NorCal Awards
These are for student work submitted for judging from the 2019-2020 academic year.
This shows the first 50 records. This is a sortable datasheet and there are clickable links to some of the publications and the winning entries.
You can also watch videos on YouTube of the "live" awards presentation here.
| Division Name | Category Name | Award | Credits | Organization | Publication name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| _GE | General Excellence | Print Edition | The Advocate Staff | Contra Costa College | The Advocate |
| _GE | General Excellence | Print Edition | La Voz News Staff | De Anza College | La Voz |
| _GE | General Excellence | Print Edition | Collegian Staff | San Joaquin Delta College | The Collegian |
| _GE | General Excellence | Print Edition | Experience Staff | Los Medanos College | Experience |
| _GE | General Excellence | Print Edition | The Express Staff | Las Positas College | The Express |
| _GE | General Excellence | Print Edition | Editorial Staff | American River College | The Current |
| _GE | General Excellence | Online Edition | Oak Leaf Staff | Santa Rosa Junior College | The Oak Leaf |
| _GE | General Excellence | Online Edition | The Advocate Staff | Contra Costa College | The Advocate |
| _GE | General Excellence | Online Edition | Staff of The Skyline View | Skyline College | The Skyline View |
| _GE | General Excellence | Online Edition | La Voz News Staff | De Anza College | La Voz |
| _GE | General Excellence | Online Edition | Collegian Staff | San Joaquin Delta College | The Collegian |
| Graphics/Design | Photo Illustration | First Place (tie) | Ama Bayar | Skyline College | The Skyline View |
| Graphics/Design | Photo Illustration | First Place (tie) | Denis Perez | Contra Costa College | The Advocate |
| Graphics/Design | Photo Illustration | Second Place | Amy Tilson-Lumetta | Las Positas College | The Express |
| Graphics/Design | Photo Illustration | Third Place | Denis Perez | Contra Costa College | The Advocate |
| Graphics/Design | Photo Illustration | Fourth Place (tie) | Edgar Soria Garcia | Santa Rosa Junior College | The Oak Leaf |
| Graphics/Design | Photo Illustration | Fourth Place (tie) | Steve Hill | San Jose City College | City College Times |
| Graphics/Design | Photo Illustration | Honorable Mention | Jennifer Snook and Thiha Naing | Las Positas College | The Express |
| Graphics/Design | Photo Illustration | Honorable Mention | Katie Loughran | Los Medanos College | Experience |
| Graphics/Design | Student Designed Ad | First Place | Cindy Pantoja | Contra Costa College | The Advocate |
| Graphics/Design | Student Designed Ad | Second Place | Jude Strzemp | Las Positas College | The Express |
| Graphics/Design | Student Designed Ad | Third Place | Isaac Benavides | Contra Costa College | The Advocate |
| Graphics/Design | Student Designed Ad | Fourth Place | Brianna Guillory | Las Positas College | The Express |
| Graphics/Design | Informational Graphic | First Place | Advocate Staff | Contra Costa College | The Advocate |
| Graphics/Design | Informational Graphic | Second Place | Devin Bradshaw and Jennifer Snook | Las Positas College | The Express |
| Graphics/Design | Informational Graphic | Third Place | Annalise Freimarck | De Anza College | La Voz |
| Graphics/Design | Informational Graphic | Fourth Place | Magnolia Tarrb Lonero, Jason Lin and Nhu Miu Dang | San Jose City College | City College Times |
| Graphics/Design | Informational Graphic | Honorable Mention | Jennifer Snook | Las Positas College | The Express |
| Graphics/Design | Illustration | First Place | Disqualified | ||
| Graphics/Design | Illustration | Second Place | Andrea Karla Meza Flores | San Jose City College | City College Times |
| Graphics/Design | Illustration | Third Place | Lisa Martin | City College of San Francisco | The Guardsman |
| Graphics/Design | Illustration | Fourth Place | Lisa Martin | City College of San Francisco | The Guardsman |
| Graphics/Design | Illustration | Honorable Mention | Gianna Sozzi | Skyline College | The Skyline View |
| Graphics/Design | Illustration | Honorable Mention | Jayatri Bhattacharya | San Jose City College | City College Times |
| Graphics/Design | Editorial Cartoon | First Place | Andrea Karla Meza Flores | San Jose City College | City College Times |
