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| California | |||||||
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| The Runner | California State University, Bakersfield in Bakersfield | ||||||
| Scot Scoop News | Carlmont High School in Belmont | ||||||
| El Estoque | Monta Vista High School in Cupertino | ||||||
| Granite Bay Today | Granite Bay High School in Granite Bay | ||||||
| Portola Pilot | Portola High School in Irvine | ||||||
| The Boiling Point | Shalhevet High School in Los Angeles | ||||||
| El Cid | Cathedral Catholic High School in San Diego | ||||||
| Harker Aquila | The Harker Upper School in San Jose | ||||||
| The Epic | Lynbrook High School in San Jose | ||||||
| Wildcat Tribune | Dougherty Valley High School in San Ramon | ||||||
| Grizzly Gazette | Godinez Fundamental High School in Santa Ana | ||||||
| Woodside World | Woodside High School in Woodside | ||||||
| 12 Sites in California | |||||||
| Colorado | |||||||
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| Rock Media | Rock Canyon High School in Highlands Ranch | ||||||
| 1 Site in Colorado | |||||||
| Connecticut | |||||||
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| Inklings | Staples High School in Westport | ||||||
| 1 Site in Connecticut | |||||||
| Florida | |||||||
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| The Brantley Banner | Lake Brantley High School in Altamonte Springs | ||||||
| CavsConnect | Coral Gables Senior High School in Coral Gables | ||||||
| The Stampede | Wiregrass Ranch High School in Land O' Lakes | ||||||
| The Tribe | Santaluces High School in Lantana | ||||||
| Hagerty Journalism Today | Hagerty High School in Oviedo | ||||||
| 5 Sites in Florida | |||||||
| Georgia | |||||||
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| The Southerner | Henry W. Grady High School in Atlanta | ||||||
| The Prowler | Starr's Mill High School in Fayetteville | ||||||
| 2 Sites in Georgia | |||||||
| Idaho | |||||||
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| Cedar Post | Sandpoint High School in Sandpoint | ||||||
| 1 Site in Idaho | |||||||
| Illinois | |||||||
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| Sequoit Media | Antioch Community High School in Antioch | ||||||
| Metea Media | Metea Valley High School in Aurora | ||||||
| Blueprint | Downers Grove South High School in Downers Grove | ||||||
| The Forest Scout | Lake Forest High School in Lake Forest | ||||||
| Bear Facts | Lake Zurich High School in Lake Zurich | ||||||
| 5 Sites in Illinois | |||||||
| Iowa | |||||||
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| AHSneedle | Atlantic High School in Atlantic | ||||||
| Spartan Shield | Pleasant Valley High School in Bettendorf | ||||||
| West Side Story | West High School in Iowa City | ||||||
| The Little Hawk | Iowa City High School in Iowa City | ||||||
| The Live Wire | Liberty High School in North Liberty | ||||||
| 5 Sites in Iowa | |||||||
| Kansas | |||||||
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| The Crusdader | Seward County Community College in Liberal | ||||||
| BVNW News | Blue Valley Northwest High School in Overland Park | ||||||
| The JagWire/MVTV | Mill Valley High School in Shawnee | ||||||
| 3 Sites in Kansas | |||||||
| Kentucky | |||||||
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| The Lamplighter | Paul Laurence Dunbar High School in Lexington | ||||||
| 1 Site in Kentucky | |||||||
| Maryland | |||||||
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| The Black & White | Walt Whitman High School in Bethesda | ||||||
| The Lance | Linganore High School in Frederick | ||||||
| Oakdale Paw Print | Oakdale High School in Ijamsville | ||||||
| 3 Sites in Maryland | |||||||
| Massachusetts | |||||||
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| The Green Wave Gazette | Abington High School in Abington | ||||||
| 1 Site in Massachusetts | |||||||
| Minnesota | |||||||
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| The Lantern | Cannon Falls High School in Cannon Falls | ||||||
| Magnet | Owatonna High School in Owatonna | ||||||
| Knight Errant | Benilde-St. Margaret's School in St. Louis Park | ||||||
| The Echo | St. Louis Park High School in St. Louis Park | ||||||
| The Rubicon | St. Paul Academy and Summit School in St. Paul | ||||||
| 5 Sites in Minnesota | |||||||
| Mississippi | |||||||
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| The Vision | The Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science in Columbus | ||||||
| 1 Site in Mississippi | |||||||
| Missouri | |||||||
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| Pathfinder | Parkway West High School in Ballwin | ||||||
| Marquette Messenger | Marquette High School in Chesterfield | ||||||
| EHS Hub | Eureka High School in Eureka | ||||||
