Northern California publications made a great showing at the recent JEA/NSPA convention in Anaheim, bringing home Best of Show awards in a number of categories. Here are the local winners:

Publication Website Small School

3. The Urban Legend, The Urban School of San Francisco, San Francisco, Calif.
http://www.urbanlegendnews.org
Hannah Gorman, Emily Wen, editors
Beatrice Motamedi, adviser

Publication Website Large School

2. The Viking, Palo Alto HS, Palo Alto, Calif.
http://www.vikingsportsmag.com
George Brown, Mary Albertolle, Will Glazier, editors
Ellen Austin, adviser

3. El Estoque, Monta Vista HS, Cupertino, Calif.
http://elestoque.org
Eric Wong, editor
Michelle Balmeo, adviser

4. The Talon, Los Altos HS, Los Altos, Calif.
http://www.lahstalon.org
Caroline Whang, Zia Rosenzweig, Seena Burns, editors
Michael Moul, adviser

8. The Paly Voice, Palo Alto HS, Palo Alto, Calif.
http://voice.paly.net
Samara Trilling, Chloe Chen, Lucas Chan, Ken Wattana, Sydney Rock, editors
Paul Kandell, adviser

Newspaper 8 or Fewer Pages

3. The Stagg Line, Amos Alonzo Stagg HS, Stockton, Calif.
Lissette Rodriguez, Chelsea Collura, editors
Don Bott, adviser

10. The Cardinal Voice, Laguna Creek HS, Elk Grove, Calif.
Sarah Ahmadzai, Ania Skinner, editors
Erik Olson, adviser

Newspaper 9-12 Pages

1. The Broadview, Convent of the Sacred Heart HS, San Francisco, Calif.
Zoe Newcomb, editor
Tracy Anne Sena, adviser

4. Green and Gold, Media Academy, Oakland, Calif.
Cesar Sanchez, editor
Lisa Shafer, adviser

5. The Titan Times, Antelope HS, Antelope, Calif.
Sheda Talebi, Kristi Cortez, Allison Gibson, editors
Pete LeBlanc, adviser

6. The Urban Legend, The Urban School of San Francisco, San Francisco, Calif.
Adrienne von Schulthess, editor
Beatrice Motamedi, adviser

8. The Prospector, Cupertino HS, Cupertino, Calif.
Regina Hong, Anthony Kao, editors
Ann Peck, adviser

9. The Octagon, Sacramento Country Day School, Sacramento, Calif.
Nicole Antoine, Parul Guliani, Case Nichols, editors
Patricia Fels, adviser

Newspaper 13-16 Pages

3. The Lowell, Lowell HS, San Francisco, Calif.
Emily Moody, Shelly Tong, Nicola Householder, Sean Lee, editors
Sharn Matusek/Sam Williams, advisers

5. The Hub, Davis Sr. HS, Davis, Calif.
Alex Young, Alana De Hinojosa, editors
Kelly Wilkerson, adviser

7. The Epic, Lynbrook HS, San Jose, Calif.
Sonia Kumar, Teresa Lu, editors
Nicole Gordon, adviser

Newspaper 17 or More Pages

1. El Estoque, Monta Vista HS, Cupertino, Calif.
Mansi Pathak, Vijeta Tandon, editors
Michelle Balmeo, adviser

4. The Talon, Los Altos HS, Los Altos, Calif.
Caroline Whang, editor
Michael Moul, adviser

Newspaper Special Edition

3. The Viking, Palo Alto HS, Palo Alto, Calif.
George Brown, Will Glazier, Mary Albertolle, editors
Ellen Austin, adviser

Newsmagazine

2. The Viking, Palo Alto HS, Palo Alto, Calif.
George Brown, Will Glazier, Mary Albertolle, editors
Ellen Austin, adviser

3. Verde, Palo Alto HS, Palo Alto, Calif.
Sonali Sastry, Max Cohen, Ally Messick, Camile Von Kaenel, Manon Von Kaenel, editors
Paul Kandell, adviser

6. Crimson, Paso Robles HS, Paso Robles, Calif.
Monica Patel, editor
Jeff Mount, adviser

Yearbook 224 or Fewer Pages

1. Titanium, Antelope HS, Antelope, Calif.
Neda Talebi, Anna Cheban, editors
Pete LeBlanc, adviser

2. Nugget, Cupertino HS, Cupertino, Calif.
Dennis Rong, Steven La, editors
Leslie Robledo, adviser

Yearbook 225-274 Pages

1. Rampages, Casa Roble HS, Orangevale, Calif.
Corey Lau, Molly Burke, Marissa Lever, Ian Lutrell, editors
Dan Austin, adviser

Yearbook 275-324 Pages

1. Decamhian, Del Campo HS, Fair Oaks, Calif.
Delaney Rakestraw, editor
Jim Jordan, adviser

2. Tonitrus, Rocklin HS, Rocklin, Calif.
Kayla Phillips, Jenna Marcero, editors
Casey Nichols, adviser

Broadcast Program

4. Casa Roble Cable Network, Casa Roble HS, Orangevale, Calif.
Vanessa Gomez, editor
Dan Austin, adviser

8. InFocus, Palo Alto HS, Palo Alto, Calif.
Wes Rapapart, editor
Ellen Austin, adviser

Junior High Yearbook

4. Yearbook, Toby Johnson MS, Elk Grove, Calif.
Amy Lam, editor
Laura Zhu, adviser