Columbia Scholastic Press Association

2024 Winners

Campus Times:

• Campus Times Staff
  Gold  Medalist, 2022-2023

La Verne Magazine:

• La Verne Magazine Staff
  Silver Crown Award, 2022-2023
  Gold  Medalist, 2022-2023

2023 Winners

Campus Times:

• Campus Times Staff
  Gold  Medalist, 2021-2022

La Verne Magazine:

• La Verne Magazine Staff
  Silver Crown Award, 2021-2022
  Gold  Medalist, 2021-2022

2022 Winners

Campus Times:

• Campus Times Staff
  Silver Crown Award, 2020-2021
  Gold  Medalist, 2020-2021

2021 Winners

Campus Times:

• Campus Times Staff
  Gold  Medalist, 2019-2020

2020 Winners

Campus Times:

• Campus Times Staff
  Silver  Medalist, 2018-2019

2019 Winners

Campus Times:

• Campus Times Staff
  Silver  Medalist, 2017-2018

2018 Winners

Campus Times:

• Campus Times Staff
  Silver Crown Award, 2016-2017
  Gold Medalist, 2016-2017

2017 Winners

Campus Times:

• Campus Times Staff
  Silver Medalist, 2015-2016

La Verne Magazine:

• La Verne Magazine Staff
  Silver Crown Award, 2016
• La Verne Magazine Staff
  Gold Medalist, 2016

2016 Winners

Campus Times:

• Campus Times Staff
  Silver Medalist, 2014-2015

La Verne Magazine:

• La Verne Magazine Staff
  Gold Medalist, 2015

2013 Winners

• Campus Times Staff
  Gold Medalist, 2012-2013
• Campus Times Staff
  Certificate of Merit, News Online Design Website for Digital Media

2012 Winners

Campus Times:

• Campus Times Staff
  Digital Gold Crown Award, 2012
• Campus Times Staff
  Gold Medalist, 2011-2012

La Verne Magazine:

• La Verne Magazine Staff
  Silver Crown Award, 2012
• La Verne Magazine Staff
  Digital Silver Crown Award, 2012
• La Verne Magazine Staff
  Gold Medalist, 2011-2012

2011 Winners

Campus Times:

• Campus Times Staff
  Silver Medalist, Fall 2010
• Campus Times Staff
  Gold Medalist, Fall 2011

La Verne Magazine:

• La Verne Magazine Staff
  Gold Medalist, 2010-2011

2008 Winners

Campus Times:

• Campus Times Staff
  Certificate of Merit, Overall Design (Tabloid)
• Matt Hill
  3rd Place, Editorial Cartoon, “Join a Sorority”
• Matt Hill
  Certificate of Merit, Cartoon Portfolio of Work
• Kelly Rivas
  3rd Place, Single Sports Photograph (Black and White), “Baseball vs. Occidental”
• Kelly Rivas
  Certificate of Merit, Single Sports Photograph (Black and White), “Football vs. Redlands”
• Angie Gangi, Morgan Dobis & Sergio Sandoval
  Certificate of Merit, Single Subject Presentation (Tabloid, Black & White), “La Verne’s All-American Women

La Verne Magazine:

• Matt Hill
  1st Place, Magazine Cartoon, “La Verne 911”
• Katherine Hillier
  Certificate of Merit, Non-Fiction Column, “From the Editor…”

2007 Winners

Campus Times:

• Campus Times Staff
  Gold Medalist, Spring 2007
• Campus Times Staff
  Gold Medalist, Fall 2006
• Kelly Rivas
  2nd Place, Newspaper Sports Photography Portfolio of Work
• Yelena Ovcharenko
  Certificate of Merit, Newspaper Black and White Feature Page Design, “Heavy Metal”
• Yelena Ovcharenko
  Certificate of Merit, Newspaper Black and White Feature Page Design, “Swept Up in Sisterhood”
• Nila Priyambodo
  Certificate of Merit, Newspaper Personal Opinion: Off Campus Issues, “If It’s Good Enough for Chile…”
• Nila Priyambodo
  Certificate of Merit, Newspaper In-depth News/Feature Story, “Dating Trends Jump on the Technological Train”
• Kelly Rivas
  Certificate of Merit, Newspaper Black and White Photo Layout, “Activities Boost Spirit”
• Kelly Rivas
  Certificate of Merit, Newspaper Black and White Photo Layout, “The War of the Greeks”
• Kelly Rivas
  Certificate of Merit, Newspaper Black and White Photo Layout, “Volleyball Championships”

La Verne Magazine:

