | Second Place | Kennedy HS | Pages 8-9 | Kaitlyn Dolphin |
| Class C | Newspaper - Multiple Page Design | Third Place | Iowa City City HS | Freshmen to Watch | Amelie Donovan, Tessa Driscoll |
| Class C | Newspaper - Multiple Page Design | Honorable Mention | North HS (Des Moines) | College Advice for Seniors | Halley Jayne |
| Class C | Newspaper - Multiple Page Design | Honorable Mention | North HS (Des Moines) | Un Nuevo Comienzo | Angelique Ruberte-Cruz |
| Class A | Staff Editorial | First Place | West Branch HS | Voices from the Hallways: Opinions on WBHS's Phone Ban - March P.10 | Cassie Swisher |
| Class A | Staff Editorial | Second Place | Clear Creek Amana High School | AI in Education | Benjamin Brenner |
| Class A | Staff Editorial | Third Place | Clear Creek Amana High School | Growing District Means Growing Traffic | Julieta Ortiz |
| Class A | Staff Editorial | Honorable Mention | Durant HS | Heated politics stifles discussions | Garrett Pearlman |
| Class A | Staff Editorial | Honorable Mention | Durant HS | Vouchers come from sordid past | Garrett Pearlman |
| Class A | Social Justice Reporting | First Place | Durant HS | Girls make up almost 20% of shop classes | Kylee Hahn |
| Class A | Social Justice Reporting | Second Place | Durant HS | Graduate files complaint against law school | Katelynn Toft |
| Class A | Social Justice Reporting | Third Place | Clear Creek Amana High School | Unified PE Field Day | Makailah Meier |
| Class A | Social Justice Reporting | Honorable Mention | Clear Creek Amana High School | A Bloody Mess | Jaidyn Calkins |
| Class A | Social Justice Reporting | Honorable Mention | Clear Creek Amana High School | SF 496: How Iowa's New Law Affects School Libraries | Ryan Weber |
| Class C | Sports Story: Game or Season Recap | First Place | Kennedy HS | Kennedy Varsity Boys Basketball: A Season of Growth | Gabe Copley |
| Class C | Sports Story: Game or Season Recap | Second Place | Johnston HS | johnston-advances-to-the-round-of-8 | Kaden Krebs |
| Class C | Sports Story: Game or Season Recap | Third Place | Waterloo West High School | Waterloo Wahawks Beat the East High Trojans for the 12th Consecutive Year. | Jacy Gomez, Kaylynn Crawford |
| Class C | Sports Story: Game or Season Recap | Honorable Mention | Iowa City City HS | GameDay Preview: City High takes on Ankeny in Substate Championship | Jack Rogers, Ahmed Basheir |
| Class C | Sports Story: Game or Season Recap | Honorable Mention | Johnston HS | 8-johnston-dominates-6-sep | Kaden Krebs |
| Class B | Sports Action photo | First Place | Ankeny High School | Climbing the Ladder- Photo 1 | Levi Foster |
| Class B | Sports Action photo | Second Place | Ankeny High School | Junior Jayla Williams goes for the jump ball. | Grady Andersen |
| Class B | Sports Action photo | Third Place | Pleasant Valley | High Flying | Shield Staff |
| Class B | Sports Action photo | Honorable Mention | Pleasant Valley | Powerful Takeoff | Shield Staff |
| Class B | Sports Action photo | Honorable Mention | Waukee High School | Boys hoops - Waukee vs Centennial | Lena Bruening |
| Class B | Sports Feature photo | First Place | Waukee Northwest | Teagen Carritt State Wrestling | Avery Herman |
| Class B | Sports Feature photo | Second Place | Ankeny High School | Golden Hour Gridiron- Captain Kinnick Vos (3) leads the Hawks into the locker room at halftime. | Levi Foster |
| Class B | Sports Feature photo | Third Place | Pella Community HS | Different Roads (volleyball photo) | Shane Earles |
| Class B | Sports Feature photo | Honorable Mention | Pleasant Valley | Hands In The Air | Becca Hahn |
| Class B | Sports Feature photo | Honorable Mention | Ankeny High School | Momentum shift- photo 1 | Levi Foster |
| Class C | Infographic | First Place | Iowa City West HS | Data breakdown | Evelyn Kraber |
| Class C | Infographic | Second Place | Iowa City West HS | What's next? | Anna Greenlee |
| Class C | Infographic | Third Place | North HS (Des Moines) | Rating the Staff's Screentime graphics | Keisha Huerta |
| Class C | Infographic | Honorable Mention | Iowa City West HS | Blood drive | Anna Greenlee |
| Class C | Infographic | Honorable Mention | Waterloo West High School | Test Anxiety | Knya Dellit |
| Class C | Magazine - One Page Design | First Place | Iowa City West HS | Burnt by the bell cover | Anna Song |
| Class C | Magazine - One Page Design | Second Place | Iowa City City HS | Brain Drain | Lily Rantanen, Tai Caputo |
| Class C | Magazine - One Page Design | Third Place | Johnston HS | Feature Cover | Kennedy Dostal |
| Class C | Magazine - One Page Design | Honorable Mention | North HS (Des Moines) | Summer Chic | Sheena Jepchumba |
| Class C | Magazine - One Page Design | Honorable Mention | Iowa City City HS | Battle for the Phones | Yomi Hemley, Lily Rantanen |
| Class C | In-Depth News Story | First Place | Iowa City West HS | Inside the application | Shanza Sami, Henry Timmer-Hackert, Jane Lam |
| Class C | In-Depth News Story | Second Place | Kennedy HS | Kennedy Harpist Disqualified From All-State by Nonexistent Rule Raises Questions | Maggie Goldberg, Samuella Kasha, Lucy McCord |
| Class C | In-Depth News Story | Third Place | Iowa City West HS | The working class(room) | Carter Birch Houchins-Witt, Shanza Sami, Henry Timmer-Hackert |
| Class C | In-Depth News Story | Honorable Mention | Iowa City City HS | Look Past the Hurt | Tai Caputo |
| Class C | In-Depth News Story | Honorable Mention | Des Moines East HS | Faith club | Miley Jimenez |
| Class C | News Magazine - Multiple Page Design | First Place | Des Moines East HS | Bryce Dix | Lilliana Thomas |
