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The scholarships are competitive and based upon the applicant's commitment to a career in transportation, academic record, and participation in extracurricular or community-related activities.
Financial need will serve as a higher priority when determining the winner of one of the scholarships.
Applicants must meet the following criteria:
– Must be a high school senior or first or second-year college student from or residing in Humboldt, Del Norte, Lake or Mendocino County.
– Must plan to pursue a career in transportation.
– Must provide an official transcript to verify Grade Point Average (GPA).
– Must provide a description of participation in extra-curricular and/or community-related activities.
– Letters of recommendation will be considered.
Applications must be postmarked by Friday, June 1.
For questions regarding the scholarship or for applications, contact Myles Cochrane, Public Information Officer at 707-445-6312 or
Please note that students related to Caltrans' employees may apply.
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UPPER LAKE, Calif. – Mediacom Communications presented Nicholas Warner, a 2018 graduate of Upper Lake High School, with a $1,000 scholarship as part of the company’s World Class Scholarship Program.
The award recognizes the Upper Lake resident for outstanding leadership and academic accomplishments.
Mediacom annually gives $1,000 scholarships to 55 graduating seniors to provide support for the students’ post-secondary education.
Mediacom’s local area operations director, Shawn Swatosh, presented the scholarship to Mr. Warner during the high school’s recognition program held Wednesday.
“As a technology company, Mediacom understands how important it is to invest in future leaders like Nicholas Warner,” Swatosh said. “I’m proud that my company supports talented local students with scholarship support, and we congratulate Nicholas on his accomplishments.”
This year marks the 17th consecutive year Mediacom has funded World Class Scholarships for students who live in areas served by the cable and broadband company. On average, approximately 1,200 students apply for the scholarships each year.
Recipients must attend an accredited two-year or four-year college, university or technical school within the United States.
Mediacom plans to continue funding its World Class Scholarships in all areas where it provides digital cable and broadband services.
High school administrators will be notified in the fall of 2018 when scholarship applications become available online for students in the class of 2019.
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NextUp, formerly known as Cooperating Agencies Foster Youth Educational Support, or CAFYES, gives current and former California foster youth extra support when pursuing their higher education goals at a local community college.
“Students in foster care often face a more challenging path to higher education than many of their peers,” said California Community Colleges Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley. “Expanding this important program to more colleges will give more foster youth the tools they need to succeed in college and help them accomplish their higher educational goals.”
NextUp was initially established through the enactment of Senate Bill 1023 (2014). Senate Bill 12 (2017) allows the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges to expand the number of community college districts operating NextUp, depending on available funding.
NextUp promotes academic success by using an in-person, individual approach when offering support and services, including books and supplies, child care, counseling and career guidance, educational planning, emergency housing assistance, food assistance, health services, life skills, financial literacy, mental health services, transportation assistance and tutoring. Support and services vary by college.
The additional 15 NextUp programs:
Butte-Glenn Community College District
Butte College
Los Rios Community College District
American River College
Cosumnes River College
Folsom Lake College
Sacramento City College
Kern Community College District
Bakersfield College
Cerro Coso Community College
Porterville College
Chaffey Community College District
Chaffey Community College
Riverside Community College District
Moreno Valley College
Norco College
Riverside City College
San Diego Community College District
San Diego City College
San Diego Mesa College
San Diego Miramar College
More information can be found on the NextUp Web site, including statewide resources for California foster youth to help them understand what NextUp offers and connect them with a NextUp program.
The Student Services and Special Programs Division of the California Community College Chancellor’s Office administers NextUp.
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The scholarships are funded by donations made by community college math instructors from throughout Northern California and Nevada.
Baguley, in his last semester at Mendocino College, first discovered an interest in math as a freshman in high school.
Since attending Mendocino College, his passion for the subject has grown. Baguley serves the college community on the Math, Engineering, and Science Achievement, or MESA, Leadership Council as vice president and as a leader of the Academic Excellence Workshop.
He has participated in the Dwight D. Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship program and the NASA Community College Aerospace Scholar program. In the latter, he was part of a team that won a rover design competition.
Baguley was nominated for the award by Mendocino College mathematics Professor Leslie Banta. Banta noted that Baguley “has a natural curiosity that leads him to explore concepts” and that he “embraces a good challenge.”
Banta, along with Professor Roger Ahders, considers Baguley to be one of the most promising students they have ever taught. These traits will serve Baguley well when he transfers to in the fall to pursue a degree in applied mathematics.
Ronco, a returning student, has worked 16 years in the civil engineering field, most recently for the city of Willits.
He first attended evening algebra classes at Mendocino College, and by the time he reached calculus classes he found himself loving both math and school.
Ronco serves the college community by leading the Physics for Scientists and Engineers III Workshop and organizing study groups with other MESA students.
He also assists physics professor, Dr. Timothy Beck, with a project to track and predict the trajectories of meteorites, a collaboration with the International Meteor Organization.
Ronco was nominated for the award by mathematics Professor Casey Terrill. Ronco is “unique in that his learning doesn’t end when a course ends,” and Terrill expects that “he will excel as a graduate student.”
Banta considers his work and insights in the subject of mathematics to have “far exceeded those of other students” at the undergraduate level.
Ronco will be transferring to pursue a degree in engineering to become a fully licensed engineer.
The mathematics department at Mendocino College offers a full range of courses to serve the educational needs of students from a variety of backgrounds.
The Associate Degree for Transfer in Mathematics fully prepares students who seek to transfer to a university for further study in mathematics.
The math department faculty and the MESA program are focused on student success, offering students mentoring and internship opportunities as well as tutoring and personal guidance in math education.
The Mendocino College Ukiah campus is located at 1000 Hensley Creek Road, Ukiah, and at www.mendocino.edu.
Janelle Bird is interim director of community relations and communication at Mendocino College.