Diamond Bar had a great showing at the 2018 state (actually Southern California) journalism Write-offs held Saturday, March 17, at Rancho Dominguez Prep in Long Beach. Five of our students finished either 1st or 2nd in their category.

We finished 3rd in newspaper sweepstakes and yearbook took 5th in Yearbook sweepstakes. Also, the Bull’s Eye took first place in the judging of newspapers. Over 25 schools and 300 students participated.

The winners were:

Yearbook theme (4th): Jeremy Kim and Karen Zheng

Yearbooks layout and copy (5th): Tulasi Murthy and Megan Ly

News: Senior Brian Chang (1th); Junior Catherine Liu (15th)

 Novice News: Sophomore Elizabeth Peng (superior)

 Critical Review: Senior Pauline Woodley (1st) ; Junior Amelie Lee (4th)

 Editorial Cartoon: Senior Megan Lee (2nd)

 Features: Junior Cindy Liu (2nd)

 Newspaper layout: Senior Hannah Lee (1st)

 Sports: Senior Ryan Chae (8th)