NEBRASKA
JEA WINNERS
Winter
2005
462 entrants
from 16 Nebraska schools
193 winners (42%) in 17 contests
30 superiors (6%)
70 excellents (15%)
93 honorable mentions (20%)
Advertising |
Superior | Tyler Schnaidt (Millard South High School) |
| Excellent | Anne Mitchell (Bellevue West High School) | |
| Honorable Mention | Jenny Hamilton (Hayes Center High School) | |
Column Writing |
Superior |
Lauren Kingston (Marian High School) |
| Superior | Katie Powers (Marian High School) | |
| Superior | Tom Smaldone (Bellevue East High School) | |
| Excellent | Lindsay Bingham (Millard North High School) | |
| Excellent | Kevin Laurenti (Bellevue East High School) | |
| Excellent | Kristi Palik (Millard South High School) | |
| Honorable Mention | Paula Blaylock (Hayes Center High School) | |
| Honorable Mention | Darcy Covert (Westside High School) | |
| Honorable Mention | Mike Florek (Hastings High School) | |
| Honorable Mention | Amy Heyer (Millard South High School) | |
| Honorable Mention | Katherine Warner (Bellevue West High School) | |
Editorial Cartooning |
Superior |
Kathleen Clark (Millard North High School) |
| Excellent | Jordan Aschwege (Millard South High School) | |
| Excellent | Heidi Bartlett (Waverly High School) | |
| Excellent | Dana Hamby (Westside High School) | |
| Honorable Mention | Bob Orsi (Omaha Gross High School) | |
| Honorable Mention | Whitney Stephens (Millard West High School) | |
Editorial Writing |
Superior |
Seth Goodwin (Westside High School) |
| Superior | Liz Granger (Westside High School) | |
| Excellent | Stefanie Graff (Millard North High School) | |
| Excellent | Whitney Keyes (Millard South High School) | |
| Excellent | Van Lane (Blair High School) | |
| Excellent | Kevin Laurenti (Bellevue East High School) | |
| Excellent | Clay Massa (Blair High School) | |
| Excellent | Scott Seeba (Bellevue East High School) | |
| Honorable Mention | Amy Brammer (Millard South High School) | |
| Honorable Mention | Ashley Kuhnlein (Millard West High School) | |
| Honorable Mention | Dene Rappana (Waverly High School) | |
| Honorable Mention | Jill Strominger (Millard South High School) | |
Review Writing |
Superior |
Ben Deeb (Omaha North High School) |
| Superior | Katie McCabe (Marian High School) | |
| Superior | Meghan Sundermeier (Marian High School) | |
| Excellent | Lindsay Bingham (Millard North High School) | |
| Excellent | Taylor Jarrett (Elkhorn High School) | |
| Excellent | Tom Johnson (Blair High School) | |
| Excellent | Kevin Laurenti (Bellevue East High School) | |
| Excellent | Travis Powell (Waverly High School) | |
| Excellent | Elise Stawarz (Millard West High School) | |
| Excellent | Brian Warzak (Westside High School) | |
| Exellent | Adam Ziegler (North Platte High School) | |
| Honorable Mention | Jessie Evertson (Waverly High School) | |
| Honorable Mention | Mary Gohl (Hayes Center High School) | |
| Honorable Mention | Josh Howell (Elkhorn High School) | |
| Honorable Mention | Brian Johnson (Blair High School) | |
| Honorable Mention | Ashley Kuhnlein (Millard West High School) | |
| Honorable Mention | Jordan Kenik (Millard South High School) | |
| Honorable Mention | Hank Plugge (Blair High School) | |
| Honorable Mention | Katie Powers (Marian High School) | |
| Honorable Mention | Danielle Savig (Millard South High School) | |
| Honorable Mention | Emily Wallinger (Omaha Gross High School) | |
| Honorable Mention | Mike Zamora (Bellevue West High School) | |
Feature Writing |
Superior |
Liz Granger (Westside High School) |
| Excellent | Dana Barnes (Omaha North High School) | |
| Excellent | Jackson Jensen (Blair High School) | |
| Excellent | Whitney Keyes (Millard South High School) | |
| Excellent | Meghan Kissel (Westside High School) | |
| Excellent | Kaitlin O'Hara (Marian High School) | |
| Honorable Mention | Paula Blaylock (Hayes Center High School) | |
| Honorable Mention | Matt Chase (Blair High School) | |
| Honorable Mention | Andrea Ciurej (Omaha Gross High School) | |
| Honorable Mention | Alicia Dagerman (Omaha North High School) | |
| Honorable Mention | Kaitlin Foley (Millard West High School) | |
