Bryce Nixon, 17, and his father Lee Nixon cheer for Street Stock driver Spencer Martin in the 20-lap Street Stock race Saturday, Aug. 4, 2018, at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, N.C.

Allison Lee Isley

Three photojournalism grads finish in the top 10 of the National Press Photographers Association’s Southeast Region Monthly News Clip Contest. Each month photographers submit published images and points are awarded each month. Allison, a 2016 graduate and staffer at the Winston-Salem Journal, beat John Spink from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution by 130 points.

Khadejeh Nikouyeh

Khadejeh, a 2018 graduate and staffer at the Greensboro News & Record finished 6th, but only participated for half the year during her internship at the paper and then when she was hired in August.

Melissa Gerrits, a 2011 graduate and Fayetteville Observer staffer finished 10th.