Contests
2015 Individual Contest Winners:
Yearbook
Yearbook – Cover
Yearbook – Cover Best of Show
Christopher Mueller, Brookfield Central High School
Yearbook – Cover Excellent
Elk Grove High School
Yearbook – Cover Superior
Kelly Allen, Nicole Martin, Carly Kleiman, and Katie Starsky
Homestead High School “We@are”
Yearbook – Cover Honorable Mention
Laurel Noack, Wausau West “Adventure Awaits”
Yearbook – Divider Pages
Yearbook – Divider Pages Best of Show
Christopher Mueller, Brookfield Central High School “Summer”
Yearbook – Divider Pages Excellent
Carly Kleiman, Homestead High School “PURPOSE”
Nicole Martin, Homestead High School “VICTORY”
Yearbook – Divider Pages Superior
Christopher Mueller, Brookfield Central High School “Spring”
Yearbook – Divider Pages Honorable Mention
Henry Taala, Richmond Burton “Quarter 2”
Riverside Brookfield High School “Spring”
Elk Grove High School 4-5
Elk Grove High School 72-73
Laurel Noack, Wausau West “Academics”
Laurel Noack, Wausau West “StudentLife”
Yearbook – Academics
Yearbook – Academic Spread Best of Show
Riverside Brookfield High School, “AP Testing”
Yearbook – Academic Spread Superior
Anusha Naik, Wausau West High School “Equating for Fun”
Yearbook – Academic Spread Excellent
Katie Starsky, Homestead High School “When Languages Collide”
Anusha Naik, Wausau West “Drama Is Discovered”
Yearbook – Academic Spread Honorable Mention
Elk Grove High School; Humanities, Languages
Elk Grove High School; “New Signature Device, Math”
Anusha Naik, Wausau West “Practice Pays Off”
Yearbook – Class/ Clubs/ Organizations
Yearbook – Class, Clubs, Orgs. Best of Show
Kelly Allen, Homestead High School Sw@ppin’Roles, Nothing but Nonsense
Yearbook – Class, Clubs, Orgs. Superior
Christopher Mueller, Brookfield Central High School “Neverland”
Yearbook – Class, Clubs, Orgs. Honorable Mention
Katie Starsky, Homestead High School “A More Humane Mikado Exists”
Sam Lindberg, Richmond Burton High School “A Picture”
Emily Burke, Richmond Burton High School “11 girls 1 storm”
Riverside Brookfield High School, “Best Buddies”
Riverside Brookfield High School, “Student Association”
Elk Grove High School; Band
Elk Grove High School; Robotics, Skills USA, Tech
Alex Seager, Wausau West High School “Chasing the Silver Screen”
Sydney Turner, Wausau West High School “Sharing French Culture”
Yearbook – Student Life
Yearbook – Student Life Best of Show
Emma Kumer, Brookfield Central High School “Summerfest: State Fair”
Yearbook – Student Life Superior
Emma Kumer, Brookfield Central High School “2014 Wrap-Up”
Yearbook – Student Life Excellent
Nicole Martin, Homestead High School “’Cause We’re Happy”
Alex Seager and Paige Haehlke, Wausau West High School “Students Seek Adventure”
Yearbook – Student Life Honorable Mention
Emma Kumer, Brookfield Central High School “Contents”
Sean Linnihan, Brookfield Central High School “Pink VS Blue”
Katie Starsky, Homestead High School “#Super Highlanders Fly Over Homecoming Week”
Katie Starsky, Homestead High School “We @re the Super Highlanders”
Yearbook – Sports
Yearbook – Sports Best of Show
Christopher Mueller, Brookfield Central High School “Ignite Our Remix”
Yearbook – Sports Superior
Nicole Martin, Homestead High School “Love Means Nothing In Tennis or Does It?”
