Mirror News wins 29 awards at the 45th annual MCCPA Conference
On the heels of winning 15 awards at the Michigan Press Association Better Newspaper Conference, The Mirror News – HFC’s student-run newspaper – has won 29 awards at the 45th annual Michigan Community College Press Association annual conference hosted by Central Michigan University on April 6.
“I believe this is the most awards The Mirror News has ever won at the MCCPA. This reflects the amazing teamwork and collaboration of the entire newspaper staff. They have worked so well together all semester and continue to be so supportive of each other through myriad challenges; they are each other’s best cheerleaders. I couldn’t ask for a better group of students to work with,” said HFC English instructor and Mirror News faculty advisor Dr. Peter Kim.
The Mirror News staff won awards in the following categories:
News Writing:
- First Place: Ashley Davis for “BMQFG Celebrates 4th Annual Retention Conference”
Personality Profile:
- Honorable Mention: Ali Seblini for “Voyage to Victory: Henry Ford College Students Nationally Recognized at the Kennedy Center American Theatre Festival”
- Honorable Mention: Anthony Stone for “Henry Ford College Men’s Basketball Championship Season”
Sports News Story:
- First Place: Anthony Stone for “Henry Ford College Becoming Hotbed for Wrestling Talent”
- Honorable Mention: Anthony Stone for “Second-Ranked Hawks Men’s Basketball Team Helps Players Reach New Heights”
Sports Feature:
- Honorable Mention: Anthony Stone for “Pickleball Rising Interest among Young”
Original Cartoon – Editorial:
- Third Place: Chyna Jones for “(Don’t) Be My Valentine”
Original Comic – Entertainment:
- Second Place: Chyna Jones for “Effie vs. Everything”
- Third Place: Edgar Gutierrez for “Hawkster vs. Gooster”
News Photo:
- Honorable Mention: Ashley Davis for “Rally to Support Palestine, Nov. 1, 2023, at Henry Ford College, Dearborn, MI”
Feature Photo:
- Honorable Mention: Ashley Davis for “You Betta Work! Campus Drag Show Displays How Self-Expression Strengthens Identity and Yields Personal Growth”
Sports News Photo:
- First Place: Joshua Tufts for “Second-Ranked Hawks Men’s Basketball Team Helps Players Reach New Heights”
Photo Essay/Slideshow:
- Second Place: Christopher Namyst for “Movement 2023: Resonating Rhythms and Harmonizing Hearts”
Informational Graphic:
- Second Place: Wagiha Alhalabi for “Black History Month”
- Third Place: Samuel Marsh for “April 2023 campus events calendar”
Illustration:
- Second Place: Samuel Marsh for “Henry Ford College Hawks Basketball Championship Season”
- Third Place: Zahra Alkarem for “Beyond Bytes: A Peek into the Revamped E-194 Computer Lab at Henry Ford College”
Front Page Design:
- First Place: Falaah Abdun-Nur for “Voyage to Victory: Henry Ford College Students Nationally Recognized at the Kennedy Center American Theatre Festival”
- First Place: Zynab Al-Timimi for “Detroit Riverwalk Wins USA Today Best Riverwalk for Third Straight Year”
- First Place: Samuel Marsh for “Henry Ford College Hawks Basketball Championship Season”
Multimedia Reporting:
- Third Place: Rattanna Abdellatif for “Tiffany Alfonseca and Monica Hernandez are ‘Found in Translation’ at the Library Street Collective in Detroit”
- Honorable Mention: Zynab Al-Timimi for “Local Arab American Artists Featured in ‘For the Love of All Humanity’ Exhibit at the Padzieski Gallery in Dearborn”
- Honorable Mention: Ashley Davis for “Mandela: The Official Exhibition Featured at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn”
Video Production or Online Slide Show:
- Third Place: Maya Mustafa for “Detroit Horse Power Harnesses New Opportunities for Detroit Youth”
Best Blog:
- Second Place: Maya Mustafa for “Mirror News Now” podcasts
- Third Place: Chyna Jones for “Creative Reflections”
- Honorable Mention: Katherine Warden for “Creating the Wooden Puppets used in ‘The Passage’”
Overall Newspaper Design:
- Second Place: The Mirror News staff
General Excellence:
- Third Place: The Mirror News staff
Judges’ comments are provided at the MCCPA website. The password is FireUpMCCPA.
“The MCCPA conference builds chemistry and allows every writer to improve and absorb information from industry professionals in communication roles,” said Stone, who served as the sports editor for the 2023-24 academic year. “I love our team at The Mirror News – everyone does excellent work and writes from the heart. The team's culture is fun and lighthearted, and I attribute that to Dr. Kim and his ability to let writers be themselves while maintaining professionalism.”