NSAA Journalism Contest - Preliminary Results

 

TOP 8 FINISHERS FROM 2021 PRELIMINARY JUDGING:

Class B Preliminary Results:

#1 ADVERTISING

This list does not indicate final placement. Final placements will be announced at the award ceremony.

Kyto Warner, Adams Central

Striv

Lauryn Scott, Adams Central

ReportIt

Janae Rusher, Columbus Scotus

Giving Tree

Keira Feehan, Columbus Scotus

MacBeth

Brynn Novotny, Fairbury

WCKY - Playbill

Danyka Galvan, Northwest

Danyka Galvan Graham Tire Ad

Kayley Wells, St. Paul

School Promo Flyer

Jaylen Kile, West Point-Beemer

Anderson Cabinet Making - by Jaylen Kile


#2 NEWSPAPER COLUMN WRITING

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Carissa Choyeski, Adams Central

Bringing Awareness

Nicole Kallio, Elkhorn

Column Writing - Kim, There's People Dying

Veronica Rohlfing, Elkhorn

Column Writing - Women are Powerful

Taylor Gustafson, Fairbury

So much more than a small town

Henry Hohman, Mount Michael Benedictine

Cheap finds like Christmas

Shae Blanke, Scottsbluff

Column by Shae Blanke

Vanessa Harpold, Scottsbluff

Column by Vanessa Harpold

Emzie Coop, Scottsbluff

Column by Emzie Coop


#3 EDITORIAL CARTOONING

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Jacie Boelhower, Adams Central

Political Zoo

Kelsey Horton, Alliance

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Chloe Mann, Alliance

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Ava Kuhl, Columbus Scotus

Debate

Elle Marroquin, Lincoln Pius X

Locker restrictions

Shae Blanke, Scottsbluff

The 2021 Election

Emzie Coop, Scottsbluff

Corporations ruining the planet

Jordan Hoffman, West Point-Beemer

January Cartoon


#4 EDITORIAL WRITING

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Kelsey Horton, Alliance

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Noah Korth, Columbus Scotus

Protests

Nicole Kallio, Elkhorn

Editorial Writing - Textbook Tales

Taylor Gustafson, Fairbury

Open Campus

Beckett Allen, North Platte

Masks not optional

Emelia Richling, Northwest

Emelia Richling Editorial

Nathan Seeber, Platteview

Opinion: Let’s Be Honest with the “New Normal”

MacKenzie Mercer, Scottsbluff

Editorial by MacKenzie Mercer


#5 ENTERTAINMENT REVIEW WRITING

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Emily Ferguson, Columbus Scotus

Yoda

Jackson Otterberg, Elkhorn

Entertainment Review - Transcending Zeros

Faith Herbers, Elkhorn

Entertainment Review - Red is the Imposter

Anja Kovacevic, Elkhorn North

Joji's Nectar Review

Andrew Brandt, Hastings

Brandt

Emelia Richling, Northwest

Emelia Richling Review

Brianna Miller, Platteview

Review: Animal Crossing New Horizons – Peaceful Gaming at It’s Finest

Vanessa Harpold, Scottsbluff

Entertainment by Vanessa Harpold


#6 HEADLINE WRITING

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Kate Maguire, Columbus Scotus

Kate Maguire

Camille Pelan, Columbus Scotus

Camille Pelan

Sydney Kucera, Elkhorn

Headline Writing - #3

Brynn Novotny, Fairbury

New Year - Comeback - WCKY

Lucy Koenig, Lincoln Pius X

Lucy Koenig - Headlines

Madelyn Ames, Lincoln Pius X

Madelyn Ames - Headlines

Emelia Richling, Northwest

Emelia Richling Headlines

Ava Imhof, Scottsbluff

Headlines Writing by Ava Imhof


#7 NEWSPAPER FEATURE WRITING

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Grace Mustard, Columbus Scotus

