NSPA Hall of Fame

All-Iowa News Team 

2018 -2019-2020

LH STAFF

Iowa Journalist of the Year

Mina Takahashi – 2018

Robert F. Kennedy Humanitarian Award for High School Journalism

Nina Lavezzo-Stecopoulos – 2020

NEWSPAPER/WEBSITE PACEMAKERS

1989 – 1990 – 1991 – 1992 – 1993 – 1994 – 1995 – 1996 -1997 – 1998 – 1999 – 2012 – 2014 – 2015 – 2016

PACEMAKER FINALIST 

2011 NSPA Online, 2012 NSPA Online/Newspaper, 2013 NSPA Online/Newspaper, 2014 NSPA Online, 2015 NSPA Newspaper, 2016 NSPA Online, 2016 NSPA Newspaper, 2017 NSPA Online/Newspaper, 2018 Online, 2019 Online, 2020 Print

NSPA Story of the Year Awards

2018

2nd Place Design of the Year  – Addy Smith 

2016

2nd Place – Sports Story of the Year – Runner with a Cause Claire Noack and Innes Hicsasmaz

6th Place – Broadcast Feature – Teachers answer Relationship Questions – Sara Smith and Caroline Brown

9th Place – Feature Story of the Year – Generation XXX – Madeline Deninger and Celeste Chadwick

2015

3rd Place – Multimedia Story of the Year – Innes Hicsasmaz

4th Place – Newspaper Design – Sonali Durham

HM – Sports Story –  Becca Meyer and Dominic Balestrieri-Fox

HM – Multimedia Story of the Year – Sarah Smith and Nova Meurice

2013

1st Place – Magazine Cover – Jason Arnold and Nora Holman

3rd Place – Sports Photo – Ryan Young

4th Place – Infographic – Renata Stewart

Honorable Mention – Environmental Photo – Kierra Zapf

BEST OF SHOW – JEA

2nd Place Best of Show Website – JEA Virtual 2020

8th Place Best of Show Newspaper – JEA Virtual 2020

4th Place Best of Show Newspaper – JEA D.C. 2019

8th Place Best of Show Website – JEA D.C. 2019

3rd Place Best of Show Newspaper – JEA Indianapolis 2016

8th Place Best of Show Newspaper – JEA Orlando 2015

4th Place Best of Show Newspaper – JEA DC 2014

2nd Place Best of Show Newspaper – JEA Boston 2013

1st Place Best of Show Newspaper – JEA San Antonio 2012

3rd Place Best of Show Newspaper- JEA Seattle 2012

5th Place Best of Show Website – JEA San Antonio 2012

5th Place Best of Show Website – JEA Minneapolis 2011

4th Place Best of Show Website – JEA Kansas City 2010

Quill and Scroll Golden Key

2020

Noah Bullwinkle – 2nd Place – Sports Writing – Ring Chasing

Cecile Bendera – HM – Feature Writing – Let’s Talk Business

Victoria Weckmann – HM – News Writing – Pocket Points Points Pushes its Way into Classroom

Nina Lavezzo-Stecopoulos & Alison Kenaston – HM – Sports Writing – Eat, Sleep, Derby

Julianne Berry-Stoelzle – HM – Sports Writing – Freshmen to Watch

2019

Jack Bacon – Fighting for Family – Sports Writing

Addy Smith – The Transfer Tossup – Sports Writing

2018

Zoe Miller – 3rd Place – Photography

Addy Smith – Sports Writing

Eden Knoop – Opinion Writing

2017

Madeline Deninger – Feature Writing

2015

InDepth Reporting -Payton Evans and Caroline Brown

Staff Editorial – Will Barker and Cody Owen

Staff Editorial – Neil Harte – A State of Tolerance

Cora Bern-Klug – Photography

2014

Daniela Perret – Sports Story

Jacob Potash – News Writing

Becca Meyer – Sports Writing

Oli Peters – Feature Photo

Emma Baxter – Feature Story

Della Nuno – Feature Photo

Kieran Green – Editorial

Alex Perez – Feature Story

Iowa High School Press Association Awards

2020

EMERGING JOURNALISTS

Julianne Berry-Stoelzle,  Shoshanna Hemley, Jesse Hausknecht-Brown and Emily Martinez

