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With 20 total awards, Å®ÓÅapp’s student newspaper continued its winning ways in a virtual environment at the California Fall Conference November 5-7.

The publication earned a meritorious nod in the online general excellence category for in the Southern California publication regional awards competition. This marks the 40^th award in this category since 1996.

Winning entries — stories, photos, illustrations and other multimedia content — reflected student work from the Spring ’21 semester. On-the-spot contests enabled student journalists to pit their talent against counterparts in other California community colleges statewide.

Below is the summary of wins, which illustrates the paper’s commitment to thriving virtually while adding solid writing and multimedia content excellence to its legacy.

Statewide On-the-Spot Awards

• Copy Editing: Leo Cabral (editor-in-chief) – 1^st place
• Infographic: Elaina Kleven (features editor) – 4^th place
• Opinion writing: Leo Cabral – honorable mention

Southern California Publication Regional Awards

• Graphics/Design:
  • Front page layout: Viewpoints staff – 2^nd place
  • Editorial cartoon:
    • Arsal Asif (former student) – 1^st place
    • Dani Rebolledo (former student) – honorable mention
  • Infographic: Leo Cabral – 2^nd and 4^th place
  • Photo illustration: Daniel Hernandez (managing editor) – 4^th place
  • Student-designed ad: Daniel Hernandez – 2^nd place
• Multimedia/video journalism: Daniel Hernandez – 4^th place
• News writing/columns:
  • Julio Rodriguez (former student) – 3^rd place
  • Bianca Macias (former student) – honorable mention
• News writing/critical review:
  • Alyssa Aldrete (former student) – 2^nd place and honorable mention
• News writing/enterprise news story:
  • Bianca Macias – meritorious
• News writing/story:
  • Erik Galicia (former editor-in-chief) – 3^rd place
• Photo essay: Joyce Nugent (reporter/staff photographer) – honorable mention

Viewpoints staff members participate annually in the JACC Fall Conference, which provides student journalists and faculty advisors with workshops and forums for ideation for personal and program growth as well as enrichment opportunities.

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