High school journalists from throughout the Peninsula were honored yesterday (April 30) when the Peninsula Press Club presented its 2007 High School Journalism Awards at a reception in Ralston Hall at Notre Dame de Namur University in Belmont. More than 100 students from 11 high schools submitted 237 entries from their 2006-2007 newspapers, Web sites and magazines which were judged by professional members of the Press Club. The competition was co-sponsored by Hillsdale Shopping Center, the Journalism Program of NDNU and the Press Club.

Above, editors and staff of Eastside College Preparatory School’s high school newspaper, The Eastside Panther, stood proud after winning the Peninsula Press Clubs highest award for General Excellence at the awards ceremony. The editors of the student newspaper are Jose Ibarra, Jannette Angulo and Lindsey Turner. More photos on our high school contest page.

Here are the award winners:

General Excellence
First: Eastside Panther, Eastside Prep
Second: Jefferson Tom-Tom, Jefferson High School
Third: Mills Thunderbolt, Mills High School

Layout and Design
First: Burlingame B, Burlingame High School
Second: Eastside Panther, Eastside Prep
Third: The Friar, Serra High School

Web Site Design
First: The Paly Voice, Palo Alto High School

Web Site Content
First: The Paly Voice, Palo Alto High School

Column
First: Trevor Cox, Serra High School
Second: Caroline Hodge, Henry M. Gunn Senior High School
Third: Billy Low, Pinewood School

Editorial
First: Mayra Cisneros, Eastside College Prep
Second: Caroline Hodge, Gunn High School
Third: Maira Navarro, Eastside College Prep
Honorable Mention: Francisco Tamayo, Eastside College

Feature Story
(Tie) First: David Lee, Serra High School
First: Jenny Ji , Palo Alto High School

(Tie) Second: Molly Cornfield, Palo Alto High School
Second: Chelsea Williams, Palo Alto High School

Honorable Mention: Daniel Brenner, Pinewood High School
Honorable Mention: Gerald Smith and Sergio Portela Jr., Jefferson High School.

Sports Story
First: Kyle Hutchinson, Serra High School
Second: Sarah Flamm, Palo Alto High School
Third: Nick Fraioli, Pinewood High School

News story
First: Andrea Dominguez, Jefferson High School
Second: Marissa Hom, Mills High
Third: Sarah Flamm, Palo Alto High School
Honorable Mention: Ruby Farias, Eastside Prep
Honorable Mention: Trevor Cox, Serra High School

News Photo
First: Jose Ibarra, Eastside Prep
Second: Hannah Hoffman, Burlingame High School
Third: Jose Ibarra, Eastside Prep

Feature Photo
First: Kaela Fox, Palo Alto High School
Second: Kaela Fox, Palo Alto High School
Third: Ken Zurcher, Serra High School

Sports Photo
First: Victoria Vargas, Eastside Prep
Second: Kaela Fox, Palo Alto High School
Third: Jose Ibarra, Eastside Prep

Special Recognition
The Palo Alto High School Verde Magazine

The San Francisco Peninsula Press Club’s annual High School Journalism Contest accepts entries from schools in February and March. An exact deadline for entries will be announced in January.
Who won in the past?
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2002(Photo credit: Erik Oeverndiek)