Summer 2014
Vol. 36, No. 3
NEWSPA concludes another successful year by Barbara A. Benish NEWSPA Executive Secretary It’s a lot of work to put together the annual NEWSPA conference that draws hundreds of high school students, advisers and professionals to UW Oshkosh each spring. But the smiles make all the work worthwhile. Thankfully, there were a lot of smiles and good comments from the April 9 event at Reeve Memorial Union. Naturally, students were smiling and happy to have a day off school. But they were also smiling as they learned tips and techniques to take back to their schools and make their publications stronger. And they were smiling as they earned first-, second- or third-place honors for their writing, photography or design work at their school newspapers or yearbooks. I must admit; I smiled a lot, too. But then there was a lot to smile about. Nearly 400 students and advisers attended this year’s conference, showing last year’s declining enrollment was just a fluke rather than a trend. Twenty-two schools attended the 2014 NEWSPA conference, including three schools that had not participated at all or not for years, including Little Chute, St. Francis and Wausau East high schools. Kaitlin Wiza from Sevastopol High School and Michele Farnsworth from Green Bay East High School were voted onto NEWSPA’s amazing board of directors, while Aaron Ramponi from Appleton North and Jason Cummings
from Oshkosh North agreed to another term. The board members really are the ones who plan the conference, so if you have ideas for next year, please let them know. Mike DeSisti, the multimedia picture editor of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, was presented the Skip Zacher Friend of Scholastic Journalism Award winner for giving 16 NEWSPA presentations in nine years, while we surprised editorial cartoonist Joe Heller with a delicious cake congratulating him on his 35 consecutive years as being a NEWSPA presenter. In addition, Monica Ann Salmeri of Sevastopol High School was named the 2014 NEWSPA scholarship recipient; even better, she will be attending UW Oshkosh in the fall. But NEWSPA 2014 also showed how the organization must adapt quickly to challenges our schools and members face. So when Fond du Lac High School’s Cardinal Columns was forced to undergo prior review after running a story on rape jokes in February, we responded by adding a session on prior review. And while I can’t report that Fond du Lac School Supt. James Sebert has changed his mind about the policy, I can say that it looks like the district is willing to come up with a policy that both sides can live with. We’ll update you on what’s happening at Fond du Lac in our Fall 2014 newsletter. So until then, enjoy your summer and the time off. But don’t forget that NEWSPA is here to help you meet whatever challenges you face. Just let us know what we can do. And save the date — the 2015 conference will be held on April 22. I hope to see you then.
Photo by Cody Sinkula NEWSPA’s 2014 keynote speakers Nick Penzenstadler, Alex Gelhar, Amanda Betts and Jake White share their success stories to students at the NEWSPA Conference on April 9.
Table of Contents
features
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2014 Newspaper winners
A complete list of winners in the newspaper category from large, medium and small schools.
Newspaper samples
A handful of this year’s first place winners in the newspaper category.
2014 Yearbook winners
A complete list of winners from the yearbook category from large, medium and small schools.
Yearbook samples
Some of the best work from the yearbook category.
DeSisti wins 2013 Skip Zacher Award The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s multimedia photojournalist has been a longtime favorite speaker at NEWSPA
Heller recognized for 35 years
Editorial cartoonist and NEWSPA veteran Joe Heller was recognized for his years of presenting at NEWSPA on April 9.
thank you! NEWSPA would like to thank all of the people who made this year’s conference a success including: NEWSPA Board of Directors for their guidance Cindy Schultz Haley Walters Mike Cowling Miles Maguire Sara Steffes Hansen Vince Filak Journalism Department Student Assistants: Leo Costello Nicole Kiefert Grace Riggert Judy Schultz Gary Coll Kevin Rau Wayne Abler for podcasting NEWSPA sessions UW Oshkosh Parking Lisa Goetsch and Reeve Union Staff All of our speakers and judges Photographer Cody Sinkula
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Writing Division
2014 Newspaper Winners
