Awards
- 2024-2025
- NSPA Seattle Best of Show 2nd Place Website (Fewer Than 1800 Students)
- NSPA Seattle Best of Show Reporting: Feature Story (Siena Codekas / 2nd Place)
- NSPA Seattle Best of Show Reporting: News Story (Lauren Ko / 2nd Place)
- Orange County Journalism Education Association (OCJEA) 1st Place North Division Online Best of Show
- Southern California Journalism Education Association (SCJEA) 2nd Place 2025 California All-Stars Website
- SNO Distinguished Site
- SNO Distinguished Sites Badge: Multimedia
- SNO Distinguished Sites Badge: Continuous Coverage
- SNO Distinguished Sites Badge: Story Page Excellence
- SNO Distinguished Sites Badge: Site Excellence
- SNO Distinguished Sites Badge: Audience Engagement
- SNO Distinguished Sites Badge: Excellence in Writing
- Best of SNO / “Kim Twins’ Parallel Paths Lead to Full-Ride Questbridge Scholarships” by Lauren Ko
- Best of SNO / “Missing the Point” by Sofia Rodriguez
- Best of SNO / “‘Snow White’ Review: Disney’s Latest Live-Action Remake Fails to Capture the Magic of Original” by Charlotte Nethers
- Best of SNO / “‘The Rose Bargain’ Review: Romantic Fantasy, With a Magical Twist” by Charlotte Nethers
- Best of SNO / “Just Coworkers” by Karla Yoell
- Best of SNO / “Egg Shortages, Price Hikes Hit Brea as Bird Flu Surges” by Lauren Ko
- Best of SNO / “Szary Sister Synergy” by Siena Codekas
- Best of SNO / “Breaking the Spell of Tradition: The Evolution of the Disney Princess” by Charlotte Nethers
- Best of SNO / “Will ‘Wicked’ Defy Gravity?” by Charlotte Nethers
- Best of SNO / “A Picture Has a Thousand Consequences” by Sofia Rodriguez
- Best of SNO / “Classes, Campus Activities Canceled Due to Shooting Threat” by Lauren Ko
- Best of SNO / “Championship Seasons” by Siena Codekas
- Best of SNO / “Joker: Folie a Deux Review: A Haunting Symphony of Love and Madness” by Kaedin James Ensminger Fluegal
- Best of SNO / “Wendy’s Krabby Patty is a Lazy Money Grab” by Azilynn Fuerte
- Best of SNO / “The Muting of Queer Music” by Olivia Chappell
- Best of SNO / “Uglies Review: Divergent Meets the Kissing Booth in This Netflix Time-Waster” by Olivia Chappell
- Best of SNO / “Every Vote Counts” by the Wildcat Editorial Board
- Best of SNO / “BOHS Cell Phone Policy Falls Short” by Sofia Rodriguez
- 2023-2024
- National Scholastic Press Association 2024 Online Pacemaker Finalist
- Orange County Journalism Education Association (OCJEA) 1st Place Division 2 Online Best of Show
- Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Circle Award Personal Opinion: Off-Campus Issues (Eleonora Segura / 1st Place)
- Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Circle Award Personal Opinion: On-Campus Issues (Eleonora Segura / 3rd Place)
- Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Circle Award General Feature (Eleonora Segura / 3rd Place)
- Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Circle Award Single Spot News Photograph (Issabella Garcia / 2nd Place)
- Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Circle Award Single Sports Photograph (Jacob An / Honorable Mention)
- Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Circle Award Photography Portfolio of Work (Issabella Garcia / 2nd Place)
- Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Circle Award Interactive Graphic (Ellen Kim / Honorable Mention)
- SNO Distinguished Sites Badge: Story Page Excellence
- SNO Distinguished Sites Badge: Excellence in Writing
- SNO Distinguished Sites Badge: Site Excellence
- Best of SNO / “BOTA, CSEA Members Protest For Salary Increase at Rally, Board Meeting” by Ellen Kim
- Best of SNO / “Record Rainfall Drenches Orange County, BOHS” by Lauren Ko
- Best of SNO / “Teal Punctuates Fits With Eye-Catching Kicks” by Lauren Ahn
- Best of SNO / “Generation (A)pathetic” by Sofia Rodriguez
- Best of SNO / “From Classrooms to Courtrooms: Montana Youth Win Battle For Greener Future” by Ellie Segura
- Best of SNO / “Too Close to Home” by Ellie Segura
- Best of SNO / “One Killed at Brea Apartment Complex; Suspect Apprehended” by Lauren Ko
- 2022-2023
- SNO Distinguished Sites Badge: Excellence in Writing
- Best of SNO / “Embracing the ‘B’ in HBCU” by Gaby Smith
- 2021-2022
- SNO Distinguished Sites Badge: Excellence in Writing