| Graphics/Design | Editorial Cartoon | Second Place | De'Jon Sylvain | Contra Costa College | The Advocate |
| Graphics/Design | Editorial Cartoon | Third Place | Lisa Martin | City College of San Francisco | The Guardsman |
| Graphics/Design | Editorial Cartoon | Fourth Place | Gianna Sozzi | Skyline College | The Skyline View |
| Graphics/Design | Editorial Cartoon | Honorable Mention | De'Jon Sylvain | Contra Costa College | The Advocate |
| Graphics/Design | Editorial Cartoon | Honorable Mention | Jayatri Bhattacharya | San Jose City College | City College Times |
| Graphics/Design | Inside Page Layout | First Place | Dan Hernandez | Contra Costa College | The Advocate |
| Graphics/Design | Inside Page Layout | Second Place | Justine Chahal | San Joaquin Delta College | The Collegian |
| Graphics/Design | Inside Page Layout | Third Place | Travis Danner and Jennifer Snook | Las Positas College | The Express |
| Graphics/Design | Inside Page Layout | Fourth Place | The Advocate Staff | Contra Costa College | The Advocate |
| Graphics/Design | Inside Page Layout | Honorable Mention | Chiara Di Martino | City College of San Francisco | The Guardsman |
| Graphics/Design | Front Page Layout | First Place | The Advocate Staff | Contra Costa College | The Advocate |
| Graphics/Design | Front Page Layout | Second Place | Krys Shahin and Jordyn Toscano | Los Medanos College | Experience |
| Graphics/Design | Front Page Layout | Third Place | Tommy Tribble, Moises Buitrago and Ben Hensley | Fresno City College | The Rampage |
| Graphics/Design | Front Page Layout | Fourth Place | Ethan Bennett | De Anza College | La Voz |
| Multimedia | Online Photo Story/Essay | First Place | Spencer Batute | Los Medanos College | Experience |
| Multimedia | Online Photo Story/Essay | Second Place | Isabel Sweet | San Joaquin Delta College | The Collegian |
| Multimedia | Video Journalism | First Place | Editorial Staff | American River College | The Current |
| Multimedia | Video Journalism | Second Place | Sara Nevis, Niko Panagopoulos, Arturo Gomez and Rose Vega | Sacramento City College | Express |
| Multimedia | Video Journalism | Third Place | James Millett | Laney College | The Citizen |
| Multimedia | Video Journalism | Fourth Place | Sara Nevis | Sacramento City College | Express |
| Multimedia | Webcast/Broadcast News | First Place | Nick Vides | Santa Rosa Junior College | The Oak Leaf |
| Multimedia | Webcast/Broadcast News | Second Place | Kamelia Varasteh, Eric Pacheco, Taylor Hamilton, Nicque McMullen and Kathleen Lawhead | Sierra College | Roundhouse |
| Multimedia | Webcast/Broadcast News | Third Place | Alden Nichols and Nick Vides | Santa Rosa Junior College | The Oak Leaf |
| Multimedia | Webcast/Broadcast News | Fourth Place | Hanz Mathew Pacheco | Skyline College | The Skyline View |
| Multimedia | Webcast/Broadcast News | Honorable Mention | Spencer Batute, Krys Shahin and Earic Strong | Los Medanos College | Experience |
| Newspaper Writing | Column Writing | First Place | Mark Fernquest | Santa Rosa Junior College | The Oak Leaf |
| Newspaper Writing | Column Writing | Second Place | Ashonti Ford | De Anza College | La Voz |
| Newspaper Writing | Column Writing | Third Place | Zane Zinkl | Santa Rosa Junior College | The Oak Leaf |
| Newspaper Writing | Column Writing | Fourth Place (tie) | Andy Damian-Correa | City College of San Francisco | The Guardsman |
| Newspaper Writing | Column Writing | Fourth Place (tie) | David Archuleta | Skyline College | The Skyline View |
| Newspaper Writing | Column Writing | Honorable Mention | Luis Lopez | Contra Costa College | The Advocate |
| Newspaper Writing | Sports Game Story | First Place | Arion Armeniakos | Las Positas College | The Express |
| Newspaper Writing | Sports Game Story | Second Place | Arion Armeniakos | Las Positas College | The Express |
| Newspaper Writing | Sports Game Story | Third Place | Marlo Miguel Guevarra | Diablo Valley College | The Inquirer |
| Newspaper Writing | Sports Game Story | Fourth Place | Anthony Perry | Diablo Valley College | The Inquirer |
| Newspaper Writing | Sports Game Story | Honorable Mention | I-Wei Chang | Skyline College | The Skyline View |
| Newspaper Writing | Sports Game Story | Honorable Mention | Jesus Cano | Los Medanos College | Experience |
