Journalism State Final Qualifiers -- 2006-07
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Theresa Oberle (Jr.), Buffalo Grove
Lee Zucker (Sr.), Lincolnshire (Stevenson)
Hyzel Futotana (Sr.), Chicago (Taft)
Caroline Kiefer (Jr.), Rockford (Jefferson)
Brittany Manning (Jr.), Huntley
Caleigh Hawkins (Sr.), Sycamore
Angie Nalepa (Sr.), Oak Lawn (Community)
Francisco Calzada (So.), Evergreen Park
Megan Ratleph (Jr.), Joliet (Twp.)
Emily Ellis (Sr.), Harrisburg
Claire Meyer (Sr.), Alton (Sr.)
Jordan Shavarebi (Sr.), Belleville (West)
Allison Cipolla (Sr.), Palatine (Fremd)
Melissa Berger (Sr.), Schaumburg (H.S.)
Krista DeSilvia (Sr.), Elk Grove Village (E.G.)
Rachel Fugett (Sr.), Plainfield (Central)
Blaine Tisdale (Sr.), Coal City
Carolyn Kurth (So.), Princeton
Devika Bagchi (Sr.), Urbana (University)
Ivana Yi (Sr.), Champaign (Centennial)
Erin Pouilliard (Sr.), Fithian (Oakwood)
Info Graphics
Julie Kim (Sr.), Palatine (Fremd)
Adam Hasz (Jr.), Schaumburg (H.S.)
Kevin Brouder (Sr.), Mt. Prospect (Prospect)
Mary Kate McMillan (Sr.), Sycamore
Suzee Skwiot (So.), Grayslake (Central)
Corin Casablanca (Sr.), Huntley
Ellyn Newell (Sr.), Chicago (Mother McAuley)
Jon Ernest (Sr.), Oak Lawn (Community)
Hillary St. John (Jr.), Wheeling
Bryan Epstein (So.), Lincolnshire (Stevenson)
Elizabeth Deng (Sr.), Glenview (Glenbrook South)
Rujam Zaman (Sr.), Plainfield (Central)
Cassandra Lentz (Sr.), LaSalle (L.-Peru)
Kate Scholtes (So.), Minooka
Emily Ellis (Sr.), Harrisburg
Charles Phillips (Sr.), Alton (Sr.)
Monica Simonin (Sr.), Belleville (West)
Tucker Knight (Sr.), Fithian (Oakwood)
Andy Drea (Jr.), Taylorville
Adam Raycraft (Sr.), Williamsville
Copy Editing
Kim Schuetz (Sr.), Belleville (West)
Keith Rose (Jr.), Alton (Sr.)
Cassie Fink (Sr.), O'Fallon
Leizl Basilio (Jr.), Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East)
Chrissy Zacavish (So.), Joliet (Twp)
Natalie Distasio (Jr.), Chicago (Mother McAuley)
Jackie Carbery (Jr.), Rolling Meadows
Julie Kim (Sr.), Palatine (Fremd)
Jennifer Harvey (Sr.), Elk Grove Village (E.G.)
Stephanie Franz (Sr.), Woodstock (H.S.)
Allison Hogshead (Sr.), Rockford (Jefferson)
Alexandra Albanese (So.), Huntley
Liz Pritchard (Sr.), Champaign (Centennial)
Jordan Durham (So.), Taylorville
Benjamin Hyman (Sr.), Urbana (University)
Ariel Johnson (Sr.), Aurora (West)
Katie Sequin (Sr.), Plainfield (Central)
Samantha Sottosanto (Sr.), Plainfield (South)
Anna Sherman (Sr.), Wheeling
Kimberly Helseth (Sr.), Winnetka (New Trier)
Lena Shapiro (Jr.), Arlington Heights (Hersey)
Editorial Cartooning
Deren Kudeki (So.), Urbana (University)
Krystal Rudolph Taylor (Sr.), Taylorville
Alyssa Petruzzello (So.), Champaign (Centennial)
Kaitlin Smith (Sr.), Plainfield (Central)
Stephanie Ashton (Jr.), Peoria (Richwoods)
Aly Marti (Sr.), Princeton
Jenelle Huddleston (Sr.), Palatine (Fremd)
Caroline Hughes (Jr.), Mt. Prospect (Prospect)
Clay Rische (Sr.), Barrington
Brittany Pivonka (Sr.), Sycamore
Stephen Watkins (Sr.), Rockford (Lutheran)
John Caniff (Sr.), Grayslake (Central)
Elle Opitz (Jr.), Oak Lawn (Community)
Katlyn Tracy (Jr.), Chicago (Mother McAuley)
Jatruce Thompson (), Joliet (Twp.)
