The judges have made their selections in the annual "STN Challenge" contest. As one of the news judges said, “The quality of all the entries was incredible. Many of these stories are worthy of broadcast on my own television station, WCCO-TV.” Here are the finalists in the three categories in alphabetical order: HIGH SCHOOL NEWS-FEATURE CHALLENGE Becon (BTN), Ft. Lauderdale, Florida Canyon Springs High School, North Las Vegas, Nevada Carlsbad High School CHS-TV, Carlsbad, California Maui High School, Kahului, Hawaii Northwood HIgh School, Irvine, California HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS-FEATURE CHALLENGE BECON (BTN), Ft. Lauderdale, Florida Hillcrest High School, Springfield, Missouri Shawnee Mission North, Overland Park, Kansas Lee's Summit West, Lee's Summit, Missouri Waianae High School, Waianae, HI MIDDLE SCHOOL FEATURE CHALLENGE Becon (BTN), Ft. Lauderdale, Florida Jenny Tintner, Cori Pratt, Abby Kaufman, Natalie Janas Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School, Lihue, Hawaii Team "B" - Lauren Fernandez, Leslie Lockyer, Jamie Emoto, Courtney Ochoco Waianae Intermediate School, Waianae, Hawaii "Beating the Oddtism" - Alan Ibanes, Alicia Keanu, Tuli Leota, Tiare West This annual "Challenge" contest took place over six days in October when teams of up to four students could participate. Topics were announced on day one, and all entries had to be postmarked six days later. The event is one of STN's oldest and most-demanding competitions. The winners will be announced at the closing ceremony of the STN National Convention on January 20 in Anaheim, CA. All entries receive a written critique by a professional broadcaster. Those will be made available after the winners are recognized in January.