High school photojournalism winners

Here are the winning images shot by high school photojournalists Saturday during the IHSA Journalism Sectional held at NIU. Students turned in their best three images, captured that morning on campus. These three students qualified for this Friday's state competition in Charleston.

Full sectional results can be found at the IHSA site.

First place: Jordan Geigle, Huntley

Howard Eckdahl, a grad student, prepares for a concert. He is finishing an afternoon rehearsal with the concert choir. They concert will be held, along with this rehearsal, in the Music Building.

Katie Mccarcy (front) and her friend BriAnna Bedi laugh as a gust of wind blows their hair. Leaning along the bridge outside of the library, they take pictures of geese below in the water. They spent the afternoon wandering the campus until the carnival starts at 1 p.m.

Andrew Reeves studies in a quiet corner of the library. He is taking his last chance this afternoon to review before his final on Monday. Reeves is studying Electrical Engineering.

Second place: Chelsea Hearyman, Stillman Valley

Using all their strength, one of the fraternity groups from NIU tries to pull their opponent to their side. The fraternities participate in an annual "tug" war every spring. The tug grounds were located next to the Huskie Stadium.

In the awakening of spring, an ambitious squirrel munches on its leftover stock from the winter. It was April 30th, and the signs of spring were becoming more apparent on the NIU campus. The squirrel was resting in a tree near the Visitors Center.

On the last Saturday of April, students wander out of the library and venture around the campus. The Holmes Student Center is located across from the library. Students like to go to the center to eat lunch with their friends.

Third place: Amon Rizvi, Bartlett

Motorcycle instructor, David Gordan, teaches and conducts NIU students about motorcycle safety through his driving obstacle course on April 30, behind the convocation center.

Jyne Bruce works on her Chicago bears laptop while she sells sports merchandise during DeKalb County’s largest garage sale, the Convo’s Colossal Clean Sweep on April 30, in the Convocation center. Bruce has been a bears fan since she was a young girl and has been selling sports merchandise for over a year.

NIU’s tugs team stretches before their final competition on April 30, outside of Huskie Stadium. Tugs has been around since the 1960s and is competed in mud filled trenches.