National contest winners announced
Northern California high school journalists once again made a strong showing in scholastic press associations’ and professional news organization national awards in announced in March and April. The lists below highlight the NorCal staffs and individual winners for Columbia Scholastic Press Association Crown Awards, National Scholastic Press Association Pacemaker Finalists and winners, Journalism Education Association Spring Scholastic Media Contest and California Press Women. (The National Federation of Press Women winners are pending — but we know that NorCal students did well. Check back soon.)
As always, if your staff or student is missing, let us know. We want this list to be as complete as possible.
Columbia Scholastic Press Association Crown Awards
Gold Digital News
Harker Aquila / harkeraquila.com, The Harker School, San Jose
The Paly Voice / palyvoice.com, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto
The Smoke Signal / thesmokesignal.org, Mission San Jose High School, Fremont
Siver Digital News
Berkeley High Jacket / bhsjacket.com, Berkeley High School, Berkeley
The Californian / thecalifornianpaper.com High School, San Ramon
The Feather Online / thefeather.com, Fresno Christian High School, Fresno
The Foothill Dragon Press / foothilldragonpress.org, Foothill Technology HS, Ventura
The Octagon / scdsoctagon.com, Sacramento Country Day School, Sacramento
The Paper Tiger / lwhspapertiger.org, Lick-Wilmerding High School, San Francisco
Gold Hybrid News
The Broadview / broadview.sacredsf.org, Convent of the Sacred Heart HS, San Francisco
The Campanile / thecampanile.org, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto
Silver Hybrid News
Verde / verdemagazine.com, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto
Silver Print News
The Roundtable, Stuart Hall High School, San Francisco
Winged Post, The Harker School, San Jose
Silver Print Literary Magazine
LitMag, Lick-Wilmerding High School, San Francisco
Gold Hybrid General Magazine
C Magazine / cmagazine.org, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto
El Estoque / elestoque.org, Monta Vista High School, Cupertino
Silver Hybrid General Magazine
Anthro / anthromagazine.org, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto
Gold Print Yearbook
Pride, Franklin High School, Elk Grove
Talon, The Harker School, San Jose
Silver Print Yearbook
Details, Whitney High School, Rocklin
Jamboree, Toby Johnson Middle School, Elk Grove
The Galleon, Peterson Middle School, Sunnyvale
National Scholastic Press Association
Yearbook Pacemaker Finalists
Details, Whitney High School, Rocklin
Dylan de Valk, Chloe Prudhoe & Paulina Solorzano, Editors; Sarah Nichols, Adviser
The Galleon, Peterson Middle School, Sunnyvale
Ana Matinpour, Editor; Danielle Ash, Adviser
Talon, The Harker School, San Jose
Anoushka Buch & Shreya Srinivasan, Editors; Ellen Austin, Adviser
Wingspan, James Enochs High School, Modesto
Analyn Do, Iain McCarthy, Omar Ortega & Emm Wagner, Editors; Tamra McCarthy, Adviser
2022 OnlinePacemakers
Berkeley High Jacket, Berkeley High School, Berkeley
Estella Zhou, Editor; Peter Rodrigues, Adviser
Harker Aquila, The Harker School, San Jose
Alysa Suleiman & Nicole Tian, Editors; Ellen Austin, Adviser
2022 OnlinePacemaker Finalists
Berkeley High Jacket, Berkeley High School, Berkeley
Estella Zhou, Editor; Peter Rodrigues, Adviser
El Estoque, Monta Vista High School, Cupertino
Michelle Chen, Anushka De & Jayanti Jha, Editors; Julia Satterthwaite, Adviser
Harker Aquila, The Harker School, San Jose
Alysa Suleiman & Nicole Tian, Editors; Ellen Austin, Adviser
M-A Chronicle, Menlo-Atherton High School, Atherton
Brianna Aquayo Villalon, Isabelle Stid, Jane White & Katherine Welander, Editors; John McBlair, Adviser
Scot Scoop, Carlmont High School, Belmont
Elle Horst, Editor; Justin Raisner, Adviser
The Campanile, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto
Ajay Venkatraman, Editor; Rod Satterthwaite, Adviser
The Octagon, Sacramento Country Day School, Sacramento
