Five Citrus College student representatives from the Citrus College Clarion and Logos Magazine recently participated in the Journalism Association of Community Colleges State Convention in San Diego, earning several important forms of recognition.
Clarion Editor-in-Chief Kenna Jenkins was elected JACC's state student president, a role she will hold for the next year.
We also had eight individual winners from the statewide publication contests – based on work published by the Clarion and Logos during the 2023 calendar year.
Publication contest winners:
- Magazine photo essay: Second place – Lina Cardinas, for a photo essay about Citrus College student fashion; fourth place – Kim Tyron, for a photo essay about a trip up the California coast
- Editorial: Second place – Clarion staff, for its editorial on the end of the print edition of the Clarion
- Profile feature story: Fourth place – Kenna Jenkins, for a story on Instructional Design Librarian Elizabeth Cook
- Opinion story: Honorable mention – Arturo Gonzalez Garcia, for a story on the growth of online education
- Magazine photo: Honorable mention – Kim Tyron, for a photo from the fall performance of "Dracula"
- Magazine illustration: Honorable mention – Mizuki Smith, for an illustration accompanying a story about breakfast spots in Glendora
- Magazine design/layout: Honorable mention – Logos staff, for the layout of the fall 2023 issue
The JACC faculty also re-elected Citrus College Journalism instructor Patrick Schmiedt to a three-year term as the JACC board secretary/treasurer.
Congrats to the entire Citrus College Communication program, including Schmiedt, Logos adviser Michael Saakyan, and all past, present and future students involved with the Clarion and Logos!
This article was originally shared on the official Citrus College Facebook account on Tuesday, March 19, 2024.