1st Place 

Social Media – Shoshie Hemley and Natalie Green

Noah Bullwinkle – Ring Chasing – Sports Writing

Mira Bohannan Kumar – LH History: Presidents – Podcast

Cecile Bendera– City High’s Own Barber – Personality Profile

Mira Bohannan Kumar – 1 Year Out –  Newspaper 1 Page Design

Nina Lavezzo-Stecopoulos – Re-Education Camps – 1 PG Magazine Design

Nina Lavezzo-Stecopoulos – District Population – Infographic

Nina Lavezzo-Stecopoulos – Black Students 2 Times as Likely to be Suspended – In-Depth News

2nd Place

Rhys Holman – Website Design – TheLittleHawk.com

Julianne Berry-Stoelzle – Injury Prevention – 1 PG Newspaper Design

Mira Bohannan Kumar – Caucus Errors – Multi-Page Newspaper Design

Nina Lavezzo-Stecopoulos – Let’s Talk Business – Multi-Page Magazine Design

Reese Hill – Stigmatizing Social Media – Art

Noah Bullwinkle & Nina Lavezzo-Stecopoulos – The Vaping Experiment – Feature Story

Nina Lavezzo-Stecopoulos – Re-Education Camps – Feature Photo

3rd Place

Jesse Hausknecht-Brown – It’s Not All In Your Head – Sports Writing

Cecile Bendera – Race in the Classroom – 1 PG Newspaper Design

Jesse Hausknecht-Brown & Nina Lavezzo-Stecopoulos – TikTok Generation – Feature Story

Alice Boerner, Sophia Wagner & Callista Robertson – What’s REally Happening to Our Recycling? – Column Writing

Honorable Mention

Jesse Hausknecht-Brown – Summer in Shiki – Personality Profile

Nina Lavezzo-Stecopoulos – TikTok Generation – 1 PG Magazine Design

Nina Lavezzo-Stecopoulos – Re-Education Camps – Multi-Page Magazine Design

Mira Bohannan Kumar – Mental Health Issues – Infographic

2019

Spring IHSPA Journalism Contest

All-Iowa News Team Finalist 

LH STAFF

1st Place 

Seniors Give College Ap Advice by Phoebe Chapnick-Sorokin – Entertainment

An Eid Lookbook by Mariam Keita – Feature Photo

Running Out of Water by Lottie Gidal – Multiple Page Newspaper Design

Roughing it Up by Lottie Gidal – Newspaper 1 Page Design

Social Media by Lindy Rublaitus

In the Red by Mira Bohannan Kumar and Eden Knoop – Staff Editorial

Seniors Slide Out by Zoe Butler – News Photo

2nd Place

Teacher Appreciation Columns by LH Staff – Entertainment

City Drops the Ball by Alison Kenaston and Lottie Gidal – Multiple Page Newspaper Design

Makeup Artist by Lindy Rublaitus – Newspaper 1 Page Design

SASS and Students Walk Out of City High by Lottie Gidal – Photo Slide Show

Politikid:  Parkland Shooting Anniversary and Who is Running for President by Noah Bullwinkle and Ellis Chen

Web Design by Mira Bohannan Kumar

3rd Place

Wait, You’re Asian? by Alison Kenaston and Emme Perencevich – Column

Kim Reynolds Cartoon by Kate Goodvin – Cartoon

Just Cosplaying Around by Lottie Gidal – Feature Story

In Focus by Mira Bohannon Kumar – Multiple Page Newspaper Design

Riding Together by Lottie Gidal – Newspaper 1 Page Design

Fighting for Family by Jack Bacon – Sports Story

Teachers Give Love Advice by Lindy Rublaitus and Lottie Gidal – Video Story

 Honorable Mention

Measuring Up: The observable inequality of the sexes in track by Estella Brady – Column

Trump’s Endless Lies by Kate Goodvin – Cartoon

Bringing the Heat by Nina Lavezzo-Stecopoulos and Zoe Miller – Feature Story

Fighting Fit by Mira Bohannan Kumar – Multiple Page Newspaper Design

Gender Protest Erupts by Phoebe Chapnick-Sorokin – Multiple Page Newspaper Design