| Class C | News Magazine - Multiple Page Design | Second Place | Iowa City City HS | Brain Drain | Lily Rantanen |
| Class C | News Magazine - Multiple Page Design | Third Place | Iowa City West HS | Burnt by the bell | Anna Song |
| Class C | News Magazine - Multiple Page Design | Honorable Mention | Kennedy HS | Senior Advice | Kaitlyn Dolphin |
| Class C | News Magazine - Multiple Page Design | Honorable Mention | Waterloo West High School | From this Point of View | Alisyn Parkhurst |
| Class B | Personality Profile | First Place | Waukee Northwest | Zuri Patterson's Comeback | Laurel Richards |
| Class B | Personality Profile | Second Place | Pella Community HS | Same Destination (Jay McKinstrey) | Jack Kramer |
| Class B | Personality Profile | Third Place | Ankeny High School | Garrett Hemmingsen: The first male to ever join the AHS dance team | Amber Eft |
| Class B | Personality Profile | Honorable Mention | Hoover HS | A Whole New World | Johanna Pronk |
| Class B | Personality Profile | Honorable Mention | Hoover HS | Jing's Journey | Dah Meh |
| Class C | In-Depth Sports Story | First Place | Iowa City West HS | Finding a balance: club vs. high school sports | Minna Abdalla, Evelyn Kraber |
| Class C | In-Depth Sports Story | Second Place | Kennedy HS | Olivia Hallam Ranks Fourth at Girls State Wrestling | Annabelle Ovel |
| Class C | In-Depth Sports Story | Third Place | Kennedy HS | Henry Wilkes: Students, Athlete, Musician | Mela Baccam |
| Class A | News Photo | First Place | Mount Vernon HS | Hyping Up fo Homecoming | Kade Kaiser |
| Class A | News Photo | Second Place | Mount Vernon HS | Thumbs Up! | Audrey Vaughn |
| Class A | News Photo | Third Place | Mount Vernon HS | Drone Alone | Seth Rushford |
| Class A | News Photo | Honorable Mention | Durant HS | Spanish classes use new learning method | Royce Richman |
| Class A | News Photo | Honorable Mention | West Branch HS | Powderpuff game: making a break for it - Oct. P.3 | Miley Shields |
| Class B | Environmental Portrait | First Place | Pella Community HS | Sophomore Sayer Turnball warms up before the JV game against Chariton. | Cami Smith |
| Class B | Environmental Portrait | Second Place | Waukee High School | Balancing Schoolwork and Extracurricular Activities | Layla Reed |
| Class B | Environmental Portrait | Third Place | Pleasant Valley | Spreading Cheer at Sparkles | Shield Staff |
| Class B | Environmental Portrait | Honorable Mention | Pleasant Valley | Soccer Star | Becca Hahm |
| Class B | News Magazine - Multiple Page Design | First Place | Ankeny High School | 2024 Throwbacks/Humans of the Hawk Nest, pages 10-11 | Olivia Luna |
| Class B | News Magazine - Multiple Page Design | Second Place | Pleasant Valley | Her Majesty in Motion | Maggie Sommers , Priyadarshini Suresh |
| Class B | News Magazine - Multiple Page Design | Third Place | Waukee Northwest | Waukee Natatorium Makes a Splash | Avery Herman |
| Class B | News Magazine - Multiple Page Design | Honorable Mention | Waukee Northwest | Gather, Cook, Share: Family Holiday Recipes | Alexis Enriquez |
| Class B | News Magazine - Multiple Page Design | Honorable Mention | Pleasant Valley | Beyond the bow: Pleasant Valley Cheer's road to success | Hailey Dyer, Kelsey Vickers |
| Class B | Health/Science | First Place | Pleasant Valley | A Bitter Pill: America's mounting health crisis | Ayah Alsheikha, Lily Patramanis, Emily Thoreson |
| Class B | Health/Science | Second Place | Ankeny High School | Burnout: the increasing consequence of grind culture | Lydia Gerety |
| Class B | Health/Science | Third Place | Ankeny High School | 'It's going to be okay' | Julius Wiegand |
| Class B | Health/Science | Honorable Mention | Ankeny High School | The Environmental Club: Keeping Ankeny Green | Lydia Gerety |
| Class B | Health/Science | Honorable Mention | Liberty High School | Digital delays: technology in early education | Avery Riehl |
| Class C | Photo Story | First Place | Iowa City West HS | Through the lens: 2025 Lunar New Year Gala | Lea Abou Alaiwa, Colin Wehrle |
| Class C | Photo Story | Second Place | Iowa City West HS | Trojan Bolts secure second place at state championship | Shanza Sami |
| Class C | Photo Story | Third Place | Iowa City West HS | 50 years of good times (photo gallery) | Colin Wehrle |
| Class C | Photo Story | Honorable Mention | Kennedy HS | Kennedy Marching Band Takes on Starfest in Sioux City | Emmie Diehl |
| Class C | Photo Story | Honorable Mention | Kennedy HS | Kennedy High School Debuts 'The Nutcracker' | River Borgerding |
| Class C | Staff Editorial | First Place | Iowa City West HS | Editorial: Disconnected | Carter Birch Houchins-Witt |
| Class C | Staff Editorial | Second Place | Iowa City West HS | Policy to practice | Henry Timmer-Hackert |
| Class C | Staff Editorial | Third Place | Iowa City City HS | STAFF EDITORIAL: AI, The Man-Made Natural Disaster | Bella Young |
| Class C | Staff Editorial | Honorable Mention | Iowa City West HS | Aim for safety | Staff |
| Class C | Staff Editorial | Honorable Mention | Iowa City City HS | STAFF EDITORIAL: Iowa's New Laws Do Nothing For Chronic Absenteeism | Lily Rantanen, Bella Young |
| Class B | In-Depth Sports Story | First Place | Ankeny High School | On the rise: Ankeny underclassmen make their mark on Hawk football program | Ava Gifford |
| Class B | In-Depth Sports Story | Second Place | Ankeny High School | Ankeny High School, the collegiate athlete-making machine | Elyse Enskat |
| Class B | In-Depth Sports Story | Third Place | Waukee Northwest | Raccoon River Wrestling State Recap | Avery Herman |
