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2008 Spring Newspaper Awards results

Boone HS, Boone

Courtney Poling and Therese Kuster
2nd Place: Layout and Design
Homecoming 2007

Erin Malloy
3rd Place: Personality Profile
Weaver happily embraces deafness

Cedar Falls HS, Cedar Falls

Briana McGeough
1st Place: Layout and Design
Character counts

Briana McGeough
3rd Place: Layout and Design
Dr. Seuss creations continue to delight

Arlene Freudenberg

1st Place: Personality Profile
CFHS grad works to get life back on track

Arlene Freudenberg
3rd Place: Personality Profile
Going for gold

Vincent Stigliani
2nd Place: Columns
Patriotism/Twilight

Briana McGeough
1st Place: In-Depth Reporting
Debate for marriage equity continues

Briana McGeough
Honorable Mention: In-Depth Reporting
Your character counts

Kellie Petersen

1st Place: News Story
Hell week vandalism creates costly damages

Arlene Freudenberg
2nd Place: News Story
Huckabee first in PAC mock caucus

Ashley Ehrig
3rd Place: News Story
CF junior injured in recent car accident

Briana McGeough
2nd Place: Editorials
CFHS play successfully emphasizes importance of…

Ellen Wrede and Briana McGeough
1st Place: Features
Readers remember Vonnegut

Briana McGeough and Honor Heindl

1st Place: Illustrations
Youth on a mission

David Bergstrom
1st Place: Sports Photos
Celebrating another 5 game playoff thriller

Ben Bremmer
Honorable Mention: Sports Photos
District Champs

Honor Heindl
1st Place: Feature Photos
Fall friends

Nadia Honary
3rd Place: Feature Photos
During a senior photoshoot

David Bergstrom

2nd Place: General News Photo
Working on the team’s creation

Paul Strike
1st Place: Sports Writing
Teacher finishes Ironman triathlon

Donnie Simmet
3rd Place: Sports Writing
Harsh winter no excuse for avoiding XC trails

Centerville HS, Centerville

Tyler Sharp
2nd Place: Personality Profile
Faces in the hallway: Devere Bankson

Tyler Sharp
Honorable Mention: Columns
The Great White Sharp

Shane Buban
1st Place: Editorials
What is the perfect society

Coady Mobley
3rd Place: Editorials
Writing on the stalls

Central Community, Elkader

Tatler Staff
Honorable Mention: Graphics
Senior Spotlights

Jessica Knapp and Kelsey Bergan
Honorable Mention: Illustrations
14 funny things

Central HS, Davenport

Katie Oxendine
1st Place: Layout and Design
Tis the season for holiday shopping

Romaro Houston
3rd Place: Columns
Epiphanies of Life

Tim Corlett

Honorable Mention: In-Depth Reporting
ITED Scores

Sam Jurgena
3rd Place: Sports Photos
LA PomLee dunking

Deena Deleon
Honorable Mention: Editorial Cartooning
An Inconvenient Truth

City HS, Iowa City

Allen Simpson
Honorable Mention: Layout and Design
5 things you should know about

Adam Sullivan
1st Place: Graphics
Student at desk graphic

Laurel Tippe
Honorable Mention: News Story
CHS Graduate films in Pakistan

Jeffrey Law
Honorable Mention: Sports Writing
Transfers make impact

Exira HS, Exira

Audrey Boeck and Molly Boylan
Honorable Mention: Layout and Design
Hot Topics at EHS

Derick Petersen
3rd Place: In-Depth Reporting
Having a purpose

Joel Petersen

Honorable Mention: News Story
Students attend caucuses

Bridgette Kilworth
2nd Place: Illustrations
Hot Topics at EHS

Cameron Chambers
2nd Place: Sports Photos
In a tight spot

Shawn McClain
3rd Place: Sports Photos
Listen up

Derick Petersen
1st Place: Editorial Cartooning
Teacher/student/ITED tests

Derick Petersen

3rd Place: Editorial Cartooning
Librarian

Katelyn Thompson
2nd Place: Feature Photos
Carefully measuring

Garret Munch
1st Place: General News Photo
Too much fun

Garret Munch
3rd Place: General News Photo
Measuring carefully

Sarah Anthofer
Honorable Mention: General News Photo
Pull harder

Glenwood HS, Glenwood

Regan Hager
Honorable Mention: Layout and Design
Front Page (Feb. 28)

Zack Martin
3rd Place: Columns
Caucus/Barack

Joel Weis

Honorable Mention: Columns
Deep Thoughts with Joel Weis

Regan Hager
Honorable Mention: Graphics
October 5th, February 28 issues

Brooke Aplara
2nd Place: In-Depth Reporting
Iowa boasts low teenage pregnancy rate

