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Scholarships may range between $500 and $2000 per award. Applicants must be pursuing a degree that is related to agriculture and planning to attend a two- or four-year program as a full-time student.
The Lake County Chapter of CWA is committed to promoting agriculture within Lake County through its AgVenture educational program and throughout the state by speaking with California’s state representatives about agricultural issues.
Supporting students pursuing a career in agriculture is a top priority of the chapter. Since 2013 the chapter has awarded over $28,000 in scholarships to local students and in 2018, $6,000 was awarded to eight recipients for the 2018-19 academic year.
Lake County graduating high school seniors and college or vocational students who have a grade point average of 3.0 or above are eligible to apply.
Application materials must be received by CWA on or before April 1.
The application and criteria are available at www.lakecountycwa.org.
For questions concerning the scholarship program, please contact Sausha Racine at 707-245-4787.
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NORTH COAST, Calif. – Academic Excellence Scholarships are given to Mendocino College students who are simply put, excel academically.
Courtney Wagner is a shining example of what it means to be an excellent student scholar.
Wagner received a Mendocino College Foundation Academic Excellence Scholarship for $1,500 in the 2018-19 academic year.
She has consistently been on the President’s List for honors students and has already earned an Associate in Arts in English for transfer and is on track to earn an Associates in Arts in business administration for transfer this spring.
She describes herself as a “nerd.” This particular nerd is a re-entry student who works incredibly hard to achieve her goals.
She is carrying a full course load, works part-time and coordinates a writing group. She has maintained an almost perfect grade point average- with the exception of receiving one B grade.
This nerd loves everything “words.” She loves to read, write poetry and immerse herself in the written word.
She began her education at Mendocino College with the intention of becoming an English teacher but that shifted to a passion for math upon successful completion of her transfer level math course.
“I was afraid of taking math and just didn’t think I was smart enough. I started slow and was able to complete Calculus with an A. That ended my fear of math and began my love of math. With my new found success and passion for math, it started me thinking about becoming a certified public accountant,” she said.
“Don’t get me wrong, I still love English and will always have my love of words, but a career involving numbers was the path for me,” said Wagner.
She plans to transfer to Sonoma State University in spring 2020 with a goal of earning a bachelor’s degree in business administration with a focus on accounting.
In her limited spare time, she started a writer’s group which meets once per month and is comprised of classmates from English Professor Bart Rawlinson’s English classes. They meet informally to share their love of words. They share poetry, memoir style narratives and anything they are working on individually for feedback from the group.
Wagner credits Rawlinson with creating a classroom environment that nurtured her creative side and appreciates his sensitivity to his students. “I never felt like any question I asked him was stupid. And he has this amazing way of bringing the real world into his classroom,” said Wagner.
“Receiving a Mendocino College Foundation Scholarship helped me pay rent, buy gas and stay in school in order to achieve my goals,” Wagner added.
For more information about the Mendocino College Foundation or to donate towards any of their programs, contact Katie Fairbairn, executive director at
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LOWER LAKE, Calif. – We have now entered the fifth grading period.
On Thursday, Feb. 21, students were informed on where they stand credit and level wise from the fourth grading period.
On Feb. 21, a collaboration day, students reported to their advisory after fifth period. They were given a copy of their transcripts and report cards. It is now up to students to decide what must be done in order for them to gain the credits they require, and outline a plan to graduation.
In current Carlé news, HazMat, an adult certification course was hosted by teacher Angie Siegel to help students understand, and work with hazardous materials. The class also teaches students how to get safe perimeters, recognize hazmat incidents, and what authorities to notify.
Hunter Chadwick, Jackie Hernandez, Austin Griffith, Hunter Kaher, Harrison Price, Elizabeth Betancourt and Jose Salud have completed and passed the final test and received their certification in Hazardous Materials first responder operations.
Students also got the opportunity to visit the Lakeshore Firehouse. Siegel stated of the class, “HazMat is a wonderful opportunity for students and gives them an advantage. It looks great on their resume and allows them to qualify for certain jobs, which many of our past students have.”