News Story-General - Large School Judge: Isral DeBruin, Ed Together. Medium & Small School Judge: Candy Czernicki, Psych Central. Large 1st Sydney Inks, Fond du Lac 2nd Tanvi Kumar, Fond du Lac 3rd Mike Smale, West Bend East & West
Medium 1st Kayla Theune, Plymouth
2nd Ashwinraj Karthikeyan, Oshkosh North 3rd Billy Cobin, Cedarburg
Small 1st Natalie Speers, Berlin 2nd Maggie Buckham, Sevastopol 3rd Sierra Klawitter, Berlin
News Story; Academic/Class Related or Extracurricular - Large School Judge: Amber Paluch, Green Bay Press-Gazette. Medium & Small School Judge: Stephanie Barnard, CNI Newspapers. Large 1st Natalie Wanasek, West Bend East & West 2nd Hannah Schacherl, Oshkosh West
Feature Story; Entertaining - Large School Judge: Judy Russell, Retired, The Oshkosh Northwestern. Medium & Small School Judge: Stefanie Scott, Jamar Health Products. Large 1st Emma Thompson, Oshkosh West 2nd Mike Smale, West Bend East & West 3rd Shane Fernandez, Fond du Lac
Medium 1st Ally Binder, Plymouth
2nd Jessie Valenza, Stoughton 3rd Kimberly Wethal, Stoughton
Small 1st Lauren Schmidt, Berlin 2nd Emily Sonntag, Chilton 3rd No Entry
Feature Story; Personality Profile - Large School Judge: David Wise, WisPolitics.com. Medium & Small School Judge: Amelia Compton Wolff, Fox Cities Magazine. Large 1st Christine Moua, Fond du Lac 2nd Steven Ellefson, Oshkosh West 3rd Lexus Hagedorn, Aaditi Naik & Kaomi Yang,
Medium Wausau West
3rd Lexus Hagedorn & Stephanie Taylor, Wausau
1st Payton Gross, Stoughton
West
2nd Erika Proehl, Cedarburg
Medium 1st Maggie McConnaha, Plymouth
Small 3rd Mgan Sohr, Oshkosh North
2nd Saly Paese, Plymouth
1st Danielle Fralish, Berlin
3rd Geordan Gutow, Oshkosh North
2nd Lauren Schmidt, Berlin
Small 1st Emily Sonntag, Chilton
2nd Connor McHugh, Sevastopol 3rd Melanie Haedt, Berlin
News Story; Sports - Large School Judge: Dan Kohn, Appleton Post Crescent. Medium & Small School Judge: Ben Wideman, Manitowoc Herald Times. Large 1st Lisa Fowle, Wausau West
2nd Steven Ellefson, Oshkosh West 3rd Therea La Susa, West Bend East & West
Medium 1st Erika Proehl, Cedarburg
2nd Erika Proehl, Cedarburg 3rd Alec Goodermuth, Oshkosh North
Small 1st Danielle Fralish, Berlin
2nd Sierra Klawitter, Berlin 3rd Sawyer Boldt, Sheboygan Falls
3rd Carolynn Dix, Chilton
Feature Story; News Based - Large School Judge: Jim Collar, Appleton Post Crescent. Medium & Small School Judge: Jennifer Woldt, Oshkosh Northwestern. Large 1st Sydney Inks, Fond du Lac 2nd Lauryn Lahr, Oshkosh West 3rd Tanvi Kumar, Fond du Lac
Medium 1st Lindsay McLaughlin, Cedarburg 2nd Sabrina Mierswa, Oshkosh North 3rd Megan Theesfeld, Cedarburg
Small 1st Natalie Speers, Berlin
2nd Melanie Haedt, Berlin 3rd Ben Lablanc, Sheboygan Falls
Feature Story; Sports - Large, Medium & Small School Judge: Brandon Berg, Chippewa Falls Herald. Large 1st Jake Rost, Oshkosh West 2nd Miller Jozwiak, Appleton North 3rd Sydney Plachetka & Emily Schmidt, Wausau
Medium West
1st Billy Kobin, Cedarburg 2nd Payton Gross, Stoughton
Small 3rd Madison Goldbeck, Plymouth 1st Maggie Buckham, Sevastopol 2nd Joe Bruno, Sevastopol 3rd Alex Grams, Berlin
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2014 Newspaper Winners
Editorial - Large School Judge: Gary Coll, Professor Emeritus, UW-Oshkosh. Medium & Small School Judge: Alex Hummel, UW-Oshkosh. Large 1st Emma Thompson & Daphne Thompson, Oshkosh West 2nd Miranda Paikowski, West Bend East & West
Medium 3rd Samuel Allen, Appleton North
1st Nina Matti & Linday McLaughlin, Cedarburg 2nd Madison Goldbeck, Plymouth 3rd Nina Matti & LIndsay McLaughlin, Cedarburg
Small 1st Isaiah Spetz, Sevastopol
Reviews - Large, Medium & Small School Judge: Shane Nyman, Appleton Post Crescent. Large 1st Elise Painton, Appleton North 2nd Austin Wooldridge, Oshkosh West 3rd Justin Lee, Oshkosh West
Medium 1st Lindsay McLaughlin, Cedarburg 2nd Ellie Leafgren, Oshkosh North 3rd Erica Keenan, Stughton
Small 1st Lauren Schmidt, Berlin 2nd Lindsey Vang, Berlin
3rd Isaiah Spetz, Sevastopol
2nd Connor McHugh, Sevastopol 3rd Amy Zhang, Sheboygan
Column; Humorous - Large, Medium & Small School Judge: Jeff Bollier, The Oshkosh Northwestern. Large 1st Emma Thompson, Oshkosh West
In-Depth Reporting I - Large, Medium & Small School Judge: Angie Landsverk, Freelance Large 1st Megan Diermeier & Daphne Thompson, Oshkosh West
2nd Alicia Craig, Oshkosh West
2nd Aaditi Naik & Thomas Lahren, Wausau West
3rd Samuel Allen, Appleton North
3rd Julia Lammers, Appleton North
Medium 1st Kyle Watter, Cedarburg
2nd Megan Sohr, Oshkosh North 3rd Payton Gross, Stoughton
Small 1st Danielle Fralish, Berlin 2nd Aaron Reilly, Chilton
3rd Jake Wiesenthal, Sheboygan Falls
Column; Serious - Large, Medium & Small School Judge: Mary Buckley, Community Newspapers.
