2024 CHICAGO/MIDWEST HIGH SCHOOL PRODUCTION CRYSTAL PILLAR WINNERS - VIDEOS

Newscast

Entry Title

CPTV News QuickCUT

School

Crown Point High School

Student Entrants

Ryan Welsh, Kailey Palomo, MiRey Fernandez, Amelia Schumacher, Ariana Pantoja

News General Assignment – Serious & Light News

Entry Title

Ducky Derby

School

Maine South High School

Student Entrant

Nicole Scimeca

Arts & Entertainment / Cultural Affairs

Entry Title

GBS TV and Film: 40 Years of Excellence

School

Glenbrook South High School

Student Entrants

Kate Palmer, Leo Weinberger, Toby Nguyen, Ariana Tomasek

Arts & Entertainment/ Cultural Affairs

Entry Title

Curie High School Homecoming

School

Curie Metropolitan High School

Student EntrantS

Kiyara Forrest, Sean Simmons

Music Video

Entry Title

Walking on Sunshine

School

Maine South High School

Student Entrant

Nicole Scimeca

Short Form - Fiction

Entry Title

Inside

School

Maine South High School

Student Entrant

Nicole Scimeca

Short Form – Non Fiction & Writer

Entry Title

Time to Wake Up

School

Riverside Brookfield High School

Student Entrant

Makayla Angshed

Short Form - Non-Fiction

Entry Title

Medics Behind the Mayhem

School

Glenbrook South High School

Student Entrant

Demetri Kouriabalis, Charlie Finkel, Megan McKew, Aidan Schuler

Sports Story or Segment

Entry Title

Niamh Larson: Gridiron Girl

School

Riverside Brookfield High School

Student EntrantS

Jenny Thomas, Liam Hickey, Liam Keohane

Sports - Live Sporting Event or Game

Entry Title

RBTV Sports Collection

School

Riverside Brookfield High School

Student Entrants

Liam Hickey, Liam Keohane, Matthew Morgan

Public Service Announcement (PSA)

Entry Title

"This is America" Game Show PSA

School

Neuqua Valley High School

Student EntrantS

Jayden Adkins

Public Service Announcement (PSA)

Entry Title

Music is My Drug

School

Maine South High School

Student EntrantS

Nicole Scimeca

Public Affairs / Community Service

Entry Title

Dealing with Cancer

School

Deerfield High School

Student Entrants

Micah Wolkenberg, William Love, Nathan Lee, Chloe Wollheim

Magazine

Entry Title

Glenbrook South Report - October Episode

School

Glenbrook South High School

Student Entrants

Ava Iannucci, Ariana Tomasek, Andrew Boyer, Zidan Ayoob, Alek Troncoso

Commercial

Entry Title

Wilson Basketball

School

Glenbrook South High School​

Student Entrants

Zidan Ayoob, Jack Conlon, Andrew Boyer

Director

Entry Title

2024 Variety Show - Elevate

School

Glenbrook North High School​

Student Entrant

Kady Serlin

Editor

Entry Title

Editing Reel 2023-4

School

Maine South High School

Student Entrant

Nicole Scimeca

Photographer

Entry Title

The Bird

School

Batavia High School

Student Entrant

Ryan Anderson

Talent

Entry Title

Composite

School

Maine South High School

Student Entrants

Nicole Scimeca

2023 CHICAGO/MIDWEST HIGH SCHOOL PRODUCTION CRYSTAL PILLAR WINNERS​

2023 CHICAGO/MIDWEST HIGH SCHOOL PRODUCTION CRYSTAL PILLAR WINNERS​ - VIDEOS

1 - Newscast

Entry Title

CPTV News QuickCUT for January 20, 2023

School

Crown Point High School

Student Entrants

Christopher Gloff, Madeline Degenhart, Eli Lane, Hailey Lloyd

2 – News General Assignment – Serious News

Entry Title

False School Threats on the Rise in the U.S.

