Evanston Township High School’s student-produced newspaper The Evanstonian won 32 awards, including best overall publication for schools with more than 2,600 students, in the annual contest held by the Illinois Journalism Education Association (IJEA).
The Evanstonian and ETHS students earned first place, second place, third place, and honorable mention awards in the following categories:
First Place Awards (13):
Best overall publication, The Evanstonian
Best hybrid publication, The Evanstonian
Best news story, Zachary Bahar, ETHS announces in-person experiences
Best in-depth story, Zachary Bahar, Lauren Dain, Jessica Sehgal, Bridget Baker, Kayla Drajpuch, Meg Houseworth, Stella Israelite & Zoe Kaufman, Tradeoffs and Triages: Students navigate mental health in e-learning
Best personality profile, Foster Ellen, From one circus family to another
Best sports news story, Eli Cohen, Boys’ basketball takes first loss following poor shooting night
Best staff editorial, The Evanstonian editorial board, ETHS is neglecting student experience
Best serious commentary, Nora Miller, Drawing the home that could be
Best review, Quinn Hughes, Vetements and capitalistic abstraction
Best editorial cartoon, Sabrina Barnes, Lame-duck Trump
Best illustration, Sabrina Barnes, The fight for the seat: RBG’s passing and legacy
Best centerspread story package, Zachary Bahar and Ellie Lind, “My crown, my sword:” Life as a hijabi at ETHS
Best overall design, Nora Miller, Feb. 22, 2021 issue
Second Place Awards (eight):
Best sports news story, Eli Cohen, Girls’ basketball struggles offensively against top-ranked Simeon in loss
Best sports feature story, Peter Barbato, Minor leaguer, ETHS alum, on baseball during pandemic
Best headline, Jojo Wertheimer, Political figures finesse with fashion
Best alternative storytelling, Zachary Bahar and Sari Oppenheimer, ETHS Mock Election results
Best use of social media, Eli Cohen, Evanstonian Twitter
Best audio journalism, Nora Miller and Zachary Bahar, Kit Chat: Episode 8: Evanston’s next four years (and beyond)
Best website, Eden Drajpuch, The Evanstonian
Best COVID-19 coverage, Bridget Baker, Jessica Sehgal, Lauren Dain, Meg Houseworth, Sofia Williams, Stella Israelite & Zachary Bahar, The issue of e-learning
Third Place Awards (four):
Best feature story, Nora Miller, Genuine deliverance: Melting down the gender binary at ETHS
Best humorous commentary, Zachary Bahar, All the faces that I know: The Office, the Evanstonian
Best infographic, Zachary Bahar, Summer of activism timeline
Best single-page story package, Ali Cutter, Lila Portis & Nora Miller, Students, staff honor Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Honorable Mention (seven):
Best feature story, Gabi Karlan, Combating environmental racism in Evanston
Best sports commentary, Kamau Ransom, My journey as a Division I football prospect during COVID-19
Best humorous commentary, Anika Radhakrishnan, How breakout rooms are the blind dates of e-learning
Best infographic, Nora Miller, The Four Agreements & the Six Conditions
Best single-page story package, Ali Cutter, Lila Portis, Jojo Wertheimer & Nora Miller, Music that encapsulates this year
Best front-page design, Nora Miller, Dec. 14, 2020 issue
Best audio journalism, Nora Miller and Zachary Bahar, Kit Chat, Episode 3: Student political engagement and climate activism
The Illinois Journalism Education Association sponsors a number of awards and contests to recognize the efforts of high school journalism educators and their students, as well as school administrators and members of the public who support scholastic journalism. More information is available on the IJEA website.
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