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- Written by: Southern New Hampshire University
MANCHESTER, NH — Southern New Hampshire University, or SNHU, congratulates the following students on being named to the Fall 2025 President's List.
The fall terms run from September to December.
Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.700 and above for the reporting term are named to the President's List.
Full-time status is achieved by earning 12 credits over each 16-week term or paired 8-week terms grouped in fall, winter/spring and summer.
Among those on the Fall 2025 President's List are several students from Lake County, California.
They include Nicole Bryant, Aaren Shupe and Sophie Smith of Hidden Valley Lake, Kaitlin Morfin of Kelseyville and Karen Santana Lopez of ClearLake.
Southern New Hampshire University is a private, nonprofit, accredited institution with a 93-year history of educating traditional-aged students and working adults. Now serving more than 200,000 learners worldwide, SNHU offers approximately 200 undergraduate, graduate, and certificate programs, available online and on its 300-acre campus in Manchester, NH.
Recognized as one of the "Most Innovative" regional universities by U.S. News & World Report and one of the fastest-growing universities in the country, SNHU is committed to expanding access to high quality, affordable pathways that meet the needs of each learner.
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- Written by: Elizabeth Larson
GREENVILLE, SC — Rachel Sherick, a junior elementary education major from Lakeport, California, was among over 700 Bob Jones University students named to the Fall 2025 Dean's List.
The Dean's List recognizes students who earn a 3.00-3.74 grade point average during the semester.
Founded in 1927, Bob Jones University is a Christian liberal arts university located in Greenville, South Carolina.
Its student body represents 48 states, 40 countries and five territories.
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- Written by: Rotary Club of Clear Lake
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The Rotary Club of Clear Lake announced that every second-grade student in the Konocti Unified School District has received a copy of the “The Story of KC and the Keep Well Kids Club … The Lost Island of Keytonia” book, a fun and engaging resource designed to help children learn about health, safety, and wellness.
Joan Jacobs, creator of the Keep Well Kids Wellness Program and author of the book, joined Rotary volunteers as they visited classrooms throughout the district.
Jacobs spent time with students, introducing them to the characters and themes of the book and sharing the importance of making healthy choices.
“The goal of the Keep Well Kids Wellness Program is to make learning about health and safety enjoyable and entertaining,” said Jacobs. “Seeing the students connect with the story is an incredible reminder of how powerful early education can be.”
As Jacobs spoke, students leaned in with curiosity and excitement — moments that deeply resonated with the Rotary volunteers who helped deliver the books.
Watching their faces light up reminds us why we do this — supporting young readers, inspiring imagination, and helping kids feel seen, valued and encouraged.
The Rotary Club of Clear Lake has long been committed to supporting youth literacy and wellness initiatives.
This distribution effort reflects the club’s ongoing mission to uplift local students and invest in programs that foster lifelong learning and community well-being.
“We’re thrilled to partner with Joan Jacobs and bring the ‘The Story of KC and the Keep Well Kids Club … The Lost Island of Keytonia’ to children across our district,” said Dennis Darling, member of the Rotary Club of Clear Lake. “These books aren’t just stories — they’re tools that help empower kids to make positive choices.”
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State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond on Monday hosted an informational hearing of the Statewide Literacy Task Force at the California Department of Education, or CDE, regarding educational proposals that Thurmond is exploring for the upcoming legislative and budgetary cycles.
Superintendent Thurmond was joined by State Assemblymember Heather Hadwick and State Senator Susan Rubio as well as program-area experts, scholars, school administrators, educators, and school employees to discuss Thurmond’s 2026 education policy proposals:
• The future of the California Community Schools initiative;
• Kindergarten for all students;
• A proposed five-year plan to help students reach literacy by third grade; and
• Efforts to close the learning gap for African American students and Native American students.
In 2025, for the first time in the history of the California School Dashboard, every accountability indicator for TK–12 schools reflects statewide progress. Superintendent Thurmond’s 2026 proposals reflect the need to deepen these investments to accelerate achievement for all students and close persistent gaps in student outcomes.
“We must accelerate the momentum that we are seeing for student achievement in California. By codifying community schools as a core part of our education system, strengthening literacy instruction to ensure all students are reading to learn by third grade, and providing every child with a high-quality kindergarten education, we can address the specific gaps in educational services that hinder student progress,” Superintendent Thurmond said. “Moving the needle for student achievement must remain a priority in the upcoming legislative session and the school years ahead, and we must focus on narrowing the persistent learning gaps that our Black and Native students experience.”
Monday’s hearing is one of the initial steps to build Superintendent Thurmond’s legislative proposals in the months ahead. During Superintendent Thurmond’s second term, historic investments in TK–12 education have nearly tripled the level of per-pupil funding since the decade prior.
These investments in universal preschool, universal school meals, literacy coaches and reading specialists, and community schools have worked in combination to move the needle on student achievement, even in the face of disruptions caused by political turmoil in Washington.
More information is available on the CDE website about community schools, kindergarten, resources for Black and Native American students, and literacy instruction in California.