School

Crown Point High School

Student Entrant

Christopher Gloff

3 – News - Light News

Entry Title

The Goose

School

Homewood-Flossmoor High School

Student Entrant

Eliya Hobson, Ella Aceves

4 – Arts & Entertainment / Cultural Affairs

Entry Title

Behind the Scenes of "Annie" the Musical

School

Glenbrook South High School

Student Entrants

Nathan Lee, Ben Goss, Brooke Bernstein

4 – Arts & Entertainment/ Cultural Affairs

Entry Title

Joey in the Limelight

School

Glenbrook South High School

Student EntrantS

Hannah "Han" Schuberth, Jack Conlon, Ewan MacLean, Zidan Raab, Joey Hitzeman

5 – Music Video

Entry Title

Dani California

School

Maine South High School

Student Entrant

Nicole Scimeca

6 – Short Form - Fiction

Entry Title

Wordle: The Muscial

School

Maine South High School

Student Entrant

Nicole Scimeca

7 – Short Form - Non Fiction

Entry Title

Young Survivor

School

Homewood-Flossmoor High School

Student Entrant

Makayla Taylor

8– Sports Story or Segment

Entry Title

Bigger than Basketball

School

Homewood-Flossmoor High School

Student EntrantS

Nate Locker, Kalel Fargo

9 – Sports Program

Entry Title

Crossover Sports

School

Riverside Brookfield High School

Student Entrants

Sam Egan, Jake O'Brien

10 – Sports - Live Event

Entry Title

RBTV Live Event Basketball

School

Riverside Brookfield High School

Student Entrants

Sam Egan, Jake O'Brien, Matt Morgan

11 – Public Service Announcements (PSAs)

Entry Title

Just Text Me

School

Maine South High School

Student EntrantS

Dylan Sarsany, Tyler DeMott, Gaetano Iannotta, Riley Gibson

12: Public Affairs / Community Service

Entry Title

Antisemitism Rising

School

Deerfield High School

Student Entrants

Ruby Levy, Ben Goss, Brooke Bernstein

13 – Magazine

Entry Title

Wildcat Weekly

School

Neuqua Valley High School

Student Entrants

Brooke Harrison, Shandana Malik Salimah Scott, Hannah Kestenberg

14 – Commercial

Entry Title

LEGO - The Purrfect House

School

Lyons Township High School

Student Entrants

Ben Cunin Alvarado

15 – Director

Entry Title

Behind Closed Doors

School

Maine South High School

Student Entrant

Angie Guercio, Nicole Scimeca

16 – Editor

Entry Title

The Wrecked and the Worried

School

Batavia High School

Student Entrant

Joey Monty

17- Photographer

Entry Title

Kevin Mahoney Photography Composite

School

Glenbrook South High School

Student Entrant

Kevin Mahoney

18 - Talent

Entry Title

Composite

School

Metea Valley High School

Student Entrants

Ananya Gondesi

19 - Writer

Entry Title

Wordle: The Musical

School

Maine South High School

Student Entrant

Nicole Scimeca

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2022 CHICAGO/MIDWEST HIGH SCHOOL PRODUCTION Crystal pillar Winners - VIDEOS

1 - Newscast

Entry Title

CPTV Quick Cut 11-19-21 **

School

Crown Point High School

Student Entrants

Madeline Degenhart, Christopher Gloff, Rocco Jann, Eddie Finn, Hailey Lloyd, Claire Patena

