IHSA

Journalism State Final Qualifiers -- 2007-08

Updated with changes on Wednesday, April 23, at 10 am.

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Stephanie Ashton (Sr.), Peoria (Richwoods)
Clayton Buss (Sr.), Galena (H.S.)
Meghan Chatrath (Sr.), Winnetka (New Trier)
Elizabeth Fines (So.), Taylorville
Michelle Gao (Sr.), Urbana (University)
Sara Garcia (Sr.), Belvidere (H.S.)
Victoria Hensley (Jr.), Belleville (West)
Michael Kera (Sr.), O'Fallon
Katie Lee (Jr.), Fithian (Oakwood)
Amy Lewin (Sr.), Glenview (Glenbrook South)
Brittany Manning (Sr.), Huntley
Sarah Miles (So.), Coulterville
Salman Mohammed (Sr.), Franklin Park-Northlake (Leyden)
Eunhye Oak (So.), Palatine (Fremd)
Elle Opitz (Sr.), Oak Lawn (Community)
Monica Ray (Sr.), Northbrook (Glenbrook North)
Svjetlana Stojanovic (Jr.), Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East)
Urszula Szpila (So.), Elk Grove Village (E.G.)
Casey Talbot (Sr.), Naperville (Central)
Kendalle Tanner (Sr.), DeKalb
Sarah Tuck (Sr.), Joliet (Twp.)

Info Graphics

Rhea Abel (Jr.), Belleville (West)
John Beyer (Sr.), Palatine (Fremd)
Julie Blindauer (So.), Elk Grove Village (E.G.)
Christina Bongabong (Sr.), Plainfeld (Central)
Isaac Chambers (Jr.), Urbana (University)
Michael Deinzer (Sr.), Chicago (Taft)
Cyle Dickens (Fr.), Princeton
Andy Drea (Sr.), Taylorville
Jamie Hausman (Jr.), Lincolnshire (Stevenson)
Woody Hines (Sr.), Winnetka (New Trier)
Nicole Layton, Chatham (Glenwood)
Logan Lee (Jr.), Fithian (Oakwood)
Teresa Liu (Sr.), Naperville (Central)
Brittany Manning (Sr.), Huntley
Amika Moore (Jr.), Rockford (Jefferson)
Vincent Newton (Sr.), Galena (H.S.)
Emily Siner (Jr.), Flossmoor (Homewood-F.)
Suzee Skwiot (Jr.), Grayslake (Central)
Victoria Stake (Jr.), O'Fallon
Garret Stark (Sr.), Evergreen Park
Kendalle Tanner (Sr.), DeKalb

Copy Editing

Alexandra Albanese (Jr.), Huntley
Michael Anderson (Sr.), O'Fallon
Leizl Basilio, Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East)
Amber Bell (Sr.), Rockford (Jefferson)
Paige Brinkmann (Sr.), Carlyle
Miranda Culbreth (Jr.), Burbank (Reavis)
Krystal Eichie (Sr.), Chicago (Taft)
Kurt Fowler (Jr.), Williamsville
Jie Han (Sr.), Urbana (University)
Margaux Henquinet (Jr.), Mt. Prospect (Prospect)
Heather Huckstadt (Sr.), Normal (Community)
Amrita John (Sr.), Northbrook (Glenbrook North)
Jaclyn Leonard (So.), LaSalle (L.-Peru)
Anna Moric (So.), Belvidere (H.S.)
Meghan Morrison (Jr.), Palatine (Fremd)
Allison Prang (So.), Bartlett
Raj Tyagi (So.), Flossmoor (Homewood-F.)
Emily VanEtten (So.), Naperville (Central)
Matt Vuchichevich (So.), Elk Grove Village (E.G.)
Matt Walsh (Sr.), Oak Lawn (Community)
Ben Watts (Sr.), Belleville (West)

