michael s. powell high school journalist of the year
Sponsored by the MDDC Press Foundation, the Michael S. Powell High School Journalist of the Year honors an outstanding senior staff member of a Maryland, Delaware or District of Columbia high school newspaper. The winner receives a $1,500 cash award and is honored at the MDDC Editorial Awards in the Spring.
Previous winners of the Michael S. Powell High School Journalist of the Year award:
| Year | Winner | School | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Karina Serio | Tome School | Colora, Maryland |
| 2021 | Marijke Friedman | Montgomery Blair High School | Silver Springs, Maryland |
| 2020 | Joel Lev-Tov | Springbrook High School | Colesville, Maryland |
| 2019 | Lauren Mitchell | River Hill High School | Clarksville, Maryland |
| 2018 | Matthew Cohen | Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School | Bethesda, Maryland |
| 2017 | Alexandra Marquez | Montgomery Blair High School | Silver Spring, Maryland |
| 2016 | Andrew Kostka | Richard Montgomery High School | Rockville, Maryland |
| 2015 | Greta Anderson | Rockville High School | Rockville, Maryland |
| 2014 | Ben Fox | Winston Churchill High School | Potomac, Maryland |
| 2013 | Michelle Chavez | Montgomery Blair High School | Silver Spring, Maryland |
| 2012 | Jacob Bogage | Sherwood High School | Sandy Spring, Maryland |
| 2011 | Stephanie Haven | Walt Whitman High School | Bethesda, Maryland |
| 2010 | Kate Froehlich | John Carroll High School | Bel Air, Maryland |
| 2009 | Samuel Greenberg | Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School | Rockville, Maryland |
| 2008 | Justin Schecker | Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School | Rockville, Maryland |
| 2007 | Aubrey Kubetin | Montgomery Blair High School | Silver Spring, Maryland |
| 2006 | Jody Pollack | Montgomery Blair High School | Silver Spring, Maryland |
| 2005 | Dan Rasmussen | St. Alban’s School | Washington, D.C. |
| 2004 | No winner chosen | ||
| 2003 | Joel Kilksberg | Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School | Rockville, Maryland |
| 2002 | Julia Kay | Montgomery Blair High School | Silver Spring, Maryland |
| 2001 | Melissa Robbins | Walt Whitman High School | Bethesda, Maryland |
| 2000 | Yoni Brook | Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School | Rockville, Maryland |
| 1999 | Matthew Smith | Montgomery Blair High School | Silver Spring, Maryland |
