2016 Annual Contest Winners
The 2016 JEANC Annual Contest produced 220 awards given to 34 publications from 31 schools.
| NEWS PUBLICATION | |||
| centerspread design | Carlmont High School | Kimiko Okumura | 1ST PLACE |
| Henry M. Gunn High School | Michael Chen, Alexandra Ting | 2ND PLACE | |
| Aragon High School | Janet Liu, Franchesca Carracedo, Scott Liu | 3RD PLACE | |
| Enochs High School | Rachel Nguyen | HON. MENTION | |
| George Washington High School | Joyce Ma, Nicole Bergelson | HON. MENTION | |
| George Washington High School | Winny Huang | HON. MENTION | |
| column writing | Monta Vista High School | Maya Murthy | 1ST PLACE |
| Saratoga High School | Tiffany Zheng | 2ND PLACE | |
| Saratoga High School | Gitika Nalwa | 3RD PLACE | |
| George Washington High School | David Scolari | HON. MENTION | |
| Henry M. Gunn High School | Shagun Khare | HON. MENTION | |
| Palo Alto High School | Gabriela Rossner | HON. MENTION | |
| editorial cartoon | Castro Valley High School | Emily Salazar | HON. MENTION |
| Enochs High School | Bernice Nguyen | HON. MENTION | |
| Saratoga High School | Tiffany Zheng | HON. MENTION | |
| editorial writing | Monta Vista High School | Sebastian Zhang | 1ST PLACE |
| Whitney High School | Olivia Grahl | 2ND PLACE | |
| Monta Vista High School | Tal Marom | 3RD PLACE | |
| Palo Alto High School | Verde Magazine | HON. MENTION | |
| Paso Robles High School | Jessica Cole | HON. MENTION | |
| feature photo | Palo Alto High School | Laura Sieh | 1ST PLACE |
| Carlmont High School | Minh-Han Vu | 2ND PLACE | |
| Summerville High School | Orion Peck | 3RD PLACE | |
| Archbishop Riordan High School | Damon Cruz | HON. MENTION | |
| Castro Valley High School | Lauren Eisenman | HON. MENTION | |
| George Washington High School | Andrew Chew | HON. MENTION | |
| general feature story | Carlmont High School | Sarah Schisla | 1ST PLACE |
| Saratoga High School | Kevin Chow, Eileen Toh | 2ND PLACE | |
| Aragon High School | Isabel Chao, Ashley Mao | 3RD PLACE | |
| Aragon High School | Annika Hom, Victoria Fong | HON. MENTION | |
| Davis Senior High School | Isabel Montesanto, Skyler Mikalson | HON. MENTION | |
| Granite Bay High School | Anjali Shrivastava | HON. MENTION | |
| Granite Bay High School | Hannah Holzer | HON. MENTION | |
| Palo Alto High School | Sarah Shapiro, Katie Passarello | HON. MENTION | |
| Palo Alto High School | Teddie Stewart and Frida Schaefer Bastian | HON. MENTION | |
| Palo Alto High School | Anna Nakai, Tara Madhav | HON. MENTION | |
| Sacramento Country Day School | Madison Judd | HON. MENTION | |
| Summerville High School | Haley Brower | HON. MENTION | |
| infographic design | Whitney High School | Olivia Grahl | 1ST PLACE |
| Aragon High School | Janet Liu | 2ND PLACE | |
| Paso Robles High School | Jessica Cole | 3RD PLACE | |
| Castro Valley High School | Emily Salazar | HON. MENTION | |
| Paso Robles High School | Nichole Landon | HON. MENTION | |
| Saratoga High School | Eric Sze | HON. MENTION | |
| Henry M. Gunn High School | Oracle staff | 1ST PLACE | |
| Granite Bay High School | Troy Pawlak | 2ND PLACE | |
| Granite Bay High School | Savitri Asokan | 3RD PLACE | |
| news photo | Granite Bay High School | Carissa Lewis | 1ST PLACE |
| Castro Valley High School | Anna Nguyen | 2ND PLACE | |
| news story | Saratoga High School | Gitika Nalwa, Katherine Sun, Rachel Zhang | 1ST PLACE |
| Granite Bay High School | Hannah Holzer | 2ND PLACE | |
| Archbishop Riordan High School | Roman Peregrino | 3RD PLACE | |
| Henry M. Gunn High School | Deiana Hristov, Shagun Khare | HON. MENTION | |
| Henry M. Gunn High School | Shawna Chen, Janet Wang | HON. MENTION | |
| Whitney High School | Olivia Grahl and Sarah Martinez | HON. MENTION | |
