The top scholastic journalism at the 2019 Minnesota High School Press Association’s Oct. 19 convention was honored in its Best of Show competition.

Current work from students attending the convention was judged in yearbook, magazine, newspaper, online and broadcast categories.

Preceding the Best of Show announcements, the state’s 2019 Gold Medallion Awards were also announced.

This year’s winners in Best of Show —

Broadcast

First Place
SFHS Today
St. Francis High School

Second Place
NOISE News
Spectrum High School

Third Place
The Flash
Eastview High School

Fourth Place
Hylander News Network
Columbia Heights High School

Fifth Place
Echo
St. Louis Park High School

Feature Magazine

First Place
KEQ 
Benilde-St. Margaret’s School

Second Place
The Hoofprint
Buffalo High School

Third Place
Aureus
St. Paul Academy and Summit School

Literary Magazine

First Place
Iris
St. Paul Academy and Summit School

Second Place
Apotheosis
Benilde-St. Margaret’s School

Newspaper

First Place
The Rubicon
St. Paul Academy and Summit School

Second Place
Echo
St. Louis Park High School

Third Place
The Pony Express
Stillwater Area High School

Fourth Place
The Heights Herald
Columbia Heights High School

Fifth Place
The Spectrum
The Blake School

Sixth Place
Zephyrus
Edina High School

Seventh Place
Knight Errant
Benilde-St. Margaret’s School

Eighth Place
Cougar Nation News
Centennial High School

Website

First Place
Echo
St. Louis Park High School

Second Place
RubicOnline
St. Paul Academy and Summit School

Third Place
Knight Errant
Benilde-St. Margaret’s School

Fourth Place
The Pony Express
Stillwater Area High School

Fifth Place
The Hoofprint
Buffalo High School

Sixth Place
The Lantern
Cannon Falls

Seventh Place
The Spartan Speaks
Orono High School

Eighth Place
SFHS Today
St. Francis High School

Ninth Place
The Spectrum
The Blake School

Tenth Place
OHS Magnet
Owatonna High School

Yearbook

First Place
Tatanka
Buffalo High School

Second Place
Spartan
Orono High School

Third Place
Kabekonian
Stillwater Area High School

Fourth Place
The Accolade
Spectrum High School

Fifth Place
Echowan
St. Louis Park High School

Sixth Place
Ibid
St. Paul Academy and Summit School

Seventh Place
Antler
Minnehaha Academy

Eighth Place
Then & Now
St. Michael-Albertville High School

Ninth Place
Lightyear
Eastview High School