The News-Register staff received 20 awards from the Fall 2017 TCCJA Convention.
North Lake College (NLC) journalism students attended the Texas Community College Journalism Association (TCCJA) Convention and brought home 20 awards, including the overall award – a “Sweepstakes” plaque for the newsroom. The convention was hosted by the University of Texas at Arlington in Arlington, TX. The News-Register writers and photographers were in attendance, along with Mike Tharp, adjunct journalism professor, who helped judge the live contests.
The competition entries that were selected include campus newspaper stories, photos and design. View the winning entries below.
News-Register Newspaper Awards
1st Place, Editorial, staff
1st Place, Cartoon, Erick Collins, “Freedom Writers”
1st Place, Feature Photo, Alejandra Zavaleta Melara, “Green Acres”
2nd Place, Headline Writing, staff
2nd Place, News Writing, Nathan Woodham
2nd Place, Feature Photo, Joanna Mikolajczak, “Twelfth Night”
3rd Place, Newspaper Overall Excellence: News-Register
3rd Place, General Column, Zahra Lokhandwala, “There is beauty in every city”
Honorable Mention
News Photo, Joanna Mikolajczak
Feature Writing, Justin Livingston, “College Comedian”
Feature Writing, Amaka Udeji, “Sustainable Living”
Duck Soup Magazine
1st Place Overall Excellence and Sweepstakes Award: Duck Soup
1st Place, Journalism Story, Tori Pena, “For the Love of Glaciers”
1st Place, Non-Photographic Illustration, Angela J. Sharp, “August”
1st Place, Photography, Chirag Sainju, “A Soul’s Exit”
2nd Place, Journalism Story, Samantha Spidell, “He Was So Much More”
3rd Place, Photography, Alejandra Zavaleta, “My Moon”
Honorable Mention
Non-Photographic Illustration, Staff
Non-Journalism Story, Charlie Hilliard, “I’ll Be Okay”
Non-Journalism Story, Michael Regner, “The Sublime”
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