The Crown Awards are the highest recognition given by the CSPA to a student print or digital medium for overall excellence. On March 20, 2026, the Columbia Scholastic Press Association announced the Scholastic 2026 Silver and Gold Crown awardees. The college winners will be announced on March 27, 2026.
SCHOLASTIC WINNERS
Gold High School Digital News
Creek Compass / cchscompass.com, Caney Creek High School, Conroe, TX;
HiLite / hilite.org, Carmel High School, Carmel, IN;
Manual RedEye / manualredeye.com, duPont Manual High School, Louisville, KY;
Pathfinder / pwestpathfinder.com, Parkway West High School, Ballwin, MO;
Southwest Shadow / southwestshadow.com, Southwest Career and Technical Academy, Las Vegas, NV;
The Feather / thefeather.com, Fresno Christian High School, Fresno, CA;
The Oracle / archeroracle.org, The Archer School for Girls, Los Angeles, CA;
The Rider Online / therideronline.com, Legacy High School, Mansfield, TX;
Wayland Student Press Network / waylandstudentpress.com, Wayland High School, Wayland, MA;
Wingspan / libertywingspan.com, Liberty High School, Frisco, TX.
Gold High School Hybrid General Magazine
C Magazine / cmagazine.org, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, CA;
Earthquake / gfsearthquake.com, Germantown Friends School, Philadelphia, PA;
On The Record / ontherecordmag.com, duPont Manual High School, Louisville, KY;
Teknos / teknos.org, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, Alexandria, VA;
The Accolade / shhsaccolade.com, Sunny Hills High School, Fullerton, CA;
Viking / vikingsportsmag.com, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, CA.
Gold High School Hybrid Literary-Art Magazine
iliad Literary-Art Magazine / iliadlitmag.com, Clarke Central High School, Athens, GA;
Scroll + Scrolling / holtonscrolling2025.myportfolio.com, Holton-Arms School, Bethesda, MD.
Gold High School Hybrid News
Anthro / anthromagazine.org, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, 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;
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 Blueprint / hhsblueprint.com, Hagerty High School, Oviedo, FL;
The Campanile / thecampanile.org, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, CA;
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 / smeharbinger.net, Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie Village, KS;
The Highlander / thehighlandernews.com, McLean High School, McLean, VA;
The Lion's Tale / lionstale.org, Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School, Rockville, MD;
The Mirror / vnhsmirror.com, Van Nuys High School, Van Nuys, CA;
The Patriot / smsouthnews.com, Shawnee Mission South High School, Overland Park, KS;
The Puma Press / uprepmedia.com, University Prep, Seattle, WA;
The Rubicon / rubiconline.com, St. Paul Academy & Summit School, St. Paul, MN;
The Shield / macshieldonline.com, McCallum High School, Austin, TX;
The Sidekick / coppellstudentmedia.com, Coppell High School, Coppell, TX;
The Standard / standard.asl.org, The American School in London, London, United Kingdom;
tjTODAY / tjtoday.org, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, Alexandria, VA;
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.
Gold High School Print General Magazine
Focus, St. Mark's School of Texas, Dallas, TX;
Geneva Quarterly, Geneva School of Boerne, Boerne, TX.
Gold High School Print Literary-Art Magazine
Babel, Brunswick School, Greenwich, CT;
Blue Mirror, North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics - Durham, Durham, NC;
Blue Review, Charlotte Latin School, Charlotte, NC;
Calliope, Dwight-Englewood School, Englewood, NJ;
Fine Lines, Richard Montgomery High School, Rockville, MD
Gallimaufry, Cranbrook Kingswood Upper School, Bloomfield Hills, MI;
H.E.L.M., The Harker School, San Jose, CA;
Itinerary, The Episcopal School of Dallas, Dallas, TX;
Literati, Our Lady of Lourdes Academy, Miami, FL;
Roars & Whispers, Providence High School, Charlotte, NC;
Sachem Magazine, Algonquin Regional High School, Northborough, MA;
The Talon, Woodberry Forest School, Woodberry Forest, VA.
Gold High School Print News
Panorama, Ladue Horton Watkins High School, St. Louis, MO;
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 Nueva Current, The Nueva School, San Mateo, CA.
