The 2020-2021 yearbook “Out of the Blue” celebrated many awards this spring. The Northern Illinois Scholastic Press Association held their annual yearbook contest again this year, and the 56th volume of the Caracole publication scored among the highest publications.
The DGS yearbook “Out of the Blue” won Blue Ribbon awards in the Theme, Coverage, and Design categories, as well as won an Honorable Mention in the categories of Writing and Photography. The 2020-2021 yearbook was also awarded a Gold Certificate and Golden Eagle trophy for placing in the top 3 of all yearbooks judged.
NISPA judges referred to the yearbook staff as “reporting stars” for their coverage as well as noted that “What the average person cannot see is how devoted your staff was to marking the history of this year.”
Members of the 2020-2021 yearbook staff, who are also current staff members for the 2021-2022 yearbook, are pictured below posing with the 2021 “Out of the Blue” yearbook. Pictured in order from left to right: Hailey Villafuerte, Anabella Chlada, Haley Fredricks, Johanna Rodeck, and Julia Frauendorff. The staff advisor is Katherine O’Truk, and the Editor in Chief of this book was Dianna Phifer, a DGS class of 2021 graduate.