Yearbook – Sports Excellent
Nicole Martin, Homestead High School “Work Hard Dance Hard”
Katya Mikhailenko, Homestead High School ”Who’s Making All the Racket”
Yearbook – Sports Honorable Mention
Emma Wade, Homestead High School “#OntheEdge”
Newspaper/ News/ Mag
Newspaper/ News/ Mag – Advertisements
Newspaper/ NewsMag Ads: Excellent
Gunnar Goetz, Stoughton High School “May Ad page”
Newspaper/ NewsMag Ads: Honorable Mention
Ethan Genter, Stoughton High School “Nov Ad page”
Newspaper/ News/ Mag – Cartoons
Newspaper/ NewsMag Cartoons: Best of Show
Frankie Bruno, Rolling Meadows High School “Hitting Snooze”
Newspaper/ NewsMag Cartoons: Superior
Samantha Lego, Superior High School “From Sports To Academics”
Newspaper/ NewsMag Cartoons: Excellent
Brenda Reyn, Stevenson High School “AP Gov Online”
Brenda Reyn, Stevenson High School “Ebola”
Newspaper/ NewsMag Cartoons: Honorable Mention
Brenda Reyn, Stevenson High School “Cali Consent”
Newspaper/ News/ Mag – News
Newspaper/ NewsMag News: Best of Show
Katy Roach, Stevenson High School, “AP Law”
Well-reported, well-written on a timely topic with a big impact on high school students.
Newspaper/ NewsMag News: Superior
Anna Kreynin, Homestead High School “Proving Performance”
Good reporting, good quotes on a very important topic. Got some controversy here.
Newspaper/ NewsMag News: Excellent
Andrew Rosenthal, Grayslake Central High School, “SB1 Legislation”
Meaty and complex topic, handled well.
Newspaper/ NewsMag News: Honorable Mention
Connor Kennedy, Libertyville High School “A Potential New set of classes”
Got substantive and candid commentary on an important topic.
Creede McClellan, Superior High School “Classrooms Tackle Racial Relations”
Kudos for tackling a sensitive and important topic, and getting candid responses. Could use improvement on packaging (not by classes, for example).
Newspaper/ News/ Mag – Features
Newspaper/ NewsMag Features: Best of Show
Emily Hanneman, Homestead High School “Cookiegate and Calorie Counts Cafeteria Adds Healthier Lunch Options”
Newspaper/ NewsMag Features: Superiors
Maddie Fricker, Homestead High School
“Prescription Drug Abuse Prevalent At Homestead”
Jenny Steinberg, Lake Zurich High School
“The Common People”
Newspaper/ NewsMag Features: Excellents
Carly Rubin, Homestead High School “ABCs Of A Wisconsin Summer”
Anjali Patel, Lakes High School “Laramie Project, Art Revealing Truth”
Courtney Veitch, Lake Zurich High School “To bæ or not to bæ”
Tess Melvin, Lake Zurich High School “Timeless Fight Equal Rights”
Megan Mowery, Stoughton High School “The Master Of Morbid”
Newspaper/ NewsMag Features: Honorable Mentions
Erika Miessner and Olivia Miller, Grayslake Central High School “Feminism Meaning”
Ashley Rayan, Grayslake North High School “Students eat bugs for AP Psychology”
Jenny Steinberg, Lake Zurich High School “The Untold Side of Abuse”
Mario Ljubic, Niles West High School “Gawo and Clark Find Wealth in Opulence Chicago
Mallory Giesen, Stoughton High School “Renaissance Man”
Newspaper/ News/ Mag – Team Reporting
Newspaper/ News Mag Team Reporting: Best of Show
Hannah Boufford and Mike Gasick, Libertyville High School “Cheat to complete”
Newspaper/ News Mag Team Reporting: Superior
Cindy Yao, Alex Shafran, Fathma Rahman, Sabrina Szos, Brenda Reyn, and Stephanie Namkoong, Stevenson High School “Breaking Stereotypes”
Newspaper/ News Mag Team Reporting: Excellent
Jack Greenwood and Nick McGlynn, Stoughton High School “Let’s Talk about Suicide”
Megan Mowery and Corry Greenler, Stoughton High School “Do We Not See Color?”
