The Crown Awards are the highest recognition given by the CSPA to a student print or digital medium for overall excellence. On March 21, 2025, the Columbia Scholastic Press Association announced the Collegiate 2025 Silver and Gold Crown awardees.
SCHOLASTIC WINNERS
Middle School Gold Print Literary Magazine
Pen & Paper, The Unquowa School, Fairfield, Connecticut;
Salk Literary Magazine, Salk School of Science, New York, New York.
Middle School Gold Print Yearbook
Ingenium, Greenfield Junior High School, Gilbert, Arizona;
La Cresta, Desert Ridge Junior High School, Mesa, Arizona;
Lair, Drake Middle School, Arvada, Colorado;
Oro, Cactus Canyon Junior High School, Apache Junction, Arizona;
The BluePrint, Haskett Junior High School, Katy, Texas.
Middle School Silver Print Yearbook
Concolor, Ruben Dario Middle School, Miami, Florida;
Pathfinder, Cooper Middle School, McLean, Virginia;
Raider, Gulliver Preparatory School Middle School, Coral Gables, Florida;
The Round-Up, Woodland Junior High School, Fayetteville, Arkansas.
Middle School Silver Print Literary Magazine
Intermedia, Lewis F. Cole Middle School, Fort Lee, New Jersey;
Mindprints, Jackson Preparatory Junior High School, Flowood, Mississippi.
Middle School Silver Digital News
Livewire | aajhslivewire.com, Altoona Area Junior High School, Altoona, Pennsylvania.
Middle School Silver Print News
The Scroll, The American School in London, London, England.
High School Gold Hybrid General Magazine
Anthro Magazine | anthromagazine.org, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, California;
C Magazine | cmagazine.org, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, California;
El Estoque | elestoque.org, Monta Vista High School, Cupertino, California;
Inklings News | inklingsnews.com, Staples High School, Westport, Connecticut;
tjTODAY | tjTODAY.org, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology,
Alexandria, Virginia;
Viking Magazine | vikingsportsmag.com, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, California.
High School Gold Print General Magazine
Focus, St. Mark's School of Texas, Dallas, Texas;
The Orient Express, Brunswick School, Greenwich, Connecticut;
The Scientific Marksman, St Mark's School of Texas, Dallas, Texas;
Via Verde, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, California.
High School Gold Hybrid Literary Magazine
iliad Literary-Art Magazine | iliadlitmag.com, Clarke Central High School, Athens,
Georgia;
Scroll + Scrolling | holtonscrolling2024.myportfolio.com, Holton-Arms School, Bethesda,
Maryland;
Seeds in the Black Earth | dsoaseeds.com, Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts,
West Palm Beach, Florida;
The Dreamcatcher | westwooddreamcatcher.com, Westwood High School, Austin,
Texas.
High School Gold Print Literary Magazine
Blue Review, Charlotte Latin School, Charlotte, North Carolina;
Changing Perspectives, Delaware Valley Regional High School, Frenchtown, New
Jersey;
Gallimaufry, Cranbrook Kingswood Upper School, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan;
Literati, Our Lady of Lourdes Academy, Miami, Florida;
Roars & Whispers, Providence High School, Charlotte, North Carolina;
The Fine Print, East Ridge High School, Woodbury, Minnesota;
The Marque, St. Mark's School of Texas, Dallas, Texas;
The Talon, Woodberry Forest School, Woodberry Forest, Virginia;
The Tartan, McLean High School, McLean, Virginia.
High School Gold Digital News
Harker Aquila | harkeraquila.com, The Harker School, San Jose, California;
HiLite | hilite.org, Carmel High School, Carmel, Indiana;
Southwest Shadow | southwestshadow.com, Southwest Career and Technical
Academy, Las Vegas, Nevada;
The Feather | thefeather.com, Fresno Christian School, Fresno, California;
The Gator | bmgator.org, Brimmer and May School, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts;
The Oracle | archeroracle.org, The Archer School for Girls, Los Angeles, California;
The Rider Online | therideronline.com, Legacy High School, Mansfield Texas;
The Rock Online | rockmediaonline.org, Rock Canyon High School, Highlands Ranch,
Colorado;
Wayland Student Press Network | waylandstudentpress.com, Wayland High School,
Wayland, Massachusetts;
Wingspan | libertywingspan.com, Liberty High School, Frisco, Texas.
