Additional links to winning entries, when available, will be published over summer break. Check back in early August to get inspiration from these award winners for your publications. Best of the West | Speciality Awards | Digital Media | Middle School News Publications | Social Media | Video &...

The National Federation of Press Women announced the winners of its annual 2026 NFPW High School Communications Contest on May 13, live via Zoom. NorCal scholastic journalism students were well represented with top honors, including four schools that boast national first-place winners. All first-place...

It's not too early to order JEANC's custom-made, tri-color honor cords for your seniors to wear at commencement — and keep as a memento of their dedication to scholastic journalism. Graduates wearing JEANC's honor cords should have served more than one year on a student media staff, which can...

JEANC will recognize Northern California's best scholastic journalism in its Annual Contest that runs through April 1. All JEANC members may enter their students' work that was published in print, online, as video or via social media. The contest has been updated for 2026 and now has entire categories...

After having been reassigned away from teaching journalism and the newspaper for the 2025-26 school year, a San Francisco Superior Court judge has ruled that Eric Gustafson be reinstated to his previous duties at Lowell High School. Judge Christine Van Aken cited California Education Code 48907, Section...