SCC Journalism Staff Attends Chicago Conference

4/16/08
Standing left to right: Marcus Etherton from Anna, Jessica Wettig from Anna, Lacey Rendleman from Wolf Lake; seated, left to right: Dannielle Falter from Metropolis, and Matthew Griffin from Cobden.

Members of the Shawnee Community College Tempo staff attended the Illinois Community College Journalism Association's spring conference in Chicago in April. Several Tempo staff members received several awards, including four first place designations. Shawnee's Tempo is a student newspaper published four times per semester. Students select, write, edit and layout stories for the with the aid of SCC journalism advisor, Kylie Price-Stalides.

The Shawnee College Foundation makes available three full-time scholarships for Tempo staffers that cover tuition, fees and book loans. Students must be residents of the college district with solid writing skills and an interest in journalism to qualify for the scholarships.

First Place, Layout, Tempo Staff
First Place, Arts, Lacey Rendleman, "Rock Out With Your Cross Out"
First Place, Sports Features, Matthew Griffin, "Injury Is Not The End: The Matt Karn Story"
First Place, Freehand Cartoon, Sara Wingate: "Voting"

Second Place, Opinions, Dannielle Falter: "Who Defined The Word 'Normal,' Anyway?" Second Place, Photo Spread, Lacey Rendleman, "Plenty Of Rock"
Second Place, Sports News, Matthew Griffin, "SCC Foundation Profit Matches Softball Team"
Second Place, Sports Features, Matthew Griffin, "Portrait Of Nickie Gibbs: Lady Saints,
Basketball Star, Hunter, A 'Person To Talk To'"
Second Place, Arts, Bruce Matlock, "Apocalypse Coming In Nince Inch Nails Year Zero, Part One"

Third Place, Features, Jessica Wettig: "John Windings: Behind The Music"
Third Place, News, Jessica Wettig: "Attendance Controversy: Should There Be A Policy?"
Third Place, Editorials, Tempo Staff: "Censorship"
Third Place, Opinions, Marcus Etherton: "Yes Virginia, There Is A Jesus Too"
Third Place, Sports News, Matthew Griffin, "Saints Basketball Is Back"

Honorable Mention, Editorials, Tempo Staff: "Preventing Another Niu Or V-Tech