Editorial Cartooning

Rachel Allen (So.), Palatine (Fremd)
Clayton Buss (Sr.), Galena (H.S.)
Carin Cameron (Fr.), Belvidere (North)
Zach Cohn (Sr.), Flossmoor (Homewood-F.)
David Dragovich (Jr.), Arlington Heights (Hersey)
Dalton Evans (Fr.), Lovington
Kelley Greenan (Sr.), Elk Grove Village (E.G.)
Zoe Gutterman (Sr.), Winnetka (New Trier)
Zachary Hanks (Jr.), Harrisburg
Victoria Hensley (Jr.), Belleville (West)
Caroline Hughes (Jr.), Mt. Prospect (Prospect)
Elise King (Jr.), Aurora (Waubonsie Valley)
Sarah Miles (So.), Coulterville
Eric Oliver (So.), Franklin Park-Northlake (Leyden)
Elle Opitz (Sr.), Oak Lawn (Community)
Allison Prang (So.), Bartlett
Kate Richardson (Sr.), Taylorville
Chris Simon (Sr.), Naperville (Central)
Jacob Smyth (So.), Rockford (Jefferson)
Kristin Stevens (Jr.), Mattoon
Sarah Tuck (Sr.), Joliet (Twp.)

Editorial Writing

Mike Anderson (Sr.), Glenview (Glenbrook South)
Mitch Armentrout (So.), Burbank (Reavis)
Molly Baron (Fr.), Princeton
Bre Bush (Jr.), Aurora (Waubonsie Valley)
Neal Christensen (Jr.), Wheeling
Matt DeBall (Sr.), DeKalb
Sean Doyle (Sr.), Midlothian (Bremen)
Francis Hathcock (Sr.), Flossmoor (Homewood-F.)
Morgan Hottes (Sr.), Harrisburg
Katya Mack (Sr.), Winnetka (New Trier)
Lauren Magnuson (Sr.), Rockford (East)
Andrea Mendoza (Sr.), Oak Lawn (Community)
Kevin O'Brien (Jr.), Mt. Prospect (Prospect)
Hannah Oppenheimer (Sr.), Naperville (Central)
Annie Pittman (Sr.), Herrin (H.S.)
Kumars Salehi (Sr.), Urbana (University)
Raxit Shah (Sr.), Belleville (West)
Heather Smith (So.), LaSalle (L.-Peru)
Stephen Spence (Jr.), Normal (Community)
Chelsea Tarquini (Jr.), Fithian (Oakwood)
Matt Vuchichevich (So.), Elk Grove Village (E.G.)

Feature Writing

Cheyenne Bergmark (So.), Belvidere (H.S.)
Elizabeth Burks (Sr.), Naperville (Central)
Corinne Chin (Jr.), Glenview (Glenbrook South)
Claire Christensen (Jr.), Wheeling
Caty Cosme (Sr.), Plainfield (South)
Ashley Darnell (Sr.), Schaumburg (H.S.)
Brittany Dixon (Sr.), Belleville (East)
Eric Foster (Sr.), Mattoon
Rob Gaeta (Sr.), Plainfield (Central)
Joe Lewis (Sr.), Fithian (Oakwood)
Arielle Mayper (So.), LaSalle (L.-Peru)
Joanna Misiura (Sr.), Roselle (Lake Park)
Sean Morrison (Sr.), Franklin Park-Northlake (Leyden)
Cassandra Myers (Jr.), Huntley
Lindsey Oyler (Jr.), Taylorville
Jessica Petrie (Jr.), Belleville (West)
Allison Ranken (Sr.), Rockford (Jefferson)
Lauren Schmidt (Sr.), Winnetka (New Trier)
Rebecca Susmarski (Jr.), Chicago (Mother McAuley)
Emily Welborn (Sr.), Harrisburg
Katie Wells (Jr.), Arlington Heights (Hersey)