Newspaper/ News Mag Team Reporting: Honorable Mention
Gunnar Goetz and Ryan Skotzke, Stoughton High School, “Are We Really So Different?”
Newspaper/ News/ Mag – Review Stories
Newspaper/ News Mag Review: Best of Show
Marissa Payne, Grayslake Central High School “All The Bright Places Book”
Newspaper/ News Mag Review: Superior
Gabriela Betancourt, Wausau West “Summer Must Reads 2015”
Newspaper/ News Mag Review: Excellents
Sam Svoboda, Rolling Meadows “Jupiter Ascending”
Ethan Genter, Stoughton High School “Fast and Delirious 7”
Newspaper/ News Mag Review: Honorable Mentions
Daniel Skinner, Grayslake Central High School “Mockingjay Film”
Ethan Kuehm, Rolling Meadows “Zombies”
Megan Mowery, Stoughton High School “Pizza Perfecta”
Newspaper/ News/ Mag – Opinion Columns
Newspaper/ News Mag Opinion Column: Best of Show
Connor Gray, Superior High School “Is Football Worth the Headache”
Newspaper/ News Mag Opinion Column: Superior
Megan Mowery, Stoughton High School “Why I’m Not All About That Bass”
Megan Mowery, Stoughton High School “Truth About Gender Wage Gap”
Newspaper/ News Mag Opinion Column: Excellents
Paulina Michael, Niles West High School ”Mental Health Care”
Summi Famule, Superior High School ”Nigerian Enjoys American”
Katy Roach, Stevenson High School, “Social Commentary”
Newspaper/ News Mag Opinion Column: Honorable Mentions
Kaylee Robinson, Niles West High Sschool “Why I’m Afraid for Black Boys Living in a White World”
Natalie D. Souza., Rolling Meadows “Misnaming Muslims”
Mallory Giesen, Stoughton High School ”Unspoken Trends Of Tumblr”
Newspaper/ News/ Mag – Staff Editorial
Newspaper/ News Mag Editorial: Best of Show
Homestead High School Editorial on district’s strategic compensation system
Newspaper/ News Mag Editorial: Superior
Stevenson High School “Online class offers new learning methods”
Newspaper/ News Mag Editorial: Excellent
Stoughton “Je suis Charlie”
Stoughton “A moment of silence in America, a day of indifference at SHS”
Libertyville “Too much testing?”
Newspaper/ News Mag Editorial: Honorable mentions
Grayslake North “Students must think twice before using their devices”
Rolling Meadows “Honoring through attendance”
Stevenson “Vaccine mandates necessary for public health”
Newspaper/ News/ Mag – Sports News
Newspaper/ News Magazine – Sports News Best of Show
Andrew Erickson, Superior High School “Thirteen-Time Champions”
Newspaper/ News Magazine – Sports News Superior
Shubhangi Joshi, Stevenson High School “Girls Bowling”
Newspaper/ News Magazine – Sports News Excellent
Holden Willmore, Superior High School “Senior Athlete Swims to Success”
Anna Jensen, Grayslake Central High School “Soccer Misses Sectionals”
Newspaper/ News Magazine – Sports News Honorable Mention
Lorena Lane, Superior High School “Multiple Weapons”
Namrata Sridhar, Stevenson High School “NSC Conference”
Natalie D’Souza, Rolling Meadows “NonStop”
Connor Sinclair, Grayslake North High School, “Football wins conference, advances to playoffs”
Newspaper/ News/ Mag – Sports Feature
Newspaper/ News Magazine – Sports Feature Best of Show
Gavin Good, Lakes High School “The Boy The Baton”
Newspaper/ News Magazine – Sports Feature Superior
Andy Olson, Lakes High School “Hansens Make Most of Snow”
Jemma Kim, Lake Zurich High School “Going the Extra 1000 Miles”
Lauranie Meyer and Emily Schmidt, Wausau West High School “Evolution of a Mascot”
Newspaper/ News Magazine – Honorable Mention
Katya Mikhailenko, Homestead High School “Athletes Of The Issue Represent Homestead All 4 Years”