Seniors Slid Out of Senior Year by Zoe Butler – Photo Story

The Break Down by Jack Bacon – Sports Story

Riding Together by Lottie Gidal – Sports Story

For the Culture by Olivia Lusala – Art

In Focus by Mira Bohannan Kumar In-Depth News

Running out of Water by Lottie Gidal – Infographic

On Their Way Up by Julianne Berry-Stoelzle, Jesse Hausknecht-Brown, and Virginia Muturi

2018

Spring IHSPA Journalism Contest

All-Iowa News Team Finalist 

LH STAFF

Journalist of the Year

Mina Takahashi

1st Place

Newspaper Design:  Mud Queen by Addy Smith

Newspaper Design: There’s Something in the Water by Lottie Gidal

1st Infographic: “Season Recaps by the Numbers” by Addy Smith ’18.

1st Web Design by Zoe Butler ’19.

1st Social Media by Zoe Butler ’19.

1st Video Story: “Walkout: Protest Against Gun Violence” by Shayna Jaskolka ’18.

1st Photo Story: “Walkout: Protest Against Gun Violence” by Lindy Rublaitus ’19.

1st Feature Photo: “Welcome to the Future” by Mina Takahashi ’18.

1st News Photo: “Zoe Butler ’19 cheers with the rest of her peers” by Lindy Rublaitus ’19.

1st Sports Photo: “Zach Jones Breaks Single Season Receptions Record” by Egan Smith ’20.

1st Feature Story: “Behind the Mental Mask” by Mina Takahashi ’18.

1st Personality Profile: “Mud Queen” by Addy Smith ’18.

1st Staff Editorial: “At the Schoolhouse Gates” by Eden Knoop ’18.

2nd Place

2nd Newspaper-One Page Design: “Between the Lines” by Mira Bohannan Kumar ’20 and Eden Knoop ’18.

2nd News Magazine-One Page Design: “Welcome to the Future” by Mina Takahashi ’18.

2nd Newspaper-Multiple Page Design: “Stand Your Ground” by Lottie Gidal ’19.

2nd Editorial Cartoon/Comic Strip: “Correlations” by Mira Bohannan Kumar ’20 and Zoe Butler ’19.

2nd Multimedia story-News: “Walkout: Protest Against Gun Violence” by Victor Kalil ’18 and Maya Durham ’19.

2nd Multimedia story-Feature: “Behind the Mental Mask” by Mina Takahashi ’18.

2nd Photo Slideshow: “#1-Seeded Girls Roll Through First Round” by Addy Smith ’18.

2nd Staff Editorial: “Coded” by Mira Bohannan Kumar ’20 and Eden Knoop ’18.

3rd Place

3rd Art and Comics ‘Trump and the Aliens’ by Olivia Lusala and Avery Shrader

3rd Magazine Multi-Page Design: Money Pressures by Maya Durham

3rd Newspaper Single Page Design: Art Scene by Zoe Miller

3rd Podcasting: LH Sports Podcast by Egan Smith

3rd Sports Story: Playing with a Name by Addy Smith

Honorable Mention

HM Comic: Effects of Standardized Testing by Mira Kumar and Zoe Butler

HM Feature Photo: Mud Queen by Addy Smith

HM Newspaper Single Page Design: Freshmen Athletes to Watch by Addy Smith

HM Podcasting: LH Politics by Theo Prineas and Eden Knoop

HM Multipage Magazine Design: Welcome to the Future by Mina Takahashi

HM News Story: SASS Confronts Grassley by Victor Kalil

HM Photo Story: Humans of City High by Lindy Rublaitus

2017

Spring IHSPA Journalism Contest

All-Iowa News Team 

LH STAFF

Designer of the Year

1st Place – Nova Meurice

2nd Place – Jim Geerdes

1st Place

Feature Story: “In the Middle” by Nova Meurice and Molly Liu

News Story: “Post-election Demonstrations: From Iowa to D.C.” 

by Teagan Roeder, Zoe Miller, Victor Kalil, and Phoebe Chapnick-Sorokin

Multimedia Story: “In the Middle: A Refugee’s Journey From Congo to Iowa” by Molly Liu and Nova Meurice