| newsmagazine cover design | Palo Alto High School | Teddie Stewart and Jordan Schilling | 1ST PLACE |
| Whitney High School | Sarah Martinez | 2ND PLACE | |
| Castro Valley High School | Rachel Du | 3RD PLACE | |
| Granite Bay High School | Blake Panter | HON. MENTION | |
| Palo Alto High School | Katya Sigal and Jordan Schilling | HON. MENTION | |
| newsmagazine spread design | Granite Bay High School | Blake Panter | 1ST PLACE |
| Palo Alto High School | Sarah Shapiro, Jasmine Abeyta | 2ND PLACE | |
| Palo Alto High School | Gabriela Rossner, Anna Nakai | 3RD PLACE | |
| Granite Bay High School | Epsa Sharma | HON. MENTION | |
| Palo Alto High School | Danielle Macuil, Alicia Mies, Gabriela Rossner | HON. MENTION | |
| newspaper front page design | Saratoga High School | Helen Chen, Melissa Magner | 1ST PLACE |
| Saratoga High School | Helen Chen, Melissa Magner | 2ND PLACE | |
| Henry M. Gunn High School | Elinor Aspegren | 3RD PLACE | |
| Granite Bay High School | Hannah Holzer | HON. MENTION | |
| Saratoga High School | Andrew Jiang, Allison Lin | HON. MENTION | |
| photo illustration | Palo Alto High School | Karina Chan | 1ST PLACE |
| Paso Robles High School | Kalyn Armstrong | 2ND PLACE | |
| Carlmont High School | Minh-Han Vu | 3RD PLACE | |
| Granite Bay High School | Troy Pawlak | HON. MENTION | |
| Saratoga High School | Michelle Cen | HON. MENTION | |
| profile feature story | Convent of the Sacred Heart HS | Claire Kosewic | 1ST PLACE |
| Whitney High School | Rylea Gillis | 2ND PLACE | |
| Palo Alto High School | Reilly Filter, Ally Scheve | 3RD PLACE | |
| Carlmont High School | Leea Ivanel | HON. MENTION | |
| Castro Valley High School | Anastasia Le | HON. MENTION | |
| Davis Senior High School | Isabel Montesanto | HON. MENTION | |
| Summerville High School | Nathaniel Ulvevadet | HON. MENTION | |
| Summerville High School | Emily Hartle McKenzie Hartwig | HON. MENTION | |
| review writing | Palo Alto High School | Henry Gordon, Jordan Schilling | 1ST PLACE |
| Carlmont High School | Elena Mateus | 2ND PLACE | |
| Convent of the Sacred Heart HS | Julia-Rose Kibben | 3RD PLACE | |
| Dougherty Valley High School | Amanda Su, Karen Wang | HON. MENTION | |
| Paso Robles High School | Marlee Drake | HON. MENTION | |
| Saratoga High School | Neehar Thumaty | HON. MENTION | |
| sports photo | Summerville High School | Devon Groff | 1ST PLACE |
| Castro Valley High School | Halley Lin-Jones | 2ND PLACE | |
| Aragon High School | Scott Liu | 3RD PLACE | |
| Carlmont High School | Ivy Nguyen | HON. MENTION | |
| Paso Robles High School | Mariela Villa | HON. MENTION | |
| sports story | Palo Alto High School | Alicia Mies, Siddharth Srinivasan | 1ST PLACE |
| Granite Bay High School | Cole Kahmann | 2ND PLACE | |
| Granite Bay High School | Jenny Tarbell | 3RD PLACE | |
| Davis Senior High School | Kellen Browning | HON. MENTION | |
| Palo Alto High School | Irene Choi, William Dougall, Elana Rebitzer | HON. MENTION | |
| Whitney High School | Rylea Gillis | HON. MENTION | |
| ONLINE | |||
| breaking news story | Carlmont High School | Mona Murhamer | 1ST PLACE |
| Palo Alto High School | Emily Hwang | 2ND PLACE | |
| Palo Alto High School | Sherwin Amsbaugh, Emma van der Veen | 3RD PLACE | |
| Convent of the Sacred Heart HS | Claire Kosewic | HON. MENTION | |
| breaking news stream | Toby Johnson Middle School | Paolo Garcia | 1ST PLACE |
| Palo Alto High School | Adele Bloch, Claire Krugler | 2ND PLACE | |
| Palo Alto High School | Maya McNealis | 3RD PLACE | |
| feature package | Monta Vista High School | Kristin Chang, Mingjie Zhong | 1ST PLACE |
| Carlmont High School | Lily Bakour | 2ND PLACE | |
| Monta Vista High School | Zazu Lippert | 3RD PLACE | |
| Carlmont High School | Bijan Khalili, Minh-Han Vu, Elena Mateus | HON. MENTION | |
