Here are the awards for the 2009 SoCal Conference as announced Oct. 24, 2009.
MAIL-IN COMPETITIONS
BROADCAST VIDEO JOURNALISM
1 Peter Bicknell, Kevin Warn and Fernando Vazquez, Orange Coast
2 Peter Bicknell, Rachel Valentine and Fernando Vazquez, Orange Coast
3 Gil Riego Jr. and Jenny Tran, Pierce
4 Cindy Cotter, Fullerton
HM Magali Amezquita, Wendy Rubick and Tawny De la Pena, Mt. San Antonio
HM Liz Clarke, Bakersfield
HM Jared Iorio, Pierce
COLUMN WRITING
1 Tim White, Saddleback
2 Corinne Love, Riverside
3 Frank Cardenas, Mt. San Antonio
4 Zachary Porcu, Riverside
HM Brandon Hensley, Glendale
HM BJ Grieve, San Diego Mesa
HM Jeremy Balan, Pasadena
HM Nate Leathers, El Camino
HM Mark Benton, Long Beach
HM Angela Van Ostrand, Southwestern
CRITICAL REVIEW
1 Chris Haire, Fullerton
2 Kelly Ardis, Bakersfield
3 Alfredo Aleman, Pasadena
4 Daniel Cromar, Pierce
HM Philip George, Pierce
HM Josh Spence, LA Valley
HM Sonny Giordano, Rio Hondo
HM Crystal Evans, Palomar
HM Meg Faulkner, Santa Ana
HM Jesse Gutierrez, Glendale
EDITORAL CARTOON
1 Raquel Martinez, Pierce
2 Steven Sachs, Norco
3 Robbie Eich, Moorpark
4 Danny Morales, Santa Ana
HM Albert Ramirez, East LA
HM Adam Valenzuela, Mt. San Antonio
HM Michele Suthers, San Diego City
HM Sonny Giordano, Rio Hondo
HM Vanessa Soto, Riverside
HM Richard Betancourt, Pasadena
EDITOTIAL WTITING
1 Ariel Carmona, Citrus
2 Almendra Carpizo and Sean Campbell, Southwestern
3 Nicole Heinzinger, Fullerton
4 el Don staff, Santa Ana
HM Roundup Editorial Board, Pierce
HM Sean Campbell, Southwestern
HM Brittany Wiczek, San Diego Mesa
HM Valley Star Staff, LA Valley
HM Mark Benton, Long Beach
HM Jacob Matthes, Pasadena
ENTERPRISE STORY/SERIES
UR Theresa R. Adams, LA City
UR Evan Lancaster, Wendy Rubick and Ray Mendoza, Mt. San Antonio
UR Kathie Espinoza, Santa Ana
UR Elena Hernandez, Santa Ana
UR Caitlin Martin and Megan Taros, El Camino
UR Southwestern College Sun Staff, Southwestern
UR Vanessa K. Nevarez, Southwestern
UR Mars Melnicoff, LA City
FEATURE PHOTO
1 Scott Mitchell, LA Valley
2 A J Sellarole, Canyons
3 Matt Robinson, Long Beach
4 John Ornelas, Bakersfield
HM A J Sellarole, Canyons
HM Khai Le, Riverside
HM Paul Hebert, Fullerton
FRON PAGE LAYOUT - BROADSHEET
1 Esmeralda Ramirez, Southwestern
2 Leia Minch and Gabino Vega Rosario, Bakersfield
3 Britney Barnes, Orange Coast
4 Gil Riego Jr. and Aaron Sheldon, Pierce
FRONT PAGE LAYOUT - TABLOID
1 David McAtee and Shevaun Brandom, San Diego City
2 Elena Hernandez, Santa Ana
3 Michael Simmons, Long Beach
4 Jeremy Balan, Pasadena
HM The Western Sun Staff, Golden West
HM The Channels Staff, Santa Barbara
GENERAL EXCELLENCE NEWSPAPER
