Winners of 2009 Campus Journalist of the Year Award bared

4 participating schools. 7 active student journalists. 8 years of recognizing journalistic excellence.

This year’s Mabel Sunga Acosta Search for Campus Journalist of the Year (CJTY) proved to be more exciting than ever. After undergoing a one-hour editorial writing contest followed by a grueling panel interview with three (3) distinguished judges in the persons of Mr. Tony Ajero (Editor-in-Chief of Edge Davao), Ms. Ethel Constantino (Reporter of NBN Mindanao) and Mr. Bernard Julian Patiño (Instructor of U.P. Mindanao), four (4) students stood out among the rest. They are:

Campus Journalist of the Year: Jeffrey Christian M. Josol (Talomo NHS)

1^st Runner-up: Lorenz Jim C. Taroja (Talomo NHS)

2^nd Runner-up: Honey Joyce B. Toralba (Sta. Ana NHS)

3^rd Runner-up: Karen Jane L. Acasaran (Davao City Special NHS)

Kudos to the victors! On the other hand, we wish to give our appreciation to the other participants: Mark Jayvee V. Castillo of Daniel R. Aguinaldo NHS, Julie E. Leyva of (Talomo NHS) and Rowena Jean S. Quiza of Sta. Ana NHS.

The Office of Councilor Acosta would like to thank the Board of Judges for taking a time out of their busy schedules to give us a helping hand in the success of the activity. Gratitude is likewise extended to our sponsors without which support the 2009 CJTY would not have been realized: Atty. Leoncio P. Villa-Abrille, Dr. Roy B. Ferrer, DIMDI Centre, Inc., FPJ Farms, Inc., and CBS Metal Craft.

CJTY is an annual search open to 3^rd and 4^th year students enrolled in any public secondary school in Davao City which has an active school paper. Launched in 2002, the competition aims to discover young talents in the field of campus journalism.