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- Written by: Charles Warren
Hello again readers, and this is the Carlé Chronicle, your primary news source for all things Carlé High School.
Monday, Aug. 25, was our school’s Picture Day. Taking our photos was photographer Theo Rea of Lifetouch, a company that specializes in student portraits, particularly registration pictures for K-12 grades, youth sports team photos, and class photos for elementary students.
Last week’s student of the week was Blake VonRekowski, a very hard working student and avid gamer.
With such a variety of students, each with their own different skills, we attempt to give every student a chance to excel and a role to play, in and out of the classroom.
We’d like to give a shout out to a few students, ones who maintain very active roles to keep our school moving forward.
Our morning news bulletin is run by students Roy “Buggy” Kirk, Robert McGraw, and Ben Boyce, with history teacher Alan Siegel overseeing and heading the bulletin.
In addition Chris Stutz is our school’s video editor and photographer, helping capture many amazing moments throughout the school year.
Roy “Buggy” Kirk – alongside fellow students Desteny Cypert, Isaiah Piazza and current student of the week Chris Nuzzo – are in charge of many design projects as Carlé’s head designers, crafting just about everything from coffee mugs and key chains, to our school’s end-of-the-year senior plaques and awards.
Isaiah Piazza is in charge of birthday cards, individualized for each student according to their own personal tastes.
Jeremy Hunter is in charge of our school’s sound, and manages everything from our soundboard and speakers, to our music choice in the library.
The student aide in the library, Sienna Norton, helps out by tidying up the place, rearranging books, and so forth.
Our student gardeners Damian Dawson and Angelique Smith make sure to keep all our plants healthy, while Kenny Kalousek recycles paper and cardboard and Jeremy Isom recycles cans and bottles.
Of course, my name is Charles Warren and I write for the Carlé Chronicle newspaper, your primary news source for our growing little school.
After conducting personal interviews, Principal Strahl after announced that students Jose Bendana and Kobi Mathias will serve as our school’s ambassadors to the new “Hub.” More information on this will follow.
Each and every student helps brighten up our school and we’re thankful to have such an amazing group of students here at Carlé this year.
We can’t wait to see what new memories this year will bring.
Charles Warren is a student at Carlé Continuation High School in Lower Lake, Calif.
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Mendocino College is again hosting the AMC8 math competition for middle school students.
The competition is open to all students in the sixth through eighth grades in Lake and Mendocino counties and is being held at the college’s Ukiah campus on Tuesday, Nov. 18, at 4 p.m.
The purpose of the competition is to increase interest in mathematics and problem solving through a fun competition.
Students, teachers and schools benefit from the chance to challenge students with interesting mathematical questions that are aligned with curriculum standards at all levels of difficulty.
Topics covered will include probability, estimation, percentages, spatial visualization, everyday applications, and reading and interpreting graphs.
This is the third year that Mendocino College has hosted the competition.
Leslie Banta, assistant professor of mathematics, spearheaded organization of the contest because she noticed the lack of local math competitions.
“Mendocino College is interested in reaching out to the larger math communities in middle and high schools, and this is a good opportunity for future Mendocino College students to visit the campus,” she stated. “At the competition we hosted last year, we had over 60 participants from both Lake and Mendocino counties. This year, we hope to have even more.”
In addition to the 40-minute competition, Mendocino College math faculty will be on hand to answer questions about Mendocino College and participants will be given a brief campus tour by Mendocino College students.
Registration forms for the competition are being made available to local middle schools and can be requested directly by contacting Professor Banta at
The entrance fee is $5 per participant and can be waived for financial reasons.
The registration deadline is Friday, Nov. 7.
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- Written by: Charles Warren
Hello again readers, and this is the Carlé Chronicle, your primary news source for all things Carlé High School.
First and foremost, I’d like to welcome all our readers back after our school district’s summer break. And thank you all once again for your continued support of our growing little school.
We’d also like to introduce our new principal, Mr. Strahl.
His optimistic, down-to-earth attitude has already brightened up our school considerably, while his no-nonsense approach to the rules and teaching standards maintains the responsible, mature attitude that is expected of staff and students alike.
“The kids this year are great,” said Mr. Strahl. “I’d really like students to be more involved in the school and have more opportunities than they had in the previous years.”
Carlé is pleased to welcome many new faces to our growing family, each with their own different talents and dreams.
Here at Carlé, our students’ education comes first. Each student is unique, and as such there are many opportunities to make up credits and get ahead academically, from extra schoolwork to community service events.