UR The Valley Star, LA Valley
UR el Don, Santa Ana
UR Southwestern College Sun, Southwestern
UR Collegian Newspaper, LA City
UR Citrus College Clarion, Citrus
UR The Student Voice, Moorpark
UR Coast Report, Orange Coast
UR Roundup, Pierce
UR The Channels Newspaper, Santa Barbara
UR City Times, San Diego City
UR Renegade Rip, Bakersfield
UR Union, El Camino
UR PCC Courier, Pasadena
UR The Telescope, Palomar
UR The Breeze, Chaffey
UR Viewpoints, Riverside
UR El Paisano, Rio Hondo
UR The Mountaineer, Mt. San Antonio
UR Campus News, East LA
ILLUSTRATION
1 Tommy Todd, Southwestern
2 Lilit Atshemyan, LA City
3 Anna Gauthier, Stephen Linderoth and James Sinclair, Santa Barbara
4 Albert Ramirez, East LA
HM Albert Ramirez, East LA
HM Ramin Mirage, Chaffey
HM Adam Valenzuela and Beatrice Alcala, Mt. San Antonio
HM Eduardo Herrera, LA Valley
HM Eduardo Herrera, LA Valley
INFORMATIONAL GRAPHIC
1 Esmeralda Ramirez, Southwestern
2 Esmeralda Ramirez, Southwestern
3 Dustin Call, Citrus
4 Steven Piper, Long Beach
INSIDE PAGE LAYOUT - BROADSHEET
1 Mark Rojas, Southwestern
2 Jeremy Zeller, Moorpark
3 Stephanie Rodriguez, Southwestern
4 Beatrice Alcala, LA City
HM Eric Lee, Moorpark
INSIDE PAGE LAYOUT - TABLOID
1 Ray Pascual, Santa Ana
2 Katrine Villumsen, Santa Barbara
3 Jesse Gutierrez and Richard Kontas, Glendale
4 Elena Hernandez, Santa Ana
HM Allan Santiago, Pasadena
HM Stephanie Holland, Riverside
MAGAZINE COVER
1 Aldo Padilla and Beatrice Alcala, Mt. San Antonio
2 Leo Postovoit, Fullerton
3 Rosa Vazquez , Pasadena
4 Alexander Kahrs and Ric Teamor, Long Beach
HM The Insider, Glendale
HM Natalie Yemenidjian and Jared Iorio, Pierce
MAGAZINE FEATURE (Non-Profile)
1 Brandon Ferguson, Fullerton
2 Ray Ontiveros, El Camino
3 Anastasia Zamora, Rio Hondo
4 Jane Pojawa, Glendale
HM Joyce Kim, Fullerton
HM Laura Gonzalez, Pierce
HM Tanya Bermudez, Cerritos
MAGAZINE GENERAL EXCELLENCE
UR The Bull, Pierce
UR Substance, Mt. San Antonio
UR FC Torch, Fullerton
UR City Magazine, Long Beach
UR The Insider, Glendale
MAGAZINE LAYOUT/DESIGN
1 Beatrice Alcala, Mt. San Antonio
2 Leo Postovoit, Fullerton
3 Christina Demirchyan and Rosa Vazquez, Pasadena
4 David Munoz and La Cima Staff, Rio Hondo
HM The Bull Staff, Pierce
HM Alexander Kahrs, Justin Otte, Scott Prompongsatorn, Paloma Rosenbaum and Ric Teamor, Long Beach
MAGAZINE LINE ILLUSTRATION
1 Kris Prue-Cook and Darrin Davis, Pierce
2 Beatrice Alcala, Mt. San Antonio
3 Beatrice Alcala, Mt. San Antonio
4 Rosa Vazquez , Pasadena
HM Jeremy Hall, Cypress
HM Anna Rangel, Cypress
MAGAZINE OPINION STORY
1 Jane Pojawa, Glendale
2 Shad Jurdi, Mt. San Antonio
3 Danielle Osgan, Cypress
4 Miyu Kataoka, El Camino
