IHSA

Journalism State Final Qualifiers -- 2008-09

As of Thursday, April 30.

Advertising
Kara Brandeisky, Northbrook (Glenbrook North)
Daniela Chavez, Wheeling
Karolina Chwala, Mt. Prospect (Prospect)
Alicia Ciambrone, Naperville (Central)
Gail Concepcion, Bartlett
Krystal Frederick, Belleville (West)
Kristen Hensen, Beecher
Amber Ibarra, Belleville (East)
Kristen LaDuke, Lansing (Thornton Fractional South)
Alice Luan, Urbana (H.S.)
Miranda Marquez, Plainfield (Central)
Sarah Miles, Coulterville
Eunhye Oak, Palatine (Fremd)
Kaitlyn Orloff, Chicago (Mother McAuley)
Derrek Sabin, Joliet (Twp.)
Lor Sligar, Urbana (University)
Ruth Tam, Rolling Meadows
Devon Thompson, Huntley
Quinton Ware, Oak Forest
Gabrielle Wroblewski, LaSalle (L.-Peru)
Roxana Zimolag, Chicago (Taft)

Copy Editing
Jennifer Bowley, Belvidere (North)
Jenny Burghard, Oak Forest
Sydney Callis, O'Fallon (H.S.)
Gwen Childers, Urbana (H.S.)
Tiffany Cole, Blue Island (Eisenhower)
Jennifer Crawford, Beecher
Ellen Farley, DeKalb
Grant Gonzales, Belleville (West)
Julian Gonzalez, Chicago (Mt. Carmel)
Molly Hammer, Northbrook (Glenbrook North)
Margaux Henquinet, Mt. Prospect (Prospect)
Michelle Lega, Joliet (Twp.)
Jaclyn Leonard, LaSalle (L.-Peru)
Diana Liu, Urbana (University)
Hannah Madans, Glenview (Glenbrook South)
Anna Moric, Belvidere (H.S.)
Meghan Morrison, Palatine (Fremd)
Dan Pezan, Aurora (Waubonsie Valley)
Natasha Sharp, Belleville (East)
Raj Tyagi, Flossmoor (Homewood-F.)
Matthew Vuchichevich, Elk Grove Village (E.G.)

Editorial Cartooning
Rachel Allen, Palatine (Fremd)
Adam Barnett, Wheeling
Jake Beuten, South Elgin
Carin Cameron, Belvidere (North)
Alicia Ciambrone, Naperville (Central)
David Dragovich, Arlington Heights (Hersey)
Dalton Evans, Lovington
Zachary Hanks, Harrisburg
Jenny Heitkamp, Galena (H.S.)
David Holguin, Franklin Park-Northlake (Leyden)
Caroline Hughes, Mt. Prospect (Prospect)
Lauren Keers, Minooka
Sydney Maples, Edwardsville (H.S.)
Marcus Martinez, Burbank (Reavis)
Sarah Miles, Coulterville
Alina Ramirez, Plainfield (South)
David Sheehan, Oak Forest
Kristin Stevens, Mattoon
Malcolm Thompson, Chicago (Marist)
Emma Wilson, Taylorville
Dominique Wright, Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.)

Editorial Writing
Rhea Abel, Belleville (West)
Lauren Acton, Springfield (Lutheran)
Sheila Aimi, Bolingbrook
Elaine Andell, O'Fallon (H.S.)
Mitch Armentrout, Burbank (Reavis)
Kara Brandeisky, Northbrook (Glenbrook North)
Ellen Brummer, Taylorville
Eunice Chung, Lincolnshire (Stevenson)
Tessa Cornelius, Belvidere (H.S.)
Sylwia Dakowicz, Chicago (Taft)
Jack Geist, Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.)
Andrea Pfeifer, Plainfield (Central)
Luis Quintero, Oak Lawn (Community)
Christina Reznack, Edwardsville (H.S.)
Kiley Rosnes, LaSalle (L.-Peru)
Derrek Sabin, Joliet (Twp.)
Francessa Sanchez, Chicago (Lane)
Drew Vola, Rockford (East)
Katie Weicher, Wilmette (Loyola Academy)
Grace Wong, Naperville (Central)
Chris Yoder, Urbana (University)

