Representatives from Southern California’s community college journalism programs met last weekend for an annual conference dedicated to reporting workshops and intercollegiate competition.

Glendale’s El Vaquero and Insider staffs performed very well, winning 9 awards at the Journalism Association of Community Colleges regional conference held at Cerritos College in Norwalk.

— JACC Winners —

SoCal Conference at Cerritos College in Norwalk 10/29

On-the-Spot Competitions:

Melody Shahsavarani – 1^st place Copy Editing

Diane Roxas – 3^rd place News Writing

Mail-in Competition:

Sal Polcino  – 1^st place Student Designed Ad

Tina Fernestam   – 4^th place Column Writing

Aida Ohadi – 4th place Political Cartoon

Staff  – 4^th place Student Designed Ad

Anashen Navasartian, Shaira Arias and Sal Polcino  –

Honorable Mention Webcast News

Insider Magazine:

Staff  – 2^nd place Magazine Design/Layout

Vicky Deger  – 4^th place Magazine Opinion Story