2026 CPC High School Award Winners
 

Opinion

 

First place – Nicholas Sutin, Stamford High School, A Great Place to Learn, A Hard Place to Live: How Far Some Stamford Teachers Go Just to Show Up

 

Second place – Hilary Ho, Stamford High School, All The Things I Could Do, If I Had A Little Money: Addressing The Socioeconomic Gap In Theater

 

Third place – Lauren Levenson, Stamford High School, Schedule Survey Confirms What We Already Knew

 

News Story

 

First place – Viktoria Kostyuk and Rachel Kelly, Stamford High School,  Controversy Builds Surrounding Planned Flexible Schedule

 

Second place – Viktoria Kostyuk, Stamford High School, The Impact of New Immigration Policies on Stamford Public Schools

 

Third place – Amelia Nandikesan, Stamford High School, New Members and a New Start: December Board of Education Meetings

 

Review

 

First place – Joaquin Field, Stamford High School, ‘The Brutalist’: A Brutally Honest Review

 

Second place – Mia Davis, Stamford High School, Fall Play “All in the Timing” is a Comedic and Thoughtful Experience

Feature story

 

First place – Ieva Sakalauskas, Stamford High School, Stamford High School’s Child Prodigy: Gifted Mathematician Now Focuses on Data Science

 

Best newscast

 

First place – Joaquin Field, Stamford High School, Stamford High School, Weekly Knightly News - Halloween Edition 2025