Midwest Media Educators Association |
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The Neuqua Media Department is a member of the Midwest Media Educators Association. MMEA is an organization dedicated to providing a media educators across the Midwest the opportunity to share curriculum and resources necessary for creating a unique experience for students in high school media programs. One of the largest events held every year is the video festival where students from across the area submit their work to be judged by industry professionals. In addition to the video festival, MMEA holds multiple day-long institutes for teachers of media. For more information, visit www.mmea.tv.
MMEA Awards & Scholarships2002
1st Place - Commercial - "Techies Trailer" by Nick Bodmer 1st Place - Demonstration - "Code Red" by Adam Kruminas & Jason Ivanitz 2nd Place - Commercial - "Alpine Slide" by Griffen Hammond 2nd Place - News Program - "Wildcat Weekly" by Dominique Boyd & Adam Kruminas 2nd Place - News Story - "Jessie Jackson" by Justin Cornwell 2nd Place - Talk Show by Jamie Fahrner, Donnie Gorell, Sam Alaimo, John Tompkins, & Greg Bart 3rd Place - Talk Show by Taylor Herlihy, Jeremy Papp, John Hosier,Lisa Della Terza, & Joe Neubauer 2003 1st Place - Documentary - "Ghost Stories and Haunted Legends" by Caroline Rowland 3rd Place - Commercial - "Ben Rowland for Governor" by Dan Stunkel 2004 Mark Walczak - Nadine Sterk Scholarship 1st Place - Documentary - "Clocks & Matches" by Nick Chirico 1st Place - PSA - "Drunk Driving" by Lisa Della Terza 2nd Place - Commercial - "Teaser Trailer" by Nick Chirico & Matt Cox 2nd Place - Creative Challenge - "Jim Still" by Kyle Bedran & Walczak 2nd Place - Drama - "Traces" by Jordan Londe 3rd Place - News Story - "Cinema Review" by Jordan Londe & Dan Stunkel 3rd Place - PSA - "Stats" by Ken Herold 2005 Nick Chirico - Nadine Sterk Scholarship Shanita Cooper - Nadine Sterk Scholarship 1st Place - Commercial - "Escape from NVHS Trailer" by Nick Chirico 1st Place - How-To - "How to Get a Steady Gal" by Jack Wagner & Matt Barriball 2nd Place - Drama - "Escape from Neuqua Valley" - by Nick Chirico 2nd Place - How-To - "How to Play Badminton" by Matt Krautstrunk & Kyle McKinney 3rd Place - News Story - "Neuqua Soccer:Road to State" by Mike Nelson & Tim Gregory 2006 Eric Olen - Nadine Sterk Scholarship 1st Place - Documentary - "Variety Show" by Ben Baker & Brian DeJager 1st Place - How-To - "Creating Basic Time Lapse in Premiere" by Ryan Trahey 1st Place - Live Event Coverage:Performing Arts - "2005 Variety Show" by Eric Olen & Aaron Moss 1st Place - News Package:Hard News - "New School Rules" by Brandon Wilson & Jon Ball 2nd Place - Comedy - "The Art & Craft of Cheating" by Jack Wagner 2nd Place - Documentary - "Smokestack Lightning-History of the Blues" by Ryan Trahey & Max Mihelich 2nd Place - Music Video - "Tribute" by Kyle McKinney 2nd Place - News Package:Feature - "Neuqua Varsity Soccer-Road to State" by Mike Nelson 2nd Place - News Package:Feature - "NVHS Flag Football" by Alan Tucci & Pete Back 2nd Place - News Program - "Wildcat Weekly" by