| Davis Senior High School | Kellen Browning, Claire Alongi, Katrina Sturm | HON. MENTION | |
| feature video | Monta Vista High School | Aanchal Garg | 1ST PLACE |
| Carlmont High School | Elena Mateus | 2ND PLACE | |
| Aragon High School | Jack Loar | 3RD PLACE | |
| live coverage | Palo Alto High School | Josh Yuen | 1ST PLACE |
| Carlmont High School | Anya Meredith | 2ND PLACE | |
| Palo Alto High School | Noah Yuen | 3RD PLACE | |
| news video | Toby Johnson Middle School | Trisha Cao, Katie Nguyen | 1ST PLACE |
| Davis Senior High School | Lauren Wienker, Bailey MkNelly | 2ND PLACE | |
| Carlmont High School | Sophie Penn | 3RD PLACE | |
| news web site design | Palo Alto High School | Verde Magazine | 1ST PLACE |
| Davis Senior High School | Brendan Deas | 2ND PLACE | |
| Aragon High School | Sameer Jain, Dhruv Rohatgi | 3RD PLACE | |
| Carlmont High School | Sarah Schisla, Taran Sun, Aria Frangos | HON. MENTION | |
| Palo Alto High School | The Paly Voice Webmasters | HON. MENTION | |
| photo slideshow | Palo Alto High School | Laura Sieh | 1ST PLACE |
| Carlmont High School | Minh-Han Vu | 2ND PLACE | |
| Palo Alto High School | Alicia Mies, Laura Sieh | 3RD PLACE | |
| Carlmont High School | Avery Adams | HON. MENTION | |
| Davis Senior High School | Jason Jiang | HON. MENTION | |
| sports video | Toby Johnson Middle School | Paolo Garcia | 1ST PLACE |
| Toby Johnson Middle School | Denzen Cortez | 2ND PLACE | |
| Monta Vista High School | Om Khandekar | 3RD PLACE | |
| YEARBOOK | |||
| academic spread | Whitney High School | Megan Green | 1ST PLACE |
| Granite Bay High School | Reese Richmond | 2ND PLACE | |
| Granite Bay High School | Janelle Cruz | 3RD PLACE | |
| Palo Alto High School | Chloe Iglehart | HON. MENTION | |
| Palo Alto High School | Xander Sherer | HON. MENTION | |
| Saratoga High School | Jessy Liu, Valerie Yang | HON. MENTION | |
| Toby Johnson Middle School | Jamboree Staff | HON. MENTION | |
| Woodcreek High School | Kristina Lavor, Bella Vizcarra, Lily Van Putten | HON. MENTION | |
| advertising spread | Granite Bay High School | Hannah Bociek | 1ST PLACE |
| Granite Bay High School | Maryne Matthews | 2ND PLACE | |
| Whitney High School | Jesse Morales, Enzo Biondi | 3RD PLACE | |
| chronological spread | Whitney High School | Britney Flint, Danica Tran | 1ST PLACE |
| Rocklin High School | Rebecca Bernstein, Isabel Lostao | 2ND PLACE | |
| Rocklin High School | Alyssa Goyhenetche, Lauren Parker | 3RD PLACE | |
| clubs/organizations spread | Granite Bay High School | Sydney Reese | 1ST PLACE |
| Toby Johnson Middle School | Jessica Tai, Ayesha Karan, Kayli Vang | 2ND PLACE | |
| Toby Johnson Middle School | Jamboree Staff | 3RD PLACE | |
| Rocklin High School | Joey Petrissians, Maddy Morrison | HON. MENTION | |
| cover design | Palo Alto High School | Liam Noroian, Blake Ragsdale | 1ST PLACE |
| Granite Bay High School | Ambreen Siddiqui | 2ND PLACE | |
| Whitney High School | Hanan Begic and Connor O’Brien | 3RD PLACE | |
| Katherine Albiani Middle School | Falcon Nation Staff | HON. MENTION | |
| Rocklin High School | Christina Kim | HON. MENTION | |
| Woodcreek High School | Lykos Yearbook | HON. MENTION | |
| feature photo | Woodcreek High School | Tyler Hegarty | 1ST PLACE |
| Toby Johnson Middle School | Oceana Lee | 2ND PLACE | |
| Palo Alto High School | Cooper Lou | 3RD PLACE | |
| Whitney High School | Daniel Sharrah | HON. MENTION | |
| Woodcreek High School | Emily Romero | HON. MENTION | |
| feature story | Whitney High School | Rylea Gillis | 1ST PLACE |
| Woodcreek High School | Isabel Alvarado | 2ND PLACE | |
| Rocklin High School | Kalulani Kawamoto | 3RD PLACE | |
| Granite Bay High School | Frances Strnad | HON. MENTION | |
| headline design | Toby Johnson Middle School | Paolo Garcia | 1ST PLACE |