2 – News General Assignment – Serious News

Entry Title

New 5G Wireless Network Rollout Delayed

School

Crown Point High School

Student Entrant

Christopher Gloff

3 – News - Light News

Entry Title

The Hope Wall

School

Maine West High School

Student Entrant

Brooke Capper

4 – Arts & Entertainment / Cultural Affairs

Entry Title

TikTok is Eating YouTube Alive

School

Deerfield High School

Student Entrants

Jack Gordon, Sam Brody, Cole Bernstein

5 – Music Video

Entry Title

Sweet Dreams

School

Maine South High School

Student Entrant

Nicole Scimeca

6 – Short Form – Fiction

Entry Title

Free Time

School

Glenbrook South High School

Student EntrantS

Omar Shoreibah, Josh Patt, Noah Collins, Michael Cunningham, Tommy Casey

7 – Short Form - Non Fiction

Entry Title

Queerness in Media

School

Vernon Hills High School

Student Entrant

Ariel Shifrin

8– Sports Story or Segment

Entry Title

Raising the Bar

School

Glenbrook South High School

Student EntrantS

Aidan Manning, Kevin Mahoney, Hank Leahy

9– Sports Program

Entry Title

MSL Championship Pregame Show

School

Barrington High School

Student Entrants

Austin Molinaro, Chris Kilayko

9 – Sports Program

Entry Title

Crossover Sports

School

Riverside Brookfield High School

Student Entrants

Sam Egan, Jake O'Brien

10 – Sports - Live Event

Entry Title

WA vs Ridgewood Feb 9 2022

School

Wheaton Academy

Student Entrants

Carlton Arthurs, Noah Taritas, Brennan Van Meter, Nate Wilding

11 – Public Service Announcements (PSAs)

Entry Title

Ruse Burglary

School

Maine South High School

Student EntrantS

Eden Wening, Lucia Urbain, Jake Ottolino

11- Public Service Announcements (PSAs)

Entry Title

Mental Health PSA

School

Riverside Brookfield High School

Student Entrant

Carter Cozzi

12: Public Affairs / Community Service

Entry Title

American Legion Post 738

School

Deerfield High School

Student Entrants

William Love, Sam Brody-Goldberg, Cole Bernstein, Jack Gordon

13 – Magazine

Entry Title

The Mane

School

Maine South High School

Student Entrants

Alauren Lane, Roshini Ashrit, Ani Apresyan, Zara Saleem

14 – Commercial

Entry Title

Otterbox

School

Neuqua Valley High School

Student Entrants

Michael Lee

15 – Director

Entry Title

Free Time

School

Glenbrook South High School

Student Entrant

Omar Shoreibah

16 – Editor

Entry Title

Nicole Scimeca - Editing Reel

School

Maine South High School

Student Entrant

Nicole Scimeca

16 – Editor

Entry Title

Composite **

School

Glenbrook South High School

Student EntrantS

Omar Shoreibah​

17- Photographer

Entry Title

Composite

School

Glenbrook South High School

Student Entrant

Hank Leahy

18 - Talent

Entry Title

Composite

School

Crown Point High School

Student Entrants

Christopher Gloff

18 - Talent​

Entry Title

Composite

School

Crown Point High School

Student Entrant

Rocco Jann

2021 CHICAGO/MIDWEST HIGH SCHOOL PRODUCTION Crystal pillar Winners

Category 1:

NEWSCAST

BHS-TV Black History Month 2021

  • Barrington

Spartan News Now

  • Glenbrook North

BHS-TV Pride Episode 2020

  • Barrington
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CPTV
  • Crown Point High School
Student Entrants:
Sarah Frey
Jon Lieber
Sebastian Zieniewicz
Blake Pysh

Category 2:

News Report - Serious News

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Teachers Demand Full Remote
  • Riverside Brookfield High School
Student Entrant:
Michael DeLeonardis

COVID College Experience

  • Glenbrook North

Simultaneous Hybrid Learning Pilot

  • Deerfield

Category 3:

News Report - Light News

Senior Season

  • Geneva

Holiday Windows

  • Homewood-Flossmoor
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Mason's story
  • Geneva High School
Student Entrant:
Jacob Wood

Pandemic Performance

  • Geneva

Category 4:

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT / CULTURAL AFFAIRS

The Show Must Go On: Fall Play Goes Video

  • Maine South
2021 NATAS CHICAGO/MIDWEST HIGH SCHOOL AWARDS RECIPIENT
Magicians in the Shutdown
  • Deerfield High School
Student Entrants:
Jack Gordon
Simon Blaustein
Michael San Jose
Sam Brody-Goldberg

Black In America

  • Homewood-Flossmoor
2021 NATAS CHICAGO/MIDWEST HIGH SCHOOL AWARDS RECIPIENT
BHS Winter Wonderfest
  • Barrington High School
Student Entrants:
Anna Hauk
Sahil Mittal

