
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 21, 2020
The Indiana High School Press Association is proud to announce the 2020 finalists for the David Adams Award and First Amendment design contest. Winners earn a $100 prize and second place receives $50.
*Finalists are listed in alphabetical order and do not reflect final contest results.*
Indiana High School Journalist of the Year:
The winner will receive a $1,000 scholarship from IHSPA and represent the state in the national competition. The national winner will be announced during the spring convention in Nashville, April 16-18.
Salomé Cloteaux
Columbus North HS
Haley Miller
Southport HS
Nathan Miller
Avon HS
Ethan Moore
Zionsville Community HS
First Amendment Design Contest:
Daylen Byrd
Pike HS
Anna Kelley
Columbus North HS
David Adams Award:
The Optimist
Bloomington HS South
Timberlines
Greenwood Community HS
IHSPA is also excited to recognize the state-level winners of the SPJ/JEA Essay Contest. These three students will receive a $50 award and their work has been submitted to the national essay competition.

SPJ/JEA Essay Contest Indiana winners:
Avraham Forrest
Greenwood Community HS
Eric Reingardt
Greenwood Community HS
Victor Song
R. Nelson Snider HS
All students and schools will be recognized, and the 2020 award winners will be named, during the IHSPA First Amendment Symposium Tuesday, March 10 at 10:30 a.m. EST in the south atrium of the Indiana Statehouse.
For more information, please contact:
Ryan Gunterman
Executive Director
Indiana High School Press Association
101 Branigin Blvd.
Franklin College
Shirk Hall 022
Franklin, Indiana 46131
Phone: 317-738-8199
Email: ihspa@franklincollege.edu
Website: IHSPA.net