2003 NSPA Story of the Year
co-sponsored by the Los Angeles Times

News Story

First Place
Jenni Dallis
Voice
Lakota West High School
West Chester, OH

Second Place
Kellie Gonzales
Statesman
John Jay High School
San Antonio, TX

Third Place
Ben Roseth
The Garfield Messenger
Garfield High School
Seattle, WA

Honorable Mention
Shaun Conway
Pacer
Rolling Meadows High School
Rolling Meadows, IL

Feature Story

First Place
Jeff Katz
Gazette
Granite Bay High School
Granite Bay, CA

Second Place
Daniel Evers
Verde
Palo Alto High School
Palo Alto, CA

Third Place
Margaret Collins and Andrew Don
tjToday
Thomas Jefferson H.S. for Sci. & Tech.
Alexandria, VA

Honorable Mention
Jason Samuels
Eagle Eye
DeSoto High School
DeSoto, TX

Sports Story

First Place
Anand Gandhi
Gazette
Granite Bay High School
Granite Bay, CA

Second Place
Jason Samuels
Eagle Eye
DeSoto High School
DeSoto, TX

Third Place
Jason West
Paladin
Kapaun Mount Carmel High School
Wichita, KS

Editorial

First Place
Stephen Wertheim
Silver Chips
Montgomery Blair High School
Silver Springs, MD

Second Place
Anne Dixon
West Side Stories
Wauwatosa West High School
Wauwatosa, WI

Third Place
Ryan Moy
Oracle
Troy High School
Fullerton, CA

Honorable Mention
London Burns
Panorama
Ladue Horton Watkins High School
Saint Louis, MO

Diversity

First Place
Morgan Marshall
Southerner
Henry W. Grady High School
Atlanta, GA

Second Place
Jennifer Martinez, Lauren Harper, Cristina Munoz and Heather Hunsperger
Voice
Presentation High School
San Jose, CA

Third Place
Erin Slattery
Lance
Omaha Westside High School
Omaha, NE