Category 5:

Music Video

Walls

  • Wheaton Academy

Ribs by Lorde Music Video - Nicole Straczynski

  • Neuqua Valley

Dreamer

  • Glenbrook South
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Formula
  • Glenbrook South High School
Student Entrants:
Hannah Stettler
Maya Mladenovic
Talia Massarelli

Category 6:

Fiction – Short Form

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Dear Future Self
  • Glenbrook South High School
Student Entrant:
Kevyn Kerwin

Possible Realities

  • Deerfield

OFF

  • Glenbrook South

Category 7:

Non-Fiction – Short Form

Megan Butler

  • Glenbrook South

Peggy Kullman: Behind the Art

  • Glenbrook South
2021 NATAS CHICAGO/MIDWEST HIGH SCHOOL AWARDS RECIPIENT
Drive-In Movie Theater
  • Deerfield
Student Entrants:
Simon Blaustein
Michael San Jose
Sam Brody-Goldberg

Nikola Marjov

  • Glenbrook South

Making Of Clue

  • Riverside Brookfield

Category 8:

Sports Story or Segment

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Max Iida
  • Glenbrook South High School
Student Entrants:
Tina Moran
Sophie Cotton

Riding It Out - Javonte Rucker's Comeback Story

  • Wheaton Academy
2021 NATAS CHICAGO/MIDWEST HIGH SCHOOL AWARDS RECIPIENT
Sheena Graham
  • Glenbrook South High School
Student Entrants:
George Sladoje
Jane FitzGibbon

Category 9:

Sports - Program

2021 NATAS CHICAGO/MIDWEST HIGH SCHOOL AWARDS RECIPIENT
Titan Sports: Resilience
  • Glenbrook South High School
Student Entrants:
Sophie Cotton
Jane FitzGibbon
Michael Cunningham
George Sladoje

The Battle of The Blue Bloods

  • Homewood-Flossmoor

Category 10:

Live Sporting Event/Game

No nominations

Category 11:

Public Service Announcement (PSAs)

A Call From Radon

  • Wheaton Academy

Cerebral Palsy PSA

  • Homewood-Flossmoor

Pick Up the Phone

  • Maine West

Achromatic

  • Glenbrook North
2021 NATAS CHICAGO/MIDWEST HIGH SCHOOL AWARDS RECIPIENT
Pandemic Pandemonium
  • Glenbrook North High School
Student Entrant:
Mariel Mudrik

Social Distancing

  • Glenbrook North

Wear A Mask PSA

  • Glenbrook North

Category 12:

Public Affairs / Community Service

Cancer Support Center: Surviving & Thriving in COVID-19

  • Homewood-Flossmoor
2021 NATAS CHICAGO/MIDWEST HIGH SCHOOL AWARDS RECIPIENT
Signs of Suicide
  • Geneva High School
Student Entrant:
Tessa Balc
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BHS Pride Student Stories
  • Barrington High School
Student Entrant:
Anne Thyfault

BLM in the Burbs

  • Deerfield

Category 13:

Magazine Program

DHS-TV News 9-18-20

  • Deerfield

Glenbrook South Report Episode #2

  • Glenbrook South
2021 NATAS CHICAGO/MIDWEST HIGH SCHOOL AWARDS RECIPIENT
Wildcat Weekly
  • Neuqua Valley High School
Student Entrants:
Sam Appelbaum
Dominick Liacone
Alexis Muoghalu
Lauren Verdun

Category 14:

Commercial

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Smartfood (Commercial)
  • Deerfield
Student Entrants:
Aidan Culver
Simon Blaustein
Michael San Jose
Sam Brody-Goldberg

Sprite Commercial

  • Glenbrook South

Quaker Oats Old Fashioned Oats (Commercial)

  • Deerfield

Jonquil Lane

  • Riverside Brookfield

Simply by Sam

  • Maine West

Category 15:

Director

Michael DeLeonardis - Making of Clue

  • Riverside Brookfield
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LATE! a silent film
  • Mount Carmel High School
Student Entrant:
Noah Sanchez

