American Society of Newspaper Editors and
Quill and Scroll 2009 International
Writing and Photo Contest

GOLD KEYS and the opportunity to apply for $5,000 in college journalism scholarships were awarded to 303 writers and photographers in the American Society of Newspaper Editors and Quill and Scroll 2009 International Writing, Photography Contest.

A total of 2,748 entries were received for the 2009 contest (which includes 11 disqualified entries) in all 12 categories for a total of 237 entries selected as national winners.

Sweepstakes winners (except in the In-Depth Team category where each student will receive a special certificate) and the school will receive a plaque. All individual winners will receive a Gold Key.

Gold Key winners are eligible as seniors to apply for one of the Edward J. Nell or George and Ophelia Gallup Memorial Scholarships in Journalism.

The professional journalists who served as judges remarked about the high overall quality of the entries.

Available Fall 2009: The 2009 Writing and Photo Contest CD, featuring more than 80 images of winning entries. To order the 2009 CD, or CDs from past years, download an order form, or contact Quill and Scroll for more information.

St. Charles, MO - Francis Howell Central HS - Sports Photo Sweepstakes Winner

Kelly Snider,
Francis Howell Central HS
St. Charles, MO
Sports Photo

Sweepstakes Winners

EDITORIAL

  • AUDREY FREIBERGER
    McCluer HS
    Florissant, MO
EDITORIAL CARTOON
  • REBECCA XU
    Carmel HS
    Carmel, IN
NEWS STORY
  • PAIGE XU
    Granite Bay HS
    Granite Bay, CA
PHOTO - NEWS/FEATURE
  • ARIEL KLIMUSZKA
    Francis Howell Central HS
    St. Charles, MO
PHOTO - SPORTS
    TOM ROUDEBUSH
    Blue Valley HS
    Stilwell, KS
FEATURE STORY
  • MALINA STAVROPOULOS
    Newton South HS
    Newton, MA
GENERAL COLUMNS
  • KATE JONES
    Rock Canyon HS
    Highlands Ranch, CO
REVIEW
  • NICK TEMPLE
    John Carroll School
    Bel Air, MD
IN-DEPTH INDIVIDUAL
  • VICTORIA VRIONIS
    Bentley School
    Lafayette, CA
IN-DEPTH TEAM
    ALLISON SHEFFIER, BARBARA-JEAN PALMER, BRITTANY SCHULZE, CAMI WADE, CHELSEA KAUFMAN, FAREEHA AMIR, JORDYN KLACKNER, JULIA GABBERT, LOGAN PONCHE, LYDIA NESS, PAT FLYNN, RYAN FIRLE, SARAH SEMMEL, TAYLOR ROBINSON, TYLER KIRK
    Francis Howell North HS
    St Charles, MO
ADVERTISING
  • AMBER ROBINSON
    Oak Park HS
    Kansas City, MO
SPORTS STORY
  • JEFF RUTHERFORD
    Shawnee Mission East HS
    Prairie Village, KS

National Winners

[*Sweepstakes Winner, #Double Winner in a category, ^Triple Winner in a category]