Inna Komarovsky (Sr.), Lincolnshire (Stevenson)
Vasiliki Mitrakos (So.), Chicago (Northside)
Zoe Gutterman (Jr.), Winnetka (New Trier)
Maggie Powell (Sr.), Belleville (West)
Hannah Lloyd (Jr.), O'Fallon
Kali Bierkamp (Jr.), Alton (Sr.)
Editorial Writing
Amanda Johnson (Jr.), Sycamore
BriAnna Bruce (Jr.), Galena
Jake Sanches (Sr.), Huntley
Annie Pittman (Jr.), Herrin (H.S.)
Mehreen Iqbal (Sr.), Belleville (West)
Kelsey Jarrett (Sr.), Coulterville
Samantha Reed (Sr.), LaSalle (L.-Peru)
Brandon Lee (Sr.), Plainfield (Central)
Margaret Plese (So.), Coal City
Jalisa Jones (Sr.), Bartlett
Chris Tollefsen (Sr.), Barrington
Henry Soong (Sr.), Hoffman Estates (Conant)
Kelly Knox (Sr.), Champaign (Centennial)
Kate Richardson (Jr.), Taylorville
Caroline Williams (Jr.), Williamsville
Scott Breen (Sr.), Northbrook (Glenbrook North)
Bianca Chassagne (Sr.), Chicago (Lane)
David Teeghman (Sr.), Arlington Heights (Hersey)
Phillip Rizzo (So.), Evergreen Park
Katie Marovitch (Jr.), Oak Lawn (Community)
Joel Dobben (Jr.), Flossmoor (Homewood-F.)
Feature Writing
Samantha Rusher (Sr.), Oak Lawn (Community)
Harinand Tyagi (Sr.), Flossmoor (Homewood-F.)
Alina Pacheco (Sr.), Chicago (Mother McAuley)
Sam Taylor (Jr.), Lincolnshire (Stevenson)
Katie Wells (So.), Arlington Heights (Hersey)
Zachary Aldrich (Sr.), Glenview (Glenbrook South)
Mary Noel (Sr.), Champaign (Centennial)
Michelle Gao (Jr.), Urbana (University)
Joe Lewis (Jr.), Fithian (Oakwood)
Kelly Brdicka (Sr.), Naperville (Central)
Carolyn McChesney (Sr.), Palatine (Fremd)
Amy Tesch (Sr.), Schaumburg (H.S.)
Toni Bryant (Sr.), Minooka
Katie Sequin (Sr.), Plainfield (Central)
Bailee Billhymer (Sr.), LaSalle (L.-Peru)
Stephanie Franz (Sr.), Woodstock (H.S.)
Maria Gorinshteyn (Jr.), Grayslake (Central)
Erin Maher (Sr.), Sycamore
Kelsey Jarrett (Sr.), Coulterville
Elizabeth Hileman (Jr.), Herrin (H.S.)
Cathy Gabitan (So.), O'Fallon
Headline Writing
Josh Frydman (Sr.), Lincolnshire (Stevenson)
Sean Morrison (Jr.), Franklin Park-Northlake (Leyden)
Lisa Egebrecht (Sr.), Buffalo Grove
Mehreen Iqbal (Sr.), Belleville (West)
Cassie Fink (Sr.), O'Fallon
Paul Stark (Sr.), Coulterville
Joanna Dau (Sr.), Flossmoor (Homewood-F.)
