High School Journalism Contest Winners
2007 Illinois Woman's Press Association
High School Journalism Contest Winners
Entries are listed in order: 1st, 2nd, 3rd and Honorable Mention.
(Category 1) Cartooning
"According to Me"- Casey Sheehan, Campus Crier, Sacred Heart High
School, Springfield
"Map of the Iraq Botanic Garden"-Lizzee Solomon, Deerprints, Deerfield
High School, Deerfield
"Hillary Clinton Barack'd" - Ahjaaz Alibhai, Conant Crier, Conant
High School, Hoffman Estates
"At Risk Every Day" - Katelyn Tracey, Inscape, Mother McAuley High
School, Chicago
(Category 2) Column
"Homecoming Pressure Not Always Necessary," "Important Aspect
of School Security, Student Body" and "Lack of Dec. 1 Snow Day A Bad
Decision" - Emily Busse, The Prospector, Prospect High School, Mt. Prospect
"Are You Serious?" - Alex Ruppenthal, Central Times, Naperville Central
High School, Naperville
"Radtrocity" - Patricia Radkowski, The Hoof Beat, Northside College
Preparatory High School, Chicago
"The Water Cooler" - Jon Hewelt, The Blueprint, Reavis High School,
Burbank
(Category 3) Editorial
"Realistic Renovations" - Editorial Staff, Central Times, Naperville
Central High School, Naperville
"Teachers Blog Investigation Exposes Broader Problems" - Henry Soong/Chris
Renno, Conant Crier, Conant High School
"Diversity Effort Needs Honesty Not Management" - Cydney Weiner/Sarah
Fischel, U-High Midway, University High School, Chicago
"Club Service Should Count" - Cortney Companio, The Amity, Queen of
Peace High School, Burbank
(Category 4) Feature
"Paying the Price of Beauty" - David McAlpine, U-High Midway, University
High School, Chicago
"The Long Road to Recognition" - Matt Gamber, The Prospector, Prospect
High School, Mt. Prospect
"Driving Under the Influence" - Robin Shapiro, U-High Midway, University
High School, Chicago
"Down on the Farm" - Andrea Park/Sarah Pfander, The Online Gargoyle,
University Laboratory School, Urbana
(Category 5) Feature Photo
"Music Man" - Paul Mueller, Central Times, Naperville Central High
School, Naperville
"Sophomore Sophie Ortel" - Alya Forster, U-High Midway, University
High School, Chicago
"Helping at Holiday Time" - Rachel Hanessian, U-High Midway, University
High School, Chicago
"Carol Brings Audience" - Julia Tockstein, Kaneland Krier, Kaneland
High School, Maple Park
(Category 6) Graphics
"Taking the Pain Away" - Chris Simon, Central Times, Naperville Central
High School, Naperville
"R U Game" -Eric Cochrane, U-High Midway, University High School,
Chicago
"Paying the Price of Beauty" -Eric Cochrane, U-High Midway, University
High School, Chicago
"What Do You Do On the Weekends?" -Cynthia Yang, The Charger, Buffalo
Grove High School, Buffalo Grove
(Category 7) News
"Uni's Minority Student Advocacy Program" - Bianca Zaharescu/Maddy
Hamlin, The Online Gargoyle, University Laboratory High School, Urbana
"Hersey Grad Goes Google" - Emily Smoucha, The Prospector, Prospect
High School, Mt. Prospect
"It's Not 'Yourspace' It's 'Publicspace' " - Amanda Ravas, The X-Ray,
St. Charles East High School, St. Charles
"Controversial Poster Removed from Cafeteria" - Sakura Robles, The
Viking Logue, William Fremd High School, Palatine
(Category 8) Opinion
"Illinois Fitness Fundamentals Are Flawed" - Andrea Park, The Online
Gargoyle, University Laboratory High School, Urbana
"Should Colleges Consider New Mascots?" - Kathryn James/Jacqueline
Janeteas, The Amity, Queen of Peace
"The Purple Pill" - Katy Ames, The Blueprint, Reavis High School,
Burbank
"Adding Stress to AP Test" - Natalie Distasio, Inscape, Mother McAuley
High School, Chicago
(Category 9) Reviews
"Sun Kil Moon" - Tony Strissel, The Charger, Buffalo Grove High School
"Jeff Tweedy At Foelinger Auditorium" - Jonathan Baron, The Gargoyle,
University Laboratory High School, Urbana
"Decemberists" - Nick Vainisi, The Viking Logue, William Fremd High
School, Palatine
"A Royale Flush" - Rachel Hautzinger, The Hoofbeat, Northside College
Preparatory High School, Chicago
(Category 10) Single Page Layout
"Global Warming" - Angelica Lopez, The Amity, Queen of Peace High
School, Burbank
"Front Page Feb. 7 U-High Midway" - Mona Dasgupta, U-High Midway,
University High School, Chicago
"Didn't Get Into Your College?" - Theresa Oberle, The Charger, Buffalo
Grove High School, Buffalo Grove
"The Conant Crier Feb. 9, Page 13" - Lisa Fitch, The Conant Crier,
Conant High School, Hoffman Estates
(Category 11) Sports
"We Are Marshall" - Emily Staples, The X-Ray, St. Charles East High
School, St. Charles
"From Court to Rink" - Philip Jacobson, U-High Midway, University
High School, Chicago
"Life of an NFL Player" - Tara Grimes, The Voice, Huntley High School,
Huntley
"Holy Hoops" - Virgil Bonatazi, The Prospector, Prospect High School,
Mt. Prospect
(Category 12) Sports Photo
"Block Party" - Angie Serviss, The Viking Logue, William Fremd High
School, Palatine
"In the Zone" - Dustin Musial, Central Times, Naperville Central High
School, Naperville
"Mighty Defeat" - Jillian Knapczyk, The Amity, Queen of Peace High
School, Burbank
"Breath" - Mike Fanelli, The Charger, Buffalo Grove High School, Buffalo
Grove