Columbia Scholastic Press Association

2025 Winners

Campus Times:

La Verne Magazine:

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