NSAA State Journalism ChampionshipClass A 2017Advertising

Code Name School Rank Points Sweeps Points117 Brooke Staashelm (12) Millard West 1 20106 Samantha Bernt (12) Fremont 2 18129 James Schueneman (11) Omaha Westside 3 16125 Vienna Tang (12) Omaha Marian 4 14117 Emma Lueck (12) Millard West 5 12130 Delani Watkins (10) Papillion-La Vista 6 10104 Isabella Hass (11) Elkhorn107 Christian Rogers (12) Gering108 Aron Zumaya (12) Grand Island125 Emma Herold (12) Omaha Marian129 Emma Kopplin (11) Omaha Westside133 Tayler Gipe (12) Scottsbluff

NSAA State Journalism ChampionshipClass A 2017Newspaper Column Writing

Code Name School Rank Points Sweeps Points112 Erin Dolph (12) Lincoln Pius X 1 20119 Will Stone (12) North Platte 2 18119 Syble Heffernan (12) North Platte 3 16115 Tyler Collins (12) Millard North 4 14104 Trevi Ray (10) Elkhorn 5 12122 Sierra Roseby (12) Omaha Bryan 6 10106 Madison Snodgrass (12) Fremont108 Seini Toa Mila (11) Grand Island121 Eric Parsons (12) Omaha Benson122 Ellie Frans (12) Omaha Bryan122 Yoseline Lopez (11) Omaha Bryan126 Molly Schmeits (10) Omaha North

NSAA State Journalism ChampionshipClass A 2017Editorial Cartooning

Code Name School Rank Points Sweeps Points115 Deianeira Rodriguez (12) Millard North 1 20124 Preston McLaughlin (12) Omaha Central 2 18122 Cashari Frazier (12) Omaha Bryan 3 16106 Hayley Lambley (10) Fremont 4 14104 Alexandra Cole (11) Elkhorn 5 12113 Syann Engelhard (10) Lincoln Southeast 6 10118 Arianne Goode (12) Norfolk121 Collin Clapp (12) Omaha Benson129 Erin Kruger (12) Omaha Westside115 Haidyn Sosalla-Bahr (10) Millard North122 Jayden Jacobs (9) Omaha Bryan107 Kylie Rogers (12) Gering

NSAA State Journalism ChampionshipClass A 2017Editorial Writing

Code Name School Rank Points Sweeps Points130 Nicole Ludden (12) Papillion-La Vista 1 20115 Christina Youn (12) Millard North 2 18114 Leila Stewart (9) Lincoln Southwest 3 16101 Emma Larson (12) Bellevue West 4 14133 Emily Ostdiek (12) Scottsbluff 5 12130 Brittany Kellner (12) Papillion-La Vista 6 10124 Alec Rome (11) Omaha Central107 Brianna Eckerberg (12) Gering125 Danielle Rommelfanger (12) Omaha Marian119 Haley McKain (11) North Platte116 Isabel Kimminau (10) Millard South113 Julia Effle (11) Lincoln Southeast

NSAA State Journalism ChampionshipClass A 2017Entertainment Review Writing

Code Name School Rank Points Sweeps Points127 Lily Yates (11) Omaha Skutt 1 20130 Trevor Kalal (12) Papillion-La Vista 2 18105 Cassidy Moore (11) Elkhorn South 3 16120 Lacie Nelson (12) Northwest 4 14115 Eden Loveridge (12) Millard North 5 12124 Derrian Davis (11) Omaha Central 6 10106 Sage Reiger (12) Fremont113 Grace Fitzgibbon (12) Lincoln Southeast118 Alannah Goode (12) Norfolk122 Paul Peer (11) Omaha Bryan125 Allison Morrissey (12) Omaha Marian130 Julia Harker (11) Papillion-La Vista

NSAA State Journalism ChampionshipClass A 2017Info Graphic

Code Name School Rank Points Sweeps Points130 Camryn Bowers (12) Papillion-La Vista 1 20113 Syann Engelhard (10) Lincoln Southeast 2 18122 Emily Pemble (12) Omaha Bryan 3 16129 James Schueneman (11) Omaha Westside 4 14117 Taylor Shipley (12) Millard West 5 12116 Ashley Bierwirth (12) Millard South 6 10107 Dawson Johns (11) Gering107 Talia Robertus (11) Gering122 Bethany Szczepaniak (11) Omaha Bryan124 Claire Lavender (12) Omaha Central130 Julianne Plourde (12) Papillion-La Vista130 Mollee Swift (10) Papillion-La Vista

