In a display of resounding journalistic skill, IUSD schools dominated the Orange County Journalism Education Association (OCJEA) competition, affiliated with the Southern California Journalism Education Association (SCJEA). At the event, student journalists had a remarkable competition, winning in several categories and qualifying for the State Competition in April.
The Northwood Howler, the news outlet of Northwood High School, won the News Sweepstakes for the second consecutive year. Portola High School's Yearbook also won the Yearbook Sweepstakes title for the second consecutive year.
Additionally, Woodbridge High School's student publication, the Golden Arrow, took home the prestigious Best of Show, Division 1 Print Edition award.
Numerous IUSD students demonstrated their exceptional skills, earning qualifications for the upcoming state competition scheduled for April 6. These students excelled in various categories:
Feature Writing:
- Annabell Ko (1st place) - Woodbridge
- Lucy Kim (3rd place) - Northwood
- Sonia Wang (5th place) - Portola
- Kaylie Wang (6th place) - Northwood
- Kayleen Kim (7th place) - Portola
- Ashley Liau (8th place) - Irvine
- Cindy Mei (9th place) - Portola
Editorial Writing:
- Aishwarya Ramasubramanian (1st place) - Northwood
- Rhea Gupta (4th place) - Northwood
News Reporting:
- Parmin Zarmini (3rd place) - Portola
- Aditi Salunke (6th place) - Portola
- Megha Kishore (8th place) - Northwood
- Tyler Kim (9th place) - Portola
- Rachel Tran (10th place) - Irvine
Sports Writing:
- Elise Ngo (1st place) - Portola
- Jaycee Hendrickson (2nd place) - Northwood
- Shreya Aithal (4th place) - Northwood
- Jackson Gillies (5th place) - Woodbridge
- Ruhi Samudra (8th place) - Portola
- Zhongweng Zhang (10th place) - Irvine
Congratulations to all the students for their exceptional achievements at the OCJEA Journalism Competition!