2017-2018
December 8, 2017
National Scholastic Press Association
2018 First Class
Illinois High School Association Journalism Sectionals
4th place Broadcast News – Nicole Wagner (’18)
6th place Headline Writing – Haley Holz (’19)
2nd place Sports Writing – Caroline Philbin (’19)*
2nd place Yearbook Caption Writing – Monika Juras (’18)*
6th place Yearbook Copy Writing – Fidan Malikova (’19)
6th place Yearbook Layout Double Page Spread – Kacper Drwenski (’19)
*denotes state qualifiers
Illinois Journalism Education Association
Division 4
Best Digital Publication 1st place PHS Cutlass
Best Use of Social Media (Twitter) 1st place
Individual Awards
In-Depth News Story 1st place – Sam Imlay (’18)
In-Depth News Story Honorable Mention – Meghan Fortunato (’17)
Best Sports Commentary 3rd place – Mariana Fronimos (’19)
Best Sports Commentary Honorable Mention – Caroline Philbin (’18)
Best Sports Photo – 3rd place Kacper Drwenski (’19)
Best Review Honorable Mention – Caitlin Preuss (’18)
Best News or Feature Photo 1st place – Gary Guzman (’19)
Best Illustration 3rd place – Amber Domanus (’19)
Best Alternative Storytelling 3rd place – Anusha Jayaprakash (’17) & Amber Domanus (’19)
Best Multimedia Story Package Honorable Mention – Mariana Fronimos (’19)
Best Video Story 2nd place – Campbell Boston(’17), Danny Hollander(’17), Riley Ganka (’17)
Best Audio Podcast 1st place – Podcast: Will Riordan (’17), Jack Whisler (’17), Ryan Mackinnon (’17)
Best Audio Podcast Honorable Mention – Will Riordan (’17) & Jack Whisler (’17)
Best Blogger 1st place – Shrey Parikh (’18)
Northern Illinois Scholastic Press Association
Blue Ribbon winners
Photography – Gary Guzman (’20)
Editorial Cartooning – Marissa Guzman (’18)
Breaking News – Janaleigh Muszynsky (’18), Crystal Castellanos (’18), Alexandra Ramirez (’18),
Jack Whisler (’18), Abra Richardson (’20), Amber Domanus (’20), Sara Lizak (’20), Kayla Luksch (’20)
Honorable Mentions
Individual In-Depth Writing – Sam Imlay (’19)
Editorial Writing – Editorial staff
School Newspaper Online Recognition Badges