| Class B | In-Depth Sports Story | Honorable Mention | Ankeny High School | 'It's really fun to play a lot of talent from all over; it really helps grow my game.' | Ashley Howard, Rylie Jensen |
| Class B | In-Depth Sports Story | Honorable Mention | Ankeny High School | Pickleball: The next big dill | Levi Foster, Toby Landmesser |
| Class C | News Story: School/Local | First Place | Iowa City West HS | Gov. Reynolds signs bill ending civil rights protections for transgender Iowans | Evelyn Kraber |
| Class C | News Story: School/Local | Second Place | Kennedy HS | Kennedy Harpist Disqualified From All-State by Nonexistent Rule Raises Questions | Maggie Goldberg, Samuella Kasha, Lucy McCord |
| Class C | News Story: School/Local | Third Place | Iowa City West HS | Three teens charged with first degree burglary | Evelyn Kraber |
| Class C | News Story: School/Local | Honorable Mention | Iowa City West HS | ICCSD implements new phone policy | Lea Abou Alaiwa |
| Class C | News Story: School/Local | Honorable Mention | Iowa City West HS | Iowa City celebrates sustainability through Prompt for the Planet event | Shanza Sami |
| Class C | Social Justice Reporting | First Place | Iowa City City HS | Q and A with Carmen Marie Machado | Tai Caputo |
| Class C | Social Justice Reporting | Second Place | Iowa City City HS | Look Past the Hurt | Tai Caputo |
| Class C | Social Justice Reporting | Third Place | Kennedy HS | Names and Gender Identity: Iowa's Censorship Struggle Takes a Step Too Far | Sonja Woerner |
| Class C | Social Justice Reporting | Honorable Mention | Iowa City City HS | City High Twins Launch NAMI on Campus Club to Support Mental Health Awareness | Ramatou Diallo |
| Class C | Social Justice Reporting | Honorable Mention | Iowa City West HS | West High hosts first Iftar dinner | Gianna Liu |
| Class B | News Photo | First Place | Waukee High School | Apassionatta Ablone of "The Great All-American Musical Disaster" | Emma Howg |
| Class B | News Photo | Second Place | Waukee High School | Iowans Protest Against Transgender Discrimination | Noa Nyguard |
| Class B | News Photo | Third Place | Pella Community HS | Freshman Ellie Smock performs in the parent preview. | Selina Lin |
| Class B | News Photo | Honorable Mention | Pleasant Valley | Iowa's contentious six-week abortion ban sparks concern over women's healthcare access | Prerna Vanga |
| Class B | News Photo | Honorable Mention | Ankeny High School | Trump administration brings ICE to Des Moines as mass deportations start, rallies in protest follow | Blake Eichmeier |
| Class A,Class B,Class C | Photographer of the Year | First Place | Iowa City West HS | POY portfolio: Gianna Liu | Gianna Liu |
| Class A,Class B,Class C | Photographer of the Year | Second Place | Iowa City West HS | POY Portfolio: Colin Wehrle | Colin Wehrle |
| Class A,Class B,Class C | Photographer of the Year | Third Place | Roosevelt (Des Moines) | Cameron Seitz | Cameron Seitz |
| Class A,Class B,Class C | Photographer of the Year | Honorable Mention | Ankeny High School | Photographer of the Year- Levi Foster | Levi Foster |
| Class A,Class B,Class C | Photographer of the Year | Honorable Mention | Iowa City West HS | POY portfolio: Evelyn Kraber | Evelyn Kraber |
| Class C | News Photo | First Place | Roosevelt (Des Moines) | Roosevelt Best Buddies Holds Rider Pride Basketball Game | Cameron Seitz |
| Class C | News Photo | Second Place | Iowa City West HS | Lunar New Year | Lea Abou Alaiwa |
| Class C | News Photo | Third Place | Iowa City City HS | Diary of a Wimpy Kid | Megan Swartzendruber |
| Class C | News Photo | Honorable Mention | Iowa City West HS | Maya Hanna | Evelyn Kraber |
| Class C | News Photo | Honorable Mention | Roosevelt (Des Moines) | Roosevelt's 2025 Boys Swim Team Season | Cameron Seitz |
| Class B | Social Justice Reporting | First Place | Ankeny High School | Debate over HF80: Iowa's proposal on pronoun use in classrooms | River Phillips |
| Class B | Social Justice Reporting | Second Place | Liberty High School | Food desert and insecurity in Iowa | Paige Lambi |
| Class B | Social Justice Reporting | Third Place | Pleasant Valley | Illusion of progress: Symbolic diversity masks deep-rooted inequality in American politics | Prerna Vanga |
| Class B | Social Justice Reporting | Honorable Mention | Pleasant Valley | Trump's Border War | Odelia Ayika |
| Class B | Social Justice Reporting | Honorable Mention | Pleasant Valley | Prison System: Mass Incarceration | Odelia Ayika |
| Class C | Single Web Story Design | First Place | Iowa City City HS | Brain Drain | Lily Rantanen |
| Class C | Single Web Story Design | Second Place | Waterloo West High School | Through Verse and Voice | Kaylynn Crawford |
| Class C | Single Web Story Design | Third Place | Iowa City City HS | Battle for the Phones | Lily Rantanen |
| Class C | Single Web Story Design | Honorable Mention | Iowa City West HS | Spice tolerance: how BookTok has ruined romance | Evelyn Kraber, Anna Greenlee, Vivian Williams |
| Class C | Single Web Story Design | Honorable Mention | Iowa City West HS | The global report card | Kavya Bhatt, Gianna Liu |
| Class A | Feature Story | First Place | Atlantic HS | Shaving Heads to Show Support | Makenna Schroeder |
| Class A | Feature Story | Second Place | Durant HS | Junior has tie to D-Day observance | Colby Gast |
| Class A | Feature Story | Third Place | West Delaware HS | From High Fives to Big Smiles: How West Delaware is Boosting School Spirit | Kennedy Loesche |
| Class A | Feature Story | Honorable Mention | Durant HS | Caitlin Clark fever strikes elementary wing | Garrett Pearlman |
