April 3, 2023, GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The Collegiate, Grand Rapids Community College’s student publication, earned 20 awards from the Michigan Community College Press Association, an organization supporting student journalists in the state.
GRCC is one of nine community college in the organization, which is based at Central Michigan University and focuses on educating students about how journalism contributes to the preservation of democracy.
Award winners are chosen by a group of judges, which, according to the MCCPA website are, “seasoned journalist professionals with years of experience in the field.”
Collegiate honorees are:
- News Story– Third place, Kevin Lopez with contributions with Blace Carpenter, Brandon Smith, Kenzie Davis, Anane Badom, and Annabelle Guysi.
- First Amendment Reporting– Third place, Blace Carpenter with contributions from Shane Madden
- Serious Column– Third place, Alena Visnovsky.
- Humor Column– Second place, Braeden Pelton.
- Critical Review– Second place, Joseph Poulos; Third place, Abigail Mulonas.
- Sports News– First place, Alena Visnovsky; Third place, Pierson VanGorp.
- Sports Feature Story– First place, Pierson VanGorp.
- Editorial– First place, Shane Madden; second place, Sophie Deiters.
- Editorial Cartoon– First place, Abby Haywood.
- Original Comic– Entertainment– Third place, Abby Haywood.
- News Photo– First place, Elizabeth Halvorson.
- Photo Essay/ Digital Slideshow– Third place, Alena Visnovsky.
- Informational Graphic– Second place, Abby Haywood.
- Headline Writing– Honorable mention, Joseph Poulos.
- Multimedia Reporting– Third place, Blace Carpenter.
- Video Production/Online Audio Slideshow Production– First place, Sophie Deiters.
- News Website– Third place.