We want to recognize and congratulate the student journalists at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College’s The Stallion newspaper and Stallion TV.

ABAC students brought home first place awards at the Georgia College Press Association Conference in Athens for General Excellence, Layout and Design, General Advertising, Overall Improvement, Best Campus Community Service-News and Best Campus Community Service-Features.

The newspaper received second place in Best Campus Community Service-Editorial and third place in General Photography.

ABAC journalists competed against other college newspapers from across the state, some from the state’s biggest universities.

The college and campus should feel proud of the student journalists work.

Individual awards include:

• Remington Miller, a writing and communications major from Tifton, received first-place in Best Review Group II for her review of the “A Series of Unfortunate Events” Netflix series.

• Ricky Rodriguez, a writing and communications major from Tifton, received third-place for Best Review Group I for his review of The Weeknd’s “Trilogy” mixtape.

• Kevin Joachin, a history and government major from Tifton, received second-place for Best Photograph-News Group II for his photo of DACA protesters in Atlanta.

• The Stallion Editor Dalton Spangler, a writing and communication major from Groveland, Fla., received third-place in Best Photography-News Group I.

Then at the Southern Regional Press Institute held its annual Press Workshop at Savannah State University. ABAC brought home nine awards including First Place Best Overall Newspaper for the third year in a row and Second Best Overall Online Newspaper along with seven individual awards.

Other awards include:

• Tristin “Buck” Clements, a writing and communication major from Tifton, won second place individual Video Production award for his story on the Red Cross Blood drive.

• Walter Murphy, a writing and communication major from Moultrie, won the first place individual Video Production award for his “On the Road with Walter Murphy.”

• Hannah Robinson, a history and government major from Purvis, Miss., won first place for Sports Writing for her article following two ABAC tennis players.

• Ethan Reddish, a writing and communication major from Odum, won first place in Editorial/Column Writing.

• Joachin won second place for individual Outstanding Feature Writing for his “Federal Plan to End TPS Threatens Immigrants” news article.

• Rodriguez received first place for individual Outstanding Feature Writing for his “ABAC opens doors to evacuees in Gressette Gym” after Hurricane Irma.

• Spangler received Best Photograph for his image of “Free Hugs” seen on the cover of “The Stallion.”

We congratulate them, along with advisor and professor Dr. Thomas Grant.

Our state and country have a long, rich tradition in good journalism, and it’s as important now as it has always been.

When they graduate and head out to newspapers across the state, the tradition will continue in good hands.