HM Carolina Gonzalez Velarde, Rio Hondo
HM Mikhail Goldenberg, Pierce
MAGAZINE PHOTO
1 Kelly Silverman, Fullerton
2 Shant Kiraz, Pierce
3 Jared Iorio, Pierce
4 Araceli Salinas, Mt. San Antonio
HM David Munoz, Rio Hondo
MAGAZINE PHOTO ESSAY
1 Jared Iorio, Pierce
2 Rosa Vazquez and Christina Demirchyan, Pasadena
3 Aldo Padilla and Beatrice Alcala, Mt. San Antonio
4 Tanya Bermudez, Cerritos
HM Lauren Wann, Fullerton
MAGAZINE PROFILE FEATURE
1 P. J. Ramiro, El Camino
2 Natalie Yemenidjian, Pierce
3 Phillip Hong, Pasadena
4 Natalie Yemenidjian, Pierce
HM Jessica Cardenas, Mt. San Antonio
HM David Munoz, Rio Hondo
HM Erica Cueto, Fullerton
HM Tanya Bermudez, Cerritos
HM Jane Pojawa, Glendale
NEWS FEATURE STORY
1 Albert Fulcher, Southwestern
2 Naomi Iwamoto, Santa Monica
3 Oscar Gutierrez, Santa Barbara
4 Brittany Wong, Pasadena
HM Wendy Rubick, Mt. San Antonio
HM Angela Ang, San Diego City
HM Christian Gutierrez, Southwestern
HM Melinda Noack, Canyons
HM Sandra Lopez, Citrus
NEWS PHOTO
1 John Ornelas, Bakersfield
2 Natalie Saito, Santa Monica
3 Chris Roth, Rio Hondo
4 Ana Rosa Murillo, LA Valley
HM Joshua Pedroza, Riverside
HM Julie Cosgrove, Chaffey
HM Shawn Lee, Canyons
HM Anna Gauthier, Santa Barbara
HM Tommy Van Deusen, Fullerton
NEWS STORY
1 Barbara Beaser, Pasadena
2 Ray Pascual and Elena Hernandez, Santa Ana
3 Wendy Rubick, Mt. San Antonio
4 Kenny Lindberg, Santa Barbara
HM Julia Kupisiewicz, Citrus
HM Melissa LeRay and Maggie Avants, Palomar
HM Kelly Ardis, Bakersfield
HM Donna P. Crilly, San Diego City
HM Sarah Swasey, San Diego Mesa
ONLINE JOURNALISM GENERAL EXCELLENCE
UR Talon Marks, Cerritos
UR Renegade Rip, Bakersfield
UR The Breeze, Chaffey
UR Cychron.com, Cypress
UR Roundupnews.com, Pierce
UR Clarion, Citrus
UR Lariat, Saddleback
UR The Southwestern Sun, Southwestern
ONLINE PHOTO
1 John Fajardo, Long Beach
2 John Fajardo , Long Beach
3 Louie Heredia, Pierce
4 Paul Hebert, Fullerton
ONLINE PHOTO STORY-ESSAY
1 Alina Popov, Pierce
2 James Sinclair, Stephen Linderoth and Joey Large, Santa Barbara
3 Jared Iorio, Pierce
4 Hannah Scott and James Sinclair, Santa Barbara
HM Liz Clarke, Bakersfield
HM Ari Zadok, Santa Monica
HM Anita K. Marto, Glendale
OPINION STORY
1 Samir Roy, San Diego City
2 Ray Pascual, Santa Ana
3 Hannah Levya, Pasadena
4 Casey Olaya, Palomar
HM James Cypert, Santa Monica
HM Philip Zymet, El Camino
HM Christina Colucci, Pierce
HM Mariam Nassery, Orange Coast
HM Justin Chalupa, Orange Coast
HM Pearl Sheets, El Camino
PHOTO ILLUSTRATION
HM Esmeralda Ramirez, Southwestern
HM Andrey Mirana, Santa Ana
HM Tony Pinto, El Camino
HM Randy Phenning, Moorpark
HM Ernesto Gomez, Cerritos
PHOTO STORY/ESSAY
1 Jared Iorio, Pierce
