Each year, CSMA provides multiple opportunities for students to gain feedback on their work, whether in a critique, contest or portfolio form. Each format provides something different, and each allows students to earn recognitions. Publications were awarded certificates for critiques and the Best of Show contest at J-Day on Sept. 30, 2021.
All-Colorado critique results for the 2020-2021 media, sorted by school name:
| Arapahoe High School | The Arapahoe Herald | Commendation | |
| Arapahoe High School | The Calumet | Yearbook | Commendation |
| Arapahoe High School | ArapahoeXtra.com | Online | Merit |
| Aspen High School | The Skier Scribbler | Hybrid | Commendation |
| Aspen High School | The Silver Queen | Yearbook | Commendation |
| Berthoud High School | Maroon Tribune | Online | Commendation |
| Brighton High School | Reflections | Yearbook | All-Colorado |
| Broomfield High School | The Eagle Way | Online | Commendation |
| Broomfield High School | The Eagle | Yearbook | Commendation |
| Broomfield High School | The Eagle Way | Merit | |
| Castle Rock Middle School | Crusader | Yearbook | Commendation |
| Castle View High School | Vieo | Yearbook | All-Colorado |
| Castle View High School | CVTV | Broadcast | Commendation |
| Castle View High School | The View | Commendation | |
| Chaparral High School | Golden Images | Yearbook | Commendation |
| Cherokee Trail High School | CTTV | Broadcast | Commendation |
| Cherokee Trail High School | CTHS Today | Online | Commendation |
| Cherokee Trail High School | The Legend | Yearbook | Commendation |
| Cherry Creek High School | The Union Street Journal | Hybrid | Commendation |
| Cherry Creek High School | The Patriot | Yearbook | Commendation |
| Cheyenne Mountain High School | The Mountain News | Online | Merit |
| Cimarron Middle School | Our Tale | Yearbook | All-Colorado |
| Conifer High School | CHSToday.net | Online | Commendation |
| Conifer High School | Canis Lupis | Yearbook | Commendation |
| Coronado High school | KUGR-TV | Broadcast | Commendation |
| Coronado High School | Recuerdos | Yearbook | Commendation |
| Dakota Ridge High School | Ridge Review | Broadcast | Commendation |
| Dakota Ridge High School | Cord News | Online | Commendation |
| Delta High School | The Delta Paw Print | Hybrid | Commendation |
| Delta High School | The Green and Black | Yearbook | Commendation |
| Denver South High School | Denver South Yearbook | Yearbook | Merit |
| Doherty High School | TheSpartan.org | Online | Commendation |
| Doherty High School | Stigma Chronou | Yearbook | Commendation |
| Drake Middle School | Lair | Yearbook | All-Colorado |
| Eagle Valley High School | Eagle Valley Student Media | Online | All-Colorado |
| Eagle Valley High School | EVTV | Broadcast | Commendation |
| Eaton High School | Eaton Red Ink | Hybrid | Commendation |
| Elizabeth High School | The Relic | Yearbook | Merit |
| Englewood High School | The Pirate Log | Yearbook | Merit |
| Erie High School | Erie High Yearbook | Yearbook | Merit |
| Euclid Middle School | Euclid Elements | Yearbook | All-Colorado |
| Fairview High School | The Lance | Yearbook | All-Colorado |
| Grand Junction High School | Tiger | Yearbook | Merit |
| Grandview High School | The Grandview Chronicle | Online | Commendation |
| Grandview High School | The View | Yearbook | Commendation |
| Highlands Ranch High School | Chronicle | Online | Commendation |
| Highlands Ranch High School | The Talon | Yearbook | Commendation |
| Janitell Junior High School | Rise Up | Yearbook | All-Colorado |
| Lewis-Palmer High School | Westwind | Yearbook | Commendation |
| Lewis-Palmer High School | Ranger Review | Online | Merit |
| Littleton High School | Lion’s Roar Now | Online | All-Colorado |
| Littleton High School | Cor Lionis | Yearbook | All-Colorado |
| Longmont Christian School | The Sword and Shield | Yearbook | All-Colorado |
| Longmont High School | Priam | Yearbook | All-Colorado |
| Manitou Springs High School | The Prospector | Online | Commendation |
| Manitou Springs High School | Warhorse | Yearbook | Merit |
| Mesa Ridge High School | Switching Gears | Yearbook | Commendation |
| Monarch High School | KYOT | Broadcast | All-Colorado |
| Monarch High School | MoHi Mix | Online | All-Colorado |
| Monarch High School | The Mix | All-Colorado | |
| Monarch High School | Mosaic | Yearbook | All-Colorado |
| Mountain Vista High School | The Aerie | Yearbook | Commendation |
| Mountain Vista High School | Eagle Eye | Merit | |
| Overland High School | Trail | Yearbook | All-Colorado |
| Palmer Ridge High School | The Bear Truth | Hybrid | Commendation |
| Palmer Ridge High School | Epilogue | Yearbook | Commendation |
| Ponderosa High School | Eques | Yearbook | Commendation |
| Powell Middle School | The Prowl | Yearbook | All-Colorado |
| Rampart High School | KRAM | Broadcast | All-Colorado |
| Rampart High School | Rampages | Yearbook | All-Colorado |
| Rangeview High School | Excalibur | Yearbook | Merit |
| Regis Jesuit High School | Elevate Magazine | All-Colorado | |
| Regis Jesuit High School | RJTV | Broadcast | Commendation |
| Regis Jesuit High School | RJ Media Online | Online | Commendation |
| Regis Jesuit High School | Concordia | Yearbook | Commendation |
| Rock Canyon High School | RockMediaOnline | Online | All-Colorado |
| Rock Canyon High School | Black & Gold | Yearbook | All-Colorado |
| Rocky Heights Middle School | The Nighthawk | Yearbook | Commendation |
| Sierra Middle School | Eagle Eye View | Yearbook | Commendation |
| Standley Lake High School | The Shoreline | Yearbook | All-Colorado |
| Stargate Charter School | The Rise | Yearbook | Commendation |
| Stargate Middle School | Soar | Yearbook | Commendation |
| Vista Ridge High School | Ridgeline | Yearbook | Commendation |
Best of Show winners, for early-year work of J-Day attendees, sorted by contest category, with links to winning entries:
| 5A Video | First Place | Rampart High School |
| 5A Video | Second Place | Eaglecrest High School |
| 5A Video | Third Place | Regis Jesuit High School |
| Live Streaming | First Place | Regis Jesuit High School |
| Live Streaming | Second Place | Rampart High School |
| News 3A/4A | First Place | Palmer Ridge High School |
| News 5A | First Place | Eaglecrest High School |
| Online News 3A/4A | First Place | Mead High School |
| Online News 3A/4A | Second Place | Broomfield High School |
| Online News 5A | First Place | Rock Canyon High School |
| Online News 5A | Second Place | Eaglecrest High School |
| Podcast | First Place | Eaglecrest High School |
| Yearbook 3A/4A | First Place | Palmer Ridge High School |
| Yearbook 3A/4A | Second Place | Eaton High School |
| Yearbook 5A | First Place | Rock Canyon HS Yearbook |
| Yearbook 5A | Second Place | Regis Jesuit |
