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Overall Staff Awards, 2003-2004

3rd place, Best of Show (Newsmagazine division)
Verde’s "Teen Runaways" issue was considered the third best of several dozen entries in the newsmagazine category of the April 2003 NSPA national convention in Portland. Members of the staff were on hand to receive the award.

6th place, Best of Show (Special edition division)
Verde’s "Animal House" issue was considered the sixth best of several dozen entries in the special edition category of the April 2003 NSPA national convention in Portland. Members of the staff were on hand to receive the award.

Gold Circle Awards
These CSPA awards are on a national scale and awarded to the top three entries in each category.

1st place, Overall Design for Newsmagazine Quarterfold/Pony

West regional winner for editorial excellence
Awarded by TIME magazine for issues of Verde produced during the 2002-2003 school year.

Individual Staff Awards, 2003-2004

Northern California Press Women

1st place, Cartoon
Katie Morton, "Gradewise"

1st place, Graphics
Katie Morton, "Gradewise"

1st place, News
Jeff O’Donohue, "Paying too much?"

1st place, Reviews
Jackie Javerbaum, "The Glossy Underground"

Journalism Education Association national Write-Off Awards (for timed writing contests administered at the April 2003 national convention of the JEA and NSPA.

Superior, Newsmagazine layout
Amy Su

Excellent, News writing
Daniel Evers

Excellent, Editorial writing
Alessandra Radicati

Excellent, Literary magazine layout
Jessica Fields

Overall Staff Awards, 2002-2003

Pacemaker (Newsmagazine division)
Announced in November by the National Scholastic Press Association, for Verde issues produced the 2001-2002 school year. The Pacemaker, given for overall staff achievement, is the NSPA’s most prestigious all-staff award. Verde was one of three magazines nationally to win this award.

Gold Crown (Newspaper division)
Announced in March by the Columbia Scholastic Press Association for issues produced during the 2001-2002 school year. Verde was one of 21 magazines to win this award, the CSPA’s most prestigious for overall staff achievement. Members of the staff were on hand in New York to receive the award.

Best of Show (Newsmagazine division)
Verde’s "Science of Beauty" issue was considered the best of several dozen entries in the newsmagazine category of the April 2003 NSPA national convention in Portland. Members of the staff were on hand to receive the award.

Gold Circle Awards
(These CSPA awards are significant because they are on a national scale, and only one 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place is given in each category. There were more than 10,000 entries overall for the Spring 2003 awards.)

1st place, "Overall Design for Newsmagazine Quarterfold/Pony"
Verde staff, all 2001-2002 issues

1st place, "Typography: General Use Throughout"
Verde staff, Summer 2002 "Gender" issue

Individual Staff Awards, 2002-2003

2003 Ernest Hemingway Writing Award
1st place, Feature Writing
Saleet Wolf for Verde cover stories "Right drug, wrong mouth" and "Gender bender" (The award included a $2500 scholarship and a trip for two to Kansas City to be honored at a banquet and meet Hemingway’s son.)

Gold Circle Awards
(These CSPA awards are significant because they are on a national scale, and only one 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place is given in each category. There were more than 10,000 entries overall for the Spring 2003 awards.))

1st place, Cartoon
Jennifer Eng and Sohrab Pahlavan, "Sir Todd")

1st place, Entertainment Review
Heather Richels, "Matt Nathanson Knows How to Party!" (Heather was on Verde in Spring 2002 but wrote this for The Campanile a semester earlier.))

2nd place, Non-Fiction Article or Interview
Jenna Drumright, "Interview with Joan Baez")

2nd place, Title and Contents Page,
Julia Verheecke)

2nd place, Single Photograph that Complements Content of Copy,
Carson Hoffacker and Annie McIntee, "Addiction,")

Certificate of Merit, News Feature:
Alex Doniach, "How safe is our water?")

Certificate of Merit, Single Color Feature Photo
Carson Hoffacker, "How Safe Is Our Water?")

Certificate of Merit, Feature photo: Portfolio of Work
Carson Hoffacker)

Certificate of Merit, Non-Fiction Article or Interview
Noora Mashruwala, "Gangbangers" )

Certificate of Merit, Cover Design, Two or More Colors
Jenna Drumright and Julia Verheecke)

Certificate of Merit, Title and Contents Page
Julia Verheecke, Verde (Spring 2002)