The Guardsman/Etc. Magazine Win JACC Awards
The Guardsman and Etc. Magazine won a combined 12 awards at the 2016 Journalism Association of Community Colleges state convention held March 17-20 in Burbank.
The award winners from City College’s journalism department were as follow:
Mail-In Contest
Editorial Cartoon
Serina Mercardo
First Place
Illustration
Serina Mercado
Honorable Mention
Feature Story
Marco Siler-Gonzales
Honorable Mention
Sports Game Story
Patrick Cochran
Honorable Mention
Magazine Design/Layout
Matthew Patton
Third Place
Magazine Illustration
Prentice Sanders
Third Place
Magazine Photo-Story Essay
Jack Watts
Fourth Place
On-The-Spot Contest
Opinion Writing
Michaela Payne
Second Place
Editorial Cartoon
Serina Mercado
Honorable Mention
Team Feature
Tony Taylor & Agustina Parretta
Fourth Place
Feature Photo
Yesica Prado
Honorable Mention
News Judgment Layout Tabloid
Serina Mercado
Fourth Place
Editor Recognition Awards were also given to the following CCSF journalism students:
The Guardsman
Santiago Mejia
Editor-In-Chief
Fall 2015
Marco Siler-Gonzales
Editor-In-Chief
Spring 2016
Ekevara Kitpowsong
Online Editor
Fall 2015
Patrick Fitzgerald
Online Editor
Spring 2016
Etc. Magazine
Michaela Payne
Editor-In-Chief
Fall 2015
Teddy Luther
Editor-In-Chief
Spring 2016
Additionally, journalism student Patrick Tamayo earned a JACC scholarship and Guardsman Culture Editor Michaela Payne was elected to the JACC Governing Board as a Northern California student representative.