2015 NFPW High School Communications Contest Winners Announced!

Congratulations to the following Illinois High School student winners in the National Federation of Press Women competition! We are so happy and proud of your accomplishments!

Cartooning 1st: Angella Kilabo, Saint Viator HS, Arlington Heights, Illinois; “Federal, state governments shift right”

Review HM: Jake Silverman, Jacob Lirtzman, Marisa Flignor & Emma Pinsky, Deerfield HS, Deerfield, Illinois; “Album review: TV on the Radio ‘Seeds’”

Graphics, Photo Illustration HM: Lexy Lyman, Saint Viator HS, Arlington Heights, Illinois; “It’s not her outfit, it’s not the alcohol”

Video Feature Story 3rd (tie): Evan Dreher, Kevin Mell, Peter Kalembasa, Marnie Kritzman, Jacob Rabushka, & Gabby DeLucia, Deerfield HS; Deerfield, Illinois; “Night Shift”

Additional details about the contest may be found by clicking here.

About the Author: Marianne Wolf-Astrauskas

Marianne Wolf-Astrauskas is the author of “Joliet,” Images of America Series with Arcadia Publishing, of “The Joliet Rivals Club – a centennial celebration,” and her newest book, “Leadership 1937-2003, The First Forty Presidents of the National Federation of Press Women”, a short-story author, and community volunteer. Her writing has won top awards from the National Federation of Press Women and the Illinois Woman’s Press Association. She is co-editor of the 2014 IWPA anniversary anthology.