The National Federation of Press Women’s High School Communications Contest results are in for 2023, and once again, Illinois students did exceptionally well!

Each year, every First Place winner in the IWPA’s High School Communications Contest goes on to the NFPW contest to compete with winners in other states and regions across the country.

The results show the dedication and discipline that Illinois high school students continue to apply to their work. Well done, all the winners and participants! 

Illinois students got First Place nationally in four categories: News Story, Single Page Layout, Radio/Television Interview or Talk Show, and Video Sports Story. Each First Place winner in the NFPW competition will receive a $100 from the NFPW, to be divided evenly among multiple winners when needed.

Congratulations!!

News Story

First place – Jessy Gone, Huntley High School, Huntley, Illinois, “Stay Positive Dawgs”

Single Page Layout

First place – Jennifer Huang and Kelly Liu, Stevenson High School, Lincolnshire, Illinois, “Pencils Down”

Radio/Television Interview or Talk Show

First place – Patrice St. Jean, Homewood-Flossmoor High School, Flossmoor, Illinois, Student Activists

Video Sports Story

First place – Nate Locker and Kalel Fargo, Homewood-Flossmoor High School, Flossmoor, Illinois, “Bigger Than Basketball”

Editorial

Second place – Vivian Zhu, Stevenson High School, Lincolnshire, Illinois, “Challenging the Court of Law”

Opinion

Second place – Lizzy Sidman, Kaneland High School, Elburn, Illinois, “The Reasons for Self-Defense Classes”

Yearbook Copywriting

Second place – Anna Marciniak, Huntley High School, Huntley, Illinois, “Community Contributions”

Double-truck Layout

Second place – Timothy Bui, Stevenson High School, Lincolnshire, Illinois, “Coaching Off-Court”

Environment

Second place – Anna Olp, Kaneland High School, Elburn, Illinois, “What climate change looks like in the midwest region”

Radio or Podcast Prepared Report

Third place – Timmy VanEtten, Homewood-Flossmoor High School, Flossmoor, Illinois, “Lunch Prices”

Feature Story

Third place – Vanessa Moreno, McHenry Community High School, McHenry, Illinois, “At the center of ‘the drug triangle’”

Review

Third place – Kashvi Nagpal and Camden Wright, Stevenson High School, Lincolnshire, Illinois, “Spooky Specials”

Sports story

Honorable mention – Kelly Liu and Shannon Moser, Stevenson High School, Lincolnshire, Illinois, “Embodying Perfection”

Graphics/Photo Illustration

Honorable mention – Alexis Cobb, Huntley High School, Huntley, Illinois, “Black History Month Cover”

Video Feature Story

Honorable mention – Lea Ryndak, Homewood-Flossmoor High School, Flossmoor, Illinois, “Sewing”