Medium 1st Nathan Fizhenry, Oshkosh North 2nd Tanner Novotny Stoughton 3rd Ashwinraj Karthikeyan & Camille Panas Oshkosh North
Small 1st Hannah Trochinski, Berlin 2nd Payton DeMaster, Berlin 3rd Maggie Buckham, Sevastopol
Large 1st Alex Vernon, Green Bay Preble 2nd Rachael Schneider, Fond du Lac 3rd Jeremy Cieslewicz, Green Bay East
Medium 1st Geordan Gutow, Oshkosh North 2nd Erica Keenan, Stoughton 3rd Nick Smith, Oshkosh North
Small 1st Conner McHugh, Sevastopol
In-Depth Reporting II - Large, Medium & Small School Judge: Patti Zarling, Green Bay Press-Gazette. Large 1st Julia Lammers, Appleton North
2nd Payton DeMaster, Berlin
2nd Daphne Thompson & Megan Diermeier,
3rd No Entry
Oshkosh West 3rd Daphne Thompson & Megan Diermeier,
Column; Sports - Large, Medium & Small School Judge: Julie Larson, Green Bay Press-Gazette. Large 1st Matt Kahn, Hartford Union
Oshkosh West 1st Ashwinraj Karthikeyan, Oshkosh North
Medium 2nd Kimberly Wethal, Ryan Skotzke & Jake Green-
2nd Justus Oesterreich, Appleton North
wood, Stoughton
3rd Steven Ellefson, Oshkosh West
3rd Kelsey Ziemer & Billy Kobin, Cedarburg
Medium 1st Alec Collins, Cedarburg
2nd Bennett Wirth, Cedarburg 3rd Payton Gross, Stoughton
Small 1st No Entry
Small 1st Lauren Schmidt, Melanie Haedt & Payton DeMaster, Berlin 2nd Payton DeMaster, Melanie Haedt & Lauren
2nd No Entry
Schmidt, Berlin
3rd No Entry
3rd No Entry
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Design Division
2014 Newspaper Winners
Comic Strips - Large, Medium & Small School Judge: Joe Heller, Freelance Large 1st Kate Bennett, Appleton North 2nd Lydia Thomas, Neenah 3rd Lauren Sassi, Appleton North
Medium 1st Caitlin Patton, Oshkosh North 2nd Angela Fisher, Oshkosh North 3rd No Entry
Small 1st KaLia Vang, Sheboygan Falls 2nd Skyler Swender, Sevastopol 3rd No Entry
Editorial Cartoons - Large, Medium & Small School Judge: Joe Heller, Green Bay Press-Gazette. Large 1st Skye Geyer, Neenah 2nd Emily Clement, Hartford Union 3rd Laura Kressin, Green Bay Preble
Medium 1st Dallys Baizley, Plymouth 2nd No Entry 3rd No Entry
Small 1st Hannah Trochinski, Berlin 2nd No Entry 3rd No Entry
Ads - Large, Medium & Small School Judge: Sara Steffes Hansen, UW-Oshkosh. Large 1st Matt Kahn, Hartford Union 2nd Noah Ludwig, Oshkosh West 3rd Elly Niemeyer & Stephanie Taylor, Wausau
Medium West 1st Ashwinraj Karthikeyan, Oshkosh North 2nd Henry Heim, Plymouth 3rd Kayla Theune & Vivien TenHaken, Plymouth
Small 1st Melanie Haedt, Berlin 2nd Sierra Klawitter, Berlin 3rd No Entry
Infographic - Large, Medium & Small School Judge: Barb Benish, UW-Oshkosh Large 1st No Winner 2nd Aaron Wernberg, Wausau West 3rd No Winner
Medium No Entries & Small
Logo Design - Large, Medium & Small School Judge: Kerry Przybylski, Freelance. Large 1st Daphne Thompson, Oshkosh West 2nd No Entry 3rd No Entry
Medium 1st Henry Heim, Plymouth 2nd Henry Heim, Plymouth 3rd No Entry
Small No Entries Hand-Rendered Illustrations - Large, Medium & Small School Judge: Kevin Rau, Rauhaus Design and UW-Oshkosh. Large 1st Eli Lonzick, Hartford Union 2nd Jaden Hambrick, Fond du Lac 3rd No Entry
Medium 1st Daniel Abdallah, Oshkosh North 2nd Alexus Crockett, Stoughton 3rd Rowan Miller, Oshkosh North
Small No Entries Page Design/Layout - Large, Medium & Small School Judge: Kerry Przybylski, Freelance Large 1st Matt Kahn, Hartford Union 2nd Daphne Thompson, Oshkosh West 3rd Julia Lammers, Appleton North
Medium 1st Ashwinraj Karthikeyan, Oshkosh North 2nd Ashwinraj Karthikeyan, Oshkosh North 3rd Payton Gross, Stoughton 1st Danielle Fralish, Berlin
Small 2nd Isaiah Spetz, Sevastopol 3rd Skyler Swender, Sevastopol
Photo Illustration - Large, Medium & Small School Judge: Kevin Rau, Rauhaus Design and UW-Oshkosh. Large 1st Bailey Rommelfanger, Fond du Lac 2nd Eli Lonzrick, Hartford Union 3rd Heather Brown & Kabao Lor, Wausau West
Medium 1st Tanner Novotny, Stoughton 2nd Payton Gross, Stoughton 3rd No Entry
Small 1st No Winner 2nd Melanie Haedt, Berlin 3rd No Entry
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Photography division
2014 Newspaper Winners
News Photo - Large, Medium & Small School Judge: Tim Gleason, UW-Oshkosh. Large 1st Elizabeth Floodstrand, Appleton North
Open Photo - Large, Medium & Small School Judge: Tim Gleason, UW-Oshkosh. Large 1st Marissa Sugrue, Oshkosh West 2nd Elizabeth Floodstrand, Appleton North