Bear

Rayliene Joens, Elkhorn

Newspaper Feature - Neighborhood Hero

Kyle Pelan, Mount Michael Benedictine

Wilber wills himself to recovery

Colin Eich, Mount Michael Benedictine

20 years a dean: Struckman leaves lasting impact

Beckett Allen, North Platte

Beauty is in the eye of the cardholder

Emelia Richling, Northwest

Emelia Richling Feature

Shae Blanke, Scottsbluff

Newspaper Feature by Shae Blanke

Gerardo Osorio, West Point-Beemer

West Point's Bachelorette


#8 NEWSPAPER NEWS WRITING

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Katelyn Crawford, Blair

Selling Coffee Won't Do

Cassie Kouma, Columbus Scotus

Blood Drive

Janae Rusher, Columbus Scotus

Return to School

Henry Gnann, Mount Michael Benedictine

Striv Team helps students feel connected

Sophia Walsh, North Platte

Speech competes online

Emily Krupicka, Northwest

Emily Krupicka News

Dylan Conover, Platteview

Platteview’s Veteran’s Day Celebration

Ava Imhof, Scottsbluff

Newspaper News by Ava Imhof


#9 NEWSPAPER SPORTS FEATURE WRITING

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Katelyn Crawford, Blair

Rump Runs Rapidly

Jackson Otterberg, Elkhorn

Newspaper Sports Feature - Freshman Phenom

Ellie Meckna, Elkhorn North

Meckna Sports Feature Story

Brandon Orgilbold, Elkhorn North

Orgilbold Sports Feature Story

Alexander Fern, Lincoln Pius X

Markowski on pace to break records

Lucy Koenig, Lincoln Pius X

Lone softball senior

Sawyer Thompson, Mount Michael Benedictine

Junior gets chance to tackle new sport

Priscila Mondragon, North Platte

Strides for success


#10 SPORTS NEWS WRITING

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Gavin Brabec, Columbus Scotus

Cheer

Chase Ruch, Elkhorn

Sports Newswriting - Union Unites Omaha

Emma Pietrocini, Elkhorn

Sports Newswriting - No Season, No Recruits

Alexander Fern, Lincoln Pius X

Girls basketball wins state championship

Jack Sorensen, Mount Michael Benedictine

Knights rally secures state

Kyle Pelan, Mount Michael Benedictine

Knights overcome obstacles to take RCC

Travis Morris, Scottsbluff

Sports News by Travis Morris

Chasity Vazquez, Scottsbluff

Sports News by Chasity Vazquez


#11 YEARBOOK FEATURE WRITING

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Brooklyn Henzel, Bennington

Designing with Joy

Delaney Edie, Bennington

Capturing the Moment

Brynn Novotny, Fairbury

WCKY Circumstances

Natalie Crouse, Lincoln Pius X

Understudy show

Isabelle Owens, Lincoln Pius X

Animals in science

Ashlynn Baker, North Platte

Unlocking a skill

Chloe Liebentritt, Omaha Skutt Catholic

Winter Wonderland

Manuel Barragan, West Point-Beemer

Jaylen Kile Knows PC Hardware and Software - by Manuel Barragan


#12 YEARBOOK SPORTS FEATURE WRITING

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Reese Aliano, Elkhorn North

Aliano Elkhorn North YB Sports Feature

Brynn Novotny, Fairbury

Softball comeback story

Taylor Gustafson, Fairbury

Big changes to SNC

Sarah Treffer, Lexington

Softball

Hailey Leslie, Ralston

Inhale and Exhale

Reagan Churchill, Scottsbluff

Softball Yearbook Sports Feature Reagan Churchill

Livia Godina, Scottsbluff

Volleyball Yearbook Sports Feature Livia Godina

Grace Michael, Scottsbluff

Wrestling Yearbook Sports Feature Grace Michael


#13 YEARBOOK THEME COPY WRITING

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Taylor Gustafson, Fairbury

Athletics Division

Liah Haines, Lexington

Opening

Natalie Crouse, Lincoln Pius X

Adapt and overcome theme page

Aleea Stanford, Plattsmouth

Point of View

Jacob Myers, Ralston

In the thick of it

Grace Michael, Scottsbluff

Yearbook Theme Copy Grace Michael Class

Jazlyn Adams, Scottsbluff

Yearbook Theme Copy Jazlyn Adams Sports

Sadie Cole, Scottsbluff

Yearbook Theme Copy Sadie Cole Opening

#14 INFO GRAPHIC-PRELIM

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Kyto Warner, Adams Central

COVID-19

Lauryn Scott, Adams Central

Halloween

Kade Wiese, Columbus Scotus

Breast Cancer

Sophia Walsh, North Platte

Coronavirus facts (March 2020)

Gracelyn Ochsner, Ralston

Matters Most in the Election

Dustin Arp, St. Paul

Air Pollution

Jaylen Kile, West Point-Beemer

Digital Citizenship - Jaylen Kile

Manuel Barragan, West Point-Beemer

Social Media in School - Manuel Barragan


#15 IN-DEPTH NEWSPAPER COVERAGE-PRELIM

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Kyto Warner, Nola Young, Tobie Augustin, Adams Central

