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The Washtenaw Voice wins 30 awards

5 first place honors received, including general excellence 

Some of the 2024-2025 scholarship team posing with awards after the ceremony. (Top row, from left to right) Alice McGuire, Beck Elandt, Jada Hauser, Zeinab Agbaria and Yana McGuire. (Bottom row, from left to right) Lily Cole, Courtney Prielipp and Natalie Kyle. Lilly Kujawski | The Washtenaw Voice 

Alice McGuire | Deputy Editor 

On April 5, members of the Voice staff traveled to Central Michigan University to represent Washtenaw Community College as they partook in the annual Michigan Community College Press Association Conference (MCCPA) awards ceremony, where they were granted 30 awards. Among them was first place in General Excellence for the newspaper as a whole.

Students from across the state gathered for a day of networking, critique and a variety of panels on subjects ranging from writing to photography, featuring speakers such as Adam Graham, reporter and film critic for The Detroit News. The event ended with the awards ceremony. 

First place: 

Second place: 

Third place:

Honorable mentions:

Alice McGuire (left) and Lily Cole admire each other’s awards for The Voice. The Voice received 30 awards at the MCCPA conference including the highest award, first place for general excellence. Courtney Prielipp | The Washtenaw Voice

 

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