SoCal Regional On-the-Spot Awards–Fall 2026
Congratulations to all the JACC SoCal On-the-Spot Award Winners for Fall 2026! Winners were announced at the JACC SoCal Regional Conference held at CSU Northridge on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026. Scroll down for presentation and searchable table.
| Contest | Place | Name(s) | School | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| News Writing | First Place | Taylor Fitzgerald | Pasadena City College | |
| News Writing | Second Place | Marissa Lievanos | Riverside City College | |
| News Writing | Third Place | Patrick Conlon | Santa Monica College | |
| Opinion Writing | First Place | Chelsea Sugimura | Riverside City College | |
| Opinion Writing | Second Place | Emil Medina | Rio Hondo College | |
| Opinion Writing | Third Place | Courtney Standley | Fullerton College | |
| Opinion Writing | Honorable Mention | Matthew Thomas Cabrera | Citrus College | |
| Opinion Writing | Honorable Mention | Jacqueline Martin | Santa Monica College | |
| Copy Editing | First Place | Sofia Kieser | Santa Monica College | |
| Copy Editing | Second Place | Lexi Arballo | Chaffey College | |
| Copy Editing | Third Place | Jacqueline Martin | Santa Monica College | |
| Copy Editing | Fourth Place | Maryam Tall | Pasadena City College | |
| Social Media | First Place | Aaron Serrano, Carmely Contreras, Asa Stonebraker, Lamar Collins, Halle Mitchell | Pasadena City College | |
| Social Media | Second Place | Jessica Fernandez | Chaffey College | |
| Social Media | Third Place | Mirian Gil Solis, Julie Payne | Santa Barbara City College | |
| Feature Photo | First Place | Eizen Yap | Pasadena City College | |
| Feature Photo | Second Place | Jules Frame | Santa Monica College | |
| Feature Photo | Honorable Mention | Jayden Kay Linayao | Fullerton College | |
| Feature Photo | Honorable Mention | Dennis Wilson | Santa Barbara City College |
| Contest | Place | Name(s) | School | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| News Writing | First Place | Taylor Fitzgerald | Pasadena City College | |
| News Writing | Second Place | Marissa Lievanos | Riverside City College | |
| News Writing | Third Place | Patrick Conlon | Santa Monica College | |
| Opinion Writing | First Place | Chelsea Sugimura | Riverside City College | |
| Opinion Writing | Second Place | Emil Medina | Rio Hondo College | |
| Opinion Writing | Third Place | Courtney Standley | Fullerton College | |
| Opinion Writing | Honorable Mention | Matthew Thomas Cabrera | Citrus College | |
| Opinion Writing | Honorable Mention | Jacqueline Martin | Santa Monica College | |
| Copy Editing | First Place | Sofia Kieser | Santa Monica College | |
| Copy Editing | Second Place | Lexi Arballo | Chaffey College | |
| Copy Editing | Third Place | Jacqueline Martin | Santa Monica College | |
| Copy Editing | Fourth Place | Maryam Tall | Pasadena City College | |
| Social Media | First Place | Aaron Serrano, Carmely Contreras, Asa Stonebraker, Lamar Collins, Halle Mitchell | Pasadena City College | |
| Social Media | Second Place | Jessica Fernandez | Chaffey College | |
| Social Media | Third Place | Mirian Gil Solis, Julie Payne | Santa Barbara City College | |
| Feature Photo | First Place | Eizen Yap | Pasadena City College | |
| Feature Photo | Second Place | Jules Frame | Santa Monica College | |
| Feature Photo | Honorable Mention | Jayden Kay Linayao | Fullerton College | |
| Feature Photo | Honorable Mention | Dennis Wilson | Santa Barbara City College |