| Honorable Mention | Kim Fortson (Millard North High School) | |
| Honorable Mention | Adam Gehringer (Omaha Gross High School) | |
| Honorable Mention | Jared Knoell (Elkhorn High School) | |
| Honorable Mention | Katie Lippincott (Blair High School) | |
| Honorable Mention | Shayna McQuinn (Millard West High School) | |
| Honorable Mention | Emily Reed (Omaha North High School) | |
| Honorable Mention | Tara Ryan (Bellevue West High School) | |
| Honorable Mention | Amanda Shaff (Bellevue West High School) | |
Graphic Design |
Superior |
Heidi Bartlett (Waverly High School) |
| Excellent | Danielle Michaels (Millard North High School) | |
| Honorable Mention | Breanna Huff (Omaha Gross High School) | |
| Honorable Mention | Alyssa Mennem (Omaha North High School) | |
| Honorable Mention | Derek Stephens (Millard West High School) | |
Newswriting |
Superior |
Kendra Francke (Waverly High School) |
| Superior | Adam Gehringer (Omaha Gross High School) | |
| Superior | Whitney Keyes (Millard South High School) | |
| Excellent | Amy Cox (Hayes Center High School) | |
| Excellent | Liz Granger (Westside High School) | |
| Excellent | Matt Ketchum (Millard West High School) | |
| Excellent | Holly Miller (Bellevue West High School) | |
| Excellent | Erin Sorensen (Millard West High School) | |
| Excellent | George White (Hastings High School) | |
| Honorable Mention | Kelsey Allen (Millard North High School) | |
| Honorable Mention | Derek Eilander (Millard West High School) | |
| Honorable Mention | Kyle Fornoff (Hayes Center High School) | |
| Honorable Mention | Erica Hart (Westside High School) | |
| Honorable Mention | Taylor Jarrett (Elkhorn High School) | |
| Honorable Mention | Jared Knoell (Elkhorn High School) | |
| Honorable Mention | Donald Loudner (Blair High School) | |
| Honorable Mention | Dove Messersmith (Hayes Center High School) | |
| Honorable Mention | Nick Miller (Elkhorn High School) | |
| Honorable Mention | Valerie Nicholson (Millard South High School) | |
| Honorable Mention | Matt Owens (Papillion LaVista South High School) | |
| Honorable Mention | Jordan Pascale (Millard North High School) | |
| Honorable Mention | Brenna Poppe (Hastings High School) | |
| Honorable Mention | Dene Rappana (Waverly High School) | |
| Honorable Mention | Rori Weil (North Platte High School) | |
| Honorable Mention | Mike Zamora (Bellevue West High School) | |
Sports News/Feature Writing |
Superior | Kris Knowlton (Omaha Westside High School) |
| Superior | Erin Tracy (Omaha Marian High School) | |
| Excellent | Jason Mayer (Waverly High School) | |
| Excellent | Chelsea Meeker (Millard West High School) | |
| Excellent | Scott Seeba (Bellevue East High School | |
| Honorable Mention | Wayne Martino (Omaha North High School) | |
| Honorable Mention | Travis Powell (Waverly High School) | |
| Honorable Mention | Eric VanEpps (Bellevue West High School) | |
Newspaper Layout/Design |
Excellent | Katie Alford (Omaha Westside High School) |
| Excellent | Alex Cemaj (Omaha Westside High School) | |
| Excellent | Alyssa Mennem (Omaha North High School) | |
| Excellent | Kelsey Steffes (Omaha North High School) | |
| Excellent | Meghan Sundermeier (Marian High School) | |
| Honorable Mention | Chelsea Boryca (Millard West High School) | |
| Honorable Mention | Meg Orr (Bellevue West High School) | |
| Honorable Mention | Becky Stackhouse (Papillion LaVista South High School) | |
Headline Writing/Design |
Superior |
Laura Silvey (Marian High School) |
| Excellent | Jessie Evertson (Waverly High School) | |
| Excellent | Kyle Fornoff (Hayes Center High School) | |
| Excellent | Kelly King (Blair High School) | |
| Excellent | Donald Loudner (Blair High School) | |
| Excellent | Kelsey Thiem (Millard South High School) | |
| Honorable Mention | Maggie Berigan (Marian High School) | |
| Honorable Mention | Adam Gehringer (Omaha Gross High School) | |
| Honorable Mention | Josh Howell (Elkhorn High School) | |
| Honorable Mention | Zach Janky (Millard North High School) | |
| Honorable Mention | Will Kardell (Elkhorn High School) | |
