Awards
Niles West News is the student-run news website at Niles West High School in Skokie, IL.
2021-2022
Editor in Chief: Gloria Kosir; Managing Editor: Emily Chin
Silver Crown, CSPA
2020-2021
Editor in Chief: Alma Duskic; Managing Editor: Luca Hatzopoulos
Silver Crown, CSPA
Best of SNO
IJEA Best Overall Publication: 2nd Place
IJEA Individual Awards
- Editorial: FIRST PLACE Alma Duskic, Editor in Chief for Is Canvas Helping Us Manage Our Learning?
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News Photograph: FIRST PLACE Kailey Lopez, Staff Writer Local Fire Brings Destruction, Renewal
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Illustration: FIRST PLACE Athea Bibat, Staff Contributor Autumn Lookbook
Editor in Chief: Mateo Acosta; Managing Editor: Alma Duskic
Gold Medalist, CSPA
BEST IN SHOW (1st place), NSPA conference in Washington D.C., 2019
All-KEMPA rating, KEMPA
JEA National Media Contests: Sarah Waters (Exellent Rating, Commentary Writing); Ethan Carey (Honorable Mention, Sports Writing); Stefan Simic (Honorable Mention, Review Writing)
Illinois State Journalist of the Year: Sarah Waters, runner-up.
IJEA Special Contest for COVID-19 Coverage: Alli Lipsit (1st Place: Diary of a Quaranteen; Honorable Mention: D219’s COVID-19 Plan: Consult Health Organizations and Sanitize)
Golden Eagle, NISPA
Blue Ribbon NISPA: Editorial Writing (Editorial Board); Column Writing (Alli Lipsit); Feature Writing (Gloria Kosir); Photo (Aila Durakovic); Multimedia (Julie Ableson and Eiman Navaid); Team In Depth (Mateo Acosta, Gloria Kosir, and Sarah Waters)
Honorable Mention NISPA: News Writing (Sarah Waters); Review Writing (Stefan Simic); Breaking News (Mateo Acosta); Photo Gallery (Aila Durakovic)
2018-2019
Editors: Christina Lappas and Divitya Vakil
Gold Medalist, CSPA
Pacemaker Finalist, NSPA
All-KEMPA rating, KEMPA
Golden Eagle, NISPA
Individual winners (Wyatt Zwik, Lexi Lee, Isa Gil): IWPA
2017-2018
Editors: Grace Geraghty and Sammy Butera; Managing Editor: Christina Lappas
Crown Finalist, CSPA
Pacemaker Finalist, NSPA
First Class rating, KEMPA
Golden Eagle, NISPA
1st place, Best Digital Publication, IJEA
Individual winner (Grace Geraghty): IWPA
2016-2017
Editor: George Panoutsos; Managing Editor: Dua Israr
Silver Crown, CSPA
All-Columbia, Gold Medalist, CSPA
2015-2016
Editor: Emily Butera; Managing Editor: Katrina Nickell
Pacemaker finalist, NSPA
Silver Crown, CSPA
All-Columbia, Gold Medalist, CSPA
All-KEMPA rating, KEMPA
Golden Eagle, NISPA
1st place, Website, IJEA
2nd place, Digital-Only Publication, IJEA
Profile of the Year, Quill and Scroll, “Adventures of Banana Boy,” by Thea Gonzales
Best in Show (3rd place), NSPA conference in Los Angeles (April 2016)
2014-2015
Editor: Vinny Kabat
All-KEMPA rating, KEMPA
Golden Eagle, NISPA
2013-2014
Editors: Gabrielle Abesamis and Alyssa Guzman
Pacemaker finalist, NSPA
NSPA Story of the Year Honorable Mention (Diversity), “Ruhi Qurashi: The Passionate Muslim Gymnast,” by Ena Sarancic
All-KEMPA rating, KEMPA
IJEA All-State Team: Gabrielle Abesamis
2012-2013
Editor: Ivana Kosir
Pacemaker winner, NSPA
NSPA Story of the Year Winner (Diversity), “Bryan Taico: Not Just’ the Kid with the UGGs,” by Gabrielle Abesamis
KEMPA Gebhardt Award (Feature), “Students from Ohio Share Experiences,” by Gabrielle Abesamis
All-KEMPA rating, KEMPA
First-class rating, with three marks of distinction, NSPA
Gold medalist rating, CSPA
2011-2012
Editor: Colene Gibson
Pacemaker Finalist, NSPA
Silver Crown, CSPA
ALL-KEMPA rating, KEMPA
Best in Show (10th place), NSPA conference in Seattle, WA (April 2012)
All-State Team IJEA, Ivana Kosir
2010-2011 (debut year)
Editor: Rozy Kanjee
Pacemaker, NSPA
Best in Show (1st place), NSPA conference in Anaheim, CA (April 2011)
First-class rating, NSPA