| The Kirkwood Call | Kirkwood High School in Kirkwood | ||||||
| FHC Today | Francis Howell Central High School in St. Charles | ||||||
| FHN Today | Francis Howell North High School in St. Charles | ||||||
| The Wildcat Roar | Westminster Christian Academy in St. Louis | ||||||
| The Mirror | De Smet Jesuit High School in St. Louis | ||||||
| Liberty Ledger | Wentzville Liberty High School in Wentzville | ||||||
| The Image | Lafayette Senior High School in Wildwood | ||||||
| 10 Sites in Missouri | |||||||
| Nebraska | |||||||
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| The Catalyst | Millard West High School in Omaha | ||||||
| 1 Site in Nebraska | |||||||
| New Hampshire | |||||||
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| The Lancer Spirit | Londonderry High School in Londonderry | ||||||
| 1 Site in New Hampshire | |||||||
| New Jersey | |||||||
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| Eastside | Cherry Hill East in Cherry Hill | ||||||
| The Declaration | Colonia High School in Colonia | ||||||
| The Smoke Signal | Pascack Valley High School in Hillsdale | ||||||
| The Trailblazer | Pascack Hills High School in Montvale | ||||||
| 4 Sites in New Jersey | |||||||
| New Mexico | |||||||
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| NMSU Round Up | New Mexico State University in Las Cruces | ||||||
| 1 Site in New Mexico | |||||||
| New York | |||||||
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| The Red & Black | Patchogue-Medford High School in Medford | ||||||
| Maroon | Scarsdale High School in Scarsdale | ||||||
| 2 Sites in New York | |||||||
| North Carolina | |||||||
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| Falcon News Feed | Green Hope High School in Cary | ||||||
| 1 Site in North Carolina | |||||||
| Ohio | |||||||
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| The Leaf | Sycamore High School in Cincinnati | ||||||
| The Chatterbox | Walnut Hills High School in Cincinnati | ||||||
| 2 Sites in Ohio | |||||||
| Oregon | |||||||
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| The La Salle Falconer | La Salle Catholic College Preparatory in Milwaukie | ||||||
| The Cardinal Times | Lincoln High School in Portland | ||||||
| Hi Spots | Tigard High School in Tigard | ||||||
| WLHS Now | West Linn High School in West Linn | ||||||
| 4 Sites in Oregon | |||||||
| Pennsylvania | |||||||
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| The BluePrint | Bellwood-Antis High School in Bellwood | ||||||
| Hawk Eye | Bethel Park High School in Bethel Park | ||||||
| The Beacon | Dallastown Area High School in Dallastown | ||||||
| NA Eye | North Allegheny Intermediate High School in Pittsburgh | ||||||
| The Purbalite | Baldwin High School in Pittsburgh | ||||||
| Mountaineer | Stroudsburg High School in Stroudsburg | ||||||
| Tyrone Eagle Eye News | Tyrone Area High School in Tyrone | ||||||
| The Uproar | North Allegheny Senior High School in Wexford | ||||||
| 8 Sites in Pennsylvania | |||||||
| Tennessee | |||||||
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| The Central Digest | Chattanooga Central High School in Harrison | ||||||
| The Vanderbilt Hustler | Vanderbilt University in Nashville | ||||||
| 2 Sites in Tennessee | |||||||
| Texas | |||||||
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| Westwood Horizon | Westwood High School in Austin | ||||||
| The Shield Online | McCallum High School in Austin | ||||||
| The Dispatch | James Bowie High School in Austin | ||||||
| Vandegrift Voice | Vandegrift High School in Austin | ||||||
| Wolfpack | Cedar Park High School in Cedar Park | ||||||
| The Fuel | Judson High School in Converse | ||||||
| Coppell Student Media | Coppell High School in Coppell | ||||||
| The Marquee | Marcus High School in Flower Mound | ||||||
| Wingspan | Liberty High School in Frisco | ||||||
| The Review | St. John's School in Houston | ||||||
| Cain Live | Klein Cain High School in Klein | ||||||
| Farmers' Harvest | Lewisville High School in Lewisville | ||||||
| The Red Ledger | Lovejoy High School in Lucas | ||||||
| The Rider | Legacy High School in Mansfield | ||||||
| Eagle Nation Online | Prosper High School in Prosper | ||||||
| Valley Ventana | Smithson Valley High School in Spring Branch | ||||||
| Tomball Memorial Post | Tomball Memorial High School in Tomball | ||||||
| 17 Sites in Texas | |||||||
| Virginia | |||||||
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| Trojan Messenger | Tunstall High School in Dry Fork | ||||||
| HHS Media | Harrisonburg High School in Harrisonburg | ||||||
| 2 Sites in Virginia | |||||||
| United Kingdom | |||||||
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| The Standard | The American School in London in London | ||||||
| 1 Site in United Kingdom | |||||||
