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 1^st place PHS Cutlass

Best Use of Social Media (Twitter) 1^st place

Individual Awards

In-Depth News Story 1^st place – Sam Imlay (’18)

In-Depth News Story Honorable Mention – Meghan Fortunato (’17)

Best Sports Commentary 3^rd place – Mariana Fronimos (’19)

Best Sports Commentary Honorable Mention – Caroline Philbin (’18)

Best Sports Photo – 3^rd place Kacper Drwenski (’19)

Best Review Honorable Mention – Caitlin Preuss (’18)

Best News or Feature Photo 1^st place – Gary Guzman (’19)

Best Illustration 3^rd place – Amber Domanus (’19)

Best Alternative Storytelling 3^rd place – Anusha Jayaprakash (’17) & Amber Domanus (’19)

Best Multimedia Story Package Honorable Mention – Mariana Fronimos (’19)

Best Video Story 2^nd place – Campbell Boston(’17), Danny Hollander(’17), Riley Ganka (’17)

Best Audio Podcast 1^st place – Podcast: Will Riordan (’17), Jack Whisler (’17), Ryan Mackinnon (’17)

Best Audio Podcast Honorable Mention – Will Riordan (’17) & Jack Whisler (’17)

Best Blogger 1^st 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

Continuous Coverage Badge