The CSPA invited all 2012 Crown Finalists to submit two spreads that their staff believed helped elevate their publications to Crown status. These are their observations as told in their voices, presented in alpha order by school.

Issue 10
Schools featured: Dwight-Englewood School, Calliope Literary Magazine, Englewood, NJ; Legacy High School, The Arena Yearbook, Mansfield, TX; Lenape Valley Regional High School, Mind Carpenter, Magazine, Stanhope, NJ; Maret School, Maret Literary and Visual Arts Magazine, Washington, DC; Pioneer Middle School, Prowler Yearbook, Tustin, CA; Texas High School, Tiger Times Newspaper, Texarkana, TX; Tom C. Clark High School, The Chronicle Newspaper, San Antonio, TX; Western Missouri State University, Griffon Yearbook, St. Joseph, MO.

Issue 9
Schools featured: Cupertino High School, Nugget Yearbook, Cupertino, CA; Fenton High School, Fentonian Yearbook, Fenton, MI; Grady High School, Nexus Magazine, Atlanta, GA; Lakota East High School, Spark Newspaper, Liberty Township, OH; Monte Vista High School, El Estoque Newspaper, Cupertino, CA; Montgomery High School, Fine Lines Lit Magazine, Rockville, MD; Shawnee Mission East High School, Hauberk Yearbook, Prairie Village, KS.

Issue 8
Schools featured: Bishop Amat Memorial High School, La Puente Yearbook, La Puente, CA; Franklin High School, The Chronicle Newspaper, El Paso, TX; Greenwich Academy, Daedalus Literary Magazine, Greenwich, CT; Johnston High School, The Dragon Yearbook, Johnston, IA; Ponderosa High School, Eques Yearbook, Parker, CO; St. Mark’s School of Texas, The Marque Literary Magazine, Dallas, TX; West High School, Skjöld Yearbook, Painted Post, NY

Issue 6
Schools featured: Bellaire High School, Carillon Yearbook, Bellaire, TX; Gaston Day School, Blutopia Literary Magazine, Gastonia, NC; Glenbrook South High School, Etruscan Yearbook, Glenview, IL; North Carolina State University, Agromeck Yearbook, Raleigh, NC; Suffern High School, Panorama Yearbook, Suffern, NY; The Hockaday School, The Fourcast Newspaper, Dallas, TX.

Issue 5
Schools featured: Arrowhead Christian Academy, Wings Yearbook, Redlands, CA; Burgess High School, Stampede Newspaper, El Paso, TX; Francis Howell High School, Howelltonian Yearbook, St. Charles, MO; McLean High School, The Clan Yearbook, McLean, VA; Shawnee Mission North, The Indian Yearbook, Overland Park, KS; Staples High School, Inklings Newspaper, Westport, CT; The Hockaday School, Vibrato Magazine, Dallas, TX.

Issue 4
Schools featured: Greenhill School, Montage Literary Magazine, Addison, TX; Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy, Tigrium Yearbook, Melbourne, FL; Mercersburg Academy, Blue Review Literary Magazine, Mercersburg, PA; Palm Harbor University High School, Aftermath Yearbook, Palm Harbor, FL; Santa Ana College, el Don Newspaper, Santa Ana, CA; Sierra Middle School, Eagle Eye View Yearbook, Parker, CO; Westlake High School, El Paisano Yearbook, Austin, TX.

Issue 3
Schools featured: Bridgewater State University, The Bridge Literary Magazine, Bridgewater, MA; Cactus Shadows, CSPress Newspaper, Cave Creek, AZ; Chantilly High School, Odyssey Yearbook, Chantilly, VA; Findlay High School, Blue & Gold Newspaper, Findlay, OH; Mirman Middle School, Write Your Own Story Yearbook, Los Angeles, CA; St. Mark’s School of Texas, Marksmen Yearbook, Dallas, TX; Whitney High School, Details Yearbook, Rocklin, CA

Issue 2
Schools featured: Burges High School, Hoofbeats Yearbook, El Paso, TX; Coral Glades High School, The Prowl Newspaper, Coral Springs, FL; Hagerty High School, Fusion Yearbook, Oviedo, FL; James River High School, Etcetera Literary Magazine, Midlothian, VA; Laguna Blanca School, The Fourth Estate Newspaper, Santa Barbara, CA; St. Mark’s School of Texas, ReMarker Newspaper, Dallas, TX; Westfield High School, The Guardian Yearbook, Chantilly, VA

Issue 1
Schools featured: Bryant High School, Hornet Yearbook, Bryant, AR; El Dorado High School, The Legend Yearbook, El Paso, TX; James Enochs High School, Wingspan Yearbook, Modesto, CA; Saint Mary’s Hall, The Walrus Literary Magazine, San Antonio, TX; Sacramento Country, Day School, The Octagon, Newspaper, Sacramento, CA, Saratoga High School, The Saratoga Falcon Newspaper, Saratoga, CA; Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, tJToday Newspaper, Alexandria, VA; Towson High School, Colophon Literary Magazine, Towson, MD; University of Alabama, The Crimson White (Spring 2011) Newspaper, Tuscaloosa, AL; Woodberry Forest School, The Talon Magazine, Woodberry Forest, VA.