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- Written by: Andrea McMullen

We would like to recognize our gold level students from the fifth grading period. Congratulations go out to Kara Boyce, Holly Brumback, Karalena Cole, Stefani Cook, Jake Everhart, Ellie Hackler, Michelle Larue, Gary Martin, Christina Ortega, Erika Streckfuss and Dylan Nevarez. All of these students have worked very hard to achieve gold level and we are very proud of them!
Gold level students just went on a field trip to Scandia on May 17 and everyone who went said they had a lot of fun and an over all great time. All of these students will also receive hand made items out of our school-based enterprise.
Carlé established “sustainability awards” when the staff realized that students have a hard time keeping up their outstanding work grade period after grade period. The staff gives out awards now to those students who can maintain or better their levels each grade period. The more times you maintain, the higher level reward you earn.
Senior plaques are being designed and pressed for every senior. Student artists in the media classes are creating and pressing their own unique plaques for different graduating seniors and we thank everyone who is putting in the effort for Carlé seniors. We will ultimately post all plaques on our Web site, now hosted by student Joe Maninger.
We would like to thank Dr. Barry Munitz for his generous donation so, for the second year in a row, all of our seniors will have a lasting memory of their time at Carlé.
We have a lot of portfolios coming up! Christina Ortega's is on May 24; Kara Boyce, Jessie Eubanks and Jake Everhart on May 27; and Paul Silsby, Michelle Perry-Alden and Phoenix King on June 2.
Jason Hammond was our student of the week this week because he has been working very hard to make up all of his credits and he has been working with the media crew on rebuilding computers to donate to families and groups that need them. He is currently building a computer for the adult school.
Thank you for all of your hard work, Jason!
Finally, we have about 25 students signed up to help out with Memorial Day celebrations on May 30. They will be helping with the parade which runs down Main Street in Lower Lake and starts at 11 a.m. Lower Lake Community Action Group's famous barbecue will begin at 12 in the Russell Rustici park in Lower Lake. Carlé will be there to help set up, serve and clean up. We invite everyone to attend this fabulous, historic day.
Finally, Carlé also will help finish cleaning up from the parade and barbecue on May 31 after we show our respect to veterans by helping fly the Avenue of the Flags at the Lower Lake cemetery.
All are invited to help out and enjoy this Memorial Day at the Avenue of the Flags. Joel Moore runs the event and all are invited to attend/help out on Monday, May 31, at 6:45 a.m. The group will meet at the building in the middle of the cemetery. Come join us and show your respect for those who have served our country.
Andrea McMullen is a student at Carlé Continuation High School in Lower Lake, Calif.
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- Written by: Ann Marie Borges
The scholarships will be awarded to five seniors graduating from Lake County High Schools this June.
Each scholarship winner will receive notification at their respective awards ceremony during the first two weeks of June and an article featuring their photos will follow the awards ceremonies.
Members of the scholarship committee visited each high school to collect the applications on May 7.
Each application was reviewed and the interview process began during the week of May 10. Committee members selected eleven students for interviews.
The scholarship committee would like to thank all the students that submitted applications for review.
The committee thanked Emily Bushta of Upper Lake High School, Andrea White and Jesus Fonseca of Lower Lake High School, Savanah Riley, Sarah Thompson, Jordan Wayne Hay and Kathryn Dudley of Clearlake High School, Skyler Olsen and Sarah L. Johnson of Kelseyville High School, Shauna Sims, Emilia Rubin and Kallie Marie Jones of Middletown High School. Committee members appreciated the time each of these students took to complete the application.
The following students were selected for interviews and from this group five students will be awarded $1,000 scholarships: Thank you to Jessica Swaney and Vaneewee Chao of Upper Lake High School, Jessica Beckwith and Christine Powers of Lower Lake High School, George Ryan Cockerton, Steven Tyler Drake, Monique Santana of Kelseyville High School, Logan Broadnansky and Cameron Donald of Clearlake High School and Amber Preusser and Kaylan Robinson of Middletown High School.
Lake County Association of Realtors extends a heart-felt thank you to the members of the scholarship committee, Leslie Kirchner, Kalyn Noble, Anne Baker and Jacie Casteel. A special thank you to Julie Alves and Ann Marie Borges for their support and participation.
These individuals have given of their time and worked together seamlessly to carry out their goals for 2010.
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The program will begin at 6:30 p.m.
Awards totaling $130,000 will be presented to high school and college students selected to receive 90 scholarships in all.
“We are thrilled to be giving so many scholarships to these very deserving students,” said Foundation Board President Channing Cornell.
Mendocino College Foundation scholarships in the amount of $1,500 each will be awarded to 38 individuals.