Newspaper Design: “The College Hunt” by Jim Geerdes

Newspaper Design: “Students Sensing Tension Turn to Protest” by Sofie Lie

Feature Photo: “Changing Face of Education” by Nova Meurice

Magazine Design: “VEG*N” by Nova Meurice and Sarah Smith

Magazine Design: “Schedule One: Inside the Medical Canabis Movement” by Nova Meurice and Sarah Smith

Video story: “Teachers Answer Relationship Questions” by Sarah Smith and Nova Meurice

2nd Place

Multiple Page Magazine Design: “Sold” by Nova Meurice and Danielle Tang

Feature Story: “A Better Pill to Swallow” by Sofie Lie and Nova Meurice

In-Depth News: “Iowa City Reaffirms Immigration Stance”

Social Media: Twitter Instagram Facebook Snapchat: thelittlehawk

Sports Story: “Breaking Barriers” by Corbin Nguyen and Anna Roemerman

Web Design: The Little Hawk

3rd Place and HM

News Story: “Class Sizes Rise” by Lucy McGeehee

One Page Newspaper Design: “Hailey Fay” by Jim Geerdes

Podcasting: “The Fault in our Stars” by Theo Prineas 

In-Depth News: “National Teacher Shortage Brings Challenges to Iowa” by Rasmus Schlutter and Eden Knoop

News Story: “Students Sensing Tension Turn to Protest” by Sofie Lie

2016 

SPRING IHSPA NEWSPAPER/WEB CONTEST

Overall News Team

1st Place

Web

1st Place Web Design by Sarah Smith and Nova Meurice

1st Place Social Media by Claire Goodfellow and Jim Geerdes

1st Place Multimedia Feature: A Runner With a Cause by Claire Noack and Innes Hicsasmaz

1st Place Video Story: Following the Foot Soldiers of Political Campaigns by Innes Hicsasmaz

1st Place Multimedia Sports Story: An Athlete of Nature by Brady Vanlo

2nd Place Multimedia Feature: Joe Hoff: Kiss his Ace by Innes Hicsasmaz

2nd Place Multimedia Sports Story: Flipping Through Life by Gabriel Weigel

3rd Place Multimedia Feature: Farm to Table by Sofie Lie and Nova Meurice

3rd Place Video Story: Fall Play Teaser by Sophia Schlesinger

3rd Place Multimedia Sports Story: Freshmen to Watch by Jim Geerdes and Lydia Kaufmann

Honorable Mention Video Story: Teachers Give Relationship Advice

Print

1st Place News Story: City’s National Ranking Rises by Zoe Hopewell

1st Place In-Depth News Story: To Modify or Not to Modify? by Sonali Durham and Ayla Canin

1st Place Sports Story: A Runner With a Cause by Claire Noack and Innes Hicsasmaz

3rd Place Feature Story: There’s No Place Like Home by Sarah Smith and Nova Meurice

Honorable Mention Staff Editorial: University Inc. by Ellis Fontana and Cody Owen

Design

1st Place News Magazine – One Page Design: Thick Skinned by Sonali Durham

1st Place News Magazine- Multiple Page Design: On Our Environment by Sonali Durham

1st Place Newspaper – One Page Design: Bonfire Records by Jonas Geerdes

2nd Place Newspaper – One Page Design: Climate Change by Claire Noack and Olivia Parrott

2nd Place Editorial Cartoon/Comic: University Inc. by Nova Meurice

3rd Place Illustration or Art: Iowa City Underground by Sofie Lie and Lucy McGehee

3rd Place News Magazine- Multiple Page Design: Freshmen to Watch by Dominic Balestrieri-Fox

Honorable Mention Newspaper – One Page Design: Debate Champions by Claire Noack

Honorable Mention Illustration or Art: Accepting Anxiety by Nova Meurice

Photos

2nd Place Sports Photo: Victory Against West by Joseph Cress

Honorable Mention Photo Story: City High Wrestling Takes Down West by Joseph Cress

2015 IHSPA SPRING JOURNALISM CONTEST 

AWARD WINNERS

Web

1st Place Web Design by Sarah Smith and Nova Meurice

1st Place Digital Media: Hearing In Color By Sarah Smith and Nova Meurice

2nd Place Digital Media: Spread the Word to End the Word by Elise Goodvin and Payton Evans

