Here are the results of the 2015 SoCal Conference Publications Contests and the On-the-Spot competitions as announced at Nov. 14 in Fullerton.
Publications Contest Results
Editorial Cartoon
1 Dan Cordero, Southwestern College
2 Eugene Chang, El Camino College
3 John Lucia, Palomar College
4 Anibal Santos, Saddleback College
Front Page Layout (Broadsheet)
Meritorious Award – Anna Pryor, Southwestern College
Inside Page Layout (Broadsheet)
Meritorious Award – Jaime Pronoble III, Southwestern College
Meritorious Award – Gabriel Sandoval, Southwestern College
Meritorious Award – Lindsey Maeda, East Los Angeles College
Meritorious Award – Roderick Justin Quebral, East Los Angeles College
Front Page Layout (Tabloid)
1 Evan Solano, Citrus College
2 William Miguel, Santa Monica College
3 Susan Whaley, Palomar College
4 James Williams, Valerie Osier and Crystal Olmedo, Riverside City College
Inside Page Layout (Tabloid)
1 Mickey Romero and Evan Solano, Citrus College
2 Evan Solano, Citrus College
3 Amanda Lee, Fullerton College
4 Brandon Richardson, Long Beach City College
Illustration
1 Antony Marchiando, Santa Barbara City College
2 Michelle Phillips, Southwestern College
3 Pat Cordova-Goff, Citrus College
4 Victor Santander, Southwestern College
Informational Graphic
1 Dan Cordero and Anna Pryor, Southwestern College
2 Evan Solano, Citrus College
3 Jessica Martinez, El Camino College
4 Antony Marchiando, Santa Barbara City College
Photo Illustration
1 Evan Solano, Citrus College
2 Steven Smith, Riverside City College
3 Evan Solano, Citrus College
4 Harim Arjon, Palomar College
Student Designed Advertisement
1 Valerie Osier, Riverside City College
2 Evan Solano, Citrus College
3 Evan Solano, Citrus College
4 Dan Cordero, Southwestern College
Online Photo Story/Essay
1 Amanda Looma, Santa Monica College
2 Jon Peacock and Cindy Macias, Long Beach City College
3 Brandon Barsugli, Santa Monica College
4 Erika Shasky, Palomar College
Video Journalism
1 Elise Bredenberg, Daniela Jette and Antony Marchiando, Santa Barbara City College
2 Jacob Rosborough and Brandon Richardson, Long Beach City College
3 Stacy Ellen and Jose Barajas, Santa Monica College
4 James Williams and Steven Smith, Riverside City College
Webcast/Broadcast News
1 Melvin Graham and Adrian Gomez, Southwestern College
2 Mara Sullivan, Citrus College
3 Adriana Heldiz, Mirella Lopez, Melvin Graham and Adrian Gomez, Southwestern College
4 Claudius West, Santa Monica College
Column Writing
1 Rikard Kohler, Glendale College
2 Christopher Bullock, Palomar College
3 Claudius West, Santa Monica College
4 Dillon Cooper, Citrus College
Critical Review
1 Kylee Pico, Orange Coast College
2 Andrea Aliseda, Southwestern College
3 Sharla Smith, Pierce College
4 Ally Perkins, Glendale College
Editorial
1 Channels Staff, Santa Barbara City College
2 Mike Peterson, Palomar College
3 Vanessa Arredondo, Pierce College
4 Tyisha Ali, Long Beach City College
Opinion Story
1 Bianca E. Quilantan, Southwestern College
2 Alci Rengifo, Santa Monica College
3 Amarah Eden Hernandez, Saddleback College
4 Agnessa Kasumyan, Glendale College
Enterprise News Story/Series
1 Nicholas Baltz and Gabriel Sandoval, Southwestern College
2 Phoenix Webb, San Diego City College
3 Lina Chankar, Southwestern College
4 Megan Bender, Citrus College
News Story
1 Alci Rengifo, Santa Monica College
2 Lina Chankar, Southwestern College
3 Angelica Wallingford, San Diego City College
4 Scott Prewitt, Pierce College
Feature Story (non profile)
1 Bianca E. Quilantan, Southwestern College
2 Juan Lopez, Santa Monica College
3 Andrew Perez, Southwestern College
4 Laney Delgado, Santa Barbara City College
Profile Feature Story
1 Linda Nguyen, San Diego Mesa College
2 Mia Karlsson, Orange Coast College
3 Seth Perlstein, Pierce College
4 Gabriel Sandoval, Southwestern College
Sports Game Story
1 James Powel, Santa Monica College
2 Victor Gallegos, Riverside City College
3 Mike Adams, Palomar College
4 Teran Rodriguez, Orange Coast College
News Photo
1 Scott Aaronson, Pierce College
2 Celia Jimenez, San Diego City College
3 Philip Farry, Palomar College
4 Brandon Barsugli, Santa Monica College
Feature Photo
1 Nicole Haun, Santa Barbara City College
2 Bianca E. Quilantan, Southwestern College
3 Ryan Cullom, Santa Barbara City College
4 Nicolas Heredia, Pierce College
Sports Feature Photo
1 Ryan Cullom, Santa Barbara City College