Mike Nelson & Tim Gregory 3rd Place - Documentary - "Senior Reflections" by Eric Olen 3rd Place - How-To - "How to Focus a Stage Light" by Adam Augustine & Brian DeJager 3rd Place - Live Event Coverage:Performing Arts - "Multicultural Show" by Tim Martin 2007 1st Place - Comedy - "The Rush" by Brandon Wilson 1st Place - Commercial - "Southwest Airlines" by Brandon Wilson & Jon Ball 1st Place - Commercial - "Sweatpants" by John Gagen 1st Place - How-To - "Glass Beads" by Peter Heald 1st Place - News Package:Hard News - "Frontier Campus" by Brandon Wilson & Jon Ball 2nd Place - Drama - "Vase-ectomy" by Brandon Wilson & Jon Ball 2nd Place - How-To - "How to Play Roller Hockey" by Jonathan Sladek 2nd Place - How-To - "How to Sight Your Bow" by Adam Augustine 2nd Place - Music Video - "Sad Clown" by Peter Heald 3rd Place - News Package:Feature - "NV vs WV Football" by Pete Back 3rd Place - News Program - "Wildcat Weekly" by Erica Zucco & Halee Iskalis 3rd Place - PSA - "Freak Accidents" by Mark Birhanu & Paul Birhanu 2008 1st Place - Documentary - "Iraq Effect" by Peter Heald 1st Place - News Package:Long - "Drunk Driving" by Allison Kasbee 1st Place - News Program - "Wildcat Weekly" by Luke Dosselman & Brittany Jadwin 1st Place - PSA - "Drunk Driving" by John Gagen 1st Place - Talk Show - "Neuqua Connection: Jenna Bush" by Brittany Jadwin & Luke Dosselman 2nd Place - Music Video - "One Chance" by Peter Heald 3rd Place - Movie Trailer - "Path to Glory" by Zach Harris 2009 Nicholas Pascolla - Nadine Sterk Scholarship Megan Rice - Nadine Sterk Scholarship 1st Place - Commercial - "Arizona Iced Tea" by Phillip J. Partynski 1st Place - How-To - "How to Make Breakfast in Bed" by Sean Pierce & Gus Buchanan 1st Place - News Package:Long - "History of the Jack O'Lantern" by Anthony Sullivan 1st Place - News Program - "Wildcat Weekly" by Nicholas Pascolla & Aly Portera 1st Place - PSA - "Say Something" by Lauren Brinkman 2nd Place - Commercial - "Zombie Redeadenator" by Joe Cronin 2nd Place - How-To - "How to Count to 10" by Jack Maples 2nd Place - How-To - "How to Reduce Your Ecological Footprint" by Lauren Brinkman 2nd Place - How-To - "How to Make Banana Flambeau" by Leslie Heath 3rd Place - Animation:Stop Motion - "New Order: Generation X" by Jack Maples & Sean Pierce 3rd Place - Comedy - "Forked" by George Garbis 3rd Place - Comedy - "Under Pressure" by Karim Lakhani 3rd Place - Commercial - "Huggies" by Brianna Smith 3rd Place - Commercial - "Eggnog" by Kevin Cline 3rd Place - Drama - "Gary Hits a Kid" by Todd Marishta 3rd Place - Music Video - "They Took a Vote and Said No" by Kevin Cline 3rd Place - News Package:Short - "Holiday Too Early" by Alexis Rogers 3rd Place - News Package:Short - "Fat to Phat" by Aly Portera 3rd Place - PSA - "Pro Life" by Will McClung 2010 Kamiah Dabney - Nadine Sterk Scholarship 1st Place - How-To - "How to Be Indie" by Jack Mihelich & Adam Skov 1st Place - Music Video - "Mars Volta" by Brianna Smith 1st Place - News Package - "Sexting" by Carolyn Portner 2nd Place - Commercial - "Sharpie" by Laura LaFortune 2nd Place - Commercial - "Yes You