Katie Marovitch (Jr.), Oak Lawn (Community)
Jeff Kremer (Sr.), Joliet (Twp.)
Christine Mallari (Sr.), Elk Grove Village (E.G.)
J.T. Sweeney (Jr.), Mt. Prospect (Prospect)
James Kuo (Sr.), Palatine (Fremd)
Stephanie Corcilius (Sr.), Grayslake (Central)
BriAnna Bruce (Jr.), Galena
Allison Hogshead (Sr.), Rockford (Jefferson)
Lindsey Berghuis (Jr.), Plainfield (Central)
John Micetich (So.), Coal City
Brandon Johnson (So.), Minooka
Benjamin Hyman (Sr.), Urbana (University)
Meghan Hohn (Sr.), Fithian (Oakwood)
Kate Richardson (Jr.), Taylorville
News Writing
Emily Podeschi (Sr.), Taylorville
Michael Belmont (Sr.), Urbana (University)
Jordan Ping (Fr.), Newton
Paul Stark (Sr.), Coulterville
Elizabeth Hileman (Jr.), Herrin (H.S.)
Elana Harrison (So.), O'Fallon
Peter Kaspari (Sr.), Winnetka (New Trier)
Yaryna Klimchak (Sr.), Chicago (Taft)
Rachel Rubin (Sr.), Buffalo Grove
Wendy Yu (Sr.), Peoria (Richwoods)
Angela Mills (Sr.), LaSalle (L.-Peru)
Carlo Calma (Sr.), Plainfield (Central)
Megan Needham (Jr.), Chicago (Mother McAuley)
Justin Grasse (Sr.), Summit (Argo)
Donald Goens (Jr.), Flossmoor (Homewood-F.)
Chris Renno (Sr.), Hoffman Estates (Conant)
A. J. Fabianczyk (Jr.), Rolling Meadows
Katie Dohse (Sr.), Naperville (Central)
Katelyn DeAlmeida (Jr.), Huntley
Lindsey Crawford (Sr.), Galena (H.S.)
Miranda Sherifi (Sr.), Rockford (Jefferson)
Newspaper Design
Allison Kleifield (Sr.), Buffalo Grove
Trupti Rami (So.), Arlington Heights (Hersey)
Elizabeth Deng (Sr.), Glenview (Glenbrook South)
Neil Chatterjee (Sr.), Naperville (Central)
Dorothy Laskowski (Jr.), Mt. Prospect (Prospect)
Olivia Lewis (Sr.), Palatine (Fremd)
Lauren Yanow (Sr.), Flossmoor (Homewood-F.)
Ellyn Newell (Sr.), Chicago (Mother McAuley)
Mari Grigaliunas (Jr.), Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East)
Monica Simonin (Sr.), Belleville (West)
Kiesha Warren (Sr.), Harrisburg
Cathy Gabitan (So.), O'Fallon
Emily Goins (Sr.), Belvidere
Lisa Redington (Sr.), Galena (H.S.)
Felecia DeJong (Sr.), Huntley
Annie Liang (Sr.), Urbana (University)
Allison Copenbarger (Jr.), Taylorville
Tucker Knight (Sr.), Fithian (Oakwood)
Emma Wise (Sr.), Peoria (Richwoods)
Jessica Pieszchla (Jr.), Minooka
Alyssa Donner (So.), Princeton
Newspaper Sports Writing
Samantha Fletcher (So.), Grayslake (North)
Matt Soling (Jr.), Huntley
Amanda Johnson (Jr.), Sycamore
Alex Rice (Sr.), Peoria (Richwoods)
Toni Thanas (Jr.), Plainfield (Central)
Jessica Pieszchala (Jr.), Minooka
Alex Ruppenthal (Sr.), Naperville (Central)
Matt Fazio (Sr.), Bartlett
Sean Leahy (Jr.), Palatine (Fremd)
Jake Grubman (Sr.), Wheeling
Max Salk (Sr.), Northbrook (Glenbrook North)
Muamera Hadzic (Sr.), Chicago (Northside)
Jeffrey Drake (Sr.), Harrisburg
Gloria Tucker (So.), Herrin (H.S.)
