2009 CSPA Crown Finalists

CSPA announced its 2009 Crown Awards Finalists on 12.17.08

Scholastic Crown Award finalists will be presented with either a Gold or Silver Crown Award during CSPA's 85th Annual Convention, held from March 18-20, 2009 at Columbia University. The Awards Convocation for Scholastic Crown recipients will take place on Friday, March 20, 2009 in the Roone Arledge Auditorium of the Alfred Lerner Student Center on Columbia's Morningside Heights campus.
Collegiate Crown Award finalists will be presented with either a Gold or Silver Crown Award during the College Media Convention at the CSPA Award ceremony on March 15, 2009 at the Marriott Marquis in New York, NY.

Gold Crowns have been awarded annually since 1982, and Silver Crowns have been given since 1984. A total of 1,771 newspapers, magazines and yearbooks published during the 2007-2008 academic year were eligible for judging in the 2009 Crown Awards Program.

Herff Jones is proud to recognize the outstanding efforts of all the 2009 Columbia Scholastic Press Association Crown Finalists.

Herff Jones Yearbook Crown Finalists

Arbutus, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Chieftain, West High School, Torrance, CA
Hartbeat, Thomas Hart Middle School, Pleasanton, CA
Hawk, Pleasant Grove High School, Texarkana, TX
Nexus, Inland Lakes High School, Indian River, MI
Royal Purple, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
Selah, Liberty University, Lynchburg, VA
Sentry, Robinson Middle School, Fairfax, VA
Summit, Smoky Hill High School, Aurora, CO
Teresian, St. Teresa’s Academy, Kansas City, MO
The Eye, Evergreen Valley High School, San Jose, CA
The Lariat, Del Webb Middle School, Henderson, NV
The Pilot, Redondo Union High School, Redondo Beach, CA
Westwind, West Henderson High School, Hendersonville, NC

Other Yearbook Crown Finalists

Aggieland, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
Agromeck, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
Carillon, Bellaire High School, Bellaire, TX
Chestnut Burr, Middletown High School, Middletown, MD
Decamhian, Del Campo High School, Fair Oaks, CA
Details, Whitney High School, Rocklin, CA
Eagle, Maize South Middle School, Wichita, KS
Fentonian, Fenton High School, Fenton, MI
Hauberk, Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie Village, KS
Hoofbeats, Burges High School, El Paso, TX
Ibis, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL
Indian, Shawnee Mission North High School, Overland Park, KS
Legend, William R. Boone High School, Orlando, FL
Marksmen, St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas, TX
Pinnacle, Carmel High School, Carmel, IN
Reflections, McKinney North High School, McKinney, TX
Roundup, Great Falls High School, Great Falls, MT
Sooner/Crimson Traditions, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Talisman, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY
The Belltower, St. Thomas Episcopal School, Houston, TX
The Bronco, McKinney Boyd High School, McKinney, TX
The Deer, Deer Park High School, Deer Park, TX
The Hornet, Bryant High School, Bryant, AR
The Lion, McKinney High School, McKinney, TX
The Razorback, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
The Surfer, Coronado Middle School, Coronado, CA
The Viking Voyager, Butler Junior High School, Oak Brook, IL
Tonitrus, Rocklin High School, Rocklin, CA
Verkana, Komachin Middle School, Lacey, WA
Wings, Arrowhead Christian Academy, Redlands, CA