| Class A | Feature Story | Honorable Mention | ADM HS | Wesley Royer Nails Down a State Title | Delaney Kahler |
| Class B | Online Innovation | First Place | Ankeny High School | Lockdowns and the desensitization of school shootings | Danny Nguyen |
| Class B | Online Innovation | Second Place | Ankeny High School | Iowa families concerned for their children's equal access to education | Lydia Gerety |
| Class B | Online Innovation | Third Place | Ankeny High School | Burnout: the increasing consequence of grind culture | Lydia Gerety |
| Class B | Online Innovation | Honorable Mention | Pleasant Valley | Seasonal Shield headers | Shield Staff |
| Class B | Online Innovation | Honorable Mention | Pleasant Valley | April Fool's gif | Shield Staff |
| Class B | Illustration or Art | First Place | Pleasant Valley | Turn of the TV | Celia Brown |
| Class B | Illustration or Art | Second Place | Waukee High School | Kee Scroll May 2024 Graduation Edition - Magazine Cover | Ayla Taghiyeva |
| Class B | Illustration or Art | Third Place | Pleasant Valley | The Letterman Jacket of Life | Celia Brown |
| Class B | Illustration or Art | Honorable Mention | Hoover HS | Last Hurrah | Kirah Mayhew |
| Class B | Illustration or Art | Honorable Mention | Ankeny High School | Nest News logo on page 2 (nest image with newspaper scroll and video camera) | Blake Eichmeier |
| Class C | Illustration or Art | First Place | Iowa City West HS | Grammy looks | Vera Tanas |
| Class C | Illustration or Art | Second Place | Des Moines East HS | October cover | Karlie Flam |
| Class C | Illustration or Art | Third Place | Kennedy HS | Prioritizing Protection | Onnika Hallam |
| Class C | Illustration or Art | Honorable Mention | Iowa City City HS | Brain Drain | Lily Rantanen |
| Class C | Illustration or Art | Honorable Mention | North HS (Des Moines) | Campsite cover | Naomi Graves |
| Class C | Entertainment | First Place | Iowa City West HS | Teachers get quizzed on brain rot | Haneen Eltyeb, Abby Guo |
| Class C | Entertainment | Second Place | North HS (Des Moines) | Holiday Season Craft | Michelle Kual |
| Class C | Entertainment | Third Place | Iowa City West HS | Are WSS staffers down bad for 'The Tortured Poets Department?' | Ashlyn Brady, Sam Rosenthal |
| Class C | Entertainment | Honorable Mention | Kennedy HS | Escape to Graduation/Senior Scramble | Kaitlyn Dolphin |
| Class C | Entertainment | Honorable Mention | North HS (Des Moines) | Fall Games & Puzzles | Naomi Graves |
| Class A | News Magazine - Multiple Page Design | First Place | Clear Creek Amana High School | The Pink Tax: Petty Pricing | Kalli York |
| Class A | News Magazine - Multiple Page Design | Second Place | Clear Creek Amana High School | The Best Jobs for High School Students | Raelee Day |
| Class C | Editorial Cartoon/Comic Strip | First Place | Iowa City West HS | Bang! Too much energy! | Yeju Seol |
| Class C | Editorial Cartoon/Comic Strip | Second Place | Kennedy HS | Editorial Cartoon: A Shifting Stance on Education | Maddy Gilchrist |
| Class C | Editorial Cartoon/Comic Strip | Third Place | North HS (Des Moines) | Mix Up comic | Naomi Graves |
| Class C | Editorial Cartoon/Comic Strip | Honorable Mention | Waterloo West High School | Procrastination Wins Again | Finn Jimenez-Crudo |
| Class C | Editorial Cartoon/Comic Strip | Honorable Mention | Kennedy HS | Names and Gender Identity: Iowa's Censorship Struggle Takes a Step Too Far | Lara Secl |
| Class B | Newspaper - Multiple Page Design | First Place | Waukee High School | The Arrowhead Newsletter Issue 2 (sent to students to complement and promote our news website) | Tanner Lehtinen |
| Class B | Newspaper - Multiple Page Design | Second Place | Waukee High School | The Arrowhead Newsletter Issue 1 (sent to students to complement and promote our news website) | Tanner Lehtinen |
| Class A | Single Web Story Design | First Place | Mount Vernon HS | Freshmen and Their Experience | Lydia Marshall |
| Class A | Single Web Story Design | Second Place | Durant HS | News: Jon Roehlk's legacy lives on after his death | Lauren Callison |
| Class B | Web Design | First Place | Pleasant Valley | Spartan Shield | Shield Staff |
| Class B | Web Design | Second Place | Ankeny High School | The Talon/AHSTalonNews.com- the student news site of Ankeny High School | Talon Staff and Editors |
| Class B | Web Design | Third Place | Marion HS | MHS Vox Online | Katelyn Allison, Ella Cooper |
| Class B | Interactive Graphic | First Place | Pleasant Valley | AI's environmental cost: Balancing innovation with sustainability | Amelia Noguera |
| Class B | Interactive Graphic | Second Place | Ankeny High School | Disability rights timeline for "Iowa families concerned for their children's equal access to education" | Lydia Gerety |
| Class B | Interactive Graphic | Third Place | Pleasant Valley | Iowa's contentious six-week abortion ban sparks concern over women's healthcare access | Prerna Vanga |
| Class B | Interactive Graphic | Honorable Mention | Pleasant Valley | Spartan Assembly's diaper drive brings awareness to nationwide affordability crisis | Reid Yoder |
| Class B | Interactive Graphic | Honorable Mention | Ankeny High School | School shootings timeline for Lockdowns and the desensitization of school shootings | Danny Nguyen |
| Class C | Interactive Graphic | First Place | Iowa City West HS | Campaign countdown | Jake Beneke, Shanza Sami |
| Class C | Interactive Graphic | Second Place | Iowa City West HS | 2024 Season Recap (StoryMap) | Haneen Eltyeb |
