National High School Journalist of the Year Winners

2022 JEA Journalist of the Year

Anushka De, Monta Vista High School, Cupertino, California (adviser Julia Satterthwaite, MJE)

Curiosity and courage propelled De to earn the 2022 JEA Journalist of the Year award. De is an editor of the El Estoque newsmagazine. De is the seventh California student to win Journalist of the Year, tying the Golden State with Texas for the most winners since the award was created in 1984.

2021 Journalist of the Year Riley Atkinson (Kansas)

• 2021, Riley Atkinson, Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie Village, Kansas (C. Dow Tate, adviser)
• 2020, Emily Hood, Francis Howell North High School, St. Charles, Mo. (Aaron Manfull, MJE, adviser)
• 2019, Parker Davis, St. Mark's School of Texas, Dallas (Ray Westbrook, adviser)
• 2018, Christine Zhao, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, Alexandria, Va. (Erinn Harris, adviser)
• 2017, Meghan Bobrowsky, Davis (Calif.) Senior High School (Kelly Wilkerson, adviser)
• 2016, Kellen Browning, Davis (Calif.) Senior High School (Kelly Wilkerson, adviser)
• 2015, Julia Poe, Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie Village, Kan. (C. Dow Tate, adviser)
• 2014, Taylor Blatchford, Mountain Vista High School, Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Mark Newton, adviser)
• 2013, Jenna Spoont, Conestoga High School, Berwyn, Pa. (Susan Houseman and Cyndi Crothers-Hyatt, advisers)
• 2012, Kelsey Bell, Frances Howell North High School, St. Charles, Mo. (Aaron Manfull, adviser)
• 2011, Victoria Ison, Bloomington (Ind.) High School North (Ryan Gunterman, adviser)
• 2010, Ina Herlihy, Convent of the Sacred Heart High School, San Francisco (Tracy Anne Sena, adviser)
• 2009 Henry Rome, Conestoga High School, Berwyn, Pa. (Susan Houseman and Cyndi Crothers-Hyatt, advisers)
• 2008 Alejandro Benito, Cypress Falls High School, Houston, Texas (Lisa Van Etta, adviser)
• 2007 Amanda Allison, Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie Village, Kan. (C. Dow Tate, adviser)
• 2006 Marcelino Benito, Cypress Falls High School, Houston, Texas (Lisa Van Etta, adviser)
• 2005 Libby Nelson, Shawnee Mission East High School, Kansas City, Kan. (C. Dow Tate, adviser)
• 2004 Lauren Miller, Mexico Senior High School, Mexico, Mo. (Kathy Craghead, adviser)
• 2003 Yuxing Zheng, South Albany High School, Albany, Ore. (Nancy Hartley, adviser)
• 2002 Kathleen Pennock, West Henderson High School, Hendersonville, N.C. (Brenda Gorsuch, adviser)
• 2001 George Edward Srour, North Central High School, Indianapolis, Ind. (Tom Gayda, adviser)
• 2000 Mildred M. Yuan, Westlake High School, Austin, Texas (Deanne Kunz Brown, adviser)
• 1999 Aaron Sharockman, Pottsville (Pa.) High School (Kathleen Zwiebel, adviser)
• 1998 Corinne MacLaggan, Westlake High School, Austin, Texas (Deanne Kunz Brown, adviser)
• 1997 Leif B Strickland, Arlington (Texas) High School (Lina Davis, adviser)
• 1996 Ebony Reed, Southfield-Lathrup Senior High School, Lathrup Village, Mich. (Thomas Jannetta, adviser)
• 1995 Michelle Wendt, Hillcrest High School, Ammon, Idaho (Ron Bennett, adviser)
• 1994 Kristen Go, Tokay High School, Lodi, Calif. (Roger Woo, adviser)
• 1993 Sina-Aurelia Pleasant, La Cueva High School, Albuquerque, N.M. (Pat Graff, adviser)
• 1992 Courtney Perkes, Golden West High School, Visalia, Calif. (Lee Terkelsen, adviser)
• 1991 Jason Espy, Ghattoga County High School, Summerville, Ga. (Allen Perry, adviser)
• 1990 Paralee V. Colley, Athens (Ala.) High School (Rita Peterson, adviser)
• 1989 Chad Kistner, Upper Arlington High School, Columbus, Ohio (Sarah Ortman, adviser) and Dane Reese, Westlake High School, Austin, Texas (John Cutsinger, adviser)
• 1988 Naomi Annandale, Lakewood (Ohio) High School (John Bowen, adviser)
• 1987 William J. Bishop, East Coweta High School, Sharpsburg, Ga. (James K. Driskill, adviser)
• 1986 Steve Brusk, Reynoldsburg (Ohio) High School (John Coffman, adviser)
• 1985 Flynn McRoberts, Twin Falls (Idaho) High School (Mary Lu Barry, adviser)
• 1984 Laurie McCorkindale, Redwood High School, Larkspur, Calif. (Donald Brown, adviser)

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