Wyatt Knoell - A Bag's Life

  • The Prairie School

Zach Cameron - Cook This - Firehouse Subs

  • Riverside Brookfield

Category 16:

Editor

Benjamin Turnquest - Editing Reel

  • Homewood-Flossmoor

Aidan Parnell - Editing Reel

  • Neuqua Valley

Noah Sanchez - LATE! a silent film

  • Mount Carmel
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Liam Briese - Editing Reel
  • Neuqua Valley
Student Entrant:
Liam Briese

Category 17:

Photographer

2021 NATAS CHICAGO/MIDWEST HIGH SCHOOL AWARDS RECIPIENT
Liam Briese - Photography Reel
  • Neuqua Valley
Student Entrant:
Liam Briese

Simon Blaustein - Photography

  • Deerfield

Talia Massarelli - Photography Composite

  • Glenbrook South

Ellie Compton - Cinematography Reel 2021

  • Maine South

Category 18:

Talent - News or Sports

No nominations

2021 CHICAGO/MIDWEST HIGH SCHOOL PRODUCTION Crystal pillar Winners - VIDEOS

1 - Newscast

Entry Title

CPTV

School

Crown Point High School

Student Entrants

Sarah Frey, Jon Lieber, Sebastian Zieniewicz, Blake Pysh

2 – News General Assignment – Serious News

Entry Title

Teachers Demand Full Remote

School

Riverside Brookfield High School

Student Entrant

Michael DeLeonardis

3 – News - Light News

Entry Title

Mason's story

School

Geneva High School

Student Entrant

Jacob Wood

4 – Arts & Entertainment / Cultural Affairs

Entry Title

Magicians in the Shutdown

School

Deerfield High School

Student Entrants

Jack Gordon, Simon Blaustein, Michael San Jose, Sam Brody-Goldberg

4 – Arts & Entertainment / Cultural Affairs

Entry Title

BHS Winter Wonderfest

School

Barrington High School

Student Entrants

Anna Hauk, Sahil Mittal

5 – Music Video

Entry Title

Formula

School

Glenbrook South High School

Student EntrantS

Hannah Stettler, Maya Mladenovic, Talia Massarelli

6 – Short Form – Non Fiction

Entry Title

Dear Future Self

School

Glenbrook South High School

Student Entrant

Kevyn Kerwin

7 – Short Form - Non Fiction

Entry Title

Drive-In Movie Theater

School

Deerfield High School

Student EntrantS

Simon Blaustein, Michael San Jose, Sam Brody-Goldberg

8– Sports Story or Segment

Entry Title

Max Iida

School

Glenbrook South High School

Student EntrantS

Tina Moran, Sophie Cotton

8– Sports Story or Segment

Entry Title

Sheena Graham

School

Glenbrook South High School

Student Entrants

George Sladoje, Jane FitzGibbon

9 – Sports—Live Event

Entry Title

Titan Sports: Resilience

School

Glenbrook South High School

Student Entrants

Sophie Cotton, Jane FitzGibbon, Michael Cunningham, George Sladoje

11 – Public Service Announcements (PSAs)