Gold High School Print Yearbook
Black & Gold, Rock Canyon High School, Highlands Ranch, CO;
Brickhouse, Shawnee Mission North High School, Overland Park, KS;
Cayuse, Walnut High School, Walnut, CA;
Crag, Turner Ashby High School, Bridgewater, VA;
Genesis, Rock Ridge High School, Ashburn, VA;
Hauberk, Shawnee Mission East High School, Shawnee Mission, KS;
La Vista, Mountain View High School, Mesa, AZ;
Lion's Roar, Christ Presbyterian Academy, Nashville, TN;
Lone Star, James Bowie High School, Austin, TX;
Pantera, Mead High School, Spokane, WA;
Rambler, Ladue Horton Watkins High School, St. Louis, MO;
Reflections, Brighton High School, Brighton, CO;
Renaissance, Suncoast High School, Riviera Beach, FL;
Sol House, Southridge High School, Kennewick, WA;
Spirit, Lindbergh High School, St. Louis, MO;
The Arena, Legacy High School, Mansfield, TX;
The Creek, Caney Creek High School, Conroe, TX;
The Hawk, Pleasant Grove High School, Texarkana, TX;
The Legend, El Dorado High School, El Paso, TX.
Gold Middle School Print Literary-Art Magazine
Mini-Marque, St. Mark's School of Texas, Dallas, TX;
Pen & Paper, Unquowa School, Fairfield, CT.
Gold Middle School Print News
The Scroll, The American School in London, London, United Kingdom.
Gold Middle School Print Yearbook
Ingenium, Greenfield Junior High School, Gilbert, AZ;
La Cresta, Desert Ridge Junior High School, Mesa, AZ;
The Round-Up, Woodland Junior High School, Fayetteville, AR.
Silver High School Digital Literary-Art Magazine
The Pulse / thepulsejchs.com, Johns Creek High School, Johns Creek, GA.
Silver High School Digital News
Crossfire / xfiretoday.com, Crossroads School for Arts & Sciences, Santa Monica, CA;
Harker Aquila / harkeraquila.com, The Harker School, San Jose, CA;
King Street Chronicle / shgreenwichkingstreetchronicle.org, Sacred Heart Greenwich, Greenwich, CT;
Niles West News / nileswestnews.org, Niles West High School, Skokie, IL;
Spyglass / westridgespyglass.org, Westridge School, Pasadena, CA;
The Classic / thhsclassic.com, Townsend Harris High School, Flushing, NY;
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 Paly Voice / palyvoice.com, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, CA;
The Wildcat / breaolindawildcat.com, Brea Olinda High School, Brea, CA.
Silver High School Hybrid General Magazine
Feedback / jisfeedback.org, Jakarta Intercultural School, Cilandak, Indonesia;
Fieldston Science Bulletin / fieldstonsciencebulletin.com, Ethical Culture Fieldston School, New York, NY;
The Communicator / chscommunicator.com, Community High School, Ann Arbor, MI;
Silver High School Hybrid Literary-Art Magazine
Dreamcatcher / westwooddreamcatcher.com, Westwood High School, Austin, TX;
Silver High School Hybrid News
Berkeley High Jacket / berkeleyhighjacket.com, Berkeley High School, Berkeley, CA;
High Tide / ruhsmedia.com, Redondo Union High School, Redondo Beach, CA;
The Black & White / theblackandwhite.net, Walt Whitman High School, Bethesda, MD;
The Cardinal Times / cardinaltimes.org, Lincoln High School, Portland, OR;
The Chronicle / spschronicle.org, Shorecrest Preparatory School, St. Petersburg, FL;
The Harbinger / arhsharbinger.com, Algonquin Regional High School, Northborough, MA;
The Hawk Eye / hebronhawkeye.com, Hebron High School, Carrollton, TX;
The Huron Emery / thehuronemery.com, Huron High School, Ann Arbor, MI;
The Messenger / marquettemessenger.com, Marquette High School, Ballwin, MO;
The Panther Press / shpantherpress.com, Strath Haven High School, Wallingford, PA;
The Piper / piper.cambellhall.org, Campbell Hall School, North Hollywood, CA;
The Prospector / prospectornow.com, Prospect High School, Mount Prospect, IL;
The Review / sjsreview.com, St. John's School, Houston, TX;
The Saratoga Falcon / saratogafalcon.org, Saratoga High School, Saratoga, CA;
The Southerner / thesoutherneronline.com, Midtown High School, Atlanta, GA;
The Statesman / lhsstatesman.com, Lincoln High School, Sioux Falls, SD;
The UltraViolet / theultraviolet.com, Marlborough School, Los Angeles, CA;
Tower / tower.mastersny.org, The Masters School, Dobbs Ferry, NY.
