NSPA Best of Show Winners
JEA/NSPA Spring National High School Journalism Convention
April 17-20, 2008, Anaheim

Newspaper 1-8 Pages

1. The Peninsula Outlook, Peninsula HS, Gig Harbor, Wash.
Taylor Buck, editor
Derek Smith, adviser

2. The Stagg Line, Amos Alonzo Stagg HS, Stockton, Calif.
Junifer Mamsaang and Ashley Kramer, editor
Don Bott, adviser

3. The Blue & Gold, Findlay HS, Findlay, Ohio
Ashley Lazer, editor
Jim McGonnell, adviser

4. Matador, San Gabriel HS, San Gabriel, Calif.
Jennifer Ta, editor
Steve Slagle, adviser

5. Casa Chronicle, Casa Roble HS, Orangevale, Calif.
Sean Garbutt, editor
Dan Austin, adviser

6. The Northmen's Log, Oak Park HS, Kansas City, Mo.
Nicole Drew, Chris Michael, and Lauren Nolting, editor
Christina Geabhart, adviser

7. The Sound, Gig Harbor HS, Gig Harbor, Wash.
Arianna Thornton and Catherine Van Zimmerman, editor
Ehren Gossler, adviser

8. The Northridge Reporter, Northridge HS, Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Maggie Bell, Adelaide Oneal, editor
Susan Goins Newell, adviser

9. El Vaquero, Irvine HS, Irvine, Calif.
Stephanie Spencer, editor
Julie Braun, adviser

10. Flight, Capital HS, Boise, Idaho
Danielle Reff, editor
Vicki Francis, adviser

Newspaper 9-12 Pages

1. Stampede, Burges HS, El Paso, Texas
Jared Burgess, editor
Patricia Monroe, adviser

2. The Octagon, Sacramento Country Day School, Sacramento, Calif.
Omar Eltorai, Mike Needham, editor
Patricia Fels, adviser

3. Tide Lines, Pottsville Area HS, Pottsville, Pa.
Allie Raring, editor
Kathleen D. Zwiebel, adviser

4. Marshfield Times, Marshfield HS, Coos Bay, Ore.
Cody Hockema, editor
Catherine Hampton, adviser

5. The Squall, Dexter HS, Dexter, Mich.
Austin Shapiro, editor
Rod Satterthwaite, adviser

6. The Spartana, Homestead HS, Fort Wayne, Ind.
Erin Quinn and Luke Chase, editor
Rod Kuhn, adviser

7. The Epitaph, Homestead HS, Cupertino, Calif.
Sara Mokhtary, editor
Johanna McCormick, adviser

8. Wolfpacket, Claremont HS, Claremont, Calif.
James Chen, editor
Allison Evans, adviser

9. Accolade, Sunny Hills HS, Fullerton, Calif.
Patricia Lee, editor
Tommy Li, adviser

10. Highlights, Beverly Hills HS, Beverly Hills, Calif.
Helen Grossman and Sam Liu, editor
Mimi Nguyen, adviser

Newspaper 13-16 Pages

1. The HiLite, Carmel HS, Carmel, Ind.
Jaclyn Chen, editor
Jim Streisel, adviser

2. The Little Hawk, City HS, Iowa City, Iowa
Adam Sullivan, editor
Jeff Morris, adviser

3. Nexus, Westview HS, San Diego, Calif.
Alisson Finn and Amanda Cormier, editor
Jeff Wenger, adviser

4. The Kernal, East Bakersfield HS, Bakersfield, Calif.
Nicole Fimbres, editor
Randy Hamm, adviser

5. The Iliad, Poway HS, Poway, Calif.
Matt Pfeiffer, editor
TeriAnne Libby, adviser

6. Rocky Mountain Highlighter, Rocky Mountain HS, Fort Collins, Colo.
Mickey Ellenwood and Haley Hoskell, editor
Stephen Wahlfeldt, adviser

7. Pen, Palos Verdes Peninsula HS, Rolling Hills Estates, Calif.
Erin Delman, Eric Chang and Ceclia Xia, editor
Sandra Grasinger, adviser

