Skyline took home 8 awards from the Oct. 11 2008 Journalism Association of Community College Northern California conference. These are the awards that were taken home.

Mail-in contestHonorable Mention, Student Designed Ad by John HarrisonFourth place, Editorial Cartoon by John Harrison

Bring-in contestThird place, Bring-in Infographic by Andrew LidwellThird place, Bring-in Ad by John Harrison

On-the-spot contestFourth place, Copyediting by Paul SiegerSecond place, News Story by Sarah E. MarkoffSecond place, Editorial Cartoon by John Harrison

In addition to these The Skyline View won General Excellence in Online Journalism, bringing the total to 8 awards

“We have several newer people on staff that won awards and i’m really proud of that” Nancy Kaplan-Biegel, Journalism Instructor said. “The fact that the staff won online general excellence again tells me that they are staying committed to convergence journalism, and that’s important because journalism and newspapers are really in flux right now.”

“It’s rad” said John Harrison of his 4 awards. “JACC conferences have always been an enriching experience for me. I feel that I’ve grown these few years, and all of my experiences have contributed to my winning awards this year.”

The College of San Mateo San Matean, also did well taking home seven awards including, first place in opinion writing, by Christine Karavas, and Online General Excellence. The full list of awards won can be found here at the JACC’s website, http://media.www.jacconline.org/media/storage/paper212/news/2008/03/31/NorCal/2008-Norcal.Awards-3482568.shtml