| Class C | Interactive Graphic | Third Place | Iowa City West HS | The language of flowers (Thinglink) | Anna Greenlee |
| Class C | Interactive Graphic | Honorable Mention | Waterloo West High School | What's In My Bag? | Kaylynn Crawford |
| Class C | Interactive Graphic | Honorable Mention | Iowa City West HS | Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month | Anna Greenlee |
| Class B | Multimedia Story - Sports | First Place | Pleasant Valley | Athletic dominance: Spartan female athletes secure five consecutive State Championships | Grace Ludwig |
| Class B | Multimedia Story - Sports | Second Place | Ankeny High School | Pickleball: The next big dill | Levi Foster, Toby Landmesser |
| Class B | Multimedia Story - Sports | Third Place | Ankeny High School | Hawks Triumph Over Number One Ranked Dowling Maroons | Ava Gifford |
| Class B | Single Web Story Design | First Place | Pleasant Valley | PV Girls sports flourish with sweeping success and continued ambition | Grace Ludwig, Mackenzie Fah, Grace Boleyn |
| Class B | Single Web Story Design | Second Place | Pleasant Valley | The silent majority's choice: Trump's victory threatens women's rights and workplace equity | Ayah Alsheikha |
| Class B | Single Web Story Design | Third Place | Ankeny High School | Trump administration brings ICE to Des Moines as mass deportations start, rallies in protest follow | Nolan McNulty |
| Class B | Single Web Story Design | Honorable Mention | Ankeny High School | Lockdowns and the desensitization of school shootings | Danny Nguyen |
| Class B | Single Web Story Design | Honorable Mention | Ankeny High School | Iowa families concerned for their children's equal access to education | Lydia Gerety |
| Class A | Online Innovation | First Place | ADM HS | 57 Questions with Returning State Champion London Warmuth | Ella Jorgensen |
| Class A | Online Innovation | Second Place | Atlantic HS | New Teacher Lindsey Roberts | Riley Hansen, Owen Botos |
| Class A | Online Innovation | Third Place | ADM HS | 57 Questions with Ms. Boesen & Her Costume Closet | Isabelle Karwal |
| Class B | Social Media Promotion | First Place | Ankeny High School | AHS Talon- Social Media Promotion (links embedded with screen shots) | Talon Staff and Editors |
| Class B | Social Media Promotion | Second Place | Pleasant Valley | Spartan Shield's Social Media | Maggie Sommers, Estelle Treiber, Hannah Horsfield |
| Class B | Social Media Promotion | Third Place | Marion HS | The Vox Online Marion High School Social Media | Madison Kessens, Joy Flight |
| Class B | Social Media Promotion | Honorable Mention | Waukee High School | The Arrowhead Newsletter (devised by web editor to promote engagement with our news website) | Tanner Lehtinen |
| Class B | Social Media Promotion | Honorable Mention | Liberty High School | Bolts Journalism Instagram | Madelyn Johnson |
| Class C | Online Innovation | First Place | Iowa City City HS | Little Hawk Web Innovation | Kate Meis, Tai Caputo |
| Class C | Online Innovation | Second Place | Iowa City City HS | Mic'd Up with Drew Nye | William Meis, Micah Hartwig |
| Class C | Online Innovation | Third Place | Iowa City West HS | WSS Newsletter | Ashlyn Brady, Evelyn Kraber, Abby Guo |
| Class C | Online Innovation | Honorable Mention | Waterloo West High School | First Time Voting | Wahawk Insider Staff |
| Class C | Online Innovation | Honorable Mention | Iowa City City HS | LH Teacher Appreciation | LH Staff |
| Class B | Entertainment | First Place | Waukee Northwest | Tenth Street Times Presents: Battle of the Brains | Xavier Lago |
| Class B | Entertainment | Second Place | Waukee Northwest | Hot Wolves - Episode 1: American History (featuring Mr. Kopatich) | Xavier Lago |
| Class B | Entertainment | Third Place | Waukee Northwest | Behind the Huddle Podcast - Wrestling Head Coach, Coach Vollmecke | Boston Mendenhall |
| Class B | Entertainment | Honorable Mention | Pleasant Valley | Winter Sports Crossword Puzzle | Hailey Dyer |
| Class C | Feature Story | First Place | Iowa City City HS | Battle for the Phones | Lily Rantanen, Martha Willard, Ethan Lalumiere |
| Class C | Feature Story | Second Place | Iowa City West HS | Puzzle Pieces: Iowa City's generational movement to preserve the prairies | Josie Schwartz |
| Class C | Feature Story | Third Place | Iowa City City HS | Brain Drain | Lily Rantanen |
| Class C | Feature Story | Honorable Mention | Iowa City City HS | TARGETED: New Ranking System Drops All ICCSD Schools' Rankings | Tai Caputo, Lily Rantanen |
| Class A | Podcasting | First Place | Mount Vernon HS | Interview with #1 Ranked Wrestler in Iowa, Libby Dix | Mavrik Schweer, Kaia Swaim, Lucy Wischmeyer |
| Class A | Podcasting | Second Place | Atlantic HS | All About Love | Ellie Butler, Jersey Green |
| Class A | Podcasting | Third Place | Mount Vernon HS | The Mustang Moon Podcast: Brawlstars | Cooper Krob, Beckett Johnson, Nathaniel Lewis |
| Class C | Multimedia Story - Sports | First Place | Iowa City West HS | How women's wrestling found a home in Iowa City | Minna Abdalla, Evelyn Kraber |
| Class C | Multimedia Story - Sports | Second Place | Iowa City West HS | The CC effect | Gianna Liu, Celia Sadewasser, Anna Song |
| Class C | Multimedia Story - Sports | Third Place | Iowa City West HS | No Cap Recap: fall sports rundown | Minna Abdalla, Keith Moody |
| Class C | Multimedia Story - Sports | Honorable Mention | Iowa City City HS | Kendall Kurtz Leads Nine City High Wrestlers to the Well for the State Tournament | Molly Carlson, Rito Perez, Claire Anderson |
| Class C | Multimedia Story - Sports | Honorable Mention | Iowa City City HS | Offensive Explosion Secures the Boot for City | Jack Rogers, Jack Lampe, Melody Ross |