COVID-19

Janae Rusher, Kade Wiese, Ava Kuhl, Kate Maguire, Emily Ferguson, Noah Korth, Columbus Scotus

Election

Allison Limley, Nicole Kallio, Veronica Rohlfing, Elkhorn

InDepth - The Straw That Broke America's Back

Sydney Kucera, Kayli Comine, Sofia Hartman, Faith Herbers, Elkhorn

InDepth - Mailin' It In For 'Merica

Brynn Novotny, Taylor Gustafson, Ericka Kroeker, Makenzie Mills, Fairbury

OctDPS - COVID-19

Brynn Novotny, Lindsey Korthals, Gavin Schramm, Fairbury

DecDPS - Technology Classes

Brynn Novotny, Ericka Kroeker, Trenton Ruhnke, Fairbury

FebDPS - College Expenses

Janeva O Bannon, Scottsbluff

InDepth by Janeva O'Bannon


#16 NEWSPAPER LAYOUT-PRELIM

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Christina Brooks, Adams Central

Stress

Lauryn Scott, Adams Central

Roundabout

Noah Korth, Columbus Scotus

Christmas

Janae Rusher, Columbus Scotus

Winter Activities

Isabel Johnson, Elkhorn

Newspaper Layout - Uncharted Territory

Madelyn Ames, Lincoln Pius X

February page 1

Jack Sorensen, Mount Michael Benedictine

Double Truck Spread-Unheralded workers

Treven Hipwell, North Platte

February page 3- news (Coloring book, Pep band's back, advert)


#17 PHOTO/ARTISTIC ILLUSTRATION-PRELIM

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Dante Boelhower, Adams Central

Committed

Kyto Warner, Adams Central

We're Coming

Keira Feehan, Columbus Scotus

Icarus

Isabel Johnson, Elkhorn

Photo Illustration - State of Mind

Nicole Kallio, Elkhorn

Photo Illustration - Modern Masculinity

Henry Goodwin, Lexington

All about the vote

Gracelyn Ochsner, Ralston

Election Face Off

Jaylen Kile, West Point-Beemer

Sidney Swanson Basketball Photo - Jaylen Kile


#18 SPORTS/ACTION PHOTOGRAPHY-PRELIM

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Kathryn Wall, Ashland-Greenwood

Katie Football Catch

Katie BBall Shot

Katie Softball Slide

McKenna Palmer, Broken Bow

Golf lining up the shot

Duda and the pin

Takedown Trey Wrestling

Ericka Kroeker, Fairbury

Grizzle around the end

Going to the fence

Mikya backstroke

Taylor Gustafson, Fairbury

Starr dunks

Nebraska City TD

The Final Out

Morgan Smith, Lexington

At state Injured runner returns to camp supported by teammates

Post game reaction

Minuteman surrounded during early game drive

Elsacia Buck, North Platte

sisters' moment of state defeat

prayers

lay up

Gracen Tuttle, Ogallala

Swimming Towards the Future

Making Eye Contact

Lopsided Catch for the Win!

Elizabeth Farrell, Omaha Skutt Catholic

State Volleyball Quarter Finals

Butterfly

Swim vs. Ralston


#19 NEWS/FEATURE PHOTOGRAPHY-PRELIM

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Dante Boelhower, Adams Central

Empty Arena

COVID Sanitation

Utter Excitement

Keira Feehan, Columbus Scotus

Jump

One Act

Speech

Brynn Novotny, Fairbury

Cheerleading Posters

Creative Writing Observation

Skeleton Peloton

Henry Goodwin, Lexington

Drop in

Skate

Pre Speech Meet

Morgan Smith, Lexington

NE Lieutenant Gov Goes Live On Student Vlog

Band Camp

Mock Trial Prep

Josie Coggins, Ogallala

Welding101

Welding102

Welding103

Chloe Liebentritt, Omaha Skutt Catholic

Adoration During Pro-Life Week

Presenting the Gifts at Mass

One Act Play

Nina marie Kudlacz, Ralston

In the wings

Dramatic Monologue

Rebel with a cause


#20 YEARBOOK LAYOUT-PRELIM

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Kyto Warner, Adams Central

Cross Country

Lauryn Scott, Adams Central

Cheer

Jaelyn Podolak, Columbus Scotus

Football

Liah Haines, Lexington

SEPTEMBER (BLACK IS FULL BLEED)

Aleea Stanford, Plattsmouth

Marching Band: A season of experiences...