| Newspaper Writing | Sports Game Story | Honorable Mention | Ulysses Smith | Laney College | The Citizen |
| Newspaper Writing | Sports Game Story | Honorable Mention | Luis Cortes | Contra Costa College | The Advocate |
| Newspaper Writing | Sports Game Story | Honorable Mention | Ian MacGregor | Santa Rosa Junior College | The Oak Leaf |
| Newspaper Writing | Editorial | First Place | Editorial Staff | American River College | The Current |
| Newspaper Writing | Editorial | Second Place | Isis Piccillo | Laney College | The Citizen |
| Newspaper Writing | Editorial | Third Place | Editorial Staff | American River College | The Current |
| Newspaper Writing | Editorial | Fourth Place | The Advocate Staff | Contra Costa College | The Advocate |
| Newspaper Writing | Editorial | Honorable Mention | Collegian Staff | San Joaquin Delta College | The Collegian |
| Newspaper Writing | Editorial | Honorable Mention | Editorial Board Spring 2020 | De Anza College | La Voz |
| Newspaper Writing | Critical Review | First Place | Spencer Batute | Los Medanos College | Experience |
| Newspaper Writing | Critical Review | Second Place | Travis Danner | Las Positas College | The Express |
| Newspaper Writing | Critical Review | Third Place | Xavier Johnson | Contra Costa College | The Advocate |
| Newspaper Writing | Critical Review | Fourth Place | Justine Chahal | San Joaquin Delta College | The Collegian |
| Newspaper Writing | Critical Review | Honorable Mention | Josh Ghiorso | American River College | The Current |
| Newspaper Writing | Critical Review | Honorable Mention | Spencer Cameron | Los Medanos College | Experience |
| Newspaper Writing | Feature Story | First Place | Ben Irwin | Sacramento City College | Express |
| Newspaper Writing | Feature Story | Second Place | Mike Combs | Santa Rosa Junior College | The Oak Leaf |
| Newspaper Writing | Feature Story | Third Place | Christian Carlo Ceguerra | Skyline College | The Skyline View |
| Newspaper Writing | Feature Story | Fourth Place | Hannah Lanier and Janine Tate | Fresno City College | The Rampage |
| Newspaper Writing | Feature Story | Honorable Mention | Krys Shahin | Los Medanos College | Experience |
| Newspaper Writing | Feature Story | Honorable Mention | Jacquelyn Opalach | Laney College | The Citizen |
| Newspaper Writing | Opinion Story | First Place | Sarah Bergman | Diablo Valley College | The Inquirer |
| Newspaper Writing | Opinion Story | Second Place | Ben Hensley | Fresno City College | The Rampage |
| Newspaper Writing | Opinion Story | Third Place | Aryana Hadjimohammadi | Diablo Valley College | The Inquirer |
| Newspaper Writing | Opinion Story | Fourth Place | Krissy Dawn | San Jose City College | City College Times |
| Newspaper Writing | Opinion Story | Honorable Mention | Tiffany James | Los Medanos College | Experience |
| Newspaper Writing | Opinion Story | Honorable Mention | Taylor Hamilton | Sierra College | Roundhouse |
| Newspaper Writing | Opinion Story | Honorable Mention | Devin Bradshaw | Las Positas College | The Express |
| Newspaper Writing | Enterprise News Story/Series | Meritorious | Ben Irwin, Rose Vega and Sara Nevis | Sacramento City College | Express |
| Newspaper Writing | Enterprise News Story/Series | Meritorious | Jacquelyn Opalach | Laney College | The Citizen |
| Newspaper Writing | Enterprise News Story/Series | Meritorious | Natalia Bogdanov, Tyler Breisacher and Jennifer Yin | City College of San Francisco | The Guardsman |
| Newspaper Writing | Enterprise News Story/Series | Meritorious | Isis Piccillo | Laney College | The Citizen |
| Newspaper Writing | Enterprise News Story/Series | Meritorious | Oden Taylor and Jennah Booth | American River College | The Current |
| Newspaper Writing | Profile Feature Story | First Place | Paul Muyskens | San Joaquin Delta College | The Collegian |
| Newspaper Writing | Profile Feature Story | Second Place | Payton Cords | Santa Rosa Junior College | The Oak Leaf |
| Newspaper Writing | Profile Feature Story | Third Place | Uchenna Esomonu | Diablo Valley College | The Inquirer |
| Newspaper Writing | Profile Feature Story | Fourth Place | Ariel Caspar | American River College | The Current |
| Newspaper Writing | Profile Feature Story | Honorable Mention | Tairiq Marshall | Cosumnes River College | The Connection |
