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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Two local students recently received scholarships from the California Association of Regional Occupational Centers and Programs (CAROCP)
The Lake County Office of Education Career & College Readiness Department congratulated Kelcie Reynolds of Clear Lake High and Armondi Brown of Lower Lake High for receiving the $150 scholarships.
Both students participated in the medical pathway program at their schools and were Volunteens at Sutter Lakeside Hospital.
They were selected by their teachers Peggy Tyson of Clear Lake and Nina Gibson of Lower Lake.
“We are proud to honor these students and wish them well as they pursue a future in medicine,” the Lake County Office of Education said in a statement.
For more information on this scholarship or CAROCP please contact LCOE Program Specialist Tammy Serpa at 707-994-9001 or
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SAVANNAH, GA – Armstrong Atlantic State University in Savannah, Ga., recently honored Cerra Hinchcliff from Lakeport, Calif., with inclusion on the Dean's List for the Spring 2014 semester.
Hinchcliff, a senior majoring in rehabilitation sciences, earned a GPA of 3.6 or higher for the semester.
Armstrong Atlantic State University, part of the University System of Georgia, was founded in 1935.
The university offers more than 100 undergraduate and graduate academic programs in the College of Liberal Arts, the College of Science and Technology, the College of Education and the College of Health Professions.
Armstrong Atlantic serves approximately 7,100 students at its main campus in Savannah and a regional center in Hinesville. Its diverse student population comes from 44 states, the District of Columbia and 71 countries.
For more information, visit www.armstrong.edu .
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LAKEPORT, Calif. – Lakeport Christian Center Preschool held its 2013-14 graduation ceremony on Tuesday, June 10.
The children performed a medley of songs to a Hawaiian musical background: “Over the Rainbow,” “What a Wonderful World,” “Baby Beluga,” “My Little Heart Has a Great Big Love,” “Jesus Loves Me” and “Time to Say Goodbye.”
The children and teachers were dressed in tropical outfits for the performance.
LCC would like to thank its amazing preschool staff: Julie Landrum, Michele Lewis, Amber Greenwood, Linda Ridgel, Monica Grider and Sarah Landrum, as well as all the wonderful preschool families for a great school year.
LCC Preschool congratulates the following little learners: Aliereya Scudder, Alora Nieto, Annica Warren, Colin Ingram, Danny Biagi, David Wageni, Gemma Lewis, Hollace Stencil, Jasmine Grider, Jason Patrick, Kaliegh Vaughan, Knox Hensler, Mason Carter, Mavrik DeSimone, Natalia Daugherty, Noah McCarthy, Ruhi Patel, and Serenity Hermos.
A huge congratulations to LCC Preschool graduating class of 2014: Abigail Michaelson, Aivree Banuet, Alexander Coatney, Bryson Wood, Eli Carlson, Gurleen Kaur, Jacob Amendola, Joseph Bronk, Kylie Lavelle, Laila Lefort, Logan Allen, Regan Pittman, Rishneed Kaur, Sadie McConnell, Zain Marshall and Zoe Snodgrass.
LCC Preschool Summer Fun Program starts on Monday, June 16.
Applications are available, LCC Preschool accepts NCO.
For more information call 707-262-5520 or visit them online at www.lcchub.com .
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WASHINGTON, DC – On Monday Congressman John Garamendi (D-Fairfield, CA), a former University of California Regent and California State University trustee who represents the UC Davis community in Congress, praised President Obama's decision to ease the crushing burden of college loan debt for five million student borrowers.
Under the president's plan, being drafted by the Department of Education with a planned implementation by December 2015, an estimated five million borrowers with federal student loans will be able to cap their monthly payments at just 10 percent of their income.
"No one should be priced out of an education. Student loan debt is out of control in America. It's preventing students with loans from taking the entrepreneurial risks that jumpstart economies, stopping students from taking public service jobs, and causing many students to think twice before enrolling in the college education that could forever improve life for them and their families," Garamendi said.
Garamendi added, "In 2010, I was proud to vote for a substantial student loan reform that created a fairer system for new borrowers. It cut out the for-profit middlemen and capped yearly student loan payments at 10 percent of one's income. It was an important step, but people who already had loans were not included in that reform. I'm glad the president is taking this step, helping five million more borrowers finally escape the crippling burden of student loan debt."
Congressman Garamendi is also a cosponsor of H.R. 4582, the Bank on Students Emergency Refinancing Act, which would help 25 million borrowers nationwide refinance their existing federal and private student loans to lower interest rates, similar to those that are currently available to new student loan borrowers.
In total, American families would save around $55 billion under the legislation, which they can then reinvest in their local economy.
Specifically, a recent analysis of the Bank on Students Emergency Refinancing Act by the Congressional Research Service shows that a middle-class undergraduate student borrower with an average loan debt would save more than $4,000 over the life of his or her loan.
A typical graduate student would save more than $2,500, and parents who borrowed to pay for their child’s education would save more than $3,500.
President Obama spoke favorably about this legislation in his remarks Monday.
The president's plan is a furtherance of the college loan reform that Congress passed in 2010, legislation that was strongly supported by Congressman Garamendi.
That reform ensured that all recipients of new federal college loans could cap their repayment at 10 percent of their income, with outstanding balances forgiven after 20 years of payment or 10 years of payment for those working in public service jobs like teaching and nursing.
However, the student loan reform did not extend to loans issued before the law. Monday's action paves the way for older student loans to be grandfathered into a system more favorable toward students in debt.
Over the past three decades, the average tuition at public four-year colleges has more than tripled, while family incomes have remained stagnant. 71 percent of those earning a bachelor’s degree graduate with debt, which averages $29,400.
Under the president's proposal, a 2009 graduate earning about $39,000 a year as a fourth year teacher, with student loan debt of $26,500, would have his or her initial monthly payments reduced by $126 a month, an annual reduction in loan payments of more than $1,500.