• Nicole Knight
  3rd Place, Magazine Non-Fiction Article, “Ghost Town, Boom Town… Our Town”
• Jessica Bell & Kady Bell
  Certificate of Merit, Magazine Non-Fiction Article, “Hey, Hey, My, My… Rock ‘n’ Roll Can Never Die”
• Nicole Knight
  Certificate of Merit, Magazine Non-Fiction Article, “Making a Contest a Career”
• Adam Omernik
  Certificate of Merit, Magazine Illustration (Not Based On Photographic Material), “iPods”
• Reina Santa Cruz
  Certificate of Merit, Magazine Color Photograph, “Winter 2006 Cover”

LVTV-3 La Verne Community Television:

• Tim Ciancio – “Maloof Foundation”
  1st Place, Feature Package
• Beatriz Mendoza – “Jonathan Reed”
  2nd Place, Feature Package
• Beatriz Mendoza – “Rat Grooming”
  3rd Place, Feature Package
• Beatriz Mendoza – “Christmas Trees in La Verne”
  Certificate of Merit, Feature Package
• Taline Baghdadlian, Jennifer Gilderman and Christine Moitoso – “The Vineyard Marketplace”
  Certificate of Merit, Feature Package
• Leah Rubertino and Chelsea Sherier – “The Big League Dream”
  1st Place, Documentary

2006 Winners

Campus Times:

• Campus Times Staff
  Gold Medalist, Spring 2006
• Nila Priyambodo & Yelena Ovcharenko
  Third Place, Newspaper Single Subject Presentation (Single Page), “Danger!”
• Gloria Diaz
  Certificate of Merit, Newspaper Photo Layout, “Dreaming the Night Away”

La Verne Magazine:

• Sylvia Castellanos
  2nd Place, Magazine Color Photograph, “Fist of Gold: Cody Rapp”

2005 Winners

Campus Times:

• Campus Times Staff
  Gold Medalist, Spring 2005 & Fall 2005
• Chrissy Zehrbach & Adam Omernik
  Third Place, Newspaper Single Subject Presentation (Double Truck Spread), “Countdown to Election Day”

La Verne Magazine:

• Kenneth Todd Ruiz
  2nd Place, Nonfiction Column, “From the Editor…”
• Amby Sarabia
  Certificate of Merit, Magazine Non-Fiction Article, “Her Story is Our History”

2004 Winners

Campus Times:

• Campus Times Staff
  Gold Medalist, Spring 2004 & Fall 2004
• Matt Paulson and Kenneth Todd Ruiz – “Fire leaves local destruction”
  Certificate of Merit, News Writing
• Bailey Porter – “ULV Walks Out”
  2nd Place, Black and White Spot News Photograph
• Adam Omernik – “Men’s Soccer vs. Whittier”
  Certificate of Merit, Single Sports Photograph
• Jason Cooper – “Oaxaca”
  1st Place, Photo Layout
• Jennifer Contreras – “Naughty Marietta”
  3rd Place, Photo Layout
• Jennifer Contreras – “War Protests”
  Certificate of Merit, Photo Layout
• Adam Omernik – “Rocky Horror Show”
  Certificate of Merit, Photo Layout

La Verne Magazine:

• Jaclyn Roco – “From the Editor”
  2nd Place, Nonfiction Column

LVTV-3 La Verne Community Television:

• Johnnya Center – “Citizen’s Academy”
  1st Place, News Package
• Michelle Renteria – “Habitat for Humanity”
  2nd Place, News Package
• Nathan Baca – “Fire Update”
  3rd Place, News Package
• Christian Lopez – “Terrorist Survival Plan”
  Certificate of Merit, News Package
• Agustin Avalos and Johnnya Center – “War Protest”
  Certificate of Merit, News Package
• Johnnya Center and Ayana Moultrie – “Muslims in La Verne”
  Certificate of Merit, News Package
• Nick Schober and Danny Lee – “Van’s Skate Park”
  1st Place, Feature Package
• Mark Chiapelli and Gayane Grajian – “It’s Raining Leos”
  2nd Place, Feature Package
• Mark Chiapelli and Nate Michael – “Pumpkin Patch”
  3rd Place, Feature Package
• Jorge Lezzam, Samantha Hodges and Doug Bradley – “Logan’s Candies”
  Certificate of Merit, Feature Package
• LVTV-3 Staff – “Latino USA”
  1st Place, Documentary

2003 Winners

Campus Times:

• Campus Times Staff
  Gold Medalist, Spring

La Verne Magazine:

• La Verne Magazine Staff – Gold Medalist

2002 Winners

Campus Times:

• Campus Times Staff
  Gold Medalist, Fall
• Campus Times Staff – “Double Truck”
  3rd Place, Single Subject Presentation
• Jennifer Contreras
  Certificate of Merit, Black and White Spot News Photograph
• Tom Galaraga
  3rd Place, Black and White Spot News Photograph
• Tom Galaraga
  Certificate of Merit, Black and White Tabloid – Page One Design
• Tom Galaraga
  Certificate of Merit, Photo Layout
• Tom Galaraga
  Certificate of Merit, Black and White Single Subject Presentation
• Liz Lucsko
  3rd Place, Black and White Sports Photograph
• Campus Times Staff
  Gold Medalist, Spring

La Verne Magazine:

• Christian A. Lopez
  Certificate of Merit, Magazine Single Illustration Not Based on Photographic Material
• Jen Newman
  Certificate of Merit, Magazine Photograph of Two or More Colors
• Christine Owen
  Certificate of Merit, Magazine Nonfiction Interview
• La Verne Magazine Staff
  Gold Medalist

LVTV-3 La Verne Community Television:

• Agustin Avalos and Edna Becerra -“Musical Claremont”
  1st Place, Television Feature Package
• Edna Becerra and Agustin Avalos – “America’s Best Spirit Leader Championship”
  Certificate of Merit, Television Feature Package
• Enrique Gutiérrez – “Christian Bejerano, The Bronze Warrior –
  Part 2: A Legend in the Making”
  1st Place, Television Documentary
• Evan Martinez, Danny Lee and Nick Schober – “Van’s Triple Crown Skate Park”
  3rd Place, Television Feature Package
• Veronica Perez and Nathan Baca – “Child Molester Investigation”
  1st Place, Television News Package
• Veronica Perez and Edna Becerra – “Ross the Intern”
  2nd Place, Television Feature Package
• Bryan Smith and Rene Luna – “210 Freeway Update”
  2nd Place, Television News Package

2001 Winners

Campus Times:

• Campus Times Staff
  Gold Medalist , Fall

2000 Winners

Campus Times

• Campus Times Staff
  Certificate of Merit, Single Subject Presentation – Double Truck Spread or Special Section
• Michael Anklin
  Certificate of Merit, News Feature
• Danny Craig
  Certificate of Merit, First-Person Experience Column
• Araceli Esparza
  3rd Place, Personality Profile
• Stacie N. Galang
  1st Place, Single Illustration Not Based on Photographic Material
• Liz Lucsko
  Certificate of Merit, Spot News Photography
• Brice Nixon
  Certificate of Merit, Sports Column
• Isela Peña
  3rd Place, Single Illustration Not Based on Photographic Material

1999 Winners

Campus Times:

• Veero Der-Karabetian
  Certificate of Merit, Feature Photograph
• Araceli Esparza
  Certificate of Merit, Personality Profile
• Shiva Rahimi
  Certificate of Merit, Health Opinion
• Christie Reed
  Certificate of Merit, Single Subject Presentation
• Michelle Thornton
  1st Place, Health Opinion

La Verne Magazine:

• Michael Anklin
  1st Place, Magazine Nonfiction Article
• Echelle Avelar
  Certificate of Merit, Magazine Color Photograph
• Ryan Sones
  3rd Place, Magazine Cover Design – Two or More Colors
• Rob Strauss
  1st Place, Magazine Nonfiction Column
• Alen Zilic
  3rd Place, Magazine Color Photograph

Past Winners

Campus Times:

• Campus Times Staff
  Silver Medalist, Spring 1998
• Campus Times Staff
  Silver Medalist, Fall 1997
• Laura Ambriz and Echelle Avelar
  Certificate of Merit, Photo Layout, 1998
• Laura Ambriz and Echelle Avelar
  Certificate of Merit, Black and White Photo Story, 1998
• Laura Ambriz, Angelica Martinez and Jennifer Parsons
  Certificate of Merit, Single Subject presentation, 1998
• Echelle Avelar
  Certificate of Merit, Page One Design, Black and White Tabloid, 1998
• Veero Der-Karabetian
  3rd Place, Photo Layout, 1998
• Veero Der-Karabetian
  Certificate of Merit, Black and White Photo Story, 1998
• Katrina Hall
  Certificate of Merit, Single Subject Presentation, 1998
• LaShanda D. Maze
  Certificate of Merit, Page One Design, Black and White Tabloid, 1998
• Christie Reed
  Certificate of Merit, Photo Layout, 1998
• Ryan Sones
  Certificate of Merit, Sports Photo (Portfolio), 1998
• Ryan Sones
  Certificate of Merit, Photo Layout, 1998
• Campus Times Staff
  Silver Medalist, Spring 1997
• Campus Times Staff
  Bronze Medalist, Fall 1996

La Verne Magazine:

• La Verne Magazine Staff
  Silver Medalist, 1997-1998