2nd Paige Beckum, Appleton North 3rd Holly Williams, West Bend East & West
Medium No Entries 1st Ellie Lund, Sheboygan Falls 2nd Ellie Lund, Sheboygan Falls
Small 3rd No Entry
Sports Photo - Large, Medium & Small School Judge: Tim Gleason, UW-Oshkosh. Large 1st Courtney Schroeder, Oshkosh West 2nd Elizabeth Floodstrand, Appleton North 3rd Courtney Schroeder, Oshkosh West
Medium 1st Maggie Chandler, Plymouth
2nd Vivien TenHaken, Plymouth 3rd No Entry
Small 1st Ellie Lund, Sheboygan Falls 2nd Ellie Lund, Sheboygan Falls
3rd Elizabeth Floodstrand, Appleton North
Medium 1st Dayton Pfeifer, Plymouth 2nd No Entry
Small
3rd No Entry No Entires
Student-Developed Website division Writing - Large, Medium & Small School Judge: Amanda Betts, Stellar Blue Large 1st Liz Detrie, Neenah 2nd No Winner 3rd Annie Hartley, Neenah
Medium No Entries Small No Entries
3rd No Entry
Feature Photo - Large, Medium & Small School Judge: Tim Gleason, UW-Oshkosh. Large 1st Mike Smale, West Bend East & West 2nd Courtney Schroeder, Oshkosh West 3rd Marissa Sugrue, Oshkosh West
Medium 1st Maggie McConnaha, Plymouth 2nd Kayla Theune, Plymouth 3rd No Entry
Small 1st Ellie Lund, Sheboygan Falls 2nd No Entry 3rd No Entry
Essay and Series Photo(s) - Large, Medium & Small School Judge: Tim Gleason, UW-Oshkosh. Large 1st Elizabeth Floodstrand & Samantha Thiel, Appleton North
Photographs/Graphics - Large, Medium & Small School Judge: Amanda Betts, Stellar Blue Large 1st Annie Hartley, Neenah
Medium 2nd No Entry
Small 3rd No Entry No Entries
Site Design - Large, Medium & Small School Judge: Amanda Betts, Stellar Blue Large 1st Satellite Staff, Neenah 2nd Cardinal Columns Staff, Fond du Lac 3rd No Entry
Medium No Entries Small No Entries
2nd Courtney Schroeder, Oshkosh West
Medium 3rd Brandon Clark, Oshkosh West No Entries
Small No Entries
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Publication Division
2014 Newspaper Winners
Publication - Large, Medium & Small School Judge: Deb Rothenberger, Brandon Valley High School, Brandon, SD. Large, Published through a j-class
Blue Ribbon Honors
Warrior’s Word Staff, Wausau West
Cardinal Columns Staff, Fond du Lac
The Hartford Chronicle Staff, Hartford Union
No Entry
Red Ribbon Honors
Small, Published through a j-class
Blue Ribbon Honors
The Red ‘n’ Green Staff, Berlin
No Entry
No Entry
Red Ribbon Honors
White Ribon Honors
White Ribon Honors
Large, Not published through a j-class
Blue Ribbon Honors
Index Staff, Oshkosh West Red Ribbon Honors
Hi-Light Staff, Green Bay East
Noctiluca Staff, Appleton North
Satellite Staff, Neenah
No Entry
Small, Not published through a j-class
Blue Ribbon Honors
No Winner
The Pioneer Chips Staff, Sevastopol
The Talon Staff, Sheboygan Falls
Red Ribbon Honors
White Ribon Honors
White Ribbon Honors
Medium, Published through a j-class
Blue Ribbon Honors
No Winner
Hi-Lights Staff, Plymouth
The Norse Star Staff, Stoughton
No Entry
Red Ribbon Honors
White Ribon Honors
Medium, Not published through a j-class
Blue Ribbon Honors
No Winner
Common Sense Staff, Cedarburg
The North Star Staff, Stoughton
No Entry
Red Ribbon Honors
White Ribon Honors
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1st Place News Story: Extracurricular
Emily Sonntag Chilton High School Small School
Comments
Nice job covering all angles and interesting aspects.
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1st Place Comic Strip
Caitlin Patton Oshkosh North High School Medium School
Ka Lia Vang Sheboygan Falls High School Small School
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1st Place Feature Story: Sports
Jenna Mrotek and Erica Proehl Cedarburg High School Small School
Comments
Very well composed. Good job of building both the excitement and the feeling of being a Polar Plunge participant. Good play on expectations and cultural references. Writing shows thought and composure. Well done!
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1st Place Feature Story: News
Natlie Speers Berlin High School Small School
Comments
Overall nice work. Maybe focus more on the students in the class rather than getting right into the nuts and bolts of what the class was. Good use of students and teacher sources. Maybe focus a little more on students’ perspectives.