8. The Cardinal News, Wauwatosa East HS, Wauwatosa, Wis.
Emily Kesner, editor
Elaina Meier/Lauren Cervero, adviser

9. The Epic, Lynbrook HS, San Jose, Calif.
Alex Park, Naomi Shepherd and Chris Hsueh, editor
Nicole Gordon, adviser

10. Hawkeye, Mountlake Terrace HS, Mountlake Terrace, Wash.
Ji Mun, editor
Vince DeMiero, adviser

Newspaper 17+ Pages

1. The Harbinger, Shawnee Mission East HS, Prairie Village, Kan.
Laura Nelson, editor
C. Dow Tate, adviser

2. El Estoque, Monta Vista HS, Cupertino, Calif.
Jenny Sun, editor
Michelle Balmeo, adviser

3. The Rock, Rock Canyon HS, Highlands Ranch, Colo.
Susie Typher, editor
Jack Kennedy, adviser

4. Viking Vanguard, Puyallup HS, Puyallup, Wash.
Matt Anderson, editor
Sandra Coyer, adviser

5. The Apple Leaf, Wenatchee HS, Wenatchee, Wash.
Claire Mueleman, editor
Jeff Nusser, adviser

6. Outlook, Oakton HS, Vienna, Va.
Matt Johnson and Ethan Doyle, editor
Chad Rummel, adviser

7. The A-Blast, Annandale HS, Annandale, Va.
Paul Mathis and Mohamad ElBarasse, editor
Alan Weintraut, adviser

8. The Campanile, Palo Alto HS, Palo Alto, Calif.
Danielle Kim, editor
Esther Wojcicki, adviser

9. The Register, Central HS, Omaha, Neb.
Ali Hodge, editor
Matt Deabler, adviser

10. The Gazette, Granite Bay HS, Granite Bay, Calif.
Amy Holiday, Juliana Fehrenbacher, editor
Karl Grubaugh, adviser

Newsmagazine

1. The Viking, Palo Alto HS, Palo Alto, Calif.
Noah Sneider, editor
Ellen Austin, adviser

2. Featherduster, Westlake HS, Austin, Texas
Hillary Kunz and Chris Hunt, editor
Deanne Brown, adviser

3. Verde, Palo Alto HS, Palo Alto, Calif.
Talia Kori, Jeremy Jacobs, and Molly Cornfield, editor
Paul Kandell, adviser

4. Orange & Black, Grand Junction HS, Grand Junction, Colo.
Zach Castle and Jamie Newton, editor
Mark Newton, adviser

5. Century Star, Century HS, Bismarck, N.D.
Greg Larson, editor
Sue Skalicky, adviser

6. North Star, Francis Howell North HS, St. Charles, Mo.
Leah Carter, editor
Aaron Manfull, adviser

7. The Academy Times, Charles Wright Academy, Tacoma, Wash.
Emily Rome, editor
Steve Matson, adviser

8. The Northwest Passage, Shawnee Mission Northwest HS, Shawnee, Kan.
Jason Jenks, editor
Susan Massy, adviser

9. Chieftain, Montrose HS, Montrose, Colo.
Michelle Deneen and Alyssa Volk, editor
Kathlyne Gaber, adviser

10. Epic, Shawnee Mission West HS, Overland Park, Kan.
Ariel Sinha, editor
Amy Morgan, adviser

Newspaper Special Edition

1. Orange & Black, Grand Junction HS, Grand Junction, Colo.
Zach Castle and Jamie Newton, editor
Mark Newton, adviser

2. The HiLite, Carmel HS, Carmel, Ind.
Tian Yeng, editor
Jim Streisel, adviser

3. The Packer, West Fargo HS, West Fargo, N.D.
Katie Kapel, Jessica Ballou and Kelsey Bergeron, editor
Jeremy Murphy, adviser

4. Quill, Glendale HS, Springfield, Mo.
Alysha Love, Allyson Strickland,Amanda Murphy, editor
Lisa Wingo, adviser

5. Tiger, Central HS, Little Rock, Ark.
Anna Keogh, editor
Laura Hardy, adviser

6. The Cardinal News, Wauwatosa East HS, Wauwatosa, Wis.
Emily Kesner, editor
Elaina Meier/Lauren Cervero, adviser

7. North Pointe, Grosse Pointe North HS, Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich.
Christine Bedway, editor
Shari Adwers/Andrew Taylor, adviser

