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Imagine an All State athletic team, but for high school journalists. That's the concept behind the Oregon All State Journalism Team that recognizes the top high school journalists across the state. Students with at least one year of publication staff experience submitted resumes of their journalistic accomplishments, with an emphasis on the skills and guidelines of JEA's national high school journalist of the year contest. Students who submitted applications with their resume and portfolio to the Oregon State Journalist of the Year contest were automatically considered for the Oregon All State Journalism Team.
Much like the OSAA All-State Honor process where coaches vote on honors, Advisers with All State Journalism Team applicants looked over a random sampling of 10 resumes, assigning points to the most outstanding resumes not from their school. Each applicant was scored by three different advisers and the resumes receiving the most outstanding votes were named to the All-State Journalism Team. Additional students also receiving outstanding votes were named to the 2nd Team All-State and there were still students receiving votes necessitating a list of Honorable Mentions.
Here are the top Oregon State High School Student Journalists of 2025 (listed in alphabetical order):
2025 First Team All State Journalism
2025 First Team All State Journalism
Charlie Bloomer - Oregon Journalist of the Year
12th Grade
Sandy High School
Pioneer Press Newspaper
Adviser: JD McIntire
Claire Coffey - Oregon Journalist of the Year Runner Up
12th Grade
Grant High School
Grant Magazine
Adviser: Matt Daniels
Edie Himmer
12th Grade
West Linn High School
wlhsNOW.com / Amplifier Newsmagazine
Adviser: Glenn Krake
Iris Hochstettler
11th Grade
West Linn High School
Green & Gold Yearbook
Adviser: Glenn Krake
hochstettleriris.wordpress.com
Audrey Krake
11th Grade
West Linn High School
Green & Gold Yearbook
Adviser: Glenn Krake
Claire Lenarduzzi
11th Grade
West Linn High School
wlhsNOW.com / Amplifier Newsmagazine
Adviser: Glenn Krake
clairelenarduzzi.wordpress.com
Clover Martin
11th Grade
La Salle Catholic College Preparatory
La Salle Falconer News
Adviser: Miles Kane
lasallefalconer.com/staff_name/clover-martin/
Elise Meikle
12th Grade
West Linn High School
Green & Gold Yearbook
Adviser: Glenn Krake
Lauren Shein
11th Grade
Summit High School
The Summit Pinnacle Newspaper
Adviser: James Williams
Lily Squires
12th Grade
South Salem High School
Clypian News
Adviser: Brian Eriksen
lasquires.wixsite.com/lilysquiress
Connor Stewart
11th Grade
South Salem High School
Clypian News
Adviser: Brian Eriksen
Audrey Waters
11th Grade
La Salle Catholic College Preparatory
La Salle Falconer News
Adviser: Miles Kane
lasallefalconer.com/staff_name/audrey-waters/
Clara Wood
11th Grade
West Linn High School
wlhsNOW.com / Amplifier Newsmagazine
Adviser: Glenn Krake
clarawoodportfolio.wordpress.com
2nd Team All State Journalism
2nd Team All State Journalism
Garrett Arendt
West Linn High School
Adviser: Glenn Krake
June Baeck
Grant High School
Adviser: Matt Daniels
Kaylee Blean
Marshfield Senior High School
Adviser: Stephani Howe
Finnuala Christensen-McElroy
La Salle Catholic College Preparatory
Adviser: Miles Kane
Kayah Cieslak
La Salle Catholic College Preparatory
Adviser: Miles Kane
Casey Coleman
Leodis V. McDaniel High School
Adviser: Sarabeth Leitch
Harper Coleman
La Salle Catholic College Preparatory
Adviser: Miles Kane
John D'Souza
Wilsonville High School
Adviser: John Fitzgerald
Nicholas Hull
West Linn High School
Adviser: Glenn Krake
Margot Kalmanson
Grant High School
Adviser: Matt Daniels
Charlie Mack
West Albany High School
Adviser: Michelle Balmeo
Sasha Williams
South Salem High School
Adviser: Brian Eriksen
All State Journalism Honorable Mention
All State Journalism Honorable Mention
Joelliuz Andino
Leodis V. McDaniel High School
Adviser: Sarabeth Leitch & Andrew Hoeflein
Blake Arnold
Summit High School
Adviser: James Williams
Brennea Atchley
South Salem Senior High School
Adviser: Brain Eriksen
Zay Conant
Leodis V. McDaniel High School
Adviser: Sarabeth Leitch
Alexander Derlago
Wilsonville High School
Adviser: John Fitzgerald
Evangeline Johnson
Leodis V. McDaniel High School
Adviser: Sarabeth Leitch
Jack McManus
Leodis V. McDaniel High School
Adviser: Sarah Beth Leitch
Aria Peters
Leodis V. McDaniel High School
Adviser: Sarabeth Leitch
Emery Putnam
Wilsonville High School
Adviser: John Fitzgerald
Audrey Willmschen
South Salem High School
Adviser: Brian Eriksen
2026 Oregon Journalist of the Year / All-State Journalism Team
2026 Oregon Journalist of the Year / All-State Journalism Team
Have students who would be great candidates for next year’s All State Journalism Team or for the Journalist of the Year contest? Let us know about them so we can add them to our contest watch list which is one of the main ways we reach out to students and help them put together portfolios and applications for next year’s contest.
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