Lila Coyne is a member of the Class of 2027 and serves as the arts & entertainment editor. She began journalism in the 2023-24 school year as a ninth grader. Lila is also co-captain of the Ethics Bowl team, a member of the mock trial team and part of the Renaissance Literary Board. Outside of school, she enjoys reading novels, watching Wes Anderson films and listening to Paul Simon.
Awards:
2026 Illinois Journalism Education Association: First place, photo gallery or slideshow (with Juliana Daugherty, Ari Novak, Lucy Shirrell, Caroline Skelly, Declan Smith, Ryan Burke-Stevenson, Ellis Calleri, Delaney Connell, Noah Gunning, Bryce Kenny, Devyn Moubayed, Eli Raikhel, Simon Vaang, Calder Wong), Gallery: Moments of Intensity
2026 Illinois Journalism Education Association: First place, photo story (with Maya Gauhar, Simon Vaang, Davis Dyson, Sacha Twemlow, Delaney Connell, Estelle Levinson), Vol. 101, Issue 8, Page 7, 24 Hours of Art
2026 Illinois Journalism Education Association: Second place, alternative storytelling (with Lucy Shirrell, Naomi Benton, Edward Park, Ilana Umanskiy) Vol. 100, Issue 10, City Life Page 12: Food al Fresco
2026 Illinois Journalism Education Association: Second place, review, New film ‘Hamnet’ delivers forceful, unsubtle tragedy
2026 Illinois Journalism Education Association: Third place, centerspread story package (with Sohana Schneider, Sinziana Lazar, Tyra DeWeese, Declan Smith, Ari Novak), Seismic Shifts
2026 Illinois Journalism Education Association: Third place, editorial, Give teachers freedom of expression too
2026 Illinois Journalism Education Association: Third place, personality profile, Balancing Act: Senior Satya Dominguez-Hultgren adds whimsy to aerial dancing through clowning
2026 Illinois Journalism Education Association: Honorable mention, audio journalism (with Light Dohrn) Ideological Roundtable: Students appreciate discourse at Lab, teachers’ opinions
2026 Scholastic Press Association of Chicago, community story, excellent
2026 Scholastic Press Association of Chicago, general feature story, excellent
2026 Scholastic Press Association of Chicago, staff editorial, excellent
2025 Journalism Education Association National Student Media Contests, Nashville convention: Honorable mention, press law and ethics
2025 National Scholastic Press Association Digital Story of the Year, Photo Slideshow: First place (with Juliana Daugherty, Bryce Kenny, Ari Novak, Lucy Shirrell, Caroline Skelly, Declan Smith, Ryan Burke-Stevenson, Ellis Calleri, Delaney Connell, Noah Gunning, Devyn Moubayed, Eli Raikhel, Simon Vaang, and Calder Wong), Moments of Intensity
2025 Illinois Journalism Education Association: Second place, centerspread story package (with Clare McRoberts, Milo Platz-Walker, Taariq Ahmed, Jaya Alenghat, Skye Freeman, Naomi Benton, Sygne Stole), Addicted to the Algorithm
2025 Scholastic Press Association of Chicago, special coverage (with Clare McRoberts, Taariq Ahmed, Chloë Alexander, Declan Smith), superior
2024 Journalism Education Association National Student Media Contests, Philadelphia convention: Superior, review writing
