Student journalists from 17 different Virginia publications staffs have been named Crown Award finalists by the Columbia Scholastic Press Association (CSPA) for work produced during the 2017-18 academic year. All 17 of the nominated publications will receive either a Silver or Gold Crown Award at a ceremony at Columbia University on March 22, 2019.

Crown Award finalists from Virginia are:

In the Yearbook category:

• Brookville High School, “Buzzer” – Lynchburg, VA
• Chantilly High School, “Odyssey” – Chantilly, VA
• George C. Marshall High School “Columbian” – Falls Church, VA
• Liberty Christian Academy, “Retrospect” – Lynchburg, VA
• Loudoun Valley High School, “Saga” – Purcellville, VA
• McLean High School, “The Clan” – McLean, VA
• Rock Ridge High School, “Genesis” – Ashburn, VA
• Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, “Techniques” – Alexandria, VA
• Turner Ashby High School, “Crag” – Bridgewater, VA
• Tuscarora High School, “Iditarod” – Leesburg,

In the Hybrid Magazine category:

• Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, “Teknos” / teknos.org – Alexandria, VA

In the Hybrid News category:

• Annandale High School, “The A-Blast” / theablast.org – Annandale, VA
• Harrisonburg High School, The Newsstreak / hhsmedia.com – Harrisonburg, VA
• McLean High School, “The Highlander” / thehighlandernews.com – McLean, VA
• Prince George High School, The Royal News / trnwired.org – Prince George, VA

In the Print Magazine category:

• Hayfield Secondary School, “H2N” – Alexandria, VA
• Woodberry Forest School, “The Talon” – Woodberry Forest, VA

Photo credit: Alejandro Mallea, “Columbia University.” Used by permission (CC-BY-2.0).