Headline Writing

Alexandra Albanese (Sr.), Huntley
Sam Bernard (Fr.), Galena (H.S.)
Elise Brown (Sr.), Flossmoor (Homewood-F.)
Arnoldo Cardenas (Jr.), Rockford (East)
Allison Copenbarger (Sr.), Taylorville
Omar Dairanieh (Jr.), Aurora (Waubonsie Valley)
Jared Eggerman (Jr.), Carlyle
Kurt Fowler (Jr.), Williamsville
Adam Hasz (Sr.), Schaumburg (H.S.)
Sean Leahy (Sr.), Palatine (Fremd)
Agnita Manoharan (Jr.), Normal (Community)
Jeremy Minor (Jr.), Chicago (Mt. Carmel)
Autumn Pigg (Sr.), Harrisburg
Lauren Ross (Jr.), Belleville (West)
Jonathan Safron (Jr.), Lincolnshire (Stevenson)
Mina Shankar (Sr.), Glenview (Glenbrook South)
Kate Sternecky (Jr.), Naperville (Central)
Gordon Voit (Sr.), Winnetka (New Trier)
Quentin Ware (So.), Oak Forest
Kata Welsh (Sr.), Rockford (Jefferson)
Lauraann Wood (Sr.), Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.)

News Writing

Erica Breunlin (Sr.), Sycamore
Elise Brown (Sr.), Flossmoor (Homewood-F.)
Sarah Carlson (Jr.), Galena (H.S.)
Lauren Caruba (Fr.), Bartlett
Ashley Darnell (Sr.), Schaumburg (H.S.)
Sarah Eberspacher (Sr.), Mattoon
Woody Hines (Sr.), Winnetka (New Trier)
Lindsey Kamm (Sr.), Lovington
Ashley Lavela (Sr.), Oak Lawn (Community)
Mandy Morrow (So.), Princeton
Marissa Perlman (Sr.), Glenview (Glenbrook South)
Jessica Petrie (Jr.), Belleville (West)
Elise Povejsil (Sr.), Naperville (Central)
Eunie Ro (So.), Lincolnshire (Stevenson)
Catherine Siefert (Sr.), Herrin (H.S.)
Suzee Skwiot (Jr.), Grayslake (Central)
Ashlyn Slimko (Jr.), LaSalle (L.-Peru)
Anthony Thompson (Sr.), Chicago (Mt. Carmel)
Kait Williams (Sr.), Carlyle
Carly Wilson (Sr.), Fithian (Oakwood)
Lauraann Wood (Sr.), Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.)

Newspaper Design

Mike Anderson (Sr.), Glenview (Glenbrook South)
Chelsea Arnold (Sr.), O'Fallon
Lindsay Berghuis (Sr.), Plainfield (Central)
John Beyer (Sr.), Palatine (Fremd)
Isaac Chambers (Jr.), Urbana (University)
Erica Chen (Sr.), Naperville (Central)
Allison Copenbarger (Sr.), Taylorville
Omar Dairanieh (Jr.), Aurora (Waubonsie Valley)
Mari Grigalaunias, Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East)
Adam Hasz (Sr.), Schaumburg (H.S.)
Kristin Jording (Sr.), Normal (Community)
Kristin Kastak (Jr.), Belvidere (North)
Jessica Loveless (Jr.), Rolling Meadows
Katya Mack (Sr.), Winnetka (New Trier)
Sean Morrison (Sr.), Franklin Park-Northlake (Leyden)
Vincent Newton (Sr.), Galena (H.S.)
Cheyanne Otey (Sr.), LaSalle (L.-Peru)
Sarah Parkinson (Sr.), Coulterville
Autumn Pigg (Sr.), Harrisburg
Devon Thompson (Jr.), Huntley
Dominic Trombino (Sr.), Plainfield (South)

