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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 11-12 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 2026 (listed in alphabetical order):
First Team All-State
First Team All-State
Garrett Arendt
Garrett Arendt
West Linn High school
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Adviser: Glenn Krake
June Bӓck
June Bӓck
Grant High School
Adviser: Matt Daniels
Harper Coleman - Oregon Journalist of the Year Runner Up
Harper Coleman - Oregon Journalist of the Year Runner Up
La Salle Catholic College Preparatory
Adviser: Miles Kane
Connie Fashu-Kanu
Connie Fashu-Kanu
West Linn High School
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Adviser: Glenn Krake
Wesley Gilbert
Wesley Gilbert
West Linn High School
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Adviser: Glenn Krake
Iris Hochstettler
Iris Hochstettler
West Linn High School
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Adviser: Glenn Krake
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Nicholas Hull
Nicholas Hull
West Linn High School
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Adviser: Glenn Krake
Audrey Krake - Oregon Journalist of the Year Runner Up
Audrey Krake - Oregon Journalist of the Year Runner Up
West Linn High School
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Adviser: Glenn Krake
Claire Lenarduzzi
Claire Lenarduzzi
West Linn High School
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Adviser: Glenn Krake
clairelenarduzzi.wordpress.com
Lauren Shein - Oregon Journalist of the Year Runner Up
Lauren Shein - Oregon Journalist of the Year Runner Up
Summit High School
Adviser: James Williams
Kayla Stefan - Oregon Journalist of the Year Runner Up
Kayla Stefan - Oregon Journalist of the Year Runner Up
West Albany High School
The Whirlwind
Adviser: Michelle Balmeo
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Connor Stewart
Connor Stewart
South Salem High School
The Clypian | The Sword & Shield
Adviser: Brian Eriksen
https://sites.google.com/view/thestewartportfolio/ojoy-portfolio
Olivia Wang - Oregon Journalist of the Year
Olivia Wang - Oregon Journalist of the Year
West Linn High School
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Adviser: Glenn Krake
Audrey Waters
Audrey Waters
La Salle Prep
Adviser: Miles Kane
lasallefalconer.com/staff_name/audrey-waters
Clara Wood
Clara Wood
West Linn High School
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Adviser: Glenn Krake
clarawoodportfolio.wordpress.com
2nd Team All State Journalism
2nd Team All State Journalism
Brennea Atchley
South Salem Senior Highschool
Adviser: Brian Eriksen
Ariana Goettl
West Albany High School
Adviser: Michelle Balmeo
Abby Haney
Sandy High School
Adviser: JD McIntire
Madeline Hohl
Sandy High School
Adviser: JD McIntire
Megan Hutchinson
Sandy High School
Adviser: JD McIntire
Jack McManus
Leodis V. McDaniel High School
Adviser: Sarabeth Leitch
Naima Nguyen
West Albany High School
Adviser: Michelle Balmeo
Akshay Shah
West Linn High School
Adviser: Glenn Krake
Eban Slate
Leodis V. McDaniel High School
Adviser: Sarabeth Leitch
Finley Springer
West Linn High School
Adviser: Glenn Krake
Aria Peters
Leodis V. McDaniel High School
Adviser: Sarabeth Leitch
Eleanor Price
Grant High School
Adviser: Matt Daniels
Taylour Veith
West Albany High School
Adviser: Michelle Balmeo
Ashton Wood
Pacific High School
Adviser: Amanda Carlton
Macquarie Workman
West Linn High School
Adviser: Glenn Krake
All State Journalism Honorable Mention
All State Journalism Honorable Mention
Casey Coleman
Leodis V. McDaniel High School
Adviser: Sarabeth Leitch
Claire Hall
Mountain View High School
Adviser: Beth Zilk
Cece Lipman
South Salem High School
Adviser: Brian Eriksen
Eliot Logan
Grant High School
Adviser: Matt Daniels
Isabelle Ludemann
West Linn High School
Adviser: Glenn Krake
Finlee Seaton
Leodis V. McDaniel High School
Adviser: Andrew Hoeflein
Amelia Shaw
Grant High School
Adviser: Matt Daniels
Jasper Trehearne
La Salle Catholic College Preparatory
Adviser: Miles Kane
Audrey Walterscheid
South Salem High School
Adviser: Brian Eriksen
Grady Wilkinson
La Salle Catholic College Preparatory
Adviser: Miles Kane
Sasha Williams
South Salem High School
Adviser: Brian Eriksen
2027 Oregon Journalist of the Year / All-State Journalism Team
2027 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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