- 2nd Place in Feature in the 2014 High School Communications Contest, sponsored by California Press Women, for Depression is More Complex Than It Seems
- 2nd Place in Graphics in the 2014 High School Communications Contest, sponsored by California Press Women, for Reflection Upon Depression
- Certificate of Achievement for the Granite Bay Gazette in Feature Photo in the 2015 Better Newspaper Contest for Winter Wonderland
- 2nd Place in Feature in the 2016 High School Communications Contest, sponsored by California Press Women, for Belief Battles the Bewitched
- Honorable Mention in News of Feature Photo in the 2016 High School Communications Contest, sponsored by California Press Women, for Homecoming Parade
- Honorable Mention in Single Page Layout in the 2016 High School Communications Contest, sponsored by California Press Women, for Winter Wandering
- 1st Place in News Photo in the 2016 Annual Contest, sponsored by the Journalism Education Association of Northern California for Powder Puff
- Certificate of Merit in Photography Portfolio in the 2016 Gold Circle Awards, sponsored by the Columbia Scholastic Press Association.
- Sweepstakes Winner in Photo Illustration in the 2017 International Writing and Photo Contest, sponsored by Quill and Scroll, for LGBT History Book
- Gold Key in Feature Writing in the 2017 International Writing and Photo Contest, sponsored by Quill and Scroll, for Eastern Ignorance
- Gold Key in Advertisement in the 2017 International Writing and Photo Contest, sponsored by Quill and Scroll.
- Honor Roll in academic excellence in spring 2017, presented by the National Scholastic Press Association.
- 2nd Place in Feature Photo in the 2017 Annual Contest, sponsored by the Journalism Education Association of Northern California.
- 3rd Place in News Photo in the 2017 Annual Contest, sponsored by the Journalism Education Association of Northern California.
- Honorable Mention in Photo Illustration in the 2017 Annual Contest, sponsored by the Journalism Education Association of Northern California.
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