JACC State On-the-Spot Award Winners 2025
Congratulations to all the JACC State On-the-Spot Award Winners for Spring 2025! These awards were given out March 8 by JACC at the ACP National College Media Conference held at the Hyatt Regency in Long Beach, March 6-8, 2025.
JACC state 2025 on-the-spot awards by Patrick Schmiedt
| Feature Writing | Place | Student | School | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| News Judgment and Layout | First Place | Gabbie Munoz | Los Medanos College | |
| News Judgment and Layout | Second Place | Christianna Schiotis | Fresno City College | |
| News Judgment and Layout | Third Place | Antonio Peeples | Skyline College | |
| News Judgment and Layout | Fourth Place | Jakob Arnarsson | Las Positas College | |
| News Writing | First Place | Oscar Jonas Amaya | Mt. San Antonio College | |
| News Writing | Second Place | Ingrid Lu | De Anza College | |
| News Writing | Third Place | Justice Aragon | Pasadena City College | |
| News Writing | Fourth Place | Cyndi Cunningham | Palomar College | |
| News Writing | Honorable Mention | Emelle Raschein | Santa Rosa Junior College | |
| News Writing | Honorable Mention | Delilah Brumer | Pierce College | |
| News Writing | Honorable Mention | Koen Steers | Los Medanos College | |
| News Writing | Honorable Mention | Anthoney Baptista | Skyline College | |
| Editorial Cartoon | First Place | Kaitlynn Brandon | San Joaquin Delta College | |
| Editorial Cartoon | Second Place | Gordon Yang | De Anza College | |
| Editorial Cartoon | Third Place | Atharva Salkar | De Anza College | |
| Editorial Cartoon | Fourth Place | Lena Hofstrom | Skyline College | |
| Editorial Cartoon | Honorable Mention | Rain Hepting | Las Positas College | |
| Editorial Cartoon | Honorable Mention | Aaliyah Gholamipour | Las Positas College | |
| Editorial Cartoon | Honorable Mention | Madeline Rhea Sigur | Fullerton College | |
| Opinion Writing | First Place | Andrea Baltodano | San Joaquin Delta College | |
| Opinion Writing | Second Place | Martyn Lees | Santa Rosa Junior College | |
| Opinion Writing | Third Place | Sabrina Hossain | Las Positas College | |
| Opinion Writing | Fourth Place | Sonny La | De Anza College | |
| Opinion Writing | Honorable Mention | Khushi Salgia | American River College | |
| Copy Editing | First Place | Rain Hepting | Las Positas College | |
| Copy Editing | Second Place | Sofia Kassebaum | Skyline College | |
| Copy Editing | Third Place | Ingrid Lu | De Anza College | |
| Copy Editing | Fourth Place | Delilah Brumer | Pierce College | |
| Copy Editing | Honorable Mention | Monica Garcia | Palomar College | |
| Copy Editing | Honorable Mention | Saimy Castillo Bolivar | Fullerton College | |
| Copy Editing | Honorable Mention | Lucas Cadigan-Carranza | Santa Rosa Junior College | |
| Copy Editing | Honorable Mention | Matthew Echavez | Fresno City College | |
| Social Media | First Place | Mikaela Perez, Jio Alvarado, Laura Dux | Pasadena City College | |
| Social Media | Second Place | Itzel Quirarte, Syra Eison, Yuna Fujita, Sheryl Anne Sanchez Lugtu, Anthoney Baptista, Antonio Peeples, Ryan Coronel, Sofia Kassebaum | Skyline College | |
| Social Media | Third Place | Abigail Harless, Josh Zezzo, William Forseth | American River College | |
| Social Media | Fourth Place | Omar Lopez, Marina Gutierrez | Rio Hondo College | |
| Video News | First Place | Jenna Tibby | Santa Monica College | |
| Video News | Second Place | Christopher Villasenor, Marissa Chavez | Rio Hondo College | |
| Video News | Third Place | Ann Penalosa, Ashley Kang | De Anza College | |
| Video News | Fourth Place | Mikaela Perez | Pasadena City College | |
| Video News | Honorable Mention | Logan Payne | Fresno City College | |
| Audio News | First Place | Jordan Suisala | Los Medanos College | |
| Audio News | Second Place | Laura Dux, Lily Regan | Pasadena City College | |