A huge thanks to Battalion Chief Willie Sapeta and Mark Hill for their dedicated time to the hazmat program and bringing this opportunity to our school.
Congratulations to Cheri Johnson for being awarded the Youth Advocate of the Year Volunteer Star of Lake County. Carlé and our community is more than grateful for all the effort, kindness and contributions made by Johnson.
We also want to take the time to congratulate Marissa Gavazza, our most recent graduate. Good luck to you!
The fourth grading period gold level trip to Yokayo Bowling in Ukiah, was a success with teachers Alan Siegel, and Lexi Fredericks chaperoning students. Austin Wylie, Malachi Gonzales, Hunter Kaher, David Jones, Maria Griffith, Harrison Price, Emily Nichols, Madison Winter, and Maya Overstreet all attended.
“It was super fun, and I was able to learn how to bowl correctly,” said Maria G, a senior at Carlé.
We highly appreciate the generosity of Yokayo Bowling and highly recommend others to go out and support their business.
“They were very kind and treated us extremely well,” stated Siegel.
Thank you to Yokayo Bowling for such hospitality!
Crystal Quezadas is a student at Carlé Continuation High School.
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Senate Bill 291, introduced today by state Sen. Connie M. Leyva, D-Chino, seeks to establish a California Community College Student Financial Aid Program that would base aid not only on the cost of tuition, but on the total cost of attendance – including the cost of housing, transportation and textbooks.
Awards would help cover expenses not being addressed by a student’s family contributions, employment, and other aid, such as Pell Grants and the Cal Grant program.
In addition, financial aid would be available whether a student is seeking a degree, certificate, or short-term career education program.
“The true cost of attending college is clearly more than just tuition,” Sen. Leyva said. “It is critically important that our community colleges remain an affordable option for all students. When non-tuition costs like housing, food, and textbooks are considered, community college is often more expensive for our lowest-income students to attend than other state universities. SB 291 addresses this issue by creating a financial aid program that helps to cover a community college student’s whole cost of attendance.”
“In most regions of California, the true cost of attending community college for low-income students is higher than for students at a nearby California State University or University of California campus,” said California Community Colleges Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley. “Very few community college students qualify for financial aid to cover living expenses, transportation, or textbooks. Sen. Leyva’s bill seeks to address these inequities.”
Just 5 percent of community college students received a Cal Grant last year, compared to nearly 40 percent of undergraduates at the University of California and approximately 36 percent of students at the California State University system.
All told, California community colleges enroll about two-thirds of the state’s undergraduate students, yet they receive just 7 percent of Cal Grant funds.
While California’s community colleges offer among the least expensive tuition rates in the country at $46 per unit, the actual cost of attending a community college for a student living independently is more than $20,000 annually when housing, transportation, textbooks and personal items are taken into account.
Today, a California community college student receiving the maximum amount of aid possible would still face a deficit of more than $6,000. Very few community college students qualify for financial aid to cover living expenses, transportation or textbooks, and low-income students with unmet financial need have limited choices: work more hours, take fewer courses, accumulate what can become crushing debt, or drop out of school.
“Far too often community college students are left out of the conversation of equity especially when it comes to financial aid,” said Alexander Walker-Griffin, the voting student representative on the Community Colleges Board of Governors. “With the cost of living rising in California and the need for a college degree becoming more of a requirement for financial stability it is imperative that we give every student the financial ability to achieve their goals.”
SB 291 is co-authored by state senators Ben Allen, D-Santa Monica; Steven Bradford, D-Gardena; Hannah-Beth Jackson, D-Santa Barbara; Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco; as well as assembly members Richard Bloom, D-Santa Monica, David Chiu, D-San Francisco, Eloise Gómez Reyes, D-San Bernardino and Buffy Wicks, D-Oakland. For more information and to lend your voice in support of the bill, visit www.truecollegecost.com.
The California Community Colleges is the largest system of higher education in the nation, composed of 73 districts and 115 colleges serving 2.1 million students per year.