2011

WEEK OF __ ~----------- ECCC newspaper staff awarded

Special to The Star

DECATUR- East Central Community College's student newspaper, The Tom-Tom, was among the top student news– papers in the state recognized during the 2011 O.C. McDavid Journalism Conference held at historic Duling Hall in Jackson. East Central students earned 10 awards in the Mis– sissippi Press Association's Better Newspaper Contest in the Community and Junior College Division, including second place in the general excellence award, the top award granted for student newspapers in the community college division for the state. The Tom-Tom also received two first place, three addi– tional second place and four third place awards in the com– petition. In the Better Newspaper Competition, members of The Tom-Tom staff earned the fol– lowing awards: • A first place fini sh for sophomore Rachel Ramirez of Forest, Best General Interest Column. • The Tom-Tom staff was also honored with first place plaque for Best Front Page. • Sophomore Jennifer Moore-Pope of Forest was rec– ognized with a second place award for Best Feature Story. • Sophomore Polly Vaughn of Decatur was recognized with a second place award for Best General News Photo– graph. • The Tom-Tom staff also receiving "econd place honors

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Members of East Central Commumty College's newspaper staff display various awards presented at the O.C. McDavid Journalism Conference held March 24, 2011, at historic Duling Hallin Jackson. Pictured are: (front row, from left) Raychal Reed of Louisville: Ashley Moore, Meghan Mcintosh and Christina Nollie all of Carthage; Jennifer Moore-Pope of Forest; and Stephanie Lunsford of Collinsville; and (back row, from left) Gennie Phillips, adviser; Tyler Yates of Decatur; and yolby

Ramirez, news editor; Brit– tany Lovern-King of Edin– burg, design editor: and Christina Nollie of Carthage, assistant editor. ECCC Publi– cations Coordinator Gennie Phillips of Forest serves as adviser.

Best Layout & Design, Best Editorials and Best Single Advertisement. The Tom-Tom is a student– led newspaper representative of the student body of East Central Community College in Decatur. The staff is led by

for Best Miscellaneous Adver– tisement. • Freshman Raychal Reed of Louisville claimed a third place prize in the Best Sports Feature Story Category • The Tom-Tom staff also won third place honors for

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