2009 Awards by Category

For a list of awards by school, click here.

COLUMNS

Class A

1st Place: Ranier
Worstell Tessellations
Pella HS

2nd Place: Katie Gaughan
Freedom after 14 years/Amazing Yellow

Washington HS

3rd Place: Maddy Jones
Down with downers/Don’t Stop the Music
Hudson HS

Honorable Mention: Casey Erixon
Santa is coming to town
St. Albert HS

Class B

1st Place: Chris Jessen
Out on a whim Southeast
Southeast Polk HS

2nd Place: Reid Galbraith
The comeback kid
Kennedy HS

3rd Place: Ian Stewart
Shut up the phone
City HS

Honorable Mention: Kerri Sorrell
One year later
West HS

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1st Place: Zach James
Open mind on an open trail
Montezuma HS

2nd Place: Monica Clark
Closed-minded/Kids’ education
Cedar Falls HS

3rd Place: Vincent Stigliani
Bush/Democrats
Cedar Falls HS

Honorable Mention: Monica Ehn
Monica’s Moments
PCM HS

EDITORIAL

Class A

1st Place: Nathan Kooker
Staff Editorial
Pella HS

2nd Place: Hallie Cook
HS students need to improve writing
Boone HS

3rd Place: Josh Van Ec Staff Editorial
Pella HS

Class B

1st Place: Thomas Ewing
18 year old drinking age...
West HS

2nd Place: Sanjula Mahathantila
Not pumped for PEP Lewis
Central HS

3rd Place: Brittany Deal
School shootings require response
Johnston HS

Honorable Mention: Matt Penney
Teen pregnancy
West HS

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1st Place: Cayde Sprecker
Warning opinion incoming!
Woodbine HS

2nd Place: Vincent Stigliani
Hi-Line endorses Obama for presidency
Cedar Falls HS

3rd Place: Kim Leaders Woodbine
Betterment
Woodbine HS

Honorable Mention: Monica Ehn
Quick to criticize
PCM HS

Honorable Mention: Abby Jessen
Roosevelt running against the wind
City HS

EDITORIAL CARTOONING

Class A

1st Place: Eric Moore
Santa feels strain of economy
Pella HS

2nd Place: Katie Donovan
Fruit haunted houses
West Branch HS

3rd Place: Chris Burke
Winter in the BHS boiler room
Boone HS

Honorable Mention: Katie Donovan
Hey what’s wrong with you?
West Branch HS

Class B

1st Place: Nicky Ervin
Political correctness
Abraham Lincoln HS

2nd Place: Alicia Kramme
Student athlete cartoon
Jefferson HS

3rd Place: Keaton Stoos
New building cartoon Southeast
Southeast Polk HS

Honorable Mention: Alicia Kramme
Tanning coffin
Jefferson HS

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1st Place: Katie Dexter
Lord of the flies?
Cedar Falls HS

2nd Place: Margot Van Houweling
Has my pedestal cracked yet?
PCM HS

3rd Place: Katie Dexter
I can’t see the road
Cedar Falls HS

Honorable Mention: Clint Johnson
Wikipedia cartoon
Exira HS

FEATURE PHOTO

1st Place: Madison Vander Well
Hick Chicks
Pella HS

3rd Place: Ben Muller
Shot
Pella HS

Class B

1st Place: Abby Huffman
He’s my gyro
Southeast Southeast Polk HS

2nd Place: Elise Krivit
Overwhelmed
Kennedy HS

2nd Place: Mary Mallampalli
Taking care of two
City HS

3rd Place: Max Steininger
One little girl Southeast
Southeast Polk HS

Honorable Mention: Rachel Jessen
Sumo-bots battle for glory
City HS

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1st Place: Christi Dubiel
Cooling off
Exira HS

2nd Place: Honor Heindl
Extreme makover
Cedar Falls HS

3rd Place: Alex Hackwell
Senior Dillon Frum
Exira HS

Honorable Mention: Honor Heindl Senior Dalton
Ford hand tosses some dough
Cedar Falls HS

FEATURE STORY

Class A

1st Place: Alex Bazis
New club meets around the board
Boone HS

2nd Place: Megan Card
Seekamp recalls experience,
Pella HS

3rd Place: Shelby Cronk
Veterans share stories with students
Glenwood HS

Honorable Mention: Haley Berry
New country, new experiences, new home
Marion HS

Class B

1st Place: Ian Stewart
Rethinking the American Story
City HS

2nd Place: Emma Lehmann
‘Til death do us part
Kennedy HS

3rd Place: Thomas Whittington
Cancer
City HS

Honorable Mention: Claire Perlman
Teenage depression
West HS

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1st Place: Kristen Hammer
Students feel impact of their volunteerism
Cedar Falls HS