Sanjana Anand, Ethan Monasa, Arijit Trivedi & Arikta Trivedi, Editors; Bonnie Stewart, Adviser
The Paly Voice, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto
Arohi Battarchaya, Tara Kapoor & Emily Yun, Editors; Paul B. Kandell, Adviser
National Scholastic Media Contest
JEA/NSPA 2022 Spring Convention, Los Angeles
Newswriting
Superior: Bricen Chitty Paso Robles High School, Paso Robles
Excellent: Christian Ramirez Cortes Archbishop Riordan High School, San Francisco
HM: Henry Pratt Archie Williams High School, San Anselmo
HM: Melody Cui Monta Vista High School, Cupertino
Editorial Writing
HM: Tvisha Gupta Monta Vista High School, Cupertino
HM: Aaryan Midha Whitney High School, Rocklin
Feature Writing
HM: Kaitlyn El-Sayegh Whitney High School, Rocklin
Sports Writing
Superior: Litzy Perez Gonzalez El Camino Real High School, Woodland Hills
Excellent: Santino Woo Archbishop Riordan High School, San Francisco
Excellent: Nika Zamani Monta Vista High School, Cupertino
HM: Maya Bussinger Bear River High School, Grass Valley
Review Writing
Superior: Norah Sheppard Hutchins James C Enochs High School, Modesto
Excellent: Aler Giffin Archie Williams High School, San Anselmo
HM: Maya Gomez Whitney High School, Rocklin
Editorial Cartooning
Superior: Malia Gaviola Paso Robles High School, Paso Robles
HM: Mikaylah Du Monta Vista High School, Cupertino
Commentary Writing
Superior: Kalani Gaviola Paso Robles High School, Paso Robles
Excellent: Kripa Mayureshwar Monta Vista High School, Cupertino
HM: Marisa Hamilton Archbishop Riordan High School, San Francisco
News Editing/Headline/Current Events
Superior: Joseph Zuloaga Archbishop Riordan High School, San Francisco
Excellent: Nina Crofts Los Altos High School, Los Altos
Press Law and Ethics
HM: John McQuaid Archbishop Riordan High School, San Francisco
Yearbook Copy/Caption: Sports
HM: Mukta Uparkar Monta Vista High School, Cupertino
Yearbook Copy/Caption: Academics
HM: Savannah Montey James C Enochs High School, Modesto
Yearbook Copy/Caption: Clubs
Superior: Sophia Cheng Monta Vista High School, Cupertino
HM: Dayanara Moreno Jurado Bear River High School, Grass Valley
Yearbook Copy/Caption: Student Life
HM: Ananya Rupanagunta Monta Vista High School, Cupertino
HM: Amy Banderas Paso Robles High School, Paso Robles
Yearbook Layout: Inside Pages
Superior: Iain McCarthy James C Enochs High School, Modesto
Superior: Ashil Shao Monta Vista High School, Cupertino
Yearbook Cover/Endsheets
Superior: Sylvia Li Monta Vista High School, Cupertino
HM: Giancarlo Ranin James C Enochs High School, Modesto
Literary Magazine: Poetry
Excellent: Shivani Verma Monta Vista High School, Cupertino
HM: Delaney Mulqueen Archbishop Riordan High School, San Francisco
Literary Magazine: Illustration
Superior: Sonia Verma Monta Vista High School, Cupertino
Excellent: Madeline Mattson Bear River High School, Grass Valley
Literary Magazine: Photography
HM: Noah David Archbishop Riordan High School, San Francisco
HM: Analyn Do James C Enochs High School, Modesto
HM: Geethikaa Tarra Monta Vista High School, Cupertino
Graphic Design: Infographics
Superior: Aashna Patel Monta Vista High School, Cupertino
Excellent: Michelle Rosas Paso Robles High School, Paso Robles
Graphic Design: Advertising
Superior: Taylor Williams James C Enochs, High School Modesto
Excellent: Hilary Wang Monta Vista High School, Cupertino
HM: Jocelyn Lopez Paso Robles High School, Paso Robles
Graphic Design: Photo Illustration
Excellent: Sophia Ma Monta Vista High School, Cupertino
Sports Action Photography
Superior: Sofia McMaster Whitney High School, Rocklin
Excellent: Aditya Rajan James C Enochs High School ,Modesto
HM: Jazmyn Muhammad James C Enochs High School, Modesto
Feature Photography
HM: Maria Rodriguez James C Enochs High School, Modesto
Portrait Photo
Superior: Ameena Pierstorff James C Enochs High School, Modesto
First-Year Photo
Excellent: Christian Hurtado James C Enochs High School, Modesto
HM: Carson Nichols Whitney High School, Rocklin
Broadcast Commercial/PSA