High School Gold Hybrid News
Eagle Eye News | eagleeye.news, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Parkland,
Florida;
Kingwood Park Times | kptimes.com, Kingwood Park High School, Kingwood, Texas;
North Star | FHNtoday.com, Francis Howell North High School, Saint Charles, Missouri;
Odyssey | odysseynewsmagazine.net, Clarke Central High School, Athens, Georgia;
ReMarker | smremarker.com, St. Mark's School of Texas, Dallas, Texas;
The Boiling Point | shalhevetboilingpoint.com, Shalhevet High School, Los Angeles,
California;
The Campanile | thecampanile.org, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, California;
The Dispatch | thedispatchonline.net, James Bowie High School, Austin, Texas;
The Harbinger | smeharbinger.net, Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie Village,
Kansas;
The Highlander | thehighlandernews.com, McLean High School, McLean, Virginia;
The Messenger | marquettemessenger.com, Marquette High School, Ballwin, Missouri;
The Mirror | vnhsmirror.com, Van Nuys High School, Van Nuys, California;
The Muse | themuseatdreyfoos.com, Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of Arts, West Palm
Beach, Florida;
The Review | sjsreview.com, St. John's School, Houston, Texas;
The Rubicon | rubiconline.com, St. Paul Academy and Summit School, Saint Paul,
Minnesota;
The Shield | macshieldonline.com, McCallum High School, Austin, Texas;
The Sidekick | coppellstudentmedia.com, Coppell High School, Coppell, Texas;
The Standard | standard.asl.org, The American School in London, London, England;
U-High Midway | uhighmidway.com, University of Chicago Laboratory High School,
Chicago, Illinois.
High School Gold Print News
Eagle Edition, Episcopal School of Dallas, Dallas, Texas;
Panorama, Ladue Horton Watkins High School, St. Louis, Missouri;
The Edge, Pleasant Grove High School, Texarkana, Texas;
The Hawk, Hendrickson High School, Pflugerville, Texas;
The Nueva Current, The Nueva School, San Mateo, California;
Winged Post, The Harker School, San Jose, California.
High School Gold Yearbook
Black & Gold, Rock Canyon High School, Highlands Ranch, Colorado;
Brickhouse, Shawnee Mission North High School, Overland Park, Kansas;
Crag, Turner Ashby High School, Bridgewater, Virginia;
Dragon, Round Rock High School, Round Rock, Texas;
La Vista, Mountain View High School, Mesa, Arizona;
Ledoian, Aledo High School, Aledo, Texas;
Lone Star, James Bowie High School, Austin, Texas;
Pantera, Mead High School, Spokane, Washington;
Pawesehi, Parkway West High School, Ballwin, Missouri;
Raider, Gulliver Preparatory School Upper School, Pinecrest, Florida;
Rampages, Casa Roble High School, Orangevale, California;
Showcase, University Prep, Seattle, Washington;
Tesserae, Corning-Painted Post High School, Corning, New York;
The Hawk, Pleasant Grove High School, Texarkana, Texas;
U-Highlights, University of Chicago Laboratory High School, Chicago, Illinois;
Wingspan, James Enochs High School, Modesto, California.
High School Silver Hybrid General Magazine
Feedback | jisfeedback.org, Jakarta Intercultural School, Cilandak, Indonesia;
Spotlight | bdspotlight.com, Ben Davis High School, Indianapolis, Indiana;
The Accolade | shhsaccolade.com, Sunny Hills High School, Fullerton, California;
The Black & White | theblackandwhite.net, Walt Whitman High School, Bethesda,
Maryland;
The Statesman | lhsstatesman.com, Lincoln High School, Sioux Falls, South Dakota;
The Trinity Voice | thetrinityvoice.com, Trinity Preparatory School, Winter Park, Florida.
High School Silver Print General Magazine
Geneva Quarterly, Geneva School of Boerne, Boerne, Texas.
High School Silver Digital Literary Magazine
The Pulse | thepulsejchs.com, Johns Creek High School, Johns Creek, Georgia.