Feature Photography
Mike Almonte, Lansing (Thornton Fractional South)
Sam Avila, Chicago (Mother McAuley)
Cody Bralts, Urbana (H.S.)
Isaac Chambers, Urbana (University)
Jacqueline Faassen, Aurora (Waubonsie Valley)
Ryan Griesmeyer, Wheeling
Courtney Griffin, Barrington
Lyndsey Johnson, Bartlett
Elliott Koehl, O'Fallon (H.S.)
Cori McGinn, Roselle (Lake Park)
Angela Meads, Taylorville
Kaitlyn Nielson, Belvidere (North)
Grace Pisula, Chicago (Taft)
Lauren Reyes, Naperville (Central)
Jonathan Roth, Winnetka (New Trier)
Bianca Sarver, Joliet (Twp.)
Grant Westhoff, Edwardsville (H.S.)
Amanda Wieland, Herrin (H.S.)
Brittany Williams, Oak Forest
Hailey Williams, LaSalle (L.-Peru)
Helena Yu, Palatine (Fremd)

Feature Writing
James Beadsworth, Galena (H.S.)
Dan Bolsen, Lovington
Anna Carlson, Glenview (Glenbrook South)
Lauren Christopher, Belleville (East)
Hannah Covington, Mattoon
Deidre Danielson, Lansing (Thornton Fractional South)
Jessica Dillard, Roselle (Lake Park)
Mandy Facer, Urbana (H.S.)
Meagan Flynn, Huntley
Annie Habschmidt, Wilmette (Loyola Academy)
Emily Hall, Harrisburg
Anu Kumar, Aurora (Waubonsie Valley)
Angie Lindemulder, Plainfield (Central)
Sammy Metzger, Rolling Meadows
Jessica Petrie, Belleville (West)
Danielle Schuck, Elk Grove Village (E.G.)
Andrea Seagren, Rockford (Jefferson)
Emily Siner, Flossmoor (Homewood-F.)
Kristen Surla, Bolingbrook
Tolu Taiwo, Naperville (Central)
Jordan Weiner, Buffalo Grove

Headline Writing
Betsy Bates, Mt. Prospect (Prospect)
Sam Bernard, Galena (H.S.)
Jennifer Bick, Alton (Sr.)
Jennifer Bora, Palatine (Fremd)
Omar Dairanieh, Aurora (Waubonsie Valley)
Jordan Durham, Taylorville
Kevin Griffin, Barrington
Jason He, Urbana (University)
Amy Hunt, Belleville (East)
Kristin Kastak, Belvidere (North)
Megan Kelso, Belleville (East)
Emma Kuester, Belleville (West)
Victoria Luisi, Huntley
Kaitlyn Metzler, Elk Grove Village (E.G.)
John Montesantos, Glenview (Glenbrook South)
Kayli Plotner, Fithian (Oakwood)
Rosie Sacco, Plainfield (Central)
Luke Siuty, Burbank (Reavis)
Kate Sternecky, Naperville (Central)
Sean Sullivan, Chicago (Marist)
Quinton Ware, Oak Forest
Carriann Willis, Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.)

