The SRJC Forensics Team returned from the State Championships near Hollywood, CA, with state champions in Poetry, Drama, and Communication Analysis (that's three out of 11 individual categories) and plenty of other recognitions. They also had a great time exploring SoCal and going to the Griffith Observatory!
Big shout out to Salvatore Barone, who won two gold awards and became the state champion for Poetry Interpretation and for Dramatic Interpretation. Chris Pimentel won the gold award and became state champion for Communication Analysis.
Congratulations to Joshua Hamzehee, PhD, #SRJC Director of Forensics, and to everyone who helped the Bear Cub Forensics shine at the state championship!

In 2020, SRJC received a grant to launch the Lanzamiento Initiative, which aims to support academic success for Latinx and first-generation college students.
Lanzamiento - Together We Launch works to increase the percentage of Latinx and low-income students who complete transfer-level math and English in their first academic year. The program is designed to improve course completion and success rates and increase transfer, degree completion, and/or certificate completion.
Students who enroll in Lanzamiento course sections have dedicated resources available to them: academic counseling, peer tutoring and success coaching, library support, mental health services, financial aid workshops, and opportunities to learn about transferring to a four-year university.
While the Lanzamiento initiative is geared toward a student population of Latinx and first-generation college students, any student interested in joining this community of learners is welcome to do so.
Learn more about this initiative at https://hsi.santarosa.edu/lanzamiento-initiative.