LAKE COUNTY – The Lake County Office of Education's College-Going Initiative will host Higher Education Week activities on Monday and Tuesday.

The events are for parents and students from the upper elementary grades through high school.

High school workshops – which will have a with special focus on high school juniors – will take place on Monday from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Lower Lake High, 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Middletown High.

On Tuesday, high school workshops will be held from 8:15 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Kelseyville High and from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Clear Lake High.

The daytime workshops will open with a large group presentation, followed by smaller, more individualized workshops for juniors. The workshops provide time for students to inquire about specific institutions, the application process, financial aide, and any other questions they may have.

Parents and students of all grade levels (elementary, middle, and high school) are invited to attend evening workshops, which will open with a large group presentation offering college-going information. After this, parents and students can visit with a variety of college representatives and ask detailed questions about planning for college, the college application process, financial aide and any other questions they may have. If parents/students are unable to attend the evening event at their local high school, they are welcome to attend an event at another high school.

The evening workshops will be held on Monday from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at Lower Lake High School and at Middletown High School from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The Tuesday evening workshops will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at Clear Lake High School and from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Upper Lake High School.

College and university recruiters from the following institutions will be on site: Yuba College, Cal State East Bay, UC Davis, Mendocino College, Sonoma State University, UC Santa Cruz, Santa Rosa Junior College, Humboldt State, UC Merced, Sacramento State, UC San Francisco, Dominican University-Ukiah, Empire College, Dominican University-San Rafael, Lincoln Technical College, Pacific Union College, Mendo-Lake Credit Union and Universal Technical Institute.

Higher Education Week is sponsored by the Lake County College-Going Initiative, in collaboration with Clear Lake High School, Kelseyville High School, Lower Lake High School, Middletown High School and Upper Lake High School.

The Lake County College-Going Initiative is a partnership between University of California and the Lake County Office of Education. The College-Going Initiative sponsors a variety of college-going events, including the Summer Algebra Academies, Higher Education Week I and II, 10th grade college field trips for families, SAT/ACT test prep, college application workshops, financial aide workshops and the University Admittance Reception.

For more information, please contact: counselors Kris Andre or Paul Larrea, Clear Lake High School, 262-3010; counselors Jill James or Sue Samota, Kelseyville High School, 279-4923; counselors Amy Osborn or Kathy Simpson, Lower Lake High School, 994-6471; counselor Phil Mascari, Middletown High School, 987-4140; counselors Karen Riordan or Greg Smith, Upper Lake High School, 275-2338;

Jamey Gill, Lake County College-Going Initiative coordinator, Lake County Office of Education,262-4123.

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