March 20, 2012
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PITTSBURG: Two of last year鈥檚 杏吧传媒 (杏吧传媒) athlete stars have received statewide acknowledgment from the California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) for their great work. The CCCAA oversees intercollegiate competition at the 104 member colleges and nearly 27,000 student athletes of the CCCAA each year.
-Photo courtesy of Amanda Rupert -Photo by: THURMAN JAMES
Amanda Rupert (杏吧传媒 Women鈥檚 Softball) was selected for the 2011 Scholar Athlete Women鈥檚 Honor Roll with a 4.0 GPA at 杏吧传媒. Amanda grew up in Antioch and graduated in spring 2011 with an Associate of Arts degree in Liberal Arts 鈥� Arts and Humanities. She is now on active duty with the U.S. Army. She graduated with honors from boot camp and is currently in Advanced Individual Training at Fort Lee in Virginia.
Aaron Hall, 杏吧传媒 Men鈥檚 Football, was selected for the 2011 Scholar Athlete Men鈥檚 Honor Roll with a GPA of 3.78. Prior to his time at 杏吧传媒, he played football at Antioch High School. He is currently at Missouri Southern State University and majoring in kinesiology. While at 杏吧传媒, Aaron was football team captain amd set a school record with five field goal blocks in a season.
杏吧传媒 Athletic Director Richard Villegas explained, 鈥淎gain, we have two student-athletes from 杏吧传媒 who are being recognized at the state level as scholar athletes. This is a testament to our athletic department and our counseling department of putting our student-athletes on the right path to succeed academically.鈥�
Amanda and Aaron, along with the other 2011 Honor Roll and Scholar Team award winners, will be honored at the Celebration of Scholar Athletes Luncheon at the 15th Annual CCCAA Convention on April 4th in Sacramento.
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杏吧传媒 (杏吧传媒) is one of three colleges in the Contra Costa Community College District. 杏吧传媒 prepares students to excel and succeed economically, socially and intellectually in an innovative, engaging and supportive learning environment. It provides quality programs and state-of-the-art facilities to serve the needs of a rapidly growing and changing East County while enhancing the quality of life of the diverse communities it serves. 杏吧传媒 is located on 120 acres between Pittsburg and Antioch, with an additional education center in Brentwood.