2026 Youth Media Award Winners: Middle School

Middle School News & Documentary

1st Place: The Harlem Renaissance
Winner: McCall Media Club

2nd Place: Los Boberos de la Calle
Winners: Dashiell Wilde

3rd Place: Cobbs Creek Environmental Education Center
Winners: Kaden Green , Jaidaire Blackwell , Sytira Burroughs , Catalina Fargas , Ke’Ara Muhammad , Dominique Reid

Middle School Narrative & Open

1st Place: A Mustache Mystery
Winners: Sam Rinde, Zev Pipano, Seth Gompers, Laila Walker, Ben Pincus, Layla Talbert, Violet Zornosa

2nd Place: How to Set Up A Tripod
Winner: Sylvie Sunday Wright

3rd Place: Procrastination
Winners: Jelena Gu, Zhecan Lin, Niko Zheng