2 Nicole Wong, Santa Barbara City College
3 Brittany Lieberman, Long Beach City College
4 Brandon Barsugli, Santa Monica College
Photo Story-Essay
1 Carlos Espinosa, Santa Monica College
2 Telescope Staff, Palomar College
3 Telescope Staff, Palomar College
4 Lalig Tarbinian, Rio Hondo College
Meritorious Award – Jose Lopez, Santa Monica College
Magazine Cover Design
1 Paul Nelson and Katherine Hoang, Palomar College
2 Alfonso Peña, Long Beach City College
3 Nicolas Heredia, Pierce College
4 Mason Masis and April Abarrondo, Southwestern College
Magazine Design/Layout
1 Rendall Mercado and Katherine Hoang, Palomar College
2 Richard Martinez, Los Angeles City College
3 El Sol Staff, Southwestern College
4 City Staff, Long Beach City College
Magazine Opinion Article
Meritorious Award – Danielle Tuazon, Palomar College
Meritorious Award – City Staff, Long Beach City College
Meritorious Award – Marilyn Moreno, Palomar College
Magazine News Feature (non profile)
1 Lee Bosch and John Domogma, Southwestern College
2 Anna Pryor, Southwestern College
3 Mohammad Djauhari, Pierce College
4 Barry Saks, Long Beach City College
Magazine Profile Article
1 Keely Damara, Pasadena City College
2 Clinton Cameron, Los Angeles City College
3 Joe Kendall, San Diego City College
4 Gabriel Sandoval, Southwestern College
Magazine Illustration
1 Jose Tobar, Los Angeles City College
2 Rendall Mercado, Palomar College
3 Rendall Mercado, Palomar College
4 Aydan Lopez, Joaquin Junco Jr, Wendy Garcia, Gabriel Hernandez and Dan Cordero, Southwestern College
Magazine Photo
1 Alan Castro, Pierce College
2 Lynn Levitt, Pierce College
3 Bayani Decastro, Jr., Palomar College
4 Brandon Richardson, Long Beach City College
Magazine Photo Story-Essay
1 Andrew Perez, Southwestern College
2 Amira Petrus and John Fordiani, El Camino College
3 Mark Nassim, Glendale College
4 David McVicker and John Domogma, Southwestern College
Sports Action Photo
1 Philip Farry, Palomar College
2 Jorge Villa, El Camino College
3 Brandon Barsugli, Santa Monica College
4 John Fordiani, El Camino College
Online General Excellence
1 Telescope Staff, Palomar College
2 Channels Staff, Santa Barbara City College
3 Coast Report Staff, Orange Coast College
4 Sun Staff, Southwestern College
Magazine General Excellence
1 City Staff, Long Beach City College
2 Sun Staff, Southwestern College
3 Warrior Life Staff, El Camino College
4 Collegian Times Staff, Los Angeles City College
Newspaper General Excellence (results have been updated as of Nov. 16, 2015)
Results for the JACC SoCal General Excellence category were incorrect as presented on the JACC website and at the Saturday, Nov. 14 event.
These are the actual rankings in SoCal General Excellence.
1 Southwestern College
2 Pierce College
3 Riverside College
3 El Camino College
4 East Los Angeles College
5 San Diego City College
6 Santa Monica College
7 Citrus College
2015 SoCal On-the-Spot contest winners
News Writing
1 Karla Enriquez, Cerritos College
2 Rachel Bakich, Santa Barbara City College
3 Jon Peacock, Long Beach City College
4 Angela Hernandez, Rio Hondo College
HM Melody Shahsavarani, Glendale Community College
HM Jaime Flores, Cerritos College
HM Crystal Olmedo, Riverside City College
HM Kseniya Taranyuk, Saddleback College
HM Daze Castillo, Palomar College
Critical Review
1 Cesar Hirsch, Southwestern College
2 Andrew Dyer, Southwestern College
3 Enriko Pratt, San Diego Mesa College
4 Amanda Del Cid, Cerritos College
HM Monique LeBleu, Pasadena City College
HM Diana Guevarra, Palomar College
HM Arlene Torres, Rio Hondo College
Opinion Writing
1 Mac Walby, Santa Barbara City College
2 Megan Razzetti, East Los Angeles College
3 Hannah Gonzales, Pasadena City College
4 Aiden Rutten, Glendale Community College
HM Sarah Espiritu, Fullerton College
HM Batool Jaffer, Citrus College
News Photo & Caption
1 Joshua Miller, Long Beach City College
2 Keely Damara, Pasadena City College
3 Lou Roubitchek, Palomar College
4 Philip Farry, Palomar College
HM Daniel Feldtkeller, Santa Barbara City College
HM Stephanie Lara, Fullerton College
Copy Editing
1 Eliza De la Flor, Long Beach City College
2 Anahit Kardzhyan, Glendale Community College
3 Armand Santos, Rio Hondo College
4 Dominique Redfearn, Riverside City College
HM Jessika Karlsson, Santa Barbara City College
HM Luz Aramburo, Southwestern College
HM Alberto Calderon, Southwestern College