NSAA State Journalism ChampionshipClass A 2017Headline Writing

Code Name School Rank Points Sweeps Points129 Saunders Cohen (10) Omaha Westside 1 20105 Ellie Pittman (11) Elkhorn South 2 18125 Isabelle Swanson (12) Omaha Marian 3 16115 Leily Zhu (11) Millard North 4 14107 Heather Davis (10) Gering 5 12105 Lauren Dietrich (11) Elkhorn South 6 10106 Adriana Chavez Morales (11) Fremont116 Carina Covington (10) Millard South133 Chase Wells (11) Scottsbluff117 Jessica Kistaitis (12) Millard West120 Katherine Smallwood (12) Northwest112 Madeline Condon (11) Lincoln Pius X

NSAA State Journalism ChampionshipClass A 2017In-depth Newspaper Coverage

Code Name School Rank Points Sweeps Points

129Elizabeth Seline, Celena Shepherd, Madigan Brodsky, James Schueneman, Sophie Knight, Malia Battafarano Omaha Westside 1 20

117Corey Hadfield, William Morris, Craig Sullivan, Rana Sharif, Taylor Shipley, Jack Zimmer Millard West 2 18

115 Priya Kukreja Millard North 3 16

119Haley McKain, Ainsley Nichols, Bryce Lee, Josie Koubek, Syble Heffernan, Thomas Hoatson North Platte 4 14

125 Brianna Wessling, Elizabeth Mulligan, Emily Doll Omaha Marian 5 12

130Camryn Bowers, Alexa Busby, Isabella Haave, Brittany Kellner, Taryn Moore, Delani Watkins Papillion-La Vista 6 10

105Emma Creamer, Jacob McNeill, Erica Courtney, Lauren Dietrich, Keland Potthoff Elkhorn South

105Ellie Pittman, Lauren Dietrich, Cassidy Moore, Keland Potthoff Elkhorn South

107McKenna Hackett, Sydny Ridgeway, Heather Davis, Dawson Johns, Talia Robertus, Brianna Eckerberg Gering

115 Priya Kukreja, Odochi Akwani Millard North

125Elizabeth Mulligan, Natalie Kemler, Amalea Poulos, Sydney Monahan Omaha Marian

132Camryn Bowers, Alyssa Foral, Chloe' Grimm, Hannah Im, Nicole Ludden, Faith Workman Papillion-LaVista

NSAA State Journalism ChampionshipClass A 2017News Writing

Code Name School Rank Points Sweeps Points122 Emily Pemble (12) Omaha Bryan 1 20124 Cormac O'Brien (10) Omaha Central 2 18113 Grace Fitzgibbon (12) Lincoln Southeast 3 16107 Migdahi Garcia (11) Gering 4 14129 Madigan Brodsky (10) Omaha Westside 5 12125 Carmen Miller (12) Omaha Marian 6 10107 Jaela Hardin (10) Gering114 Claire Neemann (9) Lincoln Southwest114 Leila Stewart (9) Lincoln Southwest122 Yoseline Lopez (11) Omaha Bryan130 Alyssa Foral (11) Papillion-La Vista130 Chloe' Grimm (10) Papillion-La Vista

NSAA State Journalism ChampionshipClass A 2017News Feature Photography

Code Name School Rank Points Sweeps Points106 Aaron Mercado (11) Fremont 1 20117 Corey Hadfield (12) Millard West 2 18119 Bryce Lee (11) North Platte 3 16129 Hannah Bowes (12) Omaha Westside 4 14122 Morgan Perez Garcia (12) Omaha Bryan 5 12117 Elaina Ewing (12) Millard West 6 10111 Jose Romero-Duarte (11) Lexington112 Laura McBride (12) Lincoln Pius X117 Alexis Novacek (12) Millard West125 Carmen Miller (12) Omaha Marian129 Biruk Tewodros (10) Omaha Westside130 Megan Krabbenhoft (12) Papillion-La Vista

