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- 2011 IWPA High School Communications Contest Winners -

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Cartooning
Columns

Double-Truck  Layout
Editorial
Environment
Feature Photos
Feature Stories
Graphics/Photo Illustration
Video Feature Story
Video Web News Story
Video Multimedia Sports Story
News Stories

Opinion
Reviews
Single Page Layout
Sports Photo
Sports Stories

 

Cartooning (TIE)
1st:
Gene Cochrane, University High School, Chicago, Illinois, "What did you call them?"
1st:
Gene Cochrane, University High School, Chicago, Illinois, "How Come"
2nd:
Brett Hobson, Evanston High School, "Comic's Corner"
3rd: Riley Simpson. Prospect High School, "When rap gos soft"
Honorable Mention: Rin Cameron, Belvidere North High School, "Untitled editoral cartoon"

Columns
1st: Rafi Khan, University High School, Chicago, Illinois, "There's no limit…Making marijuana legal…The dilemma of using a word…"
2nd: Katie Beckner, Normal Community High, Bend it like Beckner- Oct. 15, 2010 - Nov. 19, 2010 - Feb. 11, 2011

Double-Truck  Layout
1st: Grace Kaminski,Evanston Township High School, Evanston, Illinois, "Dr. Seuss' lessons and rhymes relate to the students no matter the times"
2nd: Diana Nuno, Kaneland High School, "The pursuit of happiness"
3rd: Sydney Scarlata, University High School, "Superpowers at a super school"
Honorable Mention: Michael Geheren, Huntley High School, The life of a teen mom

Editorial
1st: Rafi Khan, University High School, Chicago, Illinois, "Chicago's violence begs for bold action…and now!"
2nd: Maria Kernychy, Kaneland High School, "The political blame game isn't solving anything"
3rd: Carolyn Pelletier, Meredith Newman & Danny Rothschild, Evanston High School, We'll only vote for you if you're cute"
Honorable Mention: Will Podlewski, Lyons High School, "Give Blagojevic a second chance…to stand before a jury of his peers"

Environment
1st:
Maria Kernychy, Kaneland High School, Maple Park, Illinois, "The Earth-Friendly Diet: Can Outting More Greens:"
2nd: Gina Jarvis, Kaprice Sanchez & Elaine Cannell, Kaneland High School, "All Bottled Up"
3rd: Justin Ellingson, Belvidere North High School , "Disaster hits home"

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Feature Photos
1st: Ian Magnuson, Prospect High School, Mt. Prospect, Illinois, "Hero welcomed home"
2nd: Evan Wallin, Belvidere North High School, "Residents in a local neighborhood…"
3rd: Kylie Siebert, Kaneland High School, "MacKenzie"
Honorable Mention: Anisha Sisodia, University High School, "Straight Up Fun"

Feature Stories
1st: Meagan Flynn, Huntley High School, Huntley, Illinois, "Three Left"
2nd: Amanda Svobocla, Huntley High School, "The Choking Game"
3rd: Jessica Corbett, Kaley Martens, Kesley Goodwin, Kaneland High School, "Cracking down on cruelty"
Honorable Mention: Olutoye Adegboro, Northside College Prep, "Two Stops Past Siberia"

Graphics/Photo Illustration
1st: Rin Cameron, Belvidere North High School, Belvidere, Illinois, "Black Swan Illustration"
2nd: Brody Roberts, Olympia High School, "Mythical Creatures Mystify Oly Natives"
3rd: Alyssa Bennet, Olympia High School, "Social Networking Surges Global Bonding"
Honorable Mention: Amanda Schiff, Kaneland High School, "A Decade of Change"

Video Feature Story
1st: Amy Yi, Deerfield High School, Deerfield, Illinois, "Superstition"
2nd: Amy Robinson, Deerfield High School, "Winter Dance Recital"

Video Web News Story
1st: Natalie Neiman, Deerfield High School, Deerfield, Illinois, "Teen Unemployment"

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Video Multimedia Sports Story
1st: Tom Schoder, Lyons Township High School, LaGrange, Illinois, "Chicago Wolves Future Journalist Media Day"

News Story
1st: Will Podlewski, Lyons Township High School, LaGrange, Illinois, "O'Boyle's death draws LT together"
2nd" Seth Boster, Huntley High School, "The Other Side"
3rd: Andie Behling, Belvidere North High School, "Missing Money"
Honorable Mention: Mollie Murk, Huntley High School , "The new educational precedent for Huntley"
Honorable Mention: Nick Phalen, University High School, "Student petition against new schedule reaches Principal and gets a reaction"
Honorable Mention: Diana Obracaj, Northside College Prep, "New course opportunities for Northside next year"

Opinion
1st: Nick Phalen, University High School, Chicago, Illinois, "Don't ask about Don't Ask"
2nd: Julia Angelotti, Kaneland High School, "New schedule maybe turn for the best"
3rd: Rachel Sylora, University High School, "Teenage gay suicides nothing to laughing about"
Honorable Mention: Riley Phillips, Kaneland High School, "Accepting everyone: why sexual diversity"

Reviews
1st: Bailey Poczos, Huntley High School, Huntley, Illinois, "Clay Hotel blends all genres"
2nd: Sarah Schoonhoven, Northside College Prep, "Hungry for a better ending"
3rd: Kelly Buchanan, Northside College Prep, "Learning to live for two people"
Honorable Mention Maggie Brundige, Kaneland High School, "Top 10 of 2010"
Honorable Mention: Moria Differding University High School, "New 'True Grit' offers different take on classic"

Single Page Layout
1st: Emily Carr, Kaneland High School, Maple Park, Illinois, "When it's not just sniffles…"
2nd: Megan Maughan, Prospect High School, "Anonymity enables confortability"
3rd: Nick Chaskin, University High School, "Midway front page - November 16"
Honorable Mention: Julia Angelotti, Kaneland High School, "Great gifts for under $20"
Honorable Mention: Anisha Sisodia, University High School, "Holiday Cheer in the Windy City"

Sports Photo
1st: Jackie Robertson, University High School, Chicago, Illinois, "Determined"
2nd: Remy Lewis, University High School, "Taking in air"
3rd: Jordan Geigle, Huntley High School, "Varsity Volleyball - senior jenny"
Honorable Mention: Jeffrey Li, University High School, "On the Verge"

Sports Story
1st: Alec Weine, Deerfield High School, Deerfield, Illinois, "Precautions tighten as concern for concussions intensify"
2nd: Seth Boster, Huntley High School, "Why They Run"
3rd: Jonathon Reed, University High School, "In defeat, soccermen make statement"
Honorable Mention: Katie Dovenmuehle & Ashley Graff, Belvidere North High School, "Volleyball perserves without head coach"
Honorable Mention: Nick Stanojevic, Prospect High School, "Pearlman leaves players with pride"

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The Illinois Woman's Press Association, IWPA (since 1885) is an organization of communications professionals whose objective is to maintain and improve the professional standards of members in mass communications in Illinois, to promote their interest, and to provide for the sharing of ideas and information. Having celebrated 125 years in 2010, IWPA continues to hold a firm place in the history of women communicators in Illinois. Today, IWPA embraces members of all gender and generations. IWPA is an affiliate of the National Federation of Press Women.

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