Newspaper Sports Writing

Mitch Armentrout (Jr.), Burbank (Reavis)
Andrea Behling (So.), Belvidere (North)
Brad Bishop (Sr.), Belleville (East)
Josh Blake, Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East)
Virgil Bonifazi (Sr.), Mt. Prospect (Prospect)
Andrew Carter (Jr.), Naperville (North)
Jessica Dillard (Jr.), Roselle (Lake Park)
Megan Finneran, Schaumburg (H.S.)
JuJu Kim (Jr.), Naperville (Central)
Zach Koszyk (Jr.), Rolling Meadows
Bethany Kundo (Sr.), Rockford (Jefferson)
Alex McNamee (Jr.), Normal (Community)
Andrea Mendoza (Sr.), Oak Lawn (Community)
Kevin Orris (Sr.), Grayslake (Central)
Kameron Ryder (Jr.), Harrisburg
Alexa Smith (Jr.), O'Fallon
Toni Thanas (Sr.), Plainfield (Central)
Alyssa Tomaszewski (So.), LaSalle (L.-Peru)
Gordon Voit (Sr.), Winnetka (New Trier)
Ross White (Jr.), Fithian (Oakwood)
Chris Yoder (So.), Urbana (University)

Feature Photography

Jordan Arkels (Sr.), LaSalle (L.-Peru)
Jeff Benjamin (Jr.), Glenview (Glenbrook South)
Chelsea Campbell (So.), Minooka
Katie Doty (Sr.), Sycamore
Rebecca Hansen (Jr.), Grayslake (North)
Elliott Koehl (So.), O'Fallon
Haley Laughlin (So.), Pontiac
Amy Liu (Sr.), Palatine (Fremd)
Robert Lopez (Sr.), Huntley
Angie Meads (Jr.), Taylorville
Christopher Nixon (Sr.), Urbana (University)
Katherine Porter (Sr.), Winnetka (New Trier)
Alan Saiz (Jr.), Evergreen Park
Marsha Sanchez (Sr.), Flossmoor (Homewood-F.)
Kate Spencer, Chatham (Glenwood)
Allyson Tarmino (Sr.), Chicago (Taft)
Alex Vascera (Fr.), Franklin Park-Northlake (Leyden)
Katie Webb (Jr.), Fithian (Oakwood)
Amanda Wieland (Jr.), Herrin (H.S.)
Brittany Williams (Jr.), Oak Forest
Dann Wunderlich (Sr.), Naperville (North)

Review Writing

Alex Brewer (Sr.), Mt. Prospect (Prospect)
Bryant Brooks (Sr.), Harrisburg
Corinne Chin (Jr.), Glenview (Glenbrook South)
Molly Collins (Sr.), Roselle (Lake Park)
Joel Dobben (Sr.), Flossmoor (Homewood-F.)
Hannah Fitch (Sr.), Peoria (Richwoods)
Dylan Frost (Sr.), Herrin (H.S.)
Rob Gaeta (Sr.), Plainfield (Central)
Alexis Georgiadis (Sr.), Champaign (Centennial)
Kelley Greenan (Sr.), Elk Grove Village (E.G.)
Timothy Hehn (Sr.), Bartlett
Jon Hewelt (So.), Burbank (Reavis)
Jessica Janisse (Jr.), Midlothian (Bremen)
Kendall McCabe (Jr.), Rockford (Lutheran)
Tony Merevick (Sr.), Huntley
Eric Oliver (So.), Franklin Park-Northlake (Leyden)
Lindsey Oyler (Jr.), Taylorville
Kiley Rosnes (Jr.), LaSalle (L.-Peru)
Kumars Salehi (Sr.), Urbana (University)
Victoria Thompson (Sr.), Belleville (West)
Maggie Zhang (Jr.), Palatine (Fremd)