Kyle Laska, Libertyville High School “Give It Up For Gary”
Katy Roach, Stevenson High School “Concussions”
Julia Olson, Stoughton High School “Kahl-in The Shots”
Megan Mowery, Stoughton High School “The Rebirth Of A Tradition”
Newspaper/ News/ Mag – Page One Design
Newspaper/ News/ Mag – Page One Design: Best of Show
Molly Riebau, Homestead High School “One Hard Pill to Swallow”
Newspaper/ News/ Mag – Page One Design: Superior
Sydney Roeper, Homestead High School “The Business of Paying Teachers”
Newspaper/ News/ Mag – Page One Design: Excellent
Jonny Erickson, Superior High School “Issue 1”
Newspaper/ News/ Mag – Page One Design: Honorable Mentions
Alice Vagun, Stevenson High School “AP Government”
Newspaper/ News/ Mag – Cover Design
Newspaper/ News Mag Cover Design: Best of Show
Max Goldberg, Grayslake Central High School “Issue 5”
Newspaper/ News Mag Cover Design: Superior
Anjali Patel, Lakes High School “October Cover”
Newspaper/ News Mag Cover Design: Excellent
Maxwell Freeman and TJ Fedikovich, Stoughton High School “What’s Your Fandom”
Newspaper/ News Mag Cover Design: Honorable Mentions
Laurel Noack, Wausau West High School
Maxwell Freeman and TJ Fedikovich, Stoughton High School “Do We Not See Color”
Newspaper/ News/ Mag – Double Truck Design
Newspaper/ News Mag Double Truck Design: Best of Show
Anusha Naik and Maggie Mataczynski, Wausau West High School “The Story Behind Size 0”
Newspaper/ News Mag Double Truck Design: Superior
Taylor Weise, Wausau West High School “Teams Build Together”
Newspaper/ News Mag Double Truck Design: Excellent
Sabrina Szos and Sarah Verschoor, Stevenson High School, “Football Champs”
Creede McClellan, Superior High School ”Issue 5”
Newspaper/ News Mag Double Truck Design: Honorable Mentions
Jemma Kim, Lake Zurich High School “Going the Extra 1000 Miles”
Abby St. Claire, Libertyville High School “Becoming Us”
Video Entries
Video News
Video News Best of Show:
Katrina Nickell, Niles West High School “She Kills Monsters”
http://www.nileswestnews.org/top-story/video-she-kills-monsters/
Video News Superior:
Merissa Barber-Smith and Allen Chen, La Follette High School
“La Follette Students Respond to Tony Robinson Shooting”
https://youtu.be/NjeP2iRcqqc
Video News Excellent:
Sydney Powers and Elizabeth Barnard Labrousse, La Follette High School
“Preview of La Follette’s Legally Blonde”
https://youtu.be/n2jLjEGXgK4
Video News Honorable Mention:
Nathan Bennett and Allen Chen, La Follette High School, “La Follette’s Tiny Homes Efforts”
Video Features
Video Features Superiors:
Ama Kyereme, Craig High School, “Ariel Shoots” https://youtu.be/JQ7c1MgA1mA
Katrina Nickell, Niles West High School, “Andy Gonzalez: A Passion for Fashion”
http://www.nileswestnews.org/features/andy-gonzalez-a-passion-for-fashion/
Video Features – Excellents:
Darsea Hajdaregic, Niles West High School, “Robotics Club Shoots for National Competition”
http://www.nileswestnews.org/features/robotics-club-shoots-for-national-competition/
Caleb Sawyer, La Follette High School, “Did You Know? Lancer Mascot History” https://youtu.be/9317gr1s8bo
Nic Conklin, La Follette High School, “Meet Officer Mosley”
Video Features – Honorable Mentions
Kyle Zur, Craig High School, “Nick Swings Sports”
Lillian Riederer, La Follette High School, “Ceramics at La Follette High School”
Mahad Aly, La Follette High School, “International Students at La Follette HS”
Video Sports
Video Sports – Best of Show:
Emily Stegich, Niles West High School