High School Silver Print Literary Magazine
Artifex, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Parkland, Florida;
Babel, Brunswick School, Greenwich, Connecticut;
Blue Review, Mercersburg Academy, Mercersburg, Pennsylvania;
Blutopia, Gaston Day School, Gatonia, North Carolina;
Catharsis, Coral Gables Senior High School, Miami, Florida;
ESSE, Ursuline Academy of Dallas, Dallas, Texas;
Fine Lines, Richard Montgomery High School, Rockville, Maryland;
HELM, The Harker School, San Jose, California;
Illumine, Christ Presbyterian Academy, Nashville, Tennessee;
Ingenium, McGill - Toolen Catholic High School, Mobile, Alabama;
INK, American School of Paris, Saint-Cloud, France;
Iris: Art + Lit, St. Paul Academy and Summit School, Saint Paul, Minnesota;
Itinerary, The Episcopal School of Dallas, Dallas, Texas;
Parallax, Ramaz Upper School, New York, New York;
Plaid Literary & Art Magazine, Winchester Thurston School, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania;
Repentino, The American School Foundation, Mexico City, Mexico;
Solstice Art & Literary Magazine, Hinsdale Central High School, Hinsdale, Illinois;
The Wit, Adlai E. Stevenson High School, Lincolnshire, Illinois;
Threshold, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, Alexandria,
Virginia.
High School Silver Digital News
CHS Today | chstoday.net, Conifer High School, Conifer, Colorado
Creek Compass | cchscompass.com, Caney Creek High School, Conroe, Texas
Knight Errant | bsmknighterrant.org, Benilde-St. Margaret's, St. Louis Park, Minnesota
Niles West News | nileswestnews.org, Niles West High School, Skokie, Illinois
Pathfinder | pwestpathfinder.com, Parkway West High School, Ballwin, Missouri
The Classic | thhsclassic.com, Townsend Harris High School, Flushing, New York
The Horizon | westwoodhorizon.com, Westwood High School, Austin, Texas
The La Salle Falconer | lasallefalconer.com, La Salle Catholic College Preparatory,
Milwaukie, Oregon
The Mountain Echo | aahsmountainecho.com, Altoona Area High School, Altoona,
Pennsylvania
The Paly Voice | palyvoice.com, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, California
The Saratoga Falcon | saratogafalcon.org, Saratoga High School, Saratoga, California
High School Silver Hybrid News
Berkeley High Jacket | bhsjacket.com, Berkeley High School, Berkeley, California;
High Tide | ruhsmedia.com, Redondo Union High School, Redondo Beach, California;
The BluePrint | hhsblueprint.com, Hagerty High School, Oviedo, Florida;
The Communicator | chscommunicator.com, Community High School, Ann Arbor,
Michigan;
The Epic | lhsepic.com, Lynbrook High School, San Jose, California;
The Harbinger | arhsharbinger.com, Algonquin Regional High School, Northborough,
Massachusetts;
The Hawk Eye | hebronhawkeye.com, Hebron High School, Carrollton, Texas;
The Huron Emery | thehuronemery.com, Huron High School, Ann Arbor, Michigan;
The Lion's Tale | lionstale.org, Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School, Rockville, Maryland;
The McHenry Messenger | themchenrymessenger.com, McHenry High School,
McHenry, Illinois;
The Messenger | nhsmessenger.org, Northview High School, Johns Creek, Georgia;
The Panther Press | shpatherpress.com, Strath Haven High School, Wallingford,
Pennsylvania;
The Puma Press | uprepmedia.com, University Prep, Seattle, Washington;
Tower | tower.mastersny.org, The Masters School, Dobbs Ferry, New York;
Verde | verdemagazine.com, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, California.
High School Silver Print News
Spark, Lakota East High School, Liberty Township, Ohio;
Tech Talk, Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical High School, Harwich,
Massachusetts;
The Chronicle, Tom C. Clark High School, San Antonio, Texas;
The Crane-Clarion, Cranbrook Kingswood Upper School, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan;
The Evergreen, Greenhill School, Addison, Texas.