Regan Hager
Honorable Mention: News Story
Lock down drills prepare students for the worst

Hudson HS, Hudson

Hannah Kaus and Hillary Rickert
3rd Place: Layout and Design
Politics 101

Joy Wessels
2nd Place: Personality Profile
All American

Lindsie Smith
Honorable Mention: Personality Profile
Struggle to recovery

Kelsey Maves

1st Place: Personality Profile
Rockin’ the vote

Sara Hodgin
1st Place: In-Depth Reporting
Chasing cheaters

Kelsey Maves
3rd Place: News Story
Time for a Change

Carrie Brandhorst
1st Place: Editorials
Don’t stick to the status quo

Kayla Mangrich
Honorable Mention: Features
Out of Africa and in her heart

Jordan Ehlers

3rd Place: Illustrations
Ball and horn photo

Jordan Ehlers
Honorable Mention: Illustrations
Adding girl power

Abbey Sparks
3rd Place: Sports Photos
Volleyball fans

Tyler Chalstrom
3rd Place: Editorial Cartooning
Out with the old

Jefferson HS, Cedar Rapids

Emily Bajet
2nd Place: Columns
Caucus Rant/Hillary and Deceit

Sam Fillenworth
2nd Place: Editorials
Iowa disappoints on and off the field

Brittany Ziegler
3rd Place: Editorials
Confessions of a Senior

Christy Aumer

2nd Place: Sports Photos
Junior Chad Underwood gets caught

Christy Aumer
2nd Place: Feature Photos
Walking down our stairs

Christy Aumer
3rd Place: Feature Photos
Ovation hopefuls

Christy Aumer
1st Place: General News Photo
In the past, doors were kept open

Johnston HS, Johnston

Kiera Morrill
3rd Place: Personality Profile
Retired teacher finds peace in art

Veronica Roshek
Honorable Mention: Columns
In my Shoes

Allison Kane
1st Place: Editorials
Orchestra remains hidden

Julia Manning

Honorable Mention: Features
Wheat no more

Andy Hummel
1st Place: Illustrations
Martin Luther King

Matthew Courtney
Honorable Mention: Sports Photos
Leaping off the board

Andy Hummel
Honorable Mention: Editorial Cartooning
Tasers

Austin Hartsook
3rd Place: Sports Writing
Beaconites to Dragons

Kennedy HS, Cedar Rapids

Alex Krivit
2nd Place: Layout and Design
Generation Rx

Megan Nielsen
Honorable Mention: Personality Profile
Simply ‘Joe Sub’

Shannon Rowan

2nd Place: Graphics
October 19, 2007 issue

Ariana McLaughlin
3rd Place: Graphics
November 9, 2007 issue

Alex Krivit
Honorable Mention: Graphics
February 22, 2008 issue

Reid Galbraith
2nd Place: In-Depth Reporting
When disease prevails

Andrea Nemecek
2nd Place: Features
Final season comes to Cedar Rapids

Seth Lunsford

2nd Place: Illustrations
Creationism vs. Evolution

Elise Krivit
1st Place: Sports Photos
Perfect form

Alyssa Mullen
1st Place: Feature Photos
Vibrant Colors

Ariana McLaughlin
Honorable Mention: Feature Photos
And the crowd roars

Cassie Milks
2nd Place: General News Photo
Reflecting on Eid

Ariana McLaughlin

3rd Place: General News Photo
At the forum

Cassie Milks
Honorable Mention: General News Photo
All eyes on you

Ariana McLaughlin
1st Place: Sports Writing
All or nothing – hockey

Allie Stigall
Honorable Mention: Sports Writing
Head-to-Head

Lewis Central HS, Council Bluffs

Damien Croghan
1st Place: Personality Profile
A day in Mr. Drake’s shoes

Amanda Berg
1st Place: Editorial Cartooning
Gabriel and God

North HS, Davenport

Liz Brooks
Honorable Mention: Illustrations
Uncle “Sam-antha”

Brian Nguyen
2nd Place: Editorial Cartooning
Better school…

PCM HS, Monroe

Staci Fosenburg
2nd Place: Layout and Design
The PCM Outlook

Kayla Van Gorp
Honorable Mention: Personality Profile
Mrs. Mercuris to retire after 37 years

