On Wednesday, Sept. 9, the National Scholastic Press Association announced its Individual Award finalists for 2015. Among the many outstanding entries from across the world, Virginia schools found themselves nominated in the following categories:

Cartooning

Sam Willett
The Watchdog, Westfield HS, Chantilly, Va.

Laura Mulrooney
The Bear Facts, Lake Braddock HS, Burke, Va.

Design of the Year

Laura Coffey, Kate Bryan
The Saxon Scope, Langley HS, McLean, Va.

Habiba Feroze
The Clan, McLean HS, McLean, Va.

Staff
Opus, Oakton HS, Vienna, Va.

Katie Martin
The Lantern, Albemarle HS, Charlottesville, Va.

Emma Francois, Sasha Trubetskoy
Hawk Talk, James Madison HS, Vienna, Va.

Picture of the Year

Grace Barry
The Log, Randolph-Henry HS, Charlotte Court House, Va.

Multimedia Story of the Year

The View, Flint Hill School, Oakton, Va.
Flint Hill teams reach conference finals in highly successful seasons

Winners will be announced at the JEA/NSPA Fall Journalism Convention in Orlando, FL, at the awards assembly on Sat., Nov. 14.

For more information click on the links below:

• http://studentpressblogs.org/nspa/2015-cartooning-award-finalists/
• http://studentpressblogs.org/nspa/2015-design-of-the-year-finalists/
• http://studentpressblogs.org/nspa/2015-picture-of-the-year-finalists/
• http://studentpressblogs.org/nspa/2015-multimedia-story-of-the-year-finalists/