CSPA 2026 Crown Awards Finalists: News Publications
Crown Awards are the highest recognition given by the Columbia Scholastic Press Association to a student print or digital medium for overall excellence. On December 10, 2025, the Columbia Scholastic Press Association announced Crown Awards finalists in the News Publications category. Finalists will be awarded either a Silver or Gold Crown at the CSPA 102nd Annual Spring Convention on March 20, 2026, on the Columbia University campus in New York City. Registration for the Spring Convention may be found here.
College Digital News
Iowa State Daily / iowastatedaily.com, Iowa State University, Ames, IA;
Los Angeles Loyolan / laloyolan.com, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA;
Humber Et Cetera / humberetc.ca, Humber Polytechnic, Toronto, ON. College Hybrid News
College Hybrid News
Indiana Daily Student / idsnews.com, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN;
The Daily Toreador / dailytoreador.com, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX;
The Ithacan / theithacan.org, Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY;
The Southwestern College Sun / swcsun.org, Southwestern College, Chula Vista, CA
College Print News
Campus Times, University of La Verne, La Verne, CA;
Los Angeles Collegian, Los Angeles City College, Los Angeles, CA. High School Digital News
High School Digital News
Creek Compass / cchscompass.com, Caney Creek High School, Conroe, TX;
Crossfire / xfiretoday.com, Crossroads School for Arts & Sciences, Santa Monica, CA;
Harker Aquila / harkeraquila.com, The Harker School, San Jose, CA;
HiLite / hilite.org, Carmel High School, Carmel, IN;
King Street Chronicle / shgreenwichkingstreetchronicle.org, Sacred Heart Greenwich, Greenwich, CT;
Manual RedEye / manualredeye.com, duPont Manual High School, Louisville, KY;
Niles West News / nileswestnews.org, Niles West High School, Skokie, IL;
Pathfinder / pwestpathfinder.com, Parkway West High School, Ballwin, MO;
Southwest Shadow / southwestshadow.com, Southwest Career and Technical Academy, Las Vegas, NV;
Spyglass / westridgespyglass.org, Westridge School, Pasadena, CA;
The Classic / thhsclassic.com, Townsend Harris High School, Flushing, NY;
The Feather / thefeather.com, Fresno Christian High School, Fresno, CA;
The Foothill Dragon Press / foothilldragonpress.org, Foothill Technology High School, Ventura, CA;
The Gator / bmgator.org, Brimmer and May School, Chestnut Hill, MA;
The Horizon / westwoodhorizon.com, Westwood High School, Austin, TX;
The La Salle Falconer / lasallefalconer.com, La Salle Catholic College Prep, Milwaukie, OR;
The Oracle / archeroracle.org, The Archer School for Girls, Los Angeles, CA;
The Paly Voice / palyvoice.com, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, CA;
The Rider Online / therideronline.com, Legacy High School, Mansfield, TX;
The Wildcat / breaolindawildcat.com, Brea Olinda High School, Brea, CA;
Wayland Student Press Network / waylandstudentpress.com, Wayland High School, Wayland, MA;
Wingspan / libertywingspan.com, Liberty High School, Frisco, TX. High School Hybrid News
High School Hybrid News
Anthro / anthromagazine.org, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, CA;
Berkeley High Jacket / berkeleyhighjacket.com, Berkeley High School, Berkeley, CA;
Eagle Edition / esdeagleedition.org, The Episcopal School of Dallas, Dallas, TX;
Eagle Eye News / eagleeye.news, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Parkland, FL;
El Estoque / elestoque.org, Monta Vista High School, Cupertino, CA;
High Tide / ruhsmedia.com, Redondo Union High School, Redondo Beach, CA;
Inklings News / inklingsnews.com, Staples High School, Westport, CT;
Kingwood Park Times / kptimes.com, Kingwood Park High School, Kingwood, TX;
North Star / fhntoday.com, Francis Howell North High School, Saint Charles, MO;