| Newspaper Writing | Profile Feature Story | Honorable Mention | Steve Hill | San Jose City College | City College Times |
| Newspaper Writing | Profile Feature Story | Honorable Mention | Junjie Qiu | San Jose City College | City College Times |
| Newspaper Writing | News Story | First Place | Ben Hensley, Patrick Henslee and Moises Buitrago | Fresno City College | The Rampage |
| Newspaper Writing | News Story | Second Place | Jacquelyn Opalach | Laney College | The Citizen |
| Newspaper Writing | News Story | Third Place | Ariel Caspar | American River College | The Current |
| Newspaper Writing | News Story | Fourth Place | Robert Clinton | Contra Costa College | The Advocate |
| Photo | Feature Photo | First Place | Arturo Gomez | Sacramento City College | Express |
| Photo | Feature Photo | Second Place | Joeanna Lopez | San Jose City College | City College Times |
| Photo | Feature Photo | Third Place | Krys Shahin | Los Medanos College | Experience |
| Photo | Feature Photo | Fourth Place | Thiha Naing | Las Positas College | The Express |
| Photo | Feature Photo | Honorable Mention | Sara Nevis | Sacramento City College | Express |
| Photo | Feature Photo | Honorable Mention | Joeanna Lopez | San Jose City College | City College Times |
| Photo | Feature Photo | Honorable Mention | Patrick Henslee | Fresno City College | The Rampage |
| Photo | News Photo | First Place | Arturo Gomez | Sacramento City College | Express |
| Photo | News Photo | Second Place | Sara Nevis | Sacramento City College | Express |
| Photo | News Photo | Third Place | Katie Loughran | Los Medanos College | Experience |
| Photo | News Photo | Fourth Place | Zane Zinkl | Santa Rosa Junior College | The Oak Leaf |
| Photo | News Photo | Honorable Mention | Alden Nichols | Santa Rosa Junior College | The Oak Leaf |
| Photo | News Photo | Honorable Mention | John Bruce | Fresno City College | The Rampage |
| Photo | News Photo | Honorable Mention | Forrest Canton | San Jose City College | City College Times |
| Photo | Environmental Portrait | First Place | Sarah Montano | Santa Rosa Junior College | The Oak Leaf |
| Photo | Environmental Portrait | Second Place | Jordyn Toscano | Los Medanos College | Experience |
| Photo | Environmental Portrait | Third Place | Sara Nevis | Sacramento City College | Express |
| Photo | Environmental Portrait | Fourth Place | Spencer Batute | Los Medanos College | Experience |
| Photo | Environmental Portrait | Honorable Mention | Sara Nevis | Sacramento City College | Express |
| Photo | Environmental Portrait | Honorable Mention | Thomas Cathey | American River College | The Current |
| Photo | Sports Action Photo | First Place | Franchon Smith | City College of San Francisco | The Guardsman |
| Photo | Sports Action Photo | Second Place | Moises Buitrago | Fresno City College | The Rampage |
| Photo | Sports Action Photo | Third Place | Sara Nevis | Sacramento City College | Express |
| Photo | Sports Action Photo | Fourth Place | Sara Nevis | Sacramento City College | Express |
| Photo | Sports Action Photo | Honorable Mention | Anthony Martinez | Los Medanos College | Experience |
| Photo | Sports Action Photo | Honorable Mention | Paul Muyskens | San Joaquin Delta College | The Collegian |
| Photo | Sports Feature Photo | First Place | Jason Lin | San Jose City College | City College Times |
| Photo | Sports Feature Photo | Second Place | Niko Panagopoulos | Sacramento City College | Express |
| Photo | Sports Feature Photo | Third Place | Sara Nevis | Sacramento City College | Express |
| Photo | Sports Feature Photo | Fourth Place | Colin Bartley | American River College | The Current |
| Photo | Photo Story-Essay | First Place | Jennifer Yin | City College of San Francisco | The Guardsman |
| Photo | Photo Story-Essay | Second Place | Dan Hernandez | Contra Costa College | The Advocate |
| Photo | Photo Story-Essay | Third Place | Luis Cortes | Contra Costa College | The Advocate |
| Photo | Photo Story-Essay | Fourth Place | Spencer Batute | Los Medanos College | Experience |
| Photo | Photo Story-Essay | Honorable Mention | Jason Lin and Joeanna Lopez | San Jose City College | City College Times |
| Photo | Photo Story-Essay | Honorable Mention | Jennifer Yin | City College of San Francisco | The Guardsman |