Journalism students awarded for excellence

Nineteen student representatives from the Citrus College Clarion newspaper and Logos magazine participated in the Journalism Association of Community Colleges (JACC) SoCal Conference on Oct. 14 at California State University, Fullerton.

The Citrus College delegation won 17 individual awards — 15 for work published in the Clarion and Logos during the 2016–2017 school year and two from on-site contests that were held during the conference.

Additionally, the Clarion website and Logos magazine both received "General Excellence" recognition. This is the highest overall recognition a publication can receive at the JACC level, and it encompasses design, photography and writing.

Publication contest winners

  • Front page layout: Megan Bender, first place
  • Webcast/broadcast news: Erik Adams and Robert Delgado, second place
  • Feature story: Rosi Di Stefano, second place
  • Magazine opinion article: Batool Jaffer, second place
  • Sports action photo: Edward Ramirez, second place
  • Magazine news feature: James Duffy, third place
  • Informational graphic: Sabrina Gonzalez, third place
  • Online photo essay: Sabrina Gonzalez, third place
  • Editorial cartoon: Emily Hermosillo, third place
  • Column writing: Xela Quintana, third place
  • Video journalism: Brianna Sewell and Jessica Sosa, third place
  • Photo illustration: Kevin Alvarez, Megan Bender and Andrew Ortega, fourth place
  • Inside page layout: Cheyenne Falcon and John Michaelides, fourth place
  • Magazine profile article: Darius Johari, fourth place
  • Magazine illustration: Evan Solano, fourth place

On-site contest winners

  • News writing: Emily Hermosillo, fourth place
  • News photo: Megan Bender, honorable mention

"This was an exciting week for all of us in the Citrus College communication program," said Patrick Schmiedt, Clarion advisor. "On behalf of fellow faculty member Meg O'Neil, our adjunct instructors, Stacy Long and Waleed Rashidi, and all of the students involved with the Clarion and Logos, I would like to thank the college community for its continued support."

This article originally appeared in the December 2017 edition of the Citrus View.