| Class B | Podcasting | First Place | Mason City High School | A (Mr.) Long Talk | William Dorsey |
| Class B | Podcasting | Second Place | Ankeny High School | Now Playing… Episode 7: The Weeknd (with Ryan Cox) | Nolan McNulty, Blake Eichmeier |
| Class B | Podcasting | Third Place | Pleasant Valley | Voices of the Valley Episode #58: Overwhelm of College | Sydney Smith, Clare Tinsman |
| Class A | Multimedia Story - Feature | First Place | Atlantic HS | Hope, Love, Legacy: Sunday Musical Honors AHS Alum | Olivia Jensen, J Molina |
| Class A | Multimedia Story - Feature | Second Place | Mount Vernon HS | 2024 Homecoming Parade Brings Joy to the Community | Eva Bishop, Kade Kaiser |
| Class A | Multimedia Story - Feature | Third Place | Mount Vernon HS | Hyping Up for Homecoming: Friday's Pep Assembly Gets Students Excited | Audrey Vaughn, Kade Kaiser |
| Class C | Podcasting | First Place | Iowa City West HS | Tech Talk: Let's Chat: GPT | Gianna Liu |
| Class C | Podcasting | Second Place | Kennedy HS | Torch Out Loud: Malick Sogur and Evelyn Timmerman on Kennedy Robotics | Haile Miller |
| Class C | Podcasting | Third Place | Iowa City City HS | LH HISTORY PODCAST: 1776 with Special Guest Mr. Hellwig | Alex Norman |
| Class B | Multimedia Story - Feature | First Place | Ankeny High School | Iowa families concerned for their children's equal access to education | Lydia Gerety |
| Class B | Multimedia Story - Feature | Second Place | Ankeny High School | Lockdowns and the desensitization of school shootings | Danny Nguyen |
| Class B | Multimedia Story - Feature | Third Place | Ankeny High School | Burnout: the increasing consequence of grind culture | Lydia Gerety |
| Class B | Multimedia Story - Feature | Honorable Mention | Waukee Northwest | Savor the Season: Holiday Recipes from Northwest Families | Tenth Street Times Staff , Tenth Street Times Multimedia Editor |
| Class B | Multimedia Story - Feature | Honorable Mention | Ankeny High School | Garrett Hemmingsen: The first male to ever join the AHS dance team | Amber Eft |
| Class B | Staff Editorial | First Place | Waukee Northwest | Don't Shoot the Messenger: Staff Editorial | Krista Giltner, Ava Hansen |
| Class B | Staff Editorial | Second Place | Pleasant Valley | District suicide prevention falls short of student needs | Hannah Horsfield |
| Class B | Staff Editorial | Third Place | Ankeny High School | Talon Editorial: TikTok, the current predicament | Talon Editorial Board |
| Class B | Staff Editorial | Honorable Mention | Pleasant Valley | America's declining education standards: Trump's policy threatens progress and resources | Grace Schmidt, Grace Ludwig |
| Class B | Staff Editorial | Honorable Mention | Pleasant Valley | The silent majority's choice: Trump's victory threatens women's rights and workplace equity | Ayah Alsheikha |
| Class C | Multimedia Story - Feature | First Place | Iowa City West HS | Musician, poet, artist: Adel Osman | Vera Tanas |
| Class C | Multimedia Story - Feature | Second Place | Iowa City West HS | Music on the mind | Lydia Cruce, Shanza Sami |
| Class C | Multimedia Story - Feature | Third Place | Iowa City West HS | Just keep swimming: I'm Glad You Stayed Project makes waves speaking out about suicide awareness | Ashlyn Brady |
| Class C | Multimedia Story - Feature | Honorable Mention | Waterloo West High School | How to Ace the ACT | Knya Dellit |
| Class C | Multimedia Story - Feature | Honorable Mention | Iowa City West HS | Marching forward: one year later | Lea Abou Alaiwa, Anna Greenlee, Abby Guo |
| Class A | Sports Action photo | First Place | PCMonroe | PCM Football - Sports Action 1 | Brayden Breckenridge |
| Class A | Sports Action photo | Second Place | Mount Vernon HS | Girls Basketball Wins State Championship | Renee VIg |
| Class A | Sports Action photo | Third Place | Mount Vernon HS | State Champion Wrestler Jase Jaspers | Avery Thurn |
| Class A | Sports Action photo | Honorable Mention | Mount Vernon HS | Mount Vernon Wins over Benton | Lucy Wischmeyer |
| Class A | Sports Action photo | Honorable Mention | Mount Vernon HS | Mount Vernon Mustangs Defeat Marion Wolves | Renee Vig |
| Class C | Sports Action photo | First Place | Kennedy HS | Kennedy Dance Team Flies Into State | Ella Smith |
| Class C | Sports Action photo | Second Place | Iowa City West HS | Girls swim conference (Caption: Junior Gretchen Gerke races competitors in the 500Y Freestyle during the girls swim conference meet Oct. 26.) | Marie Stier |
| Class C | Sports Action photo | Third Place | Iowa City West HS | Jack McCaffery (Caption: On Jan. 17, the boys basketball team prevailed against Prairie at Iowa City West High School. After finishing the first quarter down 17-16, the Trojans maintained a comfortable lead the rest of the game, winning 66-55.) | Colin Wehrle |
| Class C | Sports Action photo | Honorable Mention | Iowa City West HS | Nikolai Paulson (Caption: Nikolai Paulson '26 races in the 200-yard individual medley preliminaries, clinching a time of 2:02.25.) | Shanza Sami |
| Class C | Sports Action photo | Honorable Mention | Roosevelt (Des Moines) | A look into Roosevelt's basketball season | Cameron Seitz |
| Class C | Sports Feature photo | First Place | Iowa City West HS | Moose and his coach (Caption: Moustafa 'Moose' Tiea '25 embraces coach Kevin Koffron after his race at the state meet Nov. 1 in Fort Dodge, IA. Tiea was emotional after his medal-worthy performance. 'I was tearing up, and I saw coach and my teammates, and | Colin Wehrle |
