Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Glenbrook South High School Entry Title: First Amendment Rights: Journalism must be protected locally, nationally Entry Credit: Editorial Board Judge Comment: Awesome job here. You do important work to speak up about how you were wrongly treated and I know your compelling voice was heard by your intended audience.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Downers Grove South High School Entry Title: Editorial: DGS commons creates unexpected chaos Entry Credit: Juliana Conyer Judge Comment: Great work here! I love editorials that allow the reader to learn something about the school. This does a great job of that while taking a stand on an important issue for students.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Huntley High School Entry Title: Battling Academic Burnout Entry Credit: Irene Banerjee Judge Comment: Very nice job here! Always speak up about issues impacting students and you can't go wrong.
Place Name: Honorable Mention Contestant Name: Downers Grove South High School Entry Title: Citizens must take environmental action when leaders won't Entry Credit: Juliana Conyer Judge Comment: Such an important topic and you do an impressive job of making your point and voice clear.
Place Name: Honorable Mention Contestant Name: Glenbrook South High School Entry Title: AI: earth killer: usage depletes resources Entry Credit: Editorial Board Judge Comment: Nice job taking on such a hot topic!
Competition Comment: This was another category of stiff competition and I'm glad to have gotten the chance to read these. The best editorials come when you're speaking out about something you find passion in and it's even better when you take a moment to reflect on something happening at your school.
