SoCal Regional On-the-Spot Awards–Fall 2025
Congratulations to all the JACC SoCal On-the-Spot Award Winners for Fall 2025! Winners were announced at the JACC SoCal Regional Conference held at CSU Northridge on Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025.
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| Contest | Place | Winner | College |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feature Photo | First Place | Eli Young | Fullerton College |
| Feature Photo | Second Place | Abraham Elizalde | Los Angeles Pierce College |
| Feature Photo | Third Place | Nathan Hanson | Santa Monica College |
| Feature Photo | Fourth Place | Eizen Yap | Pasadena City College |
| Copy Editing | First Place | Sofia Kieser | Santa Monica College |
| Copy Editing | Second Place | Viviana Ruiz | Santa Barbara City College |
| Copy Editing | Third Place | Jacqueline Martin | Santa Monica College |
| Copy Editing | Fourth Place | Zaynab Tall | Pasadena City College |
| Copy Editing | Honorable Mention | Noah Manzarek | Santa Barbara City College |
| Opinion Writing | First Place | Melanie Somoza | Los Angeles Pierce College |
| Opinion Writing | Second Place | Zaynab Tall | Pasadena City College |
| Opinion Writing | Third Place | Courtney Standley | Fullerton College |
| Opinion Writing | Honorable Mention | Josseline Puentes | East Los Angeles College |
| Opinion Writing | Honorable Mention | David Cohen | Los Angeles Pierce College |
| Opinion Writing | Honorable Mention | Christine Xolotl Muñoz | Santa Monica College |
| Opinion Writing | Honorable Mention | Gabriela Zamora | Pasadena City College |
| News Writing | First Place | zamourad iqbal | Los Angeles Pierce College |
| News Writing | Second Place | Kaeleb Hanson | Mt. San Antonio College |
| News Writing | Third Place | Hermes Padilla | Los Angeles Valley College |
| News Writing | Fourth Place | Ariana Maldonado | East Los Angeles College |
| News Writing | Honorable Mention | Daimler Koch | Los Angeles Valley College |
| News Writing | Honorable Mention | Noah Manzarek-Naghi | Santa Barbara City College |
| News Writing | Honorable Mention | Camron Lug | Santa Barbara City College |
| Social Media | First Place | Viviana Ruiz, Mirian Gil Solis, Steven Zermeno, Noah Manzarek-Naghi, Camron Lugo, Jencie Hickey, and Bella Cefalu | Santa Barbara City College |
| Social Media | Second Place | Graciela Franquez, Lamar Collins, Halle Mitchell, Dominique Lopez, Jasmine Bonilla, Christopher Gallicia, Hayley Miranda, Gianna Tram, Taylor Fitzgerald, Ari Ahmed | Pasadena City College |
| Social Media | Third Place | Emily Garcia, Abraham Elizalde | Los Angeles Pierce College |
| Social Media | Fourth Place | Angela Hernandez | Citrus College |
| Social Media | Honorable Mention | Kevin Saporsantos, Lucy Rivas, Victoria Minogue, Tyrie Taylor, Gisselle Jimenez, Kaeleb Hauson | Mt. San Antonio College |