| Class C | Sports Feature photo | Second Place | Kennedy HS | Sophomore Elle Rammelsberg Shines at State Dance | Ella Smith |
| Class C | Sports Feature photo | Third Place | Iowa City West HS | Jack Wallace (Caption: Jack Wallace '25 celebrates after scoring a touchdown at Liberty Aug. 30, 2024.) | Josie Schwartz |
| Class C | Sports Feature photo | Honorable Mention | Iowa City West HS | Justin Avila (Caption: Justin Avila '25 celebrates after beating his opponent in the 150lb state finals.) | Tyler Shane |
| Class C | Sports Feature photo | Honorable Mention | Roosevelt (Des Moines) | A look into Roosevelt's basketball season | Cameron Seitz |
| Class A | Multimedia Story - News | First Place | Clear Creek Amana High School | Adapting to the new Adaptive Scheduler | Julieta Ortiz |
| Class B | Multimedia Story - News | First Place | Ankeny High School | Iowa families concerned for their children's equal access to education | Lydia Gerety |
| Class B | Multimedia Story - News | Second Place | Mason City High School | Behind the Scenes at the 77th Annual Follies Performance | Elise Dykstra |
| Class B | Multimedia Story - News | Third Place | Ankeny High School | Lockdowns and the desensitization of school shootings | Danny Nguyen |
| Class B | Multimedia Story - News | Honorable Mention | Ankeny High School | Students are getting up from behind the desk and partnering with industry professionals | Lydia Gerety |
| Class C | Newspaper - One Page Design | First Place | North HS (Des Moines) | North High Girls Soccer Team | Sheena Jepchumba |
| Class C | Newspaper - One Page Design | Second Place | Iowa City City HS | Unbreakable | Katelyn Brown |
| Class C | Newspaper - One Page Design | Third Place | Kennedy HS | The Homecoming Edit | Kaitlyn Dolphin |
| Class C | Newspaper - One Page Design | Honorable Mention | North HS (Des Moines) | Exploring the Next Chapter | Nye Meh |
| Class C | Newspaper - One Page Design | Honorable Mention | Iowa City City HS | I Hate Instagram | Lily Rantanen |
| Class C | Web Design | First Place | Waterloo West High School | Wahawk Insider Web Design | Wahawk Insider Staff |
| Class C | Web Design | Second Place | Iowa City West HS | Wsspaper.com | Staff |
| Class C | Web Design | Third Place | Kennedy HS | Kennedy Torch | Sonja Woerner |
| Class C | Web Design | Honorable Mention | Iowa City City HS | The Little Hawk | Kate Meis, Tai Caputo |
| Class A,Class B,Class C | Designer of the Year | First Place | Pleasant Valley | Pleasant Valley's Designer of the Year, Ayah Alsheikha | Ayah Alsheikha |
| Class A,Class B,Class C | Designer of the Year | Second Place | Waterloo West High School | Jayna Gomez | Designer of the Year | Jayna Gomez |
| Class A,Class B,Class C | Designer of the Year | Third Place | Kennedy HS | Kaitlyn Dolphin | Kaitlyn Dolphin |
| Class A,Class B,Class C | Designer of the Year | Honorable Mention | Indianola High | Ryen Blosser | Ryen Blosser |
| Class A,Class B,Class C | Designer of the Year | Honorable Mention | Waterloo West High School | Zarifa Latic | Designer of the Year | Zarifa Latic |
| Class A | Health/Science | First Place | Durant HS | Students 'sick' of new Iowa truancy law | Kila Wink |
| Class A | Health/Science | Second Place | Durant HS | 3 seniors enter growing electrical field | Katelynn Toft |
| Class A | Health/Science | Third Place | ADM HS | Energy Drinks: Are They Worth It? | Annelise Kreifels |
| Class A | Health/Science | Honorable Mention | Durant HS | Small-school athletes susceptible to overuse injuries | Allison Toft, Josh Paustian |
| Class A | Health/Science | Honorable Mention | Durant HS | Holiday extra special for Winks | Garrett Pearlman |
| Class B | Column/Opinion | First Place | North Scott High School | How Elon Musk Bought The President | Olivia Donahue |
| Class B | Column/Opinion | Second Place | Liberty High School | The healthcare epidemic | Amelia Marquardt |
| Class B | Column/Opinion | Third Place | Pleasant Valley | How to make a school shooter | Ayah Alsheikha |
| Class B | Column/Opinion | Honorable Mention | Ankeny High School | The looming death of art in modern society | Gabriel Brannon |
| Class B | Column/Opinion | Honorable Mention | Liberty High School | Is group work in school fair or helpful? | Hadley Andersen |
| Class A | In-Depth Sports Story | First Place | Durant HS | Girls' basketball numbers on the decline | Paige Happ |
| Class A | In-Depth Sports Story | Second Place | Atlantic HS | Swing Into Spring (crossed out) Fall | Makenna Schroeder |
| Class A | In-Depth Sports Story | Third Place | West Branch HS | New Performance P.E. strikes discord among WBHS athletes - Jan. P.1 | Caitlyn Harrison |
| Class A | In-Depth Sports Story | Honorable Mention | Durant HS | New measuring system used for extreme heat | Josh Peel |
| Class A | In-Depth Sports Story | Honorable Mention | Durant HS | Schools feel effects of referee shortage | Katelynn Toft |
| Class A | Sports Story: Game or Season Recap | First Place | West Delaware HS | All for the Team | Abby Kass |
| Class A | Sports Story: Game or Season Recap | Second Place | Durant HS | Boys' team looks to rebound under new coach | Paige Happ |
| Class A | Sports Story: Game or Season Recap | Third Place | PCMonroe | Mustangs face Norsemen on Emotional Senior Night | Kenna Grier |
| Class A | Sports Story: Game or Season Recap | Honorable Mention | Durant HS | Streeter returns to girls' state wrestling tournament | Colby Gast |
| Class A | Sports Story: Game or Season Recap | Honorable Mention | Mount Vernon HS | Mustangs Sophomore Basketball Team Clutches a Win Against Marion | Seth Rushford |
