2020-2021

Illinois High School Association Journalism State

2nd place Advertising – Hannah Henrikson (‘22)

3rd place Yearbook Layout – Emma Langer (‘21)

5th place Broadcast News – Steven Keferlis (‘23)

Illinois High School Association Journalism Sectionals

1st place Advertising – Hannah Henrikson (‘22)*

3rd place Broadcast News – Steven Keferlis (‘23)*

2nd place Editorial Cartoon – Leilany Fuentes-Garcia (‘22)*

6th place Editorial Writing – Sophia Stupen (‘23)

3rd place Feature Writing – Elyssa Reed (‘21)*

5th place Headline Writing – Nicole Canfield (‘23)

2nd place News Writing – Brendan Meyers (‘21)*

1st place Newspaper Design – Emma Langer (‘21)*

4th place Review Writing – Elyssa Reed (‘21)

6th place Sports Writing – Monika Jurevicius (‘23)

4th place Yearbook Caption Writing – Monika Jurevicius (‘23)

4th place Video News – Maura McGarvey (‘22)

1st place Yearbook Copy Writing – Hannah Henrikson (‘22)*

3rd place Yearbook Layout – Emma Langer (‘21)*

5th place Yearbook Theme Development – Yilin Li (‘23) and Hope Koenig (‘21)

*denotes state qualifiers

Illinois Journalism Education Association

Division 5

Best Digital Production 2nd place – Cutlass Staff

Best Website 3rd place – Cutlass Staff

Individual Awards

Best In-Depth News Story 2nd place – Elyssa Reed (’21), Brendan Meyers (’21), Hope Koenig (’21), Anya Ball (’21), Monika Jurevicius (’23), Joseline Nunez (’21), Pavle Markovic (’21), Eli Levsky (’21), Hannah Henrikson (’22), Yilin Li (’22), Isabella Robinson (’21), Steven Keferlis (’23), Emma Langer (’21), Rand Paddack (’21)

Best Personality Profile HM  – Monika Jurevicius (’23)

Best Illustration 2nd place  – Isabella Robinson (’21)

Best Infographic 1st place –  Yilin Li (’23)

Best Alternative Storytelling HM – Elyssa Reed (’21)

Best Multimedia Story Package 2nd place – Anya Ball (’21)

Best Use of Social Media HM – Anya Ball (’21)

Best Photo Gallery/Slideshow HM – Matt Stepp (’23), Monika Jurevicius (’23), Nicole Canfield (’23), Ruth Hall (’23), Sofia Klein (’23), Steven Keferlis (’23), Sophia Davidson (’24)

Best of School Newspaper Online

 PHS grad Coralie Adam reaches for the stars by Monika Jurevicius (’23)