ARIZONA

    Bryant- Bryant HS- Matt Trauschke, Photography Sports; Wil Chandler, Photography News/Feature
  • Phoenix - Brophy College Preparatory HS - Jake Kelly, Photography News/Feature; Matt Hopkins, Photography Sports#
    Phoenix - Thunderbird HS - Sharyn Tom, Feature Story
    Tucson - Salpointe Catholic HS - Alex Rowe, Editorial Cartoon#; Sean Logan, Photography Sports
CALIFORNIA
  • Granite Bay - Granite Bay HS - Conor Bell, Sports Story; Kurt Chirbas, In-Depth Team; Lauren Grubaugh, Review Column, In-Depth Individual, Feature Story; Paige Xu, Review Column, News Story*, Sonia Lyer, In-Depth Team
  • Garden Grove - Bolsa Grande HS - Alex Le, General Columns; Jenny C. Nguyen, General Columns; Kim Nguyen, Editorial Cartoon;
  • La Canada - Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy- Katharine Henry, News Story
  • Lafayette - Acalanes HS - Alexander Shaw, Editorial Cartoon; Brianna Tarpey, Editorial; Ellie Stern, Feature Story, Jeff Totten, Photography Sports; Jessie Welcomer, News Story, In-Depth Individual; Michael Lue, Editorial Cartoon; Mike Kimble, Photography News/Feature, Photography Sports
    Lafayette - Bentley School - Victoria Vrionis, In-Depth Individual*
  • Lake Forest - El Toro HS - Jenna Murrell, Editorial; Sarah Santoyo, Feature Story
  • Los Angeles - Marlborough HS - Ali Slagle, General Column; Amanda Chan, Editorial
  • Los Angeles - Shalhevet HS - Aviel Cogan, News Story; Elana Eden, In-Depth Individual; Justin Morris, General Column
  • North Hollywood - Harvard- Westlake HS - A.J. Calabrese, General Column, Photography Sports; Andrew Lee, Sports Story, Feature Story; Faire Davidson, Feature Story
  • Santa Cruz - Georgiana Bruce Kirby Preparatory School - Amy Rosenberg, In-Depth Team; Natty Hawley, General Column, In-Depth Team
COLORADO
  • Highland Ranch - Mountain Vista HS - Britney Ryan, News Story
  • Highland Ranch - Rock Canyon HS - Jake Eggett, General Column, Sports Story; Kate Jones, General Column*; Kyle McDaniel, General Column
  • Longmont - Longmont HS - Robert Glover, Sports Story
FLORIDA
  • Miami - Dr. Michael Krop HS - Sara Berlin, Editorial
GEORGIA
  • Atlanta - Henry W. Grady HS - Ann Haley, Editorial Cartoon; Jane Beal, General Column; Madeline Roorbach, News Story
ILLINOIS
  • Buffalo Grove - Buffalo Grove HS - Brandon Sokol, Editorial Cartoon#; Jordan Weiner, News Story
  • Chicago - University HS - Denise Akuamoah, News Story; Gabriel Bump, In-Depth Individual; Nathan Bishop, Editorial
  • Huntley - Huntley HS - Aaron Bengtson, Review Column; Devon Thompson, Advertising; Grace Borhart, Feature Story
  • LaGrange - Lyons Township HS - Elizabeth Pierson, In-Depth Individual; Jack Hostettler, Editorial Cartoon; Meg Vertovec, Editorial; Mike Lyons, Review Column
  • Lincolnshire - AE Stevenson HS -Danielle Levsky; In-Depth Team, Eunice Ro, Feature Story, In-Depth Team; Evan Ribot, News Story; Jamie Hausman, In-Depth Team; Jonathan Safron, Editorial; Kelly Bauer, In-Depth Team; Pam Selman, Editorial Cartoon; Sherry Cao, In-Depth Team; Taylor Goldenstein, General Column
  • Normal - Normal Community HS - Lindsay Stotler, Photography Sports
  • Rolling Meadows - Rolling Meadows HS- Jimmy Hibsch, News Story; Ruth Tam, Editorial Cartoon
  • Saint Charles - Saint Charles East HS - S.A. McCullough, Feature Story
  • Wheaton - Wheaton Warrenville South- Jack Galbraith, General Column
INDIANA
  • Bloomington - Bloomington HS North- Caitlyn Stevens, Sports Story
  • Carmel - Carmel HS - Aili Arnell, In-Depth Team; Ariel Aisen, In-Depth team; Beverly Jenkins, In-Depth Team; Cassie Dugan, In-Depth Team; Ellie Seta, In-Depth Team; Erin Lowe, In-Depth Team; Evelyn Forbes, In-Depth Team; Jade Schwarting, In-Depth Team; Lauren Burdick, News Story; Lauren Mugavin, In-Depth Team; Maggie Brandenburg, Sports Story; Rebecca Xu, Editorial Cartoon*^, In-Depth Team; Renny Logan, Editorial Cartoon, In-Depth Team; Sam Watermeier, In-Depth Team; Tim Chai, General Column; Tracy Sun, In-Depth Team
  • Greenwood - Greenwood Community HS - David Rogers, Review Column; Jacob Krutulis, General Column; Rachel Bond, Review Column; Toby Kemp, News Story
  • Indianapolis - Lawrence Central HS - Laura Spears, Photography News/Feature; Mykel Kennedy, Feature Story; Sean Jordan, General Column
  • Munster - Munster HS - Sarah Roberts, Photography News/Feature
IOWA
  • Cedar Rapids - John F. Kennedy HS - Cassie Milks, Photography Sports
  • Davenport - Davenport Central HS - Chelsea Rink, In-Depth Individual
  • Davenport - Davenport West HS - Baylee Rees, Feature Story
  • Pleasant Hill - Southeast Polk HS - Chris Jessen, General Column#; Kelsey Coy, In-Depth Individual
  • West Branch - West Branch HS - Haley Hopkins, In-Depth Individual; Katie Donovan, Editorial Cartoon#
KANSAS
  • Goddard - Goddard HS - Allyson New, In-Depth Team; Andy Kester, In-Depth Team#; Ashly Johnson, In-Depth Team; Brandon Clasen, In-Depth Team; Christian Perez, In-Depth Team; Jaden Chapman, In-Depth Team; Kaci Rgan, In-Depth Team; Kayla Ragan, In-Depth Team; Kelsey Keller, In-Depth Team; Keren Rosario, In-Depth Team; Koryn Reece, In-Depth Team; Lance Howery, In-Depth Team; Morgan Havens, In-Depth Team; Shannel Ramsey, In-Depth Team; Stephanie Fowler, In-Depth Team#; Stephanie Wasserman, In-Depth Team; Tanner Maxwell, Editorial Cartoon, In-Depth Team#, News Story
  • Overland Park - Blue Valley Northwest HS- Alex Roxberg, Feature Story; Erin McGaugh, News Story; Lauren Breithaupt, General Column
  • Overland Park - Shawnee Mission North- Andrew Dickinson, General Column; Lauren Walbridge, Feature Story
  • Prairie Village - Shawnee Mission East HS - Jeff Rutherford, Sports Story*; Landon McDonald, Review Column#; Max Stitt, Photography News/Feature; Melissa McKittrick, Editorial; Phoebe Unterman, Feature Story; Sam Kovzan, Sports Story
  • Stillwell - Blue Valley HS - Tom Roudebush, Photography Sports*
MARYLAND
  • Bel Air - John Carroll School - Melissa Vinton, Editorial; Nick Temple, Review Column*
    Bethesda - Walter Johnson HS - Aprilia Prizal, Editorial Cartoon; Susannah Green, Feature Story
    Rockville - Rockville HS - Jaishri Shankar, Editorial; Jaishri Shankar, In-Depth Individual; Katie Winslow, Editorial Cartoon; Theresa Sintetos, Feature Story
MASSACHUSETTS
  • Kingston - Sacred Heart HS- Lily Mysona, News Story
    Newton - Newton South HS, Jemma Benson, News Story; Julia Gron, Feature Story; Katie Sanders, In Depth Individual; Malina Stavropoulos, Feature Story*; Tom Haskin, General Column;
  • Newtonville - Newton North HS, Jacob Tang, Advertising
    Warren - Quaboag Reg. HS- Olivia Beaudry, Editorial
MICHIGAN