HM: Ariyal Jain Monta Vista High School, Cupertino
HM: Nikunj Shanker Monta Vista High School, Cupertino
Broadcast Anchor
Excellent: Jiya Singh Monta Vista High School, Cupertino
Broadcast Newswriting
Superior: Meggie Chen Monta Vista High School, Cupertino
California Press Women
Cartoons
2nd Place: Emily Tan “AAPI Breaking our Silence” Harker Aquila The Harker School,. San Jose
2nd Place: Glydelle Espano “The cost of improved health care” Scot Scoop Carlmont High School, Belmont
2nd Place: Kasey Liu “Metal Monsters” Scot Scoop Carlmont High School, Belmont
3rd Place: Kasey Liu “Rolling into Aromantic Awareness” Scot Scoop Carlmont High School, Belmont
HM: Kasey Liu “Zoomers in a room” Scot Scoop Carlmont High School, Belmont
HM: Valerie Chu “I’m not getting paid enough for this” The Paly Voice Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto
Columns or Blogs
1st Place: Desiree Luo “Celebrating Buster Posey/Giants vs Dodgers: A rivalry for the ages” Harker Aquila The Harker School, San Jose
3rd Place: Zoe Dorado “Column” The Olympian Castro Valley High School, Castro Valley
Double Truck
1st Place: Palina Kuzmina “Berghout Breaks Out” Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto
2nd Place: Emily Tan “Cherishing Each Other” Winged Post The Harker School, San Jose
3rd Place: Caitlyn Oda, Isabelle Pei and Emma Turnvull “Composing Identity”
HM: Valerie Chu “Transcending gender norms” The Campanile Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto
HM: Gina Bae, Gianna Brogley and Avantika Singh “Title IX : Reporting Sexual misconduct @ PAUSD” The Campanile Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto
Editorial
2nd Place: Hudson Fox “Being conscious of your digital footprint is more important than ever” Scot Scoop Carlmont High School, Belmont
2nd Place: Ajin Jeong “Allow Remote days during wild fires” Verde Magazine Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto
2nd Place: Meena Narayanaswami “Support, listen to survivors” Verde Magazine Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto
3rd Place: Andrew Tolu “Community should support different gender identities” Scot Scoop Carlmont High School, Belmont
3rd Place” Ava Paulsen “Retiring Hart High’s Race-Based Mascot: What culture will we allow?” The Daily Howl Castaic High School, Valencia
3rd Place: Annum Hashmi “Substitute pay should be increased” Verde Magazine Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto
3rd Place: Gina Bae “Americans need to start holding their own party’s politicians accountable” Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto
HM: Hudson Fox “The Supreme Court’s legitimacy teeters on a precipice” Scot Scoop Carlmont High School, Belmont
Environment
1st Place: Hudson Fox “Climate legislation signals a renewed focus on the San Franciso Bay” Scots Scoop Carlmont High School, Belmont
2nd Place: Karrie Huang “Foothills: a case study in equity” Anthro Magazine Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto
2nd Place: Hudson Fox “The time is now” Scot Scoop Carlmont High School, Belmont
2nd Place: Sasha Boudtchenko “Lost in the flames” Verde Magazine Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto
2nd Place: Bella Daly, Melody Xu and Esther Xu “Lost in the flames” Verde Magazine Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto
3rd Place: Melody Cui “Federal regulations advance the national approach to climate change” El Estoque Monta Vista High School, Cupertino
3rd Place: Alysa Suleiman and Sabrina Zhu “SOS: Save our Seas” Winged Post The Harker School, San Jose
HM: Arely Sun and Sabrina Zhu “it burns and burns and burns” Harker Aquila The Harker School, San Jose
HM: Amy Teyssier and Urvu Kulkarni “Pollutants from fireworks threaten the environment” Scot Scoop Carlmont High School, Belmont
HM: Sienna Reinders “Students protest CalSTRS’ investment in fossil fuel” Scot Scoop Carlmont High School, Belmont
HM: Claire Manuel “Students take action against climate change” The Paw Print Woodside High School, Woodside
Feature Photo
