Senior National Qualifiers
Senior Historical Paper
Deutsch Verboten: Iowa's Babel Proclamation Leads to Discrimination
- Prathysha Ravi
- Nashua-Plainfield High School (Nashua)
- Teacher: Suzy Turner
How Tinker's Black Armband Safeguarded Student Civil Liberties Under the First Amendment
- Siri Pothula
- Rivermont Collegiate (Bettendorf)
- Teacher: Leigh Ann Schroeder
Senior Individual Exhibit
Is DDT Good for Me-e-e? Rachel Carson's Literary Communications Spark Ecological Change
- Samuel Heerts
- Dike New Hartford High School (New Hartford)
- Teacher: Lauren James
Rachel Carson and Silent Spring: America’s Environmental Conscience Finds a Voice
- Olivia Arkfeldt
- Lewis Central High School (Council Bluffs)
- Teacher: Michelle Kavars
Senior Group Exhibit
The 1965 Watts Riots; Promoting Progress Through Protest
- Maci Malven, Jordyn Frost and Alyson Reints
- Nashua - Plainfield (Nashua)
- Teacher: Suzy Turner
Dr. Seuss Communicates Social Matters through Influential Cartoons
- Calla Brunkan and Peyton Wenck
- North Scott High School (Davenport)
- Teacher: Michele Willet
Senior Individual Documentary
Private Snafu: Training Through Animating
- Lucas Pierce
- Nashua-Plainfield High School (Nashua)
- Teacher: Suzy Turner
Alan Turing: How Theoretical Machines Became Communication Reality
- Eric Newton
- Bettendorf High School (Bettendorf)
- Teacher: Mary Heeringa
Senior Group Documentary
Rachel Carson: Communicating Environmental Concern in the Face of Sexism, Greed, and an Uninformed Public
- Alivia Isaacson and Kaelee Wolf
- Bettendorf High School (Bettendorf)
- Teacher: Mary Heeringa
The Estonian Singing Revolution: An Anthem of Independence
- Eshaan Chandani and Anjali Kumar
- Johnston High School (Johnston)
- Teacher: Sue Cline
Senior Individual Performance
Knowledge is Power: The Key to Understanding
- Jessica Cline
- George Washington High School (Cedar Rapids)
- Teacher: Amy Jones
Bob Ross: Communicating through Happy Trees
- Kaley Grimm
- Williamsburg Jr./Sr. High School (Williamsburg)
- Teacher: Nathan Rodemeyer
Senior Group Performance
A Study in Speech: Nature vs. Nurture and the Self-Fulfilling Prophecy of Evaluative Labeling
- Amy De Groot, Caleb Te Krony Casey Oolman and Jane Taylor
- Unity Christian High School (Orange City)
- Teacher: Jon Holwerda
Communication from the Coop: How the Allied Troops Used Pigeons to Help Win WWII
- Madeline Parrott and Sophia Polking
- Carroll High School (Carroll)
- Teacher: Kelly Borchers
Senior Individual Website
Starring Hazel Scott: Taking a Swing at Segregation
- Anita Dinakar
- Johnston High School (Johnston)
- Teacher: Sue Cline
The Birmingham Campaign: The Key Role of National Television in Communicating the Fight for Civil Rights
- Leslie Kim
- Ames High School (Ames)
- Teacher: Josh Gorman
Senior Group Website
Looking Through the Lens: Lewis Hine's Communication of the Horrors of Child Labor
- Mackenzie Bohr and Madison McNealey
- North Scott High School (Davenport)
- Teacher: Michele Willet
The Tiananmen Square Protests: Communication Through the Empowerment of Student Voices
- Katie Gu and Angelina Chen
- Ames High School (Ames)
- Teacher: Josh Gorman
Senior Alternates
Senior Historical Paper
Uncle Tom’s Cabin: The Bridge of Empathy Across the Rift of Racialized Slavery
- David Lee
- Ames High School (Ames)
- Teacher: Josh Gorman
Senior Individual Exhibit
The Flyer That Sparked A Movement
- Jubilee Cunigan
- Southeast Valley Highschool (Gowrie)
- Teacher: Janet Wills
Senior Group Exhibit
Hearing More than Language, the Christmas Truce of 1914: Communication Through Human Nature
- Dylan Coslin and Kayla Jensen
- Johnston High School (Johnston)
- Teacher: Sue Cline
Senior Individual Documentary
Covert Communication During the Cold War: The Corona Satellite Program
- Aiden Sullivan
- Nashua-Plainfield High School (Nashua)
- Teacher: Suzy Turner
Senior Group Documentary
The Navajo; A Repressed Language That Reversed the Tides of WWII
- Kylie De Boer and Amaya Van Essen
- Unity Christian High School (Orange City)
- Teacher: Jon Holwerda
Senior Individual Performance
The Place Where Understanding Starts
- Elaine Hall
- Ames High School (Ames)
- Teacher: Josh Gorman
Senior Group Performance
The Evolution of American Sign Language and Its Impact on Society
- Rebecca Philipsen, Mikayla Vollink and Carissa Reinders
- Unity Christian High School (Orange City)
- Teacher: Kris Talsma
Senior Individual Website
Title: C.S. Lewis the Imaginative Intellectual: Creatively Communicating his Christianity
- Janae Hassman
- Hassman Homeschool (Decorah)
- Teacher: Karen Hassman
Senior Group Website
American Sign Language; Hands on way of communication
- Abby Schreck, Willa Sickelka and Kaedon Louscher
- South O'Brien Highschool (Paullina)
