In addition to taking in the sights and sounds of the Windy City, students heard from keynote speaker Pete Souza, a former White house photographer, and attended a variety of sessions facilitated by nationally recognized journalists and educators.
Posing for a picture are (front, from left) Nina Gojko, Jaycee Fitzgerald, Clara Oesterling, Lyndsay Valadez, Tabatha Fitzgerald, Shelby Denny*, Bailey Kennett, Hanna Garrett; (middle row) Jordin Baker, Cobalt Henson, Jessica Lemons, Emma Herwehe*, Elizabeth Valadez*, Haley Miller, Madelyn Knight, Kelsey Jones*, Rachel Bayler; (back) Melisa Bushong, Jacob Wiese*, Sam Hanley, Jacob Smith, Brianna Henry, Marissa Munoz, Michael Long, Noah Thomas and Michael Klopfenstein. * Indicates they earned superior and excellent ratings in write-off contests.