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Student journalists from Oxford Academy's The Gamut were nominated by Anaheim Secondary Teachers Assn. Left to right: ASTA President Geoff Morganstern; Oxford Academy's Elizabeth Hind; CTA Vice President Leslie Littman; students Nathan Perera, Celine Park and Haley Nguyen; CTA Board Member Angela Der Ramos; CCA President and State Council Communications Chair Randa Wahbe. Good News e John Swett Awards for Media Excellence T H E 2 0 2 4 J O H N S W E T T M E D I A A W A R D S were celebrated at the recent CTA State Council in June. The annual awards recognize outstanding coverage of public education, community colleges and the labor movement by news media. Named after the founder of CTA and California's fourth superintendent of public instruction, the Swett awards are nominated by local CTA chapters. Best Feature Story or Series (Print or Digital) Richard Bammer, The Vacaville Reporter, "At Vaca Pena, Holocaust Survivor Story Comes to Life in Vivid Detail" Best Investigative Reporting (Print or Digital) Andie Judson, ABC10, " The Wild West of Education: An Investigation Into Highlands Community Charter and Technical Schools" 2024 Award Recipients SWETT WINNERS Left to right: Corey Penrose (representing Vacaville Teachers Assn., which nominated Richard Bammer); Leslie Littman; Bammer. Left to right: Andie Judson; Der Ramos; Wahbe Continued on Page 36 35 S U M M E R 2 0 2 5 O