NSAA State Journalism ChampionshipClass A 2017Newspaper Feature Writing

Code Name School Rank Points Sweeps Points130 Nicole Ludden (12) Papillion-La Vista 1 20112 Amelia Jarecke (11) Lincoln Pius X 2 18133 Chase Wells (11) Scottsbluff 3 16124 Alec Rome (11) Omaha Central 4 14105 Lauren Dietrich (11) Elkhorn South 5 12105 Katelyn Aksyonov (9) Elkhorn South 6 10102 Katerina Fricke (10) Blair116 Alyssa Soppe (12) Millard South117 Elizabeth Nosal (10) Millard West117 Kaitlynn Johnson (12) Millard West129 Elizabeth Seline (12) Omaha Westside133 Krista Holzworth (12) Scottsbluff

NSAA State Journalism ChampionshipClass A 2017Newspaper Layout

Code Name School Rank Points Sweeps Points109 Jessica Blum (11) Gretna 1 20131 Melanie Pool (12) Papillion-La Vista South 2 18130 Camryn Bowers (12) Papillion-La Vista 3 16117 Emily Seaton (12) Millard West 4 14105 Keland Potthoff (12) Elkhorn South 5 12133 Karen Orona Moreno Scottsbluff 6 10102 Arianna Jensen (9) Blair122 Bethany Szczepaniak (11) Omaha Bryan102 Katerina Fricke (10) Blair120 Katherine Smallwood (12) Northwest127 Kayley Anderson (12) Omaha Skutt130 Peyton Cose (12) Papillion-La Vista

NSAA State Journalism ChampionshipClass A 2017Photo Illustration

Code Name School Rank Points Sweeps Points115 Geordana Gonzales (12) Millard North 1 20107 Dawson Johns (11) Gering 2 18117 Delaney Nordbrock (11) Millard West 3 16130 Kathryn Keller (12) Papillion-La Vista 4 14117 Corey Hadfield (12) Millard West 5 12130 Mollee Swift (10) Papillion-La Vista 6 10105 Casey Tillisch (12) Elkhorn South107 Kaycee Schmidt (12) Gering116 Brayden Vickers (12) Millard South119 Avery Munson (10) North Platte121 Brianna Parsons (11) Omaha Benson125 Megan Szwanek (12) Omaha Marian

NSAA State Journalism ChampionshipClass A 2017Sports Action Photography

Code Name School Rank Points Sweeps Points106 Aaron Mercado (11) Fremont 1 20129 Olivia Washburn (11) Omaha Westside 2 18114 Ansley Gates (12) Lincoln Southwest 3 16117 Catherine Cowell (12) Millard West 4 14104 Mary Radicia (11) Elkhorn 5 12129 Dana Cox (12) Omaha Westside 6 10103 Jiefei Dong (11) Creighton Preparatory School115 Sydney Irlbeck (12) Millard North116 McKenna Krueger (12) Millard South122 Jakob Tague (11) Omaha Bryan132 Madyson Mathison (11) Papillion-LaVista133 Zachary Meier (12) Scottsbluff

NSAA State Journalism ChampionshipClass A 2017Newspaper Sports Feature Writing

Code Name School Rank Points Sweeps Points117 William Morris (12) Millard West 1 20117 Elizabeth Nosal (10) Millard West 2 18122 Sierra Roseby (12) Omaha Bryan 3 16115 Camryn Mottl (12) Millard North 4 14117 Jaden Cover (11) Millard West 5 12106 Austin Knippelmeir (10) Fremont 6 10130 Chloe' Grimm (10) Papillion-La Vista130 Claire Neil (12) Papillion-La Vista105 Erica Courtney (12) Elkhorn South114 Jada Johnson (12) Lincoln Southwest107 McKenna Hackett (10) Gering115 Tyler Collins (12) Millard North

NSAA State Journalism ChampionshipClass A 2017Sports News Writing

Code Name School Rank Points Sweeps Points130 Dylan Nicholson (12) Papillion-La Vista 1 20133 Moriah Wyre (12) Scottsbluff 2 18107 Ethan Gompert (11) Gering 3 16129 Nolan Tracy (11) Omaha Westside 4 14117 Jaden Cover (11) Millard West 5 12107 Jenna Balthazor (10) Gering 6 10106 Jeremy Neill (11) Fremont109 Colin Kitson (10) Gretna114 Nicasia Thelen (10) Lincoln Southwest116 Kailey Boden (12) Millard South124 Hayley Raney (11) Omaha Central133 Kierra Schmidt (11) Scottsbluff