3rd Place Digital Media: What does it take to Fall in Love? by Payton Evans, Lydia Kaufmann, Nina Dang & Eliana Hoffman

Award of Excellence Digital Media Story: Chalking up to Life at the Gym by Sofie Lie and Sadie Hobbs

1st Place Video Story: What Does it Take to Fall in Love? by Lydia Kauffman and Nina Dang

4th Place Video Story: City High Drama Helps Ferguson by Sophia Schlesinger and Ellis Fontana

Print:

1st Place Print Feature: Death of Facebook? by Sonali Durham

2nd Place Print Feature: Drifting Away by Sarah Smith and Nova Meurice

3rd Place Print Feature: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity… Disorder? by Anton Buri

1st Place Sports Story: It Takes a Team by Becca Meyer and Dominic Balesteri-Fox

1st Place Staff Editorial: Body Count Rising by Cody Owen and Will Barker

4th Place Staff Editorial: Identities Unmasked by Cody Owen and Will Barker

1st Place Personality Profile: Life Onstage by Nina Dang

2nd Place Personality Profile: Ethan Up by Caroline Brown and Innes Hicsasmaz

3rd Place Personality Profile: Nic Jarvis by Becca Meyers

4th Place News Story: ICCSD Revisits Redistricting by Wynne Miller and Claire Noack

3rd Place In-Depth News: Searching for Safety by Payton Evans

4th Place Infographic: What’s in Your Water? by Olivia Parrott

5th Place Infographic: Death of Facebook? by Sonali Durham

Award of Excellence Infographic: The Changing Solutions to Climate Change by Olivia Parrott

DESIGN:

1st Place News Magazine Single: ADHD by Cora Bern-Clug and Anton Buri

2nd Place News Magazine Single: What Does it Take to Fall in Love? by Sonali Durham

1st Place News Magazine Two: Life on Stage by Sonali Durham

Award of Excellence News Magazine Two: Profiled by Anton Buri

1st Place Newspaper Front Page: City High Wrestling by Dominic Balesteri-Fox

2nd Place Newspaper Front Page: The Grind by Cora Bern Klug

3rd Place Newspaper Front Page: Searching for Safety by Claire Noack

4th Place Newspaper Front Page: Sexual Assault on the Rise by Claire Noack

5th Place Newspaper Front Page: Faces of Spring by Annika Wasson

1st Place Newspaper Two Page: Wrestling DT by Cora Bern-Klug

2nd Place Newspaper Two Page: Showhalter Leads… by Cora Bern-Klug

3rd Place Newspaper Two Page: Give Us Liberty by Claire Noack and Cora Bern-Klug

PHOTO:

1st Place News Photo by Cora Bern-Klug

2nd Place News Photo: Pep Rally Slide Show by Cora Bern-Klug

5th Place News Photo: City Upsets Praire by Caroline Brown

2nd Place Feature Photo: Life on Stage by Kierra Zapf

4th Place Feature Photo: Profiled by Cora Bern-Klug

2nd Place Photo Story: Heart Wrenching Loss for the Little Hawks by Elise Goodvin and Cora Bern-Klug

3rd Place Photo Story: Ferguson Sparks Solidarity Protest in Iowa City by Cora Bern-Klug

4th Place Sports Photo: City Beats West on Last Second Goal by Cora Bern-Klug

2014 IHSPA Spring Newspaper/Web Contest

1st Place – Sports Story – Daniela Perret – It’s Where I Belong

1st Place – Staff Editorial – Ellen Carman – Creating Equity in AP

1st Place – Sports Photo – Ryan Young – Track Team

1st Place – Front Page Design – Ellen Carman – A diabetics best friend

1st Place – Newspaper Two Page Design – Annika Wasson – Volleyball

1st Place – Newspaper Single Page Design – Carman and Hoelscher – Alumni lives of service

1st Place – Magazine Two Page Design – Jacob Potash – Kole Powered Fusion

1st Place – Infographic – Ellen Carman – Redistricting

2nd Place – Feature Story – Leah Hoelscher – Home Alone

2nd Place – In-Depth News – Leah Hoelscher – City Alumni Commit Lives to Service

2nd Place – News Story – Claire Noack & Neil Harte – ICCSD Unveils 10-year facilities plan