| Granite Bay High School | Maryne Matthews | 2ND PLACE | |
| Toby Johnson Middle School | Alexander Vail | 3RD PLACE | |
| Katherine Albiani Middle School | Falcon Nation Staff | HON. MENTION | |
| index spread | Granite Bay High School | Frances Strnad & Hannah Bociek | 1ST PLACE |
| Horner Junior High | Patricia Cai, Irene Geng, Sabrina Ma | 2ND PLACE | |
| Woodcreek High School | Mikayla Houlihan, Isabel Alvarado, Kathryn Sobczak | 3RD PLACE | |
| Whitney High School | Megan Green and Abigail Hammond | HON. MENTION | |
| infographic design | Whitney High School | Connor O’Brien | 1ST PLACE |
| Granite Bay High School | Trevor Marshall | 2ND PLACE | |
| Whitney High School | Hanan Begic | 3RD PLACE | |
| Saratoga High School | Jennifer Poo | HON. MENTION | |
| Toby Johnson Middle School | Paolo Garcia | HON. MENTION | |
| mini-mag or specialty/non-traditional spread | Palo Alto High School | Chloe Iglehart | 1ST PLACE |
| Whitney High School | Morgan Hawkins | 2ND PLACE | |
| Toby Johnson Middle School | Khaleesa Alexander, Veronica Whaley, Alyssa Fabela | 3RD PLACE | |
| Rocklin High School | Christina Kim | HON. MENTION | |
| Toby Johnson Middle School | Ethan Belleci, Alexander Vail, Brady Dodson | HON. MENTION | |
| Whitney High School | Megan Green | HON. MENTION | |
| people spread | Whitney High School | Morgan Hawkins | 1ST PLACE |
| Toby Johnson Middle School | Oceana Lee | 2ND PLACE | |
| Katherine Albiani Middle School | Falcon Nation Staff | 3RD PLACE | |
| Granite Bay High School | Ava Lindley | HON. MENTION | |
| Rocklin High School | Skyler Wuelfing, Kendall Thompson, Phavia Berglund-Barrios | HON. MENTION | |
| Woodcreek High School | Emily Romero, Andie Van Horn, Katie McKay | HON. MENTION | |
| sports photo | Whitney High School | Morgan Hawkins | 1ST PLACE |
| Saratoga High School | Karishma Shah | 2ND PLACE | |
| Granite Bay High School | Isaac Noschka | 3RD PLACE | |
| Granite Bay High School | David Goni | HON. MENTION | |
| Katherine Albiani Middle School | Lauren Henkens | HON. MENTION | |
| sports spread | Granite Bay High School | David Goni | 1ST PLACE |
| Toby Johnson Middle School | Jamboree Staff | 2ND PLACE | |
| Granite Bay High School | Pavlina Clem | 3RD PLACE | |
| Rocklin High School | Mason Hardy, Alex McKinley | HON. MENTION | |
| Toby Johnson Middle School | Ayesha Karan, Casey Ngo, Jessica Tai | HON. MENTION | |
| Woodcreek High School | Kristina Lavor, Kathryn Sobczak, Kristia Adriano | HON. MENTION | |
| student life spread | Granite Bay High School | Selena De La Torre | 1ST PLACE |
| Toby Johnson Middle School | Jamboree Staff | 2ND PLACE | |
| Saratoga High School | Jeanette Khowong, Miranda Tang | 3RD PLACE | |
| Granite Bay High School | David Goni | HON. MENTION | |
| Horner Junior High | Sofija Atanackovic, Tara Cassano, Niyoosha Haque | HON. MENTION | |
| Katherine Albiani Middle School | Falcon Nation Staff | HON. MENTION | |
| Katherine Albiani Middle School | Falcon Nation Staff | HON. MENTION | |
| Palo Alto High School | Melissa Cheng | HON. MENTION | |
| Toby Johnson Middle School | Paolo Garcia, Natalie Mendoza, Madeline Ritchie | HON. MENTION | |
| Woodcreek High School | Madison McManus, Emily Romero, Lily Van Putten | HON. MENTION | |
| Woodcreek High School | Kristina Lavor, Kathryn Sobczak, Isabel Alvarado | HON. MENTION | |
| theme/concept development | Granite Bay High School | Ambreen Siddiqui, Selena De La Torre, Frances Strnad, Isaac Noschka | 1ST PLACE |
| Whitney High School | Details Staff | 2ND PLACE | |
| Toby Johnson Middle School | Jamboree Staff | 3RD PLACE | |
| Katherine Albiani Middle School | Falcon Nation Staff | HON. MENTION | |
| Lynbrook High School | Valhalla – Alejandra Andrade and Cheyenne Vaughan | HON. MENTION | |
| Rocklin High School | Christina Kim | HON. MENTION |