Brooke Woody
1st Place: Columns
Babbling Brooke

Staci Fosenburg

3rd Place: Columns
The Setting

Monica Ehn
1st Place: Graphics
Happy Halloween from the Outlook Staff

Monica Ehn
2nd Place: Graphics
Happy Hilidays from the Outlook Staff

Monica Ehn
3rd Place: Graphics
Butterfields self-portrait wins HM

Staci Fosenburg
2nd Place: In-Depth Reporting
Balancing Act

Staci Fosenburg

Honorable Mention: Editorials
Parents: It’s after midnight

Erin Rouse
3rd Place: Features
Monroe house just might be haunted

Dalton Cooper
Honorable Mention: Features
Ms. Hand experiences life, teaching in Middle East

Drew Vander Beek
3rd Place: Illustrations
Monroe house just might be haunted

Drew Vander Beek
2nd Place: Editorial Cartooning
Iowa or Arizona

Paul Dobbie

2nd Place: Sports Writing
The Zander twins: Identical but different

Pella HS, Pella

Andrew Lopez
2nd Place: Columns
Pelladium

Pelladium Staff

1st Place: Graphics
2 issues – overall

Will Harris
3rd Place: Editorials
Staff Ed – Global Understanding

Will Harris
2nd Place: Features
Alumni Stravers leavse lasting legacy

Cameron Downing
1st Place: Illustrations
Religion and Philosophy

Cameron Downing
2nd Place: Illustrations
Stress

Jenae Jenison

1st Place: Sports Photo
Making history

Jenae Jenison
2nd Place: Sports Photo
Page 1

Eric Moore
1st Place: Editorial Cartooning
The Oprah factor

Cameron Van Berkum
2nd Place: Editorial Cartooning
Going Green

Cameron Van Berkum
Honorable Mention: Editorial Cartooning
Less dependent on technology

Sarah Langenfeld

2nd Place: Feature Photos
Page 1

Devon O’Brien
2nd Place: General News Photo
Cheer

Claire Core
3rd Place: General News Photo
Page 1 Photo

Josh Van Ee
Honorable Mention: Sports Writing
Performance proves more important than morals to some

Pleasant Valley HS, Bettendorf

Mike Barnes
Honorable Mention: Editorials
Principal’s decision: Pull or Poll?

Christina Greger
3rd Place: Illustrations
Dudes on chick flicks

Laura Rosen
3rd Place: Editorial Cartooning
Oprah and Obama

Southeast Polk HS, Pleasant Hill

Chris Jessen
1st Place: Columns
Out on a whim

Colton Heller
1st Place: News Story
Activity director accused of assault

Paul Kockler

2nd Place: Sports Writing
Player ‘rides pine’

Washington HS, Washington

Katie Martins
1st Place: Layout and Design
Mount Pleasant-vs-Washington

Laura Krebs

1st Place: Personality Profile
Ninth grade girl plays football

Katie Martins
2nd Place: Graphics
Panther Pride front page graphics

Andrew Schneider
Honorable Mention: In-Depth Reporting
WHS handles safety concerns

Aaron Trier
2nd Place: News Story
Clinton makes trip to BioDiesel Plant

Andrew Schneider
2nd Place: Editorials
Spending shortfall…

Andrew Schneider

Honorable Mention: Editorials
With time running out…

Katie Martins
1st Place: General News Photo
Greeting

West HS, Davenport

Martha Villafana

3rd Place: Layout and Design
The truth about your diet

Baylee Rees
3rd Place: In-Depth Reporting
Coexistence

Emily Kroening
3rd Place: Features
Sleep deprivation causes problems

West HS, Iowa City

Jayne Berglund
2nd Place: Personality Profile
Through the eyes of Addie Hugen

Audrey Keranen
1st Place: In-Depth Reporting
Teenage pregnancy

Abi Marshall
2nd Place: News Story
Tate Misconstrued

Katie Hanson
3rd Place: News Story
Tribute to Jill Monroe

Audrey Keranen

1st Place: Features
Raising the bar for entry to bars?

West Delaware HS, Manchester

Derek Klein
3rd Place: In-Depth Reporting
Wheying the options

Allison Loecke

1st Place: News Story
Taking a flood day

Amber Moorman
1st Place: Features
A different path

Amber Moorman
3rd Place: Features
Make yourself at home

Jaci Vontalge
Honorable Mention: Sports Photo
Heffernen

Mycala Briggs
1st Place: Feature Photos
Find the gum

Kelly Skinner

Honorable Mention: General News Photo
Chew kills too

Jacob Thomas
1st Place: Sports Writing
Girls pumping iron

Derek Klein
2nd Place: Sports Writing
A Perfect Performance

Allan Sweet
3rd Place: Sports Writing
Starting from behind

Inklings Staff
3rd Place: Graphics
Issues 5 and 6

Woodbine HS

Kali Piro
2nd Place: Features
Dying for Diamonds

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