Overall Newspaper Excellence

May 16, 2020Leave a Comment

Lesher Award Winners

Outdoor portrait of Amanda Su

Former CC Spin award winner honored at Harvard

Break glass cartoon

Hiding in the ivory tower: Desensitization of violence in schools

Boy holding help sign

A tragic start to the year, Richmond community shows resilience

Female track athletes talking

Managing the responsibilities of being a student-athlete

slave cabin

Historical simulations bring real-life tension into classrooms

Each year the Lesher Awards honors the best in Contra Costa County High School journalism. In 2020, four high schools received kudos for their high school newspapers in the category of Overall Newspaper Excellence.

FIRST PLACE (tie)

Blueprint, Acalanes High School

The Wildcat Tribune, Dougherty Valley High School

SECOND PLACE

The Californian, California High School

THIRD PLACE

The Stampede, Monte Vista High School

HONORABLE MENTION

The Mirador, Miramonte High School

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No, corporations can’t be woke

The expansion of on-campus programs spark dialogues on the finite campus space at Acalanes High School.

Making space for spaces on the Acalanes High campus

Springhill Elementary athletes run a victory lap in the 2022 Special Olympics hosted at Acalanes High School.

Special Olympics return to Acalanes High

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Some Acalanes High seniors look beyond four-year colleges

The lively mariachi music at the Acalanes Cultural Fair brings a cultural richness and festive feel for community members to enjoy.

A celebration at Acalanes High of cultures from around the world

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On Sundays ‘Euphoria’ is must see watching

A student reaches for their daily caffeinated drink to provide a needed energy burst to make it through the day.

Caffeine consumption high among California High students

Former California High ASB President Ariadna Jacob, left, and TikTok star Addison Rae pose at the YouTube 2019 Streaming Awards. Jacob is suing The New York Times for defamation related to an article written about her TikTok talent management company.

Former California High ASB president sues the New York Times

California High campus scene

California High campus isn’t quite the same

9/11 memorial

Current students born after 9/11

Acalanes HS
No, corporations can’t be woke
Acalanes HS
Making space for spaces on the Acalanes High campus
Acalanes HS
Special Olympics return to Acalanes High
Acalanes HS
Some Acalanes High seniors look beyond four-year colleges
Acalanes HS
A celebration at Acalanes High of cultures from around the world
Acalanes HS
To mask or not to mask, that is the question on campus
Acalanes HS
Dear colleges, I am more than the sum of my struggles
Acalanes HS
Sexist jokes are nothing to laugh off
Acalanes HS
Acalanes activists walk out in solidarity with LGBTQ+ youth
Acalanes HS
Couch potatoes pause cable TV, get into the streaming flow

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