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Cerritos College • Norwalk, Calif.

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Cerritos College • Norwalk, Calif.

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Samuel Chacko

Samuel Chacko, Editor in Chief

Samuel Chacko is the Editor-in-Chief for Talon marks covering sports, politics, news and opinion. Sam enjoys playing video games, watching sports and music. Samuel is hoping to transfer to Cal State Long Beach in 2023 and work for a prestigious Journalism outlet one day.

Contact editor@talonmarks.com to meet with him and for news tips.

All content by Samuel Chacko
Thomas Luther shot

[Photo] Men’s Water Polo cruises against Chaffey

Samuel Chacko, Editor-in-Chief • September 22, 2022

Rene Borja, No. 1 (Frosh) goalie, was focused on the Falcons' defense during the game against Chaffey on Sept. 21.

Engineering Booth

[Photo] Major Fair comes back to Cerritos College

Samuel Chacko, Editor-in-Chief • September 20, 2022

Here's a photo of Amin Mataouti, an Engineering major, who was one of the many students I got the chance to interview.

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September 21, 2022 – Page 8

Samuel Chacko, Editor in Chief • September 20, 2022

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Trustee Avalos and her family

[Photo] Trustee Avalos’ Farewell Reception

Samuel Chacko, Editor-in-Chief • September 15, 2022

Trustee Avalos and Dr. Fierro pose and take a photo with one of the many items the board of trustees gave her on Sept. 14's reception.

Jonathan Manzo block

Cerritos Football looks to stay undefeated vs Allan Hancock

Samuel Chacko, Editor-in-Chief • September 15, 2022
Cerritos football looks to stay undefeated and continue to stay in the top 10 against Allan Hancock on Sept. 17.
Dr. Hoyle and Dr. Hroch

[Photo] Dr. Hoyle and Dr. Hroch won manager of the year

Samuel Chacko, Editor-in-Chief • September 15, 2022

The manager of the year celebration on Sept. 14 came with snacks like individual food bags and cookies.

Falcons Bench Excited

[Photo] Men’s Water Polo wins 17-5 against Rio Hondo

Samuel Chacko, Editor-in-Chief • September 15, 2022

At the end of the Sept. 14 game against Rio Hondo, both team shakes hands with each other.

Alyssa Sorrells Serving

[Photo] Cerritos Water Polo shuts down Rio Hondo 15-3

Samuel Chacko, Editor-in-Chief • September 15, 2022

Kaya Glynn, No. 7 (Soph) Utility looks to shoot as time expires in the Sept. 14 game vs. Rio Hondo.

Power Outage

Cerritos College hit with another power outage

Samuel Chacko, Editor-in-Chief • September 9, 2022
Cerritos College sent an Instagram post on Sept. 9 at around 3 p.m. saying that the power outage was caused by a storm and that the campus is closing on Sept. 9.
Brittney Griner is an WNBA player who plays for the Phoenix Mercury and this photo was taken when the Mercury were playing the Minnesota Lyn on July of 2014.

Was the Cannabis worth it, Brittney?

Samuel Chacko, Gabriel Villegas, and Samuel Carey • September 8, 2022
Brittney Griner currently serving a nine-year prison sentence in Russia for a vape pen with marijuana inside --- she should not be bailed out of Russian prison.
Jael-Leal-pitching

Preview: Cerritos Baseball looks to strike gold

Samuel Chacko, Editor-in-Chief • September 8, 2022
The Cerritos baseball team is coming off a 13-26-1 season, which was the result of inactivity due to COVID-19 for around two years, and is looking to bounce back this season.
On the left-hand side, you have one of the directors of the film, "Free Lunch," Forrest Hartl and on the right of him, you have Connor William Barrett (who plays the main character Sam in the film).

Forrest Hartl: Professor, Film Creator and Podcaster

Samuel Chacko, Editor-in-Chief • September 7, 2022
Professor Forrest Hartl recently helped create the movie, “Free Lunch,” while also co-hosting a podcast and meeting tons of actors when first filming.
After every score, the Falcons huddled up and game planed on what there next assignment is.

[Photo] Falcon’s volleyball suffers tough loss versus Eagles

Samuel Chacko, Editor-in-Chief • September 1, 2022

After every score, the Falcons huddled up and game planed on what there next assignment is.

Free Lunch Photo

Indie film “Free Lunch” coming soon

Samuel Chacko, Editor-in-Chief • August 25, 2022
The Cerritos film "Free Lunch" is planned to come out in 2024; hear two of the main directors of the film talk about the family noir film.
Police Officers Photo

[Photo] Cerritos Police Department implement huge changes

Samuel Chacko, Editor in Chief • August 18, 2022

This is an infographic that shows all the changes that the Cerritos College Campus Police (CCPD) are making. As for the body cameras, that will be put in place once they get a contract done.

