The El Vaquero staff was recognized on Saturday for this year’s
achievements, as well as some spontaneous accomplishments.
The Journalism Association of Community Colleges (JACC) hosts conferences for member schools in Northern and Southern California in the autumn, and a state-wide convention in the spring.
Approximately 70 member colleges participate, with staffs as few as Glendale’s, or as many as 20. The weekend gatherings feature guest speakers, workshops and seminars as well as mail-in, bring-in and
on-the-spot competitions.
El Vaquero generally does well in these competitions, but this year the newspaper staff outdid itself with 20 awards, which we believe to be an all-time high for this campus.
As Editor in Chief, I would like to congratulate my team
on a job well done, and thank the staff that preceded us for setting the bar so
high. To credit these winners, here is a list of competition, ranking, and name:
Awards in the ‘Mail-in’ Category
(2005)
Honrable Mentions 1. Critical Review: Daniel
Antolin2. In-depth News Story/Series: Jessica Lopez3. News
Story: Jeremy Casabella4. Sports Game Story: Ramtin
Jamshidi5. Photo Illustration: Benjamin Grenard6. Inside
Page Layout, Tabloid: Maria Kornalian7. Copy Editing: Violeta
Arrazola8. Opinion Writing: Kasia Faughn9. Bring-in
Infographic: Jane Pojawa10. Bring-in Advertisement: Jane
Pojawa
Fourth Place Awards1. Critical Review: Geghard
Arakelian2. Online Photo: Cynthia Perry
Third Place Awards1. News Story: Jeremy
Casabella2. Photo Illustration: Elizabeth Linares3.
Front Page Layout, Tabloid: Maria Kornalian
Second Place Awards
1. Photo Story/Essay: Cynthia Perry
First Place Awards1. Online Photo: Cynthia
Perry
General Excellence Awards:1. Online Journalism:
Michael J. Arvizu
Awards in the ‘Bring-in/On-the-Spot’ Category
(2005)
Honrable Mentions
1. Copy Editing: Violeta Arrazola2.
Opinion Writing: Kasia Faughn3. Bring-in
Infographic: Jane Pojawa4. Bring-in
Advertisement: Jane Pojawa
Fourth Place
Awards 1. Feature Photo: Oliver Tan
First Place
Awards 1. Feature Story: Marie
Pauline Guiuan