2nd Place: Linden Terpstra
Pressin’ on
Cedar Falls HS

3rd Place: Monica Clark
What’s cookin?
Cedar Falls HS

Honorable Mention: Ann Walker
Historical creature
Exira HS

GENERAL NEWS

Class A

1st Place: Jenna Shirley
You Tube Nerds
Hudson HS

2nd Place: Madison Vander
Well Opening Night
Pella HS

3rd Place: Joanna Demkiewicz
Plasma table donation
West Delaware HS

Honorable Mention: Andrew Schneider
Jim Peterson gives blood
Washington HS

Class B

1st Place: Emmelie Rydder
Former student killed
Davenport Central HS

2nd Place: Lindsay Whalen
Fire destroys area building
Davenport Central HS

3rd Place: Max Steininger
Barack says hello
Southeast Polk HS

Honorable Mention: Margarita Diaz Picasso
Painter Southeast
Southeast Polk HS

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1st Place: Josh Meighan
Step carefully
Exira HS

2nd Place: Nick Johnson
Hands everywhere
Exira HS

3rd Place: Courtney Peppers
Carefully wrapped
Exira HS

Honorable Mention: Ben Sadkowski
Deanna explains...
Cedar Falls HS

GRAPHICS

Class A

1st Place: Staff
March ‘09 & December ‘08
Hudson HS

2nd Place: Staff
Issues 10 & 11
West Branch HS

3rd Place: Katie Martins
3/19/08
Washington HS

Honorable Mention: Staff
4/2008 & 5/2008
West Delaware HS

Class B

1st Place: Daria Kieffer
4/18/08 & 5/21/08
West HS

2nd Place: Ian Stewart
10/22/08
City HS

3rd Place: Staff
12/2008 & 2/2009
Johnston HS

Honorable Mention:
Megan Neilsen 2/20/09
Kennedy HS

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1st Place: Staff
Issues 6 & 16
Cedar Falls HS

2nd Place: Staff Issues
5 & 9
Cedar Falls HS

3rd Place: Staff
1/28/09 & 11/26/08
Central Elkader HS

Honorable Mention: Staff
10/13/08 & 9/19/08
Exira HS

ILLUSTRATIONS

Class A

1st Place: Cameron Downing
Local business
Pella HS

2nd Place: Cameron Downing
Drive safely
Pella HS

3rd Place: Hannah Melby
Favorite kids TV shows
Hudson HS

Honorable Mention: Katie Martins
Vistase el departamento de espanol
Washington HS

Class B

1st Place: Andrew Hance
Lift every political voice
Davenport Central HS

2nd Place: Alicia Kramme
Driving age
Jefferson HS

3rd Place: Baylee Rees
Sweeps
West HS

Honorable Mention: Colton Heller
O-Bam-a!
Southeast Polk HS

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1st Place: Honor Heindl
Guys & Dolls
Cedar Falls HS

2nd Place: Honor Heindl
Scrambled eggs Cedar Falls HS

3rd Place: Honor Heindl
Forget firearms
Cedar Falls HS

Honorable Mention: Clint Johnson
Twilight characters
Exira HS

IN-DEPTH REPORTING

Class A

1st Place: Zach Martin
Students, faculty support new instructional levy
Glenwood HS

2nd Place: Taylor Wheeler
Hungry for change
Hudson HS

3rd Place: Lindsie Smith
PE teacher explains benefits of testing
Hudson HS

Honorable Mention: Sheila McCusker
Dropout decisions
West Delaware HS

Class B

1st Place: Kallen Kramer
Procrastination
Johnston HS

2nd Place: Andrea Nemecek
Legal literature
Kennedy HS

3rd Place: Laurel Tippe
Fas trac
City HS

Honorable Mention: Olivia Leacox
Do AP courses make the grade?
West HS

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1st Place: Kellie Petersen
Changes in curriculum aim to increase rigor
Cedar Falls HS

2nd Place: Kellie Petersen

CFHS, HJH on schools in need
Cedar Falls HS

3rd Place: Honor Heindl
Students share experiences with powerful words
Cedar Falls HS