8. Wolf Pack Press, Woodcreek HS, Roseville, Calif.
Alyssa Santos, editor
Lisa Edmisten, adviser

9. North Star, Bloomington HS North, Bloomington, Ind.
Elizabeth Munroe, editor
Ryan Gunterman, adviser

10. The Iliad, Poway HS, Poway, Calif.
Matt Pfeiffer, editor
TeriAnne Libby, adviser

Junior High Newspaper

1. Scuttlebutt, Orangevale Open K-8 School, Fair Oaks, Calif.
Jacqueline Page, editor
Sharon Swaby, adviser

Junior High Yearbook

1. Surfer, Coronado Middle School, Coronado, Calif.
Chelsea Somers, editor
Amanda Casares, adviser

Yearbook 1-224

1. Wings, Arrowhead Christian Academy, Redlands, Calif.
Daniel Mason, Nicole Sheppard, Jessica Lucia, and Luke Harris, editor
Crystal Kazmierski, adviser

2. Hoofbeats, Burges HS, El Paso, Texas
Andrea McWilliams, editor
Patricia Monroe, adviser

3. Legend, North Side HS, Fort Wayne, Ind.
Andrea DeVinney, editor
Marsha Flora, adviser

4. Nexus, Inland Lakes HS, Indian River, Mich.
Alexa Edgerton, editor
Tim Morley, adviser

5. Talon, Andress HS, El Paso, Texas
Sergio Ramirez, editor
Angelica Olmos, adviser

6. Wingspan, James C. Enochs HS, Modesto, Calif.
Paige Hermreck, editor
Tamra McCarthy, adviser

7. Behemoth, Skyline HS, Idaho Falls, Idaho
Brittney Hedrian, editor
Rebecca McGuyer, adviser

8. The JAG, Mill Valley HS, Shawnee, Kan.
Sara Johnson, editor
Kathy Hill Habiger, adviser

Yearbook 225-274

1. Reflections, McKinney North HS, McKinney, Texas
Mark Bell and Chelsea Robertson, editor
Rebecca Plumley, adviser

2. Hi-S-Potts, Pottsville Area HS, Pottsville, Pa.
John Jones, editor
Kathleen D. Zwiebel, adviser

3. Excalibur, Higley HS, Gilbert, Ariz.
Nikki Dart, editor
Jennie Wojtulewicz, adviser

4. Grizzly Gamut, Basha HS, Chandler, Ariz.
Anqi Li, editor
Liza Sejkora, adviser

5. Libro de Oro, Marcos de Niza HS, Tempe, Ariz.
Katie Mendoza, editor
Allison Adam, adviser

6. Horizons, Salpointe Catholic HS, Tucson, Ariz.
Eleni Fujiwara, editor
Dave Cosgrove , adviser

7. Kite, Franklin Community HS, Franklin, Ind.
Amanda Wray and Lauren O'Dell, editor
Carmen Mann-Lynch, adviser

8. Classic, Tremper HS, Kenosha, Wis.
Stefanie Dulak, Rebecca Freiberg, Dana Demske, Ainsley McMaster, editor
Sarah Trost, adviser

Yearbook 275-324

1. The Lion, McKinney HS, McKinney, Texas
Dalesa Bady, Tabitha King, Liz Reed and Megen Stene, editor
Lori Oglesbee, adviser

2. Log, Columbus North HS, Columbus, Ind.
Mary Hartstrin, Nick Sprague and Laura Rupp, editor
Kimberly Green, adviser

3. Saga, Loudoun Valley HS, Purcellville, Va.
Rigel Farr, Shelly Homson, Kate Dendinger and Michelle Rizzo, editor
Martha Akers, adviser

4. Decamhian, Del Campo HS, Fair Oaks, Calif.
Rebecca Shragge and Natasha Kumar, editor
Jim Jordan, adviser

5. The Clan, McLean HS, McLean, Va.
Lockwood, Toulmin, Vari, Phelan, editor
Meghan Percival, adviser

6. The Confederate, Lee-Davis HS, Mechanicsville, Va.
Crystal Goldman and Courtney Brown, editor
Charles Stevens, adviser