  • Grosse Point Farms - Grosse Point South HS - Devin Zoltowski, News Story, General Column; Charlotte Berschback, Editorial; Jack Davies, Sports Story; Paula Friedrich, Feature Story
    Southfield - Southfield HS - Erin Boateng, Photography News/Feature; Imari Pickens, General Column
    Sterling – Heights Stevenson HS - Grace Baskaran, Sports Story; Jillian Cooper, Feature Story; Kayla Webster, Editorial Cartoon; Nichole Seguin, Editorial; Patrick Vuljaj, Sports Story

MINNESOTA

  • Albert Lea - Albert Lea HS - Drew Claussen, Review Column
    Minneapolis - Minnehaha Academy - Alana Patrick, Sports Story; Brigid Kelly, News Story

MISSOURI

  • Fenton - Rockwood Summit HS - Holly Morrow, Feature Story; Kelsey Johnson, News Story; Madeline Bertani, Editorial; Tyler Peeples, Sports Story
    Florissant - McCluer HS - Audrey Freiberger, Editorial*
    Independence - Truman HS - Gabby Trombino, Photography Sports
    Kansas City - Notre Dame de Sion HS - Elizabeth DeWolfe, Feature Story; India Wells, Feature Story; Lynn LeCluyse, Feature Story
    Kansas City - Oak Park HS - Amber Robinson, Advertising*; James Fluker, Editorial Cartoon
    St Charles - Francis Howell Central HS - Ariel Klimuszka, Photography News/Feature*
    St Charles - Francis Howell North HS - Nathan Bryant, Advertising; Allison Sheffler, In-Depth Team*; Barbara-Jean Palmer, In-Depth Team*; Betsy Blanchard, In-Depth Team; Brittany Schulze, In-Depth Team*; Cami Wade, In-Depth Team#*; Chelsea Kaufman, In-Depth Team#*; Fareeha Amir, In-Depth Team*; Jessica Bremer, In-Depth Team; Jon Henderson, Editorial Cartoon#; Jordyn Klackner, In-Depth Team#*; Julia Gabbert, In-Depth Team*; Kaitlyn Fouch, Photography Sports; Logan Ponche, Editorial Cartoon, In-Depth Team*; Luke Christisen, In-Depth Team; Lydia Ness, In-Depth Team*; Pat Flynn, In-Depth Team*; Ryan Firle, Feature Story, In-Depth Team*; Sarah Semmel, In-Depth Team*; Taylor Robinson, In-Depth Team*; Tyler Kirk, General Column, In-Depth Team#*
    Wildwood - Lafayette HS - Alex Davis, General Column; Jared Anderson,         Editorial; Nina Walters, Sports Story

