Category Entry Title First Name Last Name Company/Organization Score Title
Editorial “The Elephant in the Classroom” Bridget Ryan Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School 5 Editor-in-Chief – Inscape – Newsmagazine
Editorial More Space for Raider Nation Adam Reckamp Huntley High School 4 Editor In Chief, The Voice
Editorial Project Based Learning Needs to Improve Courtney Thomas Huntley High School 2 Print Editor, The Voice
Editorial What are YOU doing on Election Day 2016? Faith Laughran Marist High School 3 newspaper-The Sentinel
Opinion Social Media is the most effective news source – Con Clare Murphy Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School 1 Staff Reporter – Inscape – Newsmagazine
Opinion The City of Guns Maddy Moffett Huntley High School 1 Opinion Editor, The Voice
Opinion Let Your Voice be Heard Devin Martin Huntley High School 3 A/E Editor, The Voice
Opinion The importance of remembering that all lives matter Marina Mosquera Marist High School 1 newspaper-The Sentinel
Opinion I’ll do it…tomorrow Catherine Buchaniec Maine West High School 2 Assistant Opinions Editor
Opinion A Trip Down Nostalgia Lane Sevdije Perezic Maine West High School 1 Opinions Editor
Opinion The Sunni-Shia Divide: From the Middle East to the U.S. Zahra Nasser Northside College Prep 5 The HoofBeat (school newspaper)
Opinion Reworking the Meaning of Leadership Aleena Ismail Northside College Prep 4 The HoofBeat (school newspaper)
Opinion Dress Code Debunked Katie Hansen St. Charles East High School 1 Editor in Chief
News Story Robert Durst’s 30 Years of Criminal Activity Exposed in a TV Documentary Sara Dust Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School 1 Managing Editor – Inscape – Newsmagazine
News Story Engineering Sets Its Eyes on Vex Devin Martin Huntley High School 1 A/E Editor, The Voice
News Story From the Classroom to the Community Camille Paddock Huntley High School 2 Asst. Online Editor, The Voice
News Story Journey of 1,000 miles begins with first pedal Caroline Roeper Marist High School 2 newspaper-The Sentinel
News Story Is Bigger Always Better? Emma Dempsey Maine West High School 5 News editor
News Story Refugees in need of rescue Bhagirath Mehta Maine West High School 2 Assistant News Editor
News Story Pulling a Trigger on Gun Violence; Gun violence in Chicago peaks Chandni Parmar Maine West High School 2 Westerner newspaper
News Story H2NO Ada Ezlakowska Maine West High School 2 associate editor in chief
News Story Journalist Christoph Teuner Enlightens Northsiders on Syrian Refugee Crisis Zahra Nasser Northside College Prep 1 The HoofBeat (school newspaper)
News Story Presidential Candidates Preview Emily Mack Northside College Prep 2 The HoofBeat (school newspaper)
News Story The Journey to Freedom Sara Donis St. Charles East High School 3 Staff Writer
News Story Terrorism: Everyone has a plan, do you? Sarah Fessler St. Charles East High School 4 News Editor
Feature Story Dr. J Says Farewell Gabrielle Marback-Pehler Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School 3 Staff Reporter – Inscape – Newsmagazine
Feature Story A Near Death Experience Ashley O’Brien Huntley High School 1 Online Editor, The Voice
Feature Story Getting Back to Strength Austin Zeis Huntley High School 1 Staff Writer, The Voice
Feature Story One-handed Wonder Natalie Trzeciak Huntley High School 1 Staff Writer, The Voice
Feature Story Soaring to New Heights Alex Landman Huntley High School 2 Staff Writer, The Voice
Feature Story Brother Rich celebrates 50 years in Marist Faith Laughran Marist High School 1 newspaper-The Sentinel
Feature Story Bully in the Mirror Charmi Patel Maine West High School 5 editor-in-chief
Feature Story H2Observed: discovery hints at life Anita Jasinska Maine West High School 1 Assistant In-Depth Editor
Feature Story Keeping an Eye on Close Ties; Friends Vaidika Patel Maine West High School 4 Assistant Features Editor
Feature Story Alumni Spotlight: Jacyara DeOliveira, Bartending Champion Emily Mack Northside College Prep 1 The HoofBeat (school newspaper)
