High school photo winners

Here are the Feature Photography winners from Saturday's IHSA Journalism Sectional competition at NIU-DeKalb. Top three place-winners' work is shown. All three students qualified for the state competition this Friday at EIU in Charleston.

Entries were judged by professional journalists from northern Illinois. Judges did not see the names or schools of the photographers.


First place: Christina Wales, Rockford Jefferson

Outside the Founders Memorial Library, Ellen Desitter, Junior, enjoys the rainy weather

reading her favorite book.

While cooking up lunch at NIU’s Nitrorun, Victor Diaz from Inbodens Meats, helps prepare the runners with a delicious after treat.

Preparing for her next test, 3rd year student of NIU, Shannon Wapole, spends her rainy afternoon in the Law Library. 

Second place: Jordan Geigle, Huntley

One of the many huskies around campus, this mascot is ready to take a photo of the runners in the 5k run.

Drumming instructer John Potter shows the auditioning, incoming freshman a para-diddle technique at the tryouts for the NIU drumline in the Music Building.

Senior Christian Plott checks out a book at the Founders Memorial Library for a final paper before he graduates.

Third place: Isabel Diaz De Leon, Rockford East

Valeria Diaz De Leon, high school student, works on her assignment for the IHSA Journalism Sectionals.

Mike DeCampa searches resources for his history project.

Albert Davis, high school student, waits for his friends, that are in the IHSA Journalism competition, outside.