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She has been teaching for 10 years as part of the Information Technology Pathway that includes Freshmen Wheel Computer/Keyboarding, Microsoft Office Collection 2007, and Adobe – The Design Collection and Dreamweaver.
The capstone class in this pathway is the newly created ROP Computer Technology course. Most students in this course are juniors and seniors who either completed a sequence of courses or already had the computer skills necessary to be successful in this CTE course.
According to Hutchinson, she is very excited about the ROP Computer Technology class and looks forward to how it will evolve over the next year.
Her plan is develop the course to the point where she can offer students industry certification upon completion.
Students in this course are learning a multiple of programs including Illustrator, InDesign, Power Point, Photoshop and ending with Dreamweaver.
The Dreamweaver unit will be the finale in the semester as the students will put to use all of the programs they have learned in the creation of a fantasy Web site.
With a small class size, students are able to work independently on projects with Hutchinson's assistance.
Surprisingly not all students in this course have a career interest in computers. Many say they are taking the course because they are creative but not artistic, enjoy a class without a lot of stress or like working independently.
There is at least one student enrolled in the CTE course who would like to pursue a career in the technology industry.
Sabastein Teague is a senior hoping to go on to college to become a software engineer or graphic designer.
CTE classes encourage students to take what they have learned in the classroom and utilize it in real world applications.
While some will utilize the skills they learned in their career paths, others will hopefully use them in their personal and academic futures.
For more details about the Information Technology Pathway at Lower Lake High School please contact Laura Hutchinson at
Tammy Serpa is a program specialist for the Lake County Office of Education.
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Spring break is finally here from and will take place April 18 through April 25.
Wednesday, April 13 was one of six cleanup days at Carlé High School. Every one of our students came together in advisories and pick an area of the school to beautify. It was very productive and we would like to thank everyone who participated in making our school a cleaner and safer place to be.
The next day, on Thursday, April 14, was the gold-level trip to Scandia. Student Christine McQuown said, “Scandia was super fun and I think the students appreciated being rewarded for all their hard work.”
Friday, April 15 was this year's Spring-Bling, being a wonderful kickoff to the break. From playing a silly of “chubby bunny” to the music that filled the air thanks to Alan Siegel, Dan Maes, Justin Boyce, Nick Ford and Joel Saldana, this Spring-Bling was a “hopping,” time, said student Frank Boyce.
The local Soroptimist Group being the kindhearted people they are, are planning on helping Carlé High School again with the final Staff-Student Luncheon of the year, which will take place on Friday, May 6.
Prom will take place on Saturday, May 7. Thanks to key chain sales and the generous donations from the Soroptimists, we raised a total of $1,100, which allowed us to buy the Prom Theme of our dreams – “The Hour of Enchantment.” We chose this theme with the idea of “time flying by.”
Student of the Week was Charles Drake. “Charles comes to school every day prepared for all of his classes, and with a great attitude. Also, his enthusiasm in P.E. is contagious,” said Principal Ed Zander.
Several Carlé students will be participated in the Art & Science Camp on Saturday, April 16, from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Anderson Marsh State Historic Park as well as Taylor Observatory. The camp is for fourth to sixth grade students.
With happiness for him and a little sadness for us we would like to announce and congratulate Principal Zander who will be moving on from principal of Carlé High school next year and promoted to director of special education for the Konocti Unified School District.
“It's a great opportunity for Mr. Zander,” said Barbara Dye. “We will truly miss him, but wish him all the best.”
“'Z' is Carlé' personified,” said student Stevie Cook. “While I'm very happy for him and the opportunity he's been offered, I can't help but want him to stick around the quad of Carlé forever.”
From a mysterious box, to the different foods, to the crazy costumes, and to the overall “can do” attitude, Principal Zander was and will always be an inspirational man and we are all very proud of him.
Karalena Cole is a student at Carle Continuation High School in Lower Lake, Calif.
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The total cost of the project is approximately $6.3 million, $6.2 million of which is for project expenditures and the remainder coming in financing costs.
In order to obtain the best available financing, YCCD filed applications with the California Debt Limit Allocation Committee (CDLAC) and the California Energy Conservation Commission (CEC). Both agencies offer financing at well below market terms.
Currently, the terms include 15 year payment schedules and interest rates of approximately 3 percent. The interest rates are subsidized by the federal government, which equates to an interest rate savings of at least 1.5 percent over conventional tax-exempt rates.
On March 26, CDLAC notified the district that it was allocating the full $6.3 million in Qualified Energy Conservation Bonds (QECBs) to YCCD. As a result, the district will be able to fund the creation of the Central Plant at Yuba College with a single QECB.
The Central Plant will bring tremendous energy savings to the Marysville Campus, making Yuba College more energy efficient as it will no longer rely on individual boilers and coolers to heat and cool its buildings.
In addition to the Central Plant Energy Efficiency Project, YCCD has also accepted SunPower’s proposal to design, build and maintain Solar Photovoltaic Arrays/Panels at Yuba College, Woodland Community College, the Colusa County Outreach Facility in Williams and the future Sutter County Campus for a Guaranteed Maximum Price not to exceed $17,996,628.
In turn, YCCD will receive “turn-key” long term generation of 3.08 megawatts of electricity.
“The Central Plant and Solar Panels Projects at YCCD will complement and further enhance the $190 million Measure J Bond Construction Program passed by voters in 2006,” said Dr. Nicki Harrington, Chancellor, YCCD. “More importantly, these projects will lead to long-term energy efficiencies that will move a large portion of the District off the grid.”
“Moving forward with a central plant and solar panels sends a strong and clear message to our communities that we are committed to green technology and energy efficiency as stated in our Sustainability Board Policy 6610,” said YCCD Board of Trustees Vice Chair Brent Hastey. “I would like to thank all of our staff for making this possible and for freeing up precious operational dollars in the future for educational services to students and our communities.”
The Yuba Community College District spans eight counties and nearly 4,200 square miles of territory in rural, north-central California. It has colleges in Marysville and Woodland, an educational center in Clearlake, outreach operations at Beale Air Force Base and in Williams, and will be adding an outreach facility in Sutter County as part of the Measure J facilities bond.
For more information about YCCD visit www.yccd.edu.
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This award is presented to the top three North Coast Section varsity teams in each division with the highest composite grade point average of 3.0 or above.
Ryan Blyleven, Mike DeAngelo, Matt Engle, Robbie Hammers, Brandon Holt, Jacob Humble, Josh Larsen, Shawn Larsen, Matt Lockwood, James McGann, Roberto Morfin, Nathan Powers and Mike Reynolds earned a 3.36 grade point average.
There are 168 schools in the North Coast Section, making the award an outstanding achievement, according to a Tuesday statement from the Lakeport Unified School District.
District officials said the team achieved the highest goal of educational athletics – combining outstanding academic performance with interscholastic athletic participation.