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1st Place Feature Photo
Maggie McConnaha Plymouth High School Medium School
Comments
Middle and darker tones lack detail and lower part of the frame has people that pull the eye away from the interesting part of the photo. An engaging image that can be improved with cropping and tonal lightening.
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1st Place News Photo
Elizabeth Floodstrand Oshkosh West High School Large School
Comments
The picture has a nice flow - leading front to back. Slide frame from left so less wall on right and flow continues on the left. There are many positive aspects and weak spots are small.
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1st Place Hand-Rendered Illustration
Eli Lonzick Hartford Union High School Large School
Comments
Centered compositions don’t impart a sense of energy, next time consider alternate compositions. Also, be consistent in your rendering style - you used a ruler for the jail cell but went totally freehand on the phone. Great idea that got my attention and made me laugh!
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1st Place Review
Eli Lonzick Hartford Union High School Large School
Comments
A lot of thought and listening went into this and it shows. Reviews often times are more about ideas than writing - fancy lines mean nothing without informed opinions/observations inside them. Very well done. A nice lead and closing graph that looks to the future and yet reflects the subject at hand. Maybe a bit heavy on song quotes and you might want to get to the main idea/opinion earlier, but that’s nitpicking. Bravo! uwosh.edu/journalism/newspa 15
General Division
2014 Yearbook Winners
Divider Large 1st Brynn Molzner, Sheboygan North 1st Karalyn Niemeyer & Aaditi Naik, Wausau West
2nd Cody Kennedy, Wausau West
2nd Joe Schnyder & Stephanie Lemancik, Oshkosh
3rd Maddy Haedt & Molly Neubauer, Oshkosh West
West
Medium
Extracurricular Story Large 1st Jordyn Kettner & Emily Guenther, Wausau West
Medium 1st Jordan Manders, Ashwaubenon
3rd Britani Bahr & MaKensie Mezzano, Oshkosh West
1st Brianna Nigl, Oshkosh North
1st Katherine Enderby, Ashwaubenon
2nd Nicole Gottfredsen, Ashwaubenon
1st Lyle Plueddeman, Oshkosh North
2nd Tanner Coonen, Oshkosh North
2nd Lyle Plueddeman, Oshkosh North
3rd No Entry
Small 3rd No Entry
1st Elodie Huston & Sam Walvort, Sheboygan Falls 2nd Terre Felhofer & Gabby Givlin, Sevastopol
Small 1st Terre Felhofer, Sevastopol 2nd Brianna Born & Connor Giles, Sheboygan Falls 3rd Nick Surprise, Wautoma
3rd Danielle Behm, Wautoma
Academic, Class or Related Story Large 1st Samantha Noll, Wausau 2nd Xe Xiong & Gabriela Betancourt, Wausau 3rd Stephanie Lemancik & Joe Schnyder, Oshkosh
Medium
West 1st Nicole Gottfredsen, Ashwaubenon 1st Tanner Coonen, Oshkosh North 2nd Maxine Yang, Oshkosh North
Small No Entry
World, National, State or Local Story Large 1st Malayna Votaw, Sheboygan North 2nd Laurel Noack, Wausau West 2nd Stephanie Taylor, Breana Stillman & Aimee Vang, Wausau West 3rd Joel Hinke & Jonny Moore, Oshkosh West
Medium No Entries Small 1st Lexie Ostrand & Conner McHugh, Sevastopol 2nd No Entry 3rd No Entry
1st Harley Gehrke, Wautoma 2nd No Winner 3rd No Entry
Copy Package Large 1st Breanna Eckhardt & Sarah Cheney, Sheboygan North
Sports Story Large 1st Heather Brown, Wausau West
Medium
1st Lisa Fowle & Emily Ramthun, Wausau West 2nd Taylor Skroski & Joel Hinke, Oshkosh West
2nd Kylie Gazzolo, Wausau West
2nd Calla Born & Sarah Cheney, Sheboygan North
3rd No Entry
3rd McKenzie Brandt & Aaditi Naik, Wausau West
1st Alison Mueller, Oshkosh North 2nd Brianna Nigl & Sydney Hirschberg, Oshkosh North
Small 3rd No Entry
1st Margaret Givlin, Sevastopol 2nd Harley Gehrke, Wautoma 3rd Emilie Burkhardt, Sheboygan Falls
Medium 1st Katherine Enderby, Ashwaubenon 1st Brooke Miller & Tanner Coonen, Oshkosh North 2nd Sommer Hill, Oshkosh North 3rd No Entry
Small 1st Lexie Ostrand & Bryce Birmingham, Sevastopol 2nd Nick Surprise, Wautoma 3rd No Entry
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2013 Yearbook Winners
Double Page Spread; Academic Life Double Page Spread; Student Life Large 1st Abbey Schubert & Sarah Cheney, Sheboygan North Large 1st Brenna Eckhardt & Sarah Cheney, Sheboygan 1st Adam Yarish, Wausau West
North
2nd Maria Grzywa, Bayport
1st Megan Marlowe, Wausau West
2nd Lexus Hagedorn, Wausau West
2nd Carly Johnson & Elise Anderson, Bayport
3rd Alyssa Weiler & Molly Neubauer, Oshkosh West
2nd Alyssa Weiler & Molly Neubauer, Oshkosh West
3rd Darcy Kerrigan & Sarah Cheney, Sheboygan North
3rd Calla Born & Sarah Cheney, Sheboygan North
Medium 1st Claire Newell, Oshkosh North 2nd Brooke Miller, Oshkosh North
3rd Adam Yarish, Aaditi Naik & Karalyn Niemeyer,