Odyssey / odysseynewsmagazine.net, Clarke Central High School, Athens, GA;
ReMarker / smremarker.com, St. Mark's School of Texas, Dallas, TX;
Spark / lakotaeastsparkonline.com, Lakota East High School, Liberty Township, OH;
The Black & White — theblackandwhite.net, Walt Whitman High School, Bethesda, MD;
The Blueprint / hhsblueprint.com, Hagerty High School, Oviedo, FL;
The Campanile / thecampanile.org, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, CA;
The Cardinal Times / cardinaltimes.org, Lincoln High School, Portland, OR;
The Chronicle / spschronicle.org, Shorecrest Preparatory School, St. Petersburg, FL;
The Dispatch / thedispatchonline.net, James Bowie High School, Austin, TX;
The Epic / lhsepic.com, Lynbrook High School, San Jose, CA;
The Fourth Estate / thefourthestate.net, Laguna Blanca School, Santa Barbara, CA;
The Harbinger / arhsharbinger.com, Algonquin Regional High School, Northborough, MA;
The Harbinger / smeharbinger.net, Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie Village, KS;
The Hawk Eye / hebronhawkeye.com, Hebron High School, Carrollton, TX;
The Highlander / thehighlandernews.com, McLean High School, McLean, VA;
The Huron Emery / thehuronemery.com, Huron High School, Ann Arbor, MI;
The Lion's Tale / lionstale.org, Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School, Rockville, MD;
The Messenger / marquettemessenger.com, Marquette High School, Ballwin, MO;
The Mirror / vnhsmirror.com, Van Nuys High School, Van Nuys, CA;
The Panther Press / shpantherpress.com, Strath Haven High School, Wallingford, PA;
The Patriot / smsouthnews.com, Shawnee Mission South High School, Overland Park, KS;
The Piper / piper.cambellhall.org, Campbell Hall School, North Hollywood, CA;
The Prospector / prospectornow.com, Prospect High School, Mt Prospect, IL;
The Puma Press / uprepmedia.com, University Prep, Seattle, WA;
The Review / sjsreview.com, St. John's School, Houston, TX;
The Rubicon / rubiconline.com, St. Paul Academy & Summit School, St. Paul, MN;
The Saratoga Falcon / saratogafalcon.org, Saratoga High School, Saratoga, CA;
The Shield / macshieldonline.com, McCallum High School, Austin, TX;
The Sidekick / coppellstudentmedia.com, Coppell High School, Coppell, TX;
The Southerner / thesoutherneronline.com, Midtown High School, Atlanta, GA;
The Standard / standard.asl.org, The American School in London, London, United Kingdom;
The Statesman / lhsstatesman.com, Lincoln High School, Sioux Falls, SD;
The UltraViolet / theultraviolet.com, Marlborough School, Los Angeles, CA;
tjTODAY / tjtoday.org, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, Alexandria, VA;
Tower / tower.mastersny.org, The Masters School, Dobbs Ferry, NY;
U-High Midway / uhighmidway.com, University of Chicago Laboratory High School, Chicago, IL;
Verde / verdemagazine.com, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, CA;
West Side Story / wsspaper.com, Iowa City West High School, Iowa City, IA
High School Print News
Panorama, Ladue Horton Watkins High School, St. Louis, MO;
Silver Chips, Montgomery Blair High School, Silver Spring, MD;
Southwords, Maine South High School, Park Ridge, IL;
The Chronicle, Tom C. Clark High School, San Antonio, TX;
The Crane Clarion, Cranbrook Kingswood Upper School, Bloomfield Hills, MI;
The Edge, Pleasant Grove High School, Texarkana, TX;
The Hawk, Hendrickson High School, Pflugerville, TX;
The Lighthouse, Lyndhurst High School, Lyndhurst, NJ;
The Nueva Current, The Nueva School, San Mateo, CA;
The Trinity Voice, Trinity Preparatory School, Winter Park, FL;
The View, Castle View High School, Castle Rock, CO;
Winged Post, The Harker School, San Jose, CA
Middle School Hybrid News
The Cougar Star / thecougarstar.com, Clague Middle School, Ann Arbor, MI
Middle School Print News
The Scroll, The American School in London, London, United Kingdom