42 SNO schools win CSPA Gold Crowns

Forty-two SNO schools earned Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Crown Awards this year, one of the highest honors in student journalism.

The high school awards were announced at CSPA’s Spring Convention on March 20, 2026, with college winners announced on March 27.

These awards recognize excellence in both print and digital publishing, and we’re incredibly proud to see so many SNO programs honored at the highest level.

Congratulations to all of the students and advisers who make this work possible!

College Hybrid News

• The Ithacan / theithacan.org, Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY

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
• The Accolade / shhsaccolade.com, Sunny Hills High School, Fullerton, CA
• Viking / vikingsportsmag.com, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, CA

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.

High School Hybrid News

• Anthro / anthromagazine.org, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, CA;
• 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;
• 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 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.

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