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May 5, 2022
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A semester of milestones
Forensics team win first place in national tournament
Journalism students win 35 local, state and national awards
Maureen Linzaga @maureenlinzaga
Khallid Muhsin @KM_elcamino23
Numerous awards and framed images adorn the blue walls of the be specific room. Each photograph documents at least 30 years of history, capturing the legacy of the Forensics team’s successes in speech and debate tournaments throughout the years. Applause and cheering flood the room as Torrance City Mayor Patrick Furey hands out a certificate and a gold coin to each member and coach to display their accomplishments. The El Camino College Forensics team made yet another historic accomplishment on April 9 as the team won the Phi Rho Pi National Championship for the first time, accumulating the most points across all categories and divisions in the competitive speech and debate tournament held in St. Charles, Missouri. The team also earned first place in the National Parliamentary Tournament of Excellence for both two and four-year institutions on March 27. “You have really made us very proud as a city, as a community and as a region,” Furey said to the team members and coaches clad in blue team hoodies surrounding him.
El Camino College’s student-run magazine and newspaper publications took home a total of 35 awards for their work over the past year. These awards were distributed over two national college conferences that took place in California and New York, hosted by the Associated Collegiate Press and the College Media Association. The Union and Warrior Life magazine received a combined total of 35 awards that recognized several individual journalists and an adviser for the journalism department. A few notable awards were given to Stefanie Frith for an Educator of the Year award, Mari Inagaki winning first place for Best Magazine Photo and Greg Fontanilla winning first place for winning Best Sports Photo.
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Women’s Tennis player Madeline Evans poses with the California College College Atheletics Association 2022 Women’s Tennis State Championship trophy. Evans is a South Torrance High School alumni and is a first-year player for the Warriors. Naoki Gima | The Union
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The Union’s editor-in-chief, Khoury Williams attended both ceremonies and enjoyed seeing his peers being honored for their hard work. “Receiving these awards for our journalism department feels great and is a great achievement to have as both editor-in-chief for The Union and a reporter for Warrior Life. It’s an honor.”, Williams said.
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The National Parliamentary Tournament trophy won by El Camino College in 2022. The ECC forensics team has won this award every year since 2017. Greg Fontanilla | The Union
he El Camino College women’s tennis team won the California College College Atheletics Association 2022 State Championship for the first time in the program’s history, defeating the Cañada College Colts with a score of 5-1 overall on Saturday, April 23 at the Bakersfield Racquet Club. This State Championship win capped off a season where the Warriors did not lose a single game in the regular season, finishing with a 12-0 undefeated streak and sweeping through the playoffs. The Warriors won two out of the three doubles matches on Saturday. The number one doubles pair of Julia Jones and Kekoa Vaefa beat the Colts doubles team of Zuzia Dziewięcka and Josie Thompson with a score of 8-3. The number two pair of Kayla Brown and Danay Holman beat the Colts number two pair of Michaela Llewelyn and Lauren Denenberg with a score of 8-2. SEE SPORTS PAGE 8 →