Silver High School Print General Magazine
Grant Magazine, Grant High School, Portland, OR;
Radicals, Hunter College High School, New York, NY.
Silver High School Print Literary-Art Magazine
Artifex, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Parkland, FL;
Blue Review, Mercersburg Academy, Mercersburg, PA;
Blutopia, Gaston Day School, Gastonia, NC;
Connotations, Fayetteville High School, Fayetteville, AR;
Daedalus, Greenwich Academy, Greenwich, CT;
Delphi, Salem High School, Salem, VA;
Fragments, Long Beach High School, Lido Beach, NY;
Graphite, Hagerty High School, Oviedo, FL;
INK Magazine, American School of Paris, Saint-Cloud, France;
Iris: Art + Lit, St. Paul Academy and Summit School, Saint Paul, MN;
LitMag, Lick-Wilmerding High School, San Francisco, CA;
Pegasus, Rancho Solano Preparatory School, Scottsdale, AZ;
Pegasus, The Haverford School, Haverford, PA;
Perspectives, Sacred Heart Greenwich, Greenwich, CT;
Reflections, The Berkeley Carroll School, Brooklyn, NY;
Reflections Literary-Art & Arts Magazine, Gulliver Preparatory School, Miami, FL;
The Marque, St. Mark's School of Texas, Dallas, TX;
The Rough Draft, Flint Hill School, Oakton, VA;
The Tartan, McLean High School, McLean, VA;
VOICE, Community High School, Ann Arbor, MI.
Silver High School Print News
Silver Chips, Montgomery Blair High School, Silver Spring, MD;
Southwords, Maine South High School, Park Ridge, IL;
The Hawk, Hendrickson High School, Pflugerville, TX;
The Lighthouse, Lyndhurst High School, Lyndhurst, NJ;
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.
Silver High School Print Yearbook
Aerie, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Parkland, FL;
Aerie, Zionsville Community High School, Zionsville, IN;
Chieftain, Jupiter Community High School, Jupiter, FL;
Columbian, George C. Marshall High School, Falls Church, VA;
Dragon, Round Rock High School, Round Rock, TX;
Eyry, Charlotte Latin School, Charlotte, NC;
Green & Gold, West Linn High School, West Linn, OR;
Helios, Sunny Hills High School, Fullerton, CA
Heritage, Shawnee Mission South High School, Overland Park, KS;
Hilltopper, North Buncombe High School, Weaverville, NC;
Lanidrac, Lawson High School, Lawson, MO;
Ledoian, Aledo High School, Aledo, TX;
Marksmen, St. Mark's School of Texas, Dallas, TX;
Pawesehi, Parkway West High School, Ballwin, MO;
Raider, Gulliver Preparatory School, Miami, FL;
Replay, Rouse High School, Leander, TX;
Shark Tales, Charles J. Colgan Sr. High School, Manassas, VA;
Tesserae, Corning-Painted Post High School, Corning, NY;
The Ayrie, Liberty North High School, Liberty, MO;
The Carillon, Bellarmine College Preparatory, San Jose, CA;
The Juniper, Redmond High School, Redmond, OR;
The Marquee, Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts, West Palm Beach, FL;
The Stampede, J.W. Mitchell High School, Trinity, FL;
Trojan, Midlothian High School, Midlothian, VA.
Silver Middle School Hybrid News
The Cougar Star / thecougarstar.com, Clague Middle School, Ann Arbor, MI.
Silver Middle School Print Literary-Art Magazine
Intermedia, Lewis F. Cole Middle School, Fort Lee, NJ;
Mindprints, Jackson Preparatory School, Flowood, MS.
Silver Middle School Print Yearbook
Imperium, Iron Horse Middle School, San Ramon, CA;
Panther Tracks, Pleasanton Middle School, Pleasanton, CA;
Raider, Gulliver Preparatory Middle School, Coral Gables, FL.
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