Class of 2002 – Distinguished Graduate

A 2002 graduate of Olympia High School, Nathan Thompson was involved in numerous activities.  He was a member of the concert band, marching band, jazz band, pep band, Madrigals, drama, tech crew, chess team, and National Honor Society.  Nathan then attended the University of Illinois, graduating in 2006.  He has received numerous awards in his professional career.  Nathan is a 19X Emmy Award winner, 2012 National Press Photographer Association’s Television News Photographer of the Year and 2x Edward R. Murrow Award Winner.  Nathan also spent time embedded as a war journalist in Afghanistan with the 101st Airborne Division.  He currently is the Owner/Creative Director of Contrast Visuals.