2nd Place – Personality Profile – Anton Buri – Kole Powered Production

2nd Place – Newspaper Front Page Design – Ellen Carman – ICCSD Plans Redistricting 

2nd Place – Newspaper 2-Page Design – Ellen Carman – Cost of Our Future

2nd Place – Newspaper Single Page Design – Staff – Versace Cover

2nd Place – Art – Neil Harte – Pride Hawk

3rd Place – Feature Photo – Kierra Zapf & Caroline Brown – Putting It Off

3rd Place – Newspaper Two Page Design – Annika Wasson – Girls 13th, Boys 14th at State

3rd Place – Newspaper Single Page Design – Ellen Carman – Board Members Lay Out Vision

HM – Personality Profile – Elena Foster – Erin Patterson

HM – Sports Photo – Ryan Young – Boys Soccer

HM – Magazine Cover – Jacob Potash – Synthetic Marijuana 

HM – Magazine One Page Design – Jacob Potash – Women of the World

1st Place – Online Photo Slide Show – Nate Katalinic

https://www.thelittlehawk.com/11539/sports/city-wrestlers-beats-c-r-kennedy-and-waterloo-east-slide-show/

1st Place – Podcast – Elijah Jones and Will Barker

https://www.thelittlehawk.com/13479/blogs/sounds-of-the-city-time/

2nd Place – Social Media – By Annika Wasson, Payton Evans, and Cora Bern-Klug 

HM – Video Story – Sarah Smith – Teacher Couples of City High

https://www.thelittlehawk.com/12833/video/teacher-couples-of-city-high/

HM – Digital Media Story – Little Hawks Fall in Semi-Finals – By Annika Wasson, Payton Evans, and Cora Bern-Klug 

https://www.thelittlehawk.com/13413/sports/little-hawks-fall-in-semifinal/

2013 IHSPA Spring Newspaper/Web Contest

       1st Place In-Depth News – Jacob Potash/Ellen Carman – District Confronts Financial Future

       1st Place National Column – Oli Peters – Girls Can Be Captain America Too

       1st Place News Photo – Ellen Carman – Obama

       1st Place News Story – Oli Peters/Sonora Taffa- Trayvon Martin Case

       1st Place Personality Profile – Daniela Perret – Finally at Peace

       1st Place Photo Story – Kierra Zapff – On Their Way

       1st Place Staff Editorial – Kieran Green – Reconstructing the Rulebook

       1st Place Podcasting – Max Friedman/Nat Alder 

       2nd Place Video Story – Oli Peters – Dating at City High

       2nd Place Feature Story – Emma Baxter/Alex Perez – I Don’t Want to be Normal

       2nd Place Illustration/Art – Juliette Enloe – An Inaccurate Index

       2nd Place In-Depth News – Cassie Wassink – Bully

       2nd Place News Photo – Eli Shepherd – Travyon Martin

       2nd Place Single Page Design- Nora Holman – Changing the Face of Bullying

       2nd Place Photo Story – Eli Shepherd – Interact Visits Farm

       2nd Place Sports Story – Daniela Perret – Juniors Dedicate Time

       3rd Place Web Photo Slide Show – Ryan Young – City Volleyball

       3rd Place Digital Media Story – Oli Peters – Dating at City High

       3rd Place Illustration/Art – Juliette Enloe – Fall Fashion

       3rd Place Personality Profile – Sonora Taffa- Signed: Peter Larsen

2012 IHSPA Spring Newspaper Contest

       2nd Place Personality Profile – Sonora Taffa – Dancing Through Life

       3rd Place Sports Photos – Sarah Lange – Records Set

       2nd Place Illustrations – Lily Howard – Overloaded

       2nd Place Features – Emma Baxter – Opening Up

       3rd Place Editorials – Kieran Green – Revolting Reform

2011 IHSPA Spring Newspaper Contest

      1st Place News Writing – Oli Peters – Freshmen Struggle With Grades

        2nd Place – News Photo – Annelise Jacobson – City Lights

        3rd Place – Feature Story – Annelise Jacobson – In These Vast Fields of Ordinary

        3rd Place – Editorial – Burke and Sessions – Cyberbullying

        3rd Place – Graphics

        2nd Place – In-Depth Reporting – Sessions – Guns on the Rise