LeBron James Mural

Sports Analysis: Why LeBron signing with the Lakers is a bad move

Samuel Chacko, Editor in Chief • August 17, 2022
LeBron James signed a two-year deal with the Los Angeles Lakers on August 17 for $97 million. It’s a bad move – for both sides.
Pledge of Allegiance

[Photo] First board of trustee meeting of the semester

Samuel Chacko, Editor-in-Chief • August 11, 2022

Before the topic of COVID-19 and the bond presentation happened, the board of trustees did the Pledge of Allegiance during the Aug. 10 board meeting.

Interim Chief Tom Gallivan fills out his daily reports. "I never stop," he said about the paperwork. The photo was taken around 2014.

Tom Gallivan, former Campus Police Chief, dies

Samuel Chacko, Editor in Chief • July 29, 2022
Tom Gallivan, who worked his way up to captain in the police force in Orange County and was the chief of campus police for Cerritos College, died on July 27.
This is a photo of one of CCFF's informational pickets that took place around 2021. The photo was taken on October 8 of last year.

District and CCFF reach tentative agreement

Samuel Chacko, Editor in Chief • July 22, 2022
A joint statement was sent on July 20th around 4 p.m. where the vice president of CCFF and the vice president of human resources told faculty that there has been a tentative agreement reached.
The board of trustee members, who are seated at the U-shaped table, had a meeting on July 20 that lasted around three hours where they talked about a variety of topics but COVID-19 in particular.

[Photo] COVID-19 mandate discussed in college board meeting

July 21, 2022

The board of trustee members, who are seated at the U-shaped table, had a meeting on July 20 that lasted around three hours where they talked about a variety of topics but COVID-19 in particular.

The board of trustee members, who are seated at the U-shaped table, had a meeting on July 20 that lasted around three hours where they talked about a variety of topics but COVID-19 in particular.

COVID-19 mandate discussed in college board meeting

Samuel Chacko, Editor in Chief • July 21, 2022
Cerritos College had its second board meeting in the summer on July 21 at 7 p.m. where public comments talked about the mandates and there was a discussion around the college's COVID-19 requirements.
This is a photo of lightning that took place in 2011 and is similar to the lightning that was flashing around 4 a.m. on June 22. This photo was by Brilhast1 (and Nathan Vaughn on Flickr).

Cerritos Campus closing due to power outage

Samuel Chacko, Editor in Chief • June 22, 2022
Cerritos College recently closed due to a power outage on June 22 and happened because of the lightning and thunderstorms that took place around 4 a.m. that same day.
This is the first room of the June 13th Claude Monet Exhibit. As you can see, there is a huge picture of Claude Monet and around that are facts about Monet's life.

[Photo] Learning history at Claude Monet Exhibit in Montebello

Samuel Chacko, Editor in Chief • June 13, 2022

This was the fourth part of the Monet Exhibit where they played a mini-film of the different life-like environments Monet painted when he was alive.

Un-Soo Wong: teacher by day, kick-boxer by night podcast

Un-Soo Wong: teacher by day, kick-boxer by night podcast

Samuel Chacko, News Editor • May 22, 2022
Un-Soo Wong, an advanced English and Journalism teacher, talks to Samuel and Matthew about teaching during the pandemic.
Cerritos Community College is an excellent school for students to attend straight out of high school.

There’s nothing wrong about attending community colleges

Roman Acosta, Kara Alexander, and Samuel Chacko • May 18, 2022
Community college is an option, high school seniors may feel are rejects by not attending a university. Cerritos College is an excellent community college that can provide you with the opportunity you need to succeed.
Wings Zine Page - Staff

Wings Zine Page – Staff

Samuel Chacko, News Editor • May 13, 2022

Wings Zine Page - Teaching teens during COVID

Wings Zine Page – Teaching teens during COVID

Samuel Chacko, News Editor • May 13, 2022

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Samuel Chacko, News Editor • May 11, 2022

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May 11, 2022 – Page 1

Samuel Chacko, News Editor • May 11, 2022

This is a photo of Amna Jara, who is the Student Activities Coordinator for Student life and was the organizer for the "Stress Less Week: Creating a Playlist." Photo credit: Samuel Chacko

[Photo] Let’s Talk Stress Week begins

Samuel Chacko, News Editor • May 9, 2022

This is a photo of Amna Jara, who is the Student Activities Coordinator for Student life and was the organizer for the "Stress Less Week: Creating a Playlist." Photo credit: Samuel Chacko

This is a photo of a mother's day themed set that was created in 2012. This is one example of a gift you can give someone for mother's day.

Gifts for moms, importance of mother’s day

Samuel Chacko, News Editor • May 8, 2022
Mother's day is arriving May 8th and you're thinking of getting your mother something. Here are some recommendations for great mother's day gifts.
The person on the right was Terrie Lopez, who is the Director of Career Services. They were helping out students if they needed help and also helped facilitate the annual job fair. Photo credit: Samuel Chacko

[Photo] Annual Job Fair at Cerritos College

Samuel Chacko, News Editor • May 6, 2022

The person on the right was Terrie Lopez, who is the Director of Career Services. They were helping out students if they needed help and also helped facilitate the annual job fair. Photo credit: Samuel...

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