Can" by Blake Grigsby 2nd Place - News Package - "Driving Distraction" by Shannon Hayden 2nd Place - News Package - "Opportunity Through Baseball" by Elena Sullivan 2nd Place - News Program - "Wildcat Weekly" by Claire Mullen, Kelsey Strickler, & Tom Terlep 3rd Place - Animation - "Kids" By Stuart MacFadyen 3rd Place - Commercial - "Ed Hardy" by Tori Knodell 3rd Place - News Package - "Offensive Slang" by Kim Cohen 3rd Place - PSA - "Trashbots!" by Jack Mihelich & Adam Skov 2011 1st Place - Live Event Coverage:Performing Arts - "Variety Show" by Stuart MacFadyen & Ben Sharpe 1st Place - Commercial - "Wusthof Knives" by Christos Vlahos 2nd Place - Documentary - "The Middle" by Andrew Peterson & Fletcher Hecht 2nd Place - How-To - "How to Be a Bro" by John Schuster 2nd Place - Music Video - "What a Wonderful World" by Blake Grigsby 2nd Place - News Package - "Chicago Architecture" by Kim Cohen 2nd Place - News Program - "Wildcat Weekly - by Lindsay Bloomfield, Haley Evans, & Jesse Goddard 2nd Place - PSA - "Drink Water" by Tori Knodell 3rd Place - Comedy - "A Spoiled Disaster" by John Schuster & Andrew Peterson 3rd Place - Commercial - "Polaroid" by Briana Smith 3rd Place - Drama - "Stick to the Plan" by Blake Grigsby 3rd Place - How-To - "How to Ball" by Andrew Peterson & Fletcher Hecht 3rd Place - Talk Show - "Neuqua Connection" by Neuqua Media I Students 4th Place - Commercial - "The Talented Chip" by Blake Grigsby 2012 Andrew Block - Nadine Sterk Scholarship 1st Place - Documentary - "Spring is Coming" by Chris Conneighton 1st Place - Documentary - "Center Ice" by Brice Pardo 1st Place - Commercial - "Dr. Martens Airware" by Daylyn Diveney 1st Place - Drama - "Line in Use" by Blake Grigsby 1st Place - Movie Trailer - "Blue" by Daylyn Diveney & Matt Cocomise 1st Place - News Package - "Movies 'N More" by Blake Grigsby 2nd Place - Commercial - "Vans: Off the Wall" by John Schuster & Adam Polich 2nd Place - News Program - "Wildcat Weekly" by Gaby Hart & Dan Brinker 2nd Place - PSA - "Choices" by Blake Grigsby 3rd Place - Animation - "Jesus Mission" by Blake Grigsby 3rd Place - Commercial - "Jos A Bank" - Jake Huennekens 3rd Place - Commercial - "Merchant D'Arts-YSL" by Matt Cocomise 3rd Place - Music Video - "Welcome Home" by Daylyn Diveney 3rd Place - Talk Show - "Fruity Bros" by Sam Salvador & Richard Kasbee 2013 Suzanne Nuyen - Nadine Sterk Scholarship 1st Place - Movie Trailer - "Portrait" by Brice Pardo & Seth Ramsey 2nd Place - Commercial - "Saga Outerwear" by Tim Saylor 2nd Place - Movie Trailer - "Holdin On" by Matt Cocomise 2014 1st Place - Documentary - "Courage" by Mason Rippel 2nd Place - Animation - "The Supernatural Toaster" by Patrick Oberle & Andrew Heitzman 2nd Place - Feature Story - "Special Education Program" by Ellen Potocsnak 2nd Place - PSA - "Uploaded" by Andrew Heitzman 3rd Place - News Program - "Wildcat Weekly" by Ellen Potocsnak & Katelyn Haas 2015 1st Place - Comedic Narrative - "Wilson: Rolling Through Life" by JP Georganas & Oakley Bunce 1st Place - Cinematography - "Cole Bacani - Cinematography" by Cole Bacani 1st Place - Commercial - "Fire+Wine" by JP Georganas & Oakley Bunce 1st Place - Dramatic Narrative - "In Her Eyes" by Cole Bacani 2nd Place - Animation - "The NSA is Delivering My Mail" by Patrick Oberle & William Ackerman 2nd Place - Music Video - "Say Something" by Cole Bacani 2nd Place - News Package - "Joey At The Movies" by Joey Traverso 3rd Place - Documentary - "More Than Just a Game" by Matt Rouches & Jackson Keating 3rd Place - Music Video - "Youth Lagoon - July" by Tommy Twarowski & Franklin Barnes 2016 1st Place - Dramatic Narrative - "Sometimes, Maybe" by Cole Bacani 1st Place - News Program - "Wildcat Weekly" by Payton Domschke, Shae Persico, Alli Quinn, & Eric Reed 1st Place - PSA - "Islamophobia" by Eema Siddiqui 2nd Place - Cinematography - "Tommy Twarowski Cinematography Reel" by Tommy Twarowski 2nd Place - Demonstration - "How to Be A Reality TV Star" by Jenna Lafferty 3rd Place - Commercial - "Neuqua Valley Football" by Jessica Boudreau 3rd Place - Movie Trailer - "No Signal" by Franklin Barnes, Tommy Twarowski, & Cameron Goulder 3rd Place - PSA - "Anti-Smoking" by Jack Hemmingway 2017 1st Place - Comedic Narrative - "30-Second Time Machine" by Mackenzie Sammeth & Ashna Sran 1st Place - News Program - "Wildcat Weekly" by Andrea Richards, Emma Smith, Kaitlyn Jacobson, & Dillon Yates 2nd Place - Commercial - "Vans" by Kristina Rodriguez 2nd Place - School Promotion - "Neuqua Valley Football: The Road to State" by Scott Anderson 3rd Place - Commercial - "Purple Dog Records" by Matt Thomas & Armin Nikravan 3rd Place - Dramatic Narrative - "The Case of the Cold Killer" by Matt Thomas, Armin Nikravan, & Jack Hemmingway 2018 Matthew Thomas - Lucas Palermo Scholarship 1st Place – Comedic Narrative: “Make Believe” by Matthew Thomas, Armin Nikravan and Jack Hemmingway 1st Place – Demonstration: “How to Make Candles” by Matthew Thomas and Armin Nikravan 1st Place – School Promotion: “Variety Show Opening” by Maddie Rambissoon 2nd Place – News Program: “Wildcat Weekly” by Alex Farnaus, Avery Champion, Becky Budds, Brynn Okon 2nd Place – Movie Trailer: “Stranger Trailer” by Ryan Leshock 3rd Place – Movie Trailer: “Infinite” by Matthew Thomas and Armin Nikravan 3rd Place – Documentary: “A Story of Strength” by Christine Corbin 3rd Place – Music Video: “1-800-273-8255” by Reilly Hemmingway 3rd Place – School Promotion: “Neuqua Media” by Matthew Thomas, Armin Nikravan, Sarah Rusin, and Erin Kuehner 3rd Place – 7-Day Challenge: “Paralyzed” by Matthew Thomas, Armin Nikravan, Jack Hemmingway, Annaliese Munn, Samantha Ackerman, and Erin Kuehner 2019 Megan Kosak - Lucas Palermo Scholarship 1st Place – Documentary: “Miracle” by Christine Corbin 1st Place - 7-Day Challenge-Short Film: "A Good Explanation" by Ryan Leshock, Erin Kuehner, Kevin Shaffer, and Natalie Boland 2nd Place - Commercial: Nestle Toll House" by Megan Kosak 2nd Place - School Promotion: "Neuqua Media Promo" by Matthew McDonnell 3rd Place - News Program: "Wildcat Weekly" by Eli Au Buchon, Frances Golden, Matthew Hill, and JohnHenry Pelter 3rd Place - Music Video: "Cold Cold Cold" by Liam Stephens 4th Place - Comedic Narrative: "Kenny:Secret Agent Man" by Ryan Leshock 4th Place - Movie Trailer: "Kenny:Secret Agent Man" by Ryan Leshock 5th Place - Natural Audio News Package: Vinyl Records" by Eli Au Buchon, Nick Sokoloski, and Carlie Herzberg 2020 1st Place – Documentary: “Worthy” by Riley Ebert 2nd Place - News Program: "Wildcat Weekly" by Nick Sokolowski, Hailey Yellin, Payton Williams, Karsyn Goss, Abby Stankus 4th Place - Commercial: "Cheerios" by Yusuf Alauddin 4th Place - Movie Trailer: "The Rising Psycho" by Matthew McDonnell, Liam Stephens, Faith Johnson 4th Place - News Package: "Neuqua Boys Golf" by Connor Burns 5th Place - 7-Day Challenge: "Promposal" by Liam Stephens, Matthew McDonnell, Faith Johnson, Jake Boudreau 5th Place - Comedic Narrative: "*NSULN" by Yusuf Alauddin, Nolan Manke, Kevin Shaffer, Jeff Isakson 2021 Alexis Muoghalu - Lucas Palermo Scholarship 1st Place - Sports Program: "Gold Zone" by Dominick Liacone and Connor Burns 3rd Place - News Package: "Students Adapting to Remote Learning" by Dominick Liacone 3rd Place - Commercial: "Sprite" by Michael Lee 4th Place - Demonstration: "How to Make Apple Pie" by Missy Rambissoon and Katrina Marzuki 5th Place - News Package: "Registering to Vote" by Jim Reindl 2022 3rd Place - News Program: "Wildcat Weekly" by Gianna Ptsazek, Ashley Robinson, Hannah Kestenberg, Charlie Rook 4th Place - Natural Audio News Package: "The Unappreciated Sport of Throwing" by Matthew DeWees 2023 3rd Place – Natural Audio News Package: “Cheerleading” by Sienna McEneaney 4th Place – Comedic Narrative: “Goodnight Leo” by Aidan Garcia and Dylan Sedgwick 4th Place – News Program: “Wildcat Weekly” by Brooke Harrison, Salimah Scott, Shandana Malik, Hannah Kestenberg 4th Place – School Promotion: “2023 Variety Show Intro” by Jayden Adkins and Sara Marston 5th Place – Demonstration: “How to Make Slime” by Alyssa Mulligan, Serena Kamer, Kendall Klimek, Maura White 5th Place – Live Event Coverage – Non-Sports: “Variety Show 2023” by Sara Marston and Josh Wiles 5th Place – 7-Day Challenge: “Teddy” by Jayden Adkins, Aidan Garcia, Nick Lapetino, Dylan Sedgwick 2024 2nd Place – Dramatic Narrative: “Hiding in Plain Sight” by Jayden Adkins and Emma Jenkins 2nd Place – News Program: “Wildcat Weekly” by Sienna McEneaney, Mridula Natarajan, Presley Kiecker, and Chloe O’Keefe 3rd Place – PSA: “ ‘This is America’ Game Show PSA” by Jayden Adkins 4th Place – 7-Day Challenge: “Soy un Perdedor” by Jayden Adkins & Emma Jenkins 5th Place – News Package: “Neuqua Alumni” by John Haralambopoulos 5th Place – PSA: “Look Up From the Screen” by Ani Avedourmian |
The Neuqua Media Department has received several accolades from the Chicago/Midwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Students are encouraged to submit work into the high school competition each year. Seniors can also apply for scholarships if they intend to major in Broadcast Journalism or Television. Several Neuqua students have received student awards of excellence for their work as well as scholarships from this organization. For more information click here: http://chicagoemmyonline.org/students/.