Entry Title

Pandemic Pandemonium **

School

Glenbrook North High School

Student Entrant

Mariel Mudrik

12: Public Affairs / Community Service

Entry Title

Signs of Suicide

School

Geneva High School

Student Entrant

Tessa Balc

12: Public Affairs / Community Service

Entry Title

BHS Pride Student Stories

School

Barrington High School

Student Entrant

Anne Thyfault

13 – Magazine

Entry Title

Wildcat Weekly

School

Neuqua Valley High School

Student Entrants

Sam Appelbaum, Dominick Liacone, Alexis Muoghalu, Lauren Verdun

14 – Commercial

Entry Title

Smartfood

School

Deerfield High School

Student Entrants

Aidan Culver, Simon Blaustein, Michael San Jose, Sam Brody-Goldberg

15 – Director

Entry Title

LATE! a silent film

School

Mount Carmel High School

Student Entrant

Noah Sanchez

16 – Editor & 17 Photography

Entry Title

Liam Briese - Editing Reel Liam Briese - Photography Reel

School

Neuqua Valley High School

Student Entrant

Liam Briese

2020 CHICAGO/MIDWEST HIGH SCHOOL PRODUCTION Crystal pillar Winners - VIDEOS

1 - Newscast

Entry Title

CPTV

School

Crown Point High School

Student Entrants

Sarah Frey, Zachary Jones, Kirsten Robinson, Ramsey Harkness, Armando Bracco

2 – News General Assignment – Serious News

Entry Title

Anonymous Tipline

School

Crown Point High School

Student Entrants

Rocco Jann, Jenna Milosh, Alex Kretz

3 – Arts & Entertainment / Cultural Affairs

Entry Title

Ryan Baer Arts and Cultural Affairs Compilation

School

Glenbrook North High School

Student Entrant

Ryan Baer

4 – Music Video

Entry Title

John and Nancy

School

South Elgin High School / Beacon Academy

Student Entrants

Jack Hueckstaedt, Anthony Reyes, PJ Spitzer, Rafael Manjarrez

4 – Music Video

Entry Title

Neptune Sleeping at Last

School

Homewood-Flossmoor High School

Student Entrants

Juliette Benjamin, Jazz Jubalani

5 – Short Form – Fiction

Entry Title

Paper Boys

School

Glenbrook South High School

Student EntrantS

Tom Fay, Helen Neppl, Maggie Snyder, Natalie Kahan

4 – Music Video

Entry Title

Somnum (Sleep)

School

Mundelein High School

Student Entrant

Allan Rodriguiez

6 – Short Form – Non Fiction

Entry Title

Worthy

School

Neuqua Valley High School

Student Entrant

Riley Ebert

6 – Short Form – Non Fiction

Entry Title

Power of Forgiveness

School

Homewood-Flossmoor High School

Student Entrant

Jacob Goldberg

7 – Sports

Entry Title

Phase One

School

Homewood-Flossmoor High School

Student Entrant

Ben Hamer, Jonathan Kriarakis

Entry Title

Portage vs. Crown Point Boy’s Basketball

School

Crown Point High School

Student Entrants

Pysh Blake, Ramsey Harkness, Jon Lieber, Kirsten Robinson, Armando Bracco

Entry Title

WA Basketball vs Streamwood

School

Wheaton Academy

Student Entrants

Wesley Kersey, Rachel Cobb, Chas Lewchanyn, Kenna Tolman

9 – Public Service Announcements (PSAs)

Entry Title

Rethink Your Drink

School

Glenbrook North High School

Student Entrants

Ethan Levy

10 – Public Affairs / Community Service

Entry Title

World Smile Day 2019

School

Riverside Brookfield High School

Student Entrant

Zach Cameron

11 – Magazine Program

Entry Title

The Mane

School

Metea Valley High School

Student Entrants

Elena Buscher, Chris Zaras, Camara Thomas

12 – Commercials

Entry Title

The Dog Radio

School

Crown Point High School

Student Entrant

Kirsten Robinson

13 – Animation / Graphics / Special Effects

Entry Title

Brutus

School

Barrington High School

Student Entrant

Julia Samborski

14 – Director

Entry Title

2020 Variety Show – “Vision”

School

Glenbrook North High School

Student Entrants

Ethan Levy, Ryan Baer, Ben Pekay, Logan Rosengard, Nathan Fasbender

15 – Editor

Entry Title

MSFB: The Vision

School

Maine South High School

Student Entrant

Mackenzie Kron

15 – Editor

Entry Title

McDonnell Editing Reel

School

Neuqua Valley High School

Student Entrant

Matthew McDonnell

16 – Photographer

Entry Title

Katie Itaya Photography Composite

School

Glenbrook South High School

Student Entrant

Katie Itaya

17 – Talent

Entry Title

Derryl Barnes Jr. Talent Reel

School

South Elgin High School / Beacon Academy

Student Entrant

Derryl Barnes Jr.