2 Beatrice Alcala, James Choy, Michelle Liptak and Isai Rocha, Mt. San Antonio
3 James Sinclair, Stephen Linderoth and Joey Large, Santa Barbara
4 Richard Kontas and Anita K. Marto, Glendale
HM Louie Heredia, Pierce
HM Shawn Lee, Canyons
HM Leia Minch and David Karnowski, Bakersfield
PROFILE FEATURE STORY
1 Brandon Hensley, Glendale
2 Rhys Alvarado, Santa Barbara
3 Christina Colucci, Pierce
4 Jamie Hong, LA City
HM Ray Peregrina, Mt. San Antonio
HM Farren Benjamin, Orange Coast
HM Sarah Knowles, LA Valley
HM Hannah Levya, Pasadena
HM Jessica Ramirez, El Camino
SPORTS ACTION PHOTO
1 Daniel Lottes, Pasadena
2 Richard Kontas, Glendale
3 Khai Le, Riverside
4 Gregory D. Cook, Bakersfield
HM John Fajardo, Long Beach
HM Carlos Maia, San Diego City
HM Greg Naylor, Rio Hondo
HM Russell Scoffin, Southwestern
HM Isai Rocha, Mt. San Antonio
HM Nathelie Seguin, Canyons
SPORTS FEATURE PHOTO
1 John Ornelas, Bakersfield
2 Michelle Liptak, Mt. San Antonio
3 Mark Rojas, Southwestern
4 Chaya Calmus, Santa Monica
HM Terrance McClain, Long Beach
HM Diana Inocencio, Southwestern
HM James Sinclair, Santa Barbara
SPORTS GAME STORY
1 Gerardo Rocha, Southwestern
2 Almendra Carpizo, Southwestern
3 Donovan Terblanche, San Diego City
4 Rick Gomez, Cerritos
HM Jarred Powell, Palomar
HM Scott Watkins, Cerritos
STUDENT DESIGNED AVERTISEMENT
1 Tanya Bermudez, Cerritos
2 El Paisano Staff, Rio Hondo
3 Tercius Bufete, Jessica Rivera, Salvador Chavez and Abimael Rivera, LA City
4 Bruce McFarland, Canyons
HM Tercius Bufete, Jessica Rivera, Salvador Chavez and Abimael Rivera, LA City
HM Beatrice Alcala, Mt. San Antonio
HM Emily Rios, Citrus
HM Mark Rojas, Southwestern
HM Nathan Nowack, Santa Monica
BRING-IN and ON-THE-SPOT CONTESTS
BRING-IN AD
1 Israel Gutierrez, LA Valley
2 Veronica Vega, Long Beach
3 Jane Pojawa and Ani Chasadoorian, Glendale
4 Rachel Hammond, Southwestern
HM Aldo Padilla, Mt. San Antonio
BRING-IN PHOTO
1 Diana Lyn Inocencio, Southwestern
2 Hannah Davey, Moorpark
3 Samuel Oksner, LA Valley
4 Joe Calatrello, Mt. San Antonio
HM Joe Calatrello, Mt. San Antonio
HM Richard Kontas, Glendale
HM Roy Enjambre Jr., Southwestern
BROADCAST NEWS WRITING
1 Vanessa Gomez, San Diego City
2 Ericka Sebastian, Citrus
3 Carmichael Cruz, Mt. San Antonio
4 Michael Simmons, Long Beach
HM Graham C. Wheat, Bakersfield
HM Arnold Ruiz, East LA
HM Andy Ramachandran, LA Valley
HM John Carter, Southwestern
HM John Fredricks, Saddleback
HM Olivia Holt, San Diego City
COPY EDITING
1 Vanessa Solis, Mt. San Antonio
2 Maggie Avants, Palomar
3 Daniel Solis, Chaffey
4 Justin Mrsich, Mt. San Antonio
HM Vanessa Gomez, San Diego City
HM Eric Walker, Palomar
HM Michael Simmons, Long Beach
