In its second year of eligibility, the Â鶹´«Ã½ougar more than doubled the number of awards won the previous year, with 12 Â鶹´«Ã½ougar staff members receiving 21 awards for their work, and three students receiving first-place awards.
The Â鶹´«Ã½ougar publication earned second place for best Web page for the second year in a row, an honorable mention for multimedia and was third in the sweepstakes (most points from awards).
Â鶹´«Ã½ students received the following awards:
Joseph Grate of Hazelwood - third place for news photography
Miriam Hannibal of Dardenne Prairie - second place for news photography
Lucas Howland of Eolia - second place for nonpolitical cartoon
Sam Johnson of Wentzville - honorable mention for regular column
Evan Loveless of St. Charles - second place for editorial writing
Ben Nelson of Foley - third place for multimedia
Elaina O'Connell of Wentzville - first place for feature writing; honorable mentions for page one design and feature page
Jess Pisciotta of O'Fallon - second place for political cartoon
Missi Robbins of Dardenne Prairie - third place for feature writing; honorable mention for photo page
Melanie Thorne of O'Fallon - first place for editorial writing
Matthew Weitkamp of O'Fallon - first place and third place for nonpolitical cartoons, honorable mention in entertainment review
Brian Wilson of St. Peters - second place and two honorable mentions for sports column
The contest was for content produced in 2010. The Â鶹´«Ã½ougar staff competed against several other two-year colleges in Missouri. Entries were judged by the Missouri Press Association.
For more information on the Â鶹´«Ã½ougar student newspaper, visit or contact Darren Osburn, Â鶹´«Ã½ associate professor of speech and communications, at 636-922-8564 or dosburn@stchas.edu.
St. Charles Community College is a public, comprehensive two-year community college with associate degrees and certificate programs in the arts, business, sciences and career-technical fields. Â鶹´«Ã½ provides workforce training and community-based personal and professional development as well as cultural, recreational and entertainment opportunities. For more information, visit www.stchas.edu.