Info Graphics
Elliot Baltz, Galena (H.S.)
Najah Bhatty, Glenview (Glenbrook South)
Julie Blindauer, Elk Grove Village (E.G.)
Jenny Burghard, Oak Forest
Grant Gonzales, Belleville (West)
Mallory Gyetvan, Huntley
Mac Hasley, Aurora (Waubonsie Valley)
Jimmy Hibsch, Rolling Meadows
Alex Hormann, Coulterville
Logan Lee, Fithian (Oakwood)
Michelle Lega, Joliet (Twp.)
Olivia Lubeck, Flossmoor (Homewood-F.)
Tom Plutz, Oak Lawn (Community)
Bryan Podell, Wheeling
Kailey Shipp, Mt. Prospect (Prospect)
Victoria Stake, O'Fallon (H.S.)
David Stelmack, Burbank (Reavis)
Adam Tiouririne, Urbana (University)
Laura Windes, Naperville (Central)
Joel Wolf, Sycamore
Nicholas Zepin, Taylorville

News Writing
Cassie Burica, Joliet (Twp.)
Arnoldo Cardenas, Rockford (East)
Lauren Caruba, Bartlett
Mandy Facer, Urbana (H.S.)
Kaitlyn Kmetty, Elk Grove Village (E.G.)
Reiana Mahan, Harrisburg
Hannah Meisel, Roselle (Lake Park)
Keaton Mladic, Plainfield (Central)
Jessie Molloy, Palos Heights (Shepard)
Oscar Najera, Wheeling
Jessica Petrie, Belleville (West)
Luis Quintero, Oak Lawn (Community)
Emily Siner, Flossmoor (Homewood-F.)
John Stavola, Burbank (Reavis)
Mark Stevens, Mattoon
Katrina Szewka, Beecher
Gloria Tucker, Herrin (H.S.)
D.J. Valera, Minooka
Nadia Vinogradova, Buffalo Grove
Melanie Walsh, Mt. Prospect (Prospect)
Erik Wang, Naperville (Central)

Newspaper Design
Rhea Abel, Belleville (West)
Ernesto Bautista, Rockford (East)
Sam Bernard, Galena (H.S.)
Jake Bumpus, Naperville (Central)
Anna Chlopecki, Chicago (Lane)
Claire Christensen, Wheeling
Jordan Durham, Taylorville
Mike Hammersley, Mt. Prospect (Prospect)
Adam Joseph, Urbana (University)
Jessica Loveless, Rolling Meadows
Maggie McClain, Peoria (Richwoods)
Christina Reznack, Edwardsville (H.S.)
Alyssa Rooks, Glenview (Glenbrook South)
Matt Schaeflein, Lansing (Thornton Fractional South)
Brianna Smith, Lemont (H.S.)
Hannah Smyth, Oak Forest
Victoria Stake, O'Fallon (H.S.)
Svjetlana Stojanovic, Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East)
Kelsey Stokes, Beecher
Zack Wagner, Huntley
Jackie Wallentin, Palatine (Fremd)

Newspaper Sports Writing
Heidi Arntzen, Elk Grove Village (E.G.)
Brandon Behlke, Galena (H.S.)
Clay Beyersdorfer, O'Fallon (H.S.)
Dan Bolsen, Lovington
Andrew Bybee, DeKalb
Jamal Collier, Bolingbrook
Martin Diaz, Arlington Heights (Hersey)
Lauren Gabel, Chicago (Mother McAuley)
Carmen Gonzalez, Plainfield (Central)
Alex Hormann, Coulterville
Johnny Kent, Palatine (Fremd)
JuJu Kim, Naperville (Central)
Zach Koszyk, Rolling Meadows
James Linkenheld, Belvidere (North)
John Montesantos, Glenview (Glenbrook South)
Mark Podeschi, Taylorville
Stanton Polanski, Flossmoor (Homewood-F.)
Tommy Stokke, Minooka
Neel Thakkar, Mt. Prospect (Prospect)
John Wetzig, Belleville (West)
Chris Yoder, Urbana (University)