NATAS Awards & Scholarships
2004 Nailah Sims - Silver Circle Scholarship (This was the first scholarship presented to a high school student in the Chicago area by the Academy.) 2005 Evan Schmitt - Silver Circle Scholarship 2007 Adam Augustine - Silver Circle Scholarship 2008 Peter Heald - Silver Circle Scholarship Brittany Jadwin - Silver Circle Scholarship 2010 Alexis Rogers - Silver Circle Scholarship "Wildcat Weekly" - Student Television Award of Excellence for News category "The Game" by Alexis Rogers - Honorable Mention in Long Form category 2011 "Drive" - by Taylor Mewborn, Student Television Award of Excellence for Long-Form, Non-Fiction category "Composite" by Blake Grigsby - Honorable Mention in Editing category 2012 Alexis Keeley - Eugene M. Cartwright Scholarship "One in Ten" - by Carly Naughton & AJ Picchi, Student Television Award of Excellence for Long-Form, Non-Fiction category "Ashley's Story" by Andrew Block - Honorable Mention in Long-Form, Non-Fiction category 2013 "Wildcat Weekly" - by Elise Kozal & Emily Perlstein, Student Television Award of Excellence for News category "Learning On Autopilot" by Carly Naughton - Honorable Mention in Long-Form, Non-Fiction category "Photography & Cinematography" by Matt Cocomise - Honorable Mention in Photographer category 2014 Ellen Potocsnak - Carol Cooling Scholarship "Courage" - by Mason Rippel, Student Television Award of Excellence for Long-Form, Non-Fiction category "A Tragic Ride" by Michaela Rausch - Honorable Mention in Long-Form, Non-Fiction category "Bauer Commercial" by Mason Rippel - Honorable Mention in Commercial category 2015 "Cinematography" - by Cole Bacani, Student Television Award of Excellence for Photographer category "Shattered" by Mackenzie Sammeth - Honorable Mention in Public Service Announcements category "Fire+Wine" by JP Georganas - Honorable Mention in Commercial category "In Her Eyes" by Cole Bacani - Honorable Mention in Editor category 2016 Cole Bacani - Silver Circle Scholarship "Cole Bacani - 2016 Editor Reel" - by Cole Bacani, Student Television Award of Excellence for Editor category **"Cole Bacani - 2016 Photography Reel" - by Cole Bacani, Student Television Award of Excellence for Photographer category "Islamophobia" - by Eema Siddiqui, Student Television Award of Excellence for Public Service Announcement category "Sometimes, Maybe" by Cole Bacani - Honorable Mention in Short-Form, Fiction category **Cole won a National Student Production Award from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for this entry 2017 "Four Walls-Bastille" - by Rachel Marsh, Student Television Award of Excellence for Music Video category "What Is Google?" - by Josh Alexander & Jack Gramza, Finalist in Commercial category 1 nominee in the following category: Commercial 2018 Avery Champion - Silver Circle Scholarship "Accelerate More" - by Naomi Keane, Student Television Award of Excellence for Editor category "Make Believe" - by Matthew Thomas, Armin Nikravan, and Jack Hemmingway, Finalist in Short Form-Fiction category "The Return" - by Avery Champion and Alex Galasso, Finalist in Short Form-Non-Fiction category 2 nominees in the following categories: Short Form-Fiction and Short Form-Non-Fiction 2019 "Miracle" - by Christine Corbin, Student Television Award of Excellence for Short Form-Non-Fiction category "Cold Cold Cold" - by Liam Stephens, Finalist in Music Video category "Ryan Leshock-Editor" - by Ryan Leshock, Finalist in Editor category 2 nominees in the following categories: Music Video and Editor 2020 "Worthy" by Riley Ebert, Student Television Award of Excellence for Short Form-Non-Fiction category "McDonnell Editing Reel" by Matthew McDonnell, Student Television Award of Excellence for Editor category 9 nominees in the following categories: Music Video, Short Form-Fiction, Short Form-Non-Fiction, Magazine, Commercial, Director, Editor, Photographer 2021 Dominick Liacone - Silver Circle Scholarship "Liam Briese Editing Reel" by Liam Briese, Student Television Award of Excellence for Editor category "Liam Briese Photography Reel" by Liam Briese, Student Television Award of Excellence for Photography category **"Wildcat Weekly" by Sam Appelbaum, Dominick Liacone, Alexis Muoghalu, Lauren Verdun, Student Television Award of Excellence for Magazine category 2 nominees in the following categories: Music Video and Editor **Wildcat Weekly was a nominee for the National Student Production Award from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for this entry 2022 Ashley Robinson - Silver Circle Scholarship "OtterBox" by Michael Lee, Student Television Award of Excellence for Commercial category 2 nominees in the following categories: Magazine and Short Form Non-Fiction 2023 "Wildcat Weekly" by Brooke Harrison, Salimah Scott, Shandana Malik, Hannah Kestenberg, Student Television Award of Excellence for Magazine category 2024 Presley Kiecker - Silver Circle Scholarship " 'This is America' Game Show PSA" by Jayden Adkins, Public Service Announcement category 1 nominee in the following category: Magazine |