MONTANA

  • Boulder - Jefferson HS - Jonathan Olsen, Editorial

NEBRASKA
  • Bellevue - Bellevue West HS - Bri Tarpey, Editorial
  • Omaha - Marian HS - Ehiamen Okoruwa, Feature Story; Alia Conley, Sports Story; Joanna Kroll, Editorial Cartoon; Neil Orians, General Columns; Patrick Ascherl, Sports Story

NEVADA

  • Reno- McQueen HS - Binh Cao, Advertising; Binh Cao         Editorial Cartoon; Nicole Arulanantham, News Story

NEW JERSEY

  • Wall - Communications HS - Tom Grillo, Editorial Cartoon
NEW YORK
  • Franklin – Square H. Frank Carey HS - Brian Camarda, Advertising
NORTH CAROLINA
  • Hendersonville - West Henderson HS - Jessica Justice, News Story
NORTH DAKOTA
  • Bismarck - Century HS - Greg Hilzendeger, Sports Story
OHIO

  • Eastlake - North HS - Dan Abramczyk, Editorial Cartoon#; Trent Stephens, Review Column; Melissa Taylor, Editorial
    Findlay - Findlay HS - Ashley Lazar, Editorial; John Sisser, News Story
    Liberty Township - Lakota East HS - Allison Cargill, In-Depth Team; Ally Gajewski, In-Depth Team; Amanda Kaine, In-Depth Team; Ashlie Taylor, In-Depth Team; Bethany Grim, In-Depth Team; Billy Lawton, In-Depth Individual#; Brain Sell, In-Depth Team, Review Column; Caroline Tompkins, In-Depth Team
    Codi Mathies, In-Depth Team; Cory Keebler, In-Depth Team; Dana Sand, Sports Story; Elena Martinez, Sports Story; Emily Neltner, In-Depth Team; Erin Bush, In - Depth Team; Haley Braun, In-Depth Team; Heidi Yang, Editorial Cartoon; Jenna Everson, In Depth Team; Jessica Backstrom, In-Depth Team; Justine Chu, General Column; Katherine Cooney, Sports Story; Kristen Herlihy, In-Depth Team; Lauren Mulcahy, In-Depth Team; Mackenzie White, In-Depth Team; Matt Sorrows, In-Depth Team; Meredith Garda, In-Depth Team; Rohan Kusre, In-Depth Team; Rosa Zhang, In-Depth Team; Sally Ryan, In-Depth Team; Shawn Baxter, In-Depth Team; Shawn Baxter, Sports Story; Stephanie Neltner, In-Depth Team; Sun Yu, In-Depth Team; Allison Cargil, Advertising

SOUTH DAKOTA
  • Sioux Falls - Lincoln HS - Caiti Slattery, News Story; Esther Rainbow, Editorial Cartoon; Samantha Jones, Advertising
TEXAS

  • Duncanville - Ducanville HS - Cameron Napoleon, Photography Sports; April Schmigel, Photography News/Feature; Jasmine Bussey, Photography News/Feature
    Houston - Clear Lake HS - Meredith Baker, General Column^
    Houston - Cyrpess Falls HS - Andy Tittle, Photography Sports#
    Houston - Jersey Village HS - Jacqui Bontke, Editorial
    Houston - Mayde Creek HS - Colby Adolph, Editorial
    San Antonio - San Antonio Christian HS - Cathy Bean, Photography News/Feature
    Sugar Land - William P. Clements HS - Krystal Le, Review Column

VIRGINIA
  • Stafford - Mountain View HS - Reilly Belton, Editorial

WEST VIRGINA

  • Wayne - Wayne HS - Casey Shreve, Editorial

WISCONSIN

  • Colby - Colby HS - Quinn Kaiser, Editorial
    Stoughton - Stoughton HS - Derek Brabender, Photography News/Feature; Dylan Endres, Review Column; Kelly Stile, Editorial Cartoon

CHINA

  • Shanghai - Concordia International School- Chelsea Hulse, Photography News/Feature; Jinon Kong, Photography News/Feature; Ryan Tan, Photography News/Feature, Feature Story

[*Sweepstakes Winner, #Double Winner in a category, ^Triple Winner in a category]