1st Place: Anna Vazhaeparambil “It’s a wrap!” Harker Aquila The Harker School, San Jose
2nd Place: Sydney Tao “Waterloo” Scot Scoop Carlmont High School, Belmont
2nd Place: Emily Tan “it burns and burns and burns” Harker Aquila The Harker School, San Jose
2nd Place: Rachel Feinstein “A vendor at my schools’ flea market selling jewelry” Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto
HM: Grayson Salomen “Schools open doors to full on-campus learning” The Crusader Archbishop Riordan High School, San Francisco
Feature Story
1st Place: Alysa Suleiman “Pulse of the People: Never forget, never again” Harker Aquila The Harker School, San Jose
2nd Place: Elizabeth Fetter Through the lens Verde Magazine Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto
2nd Place: Karrie Huang and Arati Periynnan “Periods: now free of charge” Anthro Magazine Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto
2nd Place: Karrie Huang and Arati Periynnan “Paint and a Problem” Anthro Magazine Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto
2nd Place: Michelle Liu and Aastha Mangla “It’s a Wrap! ‘Les Miz’ cast to release movie production of Spring Musical” Harker Aquila The Harker School, San Jose
2nd Place: Varsha Rammohan, Emily Tan, Alysa Suleiman Anna Vazhaeparambil “Growing up ahead of the curve” Harker Aquila The Harker School, San Jose
2nd Place: Dominique Lashley and Andy Robinson “The Power of ‘Sour’: Olivia Rodrigo’s rise to teen stardom” Verde Magazine Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto
2nd Place: Mia Baldonado, Katherine Cheng and Meena Narayanaswami “Stop Asian Hate: Community reacts to anti-Asian violence” Verde Magazine Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto
2nd Place Carlota Blanco and Ines Legrand “The fragmented discussion of abortion” Verde Magazine Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto
2nd Place: Ajin Jeong and Jonas Pao “Bumpy road” Verde Magazine Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto
2nd Place: Ajin Jeong and Andrew Xue “Unwrapping period stigma” Verde Magazine Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto
2nd Place: Jonas Pao and Meena Narayanaswami “What comes next?” Verde Magazine Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto
2nd Place: Anika Chang, Grace Li “Through the lens” Verde Magazine Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto
3rd Place: Michelle Liu and Selina Xu Liu “We are still here” Harker Aquila The Harker School, San Jose
3rd Place: Lizzy Wan “Asian Americans feel the pressure of high expectations” The Burlingame B Burlingame High School, Burlingame
3rd Place: Madison Abbassi, Ash Mehta and Daniel Garepis-Holland “Freshman maintain lead over sophomores at Color Day rally” The Paly Voice Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto
HM: Jackson Spenner “Asian Americans feel the pressure of high expectations” The Burlingame B Burlingame High School, Burlingame
Graphics
1st Place: Gina Bae “Gone to the Eggstreme” Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto
2nd Place: Xiaohan Li Issue 3 Ink Literary Magazine Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto
2nd Place: Gina Bae “Bye-Bye Buster” The Campanile Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto
2nd Place: Gina Bae “Falling Behind the Curve” The Campanile Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto
2nd Place: Rizlin Jew “Renewed effort to save monarch butterflies takes flight” The Crusader Archbishop Riordan High School, San Jose
2nd Place: Jessica Lin “Pressures of girls’ appearances” The Paw Print Woodside High School, Woodside
3rd Place: Olivia Hue and Audrey Guo “What does your music say about you?” eicsc mag Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto
3rd Place: Emily Tan “One Year of Covid” Harker Aquila The Harker School, San Jose
3rd Place: Gina Bae “B1Art” The Campanile Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto
3rd Place: Palina Kuzmina “Piecing Together the puzzle” Verde Magazine Palo Alto High School, San Jose
