High school yearbook wins national award

FALLBROOK – The Moccasin, the yearbook of Fallbrook High, has won first class in the National Scholastic Press Association Yearbook Competition in its first-ever attempt at the national level. The yearbook qualified for the top distinction, All-American, by exceeding 3700 points, but fell short in one other category.

“This is very exciting news for the 2011 staff, the program, the high school, and the community,” said Dave Evans, now in his sixth year as advisor. “Our high expectations for the Moccasin every year are tempered by the reality that, as a 100 percent student-produced book an...