After a recent trip to Los Angeles, staff members of De Anza College's La Voz student newspaper brought home a number of prized souvenirs—11 awards from the Journalism Association of Community Colleges.

The statewide convention, held from April 1 to 3 at the Wilshire Grand Hotel, honored the newspaper's magazine and its online publication for general excellence.

Arlette Thibodeau of Campbell won two awards: The Tom Pasqua Memorial Essay award, which garnered Thibodeau a $200 prize, and second place in the opinion story category.

The staff and various members also won honorable mentions in seven additional areas, competing against 52 other community colleges. Sixteen De Anza students and two advisers attended the three-day convention, which included tours of the Los Angeles Times and journalism workshops.

The online version of La Voz is located at http://www.lavozdeanza.com.

Camp teaches Asian American issues

This summer, Asian Pacific American Leadership Institute of Silicon Valley offers its annual summer program on leadership, teambuilding and communication for students in college and the upper divisions of high school.

The program lasts four weeks. Students will learn about issues affecting Asian Pacific Americans and explore the Silicon Valley.

Students can get eight units by participating in the program. The cost is $263 for college students and $119 for high school students.

There will be an informational meeting on May 2 between 1:30 and 3 p.m. at the Quinlan Community Center, 10185 N. Stelling Road.

Students and parents are welcome to hear about the program and ask any questions.

For more information, call Evan Low at 408.839.6496 or visit www.svapali.org.