Chrissy Muellor (Jr.), Alton (Sr.)
Angie Nalepa (Sr.), Oak Lawn (Community)
Eric Anderson (Sr.), Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East)
Kassie McLaughlin (Sr.), Flossmoor (Homewood-F.)
Michael Belmont (Sr.), Urbana (University)
Ashley Sermak (Sr.), Fithian (Oakwood)
Emily Podeschi (Sr.), Taylorville
Feature Photography
James Sanders (Sr.), Alton (Sr.)
Elliott Koehl (Fr.), O'Fallon
Amanda Wieland (So.), Herrin (H.S.)
Emma Wilson (So.), Taylorville
Sarah Hoffeditz (Jr.), Newton
Christopher Nixon (Jr.), Urbana (University)
Sean Castner (Jr.), Princeton
Monica Burciaga (Sr.), Plainfield (Central)
Elizabeth McGuire (Fr.), Coal City
Marsha Sanchez (Jr.), Flossmoor (Homewood-F.)
Alan Saiz (So.), Evergreen Park
Angel Gonzalez (So.), Burbank (Reavis)
Anna Rempala (Jr.), Chicago (Taft)
Claire Christensen (So.), Wheeling
Robert Warren (Sr.), Lincolnshire (Stevenson)
Antoine Denis (Sr.), Rockford (Jefferson)
Rebecca Hansen (So.), Grayslake North
Jackie Dutton (Sr.), Huntley
Angie Serviss (Sr.), Palatine (Fremd)
Paul DiMasi (Sr.), Rolling Meadows
Dan Wessell (Sr.), Mt. Prospect (Prospect)
Review Writing
Mary Noel (Sr.), Champaign (Centennial)
Jono Baron (Sr.), Urbana (University)
Carly Wilson (Jr.), Fithian (Oakwood)
Frances Hathcock (Jr.), Flossmoor (Homewood-F.)
Eric Anderson (Sr.), Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East)
Jon Earnest (Sr.), Oak Lawn (Community)
Amy Rapp (Sr.), Schaumburg (H.S.)
Nicky Hunter (Sr.), Roselle (Lake Park)
Jessica Murach (Jr.), Barrington
Kendall McCabe (So.), Rockford (Lutheran)
Laurie Torres (So.), Grayslake (Central)
Tony Merevick (Jr.), Huntley
John Micetich (Sr.), Coal City
Rujman Zaman (Sr.), Planfield Central
Alex Rice (Sr.), Peoria (Richwoods)
Tim Kennedy (Sr.), Arlington Heights (Hersey)
Corrine Chin (So.), Glenview (Glenbrook South)
Tony Strissel (Sr.), Buffalo Grove
Kaila Sanabria (Sr.), O'Fallon
Dustin Houston (Jr.), Herrin (H.S.)
Ben Watts (Jr.), Belleville (West)
Yearbook Copy Writing
Jeanine Larson (Sr.), DeKalb
Rachel Raper (Sr.), Rockford (Jefferson)
Noreen Nasir (Sr.), Grayslake (Central)
Katelyn Foster (Sr.), Aurora West
Alex Gajcak (So.), Minooka
Angela Mills (Sr.), LaSalle (L.-Peru)
Katie Pauls (Sr.), Oak Forest
Alexis Smith (Jr.), Oak Lawn (Community)
Margarita Aguirre (So.), Evergreen Park
Erin Pouilliard (Sr.), Fithian (Oakwood)
Jordan Durham (So.), Taylorville
Jake Cocagne (Jr.), Champaign (Centennial)
Jordan Shavarebi (Sr.), Belleville (West)
Elana Harrison (So.), O'Fallon
Autumn Twardowski (Fr.), Harrisburg
Maggie Byrne (Sr.), Chicago (Lane)
Jessica Mercola (Sr.), Northbrook (Glenbrook North)
Kristina Hauptman (Sr.), Lincolnshire (Stevenson)
Neha Awati (Jr.), Palatine (Fremd)
Katie Dohse (Sr.), Naperville (Central)
Rebecca Craig (Jr.), Elk Grove Village (E.G.)
