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Girls on Ice, a free wilderness education program, is accepting applications now through Jan. 29.
Each year, two teams of nine teenage girls and three instructors spend 12 days exploring and learning about mountain glaciers and alpine landscapes in Alaska or Washington through scientific field studies with professional glaciologists, artists and mountaineers.
The program, operated by the University of Alaska Fairbanks College of Natural Science and Mathematics, will offer two expeditions this year:
– Girls on Ice Alaska is designed specifically for girls ages 16 to 18 who are from Alaska, the Pacific Northwest, British Columbia, Yukon or California. The Alaska expedition runs June 17 to 28, and girls sleep under the midnight sun while exploring an Alaska glacier.
– The Girls on Ice North Cascades expedition is geared toward girls from all countries ages 16 to 18 and explores Mount Baker, an ice-covered volcano in Washington. The North Cascades expedition runs July 10 to 21. To be eligible, girls must be at least 16 years old by June 17 and no older than 18 on July 21.
The program helps girls learn about the natural processes that create the alpine world, develop critical thinking skills and explore the connection between science and art.
Participants learn how to travel on glaciers, design their own experiments and work as part of a team.
Girls are able to participate in this program tuition-free through small grants, gifts from individuals and support from the National Science Foundation, the Alaska Climate Science Center and the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
For more information and to learn about the application process, go to http://girlsonice.org/apply/ .
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CLEARLAKE, Calif. – Yuba Community College District and Lake County Campus of Woodland Community College cordially invite all high school seniors and their parents to learn how they can attend college for little to no money.
The workshop will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 27, at 6 p.m. in Room 209-211 at the Lake County Campus, 15880 Dam Road Extension in Clearlake.
Attendees will obtain information on federal and state grants, strategies for applying for scholarships, and an overview of the financial aid process.
Assistance will also be available for filling out your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and DREAM Act application.
Students should inform their school counselor that they will be going to the workshop. The workshop will be available to both English and Spanish speakers.
Those who wish to attend this workshop should also bring their student/parent 2015 income info with them to facilitate the process of applying for grants and scholarships.
High school seniors who participate in the Cash for College Workshop, complete an exit survey and apply for a Cal Grant will be able to take part in a raffle drawing at the end of the workshop.
This is a great opportunity for students to get a jump start on entering their FAFSA or DREAM Act application before the Cal Grant deadline.
It also will be important for new graduates to understand the requirements for Cal Grant entitlement grants. If you are not sure whether you meet financial-need requirements, apply anyway.
This workshop is intended to provide information and to assist in filling out applications; it is not an assurance of a grant or scholarship.
For more information on the workshop or financial aid please contact Sandra Magnan at 707-995-7923.
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LOWER LAKE, Calif. – Hello, everyone, my name is Kristin Melcher I am the new writer for the Carlé Chronicle.
Friday, Dec. 18, marked the half way point of the school year. Carlé uniquely has six grading periods and the 18th was the end of our third.
Carlé has announced its gold and silver level students for the third grade period. Two students achieved gold status which goes at a pace quicker than the traditional high school. Congratulations go out to Maria Pineda and Kristen Melcher.
In addition, we had a lot of silver level students: Nicole Arlitt, Jason Arson, Nick Begins, Destiny Blevins, Emick Brown, Ali Burgos, Martin Ceja Granados, Eli Clark, Erik Fielden, Cain Hammond, Zack Humphrey, Brianna Legg, Sam Martinez, Robert McGraw, Elliott McKay, Riley Nielsen, Kedwin Russell, Candice Safreno, Daniel Salazar, Bessie Taylor and Isis Terrell. Great job, guys – keep it up.
During the the time the new writer came on Carlé announced four students of the week: Jason Arson, Kristin Melcher, Maria Pineda and this week’s Robert Chandler.
Recently, in Angie Siegel’s science class students have been working on a project that will ultimately be part of their portfolios. It is called “Environmental Detectives” and it is a problem solving unit.
Students do a series of labs, and then intensive research into what is killing the fish in the imaginary Gray Bay. At the end of the unit student write and in depth paper on what is most responsible for the fish die off. Something like the algae bloom we researched actually happened in Clear lake.
This unit has all the common core elements and Carlé has been doing it long before the common core was adopted.
Carlé would like to thank Totes for Teens for donating clothes and holiday items for students even after everything they had went up in flames in the Valley fire. Their commitment to youth is so impressive and they serve as great role models to our students and community.
We would also like to give a big thank you to Dr. Barry Munitz for donating $5,000 to our school-based enterprise.
Dr. Munitz has donated $1,000 every year since 2005. He was the chair of the state’s P-16 council and met and formed a friendship with our teacher Alan Siegel who was a member of that committee.
Dr. Munitz has generously paid for all of our handmade graduations plaques since 2005. This year he has actually donated so much more so we can help our students by giving many more unique opportunities for students to sit down with students and design and make rewards throughout the year.
Due to his generosity we created “sustainability awards” where students who hold or better their levels each grading period receive unique hand made and usable items very often using their own artwork.
A tribute to our students is that often when they win these awards they spend the time designing and giving them as presents to other family members.
Words cannot express how much we appreciate Dr. Munitz’s generosity. We have something else in mind, details in a later article.
We have two new birthday card makers and we want to thank Sam Miller and Destiny Blevins for creating so many one of a kind cards so every student is thought of.
Kristen Melcher is a student at Carlé Continuation High School in Lower Lake, Calif.
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KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – Katie Daitoku is new to Kelseyville High School and she is not only teaching history, but making it also.
Over the Thanksgiving break Daitoku traveled to Virginia as one of 20 teachers in the nation chosen to visit the home of James and Dolly Madison.
The occasion? A seminar detailing the history, meaning and conflict surrounding U.S. citizenship.
A teacher of World History and Geography, Daitoku heard about the opportunity to apply for the seminar during her research at Virginia Tech this past summer.
Against the backdrop of the historical grounds of Montpelier, Daitoku and her cohort of fellow teachers discussed the past, present and future ideas of what being a U.S. citizen means.
Among the speakers at the event, Daitoku was particularly intrigued by Dr. Noah Pickus, the director of ethics at Duke University.
Dr. Pickus, among other accomplishments, is noted integral part in the rewriting of the U.S. Citizenship Exam.
When asked what she will be taking from the experience, Daitoku stated, “I want to be able to engage my students regarding active citizenship. I think that starts by introducing different levels of citizenship; citizenship in my classroom, in our school, and in our community.”
Daitoku also hopes to bring awareness to the fact that there are opportunities available to teachers everywhere if you are willing to look for them.
As for this teacher, expect to hear more exciting news about her travels and accomplishments in the future.
Casey Carlson is a 2008 Kelseyville High graduation and currently is a counselor intern at the high school.