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CCS yearbook staff members, from left, Tristan Nordhausen, Markenna Terryberry, Emmitt Zuege, Jaqueline Alvarado and Lili Marquez are finishing up pages for the 2022 yearbook, which placed second in the NSAA-sanctioned State Journalism Contest. Nordhausen also won an individual 6th place for photography.
CCS yearbook judged second in class
Journalism students at Chase County Schools made their names known in this year’s NSAA State Journalism Contest.
CCS students took second place in Class C Yearbook Theme Development for pages from this year’s yearbook, while sophomore Tristan Nordhausen placed 6th in News Feature Photography for a series of three photos.
In the Yearbook Theme Development division, criteria for judging included creativity, writing ability, establishment of theme, cohesion of design elements and freshness of approach. Schools could submit up to 20 pages or 10 spreads for the yearbook that best represented the theme.
CCS’s 2022 yearbook theme is “Feeling 22.”
Nordhausen’s winning serious of photos included a one-act play makeup session, a student working in art class and two others having fun at a football game.
Judges considered composition, impact and quality.
Erin Konecky, journalism teacher and yearbook advisor, said they didn’t attend the convention last week in Norfolk as all of their entries were judged from online submissions
The top eight entries in each division were recognized, she said.