The foundation contributes 80 percent of the total dollars awarded to Mendocino College students every year.
In addition, local organizations, businesses and individuals are among the other contributors to scholarship funding.
Donors who make the awards possible will also be acknowledged during the ceremony as foundation board members make the presentations and discuss the importance of the scholarship funds and donations.
Scholarships and awards that honor gifts from individuals' trusts, estates and donations include the Evelyn R. Foote Scholarship, the Thomas M. Evans Sr. Scholarship, the George R. Szanik Scholarship, the Jim Meyer Scholarship, the Carl J. Ehmann Scholarship, the Mary Oosting Scholarship and the Hulda and Alfred Weger Scholarship.
In addition, nursing students are selected for special scholarships, two in memory of Karen L. Atkinson and two honoring the memory of Heidi Marie Daniel. Three students interested in in-home care will receive the Kathleen Kohn Fetzer Foundation Nursing Scholarships.
Under the Directors/Trustees Annual Fund Scholarship, six students will be awarded $1,000 each. The funds are made possible by personal contributions from the Mendocino College Foundation directors and College trustees.
Five more $1,000 awards are made possible from the Bernard Osher Foundation Scholarship. The Osher Foundation donated $25 million to the Foundation for California Community Colleges to establish an endowment for permanent scholarship support.
The Mendocino College Foundation was formed in 1984 with $5,000 in seed funds. It has distributed more than $825,000 in scholarship awards and provided monetary support to educational programs and projects throughout the Mendocino-Lake Community College District.
For additional information about the Foundation, visit its Web site at http://foundation.mendocino.edu.
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- Written by: Andrea McMullen

We are all very excited for the students who have the opportunity to go to Ashland, Oregon, for the Shakespeare Festival! The students have been working very hard to raise money for the trip and will be leaving on May 18 and returning on May 21. Verna Rogers and Angie Siegel will be chaperoning the trip. We will report on this trip in two weeks time.
State testing was on May 10 through May 13 and went very well. Teachers were constantly complementing students on their good behavior and it was obvious everyone was working hard and trying their best to do well and earn good scores.
We have a fun field trip to Scandia on May 17 for students who have earned gold level. They will also be treated to a lunch at In-N-Out Burger, and we hope they enjoy themselves, they have certainly earned it!
Our student of the week is Ellie Hackler because she really takes care of our school, doing recycling every day along side of Ryan Cumpston and tries very hard in all she does. Ellie also is taking over the once a month (on the second Wednesday of each month at 6 p.m.) crew boss duties for the LLCAG and will handle these duties all of next school year as well. Thank you for your hard work and wonderful attitude. Congratulations, Ellie!
The board recognition meeting was on May 12 and we are very pleased to announce that our secretary, Barbara Dye, was awarded the district employee of the year! She does a lot for everyone here at Carlé and we all know she greatly deserves this award! It was even sweeter for us that one of our own students, Kodi Burr, designed and produced the award.
We also would like to congratulate Brian Claiche, who has volunteered each of the last two years helping us out at our prom, for his award as Konocti school district's Teacher of the Year.
“Dan the solar man” Felperin came to Carlé this past week and met with Tania Paul, Dr. Bill MacDougall and Ed Zander to discuss a partnership with Konocti Unified School District. They are looking to work together to create a unique opportunity for one or two Carlé students who are 18 or older.
Felperin teaches a one week course in all things solar and has offered our two students a scholarship in the course. We truly appreciate his caring and concern for his community and appreciate this generous opportunity.
“I am showing how local schools, businesses and communities can create green jobs and a sustainable community,” he said.
Felperin offers the course to the public throughout the year and it is available to those interested. If you are, please call Alan Siegel at Carlé, 707-994-1033, Extension 2808, and he will forward on the information to you.
Finally, teacher recognition day was on May 12 and went great! Students designed mugs and posters for teachers to show the love we have for our teachers who work so hard for us. Kara Boyce designed Verna Rogers and Angie Siegel's mugs, Paul Silsby designed Steve Hammond's mug, Ellie Hackler Designed Alan Siegel's mug, and Rachelle Addington designed Dan Maes' award.
Each mug was unique and made very well and the students did an amazing job showing their appreciation for the teachers. The mugs and posters are all being shown off in our classrooms now.
In addition a mug was awarded Derek Grace by the Odyssey of the Mind team for all he did for them. Finally two plaques were given to Mr. Zander, one by the Odyssey of the Mind team and the other by the student body for his wonderful efforts on their behalf.
Andrea McMullen is a student at Carlé Continuation High School in Lower Lake, Calif.
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