Agora editor Marissa Beste won Student Journalist of the Year at the Michigan Community College Press Association's (MCCPA) annual competition.
"I'm so excited, I didn't expect to win the student journalist of the year award at all," Beste, said. I'm really proud of everyone. To win 18 awards when we are going against schools that are much bigger than us is really impressive."
The Agora staff won a total of 18 awards.
Beste walked away with five other awards in addition to Student Journalist of the Year.
Tyler Eagle, assistant editor this year and next year's Agora editor, took home two first place awards, including first place for a personality profile and first place for a feature story.
"it's good to know that I wrote a better story than the journalist at the bigger community colleges," Eagle, said. "I was nervous when I learned that MCCC moved to division one, but now I'm happy with the move because I got to beat the bigger community colleges."
Morgan Hofbauer received one first place award for headline writing and two other awards as well.
"I think it's really great, we all try really hard over here, I think it's paying off," Hofbaur, said.
"Our students competed against the best student journalists at community colleges across Michigan, including many colleges that are much larger than MCCC," said Dan Shaw, assistant professor of Journalism at MCCC.
Other attending colleges included Grand Rapids Community College, Henry Ford Community College, Schoolcraft College, Washtenaw Community College and others.
Overall, the Agora won a total of 18 awards.
"Monroe County has a right to be proud of Marissa and the other members of The Agora staff," Shaw said.
Full list of winners:
Marissa Beste
First Place, Student Journalist of the Year
First Place, Headline Writing (tie)
Second Place, Front Page Design
Second Place, In-Depth News Story (with Andrew Hoppert)
Third Place, Informational Graphic (with Andrew Hoppert)
Honorable Mention, Personality Profile
Tyler Eagle
First Place, Personality Profile
First Place, Feature Story
Third Place, Feature Photo
Morgan Hofbauer
First Place, Headline Writing (tie)
Third Place, ColumnCommentary Serious
Honorable Mention, Critical Review (with Danny Shaw)
Andrew Hoppert
Second Place, In-Depth News Story (with Marissa Beste)
Third Place, Informational Graphic (with Marissa Beste)
Dylan Gallagher
Third Place, Editorial Cartoon
The Agora Staff
Third Place, Overall Page Design
Jeff Papworth
Honorable Mention, Sports Column
Christina Clark
Honorable Mention, Feature Story
Chase Dowler
Honorable Mention, Sports Feature
Ashley LeTourneau
Honorable Mention, Best Use of Photos and Graphics