To our hard working students who go above and beyond expectations, Carlé awards them with Gold level, which is awarded to students who maintain a 90 percent or higher attendance rate and receive a minimum of 15 credits each grading period.
Gold level students receive a wide array of benefits, including field trips, movies in the library and full benefits of an open campus during lunch.
Our new students this year are Nicole Arlitt, Andrew Astorga, Jose Bendana, Benjamin Boyce, Jazmin Bravo, Logan Carlson, Angel Cordova, Dameon Dawson, Josiah deBernardi, Kayla Doyle, Trashawn Dukes, Rene Espinosa, Devin Forney, Gage Fowler, Antonia Gelardi-Walton, Ashley Gilbert, Alyssa Goepfert, Allen Hernandez, Angel Hernandez, Madeline Hernandez, Stevie Jones, Alexis Kimble, Isharae Lamar, Alexis Landeros, Vanesa Leon, Calysta Markley, Nicholas McKay, Samantha Miller, Kimberly Nelson, Jorge Onate, Brittany Parenteau Larsen, Jacqueline Pelayo Morelo, Regina Perrin Clanton, Maria de la luz Pineda, Samantha Retallack, John Roper, Daniel Salazar. Sierra Sell McKay, Angelique Smith, Alexus Stickel, Rodrigo Suarez, Kayla VanHorn, Dustin Wilson and Cole Wynn.
Over this coming school year we’ll be honored to see them all work to their full potentials and even happier to help them reach their goals and graduate.
Charles Warren is a student at Carlé Continuation High School in Lower Lake, Calif.
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On Thursday the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office and the Foundation for California Community Colleges unveiled the new Step:Forward campaign – an awareness effort and Web site that encourages students to adopt successful behaviors to increase the likelihood they will achieve their educational and career goals.
The Step:Forward campaign was created to help raise awareness and increase momentum in the effort to improve student success in the California Community Colleges system.
Specifically, the campaign aims to help current and incoming students understand the new requirements around priority registration.
This project was funded through an $845,000 grant from The Kresge Foundation, a private organization that works to create opportunities for low-income individuals and improve communities nationwide.
“The Step:Forward campaign and Web site will serve as a valuable resource for students at all 112 community colleges, with a focus on helping students make a better start in their college careers,” said California Community Colleges Chancellor Brice W. Harris. “Step:Forward is part of our Student Success Initiative, which is transforming the way colleges are supporting students throughout the system by providing more structure and guidance to encourage better choices and increase a student’s probability of reaching their goal – whether it be earning a two-year degree, transferring to a four-year university or receiving a career technical education certificate.”
The new priority registration system will help students progress toward meeting individual educational goals while being rewarded with priority enrollment into courses.
Students must complete three steps to receive priority enrollment status: participate in orientation, complete the assessment process, and develop an education plan with a counselor or advisor.
For students, these three steps not only allow them to get the courses they need, but also help them understand their path through college from start to finish.
“When you complete these steps – orientation, assessment, and an education plan—you have a greater understanding of what you’re going to have to go through to achieve your goal, and that’s really what it’s about,” said student Luis Carlos Alvarez, who studied physics at the College of San Mateo. “These steps are about completing your goals.”
The Step:Forward Web site is integrated with CCCApply, a registration tool that is used by most students enrolling in a California community college, allowing it to provide college-specific resources such as campus maps and contacts for counselors and advisors. Students can also take advantage of a responsive online assessment quiz that helps them determine whether they need to take college assessments.
The second component of this project is a statewide awareness campaign that will provide colleges with resources such as brochures, posters, and other materials to help support the colleges in sharing this information with their students.
“We are proud to work with the Chancellor’s Office and The Kresge Foundation to help better prepare California’s students to succeed in community college,” added Keetha Mills, Foundation for California Community Colleges president and chief executive officer. “Too many students fail to reach their educational goals, and the Step:Forward Campaign will help students understand the steps they need to make a strong start.”
The Student Success Priorities Project is part of the Foundation's larger efforts to champion and support the California Community Colleges Student Success Initiative, which aims to improve the educational outcomes of students and the workforce preparedness of the state.
Launched in 2012 by the California Community Colleges Board of Governors, the Student Success Initiative is based on a set of 22 recommendations put forth in the Student Success Task Force Report, compiled by an independent group of academic and administrative practitioners, researchers, and educational policy leaders. These recommendations now serve as a guiding policy for the system.
To learn more, visit www.stepforward.cccco.edu .