| Audio News | Third Place | Logan Payne | Fresno City College | |
| Audio News | Fourth Place | Kevin Terlizzi-Bowes | Santa Rosa Junior College | |
| Audio News | Honorable Mention | Sabrina Hossain, Olivia Fitts | Las Positas College | |
| Team Feature | First Place | Sylvia Stewart, Michael Lopez | Santa Barbara City College | |
| Team Feature | Second Place | Oscar Jonas Amaya, David Fender | Mt. San Antonio College | |
| Team Feature | Third Place | Justin Kapsas, Sheryl Anne Sanchez Lugtu | Skyline College | |
| Creative Portrait | First Place | Christianna Schiotis | Fresno City College | |
| Creative Portrait | Second Place | Omar Lopez | Rio Hondo College | |
| Creative Portrait | Third Place | Gregory L. Hawthorne | Santa Monica College | |
| Creative Portrait | Fourth Place | Akemi Rico | Santa Monica College | |
| Creative Portrait | Honorable Mention | Atharva Salkar | De Anza College | |
| Creative Portrait | Honorable Mention | Nathan Kaito Morris | Santa Rosa Junior College | |
| Creative Portrait | Honorable Mention | Yna Bollock | Santa Rosa Junior College | |
| News Photo | First Place | Adair Alvarez Rodriguez | Santa Rosa Junior College | |
| News Photo | Second Place | Ashley Kang | De Anza College | |
| News Photo | Honorable Mention | Henoch Perez | Citrus College | |
| News Photo | Honorable Mention | Marissa Chavez | Rio Hondo College | |
| News Photo | Honorable Mention | Dennis Wilson | Santa Barbara City College | |
| Feature Writing | First Place | Kaeleb Hanson | Mt. San Antonio College | |
| Feature Writing | Second Place | Ingrid Lu | De Anza College | |
| Feature Writing | Third Place | Joseph Lee | Pasadena City College | |
| Feature Writing | Fourth Place | Samiy Castillo Bolivar | Fullerton College | |
| Feature Writing | Honorable Mention | Zoe Steiner | Santa Rosa Junior College | |
| Feature Writing | Honorable Mention | Maryam Tall | Pasadena City College | |
| Critical Review | First Place | Logan Payne | Fresno City College | |
| Critical Review | Second Place | Natalie Emanuele | Santa Rosa Junior College | |
| Critical Review | Third Place | Lesly Fisiiahi | Los Medanos College | |
| Critical Review | Fourth Place | Joshua Hascall | De Anza College | |
| Critical Review | Honorable Mention | Zackary Kirk-Newton | San Joaquin Delta College | |
| Critical Review | Honorable Mention | Martyn Lees | Santa Rosa Junior College | |
| Sports Photo (LB City) | First Place | Christopher Schroeder | Santa Monica College | |
| Sports Photo (LB City) | Second Place | Andrea Rivera | San Joaquin Delta College | |
| Sports Photo (LB City) | Third Place | Dennis Wilson | Santa Barbara City College | |
| Sports Photo (LB City) | Fourth Place | Sheryl Anne Sanchez Lugtu | Skyline College | |
| Sports Photo (LB State) | First Place | Abraham Elizalde | Los Angeles Pierce College | |
| Sports Photo (LB State) | Second Place | Desiree Brewington | Pasadena City College | |
| Sports Photo (LB State) | Third Place | Kahlo Friel-Asay | Santa Barbara City College | |
| Sports Photo (LB State) | Fourth Place | Yna Bollock | Santa Rosa Junior College | |
| Sports Writing | First Place | Oliver Kindt | Santa Rosa Junior College | |
| Sports Writing | Second Place | Jovanni Alvarado | Pasadena City College | |
| Sports Writing | Third Place | David J Bohnet | San Diego City College | |
| Sports Writing | Fourth Place | Nathan Kaito Morris | Santa Rosa Junior College | |
| Sports Writing | Honorable Mention | Benjamin Raj Grover | Citrus College | |
| Sports Writing | Honorable Mention | Adriana Brady | Santa Monica College | |
| Sports Writing | Honorable Mention | Marina Gutierrez | Rio Hondo College | |
| Pacesetter | Digital | Pasadena City College | ||
| Pacesetter | Digital | Santa Monica College | ||
| Pacesetter | Digital | Santa Rosa Junior College | ||
| Pacesetter | De Anza College | |||
| Pacesetter | El Camino College | |||
| Pacesetter | Los Medanos College |