Nina marie Kudlacz, Ralston

Winter play

Damarys Garcia-sybert, Ralston

Social Unrest

Vanessa Harpold, Scottsbluff

Vanessa Harpold Scottsbluff Yearbook Layout


#21 YEARBOOK THEME DEVELOPMENT-PRELIM

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Elli Marker, Claire Anderson, Adams Central

Survival

Katelyn Bayer, Olivia Fehringer, Ashley Steiner, Columbus Scotus

Theme Development

Taylor Gustafson, Brynn Novotny, Ericka Kroeker, Fairbury

Light in the Dark

Liah Haines, Amberly Villalon, Morgan Smith, Lexington

AT ANY MINUTE WE GOT THIS. (black boxes are full bleed but didn't show up that way on PDF)

Natalie Crouse, Delaney Volnek, Michelle Ruder, Lincoln Pius X

Survival Guide: Adapt and Overcome

Paige Anthony, Olivia Eckel, Patricia Angeli Maizo, North Platte

Behind the Mask (North Platte High Round Up)

Emma Field, Elliot Block, Josephine Knust, Plattsmouth

Point of View

Jacob Myers, Serenity Beisch, Damarys Garcia-sybert, Ralston

In the Thick of It


#22 BROADCAST NEWS STORY-PRELIM

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Sierra Quinn, Grace Sinclair, Columbus Scotus

Online Learning

Josh Faust, Kade Wiese, Columbus Scotus

Mock Trial

Lucy Koenig, Lincoln Pius X

Literature class creates podcasts

Landen Fogle, Sawyer Thompson, Mount Michael Benedictine

Life as a remote student

Avery Hermesch, Carter Levander, Northwest

GINW - News - One Act

Gabriel Lorenzo, Jacob Kaminski, Northwest

GINW - News - Mock Trial

Hayley Russell, Olivia Fagan, Northwest

GINW - News - Gold Tones Singing Valentines

Justin Frauendorfer, St. Paul

Covid Procedures


#23 BROADCAST SPORTS STORY-PRELIM

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Dante Boelhower, Adams Central

Football

Chase Ruch, Jacob Uehling, Elkhorn

Broadcast Sports Story - Fall Sports Recap

Linda Campuzano, Kimberly Corzo, Lexington

Girls State Wrestling

Juan Zapata, Parker Janky, Northwest

GINW - Sports - Diane Rouzee and volleyball streak

MacKenzie Mercer, Travis Morris, Scottsbluff

Boys basketball hype video

Cody Swinarski, Montanna Morgan, St. Paul

Diabetes and Softball

Olivia Poppert, Kayley Wells, St. Paul

State Champion Wrestler

Jaylen Kile, Manuel Barragan, West Point-Beemer

Football Feature - by Manuel Barragan & Jaylen Kile


#24 BROADCAST FEATURE STORY-PRELIM

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Jaquelyn QuinonezRazo, Alisha Rojas, Lexington

Adaptive Playground

Landen Fogle, Sawyer Thompson, Mount Michael Benedictine

A day in the life of a boarder

Kaleigh Hinrichs, Alyssa Earl, Northwest

GINW - Feature - Sidney Fisher

Alyssa Earl, Alejandro Cabello-Munster, Northwest

GINW - Feature - Alyssa Earl

Alejandro Cabello-Munster, Carter Levander, Northwest

GINW - Feature - eSports

Conner Wells, Cody Swinarski, St. Paul

FFA Greenhouse

Manuel Barragan, Jaylen Kile, West Point-Beemer

Cabinet Making Video

Riley Penrose, Ty Kaup, West Point-Beemer

School Feature Story - by Riley Penrose, Ty Kaup, and Brian Rodriguez


#25 BROADCAST PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT-PRELIM

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Dante Boelhower, Adams Central

Be Extraordinary

Mya Engel, Kylie Mangers, Adams Central

Domestic Violence

Kade Wiese, Columbus Scotus

Phone Addiction

Riley Rasmussen, Amy Jacob, Elkhorn

Broadcast PSA - Masks

Ethan Smith, Fairbury

Mental Health PSA

Jaquelyn QuinonezRazo, Jose Casillas, Lexington

I AM...

Alyssa Earl, Alejandro Cabello-Munster, Northwest

GINW - PSA - Medical Expenses

Rylan Birkby, St. Paul

Mask Up St. Paul