Accent, ACC’s student newspaper, won 25 awards at a national and state-level conference held at the Austin Convention Center October 28 – November 1. The event, which brought together the Associated Collegiate Press/College Media Advisers national convention and the Texas Community College Journalism Association conference, drew thousands of students from across the country.

Accent writers and editors competed in live journalism contests and received the results of competitions which required submissions before the conference.

TheAccent.org was named a finalist for the online division of the National Pacemaker award, the highest national honor for journalistic excellence bestowed by the Associated Collegiate Press. Accent also placed second in the national Best of Show contest for non-weekly publications.

Accent either placed or received honorable mentions in 23 statewide categories, competing against students from 13 other Texas community colleges. The Texas Community College Journalism Association awarded Accent third place in the Overall General Excellence competition. Accent editor-in-chief Sarah Neve won first place for news writing, while Jana Lelek won second place for Accent’s layout and design. The TCCJA also recognized Accent staff in a variety of other areas, including contests for photography, cartooning, headline writing, and editorial writing.

“I am very proud of the Accent staff for their excellent showing,” said Matthew Connolly, ACC’s student publications adviser. “These awards are judged by professionals, so it’s nice to know that students in our program are learning skills that will prepare them to work at professional publications.”

Click here to see a complete list of Accent’s honors.