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Award-Winning Newspaper Staff Members of East Central Community College's newspaper staff d1splay various awards presented at the O.C. McDavid Journalism Conference held March 28,2013 at the Mis– sissippi Sports Hall of Fame in Jackson. Pictured are Candice Stewart and Design Editor Holli Nutt, both of Morton; Editor Addreonna Seger of Newton, Jessica Barnett and Adviser Gennie Phillips, both of Forest. (EC Photo) East Central Com- Competition, members of Interest Column, and third The Tom-Tom staff earned place award, Best Editorial; the following awards: FreshmanWill Stokes A first place finish for of Philadelphia was rcc–

munity College's student newspaper, The Tom-Tom, was among the top student newspaper::. in the state rec– ognized during the 2013 O.C. McDavid Journalism Conference held March 28, 2013 at the MiSSISSip– pi Sports Hall of Fame in Jackson. East Central stu–

May 2012 graduate Rachel ognized w1th a tb1rd place Ramirez of Forest, Best award for General Interest General Interest Column, Column, and third place award, Best A third place award Sports Feature, for freshman Candice Stew- A first place award art of Morton, Best Feature for Ehud "Lulu" Alvarez of Photograph; Forest, Best Sports Photo; May 2012 graduate Sophomore Jessica Ashley Moore of Carthage Barnett of Forest was rec- was recogmzed with two ognized with a second place third place awards for Best award for Spot or Investiga- General News Story and tive Package; Best Feature Story; A second place award An hrmor ble men- for Sopbomon: Cla1rc.: Gni- tJon award for ~fa) 20 12 fin of Decatur, Be t Car- g:-aduate ~1t:ghan \fclnto~b toon; of Carthage, Best Feature Freshman Madison Photograph Herrington of Union was Claire Tadlock ofDe-

The Tom- fom 1s a student-led newspaper rep– re entative of the student body of East Central Com– munity College in Decatur. The staff is led by Seger, editor: and Holh Nutt of Morton, design editor. ECCC Publications Coor– dinator Gennie Phillips of Forest crves a:. ad\ 1ser.

dents earned 18 awards m the Mississippi Press As– sociation's Better News– paper Contest in the Com– munity and Jun10r College Divis1on.. including second place tn the general excel– lence award, the top award APPEARm.. grant~d for student n.ewspa– ...., pers m the commun1ty col- ' · lege division for the state. received two first place, NEWTON C: seven additional second . place, seven third place SPIRITOF I and two honorable mention MERIDIAN awards in the competition In the Better Newspaper .· CARTtiAG~ , u

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A second place award · The Tom-Tom ~taff for sophomore and • The also received two addttiOn- rv JOURNAL ---- Tom-Tom editorAddreonna al second place honor)! for R ~;; Seger of Newton, General Best Design and Best Front .

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