7. Tonitrus, Rocklin HS, Rocklin, Calif.
Bekka Rizzo, editor
Casey Nichols, adviser

8. WaWa, Wenatchee HS, Wenatchee, Wash.
Madeleine Warner, editor
Jeff Nusser, adviser

9. Campus, Pasadena HS, Pasadena, Calif.
Molly Champlin, Lindsay Ong, editor
Lori Touloumian, adviser

10. Aurora, J.W. North HS, Riverside, Calif.
Amanda Delgado, editor
Keith Lloyd, adviser

Yearbook 325+

1. Odyssey, Chantilly HS, Chantilly, Va.
Joe Fratter, Kelly Tarrant and Maya Ahronovich, editor
Mary Kay Downes, adviser

2. The Guardian, Westfield HS, Chantilly, Va.
Jennifer Coady and Sara Nichols, editor
Gary Bender, adviser

3. Indian, Shawnee Mission North HS, Overland Park, Kan.
Sammi Schussele, editor
Becky Tate, adviser

4. Freeflight, Torrey Pines HS, San Diego, Calif.
Alex Cosan, editor
Mia Smith, adviser

5. Pinnacle, Carmel HS, Carmel, Ind.
Allison Farrer and Lauren Reising, editor
Lisa Morris, adviser

6. Cayuse, Walnut HS, Walnut, Calif.
Rachel Thai, Lily Cheng, editor
So Hee Tan, adviser

7. El Paisano, Westlake HS, Austin, Texas
Sarah Fakhreddine, editor
Cindy Todd, adviser

8. Paragon, Oakton HS, Vienna, Va.
Nicole Bui and Amanda Desourdis, editor
Chad Rummel, adviser

9. Rampages, Casa Roble HS, Orangevale, Calif.
Jill Stephens, Katrina Tupper and Easar Forghany, editor
Dan Austin, adviser

10. Lair, Shawnee Mission Northwest HS, Shawnee, Kan.
Elizabeth Jackson, editor
Susan Massy, adviser

Literary Magazine

1. Andromeda, Chantilly HS, Chantilly, Va.
An Ly, editor
Bretton Zinger, adviser

2. Ink, Century HS, Bismarck, N.D.
Kate Beaudoin, editor
Gail Beaudoin, adviser

3. Etchings in Thought, North Central HS, Indianapolis, Ind.
Andy Riesmeyer, editor
Tom Gayda, adviser

4. Expressions Through Creativity (ETC), Pottsville Area HS, Pottsville, Pa.
Tom Guastino, editor
Kathleen D. Zwiebel, adviser

5. The Glass Knife, Sacramento Country Day School, Sacramento, Calif.
Joanne Melinson, adviser

6. Pegasus, Burges HS, El Paso, Texas
Andrea McWilliams, editor
Patricia Monroe, adviser

Broadcast Program

1. Mustang Morning News, Mira Costa HS, Manhattan Beach, Calif.
Dan O'Brien, and Jeff Wayland, editor
Michael Hernandez, adviser

2. Live From 205, Palos Verdes HS, Palos Verdes Estates, Calif.
Ryan Balderian, editor
Rene Vela, adviser

3. 2AToday, Findlay HS, Findlay, Ohio
Danielle DeArment, editor
Jim McGonnell, adviser

4. MHS-1, McKinney HS, McKinney, Texas
Ashley Kim, Hayden Jackson and Ryan Serr, editor
Alyssa Armentrout, adviser

5. News Network, N.F. Woods Technology Center, Mooresville, N.C.
Corey Saunier, editor
Christina Nuss, adviser

6. North Star Podcast, Francis Howell North HS, St. Charles, Mo.
Michelle Godar, editor
Aaron Manfull, adviser

Publication Website

1. North Star, Francis Howell North HS, St. Charles, Mo.
Adam Weber, editor
Aaron Manfull, adviser

2. Orange & Black, Grand Junction HS, Grand Junction, Colo.
Zach Castle and Jamie Newton, editor
Mark Newton, adviser

3. Silver Chips, Montgomery Blair HS, Silver Spring, Md.
Priyanka Gokhale, Pia Nargundkar and Rachita Sood, editor
Anne Cullen, adviser

4. The HiLite, Carmel HS, Carmel, Ind.
Yifan Meng, editor
Jim Streisel, adviser

5. Wayland Student Press, Wayland HS, Wayland, Mass.
Robin Kim, editor
Janet Karman Mary Barber, adviser

6. Timberlines, Timberline HS, Boise, Idaho
John Sandmeyer, editor
Doug Englert, adviser

7. The Harbinger, Shawnee Mission East HS, Prairie Village, Kan.
Hallie McCormick, editor
C. Dow Tate, adviser

8. The A-Blast, Annandale HS, Annandale, Va.
Matt Camilli, Erick Vu, editor
Alan Weintraut, adviser