Yearbook Copy Writing

Neha Awati (Sr.), Palatine (Fremd)
Amber Bell (Sr.), Rockford (Jefferson)
Kelly Campbell, Winnetka (New Trier)
Jake Cocagne (Sr.), Champaign (Centennial)
Priya Deshpande (Sr.), Huntley
Sarah Doyle (Fr.), Burbank (Reavis)
Jordan Durham (Jr.), Taylorville
Kaitlyn Flynn (So.), Oak Forest
Rebecca Galvan (Jr.), Belvidere (North)
Michelle Gao (Sr.), Urbana (University)
Nicole Graham (Jr.), Pontiac
Sarah Johnson (Sr.), Grayslake (North)
Samantha Kush (Sr.), Joliet (Twp.)
Zachary Levy (Sr.), Bartlett
Jeanette Perfors (Sr.), Chicago (Taft)
Beth Schumacher (Jr.), Evergreen Park
Taylor Scott (Jr.), Carlyle
Kaleigh Sheehan (So.), DeKalb
Samantha Spratt (So.), Okawville
Victoria Thompson (Sr.), Belleville (West)
Laurie Torres (Jr.), Grayslake (Central)

Yearbook Layout: Double-Page Spread

Matt Bakke (Sr.), Huntley
Jane Black (Jr.), Champaign (Centennial)
Christina Burghard (Jr.), Oak Forest
Andy Drea (Sr.), Taylorville
Julie Euyoque (Sr.), Wheeling
Lindsy Fagerstom (Sr.), Evergreen Park
Akshali Gandhi (Sr.), Naperville (North)
Kate Heitkamp (Sr.), Galena (H.S.)
Ashton Hogan, Chatham (Glenwood)
Andreana Holowatyj (Jr.), Mt. Prospect (Prospect)
Linda Ly (So.), Urbana (University)
Joseph Matusiak (Sr.), Elk Grove Village (E.G.)
Jeanette Perfors (Sr.), Chicago (Taft)
Alyssa Rademacher (Sr.), O'Fallon
Megan Rentschler (So.), Belvidere (North)
Chris Simon (Sr.), Naperville (Central)
Alexis Smith (Sr.), Oak Lawn (Community)
Jana Smith (So.), Cisne
Katie Trabaris (Jr.), Winnetka (New Trier)
Katy Wolpoff (Sr.), Buffalo Grove
Ashley Ziemann (So.), Minooka

Yearbook Theme Development

Jane Black (Jr.) & Alyssa Petruzzello (Jr.), Champaign (Centennial)
Allie Bond (Sr.) & Angela Cortez (Sr.), Harrisburg
Beranda Breca & Michaela Folvarska, Chicago (Taft)
Christina Burghard (Jr.) & Nicole Luciano (Sr.), Oak Forest
Stephanie Calabrese (Sr.) & Nicole Thompson (Sr.), Palatine (Fremd)
Sarah Carlson (Jr.) & Chase Simmons (Sr.), Galena (H.S.)
Chance Draper (Sr.), LaSalle (L.-Peru)
Avanti Chajed (So.) & Linda Ly (So.), Urbana (University)
Valerie Clarke (Sr.) & Hannah Siedenberg (Sr.), Wheeling
Lauren Comitor (So.) & Stephanie Wojton (Jr.), Lincolnshire (Stevenson)
Alyssa Donner (Jr.) & Carolyn Kurtz (Jr.), Princeton
Lindsy Fagerstrom (Sr.) & Samantha Iacobelli (Sr.), Evergreen Park
Akshali Gandhi (Sr.), Naperville (North)
Jamie Gowin (Sr.) & Emily Masek (Sr.), Oak Lawn (Community)
Emily Hayes (Jr.) & Brittany Palmer (Sr.), Bartlett
Mona Kelkar (Sr.) & Katie Trabaris (Jr.), Winnetka (New Trier)
Michelle Lisack (So.) & Zack Wagner (So.), Huntley
Lindsay McGeever (Sr.) & Steve Peters (Jr.), Burbank (Reavis)
Andrea Schultz (Sr.) & Kelsey Smith (Sr.), Williamsville
Bri Smith (Sr.), Carlyle
Hailey Winka (So.), Cisne