Ella Beiser is a member of the Class of 2021 and one of the editors-in-chief for the U-High Midway. She has been on staff since her freshman year during the 2017-18 school year. Ella’s favorite thing about journalism is interacting with sources and collaborating with members of the staff. When she is not in the newsroom, Ella loves playing soccer, hanging out with friends and listening to NPR.
Awards:
2022 Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Circle Award: Podcast, certificate of merit, “One year of distance”
2021 National Scholastic Press Association COVID-19 Coverage: First Place, print news/feature, “Chicago’s Latinx communities face unique challenges combating pandemic”
2020 National Scholastic Press Association Fall Best of Show: 10th Place, Social Justice Reporting (with Nicky Edwards-Levin), “Students publish stories of discrimination, call for administrative action”
2020 Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Circle Awards: Second Place, News Writing, “To Protest, Dancers Must Sit”
2020 Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Circle Awards: Second Place, Sports News (with Nicky Edwards-Levin and Christian Gluth), “First Time for First Place”
2020 Illinois Journalism Education Association: First place, news story, “To Protest, Dancers Must Sit”
2020 Illinois Journalism Education Association: First place, single-page story package (with Julian Ingersoll, Berk Oto, Ace Zhang), 96.2 p12 Whole new headspace
2020 Illinois Journalism Education Association: Second place, sports news story, P.E. department says athletics are not suitable substitute
2020 Illinois Journalism Education Association: Second place, front-page design, 96.7, March 12, 2020
2020 Illinois Journalism Education Association: Honorable mention, feature story, Suburban commuters experience positives, negatives
2019 Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Circle Awards: Certificate of Merit, Alternative Story Form (with Grace Zhang), “Seasons Streamings”