HM: Arati Periynnan “Opening my eyes” Anthro Magazine Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto
HM: Brooke Glasson “Everyone belongs to the skate park” eicsc mag Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto
News Story
1st Place: Ed Huang “James Webb Space Telescope completes 1.5 million kilometer journey” Harker Aquila The Harker School, San Jose
2nd Place: Alysa Suleiman “#StopAsianHate Community Rally ushers in thousands of protesters” Harker Aquila The Harker School, San Jose
2nd Place: Clementine Cunningham “New local initiatives encourage sustainability” Scot Scoop Carlmont High School, Belmont
2nd Place: Jerry Xia “Ravenswood School District to least unused East Palo Alto properties” The Campanile Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto
3rd Place: Grace Chehlaoui and Ben Brekke “Omicron Eises, Businesses Fall” Scot Scoop Carlmont High School, Belmont
3rd Place: Allison Raisner “FDA marks Carlmont hand sanitizer as dangerous” Scot Scoop Carlmont High School, Belmont
3rd Place: Alice Lan “World Vasectomy Day: Men are part of the equation” Scot Scoop Carlmont High School, Belmont
3rd Place: Brenden Connelly “Man Repeatedly Taking Pictures at AUHSD Pools” The Blueprint Acalanes High School, Lafayette
3rd Place: Evan Wallis “Alumnus embarks on crusade to honor fallen 9/11 firefighters” The Crusader Archbishop Riordan High School, San Francisco
3rd Place: Edward Ramos “Teen surf program shreds waves on Bay Area waters” The Crusader Archbishop Riordan High School, San Francisco
3rd Place: Mia Hua “Crochet’s comeback-the-revival-of-yarn-crafts” The Paw Print Woodside High School, Woodside
3rd Place: Cedric Von Briel “Should He Stay or Should He Go?” The Paw Print Woodside High School, Woodside
HM: Melody Cui “Federal regulations advance the national approach to climate change” El Estoque Monta Vista High School, Cupertino
HM Alysa Suleiman, Nicole Tian and Isha Moorjani “Voters reject recall attempt; Gov Newsom to remain in office” Harker Aquila The Harker School, San Jose
HM: Annabel Chia “Experts anticipate a pricy Thanksgiving meal” Scot Scoop Carlmont High School, Belmont
HM: Yebom Yang “Pep band rallies Carlmont staff and students” Scot Scoop Carlmont High School, Belmont
HM: Elise Spenner “Peninsula High School: Alego” The Burlingame B Burlingame High School, Burlingame
HM: Claire Ibalio “Furious flood infiltrates famous Stern Grove” The Crusader Archbishop Riordan High School, San Francisco
HM: Melissa Boussaroque “Music concert venue sparks controversy” The Olympian Castro Valley High School, Castro Valley
HM: Andrew Hui “Olympian Survey reveals wild roads” The Olympian Castro Valley High School, Castro Valley
HM: Owen Bittenger, Sebastian Chancellor and Emily Newmann “Fans in the Stands” The Viking Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto
Opinion
1st Place: Andy Robinson “Lighting the Way” Verde Magazine Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto
2nd Place: Melody Cui “Let’s stop normalizing and minimizing the impact of eating disorders” El Estoque Monta Vista High School, Cupertino
2nd Place: Isabelle Xu “Why are we still teaching Heart of Darkness?” The Nueva Current The Nueva School, Hillsborough
2nd Place: Maya Wong “Reflecting on 9/ll, 20 years later” The Olympian Castro Valley High School, Castro Valley
3rd Place: Arati Periynnan “Cops: Heros, Villans, both?” Anthro Magazine Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto
3rd Place: Soleil Dam and Mandy Mah “You should know the real history of Thanksgiving” Scot Scoop Carlmont High School, Belmont
3rd Place: Catherine Lomond “A Picture perfect Existence” The Blueprint Acalanes High School, Lafayette
3rd Place Bella Daly “Redefining dance” Verde Magazine Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto
HM: Leah Janaway “Gabby Petito: Missing white woman syndrome” The Olympian Castro Valley High School, Castro Valley
HM: Benjamin Grimes “The importance of boosters for teens” The Paly Voice Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto
HM: Elise Spenner “Schools and Statues. Why not Streets?” The Burlingame B Burlingame High School, Burlingame
Radio /Television Interview or Talk Show
3rd Place: Staff “An interview with Foreign Cinema’s head chef John Clark” The Paw Print Woodside High School, Woodside
Radio Prepared Report
1st Place: Nyah Simpson and Malina Wong “The Mysterious Disappearance of Paul Farmer” Scots Scoop Carlmont High School, Belmont
2nd Place: “The Reel Ramble Ep 3: Squid Game discussion and review” Scot Scoop Carlmont High School, Belmont
Radio/Television Interview of Talk Show
1st Place: Chesney Evert “You are breaking up with me because I am too … Woke?” Scot Scoop Carlmont High School, Belmont
Review
1st Place: Sadie Ibbotson-Brown “High-Risk Hierarchy” Verde Magazine Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto
2nd Place: Drew Paxton and Maya Wong “Red (Taylor’s version) and the timelessness of the past” The Olympian Castro Valley High School, Castro Valley
2nd Place: Maya Mukherjee “Books for a better world” Anthro Magazine Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto
2nd Place: Karrie Huang “Fairness in Fantasy” Anthro Magazine Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto
2nd Place: Talia Bumanglag “Bhang-Chi sparks positive reviews in theaters” The Crusader Archbishop Riordan High School, San Francisco
2nd Place: Arelyn Sun “Book Cover: The rise of humankind” The Winged Post The Harker School, San Jose
3rd Place: Sally Zhu “‘The Queen’s Gambit’ television show breaks records, blending glamour with genius” Harker Aquila The Harker School, San Jose
3rd Place: Winnie Einhorn “Stuff you should know should be next up on your podcast queue”
HM: Krish Dev “Marvel’s ‘Hawkeye’ exceeds expectations” El Estoque Monta Vista High School, Cupertino
HM: Nameek Chowdhury “‘Dune’ attempts too much at once” El Estoque Monta Vista High School, Cupertino
HM: Marlo Lewis “Apple TV’s ‘Dickinson’ beautifully presents a queer love story” Scot Scoop Carlmont High School, Belmont
HM: Noah David “Plant-based Impossible Burger grows in popularity” The Crusader Archbishop Riordan High School, San Francisco
HM: Cassandra Kwan “Permission to dance onstage Day One-review” The Paw Print Woodside High School, Woodside
HM: Cedric Von Briel “Woodside’s fall play ‘Stagedoor’ brings everything and more in short run” The Paw Print Woodside High School, Woodside
HM: Claire Manuel “‘Fake it Flowers’ review” New age ‘90s nostalgia” The Paw Print Woodside High School, Woodside
HM: Melina Nath “‘Squid Game’ A Chilling Perspective into Moral Dilemma of Life at Rock Bottom”
Single Page Layout
1st Place: Claire Tolles “a la mode” The Fourth Estate Laguna Blanca School Santa Barbara
2nd Place: Margot Blanco “Facing fixed future”s The Campanile Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto
3rd Place: Valerie Chu “Pandemic Performances” The Campanile Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto
3rd Place :Sabrina Zhu “Save our Seas” Winged Post The Harker School, San Jose
HM: Valerie Chu “The Science of Thinking” The Campanile Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto
HM: Emily Tan “Campus Greenery” Winged Post The Harker School, San Jose
Sports Photo
1st Place: Caleb Wong “Cannonball” Viking Magazine Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto
2nd Place Johnathan Chen “Football” The Paly Voice Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto
3rd Place: Matthew Mendoza “Seniors play final football game on Mayer Family Field” The Crusader Archbishop Riordan High School, San Francisco
3rd Place: Nadine Patro “NPHS track continues to make history” The Paw Print Woodside High School, Woodside
HM: Alysa Suleiman “Football” Harker Aquila The Harker School, San Jose
HM: Garepis Hollard “Football” The Paly Voice Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto
Sports Story
1st Place: Griffin Ruebner “Ruebner’s Rundown: ‘Struggles with Sportsmanship’” The Blueprint Acalanes High School, Lafayette
2nd Place: Jerry Xia, Krish Dev and Sophia Ma “Bell Schedule strains athletes” The Campanile Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto
2nd Place: Krish Dev and Irene Tang “Girls soccer falls to Fremont 5-0” El Estoque Monta Vista High School, Cupertino
2nd Place: Inaaya Omer “Scots beat Ravens in rivalry match” Scot Scoop Carlmont High School, Belmont
2nd Place: Davinder Josephson “Scots beat Ravens in rivalry game” Scot Scoop Carlmont High School, Belmont
2nd Place: Myles Hu “Scots settle for second I PAL Championships” Scot Scoop Carlmont High School, Belmont
2nd Place: Soleil Dam “Feminism takes the field” Scot Scoop Carlmont High School, Belmont
2nd Place: Ujala Chauhan “Team dynamics evoke mixed feelings from athletes” Scot Scoop Carlmont High School, Belmont
2nd Place: Julia Poole, Sabrina Agazzi and Grace Chehlaoui “The Changing Conversation about Mental Health and Athletics” The Blueprint Acalanes High School, Lafayette
2nd Place: Griffin Ruebner “Ruebner’s Rundown: Colin Kaepernick’s Inclusion in Madden 22” is One Step Closer to Justice The Blueprint Acalanes High School, Lafayette
2nd Place: Griffin Ruebner, Zubin Acuna and Justin Law “A Triumphant Return: Acalanes Sports Dominate the Fall Semester Playoffs” The Blueprint Acalanes High School, Lafayette
2nd Place: Valerie Chu “Masking the new norm” The Campanile Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto
2nd Place: Andrea Abraham “Nike teams with NFL for girls flag football initiative” The Crusader Archbishop Riordan High School, San Francisco
2nd Place: Tony Kent “MLB loses trio of legends within weeks” The Crusader Archbishop Riordan High School, San Francisco
2nd Place: Cebelli Pfeifer and Cedrick von Briel “Woodside’s next Edelman? Senior Elise Evans officially commits to Stanford University” The Paw Print Woodside High School, Woodside
2nd Place: Anika Chang, Hailey Beck and Sofia Leva “Women in the Weight Room” Viking Magazine Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto
3rd Place: Heidi Meintz “Spartans defeat Scots in preseason matchup” Scot Scoop Carlmont High School, Belmont
3rd Place: Mahkai Hunt “First female footballer find fame” The Crusader Archbishop Riordan High School, San Francisco
3rd Place: Santino Woo “Posey puts glove down after 12 seasons” The Crusader Archbishop Riordan High School, San Francisco
3rd Place: Sophia Carrasquilla “Magnificent Seven ready to take down competition” The Crusader Archbishop Riordan High School, San Francisco
3rd Place: Ethan Vargas “A’s pitch plan to move to Las Vegas” The Crusader Archbishop Riordan High School, San Francisco
3rd Place: Bo Wyatt “Breakdancing pops onto Olympic stage, locks in fans for Paris 2024 games” The Crusader Archbishop Riordan High School, San Francisco
Video Feature Story
1st Place: Vincent Wong “The Rise of the Podcasts” Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto
2nd Place: “C Mag’s and Madrono’s Bob Ross Painting Party” eicsc mag Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto
Video News Story
1st Place: Aneesh Tiwari “The Impact of Palo Alto’s Decision to Open University Avenue” Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto
2nd Place: Sydney O’Donnell “Omicron: New York City vs the Bay Area” Scot Scoop Carlmont High School, Belmont
Video Sports Story
1st Place: No author listed “MLB Lockout brings Joc Pederson back to Palo Alto” Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto
2nd Place: Alysa Suleiman “Football athlete creates home through team” Harker Aquila The Harker School, San Jose
Yearbook Copywriting
1st Place: Sophia Cheng “The Fight for Feminism” 2022 Yearbook Monta Vista High School, Cupertino
Yearbook Layout
1st Place: Jeb Chrisman “Day 3” 2022 Yearbook Gunn High School, Palo Alto
2nd Place: Owen Fong “Girls Volleyball” Olympian Gunn High School, Palo Alto
2nd Place: Lavanya Subramanian “From inside the clubs” Talon The Harker School, San Jose
3rd Place: Naira Younas “Night Rally” Olympian Gunn High School, Palo Alto
HM: Rachel Feinstein “Someone getting tested for Covid-19 at the testing clinic” Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto
