The Forefront bags 19 awards; Secure tickets for LHEPC 2024
The Forefront— Gordon College landed on 22nd Regional Higher Education Press Conference with the theme: “AI & Ethics: Shaping the Future of Campus Journalism in the Digital Age” as they victoriously pocketed several awards from multiple categories on January 11-13, 2024, at Arayat, Pampanga.
The Official Student Publication Unit of Gordon College dispatched 19 delegates to participate in the event and competed against 474 contenders from 34 campus publications across the Region III. The delegates participated in 14 categories.
Before the 3-day event, Bealyn Demanalata, Editor-in-Chief (EIC) of The Forefront and the Newly Elected YJAR 3 Olongapo City Coordinator, said that bringing the delegates to the competition was quite a challenge as she took a lengthy period to process documents required to join the competition, which clashed with personal errands that resulted in time constraints.
Due to the obstacle, Demanalata was skeptical about the feasibility of joining the competition.
“Pagsubok lang ‘yan pero kinaya dahil sa suppport ng Office of the Student Welfare and Services, Ma’am Lovelyn, our finance, and our college president sa Forefront,” she said.
Furthermore, the editor-in-chief said that the competitive spirit among the delegates from different campuses was apparent since everyone was dedicated to “winning the gold,” which added to the challenges.
During the awarding ceremony, the delegates of The Forefront were called to the stage as victors of their respective categories:
•ALEIZZA JOY DAGUMAN
-CHAMPION | Comics Strip Drawing (Digital, Filipino)
-10TH PLACE | Editorial Cartooning (Digital, Filipino)
•JOHN CARLO BERMUDEZ
-CHAMPION | Poetry Writing (Filipino)
•DOL RICH MANGIN
-5th Highest Pointer for Individual Contest
-3RD PLACE | Traditional Literary Graphics (Filipino)
-5TH PLACE | Traditional Comics Strip (Filipino)
-7TH PLACE | Editorial Cartooning (Traditional, Filipino)
•SHERMEL CARLOS
-2ND PLACE | Feature Writing (Filipino)
-5TH PLACE | DEVCOMM (Filipino)
•ISAAC LEON
-2ND PLACE | Editorial Cartooning (Digital, English)
-7TH PLACE | Literary Graphics (Digital, English)
•I-MAN KLAY GARCIA
-2ND PLACE | News Writing English
•ANGELIQUE JOSE
-4TH PLACE | Literary Graphics (Traditional, English)
•BEALYN DEMANALATA
-6TH PLACE | Photojournalism (English)
•IVAN TRISTAN GRAVANZO
-6TH PLACE | Copyreading (Filipino)
•JOHN PATRICK MATEO
-9TH PLACE | DEVCOMM (English)
•JEZ ANNE RADAM
-9TH PLACE | Sports Writing (English)
Moreover, the competition also honored Mr. Guiller Marilla as the 9th Outstanding Adviser for Individual Contests.
The Forefront also earned the 9th-highest pointer for individual contests,
Meanwhile, Demanalata expressed her delight for another milestone of the publication after presenting themselves on a bigger platform.
“Every time na tinatawag yung pangalan nila talagang tumatalon ako sa tuwa since we prayed, trained, and worked hard for this,” the YJAR 3 Olongapo Coordinator stated.
On the other hand, she also added that the competition was an avenue to showcase what they can do and a testament that the publication can excel in every situation they will face.
Moreover, all delegates that won the 1st to 5th placements for each category are anticipated to compete at the Luzonwide Higher Education Press Conference in March 2024, At Naga City, Bicol Region.
: Isiah Aquino | News Correspondent
: Rich Mae Tianchon | Layout Artist