| Class B | Sports Story: Game or Season Recap | First Place | Pella Community HS | It Only Gets Better From Here | Cami Smith |
| Class B | Sports Story: Game or Season Recap | Second Place | Ankeny High School | Together in the struggle: Ankeny Hawks swim team | Toby Landmesser |
| Class B | Sports Story: Game or Season Recap | Third Place | Mason City High School | Mason City Girls' Basketball Team Triumphs Over Ames in Come-From-Behind Victory | Elise Dykstra |
| Class B | Sports Story: Game or Season Recap | Honorable Mention | Liberty High School | Liberty's baton girls: conquering the field | Ashley Sabin |
| Class B | Sports Story: Game or Season Recap | Honorable Mention | Waukee High School | eSports Competes at Winter State Finals - Outmatched at state, team looks to rebound during spring season | Dan Murlaga |
| Class C | Personality Profile | First Place | Iowa City West HS | Starboy | Lydia Cruce |
| Class C | Personality Profile | Second Place | Iowa City City HS | Look Past the Hurt: Restorative Justice Coordinator Brad Kelly Helps Students Overcome Differences | Tai Caputo |
| Class C | Personality Profile | Third Place | Waterloo West High School | Building a Lego-cy One Block at a Time | Lucy Prescott |
| Class C | Personality Profile | Honorable Mention | Iowa City West HS | Hey Jude | Henry Timmer-Hackert, Sophie Singh |
| Class C | Personality Profile | Honorable Mention | Johnston HS | 1/1800: Jaxon Carr | Kaden Krebs |
| Class A,Class B,Class C | Writer of the Year | First Place | Kennedy HS | Sonja Woerner | Sonja Woerner |
| Class A,Class B,Class C | Writer of the Year | Second Place | Atlantic HS | Olivia Jensen | Olivia Jensen |
| Class A,Class B,Class C | Writer of the Year | Third Place | Durant HS | Royce Richman | Royce Richman |
| Class A,Class B,Class C | Writer of the Year | Honorable Mention | Ankeny High School | Writer of the Year- Lydia Gerety | Lydia Gerety |
| Class A,Class B,Class C | Writer of the Year | Honorable Mention | Durant HS | Garrett Pearlman | Garrett Pearlman |
| Class A | Multimedia Story - Sports | First Place | Mount Vernon HS | Mustangs Make History Once Again: Mount Vernon Girls Wrestling Places 2nd as a Team, and Puts 5 on the Podium | Mavrik Schweer, Polly Hinrichs |
| Class A,Class B,Class C | Opinion Writer of the Year | First Place | Durant HS | Garrett Pearlman | Garrett Pearlman |
| Class A,Class B,Class C | Opinion Writer of the Year | Second Place | Pleasant Valley | Prerna Vanga | Prerna Vanga |
| Class A,Class B,Class C | Opinion Writer of the Year | Third Place | North Scott High School | OD IHSPA OWOTY Portfolio | Olivia Donahue |
| Class A,Class B,Class C | Opinion Writer of the Year | Honorable Mention | Ankeny High School | Opinion Writer of the Year- Nolan McNulty | Nolan McNulty |
| Class A,Class B,Class C | Opinion Writer of the Year | Honorable Mention | Ankeny High School | Opinion Writer of the Year- Levi Foster | Levi Foster |
| Class B | Feature Story | First Place | Ankeny High School | 'It's going to be okay' | Julius Wiegand |
| Class B | Feature Story | Second Place | Ankeny High School | Car accidents and overcoming the emotional trauma | Lynae Midkiff |
| Class B | Feature Story | Third Place | Mason City High School | Hansen Achieves Running Milestone at Steve Johnson Invitational | Elise Dykstra |
| Class B | Feature Story | Honorable Mention | Liberty High School | More than a game: The Liberty e-sports team | Rebecca Matiyabo |
| Class B | Feature Story | Honorable Mention | Pella Community HS | Coffee Competition | Jack Kramer |
| Class A | Column/Opinion | First Place | Mount Vernon HS | Expanded Kirkwood Access: Why we should expand the number of Kirkwood courses students have access to | Brighton Bybee |
| Class A | Column/Opinion | Second Place | Atlantic HS | Support for All | Olivia Jensen |
| Class A | Column/Opinion | Third Place | West Branch HS | Voices from the hallways: Opinions on WBHS's phone ban - March 2025 P.10 | Cassie Swisher |
| Class A | Column/Opinion | Honorable Mention | Durant HS | Reynolds proposes phone ban | Garrett Pearlman |
| Class A | Column/Opinion | Honorable Mention | Durant HS | Can you hear the music of your soul? | Cohen Jepsen |
| Class C | Column/Opinion | First Place | Iowa City West HS | Extended learning | Marie Stier |
| Class C | Column/Opinion | Second Place | Kennedy HS | Homecoming Royalty Controversy Sparks Social Media Debate | Kaitlyn Dolphin |
| Class C | Column/Opinion | Third Place | Kennedy HS | Is Kennedy's New School Dance Policy Necessary or Just Inequitable? | Sonja Woerner |
| Class C | Column/Opinion | Honorable Mention | Iowa City West HS | For the boys | Carter Birch Houchins-Witt |
| Class C | Column/Opinion | Honorable Mention | Kennedy HS | CRCSD's Freshman Academies and Learning Pathways: A Communication Breakdown | Sonja Woerner |
| Class B | News Story: School/Local | First Place | Pleasant Valley | Scheduling stumbles: Course conflicts undermine academic ambition | Prerna Vanga, Laura Chen |
| Class B | News Story: School/Local | Second Place | Ankeny High School | Students are getting up from behind the desk and partnering with industry professionals | Lydia Gerety |
| Class B | News Story: School/Local | Third Place | Liberty High School | ICCSD implements new attendance policy | Rebecca Matiyabo |
| Class B | News Story: School/Local | Honorable Mention | Pleasant Valley | Censorship in public schools rises as the presidential election inches closer | Ashley Eddingfield |
| Class B | News Story: School/Local | Honorable Mention | Liberty High School | Liberty Football Kid Captain Night | Kaelyn Rickels |