- Best of SNO / “Think Before You Post: Social Media Activity Impacts College Admissions” by Doyon Kim
- Best of SNO / “Teen Drivers Hit Hard by Soaring Gas Prices” by Karis Choi, Jasmine Youn
- Best of SNO / “517 Days Later: Students, Staff React to First Week Back” by Karis Choi, Jasmine Youn
- 2020-2021
- National Scholastic Press Association Best Comic Strip (Makayla Huerta / 1st Place)
- National Scholastic Press Association Best Comic Strip (Makayla Huerta / 5th Place)
- National Scholastic Press Association Best Editorial Cartoon (Makayla Huerta / 4th Place)
- National Scholastic Press Association Best Illustration (Makayla Huerta / Honorable Mention)
- National Scholastic Press Association Best News Story (Doyon Kim / Honorable Mention)
- Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Circle Award News Writing (Doyon Kim / 1st Place)
- Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Circle Award Headline Writing (Doyon Kim / 3rd Place)
- Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Circle Award Computer Generated Art/Illustration (Makayla Huerta / 1st Place)
- Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Circle Award Cartooning (Makayla Huerta / 1st Place)
- Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Circle Award Cartooning (Makayla Huerta / Certificate of Merit)
- Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Circle Award Hand Drawn Illustration (Makayla Huerta / 2nd Place)
- Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Circle Award Hand Drawn Illustration (Makayla Huerta / 3rd Place)
- Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Circle Award Cartoon Portfolio of Work (Makayla Huerta / 1st Place)
- Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Circle Award Spot News Photograph (Alexis Alexander / 3rd Place)
- SNO Distinguished Sites Badge: Excellence in Writing
- Best of SNO / “The Klapp Family: Two Generations of Softball Success” by Cheyenne Arredondo
- Best of SNO / “Barrera (’09) Builds Bodies and Communities as Owner, CEO of Faster Fitness Gym” by Doyon Kim, Karis Choi
- Best of SNO / “The Lies of Diet Culture” by Jasmine Youn, Karis Choi
- Best of SNO / “A Dark Day on Capitol Hill” by Melissa Perez, Callie Yates
- Best of SNO / “BOUSD Board of Education Seat Determined by Roll of Dice” by Doyon Kim
- Best of SNO / “Blue Ridge Fire Forces Evacuations” by Doyon Kim and Jared Corona
- 2017-2018
- National Scholastic Press Association Best Infograph (Matthew Moon / Honorable Mention)
- 2016-2017
- National Scholastic Press Association Best Infograph (Matthew Moon / 4th Place)
- National Scholastic Press Association Best Illustration (Amy Yoon / Honorable Mention)
- National Scholastic Press Association Best Cartoon (Deziree Cervantes / Honorable Mention)
- 2014-2015
- National Scholastic Press Association Best Page Design (Astyr Ko / Honorable Mention)
- 2013-2014
- National Scholastic Press Association Best Sports Writing (Noelle Gracia / Honorable Mention)
- 2012-2013
- National Scholastic Press Association Best Sports Photo (Trent Preston / Honorable Mention)
- National Scholastic Press Association Best Illustration (Megan Moberly / Honorable Mention)
- National Scholastic Press Association Best Infograph (Selina Che / 5th Place)
- Orange County Journalism Education Association Division I Print Best of Show
- 2011-2012
- Fullerton College Journalism Department Best Overall Newspaper (1st Place)
- 2010-2011
- National Scholastic Press Association Best Page One Design (Deborah Kim / 2nd Place)
- Fullerton College Journalism Department Best Overall Newspaper (1st Place)
- 2009-2010
- National Scholastic Press Association Online Pacemaker/Best Website (Chelsea Yeh / Finalist)
- 1981-1982
- Southern California Journalism Education Association (SCJEA) Write-Offs Feature Writing (Gaelen McAllister / 7th Place)
- Orange County Journalism Education Association (OCJEA) Write-Offs Feature Writing (Gaelen McAllister / 2nd Place)
- 1957-1958
- Santa Ana College Journalism Workshop Best News Story (Priscilla Taylor / 2nd Place)
- Santa Ana College Journalism Workshop Best Sports Story (Ron Butterfield / Honorable Mention
- Santa Ana College Journalism Workshop Best All-Around Journalist (Gregg Hopkins / Honorable Mention)