| Honorable Mention | Jalysa Simmons (Papillion LaVista South High School) | |
| Honorable Mention | Lindsey Smith (Omaha Gross High School) | |
| Honorable Mention | Libby Whalen (Papillion LaVista South High School) | |
News/Feature Photography |
Superior |
Kapra Mabie (Papillion LaVista South High School) |
| Superior | Jean Rowe (Omaha Gross High School) | |
| Excellent | Breanna Huff (Omaha Gross High School) | |
| Excellent | Cristi Palmer (Hastings High School) | |
| Excellent | Tom Plambeck (Omaha Gross High School) | |
| Honorable Mention | Kyle Fornoff (Hayes Center High School) | |
| Honorable Mention | Sylvia Novo (Millard South High School) | |
| Honorable Mention | Racheal Selden (Papillion LaVista South High School) | |
| Honorable Mention | Kara Stockdale (Marian High School) | |
| Honorable Mention | Meghan Sundermeier (Marian High School) | |
Sports/Action Photography |
Superior |
Kara Siefker (Waverly High School) |
| Superior | Jake Wolff (Waverly High School) | |
| Excellent | Rachel Kohlhapp (Elkhorn High School) | |
| Excellent | Nick Graeve (Millard West High School) | |
| Excellent | Jean Rowe (Omaha Gross High School) | |
| Honorable Mention | Matt Cavanah (Blair High School) | |
| Honorable Mention | Kapra Mabie (Papillion LaVista South High School) | |
| Honorable Mention | Grace Rudersdorf (Marian High School) | |
| Honorable Mention | Dan Schwalm (Omaha Gross High School) | |
| Honorable Mention | Denise Schwery (Millard North High School) |
Photo Illustration |
Superior |
Lyndsay Morton (Elkhorn High School) |
| Superior | Rori Weil (North Platte High School) | |
| Excellent | Derek Eilander (Millard West High School) | |
| Excellent | Thomas Frye (North Platte High School) | |
| Honorable Mention | Jared Knoell (Elkhorn High School) | |
| Honorable Mention | Dan Schwalm (Omaha Gross High School) | |
| Honorable Mention | Kara Stockdale (Marian High School) | |
Yearbook Feature Writing |
Superior |
Katy Healey (Bellevue West High School) |
| Excellent | Lauren Case (Millard North High School) | |
| Excellent | Pat Dempsey (Omaha Gross High School) | |
| Honorable Mention | Amy Cox (Hayes Center High School) | |
| Honorable Mention | Aida Eure (Omaha North High School) | |
| Honorable Mention | Courtney Kurylo (Millard North High School) | |
| Honorable Mention | Sara Sparks (Millard North High School) | |
Yearbook Layout/Design |
Superior |
Abby Pivovar (Omaha Gross High School) |
| Superior | Cydney Rule (Bellevue West High School) | |
| Superior | Rachael Selden (Papillion LaVista South High School) | |
| Excellent | Shelly Amundson (Millard South High School) | |
| Excellent | Megan Banghart (Millard North High School) | |
| Excellent | Rachael Barber (Bellevue West High School) | |
| Excellent | Lindsey Guinn (Millard South High School) | |
| Excellent | Shelby Hummel (Blair High School) | |
| Excellent | Anne Mitchell (Bellevue West High School) | |
| Excellent | Melissa Myers (Millard South High School) | |
| Excellent | Stephanie Noss (Westside High School) | |
| Excellent | Nicole Ray (Millard West High School) | |
| Excellent | Brian Rhodenhausen (Omaha Gross High School) | |
| Excellent | Brittney Smith (Blair High School) | |
| Excellent | Lindsey Sullivan (Millard West High School) | |
| Honorable Mention | Emily Adams (Omaha Gross High School) | |
| Honorable Mention | Michaela Brown (Millard North High School) | |
| Honorable Mention | Katherine Lessor (Hastings High School) | |
| Honorable Mention | Hilary Winter (Papillion LaVista South High School) | |
Yearbook Theme |
Superior |
Lindsey Sullivan, Kelly Knudson, Nicole Ray (Millard West High School) |
| Superior | Bethany Larsen (Papillion LaVista South High School) | |
| Excellent | Kirby Keomysay, Jenni Winslow, Anne Mitchell (Bellevue West High School) | |
| Excellent | Chelsea Kropp, Jenna Cheese, Kristen Beat (Marian High School) | |
| Honorable Mention | Paula Blaylock, Mary Gohl, Amy Cox (Hayes Center High School) | |
| Honorable Mention | Ellen Poly, Dan Schwalm, Abby Pivovar (Omaha Gross High School) | |
| Honorable Mention | Megan Banghart, Michaela Brown (Millard North High School) |