Medium Wausau West 1st Katelyn Schuttenhelm, Oshkosh North
3rd No Entry
Small 1st Jordan Ostrand, Margaret Giblin & Lucy Bley,
1st Katherine Enderby, Ashwaubenon 2nd Sydney Hirschberg, Oshkosh North
Sevastopol 2nd Elodie Huston & Sam Walvort, Sheboygan Falls 3rd No Winner
Small
2nd Haley Schibur & Emma Schad, Sheboygan Falls 3rd No Winner
1st Brianna Albee, Wausau West North
Medium
Opening and Closing Large 1st Sarah Cheney, Sheboygan North
2nd Lisa Fowle, Wausau West
1st Aaditi Naik & Karalyn Niemeyer, Wausau West
3rd No Entry
2nd Brittani Bahr, Oshkosh West
1st Katherine Enderby, Ashwaubenon 1st Claire Newell & Andrea Opel, Oshkosh North
Small
3rd No Entry 1st Conner McHugh, Sevastopol
Double Page Spread; Sports Large 1st Calla Born & Sarah Cheney, Sheboygan North 2nd Brenna Eckhardt & Sarah Cheney, Sheboygan
2nd Katherine Enderby, Ashwaubenon
Medium
3rd No Entry 1st Jordan Manders & Katherine Enderby, Ashwauben-
2nd Jordan Manders, Ashwaubenon
on
2nd Brianna Nigl, Oshkosh North
1st Lyle Plueddeman, Oshkosh North
3rd No Entry 1st Amanda Pezewski, Wautoma
2nd No Entry
Small 3rd No Entry
2nd Bryce Birmingham, Sevastopol
1st Jakie Mozdzen, Alayna Lund, Jaiden Pierotti &
3rd Elodie Huston & Sam Walvort, Sheboygan Falls
Elizabeth Meek, Wautoma
Double Page Spread; Clubs or Organizations Large 1st Aly Hakes, Aubrey Lunderville & Maria Grzya, Bayport 1st Aaditi Naik, Wausau West 2nd Brianna Albee & Aaditi Naik, Wausau West 3rd Molly Neubauer, Oshkosh West
2nd Gabby Giblin & Terre Felhofer, Sevastopol 3rd No Entry
Design Division
Computer Graphic Large 1st Karalyn Niemeyer, Wausau West
1st Katherine Enderby & Jordan Manders, Ashwauben-
Medium on 1st Lauren Tuma, Oshkosh North 2nd Andrea Opel, Oshkosh North
Small 3rd No Entry
1st Adina Kasimoff, Sheboygan Falls
2nd No Entry
Medium
3rd No Entry 1st Katherine Enderby, Ashwaubenon 2nd No Entry
Small 3rd No Entry 1st No Entry
2nd Alayna Lund, Wautoma
2nd No Entry
3rd Lucy Bley, Sevastopol
3rd No Entry
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Artwork Large 1st Kenny Vang, Wausau West
2014 Yearbook Winners
2nd No Entry
Medium
Photography Division
Sports Photo Large 1st Sara Warden, Sheboygan North
3rd No Entry
1st Anna Brown, Wausau West
1st No Entry
2nd Kou Xiong, Oshkosh West
2nd No Entry
2nd Sarah Chenery, Sheboygan North
Small 3rd No Entry 1st No Entry
Medium
1st Brianna Nigl, Oshkosh North
3rd No Entry
2nd Sommer Hill, Oshkosh North
Small 3rd No Entry 1st Noah VanWyk, Sheboygan Falls
1st Sarah Chenery, Sheboygan North
2nd No Entry
2nd Karalyn Niemeyer & Benjamin Kilcoyne, Wausau West 3rd No Entry
3rd No Entry
Candid Photo Large 1st Brynn Molzner, Sheboygan North
1st No Winner
1st Aaditi Naik, Wausau West
2nd No Entry
2nd Sara Warden, Sheboygan North
Small 3rd No Entry 1st David Kowalczyk, Wautoma 2nd Gabby Giblin & Terre Felhover, Sevastopol
2nd Mai Kou Lor, Wausau West
Medium 3rd No Winner
1st Maxine Yang, Oshkosh North 2nd No Winner
3rd No Entry
Ad Large 1st Brynn Molzner, Sheboygan North
Small 3rd No Entry 1st Adina Kasimoff, Sheboygan Falls
1st Laurel Noack, Wausau West
2nd Alayna Lund, Wautoma
2nd Lexus Hagedorn, Wausau West
Medium
1st Jordan Manders, Ashwaubenon
2nd No Entry
Cover Design Large 1st Brittani Bahr, Oshkosh West
Medium
3rd No Winner
3rd No Entry 1st Maxine Yang, Oshkosh North 2nd Allison Mueller, Oshkosh North
3rd Noah VanWyk, Sheboygan Falls
Open Photo Large 1st Calla Born, Sheboygan North 1st Jordyn Kettner, Wausau West
Small 3rd No Entry
1st Harley Gehrke, Wautoma
2nd Sarah Chenery, Sheboygan North
2nd Monica Salmeri, Sevastopol
2nd Adam Yarish, Wausau West
3rd No Entry
Index Large 1st Sarah Cheney & Erin Cram, Sheboygan North 1st Julie Edwards, Wausau West 2nd No Entry
Medium
3rd Taylor Skroski, Oshkosh West 1st Katherine Enderby, Ashwaubenon 1st Lauren Tuma, Oshkosh North 2nd Sydney Hirschberg, Oshkosh North
Small 3rd No Entry
Medium
3rd No Entry
1st Noah VanWyk, Shebogyan Falls
1st Sommer Hill, Oshkosh North
2nd No Entry
Small
2nd No Entry
3rd No Entry
3rd No Entry 1st Autumn Schartner & Monica Salmeri, Sevastopol 2nd No Entry 3rd No Entry
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2014 Yearbook Winners
Group Photo Large 1st Roxanne Thao, Oshkosh West 2nd No Winner
Medium Small
Publication Division
Yearbook Large 1st Polaris Staff, Sheboygan North
3rd No Entry
1st Aurora Staff, Wausau West
1st Nicole Gottfredsen, Ashwaubenon
1st The Anchor Staff, Bayport
2nd Jordan Manders, Ashwaubenon
2nd Notebook Staff, Oshkosh West
3rd No Winner 1st No Entry 2nd No Entry 3rd No Entry
Medium
3rd No Entry 1st Reflections Staff, Oshkosh North 2nd The Paw Staff, Ashwaubenon
Small 3rd No Entry 1st Pioneer Staff, Sevastopol 2nd Pangissin Staff, Sheboygan Falls