- Teacher: Kevin Hanlin
Junior National Qualifiers
Junior Historical Paper
“The Lady With the Lamp”: Florence Nightingale Shines a Light on Health Care
- Elexa O'Neill
- Nashua Plainfield Middle School (Nashua)
- Teacher: Suzy Turner
Communications in History: Kristallnacht - The Beginning of the Nazis' Anti-Semitic Genocide
- Luke Horton
- Harding Middle School (Cedar Rapids)
- Teacher: Shannon Haas
Junior Individual Exhibit
The Rhetoric of Revolution: Thomas Paine's Common Sense
- Silvia Kampbell
- Storm Lake Middle School (Storm Lake)
- Teacher: Priscilla Robinson
"Number, Please?" How the Hello Girls Operated Switchboards for Military Communication
- Katelyn Anderson
- Taft Middle School (Cedar Rapids)
- Teacher: Amy Engelmann
Junior Group Exhibit
I Have a Dream: Communicating a Message of Civil and Economic Rights and an End to Racism in the United States
- Bailey Bowman and Analia Ayala
- Carroll Middle School (Carroll)
- Teacher: Kelly Borchers
FDR Fireside Chats: Messages of Hope
- Audrey Essa and Liz Bucksa
- St. Benedict (Decorah)
- Teacher: Patty Lien
Junior Individual Documentary
Comics in the Crosshairs: The Comics Code Authority
- Benjamin Gillette
- Bettendorf Middle School (Bettendorf)
- Teacher: Sue Owen
Joseph Schuyler Long: Changing The Way We Communicate With The Deaf Community
- Hannah Moore
- Lewis Central Middle School (Council Bluffs)
- Teacher: Michelle Kavars
Junior Group Documentary
From Rural RN to Healthcare Hero: Barbara Fassbinder’s Passionate Plea for PPE
- Paige Franzen, Kadence Huck, Callahan Levi and Cameron Cleveland
- Nashua-Plainfield Middle School (Nashua)
- Teacher: Suzy Turner
Truth vs Suppression: The Communication of the Pentagon Papers
- Ananya Balaji and Shreya Srinath
- Ames Middle School (Ames)
- Teacher: Stephanie Schares
Junior Individual Performance
Setting a Precedent for Presidents: Radio’s Role in Uplifting a Nation
- Dean Pope
- Kirn Middle School (Council Bluffs)
- Teacher: Deb Masker
The Miss America Pageant Protest of 1968: The Key to Equality
- Annabelle Ovel
- Franklin Middle School (Cedar Rapids)
- Teacher: Deb Siebenga
Junior Group Performance
Hello Girls: The Key to Communicating for Victory
- Brody Knapp, Corrinne Moffatt, Madeline Noll and Emily Small
- Akron-Westfield Middle School (Akron)
- Teacher: Val Philips
The United States Postal Service: Connecting Americans Together Through Communication
- Adissen Nielsen, Kelsey Saathoff, Ashley Zamora-Ruiz, Dexter Briggs and Campbell Anderson
- Akron-Westfield Middle School (Akron)
- Teacher: Val Philips
Junior Individual Website
War Drums: Echoes from the American Civil War
- Ishika Motwani
- Bettendorf Middle School (Bettendorf)
- Teacher: Sue Owen
Ghost Army: Deceptive Communication and the Power of Illusion
- Caleb Sinnwell
- Nashua-Plainfield Middle School (Nashua)
- Teacher: Suzy Turner
Junior Group Website
John Brown: Utilizing Violence to Express Racial Injustice
- Kelsi Smith, Makenna Miller and Charlotte Nigey
- Bettendorf Middle School (Bettendorf)
- Teacher: Kelly Turner
Communicating for a Cure: One Dime at a Time
- Chris Niedert and Connor Sullivan
- Nashua-Plainfield Middle School (Nashua)
- Teacher: Suzy Turner
Junior Alternates
Junior Historical Paper
Nazi Lies and American Truth: The Influence of Propaganda on World War II
- Ian DeRuyter
- Le Mars Community Middle School (Le Mars)
- Teacher: Kathi Oetken
Junior Individual Exhibit
Cher Ami: The Pigeon Who Saved the Lost Battalion with a Single Message
- Willa Halfhill
- Bettendorf Middle School (Bettendorf)
- Teacher: Kelly Turner
Junior Group Exhibit
Nazi Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels: From Message to Massacre
- Tyler Zimmer and Brady Lensing
- Nashua-Plainfield Middle School (Nashua)
- Teacher: Suzy Turner
Junior Individual Documentary
Nazi Propaganda: Communication Resulting in the Holocaust
- Ian Milbrodt
- Akron-Westfield Middle School (Akron)
- Teacher: Val Philips
Junior Group Documentary
How Media Influenced the Vietnam War
- Reid Kuehner and Tommy Hammel
- St. Benedict (Decorah)
- Teacher: Patty Lien
Junior Individual Performance
Ernie Pyle: Communicating the War through a Soldier's Eyes
- Nathan Schoenfelder
- Akron-Westfield Middle School (Akron)
- Teacher: Val Philips
Junior Group Performance
Harriet Tubman: The Key To Communicating Through the Underground RailRoad
- Stella Pole and Olivia Huinker
- St. Benedict (Decorah)
- Teacher: Patty Lien
Junior Individual Website
Lost and Found: Missing Children, Milk Cartons, and Messaging
- Alison Mehmen
- Nashua Plainfield Middle School (Nashua)
- Teacher: Suzy Turner
Junior Group Website
Lee De Forest: The Unsung Pioneer
- Shreyas Shrestha, Kathir Kalyanaraman and Andrew Bogue
- Johnston Middle School (Johnston)
- Teacher: Molly McConnell
