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Hello!

Spring is an exciting time at El Camino College every year, but this year it seems even more exciting as we are back on campus and in full bloom, so to speak. It's wonderful to see our students enjoying the sunny weather, lounging on campus lawns, and eating lunch at our picnic tables. Life is certainly returning to some kind of normal as we plan for an in-person Commencement Ceremony for the first time in two years. Spring has also brought some amazing accomplishments for our students and faculty, as you can read below. Thank you for your support and belief in what we do at El Camino College.

Warmly,
Andrea Sala
Executive Director
Student Spotlight: Five El Camino Students Earn Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Scholarship Semifinalist Honors
Five El Camino College students were recently named semifinalists for the highly selective 2022 Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship. The prestigious national award supports exceptional community college students working to complete their bachelor’s degrees in any area of study.

Semifinalists include Lily Adame, Celeste Diaz, Andrea Fernandez Cruz, and twin brothers Brandon and Bryan Vela. This year’s 440 semifinalists were chosen from a pool of more than 1,200 applicants attending 180 community colleges in 35 states. Each scholarship award is designed to cover the majority of the student’s costs to earn a bachelor’s degree. This includes tuition, living expenses, books and required fees. Final scholarship recipients will be announced in early May. Read more about the semifinalists HERE.
Faculty Spotlight: Music Instructor Jake Silverman Wins First Grammy Award
El Camino College faculty member Jake Silverman won a 2022 Grammy Award on April 3 for an arrangement he made with Charlie Rosen and the 8-Bit Big Band called “Meta Knight’s Revenge” based on the 1990s video game Kirby Superstar.
 
Silverman’s musical composition won in the “Arrangement, Instrumental Or A Cappella” category and features the original arrangement by Silverman, as part of his “Button Masher” project. In the award-winning work, the 8-Bit Big Band brings a full orchestra to expand the piece, with some blazing horn lines complementing Button Masher’s re-harmonizations. Through Button Masher’s multimedia work, Silverman brings together video game music, jazz, and other genres. He uses the Ableton Live digital audio platform to recreate and utilize the sound design of retro video games. View Silverman's professional bio HERE.
Jake Silverman, left, and Charlie Rosen pose in the press room with the award for best arrangement, instrumental or a cappella for "Meta Knight's Revenge, from Kirby Superstar " at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 3, 2022, in Las Vegas.
Program Spotlight: Journalism Students Make Headlines by Earning Top Honors
El Camino College journalism students continue to dominate the college news and reporting scenes by earning nearly 40 awards for their work at several collegiate journalism conferences last month. Staff members from The Union newspaper’s online edition, eccunion.com, and Warrior Life magazine received their first honors of the year at the combined annual conference of the California College Media Association (CCMA), the Journalism Association of Community Colleges, and the Associated Collegiate Press in Long Beach.
 
El Camino student journalists received 15 awards from the California College Media Association, including four First Place finishes. El Camino student photographer Jose Tobar and student reporter-photographer Kim McGill received the most certificates in these competitions with six and four, respectively.

Journalism professor and student media adviser Stefanie Frith was also honored with the Two-Year College Educator of the Year award. “It’s an honor to be recognized by my peers across the state,” Frith said. Read more about their accomplishments here.
Upper left to right: Ethan Cohen, Nicholas Broadhead, Khoury Williams, Delfino Camacho.
Lower left to right: Maureen Linzaga, Safia Ahmed, and Student Media Adviser Stefanie Frith.
ECC Warriors Save the Date: Athletic Hall of Fame - June 2, 2022
Community Partners Spotlight: Bachem
We are pleased to announce the Foundation's continued community partnership with Bachem.

Bachem Americas, located in Torrance, is a leading, innovation-driven company specializing in the development and manufacture of peptides and oligonucleotides. The company has over 50 years of experience providing services and products for research, clinical development, and commercial application to pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies worldwide.

Thank you to Bachem for supporting the Foundation each year and for believing in our students. We appreciate you!
Community Giving: Spring into Action and Give!
There's no better time than the present to give to support student success at El Camino College. Every gift helps our students in their educational journey.

The El Camino College Foundation (EIN 95-3874302) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, dedicated to fund and support student success programs at El Camino College.