The League of Women Voters of Fremont, Newark and Union City announces the winners from the multi-media Y Vote Contest conducted at public high schools in Fremont, Newark and Union City. The contest challenged students to create a persuasive argument for why young voters should register and vote. There were 55 participants with 37 entries.

$1,000 first place: Jordan Kane, Cassie Redd, Andrew Narveson and Scott Spangler, Kennedy High School, "One Vote" (poster); Trang Nguyen, Kennedy High, "Vote in 2008" (poster)

$500 second place: Claire Lugtu, Newark Memorial High School, "Thoughts on Voting" (video)

$300 third place: Sonia Lai, Mission San Jose High School, "Let Your Voice Be Heard" (poster)

$200 fourth place: Ashley Fernandes, Meeka Ganghi, Shalika Gupta, Isha Jethi, Irvington High School, "Echoes of Your Vote" (poem); Brenda Li, James Logan High School, "Meanwhile, We Say" (poem); Dhruv Marwha and Akshay Nathawat, Kennedy High, "The Power of One" (video); Annie Wang, Irvington High, "Y VOTE Poem" (poem)

$150 Judge's Award: Ariel Aboyter and Anjelica Senior, Irvington High, "We Are the People" (song); Irina Badulescu, Kennedy High, "Make a Difference" (poster); T. J. Cervantez, James Logan High, "The Right to Vote," (poem); Bob Chen, Chris Ji, Milan Kantaria, Irvington High, "Something Better to Do" (video); Diana Kim, Irvington High, "Voice It Out" (poster art); Seward Lee, Irvington High, "Why Vote???" (video); Rubi Luna, Kennedy High, "Flip the Coin, Young Women!" (poster); Maria Wang, Mission San Jose High, "Vote to be the Change you want to See in the World" (poster); Stefany Wilson, Kennedy High, "A Nation of New" (poem).

$100 honorable mention: Allyn Pintal, James Logan High, "No Joke" (comic strip); Cassandra Sadsad, James Logan High, "Election 2008" (poem).