12 Walsworth schools place in Best of Show contest at JEA/NSPA

Kansas City, Mo. (April, 18, 2011) – Yearbooks from 12 Walsworth schools placed in the Best of Show contest this past weekend at the JEA/NSPA Spring National High School Journalism Convention in Anaheim.

Decamhian from Del Campo High School in Fair Oaks, Calif., placed first in the Yearbook 275-324 Pages category, while Lair from Shawnee Mission Northwest High School in Shawnee, Kan., placed first in the Yearbook 325+ Pages category.

Additional Walsworth yearbooks to fare well included Hauberk from Shawnee Mission East High School in Prairie Village, Kan., which placed second in 325+ Pages; Wings from Arrowhead Christian Academy in Redlands, Calif., which placed fourth in the Yearbook 225-274 Pages category; and Hoofbeats from Burges High School in El Paso, Texas, which placed fourth in the Yearbook 224 or Fewer Pages category.

Other Walsworth yearbooks that placed in the Best of Show included: Pinnacle from Carmel High School in Carmel, Ind. (7^th – 325+); Reflections from Blue Valley High School in Stilwell, Kan. (9^th – 325+); Cambia from Oak Park High School in Kansas City, Mo. (7^th – 225-274); Tenas Coma from Mount Si High School in Snoqualmie, Wash. (8^th – 225-274); Parousia from Maranatha Christian Schools in San Diego, Calif. (7th – 224 or Fewer); Our Medium from Encore Jr./Sr. High School of the Performing and Visual Arts in Hesperia, Calif. (9^th – 224 or Fewer); and Talon from Andress High School in El Paso, Texas (10^th – 224 or Fewer).

The full list of Best of Show winners can be found below:

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

3. Daedalus, Northeastern HS, Manchester, Pa.
Natalie Hotaling, editor
Beth Ann Brown, adviser

4. Hoofbeats, Burges HS, El Paso, Texas
April Hernandez, Alejandra Uribe, editors
Patricia Monroe, adviser

5. Spud, Idaho Falls HS, Idaho Falls, Idaho
Devan Munk, editor
Ryan Hansen, adviser

6. Lonach, Hazen HS, Renton, Wash.
Kiera Brown, editor
Jane Sawyer, adviser

7. Parousia, Maranatha Christian Schools, San Diego, Calif.
Sarah Knutson, Sarah Hardenburg, editors
Pamela Pachmayr, adviser

8. Woodman, Greenwood Community HS, Greenwood, Ind.
David Rogers, editor
Denise Roberts, adviser

9. Our Medium, Encore Jr./Sr. HS of the Performing and Visual Arts, Hesperia, Calif.
Christina Chambers, editor

10. Talon, Andress HS, El Paso, Texas
Bernadette Silva, editor
Ismael Barraza, adviser

Yearbook 225-274 Pages

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

2. The Lion, McKinney HS, McKinney, Texas
Abby Kinsinger, Megan Robinson, Alex Somborn, Logan Webb, editors
Lori Oglesbee, adviser

3. Log, Columbus North HS, Columbus, Ind.
Maggie Kim, editor
Kim Green, adviser

4. Wings, Arrowhead Christian Academy, Redlands, Calif.
Janice Marvin, Jenna Geers, editors
Crystal Kazmierski, adviser

5. Equus, Dobson HS, Mesa, Ariz.
Carly Daniels, Ashley Olsen, editors
Micki Remos, adviser

6. Cardinal and Gold, Oxnard HS, Oxnard, Calif.
Lacey Pringle-Haymons, editor
Kristina Roberts, adviser

7. Cambia, Oak Park HS, Kansas City, Mo.
Derrick Burn, editor
Christina Geabhart, adviser

8. Tenas Coma, Mount Si HS, Snoqualmie, Wash.
Lisa Eytel, editor
Susan Holihan, adviser

9. Spectrum, Schurr HS, Montebello, Calif.
Levi Wong, editor
Carrie Cunningham, adviser

10. Gyre, Hanford HS, Richland, Wash.
Kelsey Cook, editor
Nancy Smith, 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

3. Pilot, Redondo Union HS, Redondo Beach, Calif.
Kristen Schreyver, Kevin Maniar, Daniel Fallon, editors
Mitch Ziegler, adviser

4. The Clan, McLean HS, McLean, Va.
Anna Glendning, Marissa Gitler, Hannah Kirby, Natalie Mabile, editors
Meghan Percival, adviser

5. Elkonian, Centerville HS, Centerville, Ohio
Megan Malone, Molly Merrit, editors
Colleen Sanders, adviser

6. Campus, Pasadena HS, Pasadena, Calif.
Tenaya Senzaki, editor
Jose Herrera, adviser

7. Aerie, Mountain Vista HS, Highlands Ranch, Colo.
Ali Cooper, Rob Denton, Bailey Ostdiek, Dani Mason, editors
Mark Newton, adviser

8. The Edge, Glacier Peak HS, Snohomish, Wash.
Chelsea Cuykendall, editor
Annie Stone, adviser

9. Titanian, San Marino HS, San Marino, Calif.
Natalie Fung, Tiffany Kao, editors
Lou Ann Fuentes/José A. Caire, advisers

10. Techniques, Thomas Jefferson HS for Science & Technology, Alexandria, Va.
Stephanie Colon, Isha Maharishi, Max Reinsel, editors
Erinn Harris, adviser

Yearbook 325+ Pages

1. Lair, Shawnee Mission Northwest HS, Shawnee, Kan.
Lauren Minick, Annie Unruh, editors
Susan Massy, adviser

2. Hauberk, Shawnee Mission East HS, Prairie Village, Kan.
Whitaker Sherk, editor
Dow Tate, adviser

3. Indian, Shawnee Mission North HS, Overland Park, Kan.
Alexis Reid, Annie Basham, Ben Enyart, Sarah Hendee, editors
Becky Tate, adviser

4. Crimson, duPont Manual HS, Louisville, Ky.
Ethan Hawes, Abby DeWeese, editors
Elizabeth Palmer, adviser

5. Odyssey, Chantilly HS, Chantilly, Va.
Elisa Yi, Sam Owens, editors
Mary Kay Downes, adviser

6. El Paisano, Westlake HS, Austin, Texas
Lauren Noonan, editor
Cindy Todd, adviser

7. Pinnacle, Carmel HS, Carmel, Ind.
Cindy Brentlinger, Kati Feller, editors
Nicole Wilson, adviser

8. Summit, Smoky Hill HS, Aurora, Colo.
Tu Phan, Kelly Hein, editors
Carrie Faust, adviser

9. Reflections, Blue Valley HS, Stilwell, Kan.
Gretchen Hess, editor
Jill Chittum, adviser

10. Etruscan, Glenbrook South HS, Glenview, Ill.
Annie Boswell, Hannah Madans, Charlie Reighard, Kevin Daliva, Najah Bhatty, editors
Brenda Field, adviser