HM Nathan Percy, Fullerton
HM Kristin Lacuesta, Citrus
CRITICAL REVIEW
1 Donna P. Crilly, San Diego City
2 Eric Walker, Palomar
3 Alejandra Jackson, Palomar
4 Brennan Whitmore, Moorpark
HM Angel Pardo, Long Beach
HM Lisa Anderson, Santa Monica
HM Marissa Gonzales, Rio Hondo
HM Ashliee DeLaCruz, Rio Hondo
HM Steve Bovi, Chaffey
HM Kristin Lacuesta, Citrus
EDITORIAL CARTOON
1 Jose Gonzalez, El Camino
2 Carlos Magana, Southwestern
3 Brett Arve, Moorpark
4 Adam Valenzuela, Mt. San Antonio
HM AnnaLinda Andersson, Glendale
HM Kristina Gamez, Bakersfield
HM Rashid Hasirbaf, Southwestern
FRATURE PHOTO
1 Biljana Milasin, El Camino
2 Louie Herredia, Pierce
3 Sara Burbidge, Palomar
4 Toney Fernandez, El Camino
HM Patty Fletes, Palomar
HM Kevin Warn, Orange Coast
HM Samuel Oksner, LA Valley
HM Jeremy Condamine, Santa Monica
HM Johnny Ornelas, Bakersfield
HM Aldo Padilla, Mt. San Antonio
HM Peter Bicknell, Orange Coast
HM Vanessa Gonzalez, Mt. San Antonio
FEATURE STORY
HM Kelly Ardis, Bakersfield
HM Emily Kelley, Pierce
HM Vanessa Solis, Mt. San Antonio
HM Kristina Ramos, Orange Coast
HM Hannah Leyva, Pasadena
HM Brandon Hensley, Glendale
NEWS JUDGMENT/LAYOUT - BROADSHEET
1 Anibal Ortiz, Pierce
2 David Lopez, Moorpark
3 Rick Gomez, Cerritos
4 Maria Gonzalez, El Camino
NEWS JUDGMENT/LAYOUT - TALBOID
1 Crystal Evans, Palomar
2 Shevaun Brandom, San Diego City
2 Veronica Vega, Long Beach
3 Sid Abazzi, Santa Monica
NEWS PHOTO
No first through fourth
HM Oliver Yu, Saddleback
HM John Fajardo, Long Beach
HM Misael Virgen, Southwestern
HM Alfredo Luna, Santa Monica
HM Joseph Espiritu, Saddleback
NEWS STORY
1 Sarah Swasey, San Diego Mesa
2 Lyndsay Winkley, Southwestern
3 Taylor Rogers, Saddleback
4 Sean Campbell, Southwestern
HM Erika Maldanado, El Camino
HM Maggie Avants, Palomar
HM Lucas Vocos, Orange Coast
OPINION WRITING
1 Hannah Leyva, Pasadena
2 Antonio Hernandez, Pierce
3 Jonathan Mostajo, Fullerton
4 Jacob Matthes, Pasadena
HM Dan McCarthy, Palomar
HM Sandra Lopez, Citrus
HM Emily Kelley, Pierce
HM Audrey Choi, Fullerton
HM Frank Cardenas, Mt. San Antonio
HM Kristin Lecuesta, Citrus
PEOPLE'S CHOICE LAYOUT
Broadsheet - Anibal Ortiz , Pierce
Tabloid - Crystal Evans, Palomar
SPORTS PHOTO
1 Scott Mitchell, LA Valley
2 Fernando Jimenez, El Camino
HM Ed Ruvalcaba, East LA
HM Daniela Padilla, Southwestern
HM Peter Bicknell, Orange Coast
HM Richard Kontas, Glendale
HM Casie Nguyen, Saddleback
SPORTS STORY
1 Mark Murray, Cerritos
2 Zach Cavanagh, Saddleback
3 Henry Montemayor, Mt. San Antonio
4 Isai Rocha, Mt. San Antonio
HM Dan McCarthy, Palomar
HM Michael Cheng, Pasadena
HM Tony Lee, Orange Coast
HM Daniel Van Hoosier, Long Beach