NSAA State Journalism ChampionshipClass A 2017Yearbook Feature Writing

Code Name School Rank Points Sweeps Points102 Emma Schrick (10) Blair 1 20117 Annaliese Punt (11) Millard West 2 18115 Kaitlin Smith (12) Millard North 3 16114 Grace Chacon (10) Lincoln Southwest 4 14130 Schyler Cruse (11) Papillion-La Vista 5 12102 Elizabeth Getty (11) Blair 6 10107 Allison Wilson (12) Gering105 Ana Bellinghausen (11) Elkhorn South114 Arabelle Jackson (12) Lincoln Southwest120 Giovanna Lopez (12) Northwest107 Madison Wasson (12) Gering114 Sydney Schneider (12) Lincoln Southwest

NSAA State Journalism ChampionshipClass A 2017Yearbook Layout

Code Name School Rank Points Sweeps Points115 Kaitlin Smith (12) Millard North 1 20107 Jade Melroy (12) Gering 2 18105 Emma Lentsch (12) Elkhorn South 3 16123 Destiney Chitrodom (12) Omaha Burke 4 14100 Hannah Cunningham (11) Bellevue East 5 12123 Kassidy Hart (11) Omaha Burke 6 10102 Amarillo Mullen (10) Blair125 Emily Evans (12) Omaha Marian110 Emma Mays (11) Hastings115 Geordana Gonzales (12) Millard North122 Holly Reisis (11) Omaha Bryan106 Samantha Bernt (12) Fremont

NSAA State Journalism ChampionshipClass A 2017Yearbook Sports Feature Writing

Code Name School Rank Points Sweeps Points125 Megan Szwanek (12) Omaha Marian 1 20107 Baily Kreider (12) Gering 2 18130 Schyler Cruse (11) Papillion-La Vista 3 16129 Anderson Bilyeu (12) Omaha Westside 4 14122 Nicole Ostrander (11) Omaha Bryan 5 12117 Jessica Kistaitis (12) Millard West 6 10104 Allison Jedlicka (11) Elkhorn114 Grace Chacon (10) Lincoln Southwest115 Sophia Anderson (12) Millard North129 Ethan Beier (12) Omaha Westside130 Julianne Plourde (12) Papillion-La Vista133 Ian Galindo (12) Scottsbluff

NSAA State Journalism ChampionshipClass A 2017Yearbook Theme Copy Writing

Code Name School Rank Points Sweeps Points104 Dylan Miettinen (12) Elkhorn 1 20127 Nikki White (12) Omaha Skutt 2 18125 Rebecca Williams (12) Omaha Marian 3 16105 Hannah Henry (12) Elkhorn South 4 14129 Abby Lang (12) Omaha Westside 5 12105 Emma Lentsch (12) Elkhorn South 6 10107 Allison Wilson (12) Gering133 Jordin Mundt (12) Scottsbluff122 Karen O Connor (11) Omaha Bryan105 Mary Kardell (12) Elkhorn South127 McKenna Kirkpatrick (12) Omaha Skutt107 Salma Silva (10) Gering

NSAA State Journalism ChampionshipClass A 2017Yearbook Theme Development

Code Name School Rank Points Sweeps Points117 Mekenzie Looney, Brooke Staashelm, Emma Lueck Millard West 1 20130 Kathryn Keller, Matthew Williamson Papillion-La Vista 2 18114 Ansley Gates, Arabelle Jackson, Sydney Schneider Lincoln Southwest 3 16104 Dylan Miettinen, Carly Brune Elkhorn 4 14133 Ian Galindo, Emily McDaniel, Jordin Mundt Scottsbluff 5 12105 Hannah Henry, Mary Kardell Elkhorn South 6 10102 Elizabeth Getty, Bailey Bartelson, Emma Schrick Blair111 MaKenzie Johnson Lexington122 Karen O Connor, Gabrielle Becton, Nicole Ostrander Omaha Bryan124 Claire Lavender Omaha Central

125Rebecca Williams, Annika Rose Zimmerman, Megan Szwanek Omaha Marian

128 Maddie Jarosik, Karlie Pieper Omaha Skutt Catholic

NSAA State Journalism Championship 2017Class A

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NSAA State Journalism Championship 2017Class A

126 Omaha North 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0128 Omaha Skutt Catholic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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