When you connect to this website, you send your IP address and sometimes some cookies. You may also give us personal identifying information, such as your name and contact information. All this data is used to securely provide you with the services that you request. We encourage you to review our privacy policy to make sure that you understand how your data is managed, and to contact us if you have any questions. View Privacy Policy

NASPA Youth Achievement Awards

From NASPAWiki

You are viewing a condensed mobile version of this NASPA webpage.
Switch to full version.

To encourage youth Scrabble players, NASPA established the Youth Achievement Awards in 2017.

Noah Goldstein received the award for Most Achievement Points in the High School Division for the 2022-2023 season from Scrabble Players Championship director Art Moore and Executive Committee member Judy Cole.

Noah Youth23.jpg

Achievement Points

Youth players are awarded achievement points for competing successfully in NASPA-rated, School Scrabble, and Youth Scrabble tournaments.

Players get 1 point for each tournament they finish, plus 1 point for each game they win. Both members of a team get full points in School Scrabble events.

In addition, bonus points are awarded to the top 4 finishers in each division of a tournament:

  • 5 points for 1st
  • 3 points for 2nd
  • 2 points for 3rd
  • 1 point for 4th

Award Categories

The award season runs from the beginning of a NASPA Championship to the beginning of the next championship where the winners will be announced.

There are 3 grade categories of Youth Achievement Awards:

  • High School - Grades 9 through 12
  • Middle School - Grades 6 through 8
  • Elementary School - Grades 1 through 5


Players in each category will be recognized for the most achievement points earned.

Players finishing the year with the highest NASPA rating in each category will also be honored.

Current Season Leaderboard

Stay tuned for results from this year's season.

2022-2023 Youth Achievement Awards

The 2022-2023 season ran from July 21, 2022 through July 13, 2023.

High School

Achievement Points

1. Noah G. 100
2. James D. 81
3. Emmett B. 65
4. Noah S. 59
5. Jeffrey P. 55
6. Gideon B. 53
7. Dathan L. 38
8. Izak B. 29
9. Heather J. 19
10. Julius C. 17

Highest Rating

1. Noah S. 1932

Middle School

Achievement Points

1. Nathanael C. 56
2. Theodore D. 28
3. Nathan L. 23
4. Milo A. 22
5. Max Van L. 16.5
6. Walden G. 15
6. Will K. 15
6. Noah L.. 15
9. Amelia M. 14
9. Elizabeth M. 15
9. Eli W. 15
9. George M. 15

Highest Rating

1. Nathanael C. 1164

Elementary School

Achievement Points

1. Fiona L. 19
2. Grayson H. 16
2. Gavin L. 16
2. Lea S. 16
5. Tobey L. 15
6. Aria S. 14
7. Sohum D. 13
8. Jiali E. 11
9. Shivum D. 10
9. Jack E. 10
9. Ian L. 10

Highest Rating

1. Lea S. 660

Past Seasons