The Viking News print edition took home the award for General Excellence at the Journalism Association of Community Colleges conference. 

Long Beach City College students garnered a total of 15 wins at the conference in a variety of categories, including:

• First place, Magazine Photo: Fernando Pacheco
• First place, Sports Action Photo: Arlene Guerrero
• Second place, Magazine Photo: Cassandra Reichelt
• Third place, Magazine Opinion Article: Alyssa Vega
• Fourth place, News Photo: Abel Reyes
• Fourth place, Inside Page Layout: Viking News staff
• Fourth place, Magazine Cover: City Magazine staff
• Fourth place, Magazine Page Design/Layout: City Magazine staff
• Honorable mention, Magazine Illustration: Alyssa Vega
• Honorable mention, Magazine Photo Story/Essay: Fernando Pacheco
• Honorable mention, Magazine News Feature Article: Fernando Pacheco and Anna Karkalik
• Honorable mention, Column Writing: Sabriyya Ghanizada
• Honorable mention, News Story: Abel Reyes and Marissa Lopez
• Honorable mention, Feature Photo: Arlene Hawkins

For more information on LBCC’s Journalism program, visit www.LBCC.edu/Journalism.