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1st Place Cover Design
David Kowalczyk Wautoma High School Small School
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1st Place Artwork
Kenny Vang Wausau West High School Large School
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1st Place Index
Autumn Schartner & Monica Salmeri Sevestopol High School Small School
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1st Place Opening and Closing
Tori Oldenburg & Mallory Rankin Sevestopol High School Small School
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1st Place Open Photo
Adina Kasimoff Sheboygan Falls High School Small School
Comments
This shot is lit very well and captures the faces nicely. Consider cropping the bottom portion so the audience is not in the shot to distract the viewer or move closer to the stage.
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1st Place Candid Photo
Brynn Molzner Oshkosh North High School Large School
Comments
This photo is a great reaction shot, but we don’t know what they’re reacting to. A caption would help give the photo some context but the expressions on the girls’ faces are captured nicely. The cone to the right is distracting as well as the ladder to the left, which some tighter cropping would easily solve.
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De Sisti wins 2014 Skip Zacher Award by Haley Walters NEWSPA’s 2014 Skip Zacher Friend of Scholastic Journalism Award was presented to Milwaukee Journal Sentinel video journalist Mike De Sisti for his outstanding involvement in advancing journalism education. “It feels good to be recognized no matter what you’re doing,” De Sisti said. “I’m just doing what I love.” De Sisti said he began exploring photo journalism during his senior year of college after receiving a job as a photographer at his school’s student newspaper, but it took awhile for him to be convinced that photo journalism was the right career for him. Photo by Cody Sinkula “When I got the job at the school newspaper in college I thought pho- Former Skip Zacher Award recipient and NEWSPA founder Gary Coll to journalism was pretty cool and I presents Mike De Sisti with the 2014 Skip Zacher Award. kind of just did it to see if I could He said he tries to offer as “I want [students] to underdo that type of photography,” De Sisti said. “I enjoyed it but it wasn’t stand that you can have fun and be much advice as he can because like an epiphany, I wasn’t like ‘oh creative and still make good video,” that’s what helped him get started journalism, this is what I have to De Sisti said. “Never wait to be told with his own career. “There were so many people what to do. You need to be innovado.’” Even though photo journalism tive and think up your own fun and who were so instrumental in my career. I would go to talks and people wasn’t always in De Sisti’s plan, he creative content.” De Sisti said the most import- would stand up and give up themwas still able to build a successful career, Today, De Sisti works as a ant thing for young journalists is selves,” De Sisti said. “It’s a very multimedia journalist for the Mil- being able to do more than just one competitive industry but people are so willing to help. I was very waukee Journal Sentinel and cov- journalistic skill. “I would have taken a lot of grateful to everyone who helped ers various events throughout the journalism class- me along the way and this is my state. es,” De Sisti said. “I way of returning the favor.” “I learn someIt feels good to be NEWSPA recognized his dediwould have learned thing every day and about writing. I cation on April 9 when they awardrecognized no matter it’s pretty cool,” Di think so many peo- ed him the Skip Zachar Award Sisti said. what you’re doing. I’m ple nowadays want during its luncheon for NEWSPA When De Sisti just doing what I love. to be a writer or presenters, board members and comes to NEWSPA Mike De Sisti just a photographer advisers. each year his pre“Mike De Sisti has definitesentations encomSkip Zacher Award Winner or a copy editor but nowadays you need ly proven his ‘friend of scholastic pass changes in to know how to do journalism’ status by leading sesvisual journalism, how students should approach visual journalism, everything like video, photography, sions for so many years at NEWSnew technology and the impor- how to write a good story and how PA,” NEWSPA President Sara Marquardt said. “We are extremely tance of transferable skills between to find sources.” De Sisti said above all else he lucky to have such a dedicated indifferent aspects of journalism including writing, photography, video hopes his sessions offer insight dividual to help students.” and inspire students. and interviewing.