“Niles West Boys Gymnastics Makes History”
http://www.nileswestnews.org/videos/
Video Sports – Superior:
Kyle Zur, Craig High School
“Nick Swings Sports”
Video Sports – Excellent:
Amadou Kromah, La Follette High School
“Homecoming 2014 Highlights”
Online Entries
Online – Breaking News
Online Breaking News: Best of Show
Sana Kadir, Niles West High School, “Engineering Project Triggers Fire Alarm During Late Arrival” http://www.nileswestnews.org/news/breaking-news-engineering-project-triggers-fire-alarm-during-late-arrival/
Online Breaking News: Excellent
Aaron Glazer, Homestead High School “Long-time Teacher and Football Coach Accepts New Position”
homesteadhighlanderonline.com/4637/news/long-time-teacher-and-football-coach-accepts-new-position/
Emma Wade, Homestead High School “Plans to Change Final Exams Repealed”
homesteadhighlanderonline.com/6511/plan-to-change-final-exams-repealed/
Online – Blogs
Online Blogs: Best of Show
Molly Riebau, Homestead High School “What’s in Your Closet?” homesteadhighlanderonline.com/6070/blogs/whats-in-your-closet-natalie-aldridge-shows-us-what-it-means-to-love-fashion
Online Blogs: Superior
Aaron Glazer, Homestead High School “Brewing Up America’s Pastime” homesteadhighlanderonline.com/7582/showcase/brewing-up-americas-pastime-managerial-change-inculates-renewed-vigor-and-inspiration
Online Blogs: Excellent
Margaret Martin, Homestead High School “25 Mile Radius to Let the Dogs Out”
homesteadhighlanderonline.com/7445/blogs/25-mile-radius-time-to-let-the-dogs-out/
Online Blogs: Honorable Mentions
Maddie Salata, Libertyville High School “Celebrity Style Icons” http://runwaytohallwaylhs.blogspot.com/2015/01/celebrity-style-icons.html
Maddie Salata, Libertyville High School “Get Look for Less: Fall Fashion” http://runwaytohallwaylhs.blogspot.com/2014/09/get-look-for-less-fall-fashion.html
Online – Interactive Graphic
Online Interactive Graphic: Best of Show
Bella Stechshulte, Homestead High School “Promposals” photo essay with Stellar homesteadhighlanderonline.com/6861/feature/prom-season-kicks-off-with-promposals
Online – Multimedia Packages
Online Multimedia Packages: Best of Show
Danna Tabachnik, Lake Zurich High School “The Holocaust Told by a Survivor” http://www.lzbearfacts.com/news/2015/06/03/the-holocaust-told-by-a-survivor/
Online Multimedia Packages: Superior
Kaylee Robinson and Katrina Nickell, Niles West High School “Athletic Programs Affected by Schools Early Start”
http://www.nileswestnews.org/sports/athletic-programs-affected-by-schools-early-start/
Online Multimedia Packages: Excellent
Alex Zoellick, Libertyville High School “You Don’t Know Riley” http://www.lhsdoi.com/3070/sports/you-dont-know-riley/
Online Multimedia Packages: Honorable Mentions
George Panoutsos and Katrina Nickell, Niles West High School “Nighthawks Hockey An Unrecognized Sport” http://www.nileswestnews.org/sports/nighthawks-hockey-an-unrecognized-sport/
PHOTO Entries
Action Photo
Best of show: Max Goldberg, Grayslake Central
Superior: Emily Butera, Niles West High School
Excellent: Max Goldberg, Grayslake Central
Feature Photo
Best of show: Emma Zander, Homestead High School
Superior: Carly Rubin, Homestead High School
Excellent: Emma Zander, Homestead High School
Honorable Mention: Max Goldberg, Grayslake Central
Honorable Mention: Carly Rubin, Homestead High School
Photo Illustration
Best of show: Carly Kleiman, Homestead High School
Superior: Dylan Pashke, Brookfield Central
Excellent: Max Goldberg, Grayslake Central