Mt. SAC journalists win 28 awards
Mt. San Antonio College journalism students outdid themselves again by
winning a record 28 awards recently at the Journalism Association of Community
Colleges state conference in Sacramento.
"Our students have walked away with the most awards ever won by Mt. SAC at the state level, " said Toni Albertson, Mt. SAC journalism professor and advisor for the student newspaper, The Mountaineer. "Winning this many awards at the state conference shows the dedication these students have for journalism and the association's recognition of the caliber of their work."
Mt. SAC's student newspaper, The Mountaineer, and the student magazine, Substance Magazine, each won general excellence awards. Beatrice Alcala (Walnut) won first place for in the magazine design competition, while Jessica Cardenas (Upland) won first for magazine cover and Aldo Padilla (Fontana) won first place for magazine photo.
Carmichael Cruz (Rowland Heights) won second place in the feature writing competition, while Adam Valenzuela (Riverside) took second in the editorial cartoon category. Padilla took second in the magazine feature photo competition, while Alcala won second- and third-place awards in advertisement design.
Charlye DeHart (Montclair), editor of Mt. SAC's newspaper, and Jessica Cardenas (Upland), editor of the student magazine, won the top editor awards. Wendy Rubick (Ontario) and Frank Cardenas (Whittier) won the top online editor awards.
DeHart received honorable mentions in news writing, copyediting, and front page news. Evan Lancaster (Walnut) received a front page news honorable mention, Jessica Cardenas took a feature writing honor mention, and Ray Peregrina (West Covina) received a sports writing honorable mention. Sara Heady (Upland) and Mary Obeyd (Chino Hills) received honorable mentions in magazine feature writing, while Alcala took an honorable mention in magazine design. Rubick took the honorable mention in critical review, while Shawn Raymundo received the honorable mention in front page news design. Isai Rocha (Baldwin Park) received the honorable mention in broadcast news writing, while Lois Rodrigo (Chino Hills) and Carmichael Cruz took honorable mentions in broadcast newscast.
The convention featured the competition for community college journalism students throughout the state. More than 800 students from 60 California community colleges competed.
"Our students have walked away with the most awards ever won by Mt. SAC at the state level, " said Toni Albertson, Mt. SAC journalism professor and advisor for the student newspaper, The Mountaineer. "Winning this many awards at the state conference shows the dedication these students have for journalism and the association's recognition of the caliber of their work."
Mt. SAC's student newspaper, The Mountaineer, and the student magazine, Substance Magazine, each won general excellence awards. Beatrice Alcala (Walnut) won first place for in the magazine design competition, while Jessica Cardenas (Upland) won first for magazine cover and Aldo Padilla (Fontana) won first place for magazine photo.
Carmichael Cruz (Rowland Heights) won second place in the feature writing competition, while Adam Valenzuela (Riverside) took second in the editorial cartoon category. Padilla took second in the magazine feature photo competition, while Alcala won second- and third-place awards in advertisement design.
Charlye DeHart (Montclair), editor of Mt. SAC's newspaper, and Jessica Cardenas (Upland), editor of the student magazine, won the top editor awards. Wendy Rubick (Ontario) and Frank Cardenas (Whittier) won the top online editor awards.
DeHart received honorable mentions in news writing, copyediting, and front page news. Evan Lancaster (Walnut) received a front page news honorable mention, Jessica Cardenas took a feature writing honor mention, and Ray Peregrina (West Covina) received a sports writing honorable mention. Sara Heady (Upland) and Mary Obeyd (Chino Hills) received honorable mentions in magazine feature writing, while Alcala took an honorable mention in magazine design. Rubick took the honorable mention in critical review, while Shawn Raymundo received the honorable mention in front page news design. Isai Rocha (Baldwin Park) received the honorable mention in broadcast news writing, while Lois Rodrigo (Chino Hills) and Carmichael Cruz took honorable mentions in broadcast newscast.
The convention featured the competition for community college journalism students throughout the state. More than 800 students from 60 California community colleges competed.
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