One hundred student journalists participated in on-site contests in 11 categories at the 2015 NorCal Media Conference on Sept. 26. Of those, 38 received individual awards. Here are the winners in each category, which are also archived online.
All certificates and judges’ feedback will be sent to advisers at their school address. Congratulations to all who participated in this exciting learning experience.
News Writing
Joseph
Hughes
Santa Clara High School
Superior
Hannah
Shin
Santa Clara High School
Excellent
Sierra
Young
Whitney High School
Excellent
Cleo
Chow
Santa Clara High School
Honorable Mention
Elinor
Aspegren
Gunn High School
Honorable Mention
Feature Writing
Tara
Madhav
Palo Alto High School
Superior
Rylea
Gillis
Whitney High School
Excellent
Bonnie
Liu
Santa Clara High School
Excellent
Sarah
Casco
Hayward High School
Honorable Mention
Sadia
Hasan
Santa Clara High School
Honorable Mention
Iris
Herrera
North Salinas High School
Honorable Mention
Sports Writing
Arjun
Sahdev
Gunn High School
Superior
Tomas
Mier
Santa Clara High School
Superior
Teo
Ethan
Palo Alto High School
Excellent
Aditya
Krishnan
Monta Vista High School
Excellent
Emily
Grossman
Santa Clara High School
Excellent
Jonathan
Tran
Santa Clara High School
Honrable Mention
Olivia
Brady
Santa Clara High School
Honorable Mention
Editorial Writing
Peter
Maroulis
Palo Alto High School
Superior
Sydney
Fonderie
Santa Clara High School
Excellent
Dhara
Yu
Palo Alto High School
Excellent
Kathleen
Xue
Gunn High School
Honorable Mention
Review Writing
Katie
Morgan
Rocklin High School
Superior
Janet
Wang
Gunn High School
Excellent
Alexandra
Zenner
Woodcreek High School
Excellent
Mary
McNamara
Palo Alto High School
Excellent
Rachel
Marquardt
Whitney High School
Honorable Mention
Athena
Ghilarducci
Santa Clara High School
Honorable Mention
Editorial Cartoon
Esteban
Enriquez
Hayward High School
Superior
Aidan
Byrd
El Camino High School
Excellent
Marleene
Pheav
Stagg High School
Honorable Mention
Photo
Justin
Kim
Monta Vista High School
Superior
Emily
Romero
Woodcreek High School
Superior
Phoebe
Alcala
Rocklin High School
Excellent
Kathryn
Sobczak
Woodcreek High School
Honorable Mention
Newspaper Design
Alice
Zhao
Palo Alto High School
Superior
Jamie
Har
Palo Alto High School
Excellent
Online News Package
Shannon
Yang
Gunn High School
Superior
Grace
Ding
Gunn High School
Superior
Shawna
Chen
Gunn High School
Superior