NSPA JUNIOR HIGH/MIDDLE SCHOOL INDIVIDUAL AWARDS | PHOTOJOURNALISM 2025

NSPA Individual Awards honor the nation's best junior high/middle school journalism. The awards are presented to individual and small teams. There are nine contests in three categories.

Design: Literary Arts Magazine, Newspaper/Newsmagazine, Yearbook

Photojournalism: Feature Photo, Sports Photo

Story: Broadcast, Multimedia, News, Feature

ELIGIBILITY: Entries must have been published between June 13, 2024 and June 13, 2025. The contest is open only to junior high/middle school student media with a current NSPA membership as of the contest deadline. Any student on the staff of an NSPA-member junior high/middle school media outlet is eligible to enter. The entry must be published in the NSPA-member student media.

DEADLINE: The website for award submission will be closed at 5 p.m. CT on June 13, 2025. The deadline will not be reopened.

NSPA JUNIOR HIGH/MIDDLE SCHOOL INDIVIDUAL AWARDS | Photojournalism Entry Form

D. Photojournalism: Feature Photo

Delivers a human-interest story with emphasis on people in action in their environment including student life, academics, clubs/organizations and performing arts. A caption is required.

Number of Entries: Two entries per each NSPA-member middle school/junior high literary media outlet.

Submission: An image file (JPG, TIF, PNG) is required along with a caption; do not submit URL link or PDF file.

E. Photojournalism: Sports Photo

Captures the competitive action and emotion of athletes on school teams competing in games, matches or meets or in personal, non-team sports. Images may communicate a story other than direct action on the playing field including human-interest sports stories such as profiles of sports figures. A caption is required.

Number of Entries: Two entries per each NSPA-member middle school/junior high media outet.

Submission: An image file (JPG, TIF, PNG) is required along with a caption; do not submit URL link or PDF file.

MEDIA OUTLET | Name of publication or website.*

JUNIOR HIGH/MIDDLE SCHOOL NAME | Use the full name, do not abbreviate.*

CITY | Spell out.*

STATE | Spell out.*

ADVISER | Use full name.*

ADVISER CELL PHONE | Number must be active in the summer.*

D. Photojournalism: Feature Photo

Delivers a human-interest story with emphasis on people in action in their environment including student life, academics, clubs/organizations and performing arts. A caption is required.

Number of Entries: Two entries per each NSPA-member middle school/junior high literary media outlet.

Submission: An image file (JPG, TIF, PNG) is required along with a caption; do not submit URL link or PDF file.

D. PHOTOJOURNALISM: FEATURE PHOTO #1 | Upload an image file (JPG, TIF, PNG) along with a caption; do not submit URL link or PDF file. File name: YourMS_FPhoto1

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D. PHOTOJOURNALISM: FEATURE PHOTO #1 | Journalistic caption required.

D. PHOTOJOURNALISM: FEATURE PHOTO #1 | Student responsible for the entry.

D. PHOTOJOURNALISM: FEATURE PHOTO #2 | Upload an image file (JPG, TIF, PNG) along with a caption; do not submit URL link or PDF file. File name: YourMS_FPhoto2

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D. PHOTOJOURNALISM: FEATURE PHOTO #2 | Journalistic caption required.

D. PHOTOJOURNALISM: FEATURE PHOTO #2 | Student responsible for the entry.

E. Photojournalism: Sports Photo

Number of Entries: Two entries per each NSPA-member middle school/junior high literary media outlet.

Submission: An image file (JPG, TIF, PNG) is required along with a caption; do not submit URL link or PDF file.

E. PHOTOJOURNALISM: SPORTS PHOTO #1 | Upload an image file (JPG, TIF, PNG) along with a caption; do not submit URL link or PDF file. File name: YourMS_SPhoto1

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E. PHOTOJOURNALISM: SPORTS PHOTO #1 | Journalistic caption required.

E. PHOTOJOURNALISM: SPORTS PHOTO #1 | Student responsible for the entry.

E. PHOTOJOURNALISM: SPORTS PHOTO #2 | Upload an image file (JPG, TIF, PNG) along with a caption; do not submit URL link or PDF file. File name: YourMS_SPhoto2

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E. PHOTOJOURNALISM: SPORTS PHOTO #2 | Journalistic caption required.*

E. PHOTOJOURNALISM: SPORTS PHOTO #2 | Student responsible for the entry.

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