Review Writing
Dulce Arroyo, Chicago (Lane)
Dylan Barnard, Aurora (Waubonsie Valley)
Corinne Chin, Glenview (Glenbrook South)
Lauren Cox, Mattoon
Kristen East, Rolling Meadows
Braden Hacker, Rockford (Jefferson)
Elana Harrison, O'Fallon (H.S.)
Danielle Kinnison, Edwardsville (H.S.)
Martha Lueck, Buffalo Grove
Kenneth McGonigle, Lovington
Brett Peloquin, Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East)
Lauren Piester, Urbana (University)
John Poelking, Arlington Heights (Hersey)
Connor Relyea, Joliet (Twp.)
Andrew Siefert, Herrin (H.S.)
Lauren Smith, Blue Island (Eisenhower)
Nicole Stawiarski, Naperville (Central)
Kristen Surla, Bolingbrook
Rebecca Susmarski, Chicago (Mother McAuley)
Amanda Svoboda, Huntley
Maggie Zhang, Palatine (Fremd)

Yearbook Copy Writing
Reema Abi-Akar, Peoria (Richwoods)
Kaitlin Anderson, Pontiac
Cassie Burton, Taylorville
Lauren Caruba, Bartlett
Melissa Claussen, Huntley
Anika Dutta, Winnetka (New Trier)
Christina Exconde, Joliet (Twp.)
Maria Gao, Urbana (University)
Liza Goldberg, Flossmoor (Homewood-F.)
Brian Gray, Rolling Meadows
Shelby Kukla, Palatine (Fremd)
Ashley Luer, Edwardsville (H.S.)
Nick Musso, Oak Lawn (Community)
Katie Neighbors, Belleville (West)
Kelli Poorten, Sycamore
Katie Ritchie, Mt. Prospect (Prospect)
Taylor Scott, Carlyle
Christine Sellin, Lansing (Thornton Fractional South)
Sahar Shafqat, Chicago (Lane)
Meghan Sweet, Minooka

Yearbook Layout: Double-Page Spread
Brittany Abiera, Bartlett
Jennifer Bailey, O'Fallon (H.S.)
Jennifer Bora, Palatine (Fremd)
Christina Burghard, Oak Forest
Cody Carson, Flossmoor (Homewood-F.)
Danny Collins, Lansing (Thornton Fractional South)
Samantha D'Anna, Chicago (Lane)
Anamaria Hernandez, Arlington Heights (Hersey)
Andreana Holowatyj, Mt. Prospect (Prospect)
Linda Ly, Urbana (University)
Christine Miller, Elk Grove Village (E.G.)
Essence Miller, Peoria (Richwoods)
Adriana Popovich, Beecher
Megan Rentschler, Belvidere (North)
Jana Smith, Cisne
Katie Traberis, Winnetka (New Trier)
Jared Turner, Edwardsville (H.S.)
Alicia Valtierra, Plainfield (Central)
Emma Wilson, Taylorville
Laura Windes, Naperville (Central)
Ashley Ziemann, Minooka

Yearbook Theme Development
Jade Augle and Kyle Dorr, Oak Lawn (Community)
Karen Baena, Chicago (Lane)
Carrissa Boekeloo and Jeannie Horner, Beecher
Cassie Burica and Hannah Slowik, Joliet (Twp.)
Mark Colgan and Natalie DeClerck, Palatine (Fremd)
Kevin Farrell and Kerezma Price, Lansing (Thornton Fractional South)
Soffia Hossain and Lauren Comitor, Lincolnshire (Stevenson)
Elizabeth Koss and Jennifer Snedden, Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East)
Tara Kulash and Olivia Hopkins, Edwardsville (H.S.)
Michelle Lisack, Huntley
Kelly Nelson and Jennifer McGarrity, Glenview (Glenbrook South)
Beena Patel, Elk Grove Village (E.G.)
Samantha Pelc and Amanda Smith, Williamsville
Elizabeth Schumacher and Jessica Jacquez, Evergreen Park
Lexi Smith and Sierra Makeever, Rockford (Lutheran)
Caitlyn Steiner and Ashley Pickett, Rockford (East)
Rachel Stinebring, Wheeling
Megan Thilmony and Erica Young, Fithian (Oakwood)
Caitlin Wallace, Harrisburg
Margaret Wieczorek and Arielle Mayper, LaSalle (L.-Peru)
Hailey Winka and Wilson Flexter, Cisne