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SCC Student Newspaper Students Honored

The SCCougar more than doubled the number of awards won the previous year, with 12 SCCougar staff members receiving 21 awards for their work, and three students receiving first-place awards.

College journalists at picked up some awards from the Missouri College Media Association in April.

The SCCougar, the student newspaper for St. Charles Community College, had 12 staff members receive 21 awards in just its second year of compettion at the MCMA awards. Three students won first-place honors. 

The SCCougar publication earned second place for best Web page for the second year in a row, an honorable mention for multimedia and was third in the sweepstakes (most points from awards).

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SCC students received the following awards:

  • Joseph Grate of Hazelwood – third place for news photography
  • Miriam Hannibal of Dardenne Prairie – second place for news photography
  • Lucas Howland of Eolia – second place for nonpolitical cartoon
  • Sam Johnson of Wentzville – honorable mention for regular column
  • Evan Loveless of St. Charles – second place for editorial writing
  • Ben Nelson of Foley – third place for multimedia
  • Elaina O’Connell of Wentzville – first place for feature writing; honorable mentions for page one design and feature page
  • Jess Pisciotta of O’Fallon – second place for political cartoon
  • Missi Robbins of Dardenne Prairie – third place for feature writing; honorable mention for photo page
  • Melanie Thorne of O’Fallon – first place for editorial writing
  • Matthew Weitkamp of O’Fallon – first place and third place for nonpolitical cartoons, honorable mention in entertainment review
  • Brian Wilson of St. Peters – second place and two honorable mentions for sports column

The contest was for content produced in 2010. The SCCougar staff competed against several other two-year colleges in Missouri. Entries were judged by the Missouri Press Association.

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