Igor Monakhov, Yana McGuire, Jada Hauser, Courtney Prielipp, adviser Lilly Kujawski, Caleb Henderson, Zakeria Almajrabi (back), Grace Faver, Lily Cole, and Paula Farmer (front) pose for group photo during April 6 MCCPA Awards Ceremony. Blace Carpenter | The Collegiate
The Washtenaw Voice
The Washtenaw Voice was acknowledged by the Michigan Community College Press Association (MCCPA) at its 2023-2024 awards ceremony for its work.
This year, the team received awards for writing, graphic design, photography, comics, web design and overall excellence.
Deputy editor Lily Cole holds her first place award for best critical review on “Wonka.”
Paula Farmer | Washtenaw Voice
First place:
- Lily Cole won first for best critical review: “Genre reveal: surprise, it’s a musical.”
- Jada Hauser was awarded first for inside-page design.
- Charlie Todd won first for editorial comic: “Battle Royale a la Oscars.”
Second place:
- The team won second in general excellence as a newspaper.
- The Voice’s former editor, Grace Crandall, took home second for headline writing.
- Zakeria Almajrabi won second for sports feature photo on dance tryouts: “Students jump and jive into the dance studio.”
- The team was also awarded second place for best news website.
Third place:
- The Voice took home third for front page design.
- Caleb Henderson won third for “Tic Tac Toe robot reveals future of technical education.”
- Henderson was also awarded third for his sports column: “State of Michigan sees historic sports month.”
Honorable mentions:
- For the overall newspaper design, the Voice was awarded an honorable mention.
- Mohamed Ahmed was honored for best serious column: “7,800 miles: What it’s like to be a WCC student living in Kenya.”
- Kristy Kazzi for her news story: “FASFA rolls out new changes for the upcoming academic year.”
- Grace Faver was honored for inside-page design.
- Crandall won an honorable mention for an editorial on the team’s search for a new adviser: “Advisers guide so students can lead.”
- Almajrabi was recognized and honored in the photo essay/digital slideshow category.
- Todd was also awarded an honorable mention for entertainment comic.
