About/ Staff

The CC Spin is produced by students at Contra Costa County public high schools.  Story development is supervised by the journalism advisers at the participating schools. Professional journalists coach the students and guide their reporting and writing. Staff members from local journalism outlets and retired journalists instruct participating students in professional journalism standards and practices. 

The CC Spin is a product of the collaboration of The Lesher Foundation, the Contra Costa County Office of Education and the California Scholastic Journalism Initiative.

All opinions expressed in CC Spin are the views of the student authors only and do not represent the opinion of the Lesher Foundation, the Contra Costa County Office of Education, the California Scholastic Journalism Initiative, or any school, district or county educational authority,

CC Spin is a product of student journalists and is guided by the tenets of The First Amendment, the ethical guidelines of the Society of Professional Journalists and the California Education Code, specifically sections 45907 and 48950.

If you are a student interested in contributing to CC Spin or a teacher interested in having your students participate, contact Steve O’Donoghue at [email protected].

FACILITATORS

Devorah Levine
Executive Director
Lesher Foundation

Marcus Walton
Chief Communications Officer
Contra Costa County Office
of Education

Steve O’Donoghue
California Scholastic Journalism
Initiative, Coordinator

Jim Finefrock, Writing Coach
Bruce Koon Writing Coach
Carol Pogash, Writing Coach
Dick Rogers, Writing Coach

Karl Grubaugh, Webmaster

Printing by
FolgerGraphics Printing
Hayward, California

FACULTY ADVISERS

• Natalie Moore, Acalanes High School
  
• Brian Barr, California High School
  
• Nick Hansen, Clayton Valley High School
• Nathan Nugent, De Anza High School
  
• Rachel Decker, Dougherty Valley High School
  
• Tara Taylor-McDonald, Kennedy High School
  
• Sarah Hillenbrand, Making Waves Academy
  
• Donia Gousios, Miramonte High School
  
• Katherine Olson, Monte Vista High School
  
• Karen Jenkins , Northgate High School
  
• Ralph Bedwell, Pinole Valley High School
  
• Lorenzo Moretti, Richmond High School
• Giana Lillig San Ramon Valley High School

STUDENT EDITORS

• Marisa Guerra Echiverria, Acalanes High School
• Nick Harvey, California High School
• Jason Shin, Clayton Valley Charter High School
• Vikram Gill, DeAnza High School
• Mayukhi Katragadda, Dougherty Valley High School
• Nick Woo, Dougherty Valley High School
• Adaley Perez, Making Waves Academy
• Henry Hill, Miramonte High School
• Emma Leibowitz, Miramonte High School
• Jonathan Pham, Miramonte High School
• Angelina Izmaylova, Monte  Vista High School
• Adelaide Berrett, Northgate High School
• Carly Juroff, San Ramon Valley High School