Feature Story Modern Awkwardness: Nat and Phil, a Date the HoofBeat Exclusive Natalie Sendun Northside College Prep 1 The HoofBeat (school newspaper)
Feature Story After School aftermath Kimberly Selgrad Maine West High School 1 Westerner newspaper
Feature Story Love Bytes Emma Passaglia St. Charles East High School 1 Staff Writer
Feature Story Macbeth Brings Bad Luck to Stage Drew Pearce St. Charles East High School 1 Entertainment Editor
Feature Story Mr. and Mrs. Orange and Black’s Four Year Reign Sami Bijonowski St. Charles East High School 1 Features Editor
Sports Story Lions, Tigers, and Bears, Oh My! Anna Pasek Northside College Prep 1 The Hoofbeat (newspaper)
Sports Story Strokes of Success Tyler Watkins Huntley High School 4 Sports Editor, The Voice
Sports Story Queen of the Court Adam Reckamp Huntley High School 1 Editor in Chief, The Voice
Sports Story Breaking Barriers Mawa Iqbal Huntley High School 5 News Editor, The Voice
Sports Story Hockey strives to improve under new coach Kara Keating Marist High School 1 newspaper-The Sentinel
Sports Story Cubs: Rags to riches Maciej Czerlonko Maine West High School 3 Sports Editor
Sports Story Hockey Star Wins Big Nataley Grimmer Maine West High School 2 Asst. Sports Editor
Sports Story Can Chicago Rise to the Top Again? Stefan Balaban Maine West High School 1 Sports Editor
Sports Story Lions, Tigers, and Bears, Oh My! Anna Pasek Northside College Prep 1 The HoofBeat (school newspaper)
Sports Story A Loss for the Hawks: Stanley Cup Champs Defeated By Minnesota Wild Zahra Nasser Northside College Prep 1 The HoofBeat (school newspaper)
Sports Story NFL to Norris Katie Hansen St. Charles East High School 1 Editor in Chief
Columns or Blogs October Style Snapshot Emily Mack Northside College Prep 5 The HoofBeat (school newspaper)
News or Feature Photo Let’s Dia-beat This Anna Barry Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School 5 Mac News Editor – Inscape – Newsmagazine
Sports Photo A Day in the Swamp Nellie Murphy Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School 5 Sports Editor Inscape – Newsmagazine
Cartooning Mount Trumpmore Rachel Kapusciarz Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School 5 Staff Reporter – Inscape – Newsmagazine
Review Degas – A Study in Motion Anna Pasek Northside College Prep 5 The Hoofbeat (newspaper)
Review The Revenant Shines Lucas Modzelewski Huntley High School 1 Staff Writer, The Voice
Review Chi-Raq Surprises Many Austin Zeis Huntley High School 1 Staff Writer, The Voice
Review “The Big Short”: Lots of Laughs and a Load of Mumbo Jumbo Fariha Ahmed Northside College Prep 3 Reporter/Editor for The HoofBear
Review Making a Murderer another great binge watch Kara Keating Marist High School 1 newspaper-The Sentinel
Review Degas: A Study in Motion Anna Pasek Northside College Prep The HoofBeat (school newspaper)
Review “He Named Me Malala”: Inspiring and Humanizing Aleena Ismail Northside College Prep 2 The HoofBeat (school newspaper)
Review “The Upstairs Concierge”: An Uncomfortable Farce Emily Mack Northside College Prep 1 The HoofBeat (school newspaper)
Review Master of Some: A Mixed Review for Aziz Ansari’s New Netflix Show Emily Mack Northside College Prep 2 The HoofBeat (school newspaper)
Review “Two Trains Running” Remains Relevant Emily Mack Northside College Prep 2 The HoofBeat (school newspaper)
Review Narcos : A Magical Biography Natalie Sendun Northside College Prep 4 The HoofBeat (school newspaper)
Graphics/Photo Illustration Meatheads Burger Battle Maeve Lorimer Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School Staff Reporter – Inscape – Newsmagazine
Graphics/Photo Illustration Love Bytes Meagan Gramatikov St. Charles East High School Photo and Graphics Editor
Yearbook Layout “To Everything There is a Season” Kristyna Kresic Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School 5 Yearbook Editor – Inscape – Newsmagazine
Yearbook Photo Lollapalooza Nellie Murphy Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School 5 Student Life Editor – Inscape – Newsmagazine