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Longtime presenter awarded by Haley Walters Cartoonist Joe Heller received a sweet surprise at NEWSPA’s 2014 conference in recognition of his 35 years of involvement with the student journalism organization. NEWSPA presented a cake to Heller during the 2014 conference on April 9, which he then graciously shared with the many attendees of his editorial cartoon drawing workshop. Heller has been inspiring students to create cartoons each year at the NEWSPA spring conference for more than three decades, and NEWSPA wanted to show its appreciation for his hard work and fun presentations. “Joe Heller has inspired numerous students with his passion for editorial cartoons,” NEWSPA President Sara Marquardt said He teaches students how to make creative and engaging editorial cartoons for their student publications in his sessions that always attract a crowd of students curious about making their cartoons better.
Photos by Cody Sinkula Cartoonist Joe Heller unveils his surprise during his session at 2014 NEWSPA. Heller was awarded a cake for his 35 years of presenting at the conference. “After 35 years of presenting, but he still has the enthusiasm for his craft,” Marquardt said. “I don’t know how many students I’ve met over the years that rave about his session and can’t wait to go again the next year.”
Heller currently works as a freelance cartoonist after spending 28 years at The Green Bay Press Gazette as their editorial cartoonist. His work primarily focuses on politics or social issues and has appeared in publications such as Time, Newsweek, U.S. News & World Report and The National Review. “NEWSPA is so lucky to have such a talented artist that can really relate to young journalists,” Marquardt said. To learn more about Heller and his work, visit his website or keep an eye out for his future editorial cartoon sessions at NEWSPA.
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2014-2015 NEWSPA Board Members
Sara Marquardt, President (2015) Reflections (yearbook) Oshkosh North High School 1100 W. Smith Ave., Oshkosh, WI 54901 920-424-4020, ext. 2684 sara.marquardt@oshkosh.k12.wi.us
Trent Scott (2016) The Index (yearbook) Ashwaubenon High School 2391 S.Ridge Road, Ashwaubenon, WI 54304 (920) 492-2955 ext. 5126 eslowinski@ashwaubenon.k12.wi.us
Susan Carlson (2015) The Hi-Light (newspaper) Green Bay East High School 1415 E. Walnut St., Green Bay, WI 54301 920-448-2090 scarlson@greenbay.k12.wi.us
Emma Slowinski (2015) The Paw (newspaper) Oshkosh West High School 375 N. Eagle St., Oshkosh, WI 54902 920-424-4092 trent.scott@oshkosh.k12.wi.us
Lucas Cleary (2015) Hi-Lights (newspaper) Plymouth High School 125 S. Highland Ave., Plymouth, WI 53073 920-893-6911, ext. 1538 lcleary@plymouth.k12.wi.us
Matt Smith (2016) Cardinal Columns (newspaper) Fond Du Lac High School 801 Campus Dr., Fond Du Lac, WI 54935 920-238-9255 smithm@fonddulac.k12.wi.us
Jason Cummings (2014) North Star (newspaper) Oshkosh North High School 1100 W. Smith Ave. Oshkosh, WI 54901 920-424-4020, ext. 682 jason.cummings@oshkosh.k12.wi.us
Kaitlin Wiza (2017) The Pioneer Chips (newspaper); The Pioneer (yearbook) Sevastopol High School 4550 Highway 57, Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235 920-743-6282 kwiza@sevastopol.k12.wi.us
Michelle Farnsworth (2017) The Hi-Light (newspaper) Green Bay East High School 1415 E. Walnut St. Green Bay, WI 54301 920-448-2090 mlfarnsworth@gbaps.org Amy Karoses (2016) Notebook (yearbook) Oshkosh West High School 375 N. Eagle St., Oshkosh, WI 54902 920-424-4092; fax: 920-424-4950 amy.karoses@oshkosh.k12.wi.us Shannon Kuehmichel (2015) Red ‘n’ Green (newspaper) Berlin High School 222 Memorial Dr., Berlin, WI 54923 920-361-2000, ext. 1815 skuehmichel@berlin.k12.wi.us Aaron Rompani (2014) Noctiluca (newspaper) Appleton North High School 5000 N. Ballard Road, Appleton, WI 54913 920-832-4300 ramponiaaron@aasd.k12.wi.us
Contacts at UW-Oshkosh Mailing Address: NEWSPA Department of Journalism UW-Oshkosh 800 Algoma Blvd Oshkosh, WI 54901-8696 Barb Benish, Executive Secretary 920-424-7145 Fax: 920-424-7146 benish@uwosh.edu Haley Walters, PR Assistant 414-467-8195 walteh07@uwosh.edu Cindy Schultz, Academic Program Associate 920-424-1042 Fax: 920-424-7146 schultzc@uwosh.edu
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