2007

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honors in the same cate– gories at the Mississippi SkillsUSA State Champi– onship. Also wmningawards at the state competition were

Warrior basketball teams completed a successful 2005- 06 campaignbyparticipating in the MACJC and Region Z3 tournaments en rouge to identical17-10 records. Lady Warriors who received post– season honors included LaSaundra Harrison of Union, second teamAll-State and All-Star; Shannon I.Joyd of West Lauderdale. first team All-State, All-Region23 and All-Star; and Valerie Ha!Tis of Lake, All-RegionZ3 Tournament Team. War– riors who received post-sea– son awards included Johnny Hodge of Oauchita HS in Monroe, La, All-Region 23, first teamAll-State and All-Star, and Sam Walton of Jackson Lanier, second team All-State. Billy Smith led the women's team and Steve Hampton coached the men's squad. East Central's fast-pitch softball team experienced another winning season in 2006 by capturing a second– straight MACJC Central Division title and a record 41 wins andjustsixdefeats. The Lady Diamond Warriors - who were ranked as high as fourth in the NJCAA poll - advanced to state andregion– al competitions only to fall in first-round action in each event. Named to theAll-RegionZ3 Team were Erica Hardin of Louisville, and Joy Cave– naugh, Dominique Mapp and Jennifer Smith, all of N~wton Count): Hardin. Mapp and Smith were a1so selected firSt team All-State. and Cavenaugh, Lindsey Smith of Neshoba Central and Christy Corley of Vidalia. La., received second– team All-State honors. Selected on the All-Division first team were Hardin, Jen– nifer Smith and Mapp, and

In addition, Jones and Denise Brazzle of Philadel– Laura Foreman of Little phia, frrst, Prepared Speech; Rock were named to the first Amanda Wilcher of and second teams, respec- Philadelphia, first. Job Skills tively, on the Demonstration A; Kristy All-Mississippi Academic Woodruff of Louisville, Team, which recognizes LeSanders Lewis of scholarly achievements and Philadelphia, Veronda For– leadershipaccomplishments tune of Forest. Demetrius of students enrolled in the Keyes of Louin and Kristi states' cormnunity and jun- Keene of Union, who fin– ior colleges. The All-:Missis- ished second in Chapter sippi Academic Team is . Business Procedures "6"; sponsored by Phi Theta Shelley McGuire and Nikki Kappa International, Missis- Mitchell, both of sippi Association of Com- Union, third, Occupational munity and Junior Colleges, Health and Safety- Multiple; the State Boam for Corrunu- Michelle Carter of Newton. nityandJuniorColleges, and third, Action Skills; Danny The Clarion-Ledger. Graham of Conehatta, frrst, Various honors were pre- carpentry; Phillip Speed of sented to members of the Enterprise. flrst, CNC College's Theta Chi Chapter Milling; Tyler Hagan of Lit– of Phi Beta Lambda. an tie Rock, third, Welding; organization for business Luke Howell of Union, first, and computer students, at Collision Repair; Delungus the National PBL Confer- Chambers of Noxapater, ence held in Nashville. third,MajorApplianceTech– Award winners included nology; and Brian Hillie of Delynn Agee of Philadel- Newton, third. Gabinetmak– phia, ninth place, American mg. Sh.i.ll§USA champi- Enterprise: onships are held to recognize DeLesa Nowell of the achievements of career Philadelphia, sixth, Commu- andtechnical students and to nity Service: Rebecca Rogers encourage them to strive for of Chunky, seventh. P'.utner- excellence and pride in their ship with· Business; and Ken chosenprofessions. Websterof Philadelphia, sec- Two members of the Wall ond, Human Resom·cc Man- 0' Sound Marching Band agement. In addition to win- received state recognition. as ning four top 10 awards, Claire Stinson and Derek Theta Chi was one of only Taylor, both of Meridian, two 1\lississippi Chapters to were selected "frrst chair" receive the Gold Seal A\\'ani clarinet and trombone. in recognition of participa- respectively, in theMississitr tion of various projects. PBL pi Community College All– students qualify for the State Band. following audi– nationalcompetitionby v..rin- tions. ning flrst or second place Four ECCC art students honors in their respective received honors at tlfe annu– areas of competition on the al Mississippi Communi– state level ty I Junior College Art Com-