KEMPA students, publications win awards at Boston Convention

Congratulations to the KEMPA winners of the following awards:

Best of Show
Category: Broadsheet, 9-12 pages
6th place: Bear Facts, Lake Zurich High School, Lake Zurich, Ill., Carolyn Wagner-adviser

Write-Offs

Category: Feature Writing

Excellent: Alex Zoellick, Drops of Ink, Libertyville High School, Libertyville, Ill., Michael Gluskin-adviser
Honorable Mention: Emilio Majias, Phoenix Military Academy, Chicago, Katie Comeford-adviser
Honorable Mention: Ena Sarancic, Niles West News, Niles West High School, Skokie, Ill., Evelyn Lauer-adviser

Category: Sports Writing

Honorable Mention: Kejuan Rucker, Phoenix Military Academy, Chicago, Katie Comeford-adviser

Category: Review Writing

Superior: Joseph Salvato, The Pacer, Rolling Meadows High School, Rolling Meadows, Ill., Alison DeBerge-adviser

Category: Commentary Writing

Excellent: Deanna Ross, West Side Stories, Wauwatosa West High School, Wauwatosa, Wis., Christopher Lazarski-adviser

Category: Yearbook Copy/Caption: Academics

Excellent: Jaron Urban, Lair, Wheeling High School, Wheeling, Ill., Sandra Gruen-adviser

Category: Newspaper News/Feature Photography

Honorable Mention: Juli Johnson, West Side Stories, Wauwatosa West High School, Wauwatosa, Wis., Christopher Lazarski-adviser