LAYOUT AND DESIGN

Class A

1st Place: Sam Kiburz
Individuality Center Spread
Marion HS

2nd Place: Cameron Downing Devon O’Brien
Influential People/Events
Pella HS

3rd Place: Katie Martins
Rubiks Cubers
Washington HS

Honorable Mention: Jordan Ehlers
December feature page
Hudson HS

Class B

1st Place: Emma Lehman
Is Gay OK?
Kennedy HS

2nd Place: Alicia Kramme
“Lovebug”
Jefferson HS

3rd Place: Davis Vonk
Water page
City HS

Honorable Mention: Kayla Trail
Love Language
West HS

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1st Place: Honor Heindl
Photography; Drawing with Light
Cedar Falls HS

2nd Place: Tatler Staff
The Tatler
Central HS

3rd Place: Danielle Peterson
Homecoming Week
Woodbine HS

Honorable Mention: Honor Heindl
Guys & Dolls
Cedar Falls HS

NEWS STORY

Class A

1st Place: Kelly Boekenstedt
Deleting classroom texting
West Delaware HS

2nd Place: Megan O’Neil
Student upset about retaking standard tests
West Branch HS

3rd Place: Rebeka Hahn
Safe at school
West Delaware HS

Honorable Mention: Haley Hopkins
Buzz about permit changes
West Branch HS

Class B

1st Place: Allie Koolbeck
War for the Whitehouse
Jefferson HS

2nd Place: Brittany Deal
Buller runs for board
Johnston HS

3rd Place: Jaime Rosenthal, Jenna Broghamer, and Saranya Subramamian
Clouds of controversy
West HS

Honorable Mention: Jenna Broghamer
To change?
West HS

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1st Place: Alex Entz
Day of silence expected to bring controversy
Cedar Falls HS

2nd Place: Arlene Freudenberg
Relatively minor Hell Week ends in major prank
Cedar Falls HS

3rd Place: Taylor Van Roekel
Extended day welcomed by most
PCM HS

Honorable Mention: Erin Rouse
Money disappears from activity fund
PCM HS

PERSONALITY PROFILE

Class A

1st Place: Megan Card
Klein remembers 7 grandchildren...
Pella HS

2nd Place: Chelsea Taggart
A day in the life of a basketball star
Glenwood HS

3rd Place: Michelle Klein
A teen other’s cautions
West Delaware HS

Honorable Mention: Lauren Jilek
Gaffney-Paige has reason to be thankful
Marion HS

Class B

1st Place: Claire Perlman
Making sense through paper
West HS

2nd Place: Chelsea Rink
Former student killed in Afghanistan
Central HS

3rd Place: Baylee Rees
A day with ‘Mama Manders’
West HS

Honorable Mention: Mary Mallampalli
Taking care of two
City HS

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1st Place: Monica Ehn
Babcock brings positive approach
PCM HS

2nd Place: Kristen Hammer
Miller Aces ACT
Cedar Falls HS

3rd Place: Sarah Madsen
Capital One Bowl
Exira HS

Honorable Mention: Kayla Van Gorp
Improvements to high school made during Nelson’s tenure
PCM HS

SPORTS PHOTO

Class A

1st Place: Jaime Ruisch The Champ!
Pella HS

2nd Place: Hannah Vollmar
Force
Pella HS

3rd Place: Staff
Anchoring the team
West Delaware HS

Honorable Mention: Staff Senior
Vince Lilienthal
West Delaware HS

1st Place: Amanda Boyer
Under the basket
Kennedy HS

2nd Place: Kiera Morrill
Tucker Vasey
Johnston HS

3rd Place: Cassie Milks
Slam Dunk
Kennedy HS

Honorable Mention: Cassie Milks
The Dream Catch
Kennedy HS

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1st Place: Honor Heindl
Battle of the grades
Cedar Falls HS

2nd Place: Chris Pierce
Morris pile drive
Cedar Falls HS

3rd Place: Honor Heindl and Chelsea Hilpipre
All State Dancer Cedar
Falls HS

Honorable Mention: Courtney Peppers
Football boys at bonfire
Exira HS

SPORTS STORY

Class A

1st Place: Andy Curtis
Crunched for time
West Delaware HS

2nd Place: Jordan Ehlers
Smashed: Tennis courts hinder performances
Hudson HS

3rd Place: Justi Uden
Decision time
Hudson HS

Honorable Mention: Justi Uden
Chicks with stix
Hudson HS

Class B

1st Place: Julia Manning
Work it...
Johnston HS

2nd Place: Tyler Koolbeck
Staph scare haunts again
Jefferson HS

3rd Place: Amanda Burger
From first to second to last
Jefferson HS

Honorable Mention: Cody Grodell
The Long Road
City HS

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1st Place: Taylor Van Roekel
A lot of good comes from a simple gesture
PCM HS

2nd Place: Kelsey Little
Myers looking to NFL draft
PCM HS

For a list of awards by school, click here.