TITLE: Congratulating Amarillo College mass media students on winning 36 awards at the 2021 Texas Intercollegiate Press Association Convention.

SUMMARY: Congratulating Amarillo College mass media students on winning 36 awards at the 2021 Texas Intercollegiate Press Association Convention.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, Amarillo College mass media students won 36 awards at the annual convention of the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association on March 26, 2021; and WHEREAS, Judged by working news professionals, the statewide competition assesses mass media content produced by students at two-and four-year colleges and universities, both public and private; and WHEREAS, Amarillo College captured first prize for overall excellence for its newspaper, The Ranger,in Division 3, and took home second prize in the overall excellence in magazine category in the Open Division; individual first prize awards went to Caylee Hanna in Breaking News, Caylee Hanna and Jessika Fulton in Podcast, Shawn McCrea in Critical Review and in Static Ad Design, Joey Pantoja in Editorial and in Op Ed Editorial Design, Daniar Onoz in Editorial Cartoon, Stormie Sanchez in General Column and in General News Print, and Lauren Ebben in General News Audio Story; and WHEREAS, Also receiving individual awards were Jenna Gibson, Sidney West, Bridget Ulloa, Brittnee Talley, Johnny Lawhon, Kaden Bryant, Ruth Martinez, CJ Scott, and Emily Reeves; moreover, the Ranger staff won honorable mention in Headline Writing, Overall Design Newspaper, and Special Edition Design-Print, and the college garnered a third-place award and an honorable mention for two of its newscast audio reports; and WHEREAS, The outstanding performance by these talented mass media students is a tribute to their hard work and commitment to producing high-quality content, and they may indeed reflect with pride on their noteworthy achievements; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas Legislature hereby congratulate Amarillo College mass media students on winning 36 awards at the 2021 Texas Intercollegiate Press Association convention and extend to them sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further RESOLVED, That official copies of this resolution be prepared for the students as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Price Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 1552 was adopted by the House on May 29, 2021, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House