High School Silver Print Yearbook
Adelante, Christopher Columbus High School, Miami, Florida;
Chieftain, Jupiter Community High School, Jupiter, Florida;
Columbian, George C. Marshall High School, Falls Church, Virginia;
Details, Whitney High School, Rocklin, California;
Dimensions, Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School Rockville Maryland;
Etruscan, Glenbrook South High School, Glenview, Illinois;
Eyry, Charlotte Latin School, Charlotte, North Carolina;
Fusion, Hagerty High School, Oviedo, Florida;
Genesis, Rock Ridge High School, Ashburn, Virginia;
Heritage, Shawnee Mission South High School, Overland Park, Kansas;
Lion's Roar, Christ Presbyterian Academy, Nashville, Tennessee;
Marksmen, St. Mark's School of Texas, Dallas, Texas;
Priam, Longmont High School, Longmont, Colorado;
Rambler, Ladue Horton Watkins High School, St. Louis, Missouri;
Reata, Memorial High School, Houston, Texas;
Reflections, Brighton High School, Brighton, Colorado;
Reflector, Lee's Summit High School, Lee's Summit, Missouri;
Spirit, Lindbergh High School, St. Louis, Missouri;
Talon, The Harker School, San Jose, California;
The Ayrie, Liberty North High School, Liberty, Missouri;
The Bard, Hill County Christian School of Austin, Austin, Texas;
The Legend, El Dorado High School, El Paso, Texas;
Tracks, Cedar Park High School, Cedar Park, Texas.
COLLEGIATE WINNERS
College Gold Digital News
Iowa State Daily | iowastatedaily.com, Iowa State University, College, Ames, Iowa;
The Los Angeles Loyolan | laloyolan.com, Loyola Marymount University, College, Los Angeles, California.
College Gold Hybrid General Magazine
CURB | curbonline.com, University of Wisconsin - Madison, College, Madison, Wisconsin.
College Gold Hybrid News
Humber Et Cetera / humbernews.ca, Humber College, College, Toronto, Canada;
Indiana Daily Student / idsnews.com, Indiana University, College, Bloomington, Indiana
The Ithacan / theithacan.org, Ithaca College, College, Ithaca, New York
College Gold Print General Magazine
Collegian Times, Los Angeles City College, College, Los Angeles, California;
Distraction, University of Miami, College, Coral Gables, Florida;
Flux Magazine, University of Oregon, College, Eugene, Oregon.
College Gold Print Literary Magazine
Axis Creative Arts Magazine, Miami Dade College, North Campus, College, Miami, Florida;
Grub Street, Towson University, College, Towson, Maryland;
SKALD: Art and Literary Publication, Villa Maria College, College, Buffalo, New York.
College Gold Print News
The Southwestern College Sun, Southwestern College, College, Chula Vista, California.
College Gold Print Yearbook
Ibis, University of Miami, College, Coral Gables, Florida;
Ouachitonian, Ouachita Baptist University, College, Arkadelphia, Arkansas
College Silver Digital General Magazine
Sonidos de Colombia | readymag.website/SOJC/sonidosdecolombia, University of Oregon, College, Eugene, Oregon
College Silver Digital News
Dollars & Sense | blogs.baruch.cuny.edu/dollarsandsense, Baruch College, College, New York, New York
SCAD Connector | scadconnector.com, Savannah College of Art and Design - Atlanta, College, Atlanta, Georgia
College Silver, Hybrid General Magazine
Distraction | distractionmagazine.com, University of Miami, College, Coral Gables, Florida;
La Verne Magazine | lavernemagazine.org, University of La Verne, College, La Verne, California.
College Silver Hybrid News
Baylor Lariat | baylorlariat.com, Baylor University, College, Waco, Texas;
Campus Times | lvcampustimes.org, University of La Verne, College, La Verne, California;
OU Daily | oudaily.com, University of Oklahoma, College, Norman, Oklahoma;
The Daily Toreador | dailytoreador.com, Texas Tech University, College, Lubbock, Texas.
College Silver Print General Magazine
Countenance, East Carolina University, College, Greenville, North Carolina.
College Silver Print Literary Magazine
Amaranth: AACC Student Journal for the Arts, Anne Arundel Community College, College, Arnold, Maryland;
Apricity Magazine, The University of Texas at Austin, College, Austin, Texas;
Café Cultura, Miami Dade College, Hialeah Campus, College, Hialeah, Florida;
Collage, Middle Tennessee State University, College, Murfreesboro, Tennessee;
Legacy, Reading Area Community College, College, Reading, Pennsylvania;
Miambiance, Miami Dade College, Kendall Campus, College, Miami, Florida;
Tarnished Magazine, Lasell University, College, Auburndale, Massachusetts.