Yearbook Layout: Double-Page Spread
Cynthia Yang (Sr.), Buffalo Grove
Benjamin Marcus (Sr.), Winnetka (New Trier)
Hannah Seidenberg (Jr.), Wheeling
Somchai Phasouk (Sr.), Rockford (Jefferson)
Mary Kate McMillan (Sr.), Sycamore
Jay Clark (Sr.), DeKalb
Stacey Gorecki (Sr.), Burbank (Reavis)
Alexis Smith (Jr.), Oak Lawn (Community)
Allison Bivin (Sr.), Flossmoor (Homewood-F.)
Cristine Godbey (Sr.), Bloomington (H.S.)
Mitchell Remmert (Sr.), Taylorville
Leslie Haynes (So.), Newton
Nicole Shimp (Sr.), Harrisburg
Melody Durham (So.), Alton (Sr.)
Derek Snyder (So.), Belleville (West)
Laurieann Wojnowski (Sr.), Palatine (Fremd)
Andreana Holowatyj (So.), Mt. Prospect (Prospect)
Alex Ruppenthal (Sr.), Naperville (Central)
Rachel Martiniak (Sr.), Minooka
Rachel Eckhoff (Jr.), Pontiac
Christina Nelson (Sr.), Coal City
Yearbook Theme Development
Aaron Agustin (Sr.) & Stephanie Ross (Sr.), Huntley
Somchai Phasouk (Sr.) & Jill Scheidt (Sr.), Rockford (Jefferson)
Christine Feltes (Sr.) & Veronica Zenkner (Jr.), DeKalb
Samantha Reed (Sr.) & Alisha Allshouse (Sr.), LaSalle (L.-Peru)
Amanda Wheet (Jr.) & Christina Nelson (Sr.), Coal City
Ariel Johnson (Sr.) & Zach Rapp (Sr.), Aurora West
Lindsy Fagerstrom (Jr.) & Samantha Iacobelli (Jr.), Evergreen Park
Elle Optiz (Jr.) & Emilly Masek (Jr.), Oak Lawn (Community)
Stacey Gorecki (Sr.) & Steve Peters (So.), Burbank (Reavis)
Maggie Powell (Sr.) & Ben Watts (Jr.), Belleville (West)
Hannah Lloyd (Jr.) & Alyssa Rademacher (Jr.), O'Fallon
Nicole Shimp (Sr.) & Amanda Alvey (Sr.), Harrisburg
Jaclyn Mann (Sr.) & Casey Gamber (Sr.), Mt. Prospect (Prospect)
Lauren Sieben (Sr.) & Neil Chatterjee (Sr.), Naperville (Central)
Amy Alexander (Jr.) & Nicole Thompson (Jr.), Palatine (Fremd)
Vasiliki Mitrakos (So.) & Elizabeth Jose (Jr.), Chicago (Northside)
Mary Beth Pacewicz (Sr.) & Stephanie Wojton (So.), Lincolnshire (Stevenson)
Rachel Rubin (Sr.) & Heather Skrip (Jr.), Buffalo Grove
Rachel Black (Sr.) & Sarah Korellis (Sr.), Champaign (Centennial)
Mitchell Remmert (Sr.), Taylorville
Alex Wade (Sr.) & Kali Boaz (Sr.), Bloomington (H.S.)