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COURTESYPHOTO Whittenberg Country School students on a recent field trip that went to Shasta Dam and the Turtle Bay Exploration Park. The Chico State Speech and Debate team took its largest-ever team to the National Forensics Associ- ation (NFA) National Tour- nament at Ball State Uni- versity April 14-18, with 14 students competing in over 25 events. Members also had their first-ever Lincoln Douglas (LD) debate elimi- nation round qualifier and top-ten speaking award. Justin Flick, a junior studying business adminis- tration, was seeded 13th af- ter six preliminary rounds and was ranked the sixth- place speaker out of 100 competitors in LD debate. Flick lost in the double-oc- tafinal round but has vowed to return to the national tournament next year to ad- vance even further in elim- ination rounds. The team achieved an 11th place fin- ish in LD Debate overall in the national competition. Morethan100universities andnearly1,500studentspar- ticipatedinthisyear'stourna- ment. The Chico State team was coached by program di- rectorSuePeterson,assistant directorScottLaczkoandvol- unteer coach Mark Faaita. "This is the first time we have broken a debate event at a national tournament in probably eight years," Peter- son said. "Justin is only a ju- nior, and he was the only person from California to break in debate. It's quite an achievement." In addition to attending this national tournament, Chico State competitor Adrianna McCain, a junior majoring in creative writ- ing, competed at the pres- tigious American Forensics Association National Indi- vidual Events Tournament (AFA-NIET) at University of Florida in Gainesville from April 1—4. McCain was the only Chico State student to qualify for the tourna- ment this year and the first student in several years to qualify in two events. She competed in after-dinner speaking with a speech on the vocal fry register and in a program of oral interpre- tation titled "Manic Pixie Dream Girl Trope." McCain was accompanied by gradu- ate teaching assistant Kyle Stubbs and Faaita. New members to the team will travel to Ohlone College in Fremont on April 30 for the regional Spring Fling tournament, designed to introduce new com- petitors to intercollegiate speech and debate com- petitions. Chico-area resi- dents can see award-win- ning team members' per- formances at the team's Speech Showcase on May 4 at 7:30 p.m. in Plumas Hall, room 102 on campus. "We had quite a small, young squad last year but we have a lot of committed students," Peterson said. "We are now one of those teams to rival with." The Speech and Debate team is an Instructionally Related Activities program. All students at Chico State can compete on the team. No experience is required, and new competitors are encouraged to participate. For more information on the team or upcoming events, contact Peterson at 898-4771. CHICOSTATE Team finishes in top 10 An informational meeting for Whittenberg Country School will be held, 3-4:30 p.m. Saturday, April 30, at the school, which is located at 12245 Willard. Interested families are invited to drop in at any point during the info meeting. The meeting will include a spe- cial presentation on the kinder- garten program at WCS, as well as the part-time option. The reg- ular enrollment period of WCS is currently open for K-8 students for the fall, and students are enrolled on a first-come, first-served basis while space is available. WCS is a small, private, K-8 school located on a 50- acre family ranch, just west of Red Bluff. With a kindergarten class and two multi-grade elementary classes, WCS provides a unique op- tion for local families, including art/music classes and regular field days and field trips, including a multi-day field trip each summer. For more information on the meeting or the school, check out whittenbergcountryschool. org or facebook.com/whittenberg- countryschool, or email the school at whittenbergcountryschool@ gmail.com, or call WCS at 526- 7649. School set for informational meeting WHITTENBERG The Tehama County Em- ployer Advisory Council in partnership with the Em- ployment Development Department will present "Safety First, Avoid the Fine!", 8:30 to noon, Thurs- day, May 12, at the Depart- ment of Education, 1135 Lincoln Street. Check-in and continen- tal breakfast will begin at 8:15 a.m.. Cost is $30 for members and $40 for non- members. The safety of employ- ees is always a top prior- ity, but ... avoiding a fine while being safe is really the way to run a business. Two consultants will speak about safety tips and how to avoid being tagged with a fine from state safety en- forcement. Not only do injuries hurt the employee, but they also hurt the business. Costs go up and workflow goes down. Identify the prob- lem areas. Speakers Gary Fian,a highly rec- ognized, OSHA-certified occupational and indus- trial safety and health management consultant with more than 20 years of progressive responsibil- ity across a multitude of in- dustries. Michael Alvarez, a re- tired annuitant and for- mer regional manager for Cal/OSHA consultation services. The Economic and Workforce Development Division of Shasta College will host a meeting in June. Their goal is to align re- sources with the needs of the industry. Funds collected exceed- ing the seminar cost will support future seminars or community employ- ment and training oppor- tunities. To R.S.V.P., contact, mclement@jobtraining- center.org, www.ceac.org/ region-1/tehama-county- eac/. SEMINAR 'Safety First, Avoid the Fine!' presentation set Shasta College will host its 5th annual Non-Tra- ditional Employment for Women (NEW) event, from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. May 5 at Shasta College. This event is open to female high school stu- dents who have identi- fied an interest in explor- ing career technical edu- cation. In 2012, Shasta College sponsored the first annual NEW event. Developed in collabora- tion with a diverse group of community stakehold- ers from the Women's Fund, education, industry, and community partners, the purpose of NEW is to introduce young women to growing opportuni- ties for employment in the fields of Entrepre- neurship, Fire Fighting, Emergency Medical Ser- vices, Administration of Justice, Computer Infor- mation Science, Heavy Equipment, Automotive and Diesel, Manufactur- ing, Welding, and Con- struction. This event provides up to 240 students each year with exposure to vari- ous career options and hands-on experience in welding, automotive and diesel technology, using fire-fighting equipment, and other activities re- lated to jobs where men typically far outnumber women. A panel of professional women with experience working in these indus- tries will present informa- tion on economic self-suffi- ciency and networking. These women will also provide insight for these careers, and encourage- ment for women to explore these careers. Any interested high school students in the region should contact their counselor at their school to get registered. Check out www.news- hasta.org for more in- formation. REDDING College hosts Non-Traditional Employment for Women event A panel of professional women ... will present information on economic self- sufficiency and networking. IT only T A K E S A S P A R K . 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